Why Kids are Joining Gangs Subculture Gangs are a brutal reality that citizens have to deal with in today’s cities. What has made this subculture come about? Why do kids think that being in a gang is both a satisfactory and impressive way to live? The long range respond to these questions can only be speculated upon‚ but in the short term the answers are much easier to stumble on. On the exterior‚ gangs are a direct result of human beings’ personal wishes and peer pressure. To establish
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Why Shouldn’t We Be Selfish? Selfishness is an act that humans innately have implanted within them. Ayn Rand being a rational egoist had many moral beliefs‚ one being especially about selfishness. She believed that: "Self-interest‚ properly understood‚ is the standard of morality and selflessness is the deepest immorality."( Ayn Rand 279) This basically emphasizes that you should see oneself‚ as an end to oneself. A person’s own life and happiness are their highest values‚ and
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Why do we need the UN? The United nations officially came into existence on the 24th of October 1945 when the official charter was ratified by the 51 original member states. This day has continued to be celebrated every year as ’UN Day’. The UN is composed of a total of 192 people‚ all of whom represent different nations who together‚ rectify contemporaneous issues which the individual nations may be unable to resolve on their own‚ and require collective assistance- which they will receive
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Why We Can’t Wait In the 1960’s‚ the unfair social conditions and attitude towards Black Americans portray in the passage Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King. He evokes sympathy for African Americans within images of harsh reality of supposed “freedom” for Blacks. MLK creates persuasive tone through use of anecdotes‚ repetition‚ and rhetorical questions to introduce the “story of the Why We Can’t Wait.” MLK creates an emotional sense by contributing several anecdotes about the African American
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We as a nation have many problems to deal with such as‚ the economy‚ crime‚ war‚ and trillions of dollars in national debt. One ‘problem’ I feel is not an issue is kids just frankly being kids‚ this many people call bullying‚ I call it life. Our country was not found‚ it was built. America has the strongest armed forces in the world‚ this starts with a strong civilian class. To keep it this way we need to also have strong children. I‚ in no way‚ justify sexual or physical abuse among peers; however
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If we have additional kids on all the sport teams more students will feel accepted‚ bond new friendships‚ and will overall be happier. “It not only gives kids confidence but more rewarding friendships‚” quotes news reporter Katie Couric (Notebook). Kids who do not play sports have a higher risk of depression‚ loneliness‚ and a sad time at school. Upset kids usually don’t work their hardest in academics which causes grades to tumble. If we allow more kids on the sports teams these select students
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Why we should study Philosophy Executive summary: The business of philosophy is to think clearly and logically about the deepest and broadest questions: What is the nature of Reality? How can we distinguish right from wrong‚ and truth from falsehood? How should we organize society and act toward one another? How much can we know about these‚ and other issues? When you study philosophy here at the University of Maryland‚ you will be studying the best efforts‚ both old
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Author Mrs. professor English # # March‚ # Why are we so angry? A) Identifying myself to an article is something that I look forward to when reading and that is exactly what happened with “Why are we so angry?”. I enjoyed this article because I could relate to several of the stories they listed. Anger is definitely a big problem in today’s society and although there are many ways to be happy‚ anger is always present and easier to come
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Watts 1-10-13 Unit 4-Lesson 9 Persuasive Essay Why All Kids Should Have Cell Phones Have you watched the news lately? If not‚ then perhaps you should. All you see are stories about kids getting kidnapped‚ by family‚ friends‚ or strangers. It is enough to scare the wits out of any kid. Many parents‚ including mine‚ say we are to young and irresponsible for cell phones. I firmly believe they are mistaken. First of all‚ I believe that if kids had cell phones‚ they could and would feel more protected
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Branley Rodriguez Professor Gonzalez English 111 Critical Analysis Who ever said being street smart but not book smart was a bad thing? In his short essay “Hidden Intellectualism” written in 2003 Gerald Graff talks about what people call book smart (Intellectualism) can hide into what one calls “Street Smart”(Hidden Intellectualism). Graff argues about how teachers are going the wrong way on how they should do their job‚ stating that they can use this to their advantage by using topics that
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