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    someone or allow something bad or harmful to happen just because you are following the law. If you break the law with any type of good intentions of not hurting anything or anybody‚ it should be okay. Breaking this law Julius was helping the huge population of their people. At the same time breaking a law isn’t okay! If you expect someone to follow the rules‚ everybody needs to. Although‚ I do not think these decisions are very black and white‚ it would probably be a much bigger debate when an actual

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    Sarah Shaffer Social Norm Violation Extra Credit A norm present in American society is not verbally communicating with other unknown individuals in public bathroom stalls. A violation of this norm would be attempting to communicate with other individuals in the stalls. Through an ethnomethodological investigation‚ I discovered certain aspects revolving around this specific violation. I subjected myself to two trials of violating this norm. In both trials‚ I went into a busy public restroom

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    Throughout the entire novel of John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” many observations of “breaking” can be seen. From breaking of the characters will to carry on‚ such as the story about Toms curious uncle who couldn’t handle losing the one thing that I believe that was keeping the poor man going through all these tough times. Adding on top of the stress from all the loss of farmland‚ increasing debts and other such challenges John‚ Toms cousin‚ wouldn’t listen to a call for help from his wife

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    A Girl’s Guide to Breaking up with a Boyfriend It’s not always easy to break-up with your super hot boyfriend. The slight pain you feel after is unavoidable‚ but there’s hope for letting him go without hurting anyone too much. In the following paragraphs‚ find simple solutions for the tech savvy‚ the socially awkward‚ and the carefree. No matter the situation‚ these ideas are perfect for any time or place. You could even give him the news while he’s asking you to prom! Whatever you decide‚ remember

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    Code breaking‚ or cryptanalysis‚ is the procedures‚ processes‚ methods‚ etc.‚ used to translate or interpret secret writings‚ as codes and ciphers‚ for which the key is unknown. Today it is fairly easy with the surplus of complex digital encryption systems that are available to break codes. However‚ during World War II‚ the need for seclusion forced allies and enemies alike to establish their own various forms of encrypted communication. While there are hundreds of different codes and cipher systems

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    A social norm is the rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society. People who go against the social norm may be shunned or looked at as a bad person. For my social norm breaching experiment‚ I decided to dress up as a hospital patient that had just been released from the hospital and walk around Wal-Mart. My mom is a registered nurse at the Baptist Memorial Hospital‚ so she was able to get me the materials that I needed to conduct the experiment. I decided to do this at

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    “Deviance is the recognized violation of cultural norms” (Macionis‚ page 212). Deviance is required in any society because it is what correct the lifestyle‚ furthermore changing certain societies or cultures. If someone is deviant‚ they are going against what is socially acceptable. An example of deviance would be medical experimentation on animals (Quora). This is an example of a deviant act because this is not ethically nor socially correct in the United States. “Social control is the attempt by

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    Breaking Dawn: Edward 29 3. BIG DAY “I miss you already.” “I don’t need to leave. I can stay…” “Mmm.” It was the eve of our wedding and Bella and I were lying in her narrow bed together‚ as was our habit. Though it was August‚ she was wrapped in her usual swaddling blanket‚ a protection against the chill of my skin. The bulky afghan did not prevent Bella’s hands from wandering about‚ exploring the unclothed parts of my body. If she had her way‚ both of us would be even less clothed. I found

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    For my sociology project during the winter break I have decided to break this social norm: forget the name of the person I will sit on the Christmas table. Remember the name of the people you are with‚ is a sign of respect in our society. Even if you don’t remember the name most of the time‚ we try an easy way out in order the name of the person involved in the conversation. For this project I will ask them to repeat their name so before to speak with a person in the family I will ask him/her to

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    Description of the Norm Violated We have always been used to the thought of having the proper dress for every occasion and every place. This was already taught to us while we were still young. With this project I tried to let go of that norm and made something out of the ordinary to make an illusion of what it will be like if people dress improperly in a certain place. In a public market‚ people usually wear simple clothes‚ i.e. shorts/pants and shirts. It is a place where independent merchants

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