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The Hippie Culture
Number of words: 1174 - Number of pages: 5.... and philosophies. But it wasn’t just marijuana that opened the minds of the youth; a new drug known as LSD came into existence: Depending on who was doing the talking, [LSD] is an intellectual tool to explore psychic ‘inner space,’ a new source of kicks for thrill seekers, the sacramental substance of a far-out mystical movement- or the latest and most frightening addiction to the list of mind drugs now available in the pill society being fashioned by pharmacology (Clark 59). With politicians and law enforcement officers looking on the drug as a danger to society, many expe .....
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Nuclear Power: Cons
Number of words: 1133 - Number of pages: 5.... Thus, the environmentalists believe that nuclear energy should not be
used for various reasons. First of all, the waste product, i.e. plutonium,
is extremely radioactive, which may cause the people who are working or
living in or around the area of storage or use, to acquire leukemia and
other cancers. They also show how billions of dollars are spent yearly on
safety devices for a single reactor, and this still doesn't ensure the
impossibility of a "melt down." Two examples were then given of Chernobyl
and Three Mile Island, in 1979, when thousands of people were killed and .....
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Rapid Population Growth
Number of words: 2896 - Number of pages: 11.... world an additional 84 million people per year. With the planet growing at alarming rate 230 000 per day people, With the increasing population, pollution is on the rise, making safe water scarce In Asia the population increases by 50 million, the population of Africa by 17 million and Latin America and the Caribbean by only eight million. Africa has the hightest growth rate at 2.36 %(Internet Source). These are places where people need children for work or if they don’t want kids they have no way of getting contraception or to be informed about it, thus making the population .....
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America’s Youth And Today’s Violence
Number of words: 891 - Number of pages: 4.... no one wanted to come in and shoot an athlete. How many students go into schools and just start shooting and being violent. Most students of today do not promote that type of violence. In fact, many athletes of all levels inspire youth to do better in school, to work as a team, and to try harder to give their all. Some examples of professional athletes that inspire youth are Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Peyton Manning, and Chamique Holdsclaw. They all encourage youth to do their best. And since Athletes encourage positive actions and do not promote violence, athletes should not be the one .....
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Society's Influence On Morals
Number of words: 1825 - Number of pages: 7.... their society in order for it to prosper. The Police Battalion men
shared the same beliefs as everyone else, but they had to perform the dirty work
of killing approximately 83,000 Jews. Christopher Browning states in his book,
Ordinary Men, that, “...the men of Reserve Police Battalion 101, like most of
the German society, was immersed in a deluge of racist and anti-Semitic
propaganda” (Browning 184). Unless placed in the Battalion men's situation, one
can not fathom how a population of people can so evilly turn against another.
People in every culture are susceptible to the ideas a .....
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Effects Of Advertisements
Number of words: 1032 - Number of pages: 4.... it is a fact that advertising tends to make people unhappy, because they cannot have what they see. However advertising can also have good effects in society, by giving positive information.
There are a lot of good, meaningful commercials. The government tries to prevent certain groups of people, mostly teenagers, from doing wrong and that is why it sponsors a lot of commercials that are against drugs. Also they sponsor ads that encourage people to go in to the army and earn money for college. Also, advertisements advising people not to drink and drive are positive advice. Many young p .....
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Poverty
Number of words: 414 - Number of pages: 2.... stricken poor, lazy, shady characters and bums among other things. As long as an individual resides in the “project: they will continue to be labeled by most citizens, others may resent them for costing tax payers money to house and feed them.
One classmate voiced her opinion on poverty and how it was a rut that can not be overcome easily. She believed that once on government assistance, if your earnings increased the government punishes you by raising your rent and giving you less vouchers for food and services, so you gain nothing. I believe many people in poverty believe this philoso .....
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Child Abuse: An Exposition
Number of words: 2218 - Number of pages: 9.... revulsion. “Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you,” he chides. Your mind
feels panicky as you feel his touch in more intimate places and you scream
involuntarily. His grip tightens as he places his hand over your mouth. “We'll
have to do this the hard way!” comes his intense whisper. You flail your arms
at him, but it doesn't help. His writhing massive body is on top of yours, and
you feel so powerless. Eventually, you sink into a sobbing heap and simply wait
for his passions to stop. You wait for the nightmare to end. When he is done,
you limp to the laundry room and try fruit .....
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Virtues That Change Society In The Future
Number of words: 755 - Number of pages: 3.... virtues may be a helpful tool in any persons life.
Temperance is first on the list and is the most important of the virtues. As Franklin states, some associate temperance with eating and drinking, but this was not Franklin's intention. "Temperance first, as it tends to procure that coolness and clearness of head, which is so necessary where constant vigilance was to be kept up, and guard maintained against the unremitting attraction of ancient habits, and the force of perpetual temptations."(Perkins, pg322) This is the most important of the list of virtues. My interpretation of this is that .....
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Humanism During The Renassiance
Number of words: 563 - Number of pages: 3.... the Italian Renassiance nude paintings were unheard of. Now with such great talent flourishing out of Florance, nude art works were accepted and common to see. Donatello was considered to be the father of sculpture using such details in all of his works. Michelangelo was considered to be the greatest of Italian artist. Michelangelo’s greatest works can still be seen around the world today. His fressico of the Sistine Chapel in Rome is admired by all. His fifteen-foot sculpture of David shows how much detail went into each and piece of artwork done by the artist of these times. New in .....
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