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…in Colorado went on a shooting spree. Many people are focusing on violence, guns, computer games, movies, television, and the free flow of information on the internet. These kids wouldn't have done what they did without a motivation. Their motivation was hate…

…was captured in this book. The amount of poverty in this portion of our country is much higher than that in most other areas. Bourgois argues that this neighborhood, which is well known for high rates of violence, does not have widespread violence occurring…

…was captured in this book. The amount of poverty in this portion of our country is much higher than that in most other areas. Bourgois argues that this neighborhood, which is well known for high rates of violence, does not have widespread violence occurring…

…was captured in this book. The amount of poverty in this portion of our country is much higher than that in most other areas. Bourgois argues that this neighborhood, which is well known for high rates of violence, does not have widespread violence occurring…

…prejudices will always exist in our culture. The problem with racism is that no one understands why any group of individuals feels it necessary to apply domination over another culture. With the introduction of racism into the world, violence has perpetuated…

…is increasing and that the perpetrators of such crimes are getting younger. In this society we find many shocking repeated reports from the media on incidents of extreme violence committed by minors- even by preteens. Adding to these horrific accounts we find…

…article. Sullivan gives various examples of hate crimes. He says that he wonders, again and again, of how the transformation from hate to violence occurs. "I am still drawn, again and again, to the flash of ignition, the moment when fear and loathing became…

…Central America Violence or education as forms of oppression carried out by political groups in Latin America is a reoccurring theme as seen in Argentina and Cuba from earlier essays. Government sponsored "cloaks of fear" take over the nation and keep…

…he explained how oppressed people can deal with their situation. The different processes that are opened to the oppressed people are acquiescence, violence, and nonviolent resistance. Martin Luther King, Jr. does not approve the first two processes because…

…to a kind of devotion to the television. Since it is being watched so much children become desensitized to all the violence shown. Too much exposure to violent television programmes damages a child's mind and spirit. Nowadays, a child comes home and right away…