Introduction 1.1 Background Although it has declined substantially over the past two decades, the pregnancy rate among girls and women 15 to 19 years of age remains a stubborn public health problem. Each year, more than 600,000 teens become pregnant and 3 in 10 teens will become pregnant before they reach 20 years of age. According to community studies, 10%-40%...
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The NBA: A Global Service To me, there is no service a corporation provides that delivers such a high level of entertainment more than that of a professional sports league. The best is the NBA of course. Adam Silver, a Duke University Fuqua School of Business graduate, has transformed the NBA from a regional service for local fans to a...
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The term ‘women’s rights’ is the definition of promoting a position of legal and social equality of women with men. Women’s rights have been an ongoing controversial topic for many years. Comparing women’s rights from the past to today's practices really indicates how important it is for equal treatment to be implemented for both genders. Women may have had a...
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Have you ever wondered what your life would be like living in the 1900’s? Kids in this generation (Z Gen) have many influences in their lives. Influences have been a major part of kids' lives but throughout the years the kids have changed. Basketball has had major importance on some kid's life throughout the years. In the different eras like...
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Intro The Castle (1997), is the story of a Melbourne family living in close proximity to an airport, believing they are living the ‘Australian dream”, until the airport attempts to legally remove the Kerrigan family from their home and Darryl from his castle. The language conventions in The Castle reflect cultural identity to its audience. The cultural identity displayed by...
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One simply cannot discuss the cultural and national identity of music without examining the society it was created, and the contexts it is interpreted. Using both Yothu Yindi and the Gorunji Singers' performance of Wanji Wanji, I will be discussing society, context, and its effect on the cultural and national identity in music. Looking specifically at “Treaty” I analyzed the...
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Through the definition of Sociological Imagination, we can derive that, from our personal troubles we can look at our situations more broadly and be able to counter them. When more people or people at a larger scale experience the same trouble, we begin to view it as a social issue. As such, the influence on how we use our Sociological...
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Cultural identity is defined by the feeling of belonging to a group that includes many variables such as nationality, ethnicity, and social class. This identity heavily influences an individual’s actions and is essential to their self-conception and self-perception. In Lisa Ko’s The Leavers, Deming is split between deciding which culture he is comfortable with and associating with. Although he lived...
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In the 7th grade during cultural week, I vividly remember being asked to explain my cultural background in a paragraph. The teacher specified that we should talk about what makes our heritage special and what we are most proud of in terms of our cultural identity. I thought my answer to this question would be simple. I’ve always told people...
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In discussions of teenage abortion, one of the controversial, issues has been the mandatory parental permission for this procedure. At this time as the range of socially acceptable behavior increases teenage pregnancy starts to appear as a common issue, therefore causing the rate of abortion to increase. Some might agree that abortion is an individual’s choice, while others insist that...
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“No, but where are you really from?”. This question, this seemingly straightforward, succinct question has brought forth anything but clarity for me. Most people expect me to answer with India, and yes, the majority of my blood and ancestry originate from there. However, I’ve never lived one day of my life there, I cannot speak a single word of one...
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The impoverished tend to face many injustices. For example, a tenant could be charged outrageous rates for their rent compared to what they are living in or punished and evicted for simple accidents that occur during their stay on their landlord’s property. The tenants typically do not complain that they are being mistreated since they don’t have many options on...
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Loss of cultural identity of the Adivasis community Mahasweta Devi's Chotti Munda and His Arrow expose the tribal history of the Munda community and others with colonial and post-colonial history. Devi attempts to highlight tribal history to emphasize their social lifestyle and their struggles for their rights and livelihood. Additionally, she also unfolds how they were treated and taken advantage of...
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This report is a detailed community profile of the geographical location of County Durham in the North East region of England. A community profile can be described as a ‘comprehensive description of the needs of a population … that is defined as a community, and the resources that exist within that community, carried out with the active involvement of the...
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Do you or anyone you know suffer from depression? It’s a line almost everyone alive has heard in their life at one time or another. A line I’ve heard many times in my life but have now seen it two different ways. At first, I’d hear the line then move past it as if it was just talking about the...
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'As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay'. These famous words from Günter Schabowski ended the many years of separation between East and West Germany on 9 November 1989. In the following months, more and more people moved from East Berlin to the West and vice versa. Thus, step by step, the products of the West were...
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All of the people have these periods of times when they feel down, sad, and don't want to do anything during the day. This type of sadness may last for a few days without serious consequences on people and their normal day-to-day lives. When people feel sad others have a habit of calling it depression, wrongly thinking that depression is...
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Who is the most powerful woman that comes to mind when you consider ancient Egypt? Perhaps the first name that comes to mind is Cleopatra. Cleopatra was without a doubt a significant ruler admired by her people and feared by her adversaries. Even though ancient historians had negative things to say about her, we now know she was an intelligent...
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Twelve percent of high school graduates never attend or even enroll in a college or university. That is not a very monumental percentage, but it is the result of too much pressure placed on high school students' shoulders to go to college. Some students, when they graduate from high school, decide not to attend college because they have found a...
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Criminological theories are useful tools because they help to understand the criminal justice system, the victims, and the perpetrators in the system. It is important to acknowledge that there are many criminological theories with different levels of analysis, and there is no single theory capable of explaining all the forms of offending behaviors. The ‘problem’ of youth crime is complex...
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My cousin and I are best friends because of Social Networking Sites (SNS). I know that she has a favorite hat. Because of social networking sites, she knows how much I love it! I also know that my younger cousin turned 10 recently! These are all things that I would not know if Social Networking Sites did not exist! Some...
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High schools are the building blocks for our careers. This is the time in our lives when we discover our key interest in who we want to become and what we want to do for the rest of our lives. However, this is not always the case. There is a major crisis in high school education that is affecting student...
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Neo-pluralism rejects the idea of a totalitarian society. This means it does not only tolerate many ideas however it accepts other opinions, religions, and cultures. It is not the concept of a pure democracy where the majority gets what they want and the minority remains at a disadvantage (Dryzek & Dunleavy, 2009). This is exactly what happened during the mid-term...
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Introduction The government has been committed to solving the problem of social poverty for many years. New Labour also issued new policies on child poverty and pensions and promised to solve these problems (Bradshaw, J., 2003, P5). Labour's measures deal mainly with child poverty and retirement security for the elderly and poor communities. Although the measures are not aimed at...
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I. Introduction I.I. Communication & The Internet It has been almost 30 years since the internet was invented. People of this generation now have access to information and the ability to share information in a way that was never done before. Even though there are arguments against this, online communication adds to the volume of contact to the traditional offline...
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When physical action fails to achieve a purpose, rhetoric is often considered the most compelling “weapon” to employ because of its power to persuade. During the Civil Rights Movement, despite promises of desegregation, African-American communities across the nation faced countless obstacles on their way toward true equality. Martin Luther King Junior, the renowned leader of the movement, led his fellow...
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The use of the internet has become a normal day-to-day activity in the world. So much information is derived from the internet since it seems to have almost all the news and information. This has made internet innovation a very important and recognized procedure globally since it has provided the world with so much information and entertainment thus making it...
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Land acquisition has been a contentious issue in India with recurring reports of agitations or incidences of violence over land acquisition. All major development projects, whether it is the mining industry, dams, nuclear power plants, steel and iron refineries, etc. are being held up by one or another problem related to land acquisition. Land acquisition is a process by which...
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Firearms have been utilized since the beginning of the war. They have been a piece of American culture from its underlying foundations. One article explains, “The origin of firearms began with gunpowder and its invention, mostly likely in China, more than 1,000 years ago”. It took many years before firearms would grow and expand throughout the globe. However, as time...
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Not long ago, a fire broke out at the well-known, visited, and praised Notre Dame Cathedral in France. Thousands of individuals were devastated at the news and thousands of others, including the very wealthy, quickly came to the rescue by giving over one billion dollars in donations to rebuild and repair the attraction. This was found odd, however, as it...
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