Gender study is a multidisciplinary domain which deals with various aspects of gender. Lately, sports is one of the fields experts are trying to analyse according to gender. According to several analysts, people believe that sports is meant for a category of persons. In the present Occidental society, for instance, sports has mostly been considered as a fertile ground or a means for men to express their virility in our society. In this compositions, I will examine how sports facilitates...
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In 776 B.C. the Greeks had the first ever Olympic Games, the games included chariot racing, jumping and wrestling, among other sports. This was the first introduction of formal sports to the world. Almost three hundred years later and we are still playing these games and people have added many others along the way. And although some sports have come and gone, rules have been changed and generations have passed, one important part of sports has not changed, and that...
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This essay will focus on childhood temperament and behavioural development, in relation to key aspects of nature and nurture and the role of temperament in social adjustment and maladjustment. Temperament is a set of behavioral tendencies. A child’s individual style of temperament is derived from the various ways each infant behaves and responds, to both things and people. According to Gillibrand, R., Lam, V., & O’Donnell, V.L. 2016 In their studies, they identified significant features of temperament which involve, stability,...
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“Science extends and enriches our lives, expands our imagination and liberates us from the bonds of ignorance and superstition” (American Physical Society , 2019). Without science, the modern world that exists today would not be possible because every convenience enjoyed by mankind is the outcome of scientific research and development. This scientific development has enabled man to explore every facet of life including outer space. In doing so, there is a continuous growth of understanding and knowledge of how all...
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Six billion, three hundred and twenty-five million, two hundred thousand people around the world claim a religious faith. Religion itself is not a social construct. Christians exist, Muslims exist, Jews exist. However, the concept of religion in and of itself is a social construct as it was created by man to explain natural phenomenon (i.e. why is there rain?) which then evolved into modern religions today that are more self-reflective and aim to explain human nature. The purpose of this...
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Eugenics is a term commonly associated with the dreadful moment in history regarding World War 2. It is defined as “the practice or advocacy of controlled selective breeding of human populations to improve the population’s genetic composition” (Merriam Webster). Many people of the United States are unaware that we had similar, though not as extreme, actions towards the eugenics movement. In the past, we had promoted eugenics through the sterilization movement. Now, with up and coming technologies, we once again...
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Many women's lives changed in various ways during World War II. Women were mobilised in very different manners in the United States and Nazi Germany. The role of women was a contested aspect of the war as perceptions of women's roles at the time were influenced by ideas and propaganda. In the United States, with a lot less men in the workforce, women were compelled to take on jobs that were primarily done by men both in the workforce and...
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Over time, our supposedly egalitarian society has nourished misogynist attitudes and beliefs and pushed ideologies that glorify the speaker as a maverick but inflict hatred on women for being as unfortunate as they are, to be women in men’s world. The laws that govern Indian women are dictated by social perceptions formed by the self-acclaimed censorious champions of morality. This exclusively masculine and misogynist society that has tied women in the fetters of these laws, endorsing sexism, has been complicit...
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Ever since slavery was introduced as an institution, many have objected to it. This was a more nuanced issue in the United States, where the issues of legislative representation for slaves and outlawing slavery were heatedly debated. Because the United States was experiencing large scale population growth from 1776 to 1852 and gaining territory all the while, issues of slavery became more prominent. Sustaining an ever growing population required steadily larger amounts of slaves, so more of the people of...
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With the modern readers’ insistence on clarity, the demarcation between literature and Journalism has ceased to exist. The edit page of a newspaper, with certain exceptions, has moved away from the Journalistic jargons and bombasts. Literature, on the other hand, has tended to become more friendly to the ordinary readers with its rejection of egoistic efflux and unnecessary verbosity. Literary structures have become simpler to draw the attention of the readers to the subject matter while retaining the life and...
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The characteristics of badminton, badminton is a racket sport played by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), each person takes a position on the opposite halves of the badminton court, with a net separating the opponents. Players are to score points by hitting a shuttlecock with their racket so that it passes over the net and lands in the opponent’s half of the badminton court. The shuttle can only be hit once by each side before it...
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A study of children’s behaviour and related behavioural theories is a crucial component in not only training primary teachers but also allow them to execute their future duties in an effective way. A sound knowledge in behaviour management provides better tools necessary for teachers and educators manage classroom behaviour. Duchesne and McMaugh (2018) define behaviour as actions that are observable and measurable, they further say that children's experience in their family and culture influences their behaviour, which is known as...
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Rationale “Humans have stopped evolving and are no longer subject to natural selection.”(O’Rourke, 2020) Is an extremely broad claim with no evidence to support it, evolution is “the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from pre-existing forms through successive generations”(Gould, 2020) Whereas “natural selection is the process of which a selective agent acts on a population and results in certain organisms having greater chances of survival.”(O’Rourke, 2020) Producing stronger second-generation offspring. Through these understandings it...
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Innovation has always lingered within and around the growth of Islam. This innovation has created minor and major deviations from the straight path. One of those is the Quranists. According to Salih, “These new groups are currently neither well organized nor influential and probably will never be, but their rising number is significant because it reflects the deepening cracks in the Islamic structure.” (Salih, pg 1). Quranism is the dire belief that The Holy Quran is the only source of...
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Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is the tragic tale of a virtuous man, corrupted by power and greed. Ambition is the desire for personal achievement. Ambitious persons seek to be the best at what they choose to do for attainment, power, or superiority. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, the protagonist’s lust for In Act I, Macbeth shows his ambitious nature when he says, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step/ On which I must fall down, or...
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Calvinism and Arminianism are argued by many Christians, showing different beliefs and perspectives. Calvinism and Arminianism are very similar, yet very different and complex. They talk about ideas of predestination and many other topics. In the 16th century, John Calvin began to associate with Calvinistic ideas. Calvinism was the “predominant” view in the church until John Calvin started teaching. The doctrine of salvation by Calvinism was officially proclaimed by most Protestants and became their dominant religion/faith in many countries. John...
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Inequality or discrimination of women is that state in which women do not get equal opportunities and rights as that of men. Gender inequality describes the unequal distribution of privileges between men and women when it comes to employment opportunity and wealth. However, women are the mostly affected by this issue of unequal treatment. It is a general fact and observation that there is so much discrimination when it comes to women in the Caribbean. It is evident that, Caribbean...
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Introduction The focus of this essay is the analyses of the case study (sitting under a tree in the botanical garden and taking in nature). What I encountered in the Botanical garden is plants, trees and etc, therefore I tend to analyse it from the three perspectives namely, the empiricist (or natural scientist), an intellectualist (or rationalist), the embodied perspective ( ala Merleau- Ponty) and in a phenomenological sense. lastly, the explanation and description of the three perspectives will be...
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Divorce occurs when a marriage comes to an end. It is said that divorce law should seek to support the institution of marriage since it is not only a heartache for the couple going through a divorce, but it involves expenses to the state. Divorce can be seen to shake social stability by challenging the traditional image of the family. According to Ruth Deech, the increased divorce rates will result in greater understanding of divorce as a solution to marital...
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When people hear the term “NCAA,” which means National Collegiate Athletic Association, they often think of basketball or football. While there are a variety of sports under the NCAA, these seem to be the most popular. The NCAA offers sports at three levels, Division I, II and III. In total, there are 492,000 student-athletes. How many of these athletes go pro? Only 2%. The NCAA was founded in 1910 with a membership of only 62 colleges and universities. During the...
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When it comes to impact, Jack Roosevelt Robinson or as most call him Jackie Robinson is conceivably one the most historically important baseball players ever, ranking with legends such as Babe Ruth in terms of his influence on the national pastime. Ruth shifted the way baseball was played; Jackie Robinson shifted the thoughts and mindsets of people all across America. The first time Robinson entered the field as a Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, more than sixty years of...
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A woman participated in the opening of the Minyan service at the Conservative Jewish synagogue on that Friday evening. There were several other women in the congregation. Based on my research prior to my visit, I knew that a Minyan service needed 10 males present in order to begin; I was curious to know if I counted toward that quota. Therefore, I was interested to know what the standard was and how it had changed. The research revealed that while...
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Prejudice against muslims or Islam in the West mainly emerged upon 9/11 attack in the United States. On average, there have been around 145 anti-islamic hate crimes in United States from 1996-2013 (FBI reports, 1996-2013). The aim of this essay is to explain how “anti-muslims prejudice” is socially constructed and how it has affected certain groups. This essay analyses published studies to examine how media has constructed the issue. Firstly, I will explain what is social constructionism, its underlying basis...
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The motivation and inspiration of learning Social Work and Community Development that attracted me most was the perception of how can we get to advocate the village people in terms of basic knowledge on understanding the fruits of life or how should we live our lives in our day to day livelihood. By reflecting back to my home province and seeing most of the teenage girls becoming mothers without getting married and they do not realize the negative aspects of...
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Plant-Based Diet Nutrition is an extremely important aspect of public health with so many diseases and disorders branching from poor diet and nutrient consumption. Diet and people’s nutritional habits can either cause or prevent almost all diseases that are plaguing the western societies but most dramatically is the United States. In most of the world people consume some sort of meat or animal product every day and for some countries like the United States of America and many other western...
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Introduction Enumeration is the determination of the number of individual viable microbes in a sample. Enumeration of microorganisms is performed to determine the number of microorganisms in a sample because the agar method of enumerating visible colonies is time consuming and not accurate. It is essential to measure the number of viable microorganisms accurately because it is considered as a key step in developing new antimicrobial agents, and the determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The three enumeration techniques (direct...
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At one point in our lives, everyone has experienced absolute certainty in what they wanted for their career and the next moment, feeling completely unsure of what they wanted to do for the rest of their life. This can cause anxiety and unneeded stress on both the body and mind. And so, I’ve some gathered information about a psychology teacher and an ecologist along with comparing the two from almost all aspects of the job, such as their salary, benefits,...
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Intro As timeless as they are, parental principles form the bedrock of societal structures and personal development. This essay delves into the intricate tapestry of family values, exploring their role in shaping individuals and communities. Traditionally, household values have been synonymous with principles like respect, love, and support. However, as societies evolve, so do the interpretations and applications of these values. This dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity raises critical questions: How do parental principles influence personal identity and social...
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Introduction Stoichiometry is the section of chemistry that contains relationships between either reactants and/or products in a chemical reaction to assist in determining the required quantitative data (Nijmeh 2008, p1). Stoichiometry is used by chemists to give a detailed explanation on how much of certain materials are required in order to make a certain number of given products (Kailasa 2005, para.1). No products would be able to be made without chemical stoichiometry using balanced equations to calculate the number of...
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Mars is the next Earth. We have a lot of work to get it there, though. Mars climate is terrible and devastating. One word that describes Mars is freezing. In the summer on a warm day, the temperature may not be warmer than -20 degrees Celsius. However in the same season in the southern hemisphere temperatures can be up to 30 degrees Celsius warmer. These temperature swings between the southern and northern hemisphere can cause enormous dust storms. Some dust...
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