... by making it all sound glamorous. Money is also an crucial factor. A kid (a 6-10 year old, who is not yet a member) is shown that s/he could make $200 to $400 for small part time gang jobs. Although these are important factors they are not strong enough to make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something while watching the TV. Very few hours of television ...
... they do not use drugs, or alcohol. This is because skateboarding, and improving requires almost constant practice. This determination in only clouded by the effects of drugs. Anyway when one performs an intricate maneuver flawlessly, the rush is greater than any pot or coke. Unfortunately, this cannot happen when a skater is denied access to their sanctuaries, there favorite spot. A good example is given by Johnston foster- "Last summer, me and some friends were skating at Phi Beta Kappa Hall, the theater at the College of William and Mary. I pulled a phat 360 kickflip down the three steps out front. The session was hot, we were all on (landing most attempted ...
... Who would ever think that a line or a color would trigger so many different conclusions to what message the artists were trying to relay? began as lyrical and as a remembrance of the past that ended up forcefully and boldly dramatic. “Basic to most abstract expressionist painting were the attention paid to surface qualities, ie., qualities of brushstroke and texture: the use of huge canvases: the adoption of an approach to space in which all parts of the canvas played an equally vital role in the total work; the harnessing of accidents that occurred during the process of painting; the harnessing of accidents that occurred during the process of painting; an ...
... left with a little boy with a huge bruise on his face for his first day at a new school. I immediately reported the incident to my chain of command, wrote up my observations, then had to wait patiently to see what would happen. The result - nothing. Child Protective Services said the report was not submitted within 24 hours, so they couldn't do anything. We had another case that we reported just two weeks ago to Child Protective Services. Another five- year old was involved. The teacher noticed a bite mark on his cheek. She asked him what happened, and he responded "my dad bit me." The teacher asked him if his dad was mad when he bit him and he said he was very ma ...
... learn how to love from their parents, but if both parents are not there to teach them how to love, their love might be somewhat one-sided (Curtin et al. 371). Yes, single parents can show their love toward their children, but they have no spouse to express love to. Children from single parent families are therefore denied that learning experience of how a husband and a wife should love one another (Curtin et al. 369). Relationships are another thing that everyone needs, especially children. Children need a real strong relationship between themselves and their parents, but children from single parent families are usually denied this privilege because they ar ...
... more aggressive standpoint on human rights, the U.S. can prevent disasters like the massacre of the hundreds of innocuous demonstrators in that square. On June 4th, 1989, unsuspecting people gathered in Tienanmen Square, unaware of the machination the government had devised to cruelly murder them. Government soldiers then proceeded to kill them in cold blood. The incident was a tragedy for the victims, obviously, but it was also devastation to their democratic purpose. The Chinese government’s blatant disregard for any human rights have caused other Chinese people to shy away from starting their opinion, because they are fearful of being killed in the same wa ...
... group and culture. The certain culture of a Louisiana college football team, known as LSU, is engulfed with . Not only because of the players own high-standards to achieve, but also because all involved with the team, provide the drive of excitement throughout the atmosphere. The feeling of is unexplainable, especially when felt through competition. But the feeling that is felt is absolutely unmistakable; one will never forget its’ ability to empower an individual. The photo shows an uplifting football program, which is used to both entertain and inform the visual reader. Possibly, this picture can be used as propaganda to inform as well as to ent ...
... and sometimes fear is WAR. It hurts, maims, and kills millions of Americans. And why are wars started? Because some power hungry dictator wants more space, money or natural recourses. I think that a lot of the wars that we have had in countries could have been prevented. Especially with all the new technology we have today. Back when it was George Washington leading his troops there probably wasn’t anything that could have stopped that. I think most of the violence in wars can be prevented by just sitting down and looking at all the problems and what the different countries want. If two sides are at war I think it is the United States’ responsibility to get ...
... it is of thinking of two different terms, linguistic determinism, our thinking is determined by language and by linguistic relativity, people who speak different language, perceive and think about the world quite differently. To help you get a better understanding of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis you’ll need a few examples. My father came to America to go to college in 1966. He had grown up in Malaysia with their culture and language. My father grew up as a bilingual speaker, knowing the Chinese language from his parent’s upbringing and the schooling in Malaysia taught him some English, yet his English was not quite perfect. When my Dad came to America he had t ...
... Sega Genesis), Killer Instinct Gold (on Nintendo 64), Power Rangers (on Sega Genesis), Tomb Raider (on PC CD-ROM), and Bishouju Senshi Sayla Moon SuperS (on Japanese Playstation). The first step I used was gathering a group of children ages 8-10 years old (5 girls, and 5 boys), got their parents permission, and made sure they had no idea there was an experiment taking place. The second step I took was observing the children play together before being exposed to violent video games, I looked for any sign of violent behavior. What I consider violent behavior is punching, kicking, slapping (even if no contact is made), and cussing. After watching them I discovere ...
