The Impact Of Persecution On Amish Culture
.... Death was no real threat for them. They think this life is just preparation for the afterlife (Hostetler 189), and so their only response to persecution is and always has been avoidance. They moved away, and tried to escape the authorities by all possible non-violent means. If they were caught, however, they accepted their "God-given" destiny with passivity.
But instead of destroying the Amish, these persecutions shaped the Amish culture and gave rise to the traditions that persisted associated though time. Being persecuted, the Amish were forced to meet in private houses. They met at one of their houses to worshi .....
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Car Accidents And The Elderly
.... drivers”(Thrive Online. News Poll. 1999 ).
When the elderly adjust their driving habits, they consider the risks they face, but not the external risks they impose on others when they drive. If the elderly are forced to adjust their driving habits further to offset the external risks of their driving, their risk of crash and injury would be reduced and society as a whole would be better off.
“As we age, our eyesight begins to fail; our reflexes begin to slow; and we don’t gauge speed or distance quite as well. All of those factors increase our likelihood of get .....
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Animal Testing-Inhumane Or Neccassary?
.... testing is both inhumane and should not be allowed as an effective way to test products such as cosmetics and laundry detergents for our homes. There are many reasons as to why the animal rights activists feel this way. For example, it is a proven fact that the animal testing that is done is very expensive, and a majority of the time they do not correlate the connection between the animals and human health. People like this believe that it is our duty to look out for god's creatures, not destroy them or hurt them on purpose. In the long run, animal tests have proven to not be effective for long term, low levels of exposure, wh .....
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The Safety Of Using Cell Phones
.... for individuals who will be talking on their phones while driving. Phones are being created by Erricson, Motorolla, and Nokia today in which offer a hands-free cell phone so that you can keep both hands on the wheel while driving and talking. Some of these come in the form of headsets and give the user a voice activated sequence, which allows you to talk into the speaker, and the number will instantly be dialed. All ready this has eliminated the chance of your hands being off the wheel and depleted the act of dialing the phone. Both which allow you to keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. One of the most recent advance .....
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Bill Brady On Violence In America
.... have been said to create a numbness that in return requires even crueler and gorier murders just to induce a flutter a shock. Murder pays- for the sponsors. Rap anthems that glorify gang violence and the brutal abuse of women sell.
There are more gun dealers in America then there are gas stations or grocery stores. In 1991, 14,373 Americans were murdered with a gun, over 12,000 with a handgun. In England it was 486. Every 14 minutes someone dies of a gun wound. Every gun injury involving hospitalization costs over 30,000-80% of which is paid by the taxpayer. There are 71 million handguns in America. In 1992, 34,000 people applied .....
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Breakdown
.... need a few examples. My father came to America to go to college in 1966. He had grown up in Malaysia with their culture and language. My father grew up as a bilingual speaker, knowing the Chinese language from his parent’s upbringing and the schooling in Malaysia taught him some English, yet his English was not quite perfect. When my Dad came to America he had trouble adjusting to the English way of speaking. He knew what the basic words were and how to carry on a normal conversation but he didn’t have an understanding of a lot of the words in the English language. He may have heard the word and used it here and there but he .....
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Why Is Being Able To Rebel Important?
.... grown up and mature I feel the need to act like a child, not for any particular reason except I feel twenty-five and need a way to make myself become younger than I am. If I would have rebelled I would have already found myself by experiencing life to its fullest. Not doing so I have not been able to find what makes me the happiest in life, how I think about issues that are controversial and my opinions.
Rebelling helps a person find out what they want out of life by helping the person find their voice and giving them the ambition to do something. I have found that over the last couple of years I liked editing film, I enjoy it and .....
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Male Relations With Women
.... her she did not have to, forgetting that he added after every sentence that he knew it would be perfectly simple. The man pretends that he does not care if the girl does not have the abortion, yet it is really very important to him. He proves to the girl his true feelings when he says, "That's the only thing that bothers us. It's the only thing that's made us unhappy." The man shows his true colors without having to say how he really feels. It is the fact that he keeps on, he is pushy, and deceiving, giving no thought or care to the fact that she is the one who must deal with the after affects.
In "Shiloh", Bobbie Anne .....
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What Happened To Our Rights?
.... do not have to view or read this type of material. This material is not being forced upon anyone. Why take away something a person enjoys if it is not hurting anyone else? What people do in the privacy of their own home is their own business. Who’s to say what a person likes or enjoys is wrong because another person does not agree. Playboy and Penthouse magazines are read and enjoyed by many Americans today; however, many people find these magazines offensive and obscene and others find these magazines to be an excellent source of reading for sexual entertainment. Years ago people tried to ban this type of magazine, now these .....
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Treatment Of Women In Voltaire's Period
.... Cunègonde, was so fascinated by the sciences that she would hide in the bushes to listen to Pangloss teach a private lesson to her mother’s maid.
The Baroness’s who were wealthy, were viewed primarily as hostesses. The reason why the Baroness’s were liked so much was because their husbands had beautifully decorated castles. This was the case for the Baroness of Thunder-ten-tronckh. “ The Baron was one of the most powerful lords in Westphalia because his castle had a gate and window” (pg. 41). His castle and everything in it and outside was perfect. “ The Baroness, who weighed around three hundred and fifty pounds, was wide .....
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Sociology Of The Family
.... roles he maintains at one time were attributed to biological differences, an explanation that no longer works. Men and women’s talents are now overlapping. Technology and tools are available to both sexes to house, feed, clothe and protect ourselves. The explanation of the sex roles is left to cultural definitions of sex roles and the social pressures that keep each in its place. Men’s resistance isn’t to changing the narrowly defined terms of the male role, (e.g. macho, active, competitive, unsentimental) but to giving greater definition to the female role. He makes the point that throughout history men have always b .....
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Cause And Effect Of Lack Of Education, Communication, And Action
.... pregnancy, homophobia, and criminal activity in general are spawned through lack of education, or unwillingness to recognize our responsibilities.
Second, I feel that communication plays a vital role in the assessment of cause and effect situations. People often choose not to speak about the things on their mind. To convey your thoughts and emotions in most cases could help in finding the wise answer to a certain predicament and may prevent disaster. For example the death of a homosexual teenage boy could possibly have been prevented. If the people involved had taken the time to understand the boy’s situation and talked about the .....
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