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    clique; a few being the Queen Bee‚ the Torn Bystander‚ and the Sidekick. Those three have a monumental impact on causing many things including bullying‚ positive peer pressure‚ and negative peer pressure between the clique and/or other people outside the clique. To bully someone usually implies that the bully uses their power

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    References: Can a Failure to Act make an Individual Guilty in the eyes of the Law? (2010). Retrieved from In Brief: Free Legal Information: http://www.inbrief.co.uk/failure-to-act-law.htm Chen‚ S. (2009‚ 10 30). Gang rape raises questions about bystanders ’ role. Retrieved from cnn.com: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/28/california.gang.rape.bystander/index.html Diducthat. (2010). What is voluntary and involuntary acts? Retrieved from Answers.com: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_voluntary_act_and_involuntary_act

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    participation crisis because the turnout of voting is increasing and specific forms of participation are also on the rise.The main concern about democracy in the UK comes from evidence of rising political apathy. Some people have seen this as nothing more than a ‘participation crisis’ Political Apathy is the lack of caring or strong emotions linked to politics. Politically apathetic people are far less likely to take it upon themselves to vote as they won’t have strong political views for or against

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    directed by Paul Haggis which featured many different crimes specifically dealing with racial issues throughout the movie. After closely examining the movie I will explain the elements of "motivation" and "opportunity" as well as touch on the impact of bystanders‚ aftermath of crime‚ victim precipitation and correlation of gender and crime. This movie features several small stories which intertwine during a short period of time in a city involving a collection of inter-related characters such as: two black

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    By: Paul D’Angelo In the article The Step Not Taken‚ Paul D’Angelo recounts an experience where he exhibited the Bystander Effect when faced with a young man crying in his presence in an elevator. He is ashamed by his decision to leave the man alone and is doubtful when his friends and acquaintances tell him he did the right thing. Did he do the right thing? What is the Bystander Effect? In this article‚ I will explore this phenomenon and the nature of the situation that D’Angelo found himself

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    an imperiled stranger. Under the American Bystander Rule a person would have to have the legal duty to act or aid‚ and be required to do so‚ if they are employed in some helping occupation‚ or if they have some other legal obligation which requires them to act a special‚ or familial‚ relationship with a person in distress. In the United States‚ individuals do not have a duty to intervene when someone else is in danger. This is known as the American bystander rule and is different from the European

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    other people‚ even if what they did was actually right. The American television news magazine and hidden camera show entitled “Primetime: What Would You Do?”‚ which aired their first episode in February 2008 and still continue to do so‚ reveal how bystanders react to certain situations of conflict or illegal activity in a public setting acted out by professional actors. However‚ there have been instances in the series wherein some people do not even intervene in what’s happening before them‚ be it good

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    300‚000 college‚ over 5% of women enrolled in colleges and universities‚ encounter incidences involving rape and sexual assault each year. The two psychological processes related to rape and sexual assaults in colleges are conformity and the bystander effect. Conformity can also be

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    don ’t demand to change it. Why not? When we dig down through all the layers to the roots of the causes‚ we find three fundamental causes of social problems: ignorance‚ apathy‚ and greed. The ultimate remedy for social problems therefore must confront all three root causes. As an example of the interplay between ignorance‚ apathy‚ and greed‚ consider the problem of pollution. Suppose the most efficient preventative is a pollution charge based on the damage caused by each pollutant. However‚ the

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    something that has happened more than once. There are numerous amount of people who have experienced the events of a war. Each person can have a different perspective and experiences. However‚ those people can be categorized as victims‚ perpetrators‚ or bystanders. Victims of war are people that suffer from being targeted. The victims have a role of suffering physically and mentally. Throughout the three books‚ the prominent victims were the Jews. That includes Elie and his father‚ Vladek and his family

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