Strain Theory Merton Robert K. Merton (1938) created the original strain theory, referred also as the social structure and anomie theory. Like social disorganization theory, recent strain theories examined social structure as a major factor in crime rates. Mertonâs (1938) strain theory focuses on other fundamental factors, such as societal pressures, influencing individuals to achieve a socially accepted goal. Merton (1938) stated that societal pressures pushed individuals into conformity and made individuals believe that that goal would help them gain...
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The K-12 program Is new the basic education after they finish six years in primary school, four years in junior high school then another two years for senior high school in preparation for tertiary education in which they are free to choose a strand that is suitable for the course that they would take after they graduated on the senior high school they will now be ready for tertiary education, K-12 program was implemented way back in 2011 where the...
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There is no doubt that financial crime causes harm, but it is often thought that the harm done can only really affect those who are not well off financially and this is insignificant, Unfortunately, these are myths and should not be encouraged. Financial crime causes more than just financial harm, it causes physiological harm, causes the victim to lose trust in the financial systems, and in technology and it also causes a domino effect, because, it first affects the individual...
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Thinking of an epidemic, AIDS, Ebola and all kinds of incurable and widespread diseases will usually be the first examples that come to peopleâs mind. Yet obesity has become the ânew epidemicâ that has infected countless numbers of people from different countries, races, and social classes. Currently, the group of people that is in the most danger of obesity is children and adolescents ranging between the ages of 2 and 19. In the past quarter century, the number of overweight...
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Literature is a vast area that incorporates different genres and cultures within itself. Novels, short stories, and biographies portray characters and events through words. When a film is made from a book it is called an adaptation. From the beginning, filmmakers have made films based on novels, short stories, biographies, and plays; of the sources of these adaptations, novels have always been the most popular choice. Adaptations are everywhere today on the television and movie screen, on the musical and...
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Abstract In this paper, we try to look at Trump's type of leadership in taking travel ban policies. The travel ban itself is a controversial policy where there is an inconsistency between Trump's campaign and the policies he applies now. In this paper, we also examine the reason Trump chose that decision and took another view regarding the existence of immigrants. Immigrants who are considered a problem for America turned out to have an important role in the American economy....
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First of all, letâs start with some information about the sun: the sun is the closest star to Earth it is 149 600 000 km from our planet. The sun is about 1 300 000 times bigger than the Earth, which means that it produces a lot of thermal energy. However, only a very small part of this energy is converted into electricity â less than 1 percent. The light and heat provided by the sun are converted into electricity...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a turning point in the seriesâ storyline wherein the themes get increasingly darker and more serious. Harry Potter is famous for defeating the dark wizard, Voldemort when he was a baby after Voldemort killed Harryâs parents. Voldemort disappeared and Harry went to live with his aunt and uncle in a non-magical house for ten years. In Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter is entering his fifth year at Hogwarts School of...
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In this essay, the author will explore diabetes, from the pathophysiology to management and treatment as well as the role of glucose in homeostasis. Diabetes as a general topic will be considered, aiming to cover all of the main aspects including risk factors, long-term and acute treatment, potential acute problems, and how diabetes occurs at a cellular level. Diabetes can be defined as a chronic disease, metabolic in nature presenting with raised blood glucose levels due to the body's inability...
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So how do you define a Civil War and what criteria do you have to fit to say that your country is at what? The most seen academic definition has two key criteria. ââThe first says that the warring groups must be from the same country and fighting for control of the political center, control over a separatist state or to force a major change in policy. The second says that at least 1,000 people must have been killed in...
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In 2005, thirty percent of millennials claimed they have a tattoo, a figure that has undoubtedly increased as tattoo removal technology improves(Perraudin, 2018). The use of tattoos has evolved from its primitive uses and is becoming more universally accepted. The increase in demand for tattoos can be attributed to public figures such as celebrities and athletes publicly displaying their tattoos, making the possession of visible tattoos more commonly accepted (Luby, 2018). Another factor reliable for the increase in the number...
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Introduction The Million Women's March was a protest that was organized on October 25, 1997. The march involved half a million people on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theme and purpose of the march were family and unity. The full-day march consisted of prayer, music, and inspirational speeches. Family and unity are very important and the march wanted to show that to the world. Also, they wanted to show what it means to be an African American Woman...
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An important area to look at when deciding whether women need women representatives is the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation. Substantive representation looks at whether representatives âact for womenâ in the policies that are articulated within political institutions. Descriptive representation occurs when representatives mirror the backgrounds of the represented. In some countries such as Sweden, Argentina, and Rwanda, women have made remarkable progress in participation and representation. However, in other countries, women either lack the right to vote as...
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As the land of the free, did you know that America is ranked number 7, out of all the 45 countries worldwide that allow capital punishment, for how many executions they had carried out in 2018? Americaâs rank has gone down since 2013, being ranked number 5 then, but we still have 30 countries that condone the death penalty, and that adds to that staggering rank. According to FindLawâs team of legal writers, âThe early history of death penalty laws...
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Alliteration Definition=The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example='From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.' (Prologue. 5-6) Explanation=The first few lines in Romeo and Juliet are used to describe the plot of the entire play. It starts by explaining the fight between these two families and leads into revealing the death between the two children. In this particular line, the...
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Abstract My current knowledge of music and its effects is incredibly detailed as I have ADHD which is a mental health disability. Music from my understanding goes hand in hand with mental health, the factors that affect mental health decrease when surrounded by the right kind of music. The research needed to fill the gaps in my knowledge is to find the medical terminology to explain the links between music and how it affects a listener with mental health issues,...
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Executive Summary Introduced in 1958, Jif is a leader in the United States in the peanut butter industry. Jif currently has over 13 different peanut butter spreads, three nut butter spreads, and fifteen different snacking items. âAmericans eat three pounds of peanut butter per person yearlyâ (Blakinger, K. 2018). The growing Peanut Butter demand in the food industry has provided a major boost to the Global Peanut Butter Market (Global Peanut Butter). In the United States, the market is expected...
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Introduction Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, is a developmental disorder that affects thousands of people every year. This disorder is characterized by the way a person socially interacts with others, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, repetitive behaviors, and obsessive interest. Each person affected by autism spectrum disorder has their own challenges and strengths in regard to problem-solving. According to the Autism Science Foundation, âThe learning, thinking, and problem-solving abilities of people with ASD can range from gifted to severely...
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Bipolar disorder, today, can be defined as a brain disorder that causes changes in a personâs mood and energy that cause significant impairment in daily functioning. It can be categorized into three different conditions: bipolar I, bipolar II, and cyclothymic disorder. Symptoms-wise, patients with bipolar disorder experience mood episodes in which they experience extreme and intense emotional states. These mood episodes can further be categorized as manic, hypomanic, or depressive. Patients with bipolar disorders also generally have periods of normal...
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We wanted to shed light regarding on one of the most controversial and sensitive issues in education which is censorship of children's books. Censorship in schools is a complex issue since there are so many elements that may influence how children learn and how schools educate them. We all know that a school is a place where you are taught, shaped, and prepared to become the person you were born to be. You will be exposed to different experiences and...
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Introduction Since Psychology began to emerge as a strong field in the late 19th century, psychologists have been trying to study several aspects and associations between criminality or crimes and the psyche. Since then, thousands of psychologists and researchers have been conducting innumerable amount of research and studies to explore the relationship and understand the dimensions of criminality through a wider, more in-depth perspective. Traditionally delinquency was considered to be the root of paving the way into the world of...
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Abstract There is mounting evidence to suggest that there is a link between social media usage and the state of the mental health of millennials and emerging adults. A range of academic sources, current news channels, and charities have outlined potential links between social media use and the well-being of young people. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which using social media influences the mental health of young adults, positively or negatively. Factors that are...
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On February 14th, 2018 at approximately 2:23 pm, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School became the victim of a mass shooting caused by a 19-year-old gunman, Nikolas Cruz. Cruz opened fire, with an AR-15 rifle, between the hours of 2:21-2:27 pm when he decided to pull the fire alarm causing everyone to rush out; students and staff members. Cruz was able to shoot and kill a total of seventeen students and staff members while leaving the rest with physical, psychological, and...
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âI give you joy of your free and brave thought. I have great joy in it. I find incomparable things said incomparably well, as they must be. I find the courage of treatment which so delights us, and which large perception only can inspire. I greet you at the beginning of a great career, which yet must have had a long foreground somewhere, for such a start. I rubbed my eyes a little, to see if this sunbeam were no...
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The history of science is vast and varied, and yet there exists a particular, universal theme: the use of the advancement of knowledge (or restriction of it) to increase power. The word 'power' can have numerous connotations, but this essay will focus on just three definitions. Firstly, the power of individuals, either over citizens or of citizens, secondly the 'imperial' power of countries competing for supremacy in the world, and finally the power of humankind over nature - our ability...
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Since its inception, America has gone through a myriad of changes. In its short life of just two-hundred-forty-three years, America has become an independent nation, expanded West, ended slavery, introduced and later abolished prohibition, established equal voting rights, ended segregation, and legalized gay marriage. When one sits down and thinks about it, thatâs a lot of changes for one country to go through in such a short time. However, none of these changes happened overnight. In many cases, in fact,...
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This essay will accentuate whether the dismissal of equality of opportunity is a reasonable one. Throughout this essay, I will be denoting fair equality of opportunity, which reaches deeper into the social background than formal equality of opportunity. Rather than clearing away any obstacles for any position, it allows itself to prevent the differential effects of the social lottery at earlier stages of individuals' lives. First, this essay will explore the arguments supporting the dismissal of equality of opportunity pioneered...
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Urban infrastructure these days is not only about isolated nodes installed for the functioning of a community or society, but it is an interconnected realm of human interaction, deemed critical because of its impact on peopleâs lives and livelihoods. We have come a long way from when infrastructure was merely about roads, transportation, communication lines and other services that had made life simpler, however, at present time technology has transitioned radically by anchoring itself with these nodes that play a...
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The remains of Jill Scott, a 7-year-old girl, were found last week by the tree line of a farm in Texas. She had been dismembered and partially devoured. Jill Scott was the victim of feral hogs that had invaded the west and southwest. Invasive species such as the Burmese Python, European Starling, Lionfish, and Feral Hogs, have become a major environmental threat over the past few years. They have continued to harm our ecosystems and environments, and in some cases,...
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Imagine receiving the news everyone dreads; your doctor brings you into their office and tells you âYou have cancerâ. In the documentary âHow to Die in Oregonâ this is exactly what happened to Cody Curtis. This film follows many patients and their families' lives as they make the decision to end their lives peacefully through physician-assisted suicide. Curtis was diagnosed with liver cancer. After having what was supposed to be lifesaving surgery, the cancer returned, to no avail. This is...
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