Why are you acting white? This may be a phrase commonly heard by someone who is African American or biracial, to express that the immediate behavior is not the common norm associated with their skin color or 'race'. 'Not only does race still objectively suppress African American life chances, but most African Americans still instrumentally use it to build ethnic communities of purpose, meaning solidarity, and group aims.' (Gregory,1998; Gwaltney, 1993). This statement gives example and justification of just how...
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Ernest Hemmingway famously declared in 1935, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” One major aspect that makes it a contender for the “Great American Novel” is how the topic of race is presented within the story. The story follows a boy by the name of Huck Finn as he helps Jim, a runaway slave, to escape along the Mississippi River. Today, Americans have grown comfortable with racism resting just beneath the surface...
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Childhood and adulthood were not factors of age but states of mind “ (Axel shakar). You have fun as a child but adapt to the new world as an adult. In J.D Salingers “ Catcher in the rye” adulthood, childhood and change all play a major Role in young 16 year old Holden Caulfield’s life we will see how this affects him. Holden’s obsession with childhood and innocence causes him to act like and makes him a pessimistic character in...
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The period 1967-2000 saw a seismic shift in the rights of women and gay people in America. However, the gains which were made were accompanied by the development of a conservative counter-movement which tried to minimise what progress there was. This essay will define ‘conservative’ as an ideological position opposed to advances in women’s and gay rights, in favour of traditional values which may have a religious foundation, such as in the case of the Moral Majority. The impact of...
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Big World Impact is an international charity that aims to create safe sustainable futures for the youth of the world. Their mission is to educate, empower and sustain. They also aim to keep the youth out of trouble and instead get them interested and involved in different sports and areas within sports. An example of their work would be the progress that they have made in Leigh Park since 2014. After just 3 months of delivering activities at Leigh Park,...
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Sociology- socialization, and culture 1. Read the item below and answer the following questions. All social groups, whether small or large, have to find ways of ensuring their members follow norms and values. In society, different groups use social control to maintain order. Teachers, for example, use detention if students go against the norms and values of the school. Social control may also be achieved by using rewards. (a) With reference to the item and sociological knowledge, explain the meaning...
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Introduction Australia is revealed to be ranked 41 in terms of suicide—1,320,000 people in total having committed suicide and with approximately 3,287 dying annually—out of 183 countries (Suicide Rate by Country 2020, August 2019). One method that has recently been observed and could potentially end one’s suffering and the rate of suicide is assisted dying, or well known as assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is medically defined as “the act of providing the means to commit suicide knowing that the recipient...
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Finally, your big day has come. A moment in almost everyone’s life where you can celebrate your achievement, High school graduation. You’ve been looking forward to this moment since you were a freshman and now it’s here. You are super excited to take your next step in life and see what the world has for you. You feel prepared for college, you’ve learned everything there is to know about chemistry and calculus. As you are preparing to walk across the...
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Vision is the faculty of being able to see. The human eye allows us to have a sense of sight, enabling us to learn more about the world than we do with any other senses, hence why it is so crucial to maintain our vision by getting routine checkups. I will discuss many properties of vision development including Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, the retina, color vision and depth perception. An infant’s vision changes drastically in the first year of their...
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Introduction YouTube is a video-sharing site in the United States that allows users to upload, share, watch and comment on videos. YouTube was founded in February 2005 and acquired by Google in November 2006. YouTube is the most popular website in the world and is used by many users every day. YouTube has users all over the world, so the site's languages include English, Portuguese, German, and dozens of other sounds. There are many kinds of YouTube videos, including music,...
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Cerebral Palsy is an intellectual disability and neurological disorder with which professionals estimate that approximately 10,000 babies are born every year. Cerebral Palsy affects muscle movement, tone, and necessary motor skills, which overall hinders a person’s ability to move and live in a coordinated and healthy way. Since there is no cure for this disability, there are exclusive remedies to live with it and ways to become more aware and understanding of how this disability affects an individual’s life. Cerebral...
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In the words of Isaac Asimov, “Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world” (“Isaac Asimov Quote”, n.d.). Engineers have been world changers, by trade, throughout history. Contributions from the field of engineering have shaped the modern landscape, and have continuously improved the quality of life for humans on earth. Today, an engineer can be generally defined as: one who makes ethical, practical applications with the knowledge of sciences, as in the construction,...
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The typical American household contains an average of 300,000 items (MacVean). This staggering, slightly terrifying statistic displays America Consumerism is the idea that the mass purchase of goods and services is economically desirable (“Consumerism,” 2018b). It all stems from the belief that of high amounts of economic activity and strong consumer purchasing habits make for a better society (“Consumerism,” 2018b). These strong purchasing behaviors allow for large amounts of money to flow through the economy (“Consumerism,” 2018b). This probes economic...
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I did a community teaching at a community church; the lesson was designed to help children of primary school, aged between 6-11 years, understand primary prevention or health promotion on the prevention of diabetes type 2. The lesson was estimated to last for 40-55 minutes. In my plan, I will deal with primary health campaigns focusing on obesity in children, which causes diabetes, which lies under the nutrition and health status objective of the HP2020 world initiative. According to CDC,...
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Johnathan Swift is known as the greatest satiric writer in all of English literary history. Born m, without a father and his mom abandoning him to return to England, he was raised by his relatives. Swift’s childhood was impaired with Meniere's disease which caused vertigo, nausea, and hearing loss. In 1688, Swift migrated to Leicester, England, after the Glorious Revolution struck Dublin where he was attending Trinity College. In England, he worked as a secretary for Sir William Temple, a...
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The impact of the Twitter ban on the Nigerian economy is examined in this article. The Nigerian government's move to ban Twitter could have serious economic consequences. The reason for the restriction appears to be the social media companies' decision to delete a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari that was labeled as 'abusive behavior' by Twitter just a few days ago. Twitter is one of Nigeria's most widely used social networking platforms. Later, it was discovered that the Twitter ban...
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In the early 1900’s the American society was influenced with rapid and easy possession of wealth, as we can understand while reading the book The Great Gatsby. Money in our lives affects our behavior. F. Scott Fitzgerald has many characters in his novel; but the most important characters in this novel are Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Myrtle. These characters portray the most important behaviors that shown with the power of money. They are driven by a powerful desire to climb...
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Women have been mistreated, enchained and dominated by men for most part of the human history. Until the second half of the twentieth century, there was great inequality between the social and economic conditions of men and women. The battle for women's emancipation, however, had started in 1848 by the first women's rights convention, which was led by some remarkable and brave women. One of the most notable feminists of that period was the writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Her story,...
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Abstract The various and competitive nature of the media industry brings so many diverse people and ideas together that a need for standardization and normality must be applied. The media industry has faced a very big increase in recent times, which is very good, and here are some of the factors that caused this increase: Globalization: This is when information goes viral and can be seen or heard from different places around the globe. Commercialization: advertisements are a huge source...
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Palahniuk uses fight club to demonstrate that although America may not be as primary industry driven as it once was. It has moved towards a more tertiary type economy which creates an American version of the working class. Palahniuk's perception of the American service worker is like that of the traditional proletariat. This put into perspective shows a clear divide between the proletariat service workers and the business-owning bourgeois who dominate society with three ideals. From a Marxist perspective, the...
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Abstract of the term paper The term paper is about how different types of satire were received by the Indian audience. For this paper, I have taken 6 cartoons of the renowned cartoonist Mr. R.K. Laxman, which talk about some social, political & religious issues in a satirical way as seen through the eyes of his character: ‘The Common Man. I have also taken 6 different memes that were popular on social media be it WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter....
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Subject and Background The Rhineland, located at Germany’s borders with France, Belgium, and the Netherlands is a demilitarized zone as implemented under the Treaty of Versailles as well as its enforcement, the 1925 Treaty of Locarno. Under the power of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, the area was compromised by his sudden attack, challenging the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. Claiming that the treaty was hostile to Germany, Hitler sent German troops into the Rhineland in March 1936, disobeying the...
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Nietzsche claims that “The sight of man now makes us weary”, and “We are weary of man.” He points out that in modern modes of life and social convention, moral values are “hostile to humans and their lives.” In this paper, I am going to argue that I agree with Nietzsche's argument and his conclusion about modern modes of individual and social life, moral values, and norms. It is a justified argument, and the reason why he gets this conclusion...
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The Core Principles of Law Enforcement Ethics Law Enforcement Oath of Honor: On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions I will always uphold the Constitution, my community, and the agency I serve. -International Association of Chiefs of Police. 2008 The IACP code or other codes of ethics for law enforcement have at least four major...
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Consider the story of Mary Campbell, a young ten-year-old girl with red hair and freckles, who someday was caring for her neighbor's children in Western Pennsylvania only to.PLOP! Be kidnapped by natives and adopted into their families for the next six years. Although there was evidence that she lived a happy life with her Indian tribe, her story became a cautionary tale that planted hatred of natives in the hearts of Europeans, Therefore, leading to a massive racial genocide that...
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This quarter, I had the opportunity to intern at the Colorado Department of Transportation as a Budget Analyst. This public organization is one of the twenty-eight departments under the Government of Colorado, and its primary purpose is to execute state transportation responsibilities in creating a safe and multi-modal transportation system for Colorado. It is a billion-dollar institution that incorporates engineering, maintenance, and financial aspects to achieve its goals. Its core values are safety, integrity, excellence, people, customer service, and respect....
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Compare and contrast Thomas Hobbes's and John Locke`s state of nature. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English political philosopher who wrote in the 17th century and was compelled to flee to France for eight years as a result of the dominance of civil war at the time. John Locke (1632-1704), on the other hand, was an English political philosopher and physician who was regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the modern period. Hobbes and Locke utilized the state...
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“Just because something works, doesn’t mean it can’t be improved.” – Shuri (Black Panther, 2018) Marvel vs Dc has been an ongoing debate for years now. Who’s better at producing movies? Who’s better at selling comics? Who has the best characters? Don’t get me wrong all of the questions above are valuable but the real question we should be asking is who is better at marketing and advertising their content? Introduction: The Marvel vs. DC Debate Let’s start by explaining...
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Music plays a significant role in our daily lives since it is not only a specific subject for musicians but also participates in all human beings’ activities in both conscious and unconscious ways. People might choose to listen to music or sing in various circumstances. The genres of music they choose vary according to their situations and their own tastes. One of the most important relations between music and human being can be the interplay of music and emotions. That...
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Introduction: The Pervasiveness of Technology in Modern Life We live in the age of technology. We commute by cars and planes and communicate via e-mail and mobile. The media and the Internet provide us with the latest information from around the world. Films with high-tech special effects entertain us. Air conditioners and space heaters keep our lives pleasant despite the climatic inconveniences. The list goes on. Technology has changed almost every aspect of our lives. Of course, some of us...
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