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    Violence in the Catcher in the Rye Often‚ simple physical conflicts are used to develop characters and to increase the suspense and action between them. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield the 16-year-old narrator and protagonist claims to be a pacifist. Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. As a sincere person living amongst phonies‚ he views others as completely immoral and unscrupulous. In the novel violence is used

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    Television Violence

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    Television Violence One of the most important technology in the world is the Television‚ that has been used long time ago and developed in to many other types of TV such as 3D‚ HD TV’s‚ for everything there is an good side and a bad side about it. Television violence is from the effect of the movie or a TV series on the people who watch it‚ kids are the victims of the TV shows especially the cartoon that shows them how a superhero can do amazing things such as flying‚ breaking walls by one punch

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    increase of teenage violence in the Community of Marriaqua?” Task 2: Reason For Selecting The Area Of Research The reason for selecting the Topic‚ “What are the factors that influence the increase of teenage violence in the Community of Marriaqua?” is to show how much teenage violence affects the community. In the community of Marriaqua‚ there is increasing violence amongst teenagers which are beginning to affect the adults in the area. This Unfortunate increase in violence has propelled me to

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    Violence in Dracula

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    Throughout many types of literature‚ violence exists to enhance the reader ’s interest in order to add a sense of excitement or conflict to a novel. This statement withholds much truthfulness due to the fact that without violence in a piece of literature such as Dracula by Bram Stoker‚ the plot would not have the same impact if it were lacking violence. So to holds true to that of the movie. The movie bares different characteristics then that of the book. First off‚ the whole ordeal with the wolf

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    Gun Violence

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    Gun Violence Gun violence‚ in the United States especially‚ is a growing concern and highly debated topic when the discussion of gun control is brought up. Here are several facts that I found to be troubling‚ and even disturbing. * The average of guns deaths in the annual is less than 50 in Japan compared to more than 10‚000 in the United States. (http://www.heedinggodscall.org/content/pfctoolkit-10) The number of gun related deaths in the United States dwarfs that of Japan annually‚ perhaps

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    irrelevant. What matters is that they have used violent strategies and their opponent is‚ therefore‚ justified in a violent response. This problem is complicated by the fact that both sides are usually able to argue that the other side started the violence. Gandhi started this nonviolent approach in India‚ Martin Luther King learned from Gandhi’s tactics and used them in the 1950’s‚ and in 1989 the students in Tiananmen Square used the same approach. All of these people had success to some extent.

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    peacefully that is or use violence for their right to become a self-governing nation? Without violence conducted on by peace‚ would any movements be ignited? In some cases yes‚ violence is acceptable for social change. More things have changed throughout history by violence then peaceful protest has ever done. Also‚ peace will eventually turn to violence. Violence will be viewed as acceptable to some and evil to others. James Lawson‚ a Civil Rights activist‚ believed that "the violence was accepted" by African-Americans

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    Amanda Montalvo Law Politics and Government Prof. Kent Worcester 10/13/12 The Violence in Cheneyland On the upper east side of Manhattan‚ the reverberations from the drill and blast excavation for the Second Avenue Subway station drums up a chilling reminder for native New Yorkers of the early post 9/11 days. I was in middle school but I understood that New York City was targeted and my life was put in danger but I did not realize that still 11 years later I would never be able to escape

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    Violence In Mandingo

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    reference to the 1975 film Mandingo‚ as it is one of his favourite films. Being about a slave who is trained by his owner to fight to the death with other slaves‚ Tarantino thought it was suitable to show in his film in an attempt to show some of the violence that was going on around this time – not necessarily Mandingo fighting.

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    Violence in the Workplace

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    Violence in the Workplace Paper University of Phoenix SYS/560: Conflict Management Systems Workshop 2 March 16‚ 2004 Violence in the Workplace Paper Violence in the workplace is a serious and problematic issue plaguing corporate America. Workplace violence is violence or the threat of violence against employees or the organization. “According to the Occupational Safety and health Administration (OSHA)‚ it can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from

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