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    In this Assignment I will discuss different dimensions of Risk. I will also try to examine how is these different dimensions of Risk relate in shaping day to day lives of Children and Young People. All of us encounter some sort of risk everyday in our lives whether it is using the internet‚ driving a car or a career change. All of these tasks or decisions are considered as’ Risks’. In some Instances we may be more conscious of a Risk that involves to a certain decision or activity. ‘Crucially‚ our

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    Understanding the Misunderstood Art From Different Cultures By Kate Woods Art is a medium used by people world wide to express their ideas‚ their fears‚ and their joys. The artist takes the experiences of life and translates them into a visual object‚ rich in colors‚ shapes and sizes‚ for all the world to observe. As a casual observer of art‚ one is able to relive the feeling or experience the artist was trying to display‚ if only for a brief moment in time. No matter what cultural background

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    The term Culture Shock is used to describe the emotional rollercoaster that someone experiences when living in a new country. Anyone who has worked and lived in a foreign country will experience culture shock of some sort. Recognizing culture shock is an important way of being able to deal with it. Dealing with it helps minimize the risk of becoming disillusioned with a new country and the possibility of deciding that a quick return “home” is the only solution. The four stages of culture shock are:

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    From sea to shining sea‚ Frederick Law Olmsted constructed hundreds of parks and public spaces across America. He transformed the field of landscape architecture‚ and through his work‚ sought to provide the antidote for the increasingly crowded cities with parks. Olmsted changed the way the society viewed public spaces. The ingenious architect and city planner built the America we know today‚ advocating for the conservation of green spaces‚ which contributes to America’s vast and diverse landscape

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    we are in the modern world they put their faith in “higher powers”. The ancient people did have faith and served many gods. I want to show the many differences in the ancient people thoughts on the creation story and the christianity story. Also how there are many similarities in between the stories which are very interesting. I also want to talk about how things that were started in times such as 7000 BCE have migrated through time and we still see things they were doing in the modern world. To show

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    How was the Indian culture ended Many years ago‚ in America‚ there lived only Indians. Then the Americans came in and slowly‚ with peace contracts‚ pushed them in the reservations where they were allowed to do anything they wish including culture like the ghost dance. Now that they were pushed into the reservations‚ we would think that they had a good life. They had land‚ buffalos‚ and much more. Suddenly‚ the Americans somehow found a way to cause the Native Americans way of life to end. In this

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    How might criminology help explain corporate crime?’ Corporate crime is a wide-ranging term‚ covering a vast range of offenses with differing types of perpetrators‚ modes of operation‚ effects and victims (Hale et al. 2005‚ p.268-9). Types of corporate crime range from financial crimes including illegal share dealings‚ merger‚ takeovers and tax evasion to crimes directly against the consumer‚ employment relations and crimes against the environment. In the past criminology has put little energy

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    Topic: Refer to “A Different History” and “Pied Beauty” (1877). Discuss the way in which the cultures of the poets and the dominant cultures of their eras‚ affect the reader’s successful understanding of the above poems. Both the poems‚ “Pied Beauty” and “A Different History” were written within a similar time period and each poem conveys the poets’ views on culture and religion at the time. Nature is integrated in the poems and linked to religion while the poem itself challenges/questions.

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    The Influence of Black Slave Culture on Early America The Black slaves of colonial America brought their own culture from Africa to the new land. Despite their persecution‚ the "slave culture" has contributed greatly to the development of America’s own music‚ dance‚ art‚ and clothing. Music It is understandable that when Africans were torn from their homes and families‚ lashed into submission ‚ and forced into lifelong slave labor‚ they would be‚ on the most part‚ resentful and angry. Various

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    Analyze the effects that the wealthiest individuals of the Gilded Age had on America. As the American Civil War came to an end‚ an era of phenomenal economic growth was spurred by a second Industrial Revolution. It touched all geographic areas of America‚ evident in increased farm output and labor efficiency. The magnificent flow of goods generated could be efficiently transported by freshly lain transcontinental railroads made of Bessemer steel. Presiding over these late nineteenth century developments

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