... appear in court in front of a Judge who listens to their arguments by which they want to end their marriage, and then decides weather or not to grant them a divorce. In the past, the judge order the man to pay considerable alimony, give up some of their property, and take on most of the responsibility of supporting their children. There were two main reasons for this, first, majority of divorced women did not have a job and needed money to help support the children. Secondly, because the man was the "guilty" spouse and the guilty spouse could not receive alimony. Today Judges realize that woman have qualifica ...

... he sees need to be done. Phil’s lists are impossible to complete along with the regular work requirements. A boss can be considered to be mean or uncaring when all the boss may want to do is have everyone do there best. Phil just wants the store to look nice, but he sometimes doesn’t understand how hard the tasks are for one person. He sometimes doesn’t realize if he was more helpful the store might look better than it does. Many times the most liked boss is the most helpful boss. When a boss gives demands or requests that need to be met then he helps the employees, it usually makes them more productive ...

... Affairs Director, 202/797 6105 Palatino Conventional wisdom asserts that the United States is witnessing a significant expansion of its urban underclass, that chronically poor percentage of the population inhabiting Americas central cities. Among the trends cited: An inevitable rise in the percentage of teen agers who are unmarried mothers, exploding welfare rolls, and legions of high school dropouts consigned forever to joblessness. Yet none of these perceptions is true, according to a new Brookings book, The Urban Underclass. Edited by Christopher Jencks of Northwestern University and Paul E. Peterson of Harv ...

... Couples need the diversity of group time to enjoy their friends and appreciate each other. The final component of healthy togetherness is alone time, meaning time apart from your significant other. I feel that this solo time is important so that each person can still be independent and learn to better value the time they have together. Togetherness, with all of its perks, can also be unhealthy. My pet peeve of unhealthy togetherness is when couples spend every moment of their time together. Spending too much time together can cause resentment from each other as well as from friends and family who don ...

... 1960's a radical group called the Hippies shocked America with their alternative lifestyle and radical beliefs. Hippies came from many different places and had many different All Hippies were young, from the ages of 15 to 25 (Worldbook). They left their families and did it for many different reasons. Some rejected their parents' ideas, some just wanted to get away, and others simply were outcasts, who could only fit in with the Hippie population. "Under 25 became a magical age, a ...

... choose who is right. Over the years, the scientists, the ones who for the most part support the animal testing, have argued that it is the only way for us to safely resaerch the drugs and chemicals that us humans put into our body. They argue that because animals have functions similar to humans, that it only makes sense to use the animals for testing. By looking at both sides very carefully, both for and agaisnt animal testing can one make their own opinion on what they feel is right and wrong. Many will say that the use of animals for testing is both inhumane and should not be allowed as an effective way to t ...

... or observed in others. Everyday I'm faced with decisions of right and wrong, most of which are easily and correctly dealt with. Sometimes however, decisions need to be made that are not easy or clear-cut. They require thought and often prayer. I like to draw on past experience to make comparisons that help give insight to new problems. Many times, however past experiences cannot be related to present problems and can confuse and obscure possibilities. Even the opinions or actions of friends faced with similar dilemmas may not be helpful. Often you feel pressured by piers that say, "it's no big deal", or ...

... (p178). This choice is not a way to be different, it is just an adaptation to blend in with their environment. Latin-America consists of tropical regions bring a variety of exotic colors. The Latin woman usually emphasizes these exotic colors in the way they dress. The stereotype “hot tamale� (p178) was given to the Latin woman because the way they wear bright colors and show their body off. Unlike Americans the Latin women lives in a country that need not worry of preditorial men. In , women that wear flamboyant clothing and show too much skin are looked down upon; they are considered “easy�. Do to the bri ...

... prostitution will become economically lucrative for the governments involved. The colossal amount of money spent each year on prostitute prevention could be spent on more urgent issues, which is exactly what the San Francisco Task Force on Prostitution found. The total costs accounted for in this report amounts to $7,634,750.00. Given the many areas in which we found that information is not available, or there are hidden costs, the over all expense to the taxpayer exceeds $7.6 million annually.1 The San Francisco Task Force is a group of researchers, police officers, members of the San Francisco community, governm ...

... another way Gatsby is materialistic is by the expensive fantasy clothes he wears. Gatsby intently brags about how their imported from France and the price of them just to impress people. He also is never wearing a cheap watch or suit. When he ever goes down to New York city to his lunch inns with Wolfshien or his other materialistic friends. Gatsby also brags and over exaggerates when a person asks him where he got his education from and his money. From this he gives a person a length full excuse just to impress who ever it is. Here is an example of Gatsby over talking a subject. “I am the son of some wealthy peop ...