... equal rights. The black children growing up never really knew any different. They just like Pecola had grown accustomed to being looked down upon. An example of how whites looked down on the blacks in hate and disgust is when, Pecola stops into the store to buy some candies, she held out ... her hand to give the money to the white cashier, but he "hesitates, not wanting to touch her hand", the narrator explains. This shows an example of the type of racism that Pecola had to go through. The Breedloves had to face even more unkind remarks and stares because they were so poor ... she had ...

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... has had a significant impact on the lives of many others. Without her willingness and leadership ability, these underprivileged children might not ever have a positive example or role model in their life. The Bob Burdette Center teaches the children the importance of an education, while instilling in them they can overcome any ... is modeling the way, meaning, "actions speak louder than words." If a leader desires people to follow, they first must model the way and set the example for others. Also, a leader must be challenging the process. One must be willing to search for the unknown in ...

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... problem or as complicated as a death. Influence refers to the way we work and relate with others in the community. We want to set a good example for everyone so that we can influence others to take as much pride as we do in making this community the best that we can. Progress is something ... will possess will be skill in each of their individual roles, good people skills, and the knowledge to know the difference between many different situations. For example, the have to know the way to react to every situation whether it is good or bad. I"m sure that some of my employees will not poss...

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... to contribute to the athletic fund is they are allowed to advertise their products at athletic events. Baseball outfields are the best example of this type of sponsorship. Snack and soda companies donate funds to the athletic department if the school directors place their types of ... their participation fees. Each individual team may work to raise money for their own team or the athletic department as a whole. For example, the players on a baseball team may sell discount coupons of local businesses to their neighbors, church friends or other people within their community ... the typica...

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... goes wrong. It is, in fact, different from the world we live in presently. There are several topics in which I chose to discuss. For example, the land that we live on is very similar to the planet Earth. There is still more water than land and also there are still seven continents ... good dependable citizen would be "patrolling" around (helping the police enforce laws). Everyone has a role in life - whether it's by gender, age, or race. For example, men are said to be the "bread winners" of the household. They supply the food and shelter. In my utopia, men and women are the "breadwinne...

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... people are constantly exposed to the negative and positive desires of their peers. Many times the desires of another person in your community can affect you. For example, Saint Augustine describes the pear tree incident: "We carried off an immense load of pears, not to eat - for we barely tasted them before throwing ... excellent who could follow my exposition least laggingly" (65). At this point Augustine also has a new realization about how hard it is to lead by example. He reflects on how difficult of a job God has. Even though Augustine is not envious of God, he wants to be a mirror ...

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... way from person to person. Another condition, in my opinion, that helps define effective citizenship is the time period it is being examined in. An example it that in the 1960's an effective citizen was one who would fight and sometimes die for there country. And thebad? citizens were the ones ... the draft. Today, we might look at those people who were protesting as being effective citizens, exercising there rights to freedom of speech. Another example of effective citizenship might also include a time period around the 1940's and 1950's when women may have looked upon themselves as hou...

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... So there fore the law has to be well known well publicised and when people are court breaking it should be expected that they will be made an example of so that more people are made aware that what they are doing is wrong. You can't expect everybody to know every law that was ever created ... someone 5 minutes later who committed the same offence 5 minutes later. Non-legal rules are rules that are set for certain people and not all of society for example certain rules would apply to the participants in a netball match but would not apply to those who are watching. Also you could say th...

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... to include control towers and give police access to all passenger information." This excerpt was taken from the Associated Press, and was written on November 22nd, 2001. This is a clear example of freedom taken away, not only freedom, but this also begins to border on privacy violated. In Jonas's community planes were never allowed to fly overhead, because the people were ... of different gender. There was a time in this society were these rules were unheard of, in my opinion it was because of fear that these laws came into effect. For example, if a normal marriage process were allowed ...

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... some basics. Most Americans have a problem with using their moral voices. Some things seem to go unsaid because everyone of a certain community knows what is expected. Etzioni gives us an example of a town with a four-way stop sign that experienced a fairly heavy flow of traffic. Car, almost always, carefully waited their turns to move ahead, mostly because it was expected. When ... a neighborhood just because they were not accepted. Some people are afraid that if they start to speak up so will others and the majority could agree on negative guidelines. A recent example where a communit...

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... " merely means "to raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better." When a teenager paints a fence they raise the quality of that fence to a higher standard. An example of teenagers improving a community would be an organization called The Xchanged Drama Company. This group of teenagers went into a local community and passed out 50 backpacks full of school supplies ... more likely to have accomplishments and make long lasting friendships with people of the same esteem. This in turn keeps him or her away from people of negative influence. One example of this...

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... that can be seen by the naked eye if one looks carefully enough. On the other hand, Montresor seems above suspicion as to what he plans to do. Yet another example of Poe's dramatic irony occurs as the two men are walking down to the catacombs and Fortunato notices the Montresor coat of arms. Fortunato says, "I forget your arms." And Montresor ... getting rid of his enemy when really he is not a winner at all. Throughout the story, Montresor uses verbal irony numerous times to foreshadow his intentions to the audience. One example is Montresor's concern for Fortunato's health. He tells F...

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... is going to the library, reading newspapers, and surfing the Internet. A good citizen would know how to exercise these resources to find the true information about an important issue. For example, the library will have transcripts of city council meetings. Those transcripts would help determine important issues in the community and others in the community that share similar views. Also, many ... is to the community. Attending debates held by the candidates can also provide information on the issues they support; the responses can help to determine who has similar views. For example, a c...

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... deal with, while also telling them they are not worthy of living among the wealthier population. Environmental factors are involved in the problems arising in the South Bronx. Pollution, for example, could be the biggest source of the high number of children in the community who have asthma. Asthma is a condition in which one has trouble breathing. Without clean air, breathing ... they have felt true abandonment by our nation. Many of the issues they have had to deal with are not ones which we think of as children's issues. AIDS, for example, is not something that many think of as an is...

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... moderate use rather than total abstinence." Butler was trying to convey the message that, people in society are less than perfect. Human perfection is something for which there is no example of. It is simply a goal that every human being strives for, but never fully achieves. Every human being has at least one vice, and as long as you exercise caution ... he contradicts himself and practices hypocrisy when it comes to the Bible. Throughout the movie, he does things which the Bible and the Church both state are morally wrong. An example of this can be seen when Tommy told Andy something ...

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... to fall back on. That is part of what drives my community: people being able to put their own needs aside for a little and helping out those in need. For example a thirteen year-old boy in my town has had cancer for the past five years. Every year at Halloween the community hosts a haunted house. All of the proceeds go to ... seeking are negative values, people who have these values are an important part of society. There are people in the community that I am from who have these negative values. For example there are some adults and teenagers who understand what power can give you and f...

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... to be and how to communicate/ act, but these structures depend on comm for their maintenance. Through comm. We can act on & change the very structures that create us. For example, a message sent out over a tv channel. The signal is received by many tv sets, & it delivers the same data to each; that is every1 who receives it is presented w/ the ... a new job or To a community, it may mean money for community programs The meanings that these people make of this message arise from the realities of their everyday lives. Last example is one I learned in my class. If there was a lady standing...

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... I found most interesting was the Institutions for Youth. Vera is a non-profit organization that sponsors criminal justice programs. It is trying to propose new ways to help today's youth. For example, instead of always focusing on what they do wrong, we should support the students into wanting to make better choices for themselves. The Adolescent Portable Therapy (APT) is a new treatment ... positive behavior. The reason for why children are put into foster care is not because of abuse given to them by the parents; it is because of status offenders. For example, breaking curfews, using ...

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... police enforcing power as early as the time as Babylon. Early police were usually either military or semi-military organizations in which citizens banded together for mutual protection. Take for example Rome, under the emperor Augustus, had one of the earliest forms of police. In seven BC Augustus divided Rome into fourteen wards, each divided into precincts, responsible for fire protection ... Toronto, Vancouver, even Halifax. Because we are a small city where people seem to "know you", or someone in your family, which usually plays a role in crime so to say. For example in a smaller t...

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... THAT TRANSCEND THE DAY TO DAY. I have come to realize that I quite frequently criticize those who do not act out of admirable values, yet I do not actively encourage change. For example, in instances of a lack of neighborhood pride, I personally do not litter on the street, but I never speak out when I see others that I do not know littering. More often than not ... possible repercussions. Over the next six months, I plan to improve on this flaw by becoming more involved in my community and my department at work. If a true leader leads by example, then I must do so by providing positive...

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... THAT TRANSCEND THE DAY TO DAY. I have come to realize that I quite frequently criticize those who do not act out of admirable values, yet I do not actively encourage change. For example, in instances of a lack of neighborhood pride, I personally do not litter on the street, but I never speak out when I see others that I do not know littering. More often than not ... possible repercussions. Over the next six months, I plan to improve on this flaw by becoming more involved in my community and my department at work. If a true leader leads by example, then I must do so by providing positive...

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... it. One show that makes strip clubs seem acceptable is Married With Children. In this show Al Bundy makes strip clubs out to be the greatest place on earth, an example to support this is, when he takes his son Bud on his eighteenth birthday. His wife Peggy also helps make strip clubs acceptable when she goes with a brunch of her ... clothes. Another instance where strip clubs are an endangerment to the environment is by having a strip club in the community may cause the town to look cheap and dirty. A good example of this is New York City until a few months ago parts of the city contain...

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... land required by law. One of the men challenged the zone ordinance on religious freedom grounds and the district postponed the hearing for procedural reasons. The Amish are a very good example that we can relate to due to the fact that they are like neighbors to us. We can see the cultural differences in reality on a day to day basis because ... all expect. It is very rare to see this happen in the Amish community. The Amish are very culturally diverse in various ways but this article also shows us an example of cultural diffusion. Years ago, a person belonging to the Amish community wo...

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... . Despite Atticus' "plans" to raise children who do not have this type of hate within them, they have these feelings due to some community actions, Atticus' plan "going astray." A prime example is Scout's answer to the question of the manner in which the prosecuting attorney addressed Mr. Robinson during his cross examination. Her answer was that he could do that because ... to church, a black church. When she arrives with the children they are all greeted with hospitality except for a few people. These people use the same argument as in the last example as to why they should not be ther...

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... no immediate family. Family is the root of most problems in children. Tyronne Jenkins, one of the boys who threw Eric Morse out of the high rise window, is a prime example of how family affects a person. Tyronne Jenkins was not always a bad child. Like Janelle he was pretty well off until a tragic difference in his life occurred. Tyronne's father Tommy was ... an opinion about faith. My lack of religion is mostly due to my family not exposing me to it. However, my family has played a large role in my life, for example my religious views. If it was not for my family I would not be who or...

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