This movie is about a young black man who loses his job and is influenced by his best friend to smoke marijuana. ... Because there was no indication of what age the kids in the movie were, it's hard to comment on how the parents should have advised their kids. ... She also got high and disregarded her parental responsibility to her kids. ... I wouldn't suggest it for kids who might be influenced in a negative way by the things that happened or those who are not mature enough to know the difference between right and wrong. ... This could be harmful to young kids wh...

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The more influence the people have in higher positions who disapproves of a given behavior the greater chance of being punished for engaging in it and the more deviant it is. ... Kids in gangs are not bad. ... A person's behavior is influenced by interactions with other people such as parents, teacher's peers as well as through portrayals of people in the media. ... Nine out of ten television shows depict violence as a way to settle disputes, so kids are learning that behavior. ... Others believe it's the Lure of Fast money that starts kids on the track to crime. ...

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Research shows that some television violence has caused aggressive behavior; and without parental guidance kids could possibly be influenced. ... Parents should sit with their kids and explain that television is just make-believe. ... Their school system is in session year-round; therefore the kids are kept occupied with schoolwork. ... It is the job of the parents to make sure that their kids know what is right and wrong. They should encourage extracurricular activities for their kids, and get more involved in their children's lives. ...

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During youth, environment, parents and friends all play a large part in a kid's life. ... The idea that "everyone's doing it" may influence some kids to leave their better judgment, or their common sense, behind. ... Just because a kid is bad or acts out doesn't make them a juvenile delinquent. ... " While growing up most children are exposed to too many emotional influences without being taught how to react to them. ... Some kids come from homes where the parents are negligent or not involved with them. ...

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There is too much room for reasons why kids join gangs such as education, economy, and racism aren't improved can lead to create gangs. ... [Kids like me] feel the same way.... Many of those kids who have immigrant parents are not educated so when they come home they aren't able to provide enough guidance to help them. ... This is where gang shows how easy it is to manipulate or influence kids which lead them to join gangs. ... This is how the gangs come in and easily influence the youths to join them. ...

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The influence of television and movies over children today is one way morals are becoming more negatively deformed. ... The gore that is also shown often on today's television shows influences young minds as well. ... One last factor that forces kids to join a gang is peer pressure/acceptance. ... The media, living environment, and peer pressure/acceptance all greatly influence us as individuals starting at very young ages. ... Community groups or institutions that provide positive moral boosting activities for young kids in the area would be helpful in order to keep them busy and out of ...

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In many way, peer pressure represents social influences effect the people in all ages, because we are greatly influenced by the people around us. ... American is known as the bad ass drinker, and this will influences teenagers. ... Nevertheless, alcoholism is a social issue that could lead kids to fail school, acting without any logic reason, or even committing a crime. ... Now and day, kids join gang to get attention, so-call protection, peer pressure; or they make some moneys. ...

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At what age do kids know the difference between right or wrong? ... Many things influence children from their peers, gangs and even bully's, areas that parents have little or no control of. ... Parents know there are different influences their children like peers and the media. ... Enroll your kids in private school if needed and keep them busy with sports and other recreational activities. ... So in conclusion I think there are many ways to keep your kids out of trouble. ...

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Police concentrate on arresting kids just for being out after 10:00 PM. ... Policemen lose concentration on protecting the community from bad crimes by arresting kids for being out past a certain hour. ... Dane Bouws, a San Diegan journalist, stated: "Teens get too wild at night when under the influence. ... The following is a quote from Corey Kaiser, a student of San 2 Diego, California: "If police would concentrate more on preventing teens from having access to alcohol and illegal drugs than busting kids for being out past curfew, recklessness from teens w...

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We punish little kids when they do something wrong and we reward them when they do something good. ... An experiment illustrated that after kids watched violent TV, the children were observed to be playing rougher and more aggressively than the kids who watched the more passive TV shows. This experiment proved that we shape the minds of children and influence them into becoming a bad person thus committing crime. ...

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Through the early years of a person life, he or she is taught or influenced by the people closes to them: parents, friends, and their community. ... As a teenager, I know first hand of the pressures that a kid can receive from his friends. ... In a survey conducted by Panasonic, 49 percent of the high school students blamed poor parenting for teen violence, however 60 percent of the students also said that kids imitate violent behavior they see on TV and video games. ... Author Gloria DeGaetano, co-author of "Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill", says that "the trouble begins when we start young ch...

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Andrea Yates: Guilty but Insane The case of Andrea Yates has troubled us all when we learned that a mother drowned 5 kids in her home in Texas nearly two years ago. ... According to the number of doctors who tested Andrea Yates, described her condition as a very rare case in which many factors contributed its influence. ... Andrea's call 911 led jury to believe that she knew what she has done-was wrong when she drowned her kids. Because Andrea had delusions, she heard voices from outside telling her to save her kids from demons. ... By the age of nine, kids already know the difference be...

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Ponyboy was just an innocent teen when the story begins and he had been wrongly influence by the Greaser's. ... Darrel didn't approved Ponyboy to be in the Greaser's because it was a bad influence for Ponyboy. ... S.E Hinton wrote these book based on her experiences in High School; to show teenagers the difficulties some kids have in life. The consequences of the bad influence. How bad influence can affect your life. ...

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Justin a much older and smarter kid had much influence over Cody. ... My first recommendation would be to have him enrolled in a state-funded institution for kids who can finish out schooling as well as focus on the ways of society, a crash course on the right and wrongs. ...

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Wrong information always shown by the media Negative images is the main criteria infecting the young minds faster than bacteria Kids act like what they see in the cinema These are lyrics taken from the recent Black Eyed Peas song, "Where is the love. ... Although the media may have some negative influences, it also provides a number of positive aspects, which often people do not acknowledge. ... So media may play a small part in influencing people to commit violent crimes, but how many parents are likely to stand up and be counted for the part they have played in bringing their chil...

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The father accused the mother of turning the kids against him, but the quantity of evidence supporting his argument seemed minimal. ... Opportunities are open across the country; it might even open the door to a position in a more liberal area where my values and duties can be performed based upon the law rather than having the pressure of outside influences. ...

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In fact, it has been proven that rehabilitation and community-based programs have had a positive influence on the future course of juveniles in trouble, especially first-time offenders. If every first-time offender, no matter what the crime, was forced by law to fulfill a certain number of hours of community service, surely it would influence the delinquent to think twice before going against the law further on in life ("White Paper Report", Koch Crime Institute, p. 1 of 3). ... Biblography "It's our kids who are at stake", 1995 Annual Report: Drugs and Alcohol. ...

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Parents have the power to influence their children to join a gang or not to. ... Gang members will often present themselves as the, "good kid from the good family," but in reality it is the other way around. ...

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Since humans have intelligence and influence, the present generation can act wisely to build the better future for their descendants, and to ensure that they will not face serious issues, such as crimes, wars, violence, poverty, drugs abuse, polluted environment, lack of natural resources, new diseases, obesity, job crisis, and education disparity. ... An example of the tools of terminating poverty and starvation is by being generous and donating food, money, clothing, old furniture, toys, and magazines to charities and poor people; also volunteering with kids, families, elderly, and homeless...

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Bullies, who are often under the age of eighteen, come from various situation that may influence their behavior. ... James Lehman MSW and child behavioral therapist as author of The Secret Life of Bullies: Why They Do It and How to Stop Them, states that "bullying is the proverbial easy way out," and sadly, that some kids take it reflects corrupted childhood innocence. ...

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