Describe and evaluate explanations of insomnia. (8 + 16 marks) Insomnia is a state where an individual experiences difficulties with their sleep. There are 5 types of insomnia; long term‚ short term‚ trouble falling asleep‚ trouble staying asleep and waking up too early. Short term insomnia usually lasts a few days or weeks‚ it tends to be caused by immediate worries such as exams‚ deaths‚ noise‚ jet lag or temporary medical conditions such as colds. Long term (chronic) insomnia is experiencing
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Physicalism is “the theory that all information is ultimately physical information‚ information about physical states and physical events‚ couched exclusively in physical terms.” Frank Jackson perspective was that everything that exists is physical and everything also can be explained and described by physical theories. The knowledge argument is one of the most examined arguments on physicalism. The intention of the knowledge argument is to prove that the conscious experience associates with non-physical
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Hwk – Outline and evaluate explanations of conformity (8 marks) AO1: Conformity is a form of social influence and is the tendency to copy other people’s behaviour and attitudes from within a group. Normative social influence occurs when a person desires to be liked and accepted by a group. They will publicly conform and change their behaviour but they will still privately reject their views. This change in behaviour is often temporary as this type of social influence leads to compliance.
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Selina Gunsauls Hasten Anthropology 1 17 March 2017 Natural Selection Explanation A species is a group of individuals that produces fertile offspring. A population is a group of the same organisms or species. The main source of genetic variation is meiosis. Within meiosis‚ fertilization occurs and creates variation. Within meiosis‚ although it is rare‚ mutations happen which can be also a source of variation. Gene flow‚ the movement of genes within multiple populations is another source of variation
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"Half" Artwork Explanation "Half"‚ is a piece of art that was created to represent the poverty in India. The artwork compares the poverty in India to places like the U.S that doesn’t have poverty. Starting with the name‚ the art is named "Half" because the world is split into two categories: poverty and the non-poverty. The two words on the artwork: invisible and visible represents the people. We as human think about what is in front of us wealth and a luxurious life (visible); however‚ we often
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In this essay I will give the explanation and punishments of Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Article 86 – Absence without leave is described as “any member of the armed force who‚ without authority – fails to go to his/her appointed place of duty at the prescribed time‚ goes from that place; or absents themselves or remains absent from their unit‚ organization‚ or place of duty at which he/she is required to be at the time prescribed; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct
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The following is an explanation of my previous writing experience mostly focused on writing performed in school. In the past I’ve mostly written a wide variety of narrative and expository driven material and most of it was part of any given english or writing class. In particular my last English class focused heavily on rhetorical writing and had us write a number or persuasive papers designed to teach us some basic rhetorical analysis skills. Outside of school I haven’t done as much creative writing
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Outline and Asses Functionalist explanations of social inequality (40marks) Functionalism is a concencus theory that focused on the unity and harmony of society. Functionalists believe that society is a system that works together in order for it to funtction. Inequality is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions in a society and recurrent patterns of unequal distributions of goods‚ wealth‚ opportunities etc. There are many types of inequality such as social
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How Batteries Work TOPIC: Explanation of how batteries work SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the audience how a battery works on a scientific level THESIS STATEMENT: A battery is essentially a can full of chemicals in which chemical reactions take place to allow for the flow of electrons. Introduction I. Batteries are everywhere. They are in our cell phones‚ our flashlights‚ our cars‚ our laptops. (Attention getter) II. Life as we know it is made possible largely by batteries. III
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AS Sociology For AQA [2nd Edition] Unit 1: Culture and Identity Chris. Livesey and Tony Lawson Unit 1: Culture and Identity Contents 1. Different conceptions of culture‚ including subculture‚ mass culture‚ high and low culture‚ popular culture‚ global culture. 2 2. The Socialisation Process and the Role of Agencies of Socialisation. 15 3. Sources and Different Conceptions of the Self‚ Identity and Difference. 21 4. The Relationship of Identity to Age‚ Disability‚ Ethnicity
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