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    of homeless in contemporary Western societies exist on an ideological continuum‚ which shapes the way people think about the issue. For instance‚ individualist explanations view homelessness as the result of lifestyle choices and personal failings such as drug abuse‚ criminal deviancy or alcoholism. Overemphasis on Individualist explanations could lead to minimal state intervention‚ antagonistic responses and reaction

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    115)‚ so it’s easy to use and set up‚ install and maintain. The monitors are placed in certain areas of the store or strategic places that meet their needs. The good thing about these types of cameras is they not only alert to shoplifters but other crimes as well (pg. 115). Because they are also set up outside in parking lots and tape continuously they can get license plates or pictures of faces in case of kidnaps or murders‚ and muggings as well if there in range of the cameras. Security

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    Kyle Ouellette Building 4 Biological Molecules Carbohydrates‚ Amino Acids‚ Nucleotides‚ Lipids Observe: 1. Carbohydrates (monosaccharides‚ disaccharides‚ polysaccharides)‚ Lipids (of many kinds‚ including‚ triglycerides‚ phospholipids‚ and steroids‚ such as testosterone‚ estrogen‚ and cholesterol)‚ Proteins (including enzymes‚ lipoproteins‚ glycoproteins‚ structural proteins‚ hormones‚ etc)‚ and Nucleotides ( nucleotides join to form nucleic acids‚ which‚ along with a sugar and phosphate

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    Psychological Consequences of Begging As expressed previously‚ the social outcomes of begging prompts psychological issues so to speak delineated by a portion of the respondents. The social and psychological segments were interwoven and work through relationship and synchronization. There were a poor social relationship and interchanges or social trade in the examination zone‚ it were probably not going to feel the respondents exceedingly energized and glad psychologically. In this manner‚ the

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    The Biological Importance of Lipids Lipids are organic compounds found in all types of plant and animal cells. They always contain carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen‚ however the relative amount of oxygen is less than the amount of carbohydrates in lipids. Lipids are polymers and the long chains of repeating units are joined together in a condensation reaction where water is also produced. The most common types of lipids are triglycerides‚ phospholipids and waxes. Triglycerides are formed by three fatty

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    neither of them appears to be fully satisfactory. These theories may interact with each other in a complex way. By understanding and testing the existing and new aging theories‚ it may be possible to promote successful aging. Keywords: Aging‚ Biological‚ Theory‚ Programmed‚ lifespan Why do we age? When do we start aging? What is the aging marker? Is there a limit to how old we can grow? These questions are often pondered by the mankind in the past couple of hundred years. However‚ in spite of

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    BIOLOGICAL THEORY SHANNON & SAM BIOLOGICAL THEORY (ARNOLD GESELL) The Biological (Maturational Theory) of child development was developed by a man named Arnold Gesell. Gesell’s theory was shaped by the expectations that development is based in biology‚ children alternate between good and bad years in development‚ and that body types share a connection with personality development. The Maturational Theory focuses on physical and mental development‚ and Gesell saw these developmental patterns being

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    administration‚ a Master’s in psychology‚ a Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D.) and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.‚ ABD)‚ both in clinical psychology. He is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Florida (PY6115) and is a member of the Florida Psychological Association and the International Society for Mental Health Online. He states “Punishment refers to adding something aversive in order to decrease a behavior. The most common example of this is disciplining (e.g. spanking) a child for misbehaving

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    The Discovery of Biological Taxonomy Taxonomy is the scientific classification of living organisms. It is known that two main naturalists were responsible for discovering and founding this classification method‚ John Ray and Carl Linnaeus. Biological Taxonomy has a hierarchy of seven main ranks; Kingdom‚ Phylum (Division if it is Botany)‚ Class‚ Order‚ Family‚ Genus and Species. These classify every living thing from Animals to Bacteria. Some of the classification system is written English

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    BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS Heredity Heredity refers to the process of transmitting genetic characteristics from parents to offspring. Physical traits and even physical defects are known to be hereditary. Also‚ some mental traits and mental defects are known to be hereditary. (http://www.slideshare.net/GenPsyche/biological-bases) Nature and Nurture Both nature and nurture affects all aspects of human behaviour. “Nature refers to all the evolutionary factors that have shaped the genetics that we have

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