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…the difference in attitudes between teachers of a comprehensive school within a society which is considered to be a generel 'low income' community, and a relatively expensive public school. The results of the empirical work, as predicted, suggests that the teachers…

…these schools are even worse. In East St. Louis, for example, among other problems with violence and pollution, lead levels in the soil can reach 10,000 parts per million (Kozol 11). All of the schools examined in East St. Louis, Chicago, New York City, Camden…

…that a two years has passed since the April massacre of 14 students and a teacher at a suburban Colorado high school. This tragedy and countless others have added momentum to proposed gun control measures pending before Congress. Policy makers and legislators have…

…, states that “Researchers, as well as the FBI and other law enforcement agencies nationwide, have linked animal cruelty to domestic violence, child abuse, serial killings, and to the recent rash of killings by school-age children.”(2) I found yet another web…

…Despite the threats and violence, the struggle quickly moved beyond school desegregation to challenge segregation in other areas. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a member of the Montgomery, Alabama, branch of the NAACP, was told to give up her seat on a city…

…, either against themselves or other people. Television violence, for instance, and the widespread public concern accompanying it have led to calls for strict controls on the depiction of violent programs. In their decision making, some producers do not take…

…A character in a position of power might do anything to maintain that power. Sometimes people make change to maintain their power. Sometimes they change the laws or resort to violence. This can be seen in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm. Napoleon…

…as television. What compels them to endure public humiliation, risk the threat of repressive legislation and invite charges of undermining health, security and the social order? The usual rationalization that violence delivers the goods -- it "gives…

…Juvenile Delinquency There is no doubt that various experts can give us many theories as to the causes of juvenile delinquency, including one's economic background, substance abuse, delinquent peer groups, repeated exposure to violence, increased…

…The Gun Control Debate On April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebod opened fire on their high school in Littleton Colorado. Eric and Dylan entered the school at 11:19, shooting randomly, they killed the first two of their thirteen victims…