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Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?

... in the nation is facing tough questions ranging from the ordination of homosexuals to homosexual marriages. Furthermore, the homosexual community is more prominent than ever: Lesbians and gay men are fighting for civil rights in the courtroom and in Congress, there are gay characters on prime-time television shows, well- known public figures openly discussing their homosexuality, and there is virtually no one who can claim that they have never had contact with a homosexual. In the middle of all this publicity, there lingers a pending Su ...

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Homosexual Marriage

... homosexuality is not a natural alternative lifestyle, second, marriage is already clearly defined, and third because homosexuals already have the same rights, they want special privileges, and since homosexuality is not in innate quality they don't deserve them. People who have been misinformed about what the homosexual agenda is think that is natural and that it should be legalized. I however, am opposed to this because homosexuality is not a natural alternative lifestyle. First let's define homosexuality. According to the American ...

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My Belief About Gay And Lesbian Families

... parents through alternative fertilization. Society is indisputably wrong to describe homosexuals as anti-family. Unquestionably gay men and lesbians form families. They are established groups of individuals who interrelate in order to satisfy their mutual needs for love and affection. They are interdependent economically, psychologically and physically. Without question these social units formed by gay men and lesbians constitute families. Homosexual parents are not a negative attribute and is as moral and virtuous as heterosexual f ...

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The Problem With Affirmative Action

... laws." Reverse discrimination is what the opponents of affirmative action claim race based hiring and education admissions is. In many colleges there are quotas or slots that are set aside for minorities. These reserved slots sometimes go to minority students that meet minimum qualifications but may not posses the some of same high grades or test scores as whites. ("Regents argue over challenge to UC minority police"- Los Angeles Times) On July 27, 1995, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole introduced broad legislation that would end all race ...

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Violence Due To The Media

... up the language and taking out all scenes that contain violence? I think not. Why is censorship more acceptable in any other form? Profanity cannot harm a teenager or adult in any way since it is merely words. Children should not be exposed to it, so children should not be allowed to watch television shows with ratings that suggest that profanity is contained in the program. When a television ratings system was created, the necessity for censorship ended. The purpose of the ratings is to warn parents of the content, so all material should ...

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Poverty And Welfare

... and impoverished, why can't we? Did they have more time than we do? No, even though we feel stressed, their work days on the average were longer. Did they have more money? No, we are far more affluent as a society now. Did they have more space in their homes, so they could take in another person and we cannot? No, on the average our houses are far larger. Did they have less of a drug and alcohol problem? Probably not. They did have fewer single-parenting situations - there was less illegitimacy and divorce then - but life expectancy w ...

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Child Abuse; A Social Problem

... and scurries out the door to join your father already waiting in the car outside. The nightmare begins. His slimy hands casually slide an ebony cartridge into the VCR as he smiles at you seductively. You can feel his eyes worming their gaze through your clothes every time that he looks at you. You feel dirty and violated every time you think about what he does to you when you are alone. He walks over to the couch and sits down next to you. His hand slithers it way onto your knee and you cringe in revulsion. “Don’t be afrai ...

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Treatment Of Women In Voltaire's Period

... not have this kind of power, they were treated badly, raped and used as sex objects. The way the men treated the women in Voltaire’s period was so deplorable that women could not do anything that they wanted to do. Their level of education was poor. Despite the fact that the Baron had tutors, in the sciences and philosophies, the women in the household were not entitled to any sort of training or education by the philosopher Pangloss. They were not formally taught and if they wanted to learn things, they would have to go to private tu ...

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An Explanation Of Terrorism

... defined. The general definition of terrorism is an attack of some sort against a person or place that involves violence and/or destruction of property and is usually politically motivated. (Terrorism 3) Our fight against terrorism became something the terrorists might fear in 1970, at the Hague Convention. This United Nations convention basically defined . ..hijacking as a crime and required contracting states either to allow the extradition of hijackers to their country of origin, or to prosecute them in the state where they were arr ...

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High School Graduates And Rights Denied

... military is a respected institution known for making men out of people. But yet their limit is eighteen. Why should the military be different from regular society. Adult dancing parlors are denied to them. However, some people consider them just a place to hang out. Male adults just need somewhere to go out and fulfill some fantasies by seeing beautiful women dancing erotically. Most men already order erotic television shows and it does help keep marriages together. These adults would become better lovers to their cherished wives. Why ...

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How Society Conforms In “The Lottery”

... idea that sacrificing one person will bring them good luck with their harvest. No one ever questions why they do it or if they should do it. They believe it is right because it is tradition. Having a sense of tradition is a very strong force that can influence lots of the things we do within a society. It can keep us from becoming our own individuals and acting on our own. This village is so caught up in tradition that not only do they continue to have the lottery, but they never question it and believe that it is the only way to do things ...

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What Is Welfare?

... life is like scavenging for food, and living on the street. In order to survive he had to “dumpster dive.” Eighner describes this as scrounging dumpsters for his basic needs, food and clothing (19). Whatever he eats, drinks, or wears come from dumpsters. The unfortunate circumstances that led to his situation occur to millions of people throughout the country. The growing problem of homelessness is worsened by the welfare programs that offer subsistence rather than opportunities, or incentives (Long 23). Federal expenditures for p ...

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