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Term Papers on Social Issues
Premarital Sex
Number of words: 1373 - Number of pages: 5.... that should be stopped but it is necessicary to note that putting a stop to could help with the amount of teen mothers, people that are sick and are given a death sentence from AIDS and people that get hurt because there is a lack of commitment in their relationship.
The first and most serious problem that comes from sex before marriage are sexually transmitted diseases. AIDS is the most common and most deadly of the sexually transmitted diseases. First it is important to note that AIDS is caused by heterosexual contact 90% of the time. AIDS can be con .....
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Moral And Ethical Dilemmas
Number of words: 1975 - Number of pages: 8.... that help give insight to new
problems. Many times, however past experiences cannot be related to present
problems and can confuse and obscure possibilities. Even the opinions or
actions of friends faced with similar dilemmas may not be helpful. Often you
feel pressured by piers that say, "it's no big deal", or "you'll understand
later". It's important that I understand why a particular action or resolution
is correct or incorrect. If I can't or don't it's difficult to feel I've been
honest with myself. That for me can be a good measure of ethical b .....
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Curfew: Worth It Or Not
Number of words: 464 - Number of pages: 2.... you feel imprisoned since you can not leave house for
parties or be at one of your friend's house for long time. Lets say that I have
to get some programs for computer from one of my friends and it might take a
long time to do that. So after I finish and it will be past midnight, so I have
to violate the curfew because it is too late and everyone is sleeping. By
reason of an emergency or some kind of deed that might be lengthy and will
violate the curfew, it might be impossible to obey the curfew.
Finally, kids who are 17 years of age and below do not commi .....
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Prohibiting Speech That Offends
Number of words: 603 - Number of pages: 3.... financed state
colleges and universities amount to government censorship, in violation of
the Constitution. And the ACLU believes that all campuses should adhere to
First Amendment principles because academic freedom is a bedrock of
education in a free society. No social institution is better suited to
fight bigotry than the university. It can do so in its courses and perhaps
most importantly through the way it conducts itself as a community. We're
not talking about choosing between the First Amendment and the Fourteenth
Amendment. We're talking about choo .....
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Won't Libertarian Socialism Destroy Individuality?
Number of words: 4667 - Number of pages: 17.... license plates."
So we see a system which is apparently based on "egoism" and "individuality" but whose members are free to expand as standardized individuals, who hardly express their individuality at all. Far from increasing individuality, capitalism standardizes it and so restricts it - that it survives at all is more an expression of the strength of humanity than any benefits of the capitalist system. This impoverishment of individuality is hardly surprising in a society based on hierarchical institutions which are designed to assure obedience and s .....
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Parent - Teenager Relationships
Number of words: 431 - Number of pages: 2.... She is an epitome of
understanding, a wealth of knowledge and of course I have inherited the other
traits like beauty and genetic perfection.
I know I certainly hate being nagged. If my mum gets on my nerves I'd say just
about anything to shut her up sometimes.
Have a look at Josephine in the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" and compare her to
her mother. Jose may absolutely hate her mother sometimes but at others be
unable to live without her presence. I don't think that Jose could ever imagine
her mother being in the same position as her. What I don't u .....
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Human Behaviours And Society
Number of words: 441 - Number of pages: 2.... as sentimental, skillful at home cleaning, sensitive, tender and so on. These kinds of characterizations are the social stereotypes that have to be followed by each gender.
Social behaviors are supposed to be due to hormonal responses in human biological functions, but most of the time it doesn’t happen. For example, if a man is in an elegant place with very many people, and suddenly someone attacks him without any reason, the hormonal response will be to act aggressively against that person. In spite of this, the social contest will surely dictate getting out .....
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The Nature And Scope Of School Violence State And Local Perspective
Number of words: 950 - Number of pages: 4.... territories, and cities conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The YRBS, which includes questions about weapon carrying, physical fighting, and victimization on school property, is administered to students in grades 9-12. States that conduct the YRBS benefit from having information about their students' health risk behaviors to use in planning and monitoring programs.
YRBS data are collected every two years. In 1997, 12 States did not conduct the survey. CDC provides technical assistan .....
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