Should Teenagers Have Jobs?
Discursive Writing Should Teenagers Have Jobs? Parents, teenagers and even school teachers have all had their fair say in this subject, but can teenagers physically manage having a job and doing their school work with out one of them suffering? As your little siblings turn from sweet little angels to demanding teenagers parents start to crumple by their ever lasting demands. "I want that, I want this!" Girls especially seem to have a real problem when it comes to spending money. Teenagers are the biggest money spenders for any normal household family, and they simply don't care now much or how little they spend but as long as they are happy it doesn't matter. They dig deep into your wallets and purses and I'm sure any parents would admit it is a real nuisance. Teenagers these days need to understand the real value of money first hand, and feel proud of them selves for being able to spend their own money that they have worked hard for. Teenagers should be encouraged to get a job once their National Insurance number arrives three months before their 16th birthday. Having a job has many good side effects. It allows a young teenager to get introduced to a work place where you have to be trusted and kept on your feet at all times. This will give them some good experience for later life when the world of opportunity is open to them. Also it allows your teenagers to appreciate
Why should the media exercise care in their portrayal of women and ethnic minorities?
Media Ethics Why should the media exercise care in their portrayal of women and ethnic minorities? It is felt that there are particular groups in society which are underrepresented by the media--among them women and ethnic minorities. Ethnic minorities refer to people of different cultural backgrounds who normally represent the smaller fraction of a particular society. It is argued that the under representation of such groups in the media, leads to misrepresentation and stereotyping whereby the media repeatedly attach certain characteristics or attributes to certain groups of people in its portrayal of them. Some argue it is these stereotypical images portrayed by the media that contribute to our opinions of who these people are; what they represent and also influence how we deal with them in our day-to-day lives. For instance women are often portrayed in movies as the weaker sex, emotional and hysterical beings, sex goddesses, duty bound housewives, prostitutes etc, seldom are women represented as strong independent beings capable of making rational decisions. Men on the other hand, are represented as strong and powerful; the ones who take charge and have logic. Some ethnic minorities such as blacks, are often portrayed in movies as gangsters, pimps etc. These negative stereotypes tend to unfairly generalize a particular group within society. As a result, it
Poverty christian view point.
Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV) says: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be." There is nothing inherently evil about owning things that we need. However, when we strive to collect wealth or possessions beyond our need, we may neglect our duty to God, our families and to mankind. When it comes to wealth, one thing is for certain. The wealth of an individual or business has not only a responsibility but also a social responsibility to society to use that wealth in ways that are generous and help reduce poverty. Poverty is one of the world's most ongoing problems. Poverty can exist in any place, at any time, to any person. There are many reasons why people become or are poverty stricken. Reasons that include a death in the family, bankruptcy, being sued, sickness, transfer of family debt, etc. However, there are other reasons why people become poverty stricken. These are the negative reasons that include: laziness, drug and alcohol abuse, laundering, gambling, etc. Solving these dilemmas that face society can only be cracked if everyone helps. There are ways to help both groups of people in a moral and ethical
The Value of Marriage: Is it Changing?
The Value of Marriage: Is it Changing? There's a saying that everything changes with time. Looking at the past and the present is a good example of that. The way things were done then and the way they are done now has been changed dramatically so that they can fit into society. Just as things have been changed to fit into the society we live in today, we, as individuals have also been changed to adapt to these changes occurring in our society. An example of this is clearly evident in the change in our values, especially towards marriage. Today, couples do not value the sanctity of marriage as in the past. This is clearly reflected through the lessening of religious influence in marriages, the increase in cohabitation and divorce. In the past, marriages were seen as a covenant before God to bring two people together. Today, however, the religious aspect is largely missing in the institution of marriages and this is simply why it is not valued as much as it was in the past. It has become more of an individual's choice, in which religion is not really regarded with as much importance. Personally I feel the reason for this is simply due to liberalization. In the past, there was no such thing as equality. In a sense, that was partly why couples valued marriage so much in the past. Since women had few rights, they had to rely on the men to support them, and thus considered it
A fantastic text tells of an indomitable desire...." (R. Jackson) How useful do you find this defini
A fantastic text tells of an indomitable desire...." (R. Jackson) How useful do you find this defini Using the fantastic as a medium to express states of mind or unwritten desires has b~ n a popular form for many writers since the Romantic era and still is today. However, it has also been used, in my opinion, to articulate fears ~'x , and communicate feelings of cultural uneaseV In this essay, I will attempt to determine to what extent both are true and which is the more significant explanation for the common use of fantasy as a medium. I will also consider the question of why it appears to be a particularly important form for many female authors. During the late eighteenth century there was a proliferation of what we term Gothic texts. These "horrid" novels are said to have been particularly popular with a female readership and usually featured young, vulnerable women in life-threatening or terrifyin situations.-Varying degrees of the fantastic were to be found in these novels, ranging from haunted castles and giants to sinister Counts and imprisoned wives languishing in madness in secret towers. Examples of these novels include Anne Radcliffe's The MYsteries of Udolpho and The Romance of The Forest and later, rather different works such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. These novels can ~ viewed as expressing a deep sense of cultural unease, as they were written at a time of
What Can You Learn From Source A About The Impact Of The Beatles In The 1960's?
Assignment 2 Question 1 What Can You Learn From Source A About The Impact Of The Beatles In The 1960's? Firstly the source is written and is out of Joanna Lumley's own autobiography. I think the source tells us that extra-ordinary surge of silence of dominates over England. A full coloured face of emotion spread over our faces because the fab-four were playing on the TV programme 'Juke Box Jury'. The response emphasises the impact of Beatlemania. Knowledge does support the source because the Beatles had massive record sales and were seen as the coolest and most charming group. With million selling singles like 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand', 'She Loves You' and 'A Hard Days Night' all hitting the top spot by a huge margin. As Aaron Copland the well-known American composer stated 'If You Want To Know About The Sixties, Play The Music Of The Beatles'. Although time has elapsed and it has been 30 years since she described the day of distance. There was also opposition to the Beatles, and people over the age of 35 wouldn't be enthusiastic about watching the fab four. Many of the Establishment saw them as a threat to society saying that the Beatles were a poor example to the youth. Another weakness of the statement and source is that Jane Lauley adopts an unreal tone, she seems to romanticise, signalling a exaggeration of the truth and reality of society as with the phrase 'It Is
How extensive is poverty in Britain today? Assess the explanations that have been advanced to account for this poverty.
How extensive is poverty in Britain today? Assess the explanations that have been advanced to account for this poverty. The British government measure poverty as 60 per cent below the median income after housing costs. There are plenty of sources available for finding statistics on people living in poverty in Britain. Although there is a vast amount of information on poverty, most of these sources agrees that in 2000/01 there were 12.9 million people living in households with below 60 per cent of median income after housing costs. According to Oxfam, one in four people in the UK are now living on or below income support level. (www.oxfam.org.uk). Households below Average Income (HBAI) is a major source of information concerning people living on low incomes. HBAI measure poverty as 50 per cent of mean income after housing costs. Official figures released by HBAI show that in 1979 five million or 9 per cent of the population in Britain were living in poverty. Compared to fourteen million or 25 per cent that were living in poverty in 2000. The Child Poverty Action Group also measures poverty as 50 per cent below mean income after housing costs, using this measure they estimate that 25 per cent of children in Britain are living in poverty. (C.P.A.G.) Another poverty line, based on the Poverty and Social Exclusion (PSE) Survey, is not an income poverty line but an independent
Much Madness is Divinest Sense" by Emily Dickinson.
Ariela Arancibia CH2310 Much Madness is Divinest Sense" by Emily Dickinson This Poem is a paradox, a statement that seems strange, contradictory or absurd, because contains two opposite ideas, but at the end both statements are valid, the writer shows this paradox on the first and the third line of the poem: "Much Madness is divinest Sense / Much Sense- the starkest Madness" (madness is sense, sense is madness). In this poem, madness does not necessarily represent something bad or crazy, but something that's terrible wrong, 'Much', represents the majority or society, and the 'discerning eye' represents the speaker itself, or what the minority thinks, and she is looking at what the majority or society is doing or saying, and think that something is very wrong, and she knows that if she agrees or consent with them (majority) she will be consider as sane or normal, but if she disagree she will be consider dangerous and the majority will send her 'straight to the chains' meaning that when somebody thinks or does differently to society, society punishes it, because what the majority think always prevails. According to Emily Dickinson's poem, on "Bartleby the Scrivener", Bartleby was viewed as the minority, because he did and says something completely different to what society is used to, he did not follow the rules. Bartleby just prefer not to do or not to respond what he was
What is this manace? abortion.
WHAT IS THIS MENACE? One would rather be brave and bold to bring to light an issue that one considers a menace or perhaps a predator of the precious lives of young, virile and fruitful young ladies in my environment but which unfortunately share the same fate in other parts of the world. Although, situations might differ as environments are different. To put it straight, what really is this menace called ´abortion´? Well, some religious bigot might consider it a dirty word and some might even prefer to shy away from this topical issue which, thus, puts a wall of divide between the pro-choicer and the pro-lifers! An attempt at definition, ´abortion´ could be defined from the medical point of view as the termination of a conception before the age of viability. The ´age of viability´ in itself is largely influenced by the type of environment in which one exists. In Nigeria for instance, the age of viability is considered as the 28 completed weeks of gestation, while in the west, Britain and the United States, for example it could be 22-24 weeks of gestation. Thus, in a matter as simple as defining the age of viability there is so much controversy, talk less of the entity called abortion itself. This definition of abortion is still a hard nut to crack when it comes to the issue of ethics, human life and morality. As earlier mentioned, the pro-lifers which I regard as
The struggle for equality within the black population struck fear into the eyes of the white master class.
The struggle for equality within the black population struck fear into the eyes of the white master class. The idea of having to share political, social, and economic space with blacks did not fit the mold that whites had forced the slaves into during the years of the Trans Atlantic slave trade. When blacks began to enlist in the armed forces, whites became even more outraged. To take orders from a Negro general or sergeant was not humanly possible when viewed from the white perspective. How on earth was society to cope with this rush of black freedom, liberation, and integration? Two well-known individuals set out to end the struggle between the two races and answer this burning question white society had swept beneath the rug of injustice and oppression. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois are two of many who lead the struggle. In discussing their differences in background, education, and mechanisms of thought we will determine which of these two had the greatest affect on society and which mechanism of thought was most appropriate for the time period. It is possible to argue that Booker T. Washington was for "the people" and of the people, since he was reared in West Virginia, a state that had yet to end slavery at that point in time. No stranger to enslavement, B.T. Washington had been through the struggle, and knew what it was to submit and obey. It is