The “code of the street” is loosely defined as a set of informal rules and values‚ mainly initiated and governed by poor‚ inner-city‚ disadvantaged minority communities. Miller (1958)‚ argues that the lower class have a separate‚ identifiable culture and “focal concerns”‚ whereas the middleclass has values‚ such as achievement through legitimate means. Among these “focal concerns” are “street sense” rather than IQ‚ resentment of authority‚ informal rules‚ and toughness which is seen as power (Miller
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Street Hockey Street hockey is a game that requires strength‚ energy‚ stickhandling skill‚ accuracy‚ and sportsmanship. The goal of the game is to shoot the hockey puck into the opponents’ net. The game is started by a face-off. There are two types of face-offs: the standard face-off and the stick-to-stick face-off. The standard face-off is when the opponents face each other in the center‚ and the referee drops the puck in the middle to begin the game. The stick-to-stick face-off is when two opponents
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their interest. Many students’ street smarts greatly surpass their book smarts. I believe that instructors can strengthen students’ book smarts by encouraging them to write‚ read‚ think‚ and learn about personal areas of interest. They can accomplish this by taking students on field trips so they actively experience what their learning in the class room‚ and use these “street smarts” to build a stronger foundation of what their trying to teach. So what exactly are street and book smarts? There are
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…. STREET CRIME or WHITE COLLAR CRIME? By general definition‚ a crime is a wronging‚ proclaimed by law against society. All acts of disobeying the law are crimes. Be it an assault or embezzlement one has committed a wrong. Yet we have learned values and morals from our surroundings which gave us concepts of the degree of harm pertaining to a particular crime. Our normal concept of crime is usually that of a physical one. We as a society‚ generally conjure images of a personal assault on oneself
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Umair Zia Houghton English June 30th‚ 2013 Book Smart vs. Street Smart In the article‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Gerald Graff discusses the topic of book smart versus street smart. Being street smart means having interest in other activities more than in school work‚ while being book smart is the complete opposite of that. Graff believes that having the personality of a street smart person can benefit society if one knows how to channel their potential correctly. He persuades his views
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Actions & Appearances By Webster Brown p.2 12/12/2011 In society today‚ people are judged by how we act‚ and show our appearances to others. Esperanza’s appearances and actions are the reason she decided to leave Mango Street. Throughout Esperanza’s life on Mango Street she has been criticized about her appearance by being called fat feet‚ ugly‚ and chicken lips by her neighbors in the vignette “And Some More.”(page 35- 38) She also has low self-esteem about herself because she thinks she has
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Assignment 1: Occupy Wall Street Movement BUS 309: Business Ethics Strayer University Nov 4‚ 2012 Occupy Wall Street Movement The moral and economic implications involved with the “Occupy Wall Street Movement” was to address the issue of how the people here in the United States and around the world are being subject to unfair and unjust treatment by those who control the top 1% of the wealth in this country and abroad. The “Occupy Wall Street” wanted to oppose decision
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River Street‚ where I once lived‚ and I remember the last time I looked back to see what the flood of Augusta‚ Kentucky did to my beloved neighborhood. The Flood of Augusta‚ Kentucky came roaring down in my neighborhood‚ River Street. The flood destroyed everything in its path and the next stop on its journey of destruction was my hometown‚ River Street. I still remember the sadness of leaving before the flood‚ but what I didn’t know was the heartache to come when I returned to River Street. Gazing
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Reality Versus Fantasy In Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire‚” the obsessive need to escape from reality defines the protagonist Blanche DuBois. Haunted by the fact that she incited the suicide of her young husband‚ Blanche is unable to cope with what has since become of her life. She relies on fables and illusions to reconstruct a more socially acceptable self. However‚ the antagonistic relationship between Blanche and Stanley Kowalski threatens her fantasy‚ as he continuously confronts
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A Streetcar Named Desire – Final Assessment 1. The title A Streetcar Named Desire holds both literal and figurative meaning. Blanche DuBois takes an actual streetcar named “Desire” to transport her to the home of her sister. Blanche is literally brought to the home of the Kowalski’s by “Desire‚” but she is also brought there by her very own desire. Blanche’s sexual intimacies held with many men has ruined her reputation and driven her out of her home town. Blanche is longing and wishing to start
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