.... with other physical traits such as race or dress. Social groups come in many types. People with body piercing might be accepted into a group or rejected from one because of it. Some might assume because of the piercing the individual would automatically fit in with the group. This assumption might be related to the fact that the musicians the group listens to also have body piercing. The exact opposite also holds true for those who would be rejected from a group because of the piercing. Last, and most importantly body piercing may affect your job. There have been controversies over facial piercing in fast food restaurants. Also, if you are taking an interview and yo ....

.... Four women joined the male cadets last year, an event that was forced upon the all male 154 year old military based college by a Supreme Court ruling. This ruling declared the all male admission policy, at the state supported Citadel, was unconstitutional. The battle against coeducation began in 1993, when the school mistakenly accepted Shannon Faulkner; thinking she was male. The war was waged so fiercely, and with such ill will, that when Faulkner withdrew after less than a week, the victorious screams of the other cadets was shown on national television. Why is it that these male cadets and their leaders are so against the integration of females in the school. ....

.... Being black myself, it's only logical that I would be concerned about this issuoe and for my race. In roaming the internet and reading about affirmative action, there is one case that I feel displays why affiramtive action is so needed in the work place. There was a case in 1975 concerning 28 of the local Sheet Metal Workers' International Assoc. The association had been discriminating against black workers. They adopted discriminating admission criteria, restricted the size of memebership and organized shops with very few minority workers. In reaction to this, the Supreme Court backed an order ruling that the associaton required a 29% minority membership goal. Wit ....

.... find the Islands that Blackthorne insists exist, The Japans. Because of the crew being closeminded and unacknowledged about countries other then their own, ethnocentric, and greedy has caused them not to appreciate the Japanese culture but to hate it, which in return caused the Japanese to dislike them as well. Putting myself in the crew's situation would mean that I would accept all the knowledge and views that the crew took with them on their voyage [ which were few]. A big part of appreciating anything is knowing what it is you are trying to appreciate. John Blackthorne went into this expedition searching to find land that he new was there. A place he studied and lear ....

.... as defined in Websters Dictionary is “to make more elaborate; to enlarge” 2. Gang: as defined in Websters is “A group of persons who are organized and work together or socialize regularly; a group of adolescent hoodlums or criminals; gang up on; to attack as a group.” 3. Violence: as defined in Websters is “Physical force or activity used to cause harm, damage or abuse” 4. Youth: as defined in Websters is “The appearance or state of appearing young; the time of life when one is not considered a adult; a young person” III. Our current juvenile justice system is no longer adequate for today's hardened young gang members. D ....

.... This is only one example as to why many of the children and young adults in lower class societies such as this one turn to dealing drugs, stealing, and prostitution, just to survive. There are a few that are lucky enough to maintain a blue collar job, but even in this case, the income is usually relitively low and the struggle continues. The fact that LeAlan Jones is young , a minority, and was born into the ghetto makes the struggle for success ever more difficult. Jones is deteermined to beat the odds, and get an education that will break the poverty that his family has been striken with. There is one major factor that is on Jones side, he was born in the United Stat ....

.... military was fully integrated in the mid-1970s (Moskos 107). Yet, twenty-some years later, women are still trying to gain full equality. In those past twenty years, there have been many courageous women who have been fighting their way into record-breaking positions so their male peers would accept them. Two of these women are Shannon Faulkner and Shannon Workman. Faulkner was the first woman to become a cadet at the Citadel as she walked through the gates on August 12, 1995. Faulkner entered the 152-year-old military school located in South Carolina as a "knob," or a first year cadet. Upon her arrival, the military made exceptions to certain rules for her, one being that ....

.... in the absence of an adult. In such a situation there are different theories about what to do. Some say that a parent should allow them to work it out by themselves (unless the baby is too young). The instinctive reaction is to scold the older brother and "baby" the younger brother. This helps neither brother. The younger brother feels more dependent, which damages his self-image, while it makes the older brother resent the attention his younger brother receives even more. In this situation my personal belief is that a person should calmly explain to the older brother that what he did was wrong, but forgivable. You should also explain why it was wrong in a way the chil ....