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    Apathy In Ancient Greece

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    What Is Apathy? The concept of apathy goes back to the Hellenistic Period. After the conquests by Alexander the Great‚ the Hellenistic World had started to grow. “The Hellenistic Age marks the transformation of Greek society from the localized and introverted city-states to an open‚ cosmopolitan‚ and at times exuberant culture that permeated the entire eastern Mediterranean‚ and Southwest Asia‚” (“History of Greece: Hellenistic”). Greek was the most influential of all the countries within the Hellenistic

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    Apathy plays a very big role in the United States of America to this day. But the question still is how much does it really affect the U.S.A? In the article Apathy in America is a growing plague it states “About four of 10 eligible voters do not care enough about the country’s direction to go out and vote every two years” (Roda). The apathy in the United States have gotten so bad over the years that almost have of the US doesn’t even go for maybe an hour at the most to vote for somebody who will

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    election‚“60% of the voting eligible population”(McDonald‚ 2016)‚ actually cast a ballot and voted. In an election that can drastically alter the future of America‚ as well as world relations‚ only 60% of eligible voters decided the outcome. Political apathy is created by the feeling of powerlessness and indifference. In 2013‚ supreme court ruling put into act Voter ID laws‚ that were active in 33 states‚ including Wisconsin‚ during the 2016 elections. In Wisconsin alone‚ the new Voter ID laws are “expected

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    Apathy In America's Youth

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    Apathy in America’s Youth The majority of today’s youth has become extremely apathetic‚ completely careless about the things going on in the world that don’t regard them. They’ve gotten so obsessed with what goes on in their own lives that they don’t stop and take the time to listen or care about what anyone else is feeling. Technology plays a huge role in the apathetic behavior of teens because it gives them the power to constantly be updated with the latest gossip or news about their peers

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    Bystander Intervention

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    assignment‚ I will critically evaluate 8 research articles relevant to my topic of “Do gender‚ culture‚ and age groups influence the way society acts as a described by the bystander effect”? Bystander Intervention in a Crime: The Effect of a Mass-media Campaign Leonard Bickman‚ 1975 Two studies were performed in order to investigate bystander intervention during a staged shop-lifting in a campus bookstore. The first study began with an advertisement against shop-lifting in the campus newspaper that outlined

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    Being A Bystander

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    Don’t be a bystander; if you see something say something. Bystanders are people who view a problem between a victim and a bully‚ but don’t do anything to fix it. Bullies often don’t notice a problem and continue to bully because others are watching in approval. According to verywell.com‚ bully victims could get bullied due to poor self-esteem‚ because they are different or weak in some way. According to Source 1‚ students get bullied usually when they are better at something. This makes the

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    Innocent Bystander

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    Innocent Bystander In the novel "The Tortilla Curtain"‚ by T.C Boyle‚ it tells a story about two completely different families; one family who is quite wealthy and the other who had illegally crossed the border and is barely making ends meet. In the story‚ a young lady by the name of America is taken to California by her husband‚ only to be victimized. Although she may not be the only victim in the book‚ she has been through a great ordeal of pain and suffering. America is a victim of

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    Discussing Voter Apathy

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    Timothy Kennedy American Political Parties Professor Lindberg “Voter Apathy” Voter Apathy is referenced as a term to describe the phenomena of steady decline in political participation over the past 30 years. Apathy can be defined as the lack of interest‚ enthusiasm‚ emotion or concern towards a specific topic. Statistically‚ “voter apathy” may be displayed at the polls‚ but public activism is still a major part of society. For example‚ the “Occupy” movement is in every city with large amounts of

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    Bystander The Holocaust

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    Furthermore‚ the roles that bystanders‚ witnesses‚ and observers played in these circumstances are an important factor for the Jewish executions. The bystanders in Father DuBois’s book can be separated into three categories: those who witness the murders‚ those who were requisitioned‚ and those who helped Jews (either to escape‚ save the living

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    Bystander Paper

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    Mitchell Hayes finds himself in a dispute of this sort. Upon last call‚ five “ punks” (Dubus) remained in Mitchell’s bar; a young lady not far behind‚ destined to fall victim to their intoxicated plot. The Cowardly bartender became bystander of a horrific gang rape. A bystander is all Mitchell was that dark evening‚ an infinitely haunting decision. The question of “what if…” (Dubus) commonly follows Mitchell as he considers his lack of attempt to prevent the assault‚ in a five to one blood bath! Considering

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