College Life Leaving from home and exploring ones own dreams are a very important part or maturing. Though, the physical separation from home is for some a difficult transition to college life. What are those things one takes for granted while living at home, and attending high school' What changes does one face upon entering college' Just thinking of all the times the alarm clock did

Freak FREAK By Lukas Kuhlman Many times have I been called a freak and never knew what it really meant. Or maybe you have called someone a freak, or looked at him or her funny because they were different. In this paper I hope to define what it really means to be a freak. Webster says that a freak is,” an abnormal person, place, or thing.” Before we can tell normal from abnormal w

Globalization Globalization a new word that has not been defined by most of the modern dictionaries, maybe because its a new concept that has just been introduced to the world after the fall of the communist regime. Another reason and the most probable one for this lack of definition to the term globalization is that its a term with so many aspects related to it to the extent that puttin

How To Concentrate On Homework Have you ever stood in front of a huge pile of homework and just could not concentrate on it. I think that has happen to everyone throughout his or her lifetime. In college, you tend to have more time on your hands and the last thing on one’s mind is homework. But I learned some tricks once for concentrating on homework. I never used them in high school

Putting In Two Senses Putting In Two Sense(s) It is said that being different is part of life, but as with many of these “parts of life,” there are two extremes on the spectrum of society: being able to hold your own and depending on society to hold your hand every step of the way. Many people may suspect that the latter group is made up of lazy, immature, and incompetent people. Th

Putting The Dough In Your Relationship Putting the Dough into Your Relationship The relationships that we hold between friends, family and loved ones are the relationships that help us carry on in this game we call life. To deepen these memorable ties with the ones you love you should create a strong and sturdy foundation. In the process of building a strong foundation adding key ingre

Racial Profiling Racial Profiling: Are we Fighting it the Right Way' I would like to talk about an issue that is plaguing our community today and making the job of a Police Officer even more difficult than it already is. All for one reason, statistics!! Racial profiling to me is a lot like any other problem in our society today. Many have different opinions on why it happens, and wh

Racial Profiling Racial Profiling Take a moment to sit and just think about the major problems experienced in urban societies and academic settings. Majority of societies will face at least one of many different problems, such as, drugs, HIV/AIDS, school dropout rates, minority issues, and racism. However, one of the many problems that societies are facing that I choose to discuss is

Aids AIDS after 1985 was an astonishing deadly risk for sexually active people as a whole. The days of promiscuity and one-night stands were being re-thought due to the possible contraction of this new disease called AIDS. A fear of sex was brought upon the people and “as the AIDS threat [grew], the mating call [was] no longer ‘free-love,’ but ‘safety first’ (Kantrowitz 40).” AIDS ha

Racial Profiling Racial Profiling by Law Enforcement On June 17, 2003, President Bush fulfilled one of his campaign promises by banning racial and ethnic profiling in all 70 federal agencies with law enforcement powers under the direction of the Justice Department. This will affect roughly 120,000 U.S. law enforcement officers including those from the FBI, DEA, Homeland Security D

Fashion The American woman of today can never be too thin or too pretty. In most cases today, thin equates beauty, so the present ideal is a thin, fit, radiantly healthy woman. In magazines stuffed with models and advertisements, billboards on the highway, and actresses on TV, the message of what women should look like is everywhere. From the “sweater girl” of the fifties to the scan

Chinese Women How has the issue of gender superiority evolved in China' The existence of women throughout China’s history was that of total inferiority. As the Chinese society developed women became subordinate to men. Even when death comes, this lesser position was brought out in the discoveries of ancient graves. They showed the wife’s corpse in a bowing position towards her husb

Racism According to the chain of life the lion is known as the “King of the Jungle”. This hierarchy starts at the top with the lion; superior to all; and ends at the bottom with the smallest, the teeny insect. This chain of life seems natural and harmless. However, it is different for humans; that is Racism! Racism is the belief that human beings can be divided in to races and one race i

Racism PERSUASIVE WRITING Topic: Racism The basis of all racism is ignorance and ignorance knows no country or colour. Is it possible that outward appearance or “ looks” are what we judge people by' The evolved, apparently modern and superior Western world is actually backward and primitive; how could intellectual, profound, clever people discriminate and categorize others by

Racism The United States holds racism in greater horror then any other nation. Considered by some, racism is stronger then major criminal offenses committed by individuals. The ideal American life is portrayed as an equal and higher quality of life. The public eye is hammered with stories of murder, rape, and robbery, that they never hear the stories of racism. Racism is out there af

Racism Racism (according to Webster’s Dictionary) is an excessive and irrational belief in or advocacy of the superiority of a given group of people or nation on racial grounds alone. Racism in this country has been a problem since the beginning of civilization in America. Although not all people have a prejudice to others it still has affected our culture and equality dramatically. Fr

Racism: An Individual Problem Or A Social Problem' Racism: An Individual Problem or a Social Problem' Is racism an individual problem, a social problem, or both' I can safely say that racism is a problem for both the individual and for society as a whole. In A Country of Strangers, David Shipler describes the “color line” as “intertwining itself through police departments and court

Legally Beaten “Corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force with the intention to causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior” (Walsh). This form of punishment has been used and accepted for many ages. However, during the last twenty years the debate on whether or not this kind of punishment is accepta

Rap Music/violence Rap Music and Violence The issue of whether rap music contributes to violent crime is a continual debate here in America. In this essay I will look at two articles and analyze them to find which argument I believe in. Dennis R. Martin, president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, theorizes that since “music has the power both to ‘sooth the ravage beast

Rasicm Racism and racial prejudice have been plagues which have hindered the growth of human society and the human spirit for thousands of years. The ways people have acted and reacted to these racial injustices however, has varied. Numerous events of political racism have taken place in the past, including enslavement of Africans by the Romans, black slavery in America, the

Abortion We live in a nation built on the idea of freedom, freedom of choice and freedom of expression, yet we are not free. The oppositions of society create restraints for women seeking abortions. The pro-choice view of abortion believes that every woman has the right to an abortion. In addition, women have full control to make decisions concerning their bodies. From this standpoint, i

Capital Punishment The phrase, “seamless garment” was coined by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin and refers to a consistent ethic of life. From a religious Christian perspective, this image challenges all individuals to possess a seamless, or unrestricted respect for life from the womb to the tomb. The first of the nine key themes of Catholic Social Teaching states that the value of human lif

Censorship Of Music Videos Various state and federal legislators have been considering laws to fine and/or criminally prosecute retailers selling minors music videos with parental advisories due to their language, violence or sexual nature. In the past, these same individuals tried similar tactics with movies and video games to no avail. This was attributable to several reasons: concerns

Chinas Battle On Overpopulation CHINA’S OVERPOPULATION BATTLE China’s population policy, more commonly referred to as the One Child Policy, is one of the most controversial topics in the world, and the only one of its kind in history. It has been praised and criticized by many, and the world has yet to see what results it will have in the long run. The debatable one child policy

Battle Royal In Ralph Ellison’s short story, “Battle Royal”, a young man is coming to the realization of what his ailing grandfather was asking of him on his deathbed. The main character or narrator of the story goes through a dramatic ordeal that will hopefully open his eyes to ways of the world. The story has many symbols throughout that relate to the moral in many different ways. In o

Gun Control Gun Control Since the creation of the Second Amendment of the Bill Of Rights, America has been given the right to personally own and bear arms. In the past decade, we, the responsible citizens have seen the number of individually owned guns increasingly skyrocketing out of control. The possession of guns in a home brings a false sense of security which can endanger lives, an

Interpersonal Relationships And Communication What is communication' Communication itself has a wide range of ways it could be defined, but one isolating topic that concerns many people is “Interpersonal Communication and Relationships.” Interpersonal communication and relationships can be described in two ways, a contextual view and a developmental view. “An important point to note a

Moral Panic “Protecting Our Children from Internet Smut: Moral Duty or Moral Panic'” Julia Wilkins’ article Protecting our Children from Internet Smut: Moral Duty or Moral Panic' which appeared in the September/October issue of The Humanist is an argument for the idea that the media (epically magazines) fuels unnecessary mass hysteria over issues such as pornography on the internet.

Reaction Paper During my childhood I used to hear about the United States of America as the country of freedom, democracy and of course land of the rich people. It had a mythical unique stand among other countries. Even European countries could not be compared to the States. But when Chuck spoke last week, he certainly didn't speak of the land of the freedom, equality or democracy. I alr

Being A Lesbian Is A Political Choice Lesbian Families When I first signed up for the Lesbian Families Team Presentation I was a little tentative because I didn’t know what to expect. Whenever I heard the word “Lesbian”, I would always cringe a little inside because to me that is not a normal life style. As our group was brainstorming ideas for our presentation I said that I would