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    What Does The Weapon Mean

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    story written in 1938 “ The Weapon” The author Fredric Brown used the word “idiot” to describe his character‚ Dr.James Graham mentally challenged son. The question up to debate is is the author’s use of the word “idiot” offensive in the text? In the text the author says “He thought‚ only a madman would give a loaded revolver to an idiot”. I looked at the word‚analyze the context and reread it. The etymology of the word shows that around the time Fredric wrote The Weapon the word was used as a medical

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    Violence in Media

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    INTRODUCTION Violence in the Media has grown in our society for sometime. The world is constantly flooded with violent images from the media. Including television‚ video games‚ movies‚ and music. There have been cases around the world that kids at the ages of two to eighteen years spend at least six hours per day using media. What types of media attracts most people? Murder‚ death‚ sexual exploitation‚ profanity‚ and lots of action to keep you at the edge of your seat. There have been studies

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    The use of nuclear weapons has always been a topic of sheer terror for everyone. Many countries are now considering banning the use of nuclear weapons. In this essay I will take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear weapons and come to a final conclusion on whether they should be banned or not. On one hand‚ nuclear weapons indicate how strong and powerful a country is. The first and foremost criterion for other countries to consider you a strong and developed country is to have

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    Crime and Violence

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    Impact of violence on Jamaican society The devastating impact of widespread violence on social order has been widely documented. As is the case worldwide‚ all types of violence pose serious public health risks and exact both direct and indirect costs on society (3‚ 7‚ 8). The impact in terms of death‚ injuries‚ short- and long-term disabilities‚ and mental anguish is vast (7). In addition‚ violence impedes social advancement and deters economic growth and development. Violence inhibits the recruitment

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    Youth Violence

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    Youth Violence in Schools Eric Mack American Intercontinental University Abstract This paper highlights the causes of school violence and aggressive behavior among youth in our society. It addresses family issues in the home‚ school related factors‚ and the influence of mass media on violence in our schools. Evidence suggests that schools have trouble tackling the complicated social‚ economic‚ and personal causes that generate the violent behavior of numerous young people. With

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    Effective Parenting

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    Shakirah Young DEP2004 28 November 2012 Effective Parenting In life‚ we learn and grow from the people in our environment. Whether it is a best friend‚ sister‚ or teacher we have learned something new from them. We have seen how people can have a major effect on our behavior‚ attitude‚ and social development. From this‚ we can gather that parents are one of the key components in fostering a child’s development. A lot of quality aspects are needed in order to be a respectable parent. Decent parents

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    Gun Violence

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    don’t kill people on their own‚ it takes a person to pull the trigger.” Even if people find this statement to be true‚ guns are an issue that needs to be addressed. A gun is simply an easy tool that people can use and manipulate with hardly any thought. Many suggest taking away guns and promoting peace through government help while others think that the guns are what keep them safe. Situations arise everyday where people have witnessed‚ or know someone who has been effected by gun violence. Sadly

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    Crime and Violence

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    In Trinidad and Tobago we are presently faced with an alarming number of acts of violence and crime. Whatever the precise cause of the problem‚ the harsh consequences are that as a nation we are losing our young people‚ particularly to a life of crime and violence because most of our crime are being carried out by young peoples particularly males. In the fight against the increase in acts of crime and violence in Trinidad and Tobago we as a nation must take the initiative to address the issues of

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    Teenage Violence

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    Teen Violence Teen violence is a big and growing problem in our country today. Everyday we hear on the news of teenagers involved in violent crimes. Part of the reason I believe is that weapons are becoming more accessible. You can go into a ninety-nine cent store and buy a knife without any questions. Teen violence is something we must work to stop. Teens have become subject to desperation and peer pressure driving them toward violence. One reason that we are seeing more and more teen violence

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    Non-Violence

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    No Reason for Violence Imagine: Your school principal informs the student body that starting the next day‚ your lunch time will be cut from the usual 40 minutes to 30. You are upset about his decision. What do you do‚ respectfully confront your principal‚ or blow up the school? Sure‚ blowing up the school will bring attention to your protest‚ but is that the right thing to do? Violent protests are one example of capturing attention‚ but at the end of the day‚ non-violent means of protest are

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