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Kenneth P. Wilkinson and the Idea of Community

is to try and come up with a working definition of community in rural America, which is not as easy as it sounds. He points out th...

Malcolm X and an Interpretative Question

In three pages this paper asks an interpretive question or one that can be answered in two or more ways based upon The Autobiograp...

Insight into the Black Panthers

businesses can operate on Sundays.4 The two types of rights have become so intertwined with each other that they often appear...

News Media and Violence

In ten pages this paper examines the news media's reporting of violent acts and the motivation behind such reports. Five sources ...

A Content Analysis of the Evening News in 1995

This four page report presents the results of a study conducted in 1995 that analyzed the evening news for inclusion of sexual and...

Argument Against TV Violence

This was further supported by research conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which concluded that, "Heavy exposure to t...

Criminal Justice System and Plea Bargaining

In six pages this essay argues against the option of plea bargaining for sex offenders and violent criminals with the Megan Kanka ...

Overview of the Molly Maguires Group

In six pages this paper examines the violent post Civil War labor history of the Pennsylvania coal mines in this overview of the M...

Film Director Sam Peckinpah's Life and Work

In five pages plus an additional thesis and outline page this paper considers the controversial filmmaker's life and violent appro...

Life, Works and Style of Author Flannery O'Connor

to be left to her own pursuits, which involved studies in painting, art and writing-both poetry and prose-while at Peabody" (Anony...

'The Odyssey,' 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' Violence and Heroism

This essay consists of six pages and in a comparative heroic analysis of Gilgamesh and Odysseus presents the arguments that despit...

Codependency, Obsessive Love, and Aggression

However, as the treatment industry further studied this condition, larger segments of the population were found to exhibit the sam...

Sex Offenders and Violence

This paper considers the punishment of institutionalizing violent sexual offenders. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

A look at Gandhi

Gandhi is discussed from a social work perspective. Various aspects of his achievements are explored. The micro, macro and mezzo l...

Media Violence and Aggressive Behaviors in Children

This paper examines media violence and the ways it can lead to an increase in aggressive and violent behavior in children. This t...

Violence and Watching Television

In ten pages this paper applies the catharsis and social learning theories to the premise that male violent behaviors are exacerba...

Zimbabwe Conflict

In five pages Zimbabwe history is briefly examined in order to trace the origin of its conflict along with the violent role of Mug...

Inner City African American Boys in Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here

Soon after meeting Kotlowitz, Lafayette told him that "if" he grows up, he wants to be a bus driver. Kotlowitz notes that the adol...

Children's Toys and Violence

In five pages this paper discusses the cultural and child effects of toys that are violent. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

Familial Substance and Physical Abuse

In seven pages this paper examines family dysfunction and how it influences violent behavior and substance abuse. There is includ...

Rap Music's Culture and History

was said about Rock and Roll when it first became popular. However a single factor, whatever the opinion one holds regarding RAP i...

Gangs and Sociology

This paper consists of three pages and examines the similarities and differences that exist regarding gangs that are criminal, vio...

The San Diego Border Patrol

The writer examines the Border Patrol in San Diego, the way they view themselves and the way citizens view them. The writer argues...

Political Reasons for the UK Riots of the 1980s

In eight pages this paper discusses the 1980s' UK riots and considers the reasons for this violent civil discord in a consideratio...

Violence, Ethnic Stereotyping, and TV

to violence in the media and entertainment business as well, it has often been assumed that violence viewed on television can caus...

Overview of Rwanda

In the early 1990s Rwandan guerrilla forces mounted a series of attacks from their base in Uganda, with the result that in 1993...

Canada and Hockey's Culture of Violence

become a strong component of the national culture even for those who do not participate in the game. Canadian hockey divisions be...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Writings and the Impact of History

have totally disrespected him and used him, then effectively disposed of him), the town itself has refused to realize that the vio...

Athletes and Issues of Violence

the off field violence takes place after the end of the season (Campbell, 2000). One area that has recently been explored is the ...

The Christian Bible and Violence

for a sacrifice. How did he ever trust his father again? What must the impressionable youngster in Sunday School think about a fat...