... school only through the eighth grade. After that he helped his father on the farm. In the typical school day today, a student has to do a lot more than cheat on a test to get in any real trouble. Some things that get kids in a lot of trouble now include looking up porn on the Internet and fighting. Swearing in class is usually punished with mild reprimand from the teacher. Fifty years ago, and even only twenty years ago, you didn’t dare say even the mildest swear word in the presence of a teacher. Another norm that has changed a lot is what teenagers do for entertainment. In the early twenties, teenagers generally didn’t have a lot of free time. What l ...
... business. Both settled trade disputes with gun fire. When alcohol prohibition was repealed and sale by licensed dealers was instituted, the Mafia went out of the liquor business and the revenue agents assigned to stop the illegal business went out of business too. The quality of regulated liquor became assured and taxed, not high enough to motivate bootlegging, became a source of public revenue. Consumption of legal alcohol became only slightly greater than the consumption of illegal alcohol had been. If we follow the alcohol example with all other drugs, the benefits will obtain. Much more than that, the temptation of the forbidden fruits will disappear. The jai ...
... times they even have to sleep in the snow. There are a lot of homeless deaths during the winter beacuse they can't find a warm place to go and they freeze to death. Every year increases. There are two major trends responsible for the rapid growth of homelessness over the past 15-20 years. These two trends include the growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty. How many people are homeless throughout the world? The number of homeless is made up of 58% African American, 29% Caucasian, 10% Hispanic, 2% Native American, 1% Asian. Who is to blame for homelessness? As much as I would like to blame someone else other than ...
... who has fought for circus animals for twenty-five years, “ there are no kind animal trainers.” (Greene). Thus, circuses should not have the right to use animals for entertainment. There is a high amount of abuse that lies behind the performance of circus animals. Not only is there physical abuse, but also mental. Maclean’s Magazine finds that Veterinarian Ken Langlier becomes disgusted with the treatment of animals in the circus. “What he sees in circuses often sickens him: malnourished tigers, monkeys with their fingers bitten off, and elephants biting one another or pacing nervously.” (Brady). Animals can not possibly like circus life. It is ...
... people's names and how to focus on that person. I also was taught how to take steps outside of my comfort zone, and speak in front of others on a variety of different topics. In turn, I learned how to listen to other people and react to them in a friendlier way. Dale Carnegie reiterated this quote in his book The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking. "Expressiveness is the result of earning the right and having an eager desire to share the message with the audience." Basically, he taught me to be myself, put my heart into everything I say, make my voice be heard, and be honest with myself and others. I hated everything about this course while I was atte ...
... new prisoners, who in some cases should be there before the ones that were already inhabiting the jail. There have been many new experimental programs in which the government is trying to keep the prison population down. Some of these have proved to be very successful while others have failed. Although not everybody agrees on what the solution they do agree that something has to be changed. Although many agree that mandatory minimum sentences are out dated and should not be imposed any longer, there are those who approve and support them. Those in favor of them have two strong reasons for there beliefs. First, they believe that the sentences act as a dete ...
... and sex behaviour. The sexual desire in ancient Greece and nowadays are quite similar. In Greek myths, Zeus is a sexually-active person, “It has been estimated that, besides his legal wife Hera, Zeus had over 100 women.” (Reinhold,80) Poseidon is also sexually obtrusive. For instance, Poseidon loved Demeter. When Demeter transformed herself into a mare, Poseidon changed himself into a stallion and chased after Demeter. Today, the boys always fond of dating many girls who they love. “From the male's point of view there simply aren't enough females to go around with and so a male must compete for sexual success with other sex-seeking males” (Hutchison,2 ...
... And, while it may not seem fair, in reality, morality is judged by humans. So, if you are immoral, other people will be the ones that notice that you are immoral, and that can hurt personal relationships. One way that I have succeeded throughout my career is by knowing and being friends with a lot of people. The practical side of life is based on interpersonal relationships. Whether it be social or business, communicating with people is the only way to get things done. There is no way that you can go through life in today's society without getting along with people. If people think that you are immoral, than they will not respect you, or be willing to work wi ...
... of Rodney King this particular suspect was attempting to get away with a drug charge and aggravated the police officers to the point they had to restrain him. In this case the police reacted to a tense situation with force and confidence that what they were doing the right thing. The police that the author talked to said they would have reacted the same way and most of the police officers that were interviewed said that was the right thing to do. Some said they weren't rough enough. What people saw in this case was the police officers beating Mr. King without mercy. I don't think that's what happened I think that's what people wanted to see. "What people thi ...
... It is a lot easier for us to get angry at someone when we are in a car, but if we were right in front of the person we would think twice. We wouldn't just give the person the middle finger or curse at them if we were face to face with them, so why would we do so if we are in a car? Second of all you want to use your change lanes signal whenever you are about to do so. That could trigger most people if they get cut off, you want to give the person or persons in the other lanes as much time as possible to anticipate you moving in front of them. Next, if you see someone that is tailgating you in your mirror move the right lane, if you are in the fast ...
