Vacoas State Secondary School (girls) Internal Examinations – July 2009 Form 5 Sociology – Paper 1 Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Answer Question 1 and one question each from Sections B and C respectively. Section A: Research Methods Interviewing is a common technique used by sociologists to gather data. Interviews may be structured‚ semi structured‚ or unstructured. They usually take place on a one –to –one basis between the researcher and the respondent‚ but group interviews are an alternative
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decades. The fear is that allowing e-cigarettes to be prescribed by doctors would make them more accessible. However‚ if they are prescribed to people looking to give up smoking‚ then the people using them will already be addicted to nicotine. There should be no more lives consumed by their
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A newspaper headline screams in your face - Sixteen year old Shinjini from Kolkata has been reported paralysed after she was rebuked by the judges of the TV reality show Dhoom Macha Le Dhoom. Unable to cope with the humiliation‚ Shinjini failed to recover from the shock and lost her ability to speak and identify people. Good morning respected judges‚ venerable teachers‚ dear friends and my worthy opponents. Today I stand before you to speak for the motion. The newspaper headline which I
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According to National Criminal Justice Reference Sample‚ “An estimated 293‚800 violent and property hate crime victimizations occurred in 2012 against persons age 12 or older residing in U.S. households.” The first initial response to any threatening action is violence‚ but it takes an intelligent human being to respond with reasoning which in my opinion is the best option. Hate speech comes from a lack of intelligence or when it regards race‚ arrogance. In certain cases‚ when dealing with it
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When all is at risk‚ and man loses hope‚ man looks for hope in areas too dark for light. This darkness serves as a way for society to vanish from the underlying problems present‚ sometimes one must reach into the darkness to see the slight hints of light. Therefore‚ a man must take justice into his own hands and strive towards protecting the greater good of man. In the same sense‚ Bruce Wayne’s dark figure‚ Batman‚ takes truth on his own to protect the more significant people of Gotham. As of May
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The Adventures of Huck Finn essay Should Huck Finn be taught in schools? This question has been widely debated over the past years and it still is till this day. Many say that the book should be banned from schools because of the racial comments in the book; people claim that it could offend the youth‚ but all the book does is enlighten the youth about the American history of slavery. The book does use the racial term “Nigger"‚ and today that word is very hurtful and offensive
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Should the Use of Autonomous Weapons in the Military be Banned? Introduction Autonomous weapons or robots designed to kill humans are not a far-fetched idea in science fiction. Semi-autonomous missile systems that automatically target and destroy hostile ships with minimal human intervention are already in development [1]. Automatic weapons defense systems are already in use by numerous countries [2]. Combined with advanced artificial intelligence‚ autonomous weapons have the capability to inflict
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speech give people the right to use hate speech? I choose this topic in particular because I feel very strongly about this and feel it’s a good discursive topic to argue my point. The points that I’ll be talking about in this essay are: -what is free and hate speech -who are mostly victims of hate speech -why people argue hate speech shouldn’t be banned -why I think hate speech is wrong -how hate speech can turn to violence -stereotypes from hate speech -how it will effect younger generations
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Late-Term Abortion Should Not Be Banned Abortion is a widely debated topic that has been conflicting politicians and women around the world. Abaluck’s article‚ “Late-Term Abortion Should Not Be Banned” did not provide half as many sources or facts as Boland’s article‚ “Second Trimester Abortion Laws Globally.” Boland provided more statistics and alternant resources for the reader. It can look impressive if an author throws in an extensive reference list‚ but if he does not persuade you in an
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smoking around you in public places? According to the pro-smoking group Air Initiative 7 in 10 of you do. Do you think it is fair to discriminate against smokers‚ forcing them to stand outside and smoke? On the other hand is it fair that non-smokers should have to inhale second hand smoke which can dame their health? (Do you support this ban or do you oppose it?) Personally I oppose it as I believe that non-smokers shouldn’t be subjected to a smoky environment on a night out. I am a non-smoker which
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