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Term Papers on Social Issues
Does Video Game Violence Affect Children?
Number of words: 603 - Number of pages: 3.... 64), Power Rangers (on Sega Genesis),
Tomb Raider (on PC CD-ROM), and Bishouju Senshi Sayla Moon SuperS (on Japanese
Playstation).
The first step I used was gathering a group of children ages 8-10 years old (5
girls, and 5 boys), got their parents permission, and made sure they had no idea
there was an experiment taking place. The second step I took was observing the
children play together before being exposed to violent video games, I looked for
any sign of violent behavior. What I consider violent behavior is punching,
kicking, slapping (even if no contact .....
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Negative Effects Of Television On Today’s Youth
Number of words: 941 - Number of pages: 4.... television are less
aroused by acts of violence than those children that don’t watch as much
television. In other words, those children are less bothered by violence
in general, and are less likely to see anything wrong with it. In a study
conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, children who watched a
violent program instead of a nonviolent one were slower to see help when
they witnessed acts of violence (Goodwyn 164).
In another study at Pennsylvania State University, about 100
preschool children were observed both before and after watching television. .....
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Curfews, And Other Limits
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to problems. To avoid having problems with your teen, spend time with them and
talk to them. In dealing with a teen who has taken illegal drugs, you as a
parent need to try to understand why you teen has committed the crime. Only
when you understand the child, then you can give the appropriate punishment.
Another important factor in discipline is to make sure that the teen
understands why what they have done is wrong, and show them scripture to explain
it. If a child does not know why what they have done is bad, they will likely
do it again.
A .....
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Methods Of Social Investigation
Number of words: 1740 - Number of pages: 7.... We will take this to mean students at Royal Holloway
and Bedford New College, University of London.
`Students' Undergraduates on a first degree (excluding post
graduates and so on).
`Complete' Graduate
`Degree courses' The course for which the student originally registered.
By defining the variables above there can be no confusion as to the meaning of
the Research Statement. This process also helps the researcher to focus on the
group of people that he wishes to stud .....
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College Fraternities
Number of words: 1480 - Number of pages: 6.... and Mary
in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 5th 1776. After half a century of
existence, it became and has since remained a scholarship honor society.
Throughout the nineteenth century, many new fraternities were founded, but none
of these were permanent. Then, in 1825, the Kappa Alpha Fraternity (now Kappa
Alpha Society) was born at Union College. Two years later, Sigma Phi and Delta
Phi had been founded at the same college, constituting the so-called Union
Triad which was, in a large measure, the pattern for the American Fraternity
system. By the .....
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Our Prison System Sucks
Number of words: 501 - Number of pages: 2.... others
treat it like a hotel. This disgusts me! This doesn't sound at all like a
prison. A prison is a place where people are supposed to be punished. Not
treated like guests. There is a fin line between being punished and being over
punished however. I'm not saying that each person should be beaten daily, or
made to stay in a cell by themselves with no one to talk to for an eternity.
The person should be punished according to the crime. "An eye for an eye."
This brings me to the subject of capital punishment. I'm sure some of you are
disgusted by the word .....
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Money Can't Buy Love
Number of words: 323 - Number of pages: 2.... people in this
world who marry for money, but in most long-term-genuine marriages the
incentive is love.
Also, many people would be extremely happy living in the country or
in a small town such as Haskins with their spouse.. Living in a mansion or
million dollar subdivision hardly guaranties happiness or love. In million
dollar sub-divisions a person has no chose in what their lawn will look
like, or even what color their house will be. What kind of life is that?
In a small town, a person never worries about the little things and has
more time to love.
The .....
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Facism
Number of words: 2314 - Number of pages: 9.... Duce, from whom all power proceeds downward. The two most recognized
names that go along with Fascism is Italy's Benito Mussolini and Germany's
Adolf Hitler.
The philosophy of Fascism can be traced to the philosophers who
argue that the will is prior to and superior to the intellect or reason.
George Sorel, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Georg Hegal are main philosophers
who's beliefs and ideologies greatly influenced the shaping of Fascist
theory. Sorel (1847-1922) was a French social philosopher who had a major
influence on Mussolini. Sorel believed that soci .....
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