Social Issues
2,797 Social Issues Essays: 721 - 750
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Does Television Have a Negative Influence on Children?
Many statistics have shown that children are the main part of television's audience, due to many hours that they spend watching cartoons and series. But should we blame television for a bad influence on them? It is my personal and firm belief that we should. In first place we have
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Does the Size of the U.S. National Debt Matter?
Today I am going to college, taking courses finishing up my degree; tomorrow I am picking up some extra hours at work, next year graduating from college. Sounds like a pretty easy going lifestyle, but what if you take a step back and view my life from a different aspect,
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Dogs Are Human's Most Loyal Friends
1204 E8 Dogs There is an old-saying:" Dogs are human's most loyal friends." Dogs can date back to the Stone Age. All dogs have the same ancestor. It is believed that their ancestor was much like a wolf. Other animals, such as the fox, came from this ancestor, too. Hundreds
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Doing Sociology Gender Socialization
Doing Sociology Gender Socialization This exercise has opened my eyes to genderization and the effects that it carries with it. It is something that is all around us in our everyday lives and it has been engrained into our minds and society without us even being aware that it has
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Domestic Violence
What is domestic violence Domestic violence is defined as any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse(psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between adult who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality. Causes of domestic violence Psychopathological explanation * Inability to control his
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Domestic Violence
Domestic violence (DV) is found in our society way too often and something needs to be done. There are a variety of reasons why people need to speak out against domestic violence. One finding shows that most abusers will continue to abuse until they are punished for their action, punishment
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Domestic Violence Against Men
Domestic violence There has been a lot of research done on why domestic violence happens to women and children, but to better understand the whole picture until we recognize that domestic violence is happening to men across the country and all over the world. Currently, there are over "835,000 cases
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Domestic Violence and the Workplace
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE WORKPLACE EMPLOYER LIABILITY UNDER TITLE VII I. INTRODUCTION The Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that at least one fifth of all women will be physically assaulted by a partner during their lifetime. According to the United States Surgeon General, domestic violence is "the single
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Domestic Violence in Today's Society
Domestic Violence In Today's Society Domestic violence today is an ever increasing, horrible epidemic. Domestic violence not only affects women, it affects children, and men in a few cases. This epidemic is not only physical but can be emotional also. After becoming a victim of abuse it takes a lifetime
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Don't Think Pink - Essay on Favorite Color
"Don't think pink," is the motto that I live by. When I look around at the women who have come before me who have come out of the "think pink" ideology, I am struck by the knowledge of how much I do not want to be them. Early in the
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Donation Letter Sample
Date of Letter: The Donor Name: The Donor Title: The Donor Address: The Donor Email: The Donor Phone: To Whom It May Concern or Dear Mr._______ /Mrs._______: I am writing to request your support for our _______________ (Your Organization) ___________________ (Your Event) that is coming up on ________ (Your Event
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Dr. Kunjufu on Race Relations
After watching Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu speaks on race relations in class, we agreed that when dealing with relationships there are a few values that we would like to see in our significant other. These values consist of physical appearance, personality, intellect, personal values, hygiene, treatment of family, trust, comfort, goal
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Dream
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. His dream was that one day whites and blacks could live together in equality. King and his rhetoric of idealism are what come to mind for most people when they think about the civil rights movement, but there is another famous civil
Rating:Essay Length: 491 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 7, 2011 -
Draft Essay
Draft Essay Introduction The assignment required us to identify a specific job and examine possible ways of improving work motivation to lead to an increase in job satisfaction and work performance. Motivation is an important aspect in the performance of the workers within an organisation. It generally refers to the
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Drill or Not to Drill
Drill or Not to Drill? This is a great topic to explore and read about. I have to dis-agree with President Barack Obama; on his setting a clear goal that in ten years the United States will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East. I have to
Rating:Essay Length: 536 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: November 6, 2011 -
Drinking Age
Lowering the Legal Drinking Age to 18 The legal drinking age in the United States is set at twenty-one years of age. I believe that considering twenty-one as the legal age of maturity is ridiculous. Who is to say that just because an individual is twenty-one means that they are
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Drinking Age for Militarr
This topic is near and dear to my heart. I'm in the military and this conversation comes up often during training for deployments. Military personnel under the age of 21 should be allowed to consume alcoholic beverages. I wouldn't mind if they had to even be supervised while doing so.
Rating:Essay Length: 356 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: December 9, 2012 -
Driving Age
Does responsibility show up one day when you turn a certain age? In my opinion, nothing in life works that way. There has been controversy over whether the age teenagers get their license should be increased or not. It doesn't matter either way. We see car accidents on the news
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Drone Implementation
The use of technology in law enforcement is ever-increasing, some of which is available at a moderately reasonable cost for local agencies to afford, whereas other portions are so expensive, only the larger law enforcement agencies can afford it (Anuszkiewicz, 2004). The concept of GPS was introduced in the late
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Drug Abuse
What is clear, however, is that young people do use illicit drugs. They are perhaps doing so in greater numbers than ever before. The deliberate, strategic and 'sensible' use of certain illicit substances by young people, particularly cannabis, ecstasy and other stimulants, is argued to reflect the wider availability and
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Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse Name Institution Introduction In the field of medicine, experts use interchangeably the terms drug abuse and substance abuse (Sussman and Ames 2008). According to studies, drug or substance abuse is a pattern of drug usage, which does not necessarily have to be dependent. Hence and contrary to the
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Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse Human beings have a widespread and long-standing affinity for different types of nonmedical and/or illicit drugs, such as tobacco, marijuana, opiates, and cocaine, etc. Many people try and use those nonmedical and/or illicit drugs for a variety of social and economic reasons. Unfortunately, most people are not always
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Drug Addicts Learn to Save Lives
On September 29, 2010 Addiction Journal published an article entitled Researchers Find Father's Incarceration Associated with Elevated Risks of Marijuana and Other Illegal Drug Use. In this article, researchers from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio discussed evidence of a correlation between the incarceration of the male parent
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Drug Exposed Infants - Vulnerable Populations and Self-Awareness
Vulnerable Populations and Self-Awareness Drug Exposed Infants Vulnerable Populations and Self-Awareness The vulnerable population chosen for this paper is the infants of mothers who take drugs. This group includes infants of mothers who take addictive drugs like heroin, cocaine, crack, etc, alcohol, prescribed drugs taken for recreation, and methadone. Any
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Drug Testing in the Workplace
"Drug testing is one action an employer can take to determine if employees or job applicants are using drugs. It can identify evidence of recent use of alcohol, prescription drugs and illicit drugs." (Stanley, 2007) According to Cone, who is the head of National Institute on Drug Abuse, Drug testing
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Drug Testing: The Answer to Our Budget Problems?
Drug Testing: The Answer to Our Budget Problems? Drug Testing: The Answer to Our Budget Problems? We as a nation have no problem drug testing for employment, drug testing our athletes, or drug testing people on probation. Does the same rationale for drug testing extend to and justify drug testing
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Drug Trafficking Neighborhood
Although this topic is extensive and has many faces, it is somewhat controversial. It affects people in so many ways. Crimes committed against innocent children because of parents that get involved and addicted. Reports on how corrupted organizations hold fundraisers to stop drugs are as a front and later seem
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Drug Will Destroy Your Life!
Recently, an increasing number of teenagers are open to take drug. Peter, He is 17 years old .He was drug addict , he drug addiction for over 3 years. When he initially drug addiction because of the lure of friends and a busy life stress. His friends packaging the drugs
Rating:Essay Length: 411 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: September 20, 2011 -
Drugs
drugs r bad Thesis statements and outline possibilities Because people who use meth lie and steal and parents neglect their children. Even though meth can be used for medicinal purposes, meth use leads to bad behavior because people who use meth lie and steal and parents neglect their children. Meth
Rating:Essay Length: 251 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: September 3, 2011 -
Drugs and Alcohol
The topic of the impacts of alcohol and drug addiction has on society, is a personal subject that haunts families, communities, and the economy. Alcoholism adversely affects every part of a person's livelihood and it ranges from loss of jobs, deaths, failed marriages, and even a high rate of adolescents
Rating:Essay Length: 420 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: October 20, 2013