... been the victims of many stereotypes. Hearing people call them dumb is common. A misconception by many people is that pro athletes aren't educated. This is such a farce since the vast majority of them have attended prestigious colleges and universities, and received degrees in different fields of study. A popular misconception is that the educations they did earn were in areas like Liberal Arts, or other general fields of study which didn't challenge their mental capabilities. Another stereotype is that pro athletes received preferential treatment while in college. Many believe that if an athlete needs a certain grade to remain eligible to play sports, then the fa ...

... awareness. I for one take pride in our nation's history in regard to minorities. Minority groups founded this nation. The religious groups who felt the pressure of persecution in their homelands came here to begin new lives, and eventually a new nation. The ethnic groups that came in a great flood of immigrants came to escape the economic oppression of their homelands. Those groups, too, found a way to become part of the American experience. They didn't need, nor did they demand, any laws requiring acceptance into society. Kindness, tolerance and respect are things that can only be earned, not handed down by legislative decree. Those things mandated by law never r ...

... only 55 people per square mile, while Europe (excluding the USSR) has 261 and Japan 857. *32 A more sophisticated measure would take into consideration the amount of Africa not covered by desert or "impenetrable" forest. *33 This more habitable portion is just a little over half the continent's area, giving an effective population density of 117 per square mile. That's still only about a fifth of that in the United Kingdom. Even by 2020, Africa's effective density is projected to grow to only about that of France today (266), and few people would consider France excessively crowded or overpopulated. When people think of crowded countries, they usually contemplat ...

... causes intestinal problems. The El Dorado engineer said she was drinking only EID water -- and lots of it, at her doctor's suggestion. There's no confirmed connection between EID's water and illness in El Dorado County, county officials say. The problem at EID, state health officials say, is that after the district filters water drawn from the American River, it stores the water in small reservoirs open to the elements. Most other water districts use closed steel or concrete tanks. Only a few other California water districts currently store treated water in open reservoirs, including those in McCloud, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria and Los Angeles. None o ...

... conditioner that shows a woman and a man in the bathroom of an airplane washing their hair, but at first you do not know they are doing that. Instead all you hear are moans and groans coming from the back of the plane, insinuating something other than what is really going on, but there have not been any complaints about this ad, especially when at the end a voice says, “It’s organic!” meaning orgasmic. However, there has always been the controversy about Calvin Klein ads in magazines and on television. In the past, there was a big controversy that centered around the ages of the unprofessional models and the suggestions that the ads appeared to be portraying. So ...

... and our economic system. On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becoming part of a gang by making it all sound glamorous. Money is also an crucial factor. A kid (a 6-10 year old, who is not yet a member) is shown that s/he could make $200 to $400 for small part time gang jobs. Although these are important factors they are not strong enough to make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child spends more time at a TV than she/he ...

... our heads that the hourglass body, blonde hair and even the perfect smile are what it takes to be successful and likable in this world. Cosmetic purchases have vastly risen to an all-time high due to this false idea. Cosmetic surgery, which alters your looks to mimic someone else’s, is also in high demand. Why would you want to look like someone you do not even know? When advertising a diet drink, the commercial shows you a slim, fit person that is the perfect height and weight. Society is led to believe that we will transform into a supermodel if we obtain this same beverage. Sadly, this will not occur because the beauty of the model is due to many differen ...

... and forced to do what their instructors tell them which causes the animals to live a unnatural and uncomfortable lifestyle. According to Alison Greene, who has fought for circus animals for twenty-five years, “ there are no kind animal trainers.” (Greene). Thus, circuses should not have the right to use animals for entertainment. There is a high amount of abuse that lies behind the performance of circus animals. Not only is there physical abuse, but also mental. Maclean’s Magazine finds that Veterinarian Ken Langlier becomes disgusted with the treatment of animals in the circus. “What he sees in circuses often sickens him: malnourished tigers, monkeys with thei ...

... real violence, repeats over and over in an accelerating pattern. The sounds and scenes of violence echo, firing in every direction without concern for targets or casualties. Canadians are developing a vision of themselves as hopeless victims of criminal forces they cannot control and cannot understand. While TV grows rich on violence, the nation is threatened by loss of self-esteem, fear of crime, and fear of our neighbours. A permanent impression is made on the innocent minds of young children too young to read or speak. TV is destroying society's respect for human life. Daniel Boorstin, librarian of US Congress, said that TV has the power "to conjure up a s ...

... opposite; she is hurting the progress of women in the workplace by using the courts as her protector, and commanding hostile attitudes from both her male and female coworkers. The first way that a woman who files a lawsuit is diminishing the progress of women in the workplace is by using the court system as an out, rather than handling a bad situation for herself. In 1991 The New York Times magazine and CBS news conducted a poll in which forty percent of 55 million of the nation’s working women had dealt with some form of (Wekesser 13). That would be a lot of lawsuits if each of those women had decided to sue. Whether a man is using foul language or discu ...