Sociology/SS310 Cultural pressures to be thin Have you ever taken a second to compare the size of men and women today to the sizes years ago? Recently there is a huge new trend of becoming as thin and fit as possible and thinking this how one becomes beautiful. No one actually knows where this idea has emerged from. In the past big has been known as being healthy and beautiful. Take for instance Marilyn Monroe‚ she was the pin up girl for many men and wasn’t exactly thin to today’s standards
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drivers are not able to fully concentrate on driving while they are on the phone. Using cellphones while driving should not be allowed because it causes more accidents‚ and because its not safe for adults or kids. Bus drivers should not be able to use their cellphones while they are driving. That puts the kids in harms way‚ and them too. One study says that “13 percent of drivers age 18-20 involved in car wrecks admitted to texting while driving”. Other studies says that “ 77 percent of young
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generation to generation‚ but now fully integrated into the current culture. The work of authors Richard Rodriguez‚ Tomas Rivera‚ Ramon Saldivar‚ and Victor Villanueva Junior will be evaluated and evidence drawn out to support said claim. It is impossible for an individual not to integrate into the current culture‚ because of education forcing the learning of a culture‚ pressure of assimilation into a culture‚ popular language
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think standardized test measure your abilities? There are plenty of questions of whether or not standardized test can measure your abilities for life‚ but one answer remains firm in my perspective: Standardized test cannot measure one’s achievement in the qualities such as the ability to think critically or someone’s human traits that are so important when it comes to real life skills. Therefore‚ I do not think that a standardized test can measure one’s ability. As there are more important things
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students opt to working part time jobs while in college. There are the pros and cons of having a job while being a student‚ and in my opinion‚ the advantages are more significant than the disadvantages. Clearly‚ there are some disadvantages of working part time jobs while attending college .These students have less time to do everything. It is difficult to finding time to study. It may affects to their studying result in college. In addition‚ their work might interfere with the class schedule
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Driving While Intoxicated The role alcohol plays in our society is confusing. Alcohol is medically classified as a depressant drug. It is just as dangerous as any illegal drug‚ yet it’s legal for adults to drink. Automobile accidents involving alcohol are the leading cause of death among people between the ages of 15 to 24. People who choose to get behind the wheel while intoxicated usually overlook and disregard the negative consequences of their actions‚ and the effects on victims and their
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safety. In today’s society cell phone are being used for texting and talking while driving. The state of Alabama is ranked 3rd in nation for texting while driving (State ranks 3rd for texting while driving). There are only six’s states that have passed laws against driving while using a cell phone California‚ Connecticut‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ Oregon‚ Washington and Virginia (Cell Phone and Texting Laws) . Driving while using a cell phone is precarious because it cause accident‚ injuries‚ and deaths
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online –Essay analysis June 18th‚ 2013 Texting while driving The use of the cell phone in today’s world while driving is becoming a concern for other drivers‚ pedestrians‚ as well as law enforcement and legislators. Cases of traffic accidents and/or fatalities involving a distracted driver by the use of this device have become more frequent and are starting to change the prospective on how this topic is being viewed. The comparison of driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs is being used to
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Analysis of Orthostatic Vital Signs The purpose of this assignment was to measure‚ document and analyse six recordings of orthostatic blood pressure‚ orthostatic pulse and respiratory rate on my lab partner. Orthostatic Hypotension is a condition when there is a drop in systolic pressure of more than 20 mm Hg‚ or orthostatic pulse increases of 20 bpm or more which occurs due to a quick change to a standing position (Jarvis‚ pp. 163). Six recordings were taken over a certain period of time to better
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external or internal stimuli d) physical or psychological responses to the fulfillment or frustration of our goals 3. Assume that you want to perform well on this test‚ but you feel anxious about your ability to do so. In this case‚ your desire to perform well is related to your _____ state‚ while your anxiety is related to your _____ state. a) conscious; unconscious b) unconscious; conscious c) motivational; emotional d) emotional; motivational 4. According to your textbook‚ motivation
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