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academic and popular discourse on East Asia, Korea has a long, strong, and unique history. The culture of Korea has evolved over the last several millennia to become one of the world's most distinctive, homogenous, and intact. Being surrounded by la Continue Reading...
Lens of Ravitch & Riggan
What and where is theory?
According to Hoffman (2013) theory has a lot to do with something that is causal, For instance from the chapter they mentioned the case if X represented smoking and Y symbolized lung cancer. T Continue Reading...
Gendered Power and Parenting
Parenting styles can be incredibly diverse and come in many different ways. Many of us who are parents recognize a lot of the decisions we make as reflections of our own parents. For better or worse, our parenting styles Continue Reading...
Same Sex Couples Should Have Marriage Equality
Same sex marriage, which is commonly known as gay marriage is described as a union or marriage between two people of similar biological sex or gender identity. Same sex marriages have generated numerous Continue Reading...
Online Learning
In the past several years, Silicon Valley has set its sights on the education establishment. What does this mean? At one point in history, there existed such things as new and used bookstores, travel agents, and New York taxi driver Continue Reading...
Ethnography
Collecting Women's Knowledge through Ethnography
Siemens (1993) was interested in contrasting his findings from an ethnographic study of the Azande in Southern Sudan with those from a much earlier study that took place between 1927 and Continue Reading...
Drug Epidemic at Manalapan HS in Manalapan, NJ
In most high schools, drugs are a common rite of passage. As a matter of fact, the problem is so serious that it has reached epidemic levels. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - NIH (201 Continue Reading...
Two Stages
There are many similarities and differences that an individual experiences with the transition into high school and with the transition into college. Both of these experiences can be considered something of a rite of passage that many ind Continue Reading...
Violence
MORE THAN A BRAWL
A long-standing epidemic, which is recognized and addressed after 25 years, may be as serious as the diseases, which the healthcare industry has been zealously combating. It is called lateral violence or LV. It is hostil Continue Reading...
Religion
Pilgrimage is a central element in religion. Ancient polytheistic religions like those in Greece and Rome used pilgrimage at certain times of year, often creating massive festivals. While many pilgrimages have a social dimension, others can Continue Reading...
dual or alternative currency discussed in one or more readings, or one reading plus the film "Pig Tusks and Paper Money." How do the currency/currencies you discuss help to organize, express, or shape social life? How effective are they?
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Saint Teresa of Avila - Eros, Agape en her poetry
The subject of love continues to raise heated debates when in discussion. Scholars and theologians differ on the process of expressing love. There are different forms of love as most writers and spea Continue Reading...
Bullying Victims -- the Effects Last Into College:
Students, faculty, and staff at Virginia Tech experienced an end to the silence and peace that was common in the school following a shooting incident. Virginia Tech Massacre, as it's commonly known, Continue Reading...
cultures have customs and traditions involving body modifications and while some generate serious controversy in the contemporary society, others are widely accepted. Some are inclined to associate body modifications with vulgar ideas and believe th Continue Reading...
There is no initiation, or rite of passage; one can enter the Goth culture without gaining anyone's approval since this particular culture does not have a particular leader. Goths tend to resist being controlled (Kilpatrick, 3) and needing to qualif Continue Reading...
internship spent at DHL in Kuwait. This writing will describe some of the experiences that occurred that relate to my studies in financial matters. Included within this work is a list of recommendations to help improve the internship process. Many o Continue Reading...
' If a person does not disclose their drinking behavior if they seek outside help, they may be misdiagnosed as having an anxiety disorder. Mixing alcohol and medications for anxiety disorders can have lethal consequences, as well as prolonging a proc Continue Reading...
The need for reforms to the conscription process is a way for the government to maintain an effect outlet for the Turkish society to reaffirm its loyalty and respect for the army. This profound and traditional respect for the army has been waning f Continue Reading...
Organization Decline
Stages of Decline, and Behaviors Leading to decline
According to Collins (2001), success does not happen miraculously companies know this, and they work hard to achieve. A flywheel constantly rolls by momentum, and energy is r Continue Reading...
" Dorothy deserves a lot of credit for the level of motivation she exhibits in the Wizard of Oz. When she gets to Oz, her primary goal is to reach the Wizard so that she can return home to Kansas. The motivation Dorothy exhibited to save Toto from th Continue Reading...
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In answer to questions 1 and 2, therefore, detectives Underwood and Freeman may be allowed to commit necessary misdemeanors or felonies in order to keep their undercover status from being revealed and compromised by invoking authorized criminality Continue Reading...
An environment where abuse is condoned can make students feel as if something is 'wrong' with them if they do not overindulge. Fraternities and other organizations which host parties need to confront their role in setting the tone for the campus an Continue Reading...
Children's Gate: Of a Home in New York by Gopnik (2008)
Of Maps
The work of Gopnik (2008) entitled "Through the Children's Gate: Of A Home In New York" relates a story about a man that worked for the city and during his employment took a set of ae Continue Reading...
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Book Proposal
The original coal camps that existed throughout the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Alabama have faded into memory and kudzu-covered, rusty tracks Continue Reading...
Future Role of the Juvenile Justice System in the United States
Young people are naturally prone to experimentation and impulsive behaviors that frequently result in their involvement with the law enforcement community, and police officers today ge Continue Reading...
Feminist theory can get very political and insistent, but that can and should be tempered by a realistic understanding of what can be accomplished when people all agree to work together in order to see a positive change in the way people are treated Continue Reading...
Anti-Jock Movement
Anti-Jock, Cyber 'Movement'?
Brian Wilson, in his article The Anti-Jock Movement: Reconsidering Youth Resistance, Masculinity, and Sport Culture in the Age of the Internet, uses new social movement theory to examine the nature of Continue Reading...
evidence (select quotes, pages?) -Explain evidence proves ideas -Main idea topic sentence -Define + Explain (develop) term Synonym main sources -Similarities (organize - topics) -Differences -Conclusion -Work cited page Don't give feelings, stories, Continue Reading...
Health Risk Behaviors
Drug and Alcohol use
Drug and Alcohol Use among Teenagers and Adults between the ages of 18-25
The Issue of Drug Abuse in Youth
Parental Role and Drug Abuse in Adolescents
Adolescent age 7
Parental denial
Suggestion to re Continue Reading...
Wanna Be Average," written by Mike Rose. Although each of these writers has a very different writing style, both essays deal with similar issues about the educational experiences of young boys growing into men. Five main areas will be discussed: ass Continue Reading...
Yes: Carla T. Main
Carla Main believes the drinking age should remain at 21, and she bases the first part of her discussion on a project called "The Amethyst Initiative," which has issued a statement calling for an official probe into the drinking l Continue Reading...
Right to Carry Handguns for Self-Protection:
The right to carry handguns for law abiding citizens has been a continual social and political debate about the restriction or availability of firearms within the country. Actually, the right to carry han Continue Reading...
He sees a lack of honesty being a major detriment not to just the character of a company but to its operations as well.
In one of the most interesting areas of the interview, Mr. Huang discusses how he goes through the interview process at Nvidia. Continue Reading...
Shirley Chisholm
An Analysis of the Life and Work of Shirley Chisholm
In light of the fact that black feminism has gained more of a voice in the last few decades it is important to remember the people who first brought the plight of the black woman Continue Reading...
Of course, Spears is still very young, and may face numerous future changes. However, at this time, she appears to have found some stability.
Cognitive
While Spears spent much of her early life in the public spotlight, it is actually difficult to Continue Reading...
Sexual Harassment: How I Learned to Drive
"Driving is easy. Just remember. Break pedal. Gas pedal. And go."
Sara turned the key in the ignition and suddenly the car sprung to life. She couldn't believe it. Was she really driving? All of her life, w Continue Reading...
More and more children are becoming victims of cyberbullying with an estimated range of between 19% and 42% being bullied online at least one time (Wolak, Mitchell & Finkelhor, 2006). Reports also indicate that children who participated in tradi Continue Reading...
Rogoberta
Rigoberta Menchu addresses the role of women in Quiche society and devotes several chapters of her narrative to gender issues. I, Rigoberta Menchu is not about women in Guatemala society, but any discussion of race, class, and politics mu Continue Reading...