Essays about Violence Page 6

Can the nation-state and culture combine forces to reduce interpersonal violence in the West?Violence is a difficult term to define, but for the purposes of this assignment violence can be defined as a crime or the threat to commit a crime by one person upon another person, and that usually that has negative physical or…

            A popular concern of parents over their children’s safety has been the rising number of gang membership in most cities in the country as well as the large number of violence-related behaviors of these gangs. Previous studies on gang violence had focused on the crimes committed by gangs, what caused gang violence and the…

The author of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, uses depictions of mental, physical and natural violence throughout thetext to interest the reader and create springboards towards more emotionaland dramatic parts of the novel. By doing this, Bronte not only usesviolence to capture the reader’s attention, but also leads the reader onan interesting journey throughout the book….

Throughout the 1992 film, “Boyz in the Hood,” John Singleton takes a closer look at urban black America in South Central Los Angeles. Doughboy, Ricky and Trey, along with their parents are chronicled from childhood to adulthood. Each person, though living in the same neighborhood chooses different paths in life. These characters were raised in…

“There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealing jewelry.” This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl after watching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claims that she is afraid “when there is a murder near because you never know if he could be…

Escaping Salem begins to examine the people behind some of the stories in the relatively quiet community of Stamford. The book looks at one particular case of a girl named Kate Branch of her fits or rage, her delusions and her overall strange behavior. It discusses the people that many believed were witches and why…

Ken Hideous, a tough, insightful man. McKinney describes the many hardships regarding the three suns’ in Ken’s life: his parents, his brother and his girl. Through the use of the three suns, McKinney reveals that the extent of their impact on your success or failure is based on the degree of what makes them important…

When contemplating incidents like those in Jonesboro, Arkansas and Columbine, as well as the tragic event in Mt. Morris Township, Michigan where a six-year-old girl tragically died in her classroom, the issue of whether schools should implement metal detectors arises. While there may be differing viewpoints on this matter, I firmly believe that it is…

What do sources tell us about the Amritsar Massacre and how does this compare to how the film portrays it? Amritsar Massacre or “Jallianwala Bagh massacre’’, as it took place in on the 13th of April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh garden in Amritsar, a city located in the north of India. General Reginald Edward Dyer…

In Dr. Kings essay Letter from Birmingham Jail he addresses the claims made about his arrest by the eight clergymen. His responses are very long and detailed, giving a very compelling and moving point of view. His letter is directed to his audience, which consists of white middle class citizens who Dr. King refers to…