Most people would think that is not a good idea, but the reality is that corporate greed, devaluation of human life and the natural environment, economic oppression and other issues allow the systematic destruction of people and sacred lands. In most poor countries, creating and/or enforcing environmental regulations would be disastrous. It would mean, choosing between having a clean environment and buying food, and for a poor country, the answer, though not simple, is obvious. Rich, Western countries often take advantage of the dilemma Third World countries face; dump garbage and hazardous waste and even build plants in those countries that emit dangerous and/or toxic fumes causing even more pollution and health problems. These Western countries also avoid the regulations and restrictions they would face at home, so they go to Third World countries for their cheap labor and absent environmental regulations.
Dominique Johnson Composition 1 ENGL 1012 Against Gay Marriage Gay marriage has been a heavy burden of an issue in the United States for many years. While normal marriage has evolved and changed for many years, people still have the idea of gay marriage as controversial and unsatisfactory. It has been the subject of many nationwide stories, whether or not two people of the same sex are conjoining or someone trying to appeal the process of same-sex marriage. One of these cases involves author William J. Bennett, who in “Against Gay Marriage”, explains why legalization of gay marriage will corrupt marriage (167). He tries to give reasons as to how letting gays marry will already further annul regular marriage’s “fragile” state and the community (168).
Actually sex is an impulsive desire which cannot be tamed while marriages try to confine these desires only to the married partner. Thus this restriction on the fundamental instinct of human beings creates a lot of sexual frustration in them. This often puts a spouse in a state of depression. A research carried out by Buss and Shackelford of the University of Texas at Austin revealed that around sixty percent men and fifty percent women are involved in some kind of affair during their marriage (193-221). As a result, the problem of spousal infidelity arises which is one of the major causes of divorce all around world.
The most important plan made was the Beveridge Report in 1942. This report highlighted the main causes of poverty in Britain as, WANT (poverty), DISEASE (bad health), SQUALOR (bad housing), IGNORANCE (poor education), and IDLENESS (unemployment). These causes were called ‘the Five Giants.’ In 1951, Labour was criticized for not keeping its promises, and many of their previous voters turned conservative. This caused Labour to lose the 1951 election, as they had focused more on peace throughout the country after the war, than building
English 111-10 04/01/2012 Draft #1 Sex, Lies and Conversation Communication: The act of conveying information. According to statistics lack of communication or poor communication is the leading cause of divorce in first marriages with over fifty percent and over sixty percent with second marriages. Why are there so many marriages failing due to the lack of communication? Is it really that hard for husband to share information with his wife and vice versa? In Deborah Tannen's article Sex, Lies, and Conversation it is discussed the differences between the way men and woman communicate; moreover, it brings to light these differences and by doing so hoping to improve the quality of conversation between a man and a woman.
People’s view of the aging sector of society has changed over the years. The mass media and the anti-aging industry are partly responsible for society’s views on aging and have had a profound impact on their perception of aging adults. Prejudice towards older adults in the market place gives some validation to reasons why many desire and strive to retain a youthful appearance. The fear of aging and death transcends age and gender; although research concludes that death anxiety is highest amongst the middle aged (30-50) (DePaola, Griffin, Young, Neimeyer, 2003). The number one reason for the fear of death is the unknown.
Why Does He Love to Lecture Me So Much? The misunderstanding in a conversation between men and women has gone to a complicated stage, where misleading linguistic habits in communication seemingly unnoticeable but potentially cause high consequences that can damage badly a relationship. According to Huffington Posts about marriage section, a famous website that discusses family, the number one reason for divorce in America is due to communication breakdown between a couple; furthermore, it also result more subsequent negative affects both physically and mentally for the individuals. Deborah Tannen, an American academic and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, seems to also recognize this issue is severe. She is the author of many famous books about relationship and communication, yet her “You Just Don’t Understand” book demonstrates most significant aspects about this issue.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported a 1600% increase in hate crimes against the Arab American population in the year after the events of September 11th. Some of them are refugees coming from devastated areas ravaged by wars in the Middle East: Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Lebanon are just a few examples. According to Aboul-Enein (2010) one of the potentially least studied ethnic groups in the United States in terms of healthcare inequalities are the populations of Middle Eastern and North African origin. Aboul-Enein also points out: “The misunderstood aspects of Arab behavior according Western perspective lead to the greatest misunderstandings which include but are not limited to: the involvement of the male in all aspects of health care for his wife and children; the assimilation of children into all aspects of life; female humility; the subordinate status of women; and the strong emphasis on the traditional female role.”
Some people might say the immigration laws are put into place to protect Americans and their rights; however, studies have shown and will show there has been bias since the founding of the United States in the immigration laws. My position is the new immigration laws are breaking up families in the United States. It is generally accepted that the United States has laws pertaining to immigration and those laws should be upheld. However, I do believe that there arises circumstances where those laws cause grief to American families rather than help them. Just in the past five years alone I’ve seen families being ripped apart because of the immigration laws.
War, depressions, racism, and many other things have brought this country into despair many times. If people would have remembered the effects those things had long ago, then maybe they would not want to repeat it once again. George Santayana was a naturalist who was concerned that liberal democracy does not provide a consistent basis for individual freedom. He believed that individual suffering is the worst feature of human life. Americans have a similar challenge; they use quantity as a justification for lack of quality in their achievements.