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Term Papers on Social Issues
Is Psychology A Science?
Number of words: 1661 - Number of pages: 7.... each theory with rigorous and scrupulous
tests to see if it describes reality. The scientific method works well in
observing and recording physical data and in reaching conclusions which
either confirm or nullify a theory.
During the mid-19th century, scholars (although at that time probably
termed philosophers) wanted to study human nature with the aim of applying
the scientific method to observe, record, and treat human behavior that
was deemed as unnatural. They believed that if people could be studied in
a scientific manner, there would be a greater accuracy .....
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Flappers Such As Clara Bow And Zelda Sayre Represented The Popular And Devilish Women Of The 1920's
Number of words: 1240 - Number of pages: 5.... image of a young lady.
In the early 1920's, the women, dressing respectively did not show skin. The most common clothes were once stated as being, "High necked jumpers of all tints and textures."1 This peaceful figure didn't exist for too long. Eventually, teenagers got bored and wanted to have fun. "It is the effect of the war,"2 was also a frequently used excuse. Since wars influencing the parents distracted them from their maturing children, more and more girls turned to flapperhood. Lack of attention caused the youth to be eccentric. Any young .....
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Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem?
Number of words: 806 - Number of pages: 3.... Article 25 Section 1 of this declaration states:
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the
health and well being of himself and of his family, including food,
clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, and to
the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability,
widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his
control.
This is a step in the right direction. However, this is not enough.
These rights are subject to the discretion of the government of the
c .....
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The Need For An Official Language
Number of words: 614 - Number of pages: 3.... only Chinese will live in China Town. Those people also tend to hang
around with the same kind of people, those who speak Chinese. There is no
communiaction between them and the outside. Later on, different kinds of
small groups will be formed. Different gruops will have conflict since they
don't share the same culture, habit and language. The harmony of the whole
society is going to break. Development and growth of our society will slow
down, and everyone have to suffer from it. To avoid this, communication is
needed to eliminate the conflict and misunderst .....
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Women In Nationalist Movements
Number of words: 1425 - Number of pages: 6.... cases, this struggle happened in countries that practiced colonialism. This is because there was an economic imbalance between the more powerful country and the country where raw materials were being taken from. The subordinate countries in this case began their quest for industrial status. Many of these countries modeled their goals after countries that were successful. Successful in this respect meant that there was a strong national identity. Nationalism also gave the country an opening to define their culture, economics, and status.
Women in many cou .....
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Children Are Easily Influenced
Number of words: 420 - Number of pages: 2.... would be surprised how many actually do. Studies have shown
that both boys and girls do talk to strangers, but boys are more likely to
do what a stranger tells them than girls are. A lot of young boys are
easily deceived. Girls, on the other hand, are more cautious. Even when
girls are young, they are still weary of trusting people they don't know.
There are, of course, exceptions to every rule.
Finally, kids are most influenced by their parents and their
friends. Because friends and family members are people that kids trust,
they tend to want to be .....
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Rationalism
Number of words: 2064 - Number of pages: 8.... some evil genius not less powerful
than deceitful, has employed his whole energies in deceiving me;
I shall consider that the heavens, the earth, colors, figures, sound,
and all other external things are nought but the illusions and
dreams of which this genius has availed himself in order to lay
traps for my credulity… (330)
Ultimately, Descartes discovered what he felt was the one irrefutable truth. He could not doubt that he existed, and he also could not doubt that he was a "thinking thing". From this he concluded that the self that thinks clearly .....
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Legalizing Of Homosexual Marriages
Number of words: 1737 - Number of pages: 7.... a bill, the
Defense of Marriage Act, that will allow states to decide whether to
recognize homosexual marriages. The second part of the bill would define
"for federal purposes" as the union of a man and a woman. Under such a
definition gay and lesbians, even if they win the right to marry in Hawaii
or elsewhere, would not be able to file joint federal tax returns, claim
federal pension, or survivor's benefits, or be allowed to file for green
card status (Gallagher 21).
I don't feel that marriages between gays or lesbians should be given the
same status a .....
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