Time has changed so do the social issues. Problems arising among the youth are at the alarming state. Main problems like smoking‚ gangsterism and illegal racing are affecting the country’s development. Gangsterism is common in a developing nation such as Malaysia and we have heard a lot about it occurring in schools. It has been reported that in developed countries‚ school children are increasingly involved in gangs. Gangsters are a threat to society and you can be considered a gangster if you are
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EDLHODM/101/3/2014 Tutorial letter 101/3/2014 The educator as leader‚ manager and administrator EDLHODM Semesters 1 & 2 Department of Educational Leadership and Management IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ..........
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Brandon Walden Ms. Dawson 28 August 2011 World History What do we mean when we use the term Civilization? Civilizations are complex societies with cities‚ government‚ art‚ architecture‚ religion‚ class divisions and writing systems. To uphold an effective civilization‚ cultural diffusion‚ farming and writing with a spoken language are essential. Cultural diffusion is a key element to maintaining a complex civilization. When people from different civilizations came into contact with one another
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A divorce is a legal action between married people to terminate their marriage relationship. It can be referred to as dissolution of marriage and is basically‚ the legal action that ends the marriage before the death of either spouse. The purpose of a divorce is to terminate the parties’ marriage. In order to do that the parties and the court must decide how to handle the questions of custody and placement of the minor children and how to divide the property and debts of the parties. State laws
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Junk Food Basically‚ it’s anything that is high in calories but lacking in nutrition. Hamburgers‚ chips‚ chocolate bars and hot dogs fall in this category. Pizzas‚ although they can have vegetable and cheese toppings‚ are also included as they contain a lot of fat. Obviously‚ a diet of junk food is not the best thing for your health‚ particularly as it is highly saturated fat. In 1993‚ the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported this type of fat to be associated with greater risk of cancer
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Why do Teenagers Join Gangs? Gangs are a group of people who deliberately engage in illegal behavior. Those people are gangsters who are commonly seen as dangerous criminals and social outcasts; but they do not join gangs for no reason. “Adolescents may be interested in joining gangs because of its supportive features. For example‚ gangs can offer a sense of confidence‚ individuality‚ and connection to something greater than oneself” (McNeil‚ Herschberger‚ and Nedela‚ 2013)The senses they lack are
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decade‚ annual estimates of the number of gangs have averaged around 27‚000 nationally. Following a annual decrease from 1996 to a short in 2003‚ the yearly estimates steadily increased through 2012. Gang membership has been increasing significantly over the past few years.”The recent estimate of more than 30‚000 gangs represents a 15 percent increase from 2006 and is the highest annual estimate since 1996”.(NationalGangCenter) The maximum number of gangs has to do with the type of area. Larger cities
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can become a gang member. Gang members come from every social class‚ can be of both genders‚ and of most ethnic or religious groups. They can also be found in the most unexpected places. According to The National Gang Center‚ in the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth‚ the racial ethnic differences in the proportion of who joined gangs were not as large as previous research had suggested. About 12 percent of Hispanic and black youth‚ respectively‚ reported having joined a gang by age 17‚ versus
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When the word “gang” is mentioned the first thought that comes to mind is a person wearing baggy clothes‚ a bandana across the forehead and tattoos all over the body. That is a stereotype. Obviously back when gangs were first initiated in the 1800’s they did not dress like that. Not all gangs are associated with colors‚ signs or names. A gang is defined as a group of criminals or a number of people forming a group (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). In fact the word “gang” actually originated from
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What are gangs? A gang can either be an organized group of criminals or a group of young people who spends their time together. Gangs are usually groups of dangerous people like the Latin Kings‚ MS 13‚ Area boys‚ and so on. It’s not only societies‚ communities‚ and neighbourhoods that have gangs‚ even high schools have gangs. Why do we have gangs? Why do we need gangs? Generally‚ a gang is a group of people who claim territory and use it to make money through illegal activities. However‚ the reasons
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