Same-Sex Partner Adoptions Same-Sex Partner Adoptions Children are precious gifts who deserve to be nurtured and loved. There are thousands of children that are born everyday, and parents and family abandon some of them. However, there are plenty of couples who would love to make these children an addition to their families. Traditionally, a husband and wife adopt children. Today this

Ecstasy Ecstasy has been said to be the drug of choice by many drug users. And with its gaining popularity, it just may become the drug of choice for everyone. Many are saying,¡¨in the 60's it was weed and LSD, in the 70's it was cocaine, in the 80's and 90's we had crack, now in this new century, we have rediscovered a new evolution of euphoria (user).¡¨ So what is so great about ecsta

Gangs Gangs Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. What has made these groups come about' Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and prestigious way to live' The long range answer to these questions can only be speculated upon, but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangs are a direct resu

Gender It’s Up to Me I have always been friends with boys, so we always did what boys would do. We would play basketball or football, watch boys cartoons such as The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or anything else that boys were always doing at a young age. But that is where the difficult point is in trying to figure out how I was gendered. I never wanted to play with girls toys or

Nature V. Nurture All throughout society you have heard people refer to the controversy of Nature vs. Nurture and how they both affect what character a person becomes. Some say your character is determined by your heredity and upbringing, while others say it’s by the environment in which you live. Although both a person’s environment (or surroundings) and their heredity play a significan

Needle Exchange Program There is a killer in California, claiming victims every day, and there is little hope of stopping it at any time soon. What I am speaking of is the effect of an epidemic that can be greatly reduced by changing the laws regarding possession and availability of syringes and hypodermic needles by intravenous (IV) drug users. Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) a

Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela From 1948 to 1994 apartheid was enforced in South Africa. Apartheid was the name given to a form of legal segregation in South Africa. Apartheid first came about in 1948 when South Africa’s National party took power. South Africa’s government broke the country’s population into four groups. Those groups were the whites, who included approximately 13 per

Britain Vrs United States Sociology Essay How useful is the concept of ‘elite’ for understanding the distribution of power in either Britain or the United States' Introduction In America perhaps only race is a more sensitive subject than the way we sort ourselves out in the struggle for success. The eminent sociologist Robert Merton calls it the ‘structure of opportunity’. In the under

Abortion Abortion A Problem Facing America Today Approximately 1.6 million murders are committed legally each year, with the exception of laws in few states. This is the murder of an innocent child by a procedure known as abortion. Abortion stops the beating of an innocent child's heart. People must no longer ignore the scientific evidence that life begins at the moment of concepti

Affirmative Action Affirmative Action In 1964 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act which introduced affirmative action along with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Affirmative Action: Facts and Myths). This was during the time when blacks were emerging from the chains of segregation resulting from slavery. In this time discrimination was common and the problem of discrimi

Feminism The Quest For Equality For many hundreds of years, women have strived for gaining equality with men. They have been held back and their opportunities taken away from them because of the fact that they were women. Feminism is the belief in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. And it is the feminist movement that has been trying to give these rights to women wh

Globalization McGlobalization “We must use terministic screens, since we can’t really say anything without the use of terms; whatever terms we use, they necessarily constitute a corresponding kind of screen; and any such screen necessarily directs the attention to one field rather than the other. Within that field there can be different screens, each with its ways of directing the atte

A Culture Comparsion Of United States Vs. Indian And Vietnam This paper outlines the differences in the cultures of the United States versus Asian Indian and Vietnamese cultures. I will look at these countries and make not only a comparison based on cultures, but also comparisons from a business perspective. Although there are many differences in general societies, some issues such as

Differential Association Objective 1: Assess Southland's "differential association" theory in relation to professional thieves specializing in the robbery of drug stores. Some social and criminal behavior is learned from interaction with others or associations. Human behavior is influenced and determined by social and environmental factors. Almost everything we are has been learned. C

Nationalism Nationalism In 1989, a democratic government in Czechoslovakia was established, and in 1990, the country was renamed the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. In July of that year, Slovakia declared sovereignty, and an agreement was quickly reached to dissolve the Czech and Slovak union. On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Yugosla

Newspaper Essay Newspaper Essay I would like to consider myself to be knowledgeable about current events. I have always tried to keep up with the latest news that is occurring in the world. My sources, for the most part, have been television, CNN or the 10:00 news, or the local newspaper. With my time limited, I have always tried to work in a daily dose of news into my day. I hav

Violence In The Media Imagine two small children sitting quietly in front of a new age babysitter, the television. After viewing a prime time show which had many violent scenes, the youngsters decided to actually leave indoors and play outside before dark comes. While playing, they begin to rough house each other, eventually, the play turns violent. The question now arises, did t

Nike Nike Shoe Factory Controversy There has been a lot of controversy lately about the working conditions and low wages in overseas Nike shoe factories. This controversy has affected thousands of overseas workers, hurt the economy of Indonesia, decreased the gross revenue generated by the Nike Corporation, and lowered the overall opinion of the corporation. Nike has worked diligent

Female Genital Mutilation ms Heard Around the World “The little girl, entirely nude, is immobilized in the sitting position on a low stool by at least three women. One of them with her arms tightly around the little girl’s chest; two others hold the child’s thighs apart by force, in order to open wide the vulva. The child’s arms are tied behind her back, or immobilized by two other wo

I See Things I See Things Most people would probably be terrified of the things I’ve seen. In fact, if anyone were scared after watching The Six Sense they would not want to be in my shoes seven years ago. Although my experience wasn’t as illustrated as the movie, it came close. I was about ten years old when scary dreams started to occur. In these dreams were devil-like images tha

Domestic Violence Introduction Domestic Violence Against Women is a global issue reaching across national boundaries as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial and class distinctions. It is a problem without frontiers. Not only is the problem widely dispersed geographically, but its incidence is also extensive, making it a typical and accepted behavior. Only recently, within

Controversial Issues Same-Sex Partner Adoptions Children are precious gifts who deserve to be nurtured and loved. There are thousands of children that are born everyday, and parents and family abandon some of them. However, there are plenty of couples who would love to make these children an addition to their families. Traditionally, a husband and wife adopt children. Today this tradit

Division And Classification Brian Hegarty Division and Classification 10/26/03 In all of my days as a college student I have witnessed many kinds of relationships. Some are happy, some sad, but we can almost always pick out the ones that will last. In my opinion when a couple gets together they fall into one of four categories. These are more or less time together classifications.

Drinking Laws Age-Based Drinking Laws Work Alcoholism and alcohol- related deaths have been a major problem in American society since this country began. During the last century, however, advances in knowledge have allowed people to realize the total effect of alcohol abuse on every aspect of life. Legislators, driven by public opinion, find themselves having to decide how to protect th

Family The style of parenting is not what it once was. In an ideal world your family comes together each night to sit, eat, laugh, and share some stories about the day. We picture smiling faces talking over a healthy meal as a father scoops mashed potatoes onto the plates of other members of the family. Then we come back to reality. When was the last time the average household sat down a

Nurturing Nurturing Nurturing is how one cares for, tends to, and helps develop a person in order to benefit existing skills or traits. There are many different ways to nurture people. The type of nurturing used directly affects the response. Different types of nurturing can have a variety of effects on differently motivated people. The type of nurturing you use should be specific t

Improve Vending Machine Issues at Phoenix College Team Name: Communication 100 (Group 1) Team Project: Improve Vending Machine Issues at Phoenix College Team Members: The Problem Your running late to school, and you know you just have enough time to find a parking space and make it to class on time. In addition to this dilemma you also didn’t have time to eat before coming

Immigration The United States is a nation of Immigrants. For centuries people have come to the U.S. in search of prosperity, freedom and financial success. By definition of the Microsoft Bookshelf Encyclopedia an immigrant is a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another country or region to which one is not native. People immigrate for different reasons -- A grou

Prostitution By James Bunch Prostitution: Should it be legal' Prostitution is said to be one of the world’s oldest profession, however, almost all the states in the U.S has it to be illegal. Nevada is the first state in the United States to legalize prostitution. Although the long-term effect of prostitution being legal is uncertain, the short-term effects have been economically benefi

Child Sexual Abuse Child sexual abuse is forced, tricked, or coerced sexual behavior between a young person and an older person. Sexual abuse may consist of any one of the following acts: nudity, disrobing, genial exposer, observation of the child, kissing, fondling, masturbation, oral genital contact, child pornography, and vaginal or anal intercourse. There is no rule governing the age