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…Authors use gruesome or macabre details to develop and emphasize theme. Theme, the controlling idea or insight to the story, can be clarified when authors use such extreme forms of violence. In the short stories “The Destructors”, by Graham Greene…

…Romans, Definition of their Violence vs. Modern Society In many modern books written about Ancient Rome and her people, the Romans are often portrayed as brutal and unforgiving people who enjoyed violence and thought it was amusing to see…

…The Purpose of study is to investigate differences in media violence exposure between groups of adolescents with and without Disruptive behavior disorder with aggressive features. The Study that was used was case controlled design and multi method…

…William Contro Contro 1 Gilmartin College Writing 2 13 October 2003 Successful Cheating on Tests Throughout my years in high school, I…

…." Because we agree with Mr. Margburger we must stand in negation of the resolution that in the United States, public high school science curriculum should include the study of the Theory of Intelligent Design. First a few Definitons: Intelligent Design, According…

…Public Schools vs. Post-Cold War Military Spending Even though the Cold War era is a distant memory, encased in glass forever like some museum piece, our government is still spending as if the Soviet Union was in its prime. If the arms race…

…a school year in the life of a fifth grade teacher, Miss Chris Zajac, and her fifth grade class, observed by the author, Tracy Kidder. The setting is in a low socio-economic class neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a town consisting of a high population…

…degrade that child's picture of their role model, but the child may then think it alright to do the same to others, this means that there will be more scenes of violence inside and outside of school. It has been proved that if corporal punishment is inflicted…

…It’s that time of year again. A new school year has begun, and we all have our different ways of coping with the adjustments. For some the change of pace and routine from a two month break is a snap to get back into. Though for others, and not just…

…This observation is of a 10 year old male child during his lunch recess at an elementary school located in the South Bay area. The student participates in a day treatment program for children with emotional/social difficulties. The length…