They encouraged reproduction of the "best and the brightest" and discouraged reproduction of the "unfit" -- including criminals, alcoholics, psychotics, the retarded, paupers, and those in poor physical health and envisioned a society that perpetuated white middle and upper class power. ... Finally in 1935, a panel convened by the Carnegie Institution, concluded that the vast majority of work sponsored by the Eugenics Record Office was without scientific merit and recommended a halt to its eugenic social programs; though they persisted until severe pressure from the public and association with...

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Their culture is looked down upon and discouraged since they were weakened and compromised for centuries. ... There were many influential groups in the North that encouraged a more benevolent form of slavery, especially since the slaves in the North were engaged in less severe conditions than the South. ...

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It is believed that fear of execution discourages people from committing crimes. ... It would however seem that in those countries which almost always carry out death sentences there is generally far less severe crime. ...

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Allison states that in sports such as American Football, the increase in size of the players makes for a more interesting game and this does not discourage the audience, from spectating. In opposition to this, Nicholas Dixon (2008) wrote in his journal article that sports events would become "tests of rivals' access to good pharmaceutical technology and knowledge and their bodies' ability to use these chemicals efficiently" which would highly discourage spectators (J. ...

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The Sexual Revolution In 1998, President Bill Clinton's confession that he had had an inappropriate relationship of a sexual nature with White House intern Monica Lewinsky started a national discussion about how a politician's personal moral standards might affect his or her ability to lead. Cl...

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Capital Punishment Capital punishment is not a new concept. It is older then the Roman Empire, and has changed much since it's first use. Death through drowning, crucifixion, or hanging, or throwing form a high rock, or being thrown into a fiery furnace, or firing squad, or electric chair or the gas chamber "through the years these methods as well as others not mentioned have been what the world governments have used to instill fear in the populace, in order to maintain control. However in today's society, especially in the United States of America capital punishment has c...

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They were severely mentally ill, for instance, or end-of-the-line substance abusers-people incapable of caring for themselves, unable to keep themselves housed, and newly visible because of drastic changes in policies that had previously kept them institutionalized in hospitals or jails. ...

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