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- 15431: Is the Criminal Justice System Racially Biased?
- ... Abuse Act of 1986 which caused the principal increase of black populations in prisons. Despite the fact that these programs were implemented at almost the same time; the combined effect of guideline justice and the war on drugs has been disastrous for the poor minority population. We can conclude, although the justice system overcame much of the overt racism that existed before, disproportionate racial disparity still exist. The system purposely adopted ...
- 15432: Women in Muslim Society
- ... or uncommon examples. I found that for the most part this is the way the Islamic women live their day to day lives. Unusual to Americans this is the norm for that part of the world and many people both men and women are fighting to keep it that way. Many of their beliefs are suprising, but are their results justified? Their goal is to secure a descent wholesome family free ...
- 15433: Impact of Television Violence In Relation To Juvenile Delinquency
- ... on children's interpersonal play." Child Development, 42, 1583-1585. Huston, A.C., Donnerstein, E., Fairchild, H., Feshbach, N.D., Katz, P.A., Murray, J.P., Rubinstein, E.A., Wilcox, B., & Zuckerman, D. (1992) "Big world, small screen: The role of television in American society." Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Russell Sage Foundation. Lichter, R.S. & Amundson, D. (1992) "A day of television violence." Washington, DC: Center for Media and ...
- 15434: Dances With Wolves
- Tone Techniques: Dances With Wolves In his novel, Dances With Wolves , Michael Blake uses several techniques throughout the story to enhance the tone displayed to the reader. Blake uses tones that vary from sad, (war times) to happy (victorious.) Tone can be defined as the emotion or feeling set upon a reader during a novel/short story. Most times, the tone will change. It can change from sad to dramatic ...
- 15435: Dandelion Wine
- ... take care of him. The Colonel is overjoyed to receive company. The Colonel regales Doug and two of his friends with stories of when he was younger. The Colonel shares stories such as the Civil War, Ching Ling Soo, and Pawnee Bill. After Doug had visited the Colonel he passed away that night. This is the first death Doug had to come to terms with. Doug was emotionally distraught, but learned ...
- 15436: Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem?
- ... right track. That worked for the recycling program. Now we should try employing this idea for even better reasons. I doubt that I will be around to see this idea in use all around the world, but I do hope that I can one day see it used here in Toronto. To assist all the homeless here in Toronto would be a very nice thing to see. The best part of ...
- 15437: Friends
- ... beliefs, hobbies, jobs and even personality may come from the types of friends one encounters throughout life. Choosing friends wisely is a good habit to get into, for there are many bad influences in the world today. Friends come in many ways, but in the opinion of many the come as aquaintinces in school, the friends people wil lose as they grow older, and best friends who may stray, but never ...
- 15438: Family Values: Importance
- ... have brought considerable amounts of happiness onto us throughout the course of our history. Where would we be without love and compassion? We would probably be in worldwide chaos if there still even was a world left. People would only regard each other as just mild acquaintances, there would be no friends, lovers, or married people anywhere without such values. All people desire family values, such as love, care, intimacy, acceptance ...
- 15439: Divorce in the United States
- ... with a "no-fault" divorce law. Nearly all the other states soon added no-fault divorce options to their existing laws. Published statistics show that the United States has the highest divorce rate in the world, and in recent decades it has held fairly steady. In 1975 the rate was 4.9 per 1,000 people (over twice that of Great Britain) and in 1990 it was 4.7 per 1 ...
- 15440: Cults
- ... cult would "save" his followers. Mellenarian Cults This is a type of cult that refers to the 1,000 year reign of Christ. These groups believe that dramatic events, such as the end of the world or judgment day, will occur at the turn of the century. Traits of cults A feeling and a certainty of belief. A single strong and powerful leader. A tendency to control communication. A totalistic outlook ...
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