Death Penalty The Unites States is one of the only industrialized countries in the world that imposes the death penalty on its citizens. One of the flaws of the death penalty is that it is imposed on the poor more frequently because they can’t afford to hire adequate representation and must rely on public defenders that are, in most cases, over worked and under paid. Another problem wit

Gay Rights LAW (Gay Rights/Legislation) Constitutionality of Same Sex Marriage in the United States of America The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers,

Celebrating Our Veterans Service “CELEBRATING OUR VETERANS SERVICE” “Veterans service.” How do we celebrate our veterans service' Are we to take a day off of work to celebrate veterans day' I dare say that day has lost its meaning. Many people use it as a day to do chores or ketch up on sleep. Never stopping once to think of what the day symbolizes. I say to celebra

Rape Webster’s Dictionary describes rape as the crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse. Rape is a crime in which most women cannot defend themselves. The fear of rape plagues every woman at some point or another in her life. The traumatic effects of rape vary from mild to severe, from psychological to physical. Date rape is not an unusual oc

Is A Raisin In The Sun Out Of Date Is a raisin in the sun out of date' A raisin in the sun is not an out of date play. Many events in this play are relevant to our time. Hardships that the family faced are actual problems that many families go thru today. The issue of money is an extreme reality that relates to our time, and was definantly a problem that kept arising in the play. The

Drinking European teens and college students have an opportunity to drink more often and at an earlier age and therefore better manage their drinking habits. In the United States, teens and college students have much less of an opportunity to drink, so when they do they tend to over-drink and not take proper responsibility for their actions while intoxicated. In the United States in 19

Drinking We live in a society that drinks heavily, and this influences teens. Most Americans use alcohol to celebrate wedding anniversaries, to welcome the New Year, and to enjoy many other special events. Alcohol is a legal drug for people over the age of twenty-one. By the time most teens reach senior high school, nearly all will have faced a choice about whether or not to take a dr

The Godfather Trilogy Using a film or up to 3 films of your choice, explain how editing and mise-en-scène can accentuate or detract from the narrative. For this essay, I have chosen The Godfather Trilogy. (COPPOLA, F.F., 1972 - 1990). Using these great movies, I would like to demonstrate the positive impact of editing and mise-en-scéne on the narrative. I will start with very shor

Addictions In this research paper I am asked to identify a social problem that is of interest to me. A social problem refers to a group of people, or a practice, that is considered deviant or contrary to what constitutes a “normal” or “valid” society. It is created with the assumption that the behaviour or group is universally considered problematic, or different from the norm

Drinking Teenagers today have no idea what alcoholism really is. They think that they can never become alcoholics. They think that it could never happen to them, but they are wrong. Stress, Family problems and the desire to be popular are wrong the cause of teenage alcoholism. Signs that a teenager has a drinking problem and steps that parents can take to help their child are what I will

Drinking The cost of underage drinking has cost the US government millions of dollars in the past couple of years. The cost covers anything from violent crimes to car accidents. About $250,000,000 was spent to help reinforce the underage drinking laws that already exist. Each year more and more youth are becoming involved with drinking. Reports show that in 1996, 9.5 million dr

Drinking Age Twenty one, the ultimate goal of all adolescents, but why' Why is 21 the age that separates adults from others' At the age of 18 people have many rights, they can vote, smoke, gamble, join the military, be charged as an adult in court. Out of all of these rights, one is still denied, the ability to consume any beverage, particularly alcohol, at any time he or she chooses.

The Black And White Lines Of Racism WALKING THE BLACK AND WHITE LINE OF RACISM Forty years ago today, Malcolm X, one of the most influential voices in the Civil Rights Movement was gunned down at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, by members of the Nation of Islam. While Malcolm X is often seen as one of the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, he is also often seen as having been an ext

Importance Of Parenthood Parents, what a lovely thing to have. Two people who care for you, are always there for you, and love you. Isn’t it something so simple, to love some one, or even cherish them' Your own child, but yet some children don’t even know that people like that can even exist in their life. Most kids don’t even have both parents together, or even both parents alive. Somet

Abortion Abortion has always been a controversial subject among everybody whether they are involved directly or indirectly, or whether they are for it or against it. It is nearly impossible to find someone who doesn’t have an opinion about abortion. Both those who favor or oppose an abortion make good arguments to defend their beliefs and views. Personally I think every last person is en

Drive Through:Better OR Worse Drive Through: For Better or Worse In today’s busy lifestyle people appreciate fast food places than ever before. There are more fast food chains of many different franchises than history. Fast food places such as McDonalds, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Sonic have always had a taste of delicious food people enjoy. But what makes people go eat at

Drivers There are all types of drivers on the road today. Among these drivers, you will find the majority fall into three different irritating groups. You will come across the people who are model drivers, the people who are unfocused, and the people who are totally out of control. I’m sure you have seen examples of all three at some point in time. “Conscientious Carol” is the driver

Abortion Rights Abortion has always been a controversial subject among everybody whether they are involved directly or indirectly, or whether they are for it or against it. It is nearly impossible to find someone who doesn’t have an opinion about abortion. Both those who favor or oppose an abortion make good arguments to defend their beliefs and views. Personally I think every last perso

Drug Trafficking Unbelievably, illegal drug trafficking affects about every country in the world. The major countries in Latin America where the illegal drugs are grown are Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico (“Drug Trafficking in the United States”). From these countries, they are shipped mainly to the United States and Canada, but are also shipped to European countries such as

Prostitution “There are women who search for love, and there are those that search for money.” Today, the term woman simply denotes one’s sex. It does not define her character, morals and values, or even her profession. However, this was not always the case. At the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century, during the Progressive Era, there was a drive for refo

Drug Abuse Introduction Teenage years are much like a midpoint in ones life.When a person is neither a kid or an adult. At this period, teens have passed the age when they were called kids but are not yet qualified to be adults. Teenagers want to think like adults, behave like adults and also start to view themselves as independent beings in decision making. All the hormonal changes als

Addictions In this research paper I am asked to identify a social problem that is of interest to me. A social problem refers to a group of people, or a practice, that is considered deviant or contrary to what constitutes a “normal” or “valid” society. It is created with the assumption that the behaviour or group is universally considered problematic, or different from the norm

Drug Abuse Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the user and all those with whom the user comes in contact. There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America is the biggest market for drugs. There are more drug dealers in this country, than there are dentists. Illegal drug abuse must be stopped. E

Teen Pregnancy Every year 445,944 teens aged 13-18 years old become pregnant. Many are not taught the importance of birth control let alone to abstain. Parents rely on the school system to teach their children about birth control and the educators expect it to be taught in the home. Children are not being taught the importance of being abstaining. By the time a child becomes a teenager t

Drug Abuse The word drug is defined as “any substance other than food that can affect the way your mind and body work.” There are hundreds of different drugs, each with its particular effect on the body's nervous system. For instance, narcotics are a series of drugs that affect the mind, causing mental changes. Unstable drugs, referred to on the streets as Crack, PCP, Ice, LSD, Speed, an

Consider War Consider war. I never really thought deeply about war, until it affected my family. With my husband currently deployed, the war in Iraq has brought up almost every question C. Wright Mills discussed in The Sociological Imagination. All the wars the United States has fought in have created personal problems regarding moral issues that relate to what you believe. The war w

Liscensed To Kill Licensed to Kill Is there a difference between murder and justifiable murder' By definition, a murder is the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. In contrast, the definition of a justifiable murder is a non-criminal homicide, usually committed in self-defense of another. The real question is, is there really a difference b

Gender Discrimination At The Work Place Abstract Gender discrimination prevails in society in general and at workplace in particular and the worst affected remains the women workforce to date. This research assignment presents statistics and arguments in support of its thesis statement thereby discussing the element of discrimination that exists in the corporate world on the basis of

Argumentation Paper Over The Leagalization Of Marijuana An Argument for the Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has become an ever increasing controversial issue amongst the American public. People who oppose this practice feel that marijuana is a dangerous gateway drug. I feel that the legalization of marijuana would result in many benefits. Marijuana has many

Affirmative Action Affirmative action was created because of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s to increase diversity in America’s workplace. Since then, there has been plenty of controversy surrounding it. Today, affirmative action programs have become more of a discriminatory system which gives less qualified applicants an edge on sex and skin color and nothing else. These pro