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Social Issues Essays and Term Papers
Environmental Pollution Concerns Come To ForefrontReports that the state finds El Dorado Irrigation District's drinking water system primitive, outdated and an avenue for hazardous pollutants sent El Dorado County residents scrambling for more information Wednesday.
The message that pregnant, elderly and sick residents should boil their water ...
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Teenage SuicideSuicide is the voluntary act of taking one�s own life. In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers. Only accidents claim more lives each year. In 1987, there were more than 600,000 suicide attempts. Six thousand of them ended in death. That average out to ...
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Inequality Of The SexesWhoever said men and women are equal must have been blind. Women
have always taken a back seat to men in American society. This occurrence
is not only found in the United States, but in other countries as well.
It's safe to say that the Declaration of Independence started it and it has
continued ...
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What If The World Had Only Two Faces??
, one for women and the other for men? First of all, love would have a different emergence. On the other hand, seeing the same face over and over again would result in boredom and frustration. In addition, the confusion would be infinite, and much greater than that of today�s world. Most ...
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War Between SexesAcquaintance rape or date rape is a sexual assault against a woman, which is committed by someone she knows. The rapist could be a boss, a date, a classmate, or a coworker. It is a criminal offense, and rape convictions in date rape cases have increased in recent years. Whether a man uses physical ...
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Minimum Wagehas been a big issue as of late. Some people think that the should be increased to counter the effects of inflation and to help lower class people. Others think it should not be increased, that a increase would lower the number of jobs on the market. It is a sensitive issue and both sides ...
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GenerationsThere is a wide range of differences that occur from generation to
generation, and most of them are not an issue between my parents and I. My
parents more often then not take the view that as long as I do good in
school and don't get in much trouble, I can grow up without their close
and constant ...
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The Art Of ReasoningWe think that we are all logical creatures, that we can attain truth by our
logical reasoning, but historically, this has not been the case. Every
scientific advance somehow �exemplifies the defective state of the art of
reasoning of the time it was written.� (pg.62)
Thus, we are not perfectly ...
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The Many Faces Of MarriageOne of the most difficult challenges of life in society is finding the
strength to break out of the mold which has been set by the values of
previous generations. From infancy onward, everyone's heart and mind are
struck by a deluge of ideas which declare what is "right" and "proper" ...
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Human AggressionThere are different reasons why a person may act aggressively towards other human beings. The person may act this way because of his culture or the way he was brought up in society. The person does not, however, act this way based on instinct alone. Aggression is a molded, learned behavior. A ...
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Why Is Being Able To Rebel Important??
Rebelling is a natural part of adolescence that many teenagers go through in order to find out who they are by questioning norms and by taking a stand for what they believe in. By rebelling a teenager is able to find: what they like and dislike, who they are, what makes them happy, and what do ...
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Interpersonal Communicationis defined by Michael Cody as: the exchange of symbols used to achieve interpersonal goals(28). Does this definition include everything, or does it only include certain things?. When we are dealing with the issue of interpersonal communication we must realize that people view it differently. ...
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Feminist Backlash: The Unconscious Undermining Of Genuine EqualityAmerican people come in a variety of shapes and sizes; their
thoughts, fears, and convictions differ widely. It is usually necessary
for Americans to choose a status in politics and community; but it is
obvious that among specific groups and organizations, a person's beliefs
and opinions differ ...
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School's Role In Our LifeSchool plays an important role in our life. Many of us will spend more than fifteen years at school in order to get the qualifications that are required to work in a specific field. Of course, those years are broken down into several levels, some of them being more liked than others. Two ...
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America�s Youth And Today�s ViolenceThe media believes every child is capable of what happened at Columbine. Therefore, when a person picks up a paper or turns to his or her favorite news channel, all they learn about is how schools are enforcing new rules and regulations to control violence. People hear about the media blaming ...
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GenocideAfter Rodney King was beaten, and the white police officers were
aquitted, he said "Why can't we all just get along?" A question asked by many
people. Rascist and Genocidal acts such as this have been going on for many
years, and should not be tolerated.
In international law, the crime of ...
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CurfewsWhile driving home from work late one Tuesday night, he noticed the blare of a siren and the blinding lights in his rearview mirror. �I was stopped and questioned five times, by five different police officers on my three-mile drive home,� said a 16-year-old from Monrovia, CA (�Do You Know Where ...
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Drug Use Among TeenagersWhile I was conducting my research, I located the actual survey results and
decided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my
essay). ~~~
The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana, LSD, and a
variety of inhalants. The use of these drugs seem to be ...
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Media And SocietyThe media has influenced people in society in many ways. One of those ways is mostly through television. Just sixty years ago the invention of the television was viewed with black and white ghost like figures on a screen so small hardly anyone could see them clearly. From reporting the news, and ...
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The Increasing Prison PopulationThe care and feeding of one million American prisoners is a big business.
Privately managed prison beds are increasing about 35 percent a year, and
the demographics of inmates are changing rapidly. More prisoners are women
or elderly, and have drug problems, AIDS, or other chronic ...
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CheatingI believe that is a terrible thing to do and will hurt you
in the long run. When you cheat on a homework assignment, quiz, or test,
you are only yourself. You should be honorable enough to take a
bad grade and admit that you don't know everything.
When you cheat in school, you are just ...
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"Is Moral Egoism Correct?"Moral Egoism states that "one never does wrong if one does what's in one's own self-interest; it's always morally acceptable to just look out for number one" (Barcalow, 295). I feel that I should do what is in my own self-interest for the most part, but not for everything, thus making moral ...
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