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    Gangs have had a huge effect on society today and in the past. Gangs are defined in many ways but The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines them as “a group of young people who do illegal things together and who often fight against other gangs” Some examples of gangs are the Crips‚ Bloods‚ Mexican Mafia‚ and the Aryan Brotherhood. Gangs like this have had an effect on America for many years. The first recorded gang in western civilization was reported by Pike a chronicler of British crime‚ in 1873

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    Divorce and its effects on family Kirsten Jackson University of Maryland Eastern Shore Divorce is defined as “the formal dissolution of marriage” (Collins‚ 1978‚ p. 1). Nearly half of marriages end in divorce. There could be various reasons as to why a relationship diminishes. These reasons could include premarital cohabitation or in other words living together before marriage‚ marrying at a young age‚ and finally the presence of children. All three of these reasons are said to be

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    multiply” by having a family in the ties of marriages. Family is the most important social structure of any society. It is not surprising that the concern most often expressed by young people who they will marry. The choice of a lifetime marriage partner is certainly the most important decision a person can make Every family is unique‚ with each marriage partner bringing experiences and values from his or her own family. Unfortunately‚

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    be male or female‚ adult or child‚ and almost no family in the United States today goes completely untouched by its affects. In order to understand the effects that alcohol addiction can have on the family as a whole three general areas of knowledge must be covered. Addiction to alcohol in general and its effects on the individual‚ alcohols effect on the familial unit‚ and possible treatment options both for the addict as well as the affected family members. Origins of alcohol most likely predate

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    Alcoholism and its effects on society The alcohol is a terrible disease that effects not only your own body and mental health but also it effects everybody who surrounds you. By being an alcoholic you are experiencing all different types of problems. It can be either a problem with a lack of money that will bring you to the friends who are going to get tired of it sooner or later‚ or alcohol will ruin your healthy relationship with your family and your lovely kids. People who are

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    Effects of Alcohol on Society Halyna Strembitska Submitted to: Tarisa Matsumoto-Maxfield In fulfillment of course requirements for English 205 It is 11.40 p.m. on a Monday night and Darren is doing something he has not done

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    that will cure it fully. The intentions of this report are to discuss how a family reacts to the diagnosis of the Alzheimer’s disease. More specifically‚ it will focus on how a family should support and care for the member and how the family will be affected when this member is diagnosed. Some limitations to this report may be that it can be hard to find general information and statistics because obviously every family is different and will react differently. Other than that there should not be

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    THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON SOCIETY December 12th‚ 2007 At the end of the XVIIIth century‚ scientists have discovered a way to transmit an image from a point to another. It was the beginning of television. Since then‚ every household has a television. Over the years‚ it has revolutionized people’s life. Now‚ as it has become a spread consumer good‚ everybody has one television at home‚ even sometimes‚ two or more. It has changed people’s life because the television is seen

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    DRUGS ABUSE IN KENYA: ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS IN CENTRAL PROVINCE: A CASE STUDY OF KANDARA DIVISION BY ROBERT WAGUCHU NG’ANG’A DS/0048/07 REPORT PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES (SDSS) MASENO UNIVERSTY IN PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHALOR OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES WITH IT. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of the topic of study Drugs and substance abuse is a problem that has raised concern all over the world. Drugs abused affect

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    Alcoholism and the Effects on a Family Alcoholism‚ although thought mostly of its impact on the alcoholic themselves‚ it is also a very present problem in the ruining of his or her friends and their families lives. Someone who may be a fully functional‚ great person to his or her family may be extremely dangerous‚ dishonest‚ and destructive while they are under the influence of alcohol. This instance occurs in "The Glass Castle" with Rex Walls and also occurs regularly in our society today‚ such as

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