Boys & Girls Clubs of America

The one thing that really shows the deprivileged in being white in today’s world is that there are a wide variety of clubs and organizations catering specifically to African Americans and no organizations specifically for white skin that aren’t controversial. On top of that, there are no scholarships for being white or Caucasian. For example, when I was applying for scholarships…

prevent them from picking back up their traditional values. Once at these schools, their hair was cut and they were put in typical American clothing to make them look more civilized. Mission schools also came about in this same time to teach young boys and girls about the Christian religion and to denounce their own traditional ideas. (Marr) This mass Americanization caused many young Indians to lose their ability to speak their native tongue, forget their spirituality and be able to pass down…

people are so confused as to the decision of only banning American Pit Bull terriers or Pit Bull terriers. Mr. Muller did some digging and found out the factual numbers do not match the proposal of the imposed ban. From the article “Pit Bull Dogs’ Club Hits Back at Government” Mr. Muller actually quoted that, “In Victoria, one per cent of all dog attacks have been attributed to the Pit Bull terrier.” Mr. Muller even went as far as comparing the decision to a brand named car when he comments,…

As of 2008, roughly 2.3 million American citizens were incarcerated, making up twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoner population . Non-profit organizations such as the Red Cross, local food shelters, Teach for America, and the Boys and Girls Club are always in search of assistance, but yet there are millions of Americans locked away in cells not able to produce any good for society. Within society currently, one of the most efficient and productive ways to produce positive change for the…

Are the Social Structure Theories the Explanation for Juvenile Delinquency? Introduction Social Structure Theories are used in sociology to explain delinquency through socioeconomic conditions and cultural values (Siegal, 132). Within the Social Structure Theory, lies three different “sub-theories”: Social Disorganization Theory, Strain Theory and Cultural Deviance Theory that are separate yet weave their way around each other. This paper will discuss their history, studies done along with…

Lexie Brauer Core 101: Dr. Wolbrink Assignment no. 1 September 8, 2017 America: Land of the Men and Home of the Oppressed The phrase “nasty woman” turned into a mass captivation during the 2016 presidential election. For a term that is not in the dictionary, it is used among a variety of peoples’ daily vocabulary. Despite the widespread use, there is no one way it can be defined. The connotation has become exceedingly controversial among both republican and democratic parties. While the phrase…

grandfather Isaako Tauiliili Pau, and he continued on the mission his mother had first started, and lived the gospel of the Mormon church to the fullest. He soon found himself a wife, Upulasi Schwenke, settled down and had ten beautiful children. Nine boys and one girl. The second to the youngest child is my father, Kapeneta Tauiliili Pau. If it wasn’t for my great grandmother’s courageous heart, he wouldn’t have had the gospel in his life. If he did not have the gospel, then he wouldn’t have…

In America, prom has been a part of our school and culture for more than 100 years and a piece of high school culture since the 1940’s. To put it plainly, blogger Joanne Sallay states, “For many, prom is considered a rite of passage” (“Why Prom is Worth All the Fuss”). Prom is a huge milestone for high school students. In addition, in an article by Jesusemen Oni, they support this idea when they say, “It's a spring ritual. The boys don tuxedos or suits, and the girls wear elegant…

strives to provide an opportunity to all vendors ranging from Minority, Women and Veteran Business Enterprise to Persons with Disabilities the ability to provide Comcast the materials and services needed to bring quality television into the homes of America. The second part of this vision, inclusion helps to foster Ralph Roberts’s goal of creating an organization that has a close knit family feel. By using employee resource groups to identify the best practices, serve as an additional resource…

Despite what people say on the internet, harvesting rabbit wool should not be harmful to the animal. The wool is cut off much like people get their hair cut. The animal might look a little weird after harvesting the wool but there should be no damage to the rabbit or its quality of life if the animal is shorn correctly. Other than being used for production, meat and wool rabbits can be used for showing as well. To compete with meat rabbits at a show, they would be entered in a meat pen. This…