Tipper Gore

The influence of society plays a major role in the rise of violence has been debated. The more violence that is shown on television the more the youth is exposed to it. Today people dislike watching the news because it is always something negative showing. It’s always a murder or a drug bust. The rise of drugs in the community is scoring through the roof. School programs such as D.A.R.E. have been declared not to be as effective as they had hoped initially. School shootings have plagued across…

embarked on her goal at her very own campus at the University of Pennsylvania. Malmon has become a well known innovator of the mental health community. Some of the few recognition awards Malmon has received includes the Destigmatization Award, Tipper Gore Remember the children Award, and inaugural Young Leadership…

Rap music has enjoyed popularity in American culture. It is a musical art form that tells a story in a fast, shortened word fashion while providing a heavy background beat. The content of rap music covers a wide range. Rap has changed America not only with the message it sends, but with clothing, language, and all the culture it comes with. We can see the power of influence Rap music has had on the recent generation through the 1990s West Coast vs East Coast hip hop scenes in the United States…

Introduction The 1950’s saw the birth of rock and roll. Ever since then, rock has not only survived, but thrived. Artists like Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry paved the way for The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, and many others in the 1960s and 1970s. In turn, they made way for the new metal, punk, and grunge artists of the 1980s and 1990s. 1950s jazz, blues, and R&B have served as the basis for eighties and nineties R&B, hip hop, and rap. Pop has continued to develop with the changing minds…

1. I love the provocative question asked about the difference between force v. persuasion. And what a nicely formed question. One of the many things I find in my everyday life teaching the kids the difference between argumentation and debate. And just as there is a difference between those two, I believe that there is a stark difference between force and persuasion. Socrates certainly was pleading, but in that mind set, is that more of a persuasion? One might even debate that manipulation…