... absent fathers, frustrations about black male sexism, female sexual desires, daily rituals of life as an unemployed teen hustler, safe sex, raw anger, violence, and childhood memories. It is also the home of innovative uses of style and language, hilariously funny carnivalesque and chitlin-circuit-inspired dramatic skits, ... and minorities. Curtis R. Tucker, former California assemblyman whose district covered many black areas of Los Angeles, said that rappers preach drug culture and violence. He also says that embracing this lifestyle consequently encourages young people to emulate th...

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... the problem at hand, shared moral values are a part of our society. Even the perpetrators, or in this case the perpetrator does not believe that this violence is accepted or in any way the norm. In fact, no more then five seconds after he had shot his first victim, Micheal Carneal, was on ... before the school was evacuated that a sea of New York policemen were outside the scene of the crime. Three students were victims to this act of violence. Two sixteen year olds and a seventeen year old had each been shot once and all of them survived. The gunshots had followed a short fistfight tha...

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... , between 100,000 and 200,000 black people, led by Martin Luther King," marched in Washington in support of the Civil Rights Bill. But the violence still did not stop. In September, 1964, a black man was shot dead in Alabama, four blacks were killed when a church in Birmingham, Alabama ... President. Many Americans opposed his support for black people, while others were angry at his failure to kick the Communists out of Cuba. The extreme right wing had threatened to kill him, but no one took these threats seriously. Kennedy had been warned it was a dangerous to drive ... the urban poor, ...

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POLICE STRESS The men and women who work in law enforcement are trained to handle extreme situations while being unaffected emotionally by the horrors of the streets. Police officers are expected to be tough and in control, however the experiences their profession provides them ... , or trauma they might be suffering from, marital problems, substance abuse, or work problems. " Although recruit screening in many police departments involves psychological testing, personality factors and family history (family violence, substance abuse) should also be noted for tracking high-risk officers in the...

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... to enjoy widespread exposure. a. From a sociological perspective, Hip Hop has been one of the main contributing factors that helped curtail gang violence due to the fact that many adults found it preferable to channel their anger and aggressions into these art forms which eventually became the ... ignoring their message. b. Instead, the five-piece crew (consisting of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren) celebrated the violence and hedonism of the criminal life, capturing it all in blunt, harsh language. c. Initially, the group's relentless attack appeared to be serious, vita...

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... number of psychological and physical outcomes. In longer terms, individuals may experience changes in their personalities, which reflect alterations of their typical coping strategies (Skolnick, 1973). In situations of extreme stress, officers may display the symptoms usually associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is common for individuals who undergo a traumatic event to experience such emotional states such as ... grow very suspicious over the course of their careers. There is always the possibility of dangerous events occurring, which makes it necessary for officers ...

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... country, they rebelled against everything the war was about. This resulted in a shared conception of love, peace, and happiness. They held protests and anti-war love-ins promoting their ant-violence views, unity, and, also, drugs. Previously unmentioned, hippies were also druggies. Dr., Timothy Leary was a drug guru who was much loved for his preaching. He said things such as "Turn ... ! As prevalent as hippies were, it astounds many people to hear that there was a subdivision of the group. Yippies, as they were called, were much like other hippies, only more extreme. The yippies were Ne...

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... pictures depicting them as childlike and criminals. Italians were attacked by mobs and some were lynched. They certainly did experience hostility and discrimination. The Italians were subject to extreme prejudice, racism and also violence. They were called derogatory names like "guineas" or "dagres" or "wops." The Americans thought they were too dark skinned and inferior to them ... ...

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... come out with new harmonies and instrumentation. During this time, parental advisory stickers were developed for rap CD's with extreme contents. Since this time, rap music has evolved dramatically with new rhythms and beats and dealing with issues such as drugs, politics, gang violence and more. Within the past few years, rap has become more interracial. Instead of just the normal African ... ...

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... a situation that would entrap them for life. Treatment of the Slovakian immigrants in Out of This Furnace was similar to the treatment of blacks post Civil War, but to a lesser extreme. During their time at the steel mills, both Kracha and Mike found absolutely no room for promotion, because of their ethnic background. All promotions went to the Irish, or workers ... ex-slaves were allowed to vote due to the Reconstruction Act, which forced former Confederate states to accept the 14th Amendment, they were often forced away from polls by threats, violence, and Jim Crow laws. The immigran...

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... . As is the extent of the situation, it would be possible to fill this fifteen-hundred word article solely with names of the victims that lost there life to the violence of this culture; the ones that, over the years, have died from gang, drug and race affiliated attacks in connection with the hip hop industry. It is easy to use ... distinct idiolects which vary between locations, from gutter slang by artists in the slums of East Oakland to unbelievably complex philosophical statements offered by KRS One. To further convey this extreme diversity I will further quote. Here are three examp...

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... come out with new harmonies and instrumentation. During this time, parental advisory stickers were developed for rap CD's with extreme contents. Since this time, rap music has evolved dramatically with new rhythms and beats and dealing with issues such as drugs, politics, gang violence and more. Within the past few years, rap has become more interracial. Instead of just the normal African ... ...

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... 1915, Japan invaded Quindao and confronted Yaun Shikai with a list of twenty-one demands. These demands were not only exceptionally harmful to the economy but they were also seen as extreme humiliations to the Chinese people. Meanwhile, the central government came under the rule of Gen. Yuan Shikai, who died in June 1916 before he could consolidate his power as Emperor ... . Therefore, the Second World War was a useful opportunity, where they showed their efficient guerilla warfare under Mao's firm leadership. More and more peasants became actively resistant, because of the Japanese viol...

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... cope with the new situation. Although they were no longer slaves, blacks were still at the bottom of the social ladder in the south. Early blues songs told of the extreme conditions in the fields laboring under "King Cotton", levee's, prisons and work camps in the south. In the earlier half of the 20th-centuary millions of blacks migrated to the ... about every major artist that influenced the "love and peace" era and the attendees lived a hippie commune lifestyle, smoking and sharing marijuana, bathing together in the local creek and no violence was reported. The so-called "Woodstock N...

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... the Campbells soup tin, and the portrait of Marilyn Monroe, which, ironically happens to be my favourite piece. This could be because I have a personal interest for her, however I love the extreme colour and simplicity in it. So little detail, yet it resembles her tremendously. Colour and simplicity. Yet it is so amazing and eye-catching. The reason pop art has to ... . Although it is only showing two faces and a single word, you can make up a whole story for it, it leaves so much to the imagination. Does it reflect sadness, anger, violence? All of them? It is up to you. It has been argu...

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... prompted me to think about the function of gangs. I realized they are nothing new, and they serve an important purpose. Yes, when we think of gangs we think corruption and violence, but are we all not members of gangs? Do we not surround ourselves with people like us, whom we turn to for security, survival, trust and friendship? The average citizens ... , but they all serve to protect and promote our well-being in a way equivalent to the challenges around us. We are a people of herds and gangs. This movie depicts the extreme, though not that historically uncommon environment that existed...

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... come out with new harmonies and instrumentation. During this time, parental advisory stickers were developed for rap CD's with extreme contents. Since this time, rap music has evolved dramatically with new rhythms and beats and dealing with issues such as drugs, politics, gang violence and more. Within the past few years, rap has become more interracial. Instead of just the normal African ... ...

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... 22. JFK was listed as absent--he was in the hospital again, undergoing back surgery. Overall, JFK's record during the McCarthy era was mixed. He opposed some of McCarthy's more extreme attempts to curb civil liberties, but in general, he voted with the Wisconsin senator on most issues. Nevertheless, it is difficult to blame JFK--McCarthy held immense influence for a time ... the famous "freedom rides" across the Deep South. In the fall of 1962, a black student named James Meredith attempted to enroll in the University of Mississippi, sparking massive protests and violence that forced JF...

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