Will Pearson 1 Social Problems Zero Tolerance Shouldn’t Be Tolerated In September of 1997 a nine year old boy handed out Certs Mints in class. He was subsequently suspended from school for possession and distribution of “look-alike” drugs and was interviewed by a police officer (Skiba‚ Peterson 1999). This is just one of many injustices the current zero tolerance policy has handed out since it began to be used in 1989. The origins of this policy speak loudly as to what
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Perspective and Moral Ambiguity In Oldboy Conventional morality within old boy is challenged from the very beginning of the film. Epitomized by Oh-Daesu’s arrest and depiction of civil disobedience‚ foreshadowing the overall attitude that characters within the film feel towards both justice and “established” conventions of morality. However‚ the film often depicts actions of violence‚ injustices‚ and obscenities‚ which many‚ at first glance‚ view as immoral‚ but one cannot help but to feel that
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This page intentionally left blank SHAKESPEARE AND TOLERANCE Shakespeare’s remarkable ability to detect and express important new currents and moods in his culture often led him to dramatise human interactions in terms of the presence or absence of tolerance. Differences of religion‚ gender‚ nationality‚ and what is now called ‘race’ are important in most of Shakespeare’s plays‚ and varied ways of bridging these differences by means of sympathy and understanding are often depicted. The full
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Ambiguity in Dickinson’s “Much Madness” Emily Dickinson’s “Much Madness” tells about her life‚ while also reflecting the life of the reader. She uses words in the poem that are ambiguous and that are open for suggestion such as madness‚ discerning‚ and starkest. The proem is also full of cleverness and humor. The first line of Dickinson’s poem‚ “Much Madness is divinest Sense‚” makes the reader wonder about the words madness and divinest. Is the word madness referring to someone who is insane
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including the once highly-praised Venetian officer‚ Othello. Iago spares none in his nefarious game of chess. In Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the conniving character Iago implements ambiguity‚ superficial adornment and loyalty‚ and fictitious imagery to corrupt Othello’s mind and turn his heart stone.
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It is undeniable that Andre Gide ’s The Immoralist‚ first published in 1902 in an edition of 300 copies‚ is at the very least‚ a novel predominantly dealing with Michel‚ the protagonist‚ and his search for his true authentic self amidst social and moral conventions and the subsequent consequences of deviating from these principles. It is also undeniable that it is a novel unfolding Michel ’s journey from a married heterosexual to a widowed homosexual. Throughout the novel Gide uses ambiguous homoerotic
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In the novel‚ Frankenstein by Mary Shelly‚ Victor creates the creature in order to be noticed and remembered for creating life. However‚ even though making the creature was fascinating and exciting for Victor once the creature was animated Victor wanted nothing to do with his creation. Throughout the novel the creature can be seen trying to fit in and be accepted by Victor and the other people in the society. However‚ he is turned away and treated harshly because he does not look like a normal human
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worse than getting a phone call saying your child is being expelled for bringing a weapon to school. Kids have been kicked out of school for possession of Midol‚ Tylenol‚ Alka Seltzer‚ cough drops and Scope mouthwash - contraband that violates zero-tolerance‚ anti-drug policies. Students have been expelled for Halloween costumes that included paper swords and fake spiked knuckles‚ as well as for possessing rubber bands‚ slingshots and toy guns - all violations of anti-weapons policies. It does not matter
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Rodriguez is a first-class‚ urban municipality in the province of Rizal‚ Philippines. It is the northernmost town in the province and comes after San Mateo‚ Rizal‚ and Quezon City coming from Metro Manila. The town is located on the slopes of the Sierra Madre mountain range and features many resorts; it is also the largest town in Rizal province with an area of 312.70 km². It borders San Mateo‚ Rizal and Antipolo City‚ Rizal on the south‚ Norzagaray‚ Bulacan and San Jose Del Monte‚ Bulacan on the
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6/18/09 Sun Tzu‚ The Art of War This paper examines Strategic Ambiguity and the need to have an ethical direction for a favorable outcome for any business model. I will bring to light how unethical behavior can decrease a favorable outcome‚ and could in fact taint a company forever‚ such as it did with the case of "Strategic ambiguity and the ethic of significant choice in the tobacco industry’s crisis communication"2. As a reader you will walk through different scenarios and draw from the
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