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Funding for the Arts

In today’s education system, there is a lack of funding for the arts in public schools. Sufficient data exists to overwhelmingly support the belief that study and participation in the fine arts is a key component in improving learning throughout all academic areas. Evidence of its effectiveness ...

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The Dark Side Of A Wonder Drug-A Selected Collection Of Testimony On The Safety Of Ritalin

The Dark side of a Wonder Drug-A Selected Collection of Testimony on the Safety "We give our children every day, yet we punish adults for taking speed," stated a concerned parent(Ritalin Zone). A trip to the principal's office used to mean big trouble. These days, more kids are showing up in the ...

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Youth Gangs An Overview

Youth gangs and the myriad of problems associated with them were once thought to involve a relatively small number of major urban areas whose gang troubles mirrors those of the stereotypical West Side Story scenario. Isolated, under-privileged, youth involved with petty crime and "intimate" ...

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Racism In Colleges

Racism has been a steady problem all through time. One of the most troublesome areas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this would be a major step towards ending racism in general. No one has ever thought of a solution yet, and racism will be strong as long as there isn't ...

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An Analysis Of The Book Our Am

· How does the world described by LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman illustrate the urban issues we have discussed in this course? · Devise a community plan that would best address inner city problems such as described on Our America? The world described by LeAlan and Lloyd illustrates many of the ...

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Condoms A Good Idea

Condoms in Schools: A Good Idea The movie Grease. One of the best-loved movies of the twentieth century, watched by millions in the movie theatre upon its release in 1978. A newer, generation that is more modern got to experience the gang at Rydell High when it was re-released in 1998. There ...

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Youth Violence

In the book Toting a Gun for Tomorrow by Jonie Michel, a fictional world is created where it is an accepted fact that occurs, and where teens kill teens in large numbers. The main idea in this book is that changes need to be made in order to deter teen violence, and when these changes do not ...

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Kozol's Amazing Grace: Trials And Tribulations Of Everyday Life

Introduction Jonathan Kozol's Amazing Grace is a book about the trials and tribulations of everyday life for a group of children who live in the poorest congressional district of the United States, the South Bronx. Their lives may seem extraordinary to us, but to them, they are just as normal as ...

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Savage Inequalities By Jonathan Kozol

The United States of America has always been regarded as the land of opportunity. Other countries look to us and see how successful and prosperous we are, realize that this is the place where dreams come true. The place where a fantasy can become reality. Yet this is not the case. How can ...

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The New Federalist Party

Part I As the sole member of , it is with great honors that I now present to you the very first New Federalist platform. PREAMBLE The growing dissension between the two major political parties today has drawn them away from the public's views. It has been determined that the citizens of the ...

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The Ear And Hearing Loss

The ear is the organ of hearing and balance in vertebrates. The ear converts sound waves in the air, to nerve impulses which are sent to the brain, where the brain interprets them as sounds instead of vibrations. The innermost part of the ear maintains equilibrium or balance. The vestibular ...

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Conduct Disorder

Abstract Conduct Disorder (CD) is a distinct childhood mental health disorder defined by repetitive and persistent patterns of behavior in which the basic rights of others or societal norms are violated. Characterized through observations of displacement of aggression, cruelty to animals and ...

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Cancer

The articles “The Killer,” “Insurance,” and “The Enemy Within” all highlighted many concerns and problems that arise with . They not only introduce medical aspects, but also the societal aspects as well. The articles also told of many procedures and ideas that are currently being studied and ...

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Teaching Kids

The issue of morals and values being taught to our children is one of the most pressing problems in our society today. The responsibility of raising children with a strong moral base has been lost in the chaos of the modern world. With an increase in single parenting and more homes where both ...

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Reaching Up For Manhood

Under-privileged, African-American boys are more prevalent in today's society than the typical person would like to recognize or admit. These boys seem to be faced with an ideal in which they need to follow or conform to as any and all cultures have. However, the problem is that for these boys, ...

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"Killing" the Stereotype of Gang Violence

Ashton Small EH102-04 Dr. Jones 7 Nov. 2011 "Killing" the Stereotype of Gang Violence Gang activity, which is on the rise world-wide, offers to some a nurturing boost of tough love and loyalty; however, unless deterrents are put into action, gang activity is a pill with deadly side ...

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Marijuana And Hemp, The Untold

The purpose of this brochure is to expose the numerous facts about marijuana and hemp that have been suppressed-facts the government does not want you to know. Hemp is a plant that can be used to produce thousands of products. Hemp is of the same plant species that produces marijuana; its ...

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The Effects Of Rap On Inner Cities

Do you believe that one’s words can reflect on a certain person’s action? Today, Rap has become the most popular type of music in the US. The Rap industry is dominated by artists’ who mostly dedicate their lyrics to either violence, drugs, or sex. Through 1998 and 1999 the survey taken by the ...

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Crime in Belize

What is the main cause of crime and its imperative relationship to poverty? Such a question at first may seem unanswerable because we could never pin point the exact cause of such worldwide problems. Crime and poverty have been around from time was time and there is no doubt that crime is on the ...

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Political Issues

Political Issues Abortion Rights Abortion is a medical procedure resulting in the termination of a human pregnancy and death of a fetus. Abortion was banned in 30 states until the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. The ruling made abortion legal in all 50 states but gave them regulatory ...

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