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Term Papers on Social Issues
Revolution Girl-Style Now!
Number of words: 3018 - Number of pages: 11.... That personal outlet is translated to larger political action when the
fanzines are available to the public, bringing people together for conventions
and other consciousness-raising activities. The ethos is about supporting each
other and empowering each other. In actuality, Riot Grrrl is a frame of mind.
It's a way for them to come together in a common cause: “Revolution Girl-Style
Now!”. Since no specific person or people claim they created it, Riot Grrrl has
meant many things to many people. Most girls do not attempt to define it anymore.
“EVERY GR .....
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Negative Effects On Soldiers From War
Number of words: 450 - Number of pages: 2.... suffers because they have been
scared mentally, emotionally and physically; therefore their behavior will
not be the same and that affects family life significantly.
Another aftermath of war is the suffering children. Many of them
experience the painful loss of family members such as their parents, grand
parents, and brothers, which sometimes leaves them alone in a harsh world.
In addition, the physical health of the children is affected because of
injuries, lack of food and medical care. All of this leads to emotional
problems that can conflict with the childr .....
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Road Rage
Number of words: 2171 - Number of pages: 8.... James, is an authority on at the University of Hawaii, and has the following to say regarding the issue.
There's growing official alarm about . The US government has named "aggressive drivers" as one of the most serious transportation challenges facing State legislatures today. Ricardo Martinez, federal administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has declared that is now the Number One traffic problem. The New York Times reported a poll in Washington, D.C., showing that 42% of the residents rate aggressive drivers as the bi .....
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School Uniform
Number of words: 409 - Number of pages: 2.... and money if all schools had a uniform requirement.
A uniform helps students concentrate on their schoolwork and instills discipline in pupils. Two groups of students were compared. Each of the groups had 1000 pupils. Group "A" consisted of students that had a policy. Group "B" did not. After they took the same test, group "A" got 15% higher grades than group "B". This study shows that uniforms improve grades in school.
Every time children who don't have rich parents look at the wealthy students they will dream about fancy clothes. If the schools adopt a unifor .....
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Blacks: A Struggle For Racial Equality
Number of words: 676 - Number of pages: 3.... is talking
to a team-mate named Pete. It is indisputable that Pete has some
antagonism towards blacks. He treats them with very little respect and
uses the racist term "nigger." This helps to justify that blacks are
treated with considerably less appreciation than other races of people.
Let us also look at the fact that blacks are often socially
outcasted because of their race. We see this in The Runner. "You're
telling me you won't work with him because he's a negro?" "That's right."3
As we can see the above exert clearly shows how the black person wa .....
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Conforming Vs. Not Conforming To Society's Expectations
Number of words: 160 - Number of pages: 1.... if you don't conform
to society's expectations. You may not be as popular as a conformist, but
you will probably earn more respect for standing out. Non-conformists could
actually have more time and money on their hands for themselves because
they don't need to spend time or money on things that will help them fit in.
I agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson's idea, "Whoso would be a man must be a
non-conformist," because man is free to do whatever he wishes--we're not
robots that are programmed to imitate. In other words, we have our own
individual minds and personalities and we need to put our uniquenes .....
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Marriage Relationships
Number of words: 434 - Number of pages: 2.... anf family planning we had no
disagreements. We felt that before having children we must first be able
to establish ourselves financially. So once our respective careers were
settled upon we could then plan when we would have children. However,
until we did decide to have children we agreed that contraception would be
used.
The discussion we had on which topics which couples should agree upon
was filled with lots of disagreements. We agreed that couples should agree
on topics such as issues concerning the children, and major career
decisions. .....
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Women In Muslim Society
Number of words: 1810 - Number of pages: 7.... in the
following verses. "And it is for the women to act as they (the husbands) act by
them, in all fairness; but the men are a step above them."(Q 2:228) "Men have
authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the
other."(Q4:34) Women are thought of as being lower in intellect and spirituals
in comparison to men. In the Quran it states, "And of His signs is that He
created for you, of yourselves, spouses, that you may repose in them."(Q 30"21)
This causes many Muslims to look at women as creations like the animals and
plants and other use .....
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