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Men And Women Date Rape
1,223 wordsDate rape is a term used to describe a rape where the victim knows the attacker, either closely or casually, that frequently involves alcohol or some other drug limiting the judgment of the perpetrator and the defenses of the victim. Although date rape is a forced issue, many precautions can be taken to prevent the crime. Date rape is vastly under reported because of the victims guilt, shame, and the feeling that they would not be believed. For example, in a study done by the National Center for...
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Is Human Nature Inherently Violent
889 wordsAnger is only one letter short of danger, yet it varies from angel by only one letter. Anger causes a great deal of harm. The question still remains, Is human nature inherently violent? Many arguments have been made to both support and invalidate this theory. As humans, we cannot escape the legacy of our evolutionary ancestors. On the other hand, we are also the most intelligent of all animals discrediting the idea that humans are inherently violent. Unlike animals, who rely on the fight or flig...
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Canada And The United States Women Of Color
1,310 wordsCrime has a thousand roots... but a single outcome. It stems from fear and hatred, greed and corruption, deprivation and suffering. But it always ends with one thing: victims. Peter Kent, journalist In a single generation, communications technology has turned the planet into one small global village. Within minutes television and radio relay stories across the country and around the world. The same edition of newspapers can be printed simultaneously in cities everywhere and be on the street with...
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Personality And Social Psychology Suicidal Tendencies
455 wordsPsych. 57 Peter Sams Mon. lab. 9 / 24 / 99 Are Suicidal and Violent Acts by College Students Caused by Television Violence This is a truly important question for all college students. By answering this question we gain important insight as to where in fact violence in college campuses may come from. Research in this specific area can also help us further understand how and why suicide rates have increased for college students in this country. Many studies have shown that aggressive acts committe...
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Germany And Italy Aggressive Nature
1,132 wordsIn the late 19 th century, imperialism was a major issue in many nations of the world. Imperialism is the extension of a nation's power due to the acquiring of territory or economic conditions through military force or political means. Countries revived the imperialistic movement because the need of raw materials and labor for industrial purposes was so great. Also, the countries wanted to increase their overall wealth and trade. Christianity gained power due to this imperialistic movement of th...
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Attention Deficit Disorder School Age Children
961 wordsAttention Deficit Disorder is the most common psychiatric disorder among children. This disorder affects three to five percent of all school age children, mostly boys (Dreher). Diagnosis of this disorder is not an easy task, but it has been made easier due to symptoms specific to this disorder. Once diagnosed properly, attention deficit disorder can be treated with medications and behavioral therapy. The causes of attention deficit disorder are not easily pinpointed. Not until recently have rese...
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Aggressive Behaviour National Geographic
1,010 wordsAustralian industry loses more than one billion dollars a year because of sickness caused by alcohol. Alcohol plays a part in more than 50 % of serious crimes in Australia. In violent crimes it plays an even bigger part: more than 75 % of them are linked to alcohol. About half of the people killed in road accidents are killed because somebody has drunk to much. Effects of alcohol on human behaviour From the above facts it is clear that alcohol has a major impact on the lives of Australians. This...
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Senior Citizens Young Drivers
890 wordsPeople look at me and think I am a terrible driver just because I am young. However the reality is I am a fine driver. It is a common misconception that teenagers are "bad" drivers; in my experience I have found that it's not only teenagers that are terrible drivers. I think people point to teenagers only because they need a collection of drivers to blame and they choose the beginners. When I look at senior citizens, young drivers (between the ages of 15 - 25, teenagers included), and middle age...
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Rem Sleep Muscle Tension
1,969 wordsOver a seventy-year life span, you will spend at least fifty thousand hours to dreaming (Segell 42). What you dream about can be very different from one individual to another and from one dream to another in the same individual. Many things affect what we dream about and the theories about why we dream vary. Scientists believe that dreaming is a natural process of the brain. On the other hand, Psychologists believe that our dreams are secretive emotions. Both sides have been spending years resea...
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Mag Lite Pretty Good Dog
659 words1. Hello, Captain OFlanerty here. I work with a lot of dogs, German Shepard's, labs golden retrievers. I also work with rottweilers. We use these dogs for many tasks. We use them for drug sniffing, scent tracking, and for perpetrator apprehension. Some say a rottweiler is a mean dog and scare people. They have sort of a bad Rapp. Well, I tell you what, I have met some of the nicest dogs in the world. And some of them have been rottweilers. 2. My neighbor owns a rottweiler. I hate that damn dog i...
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Low Self Esteem Elizabeth Proctor
799 wordsAuthor Millers, The Crucible takes a close look at John Proctors, conflict between his raw deeds and his conception of himself. Throughout the play John Proctor is tormented by this conflict. He struggles against his own weakness to achieve a view of himself that he can accept. Proctor has to overcome tremendous emotional and moral hurdles and as a result his character develops into a different person. His battle for integrity is lost many times before it is finally won in the play's final minut...
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Aggressive Behavior Television Shows
410 wordsIn todays society, television violence harmfully affects the minds of children. However, it doesnt mean that the violence on television is the only source for bad behavior, but it does largely contribute to the situation (Szaflik). For instance, the variety of television programming, which permeates violence, is sitcoms, commercials, and cartoons. Also, the many video games and toys marketed towards the violence learned by to children. Television is a powerful influence in developing values and ...
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Anabolic Steroids Side Effects
729 wordsAnabolic steroids are powerful muscle-building and performance-enhancing compounds. They are many times used as the "secret-weapon" behind many world-class athletes, their performance, and bodybuilding. Steroids increase the amount of muscle one can build. They are banned by almost every athletic organization and are illegal, therefore leading to arrests and jail time if one is caught with them. They also have terrible side effects that can even be deadly. Anabolic steroids are used to gain the ...
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Kill And Eat Jane Goodall
1,271 wordsThe acts of cannibalism and infanticide are very apparent in the behavior of the chimpanzee. Many African studies show that wild chimpanzees kill and eat infants of their own species (Goodall, 1986: 151). Although there is not a clear answer why chimps engage in this very violent and sometimes gruesome behavior there are many ideas and suggestions. This essay will deal with chimpanzee aggression, cannibalism and infanticide. This paper will present information on major research studies performed...
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Violence In Entertainment Today
948 wordsFrom 1979 to 1989, the firearm homicide rate for persons 15 - 19 increased sixty-one percent. Male youth in the U. S. are more than five times as likely to be victims of homicide as to youths in many other developed countries. The violence in many entertainment programs has increased to over seventeen percent. The violence in entertainment today is affecting society as evidenced by the content of the material, the increase rate of violence, and the reluctance to deny access. Many people acknowle...
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Women And Men Men And Women
907 wordshis paper will focus on the social and cultural conditions that intensify or perpetuate rape. The causes and reasons for rape are deeply entrenched in our social structure. We can explore some of the motivations and circumstances which lead men to rape. We have learned that some men rape out of anger and a need to overpower, dominate, and humiliate. We can also look at some of the historical attitudes from which today's beliefs and stereotypes have evolved. However, we must look beyond both rapi...
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Males And Females Men And Women
827 wordsA person is born either male or female, however according to Mead the roles of males and females are conditioned by that person's given culture. There were two articles studied by Group D, the first one tries to prove that men or women can be the aggressive sex, while the second article deals on which sex talks more and why. What it comes down too is, that both articles try to distinguish which sex is more dominant and why. Margaret Mead article, "Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies...
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Year Old Boy Violence On Television
915 wordsThe Effects of Violence on Television What has our society come to these days? Everywhere we look, violence is present; in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. Even if one might be a pacifist, violence will seep its way into our homes through the television. Some children that see violence on television are pulled into its harmful deceptions of problem solving. Scientists have tried to explain why children are so amused by a big glowing box and the action that takes place within i...
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Put An End 20 Th Century
1,159 wordsCrime for what, and punishment for whom? May happens in a park and maybe in a room! Maybe at night or afternoon, here or there or close to the moon. A man who makes a crime may be a tycoon or maybe just a vagrant without a small home. Now the problem is for what, for whom do a little vagrant or a tycoon want to be a prisoner or a dark moon? Making crimes comes as a result of many various things in life. The first and the greatest one is called money as the old expression that says "Money is the ...
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Oedipus The King Oedipus Tyrannus
1,012 wordsDifferent translations of Oedipus the King Sophocles was one of the great Greek play writes of all time. He wrote many Greek plays, but only seven seemed to survive over 2400 years. One of his most famous plays was part of a trilogy. The reader must have read or viewed the previous play in order to understand the next. However, his trilogy which was out of order, made it much more difficult to understand his plays despite reading all of them. Oedipus the King was part of this famous trilogy, whi...
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