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    The first law of Ecology states‚ “everything is connected.” Meaning each species depends on another species for survival. Humans for instance‚ depend on the survival of animals and plants to literally feed our ever growing population. Our diet comes down to small‚ overlooked organisms such as the honeybee. Without honeybees‚ the majority of fruits and vegetables would be diminished. Albert Einstein supposedly once said‚ "If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth‚ man would have no more

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    Causation of Crime The two theories I chose to compare and contrast are the Trait and Choice theories. These two theories explain why people commit crimes but differ in reasoning. I found that the main difference in between the two is that the choice theory states that if people want to commit a crime they will if the benefits outweighs the punishment. The trait theory differs because it deals with testosterone and whether or not people with lower IQ’s are more liable to commit crimes.

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    Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease‚ also known as idiopathic or primary Parkinsonism‚ hypokinetic rigid syndrome/HRS‚ or paralysis agitans is a problem in the nerve cells. According to the Parkinson’s disease Foundation the nerve cells start to break down and die‚ which leads to the loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger in the brain called dopamine. When the dopamine is gone it causes abnormal brain activity‚ which leads to Parkinson’s. Dopamine sends signals

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    Q 6)Explain how scarcity and choice go together? 3 Marks ANS- Resources refer to all the factors of production. Scarcity means that resources which produce goods and services are less in relation to their demand. Though these resources are scarce they can be used for producing different goods. Due to scarcity of these resources‚ an economy cannot produce all the goods and services as required by its citizens. So some wants will have to remain unfulfilled. Therefore choice has to be made

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    Holland’s theory can be summarized in six statements: 1. In our culture‚ most person are one of six personality types: Realistic‚ Investigative‚ Artistic‚ Social‚ Enterprising‚ and Conventional. 2. People of the same personality tend to "flock together." For example‚ Artistic people are attracted to making friends and working with Artistic people. 3. People of the same personality type working together in a job create a work environment that fits their type. For example‚ when Artistic persons

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    Assess the functionalist view of crime and deviance. [21 marks] This essay will detail the functionalist perspective of crime and deviance. Functionalist theories began to emerge after the industrial revolution in the 18th century. This period was called the enlightenment‚ and brought about scientific belief as opposed to the feudalist beliefs of religion. Religion no longer had such a powerful impact on peoples’ lives. The aim of sociological theories such as functionalism is to cure social ills

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    Travis Hirschi developed social control theory to explain why people commit crime. Social control theory explains people commit crimes because of their weak social. If people have a weak social bond then they are more likely to commit crime. People with weak social bonds have less or nothing to lose so committing crime does not seem like a bad choice‚ and is the most logical way to getting what they want. The average person does not commit crime because they fear that they might lose something. Some

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    PL-1. Introduction Sequence =========================== Starts off just as any other Pokemon game‚ an introduction‚ boy/girl and name. You dont get to pick your rivals name this time however‚ we all like their names to much. You start off in a dream sequence‚ with Arceus surrounded by Palkia‚ Dialga and Gratina. Arecus disappears‚ everythings starts shaking and then you wake up in your bed in Yellow Town. Head to the stairs and your mom will come up with a message from Prof. Jasmine asking

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    Outline and assess Marxist explanations of crime and deviance.   In looking at the Marxist explanation of crime and deviance one must also look to the non-sociologist explanations and those of other different groups in order to come to an informed view of the subject.   The non-sociologist definition of crime and deviance would be that deviance is uncommon behaviour‚ something that offends the morals or the majority of society‚ without being harmful or serious enough to be criminal. Whereas

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    J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci. (2011) 39:777–794 DOI 10.1007/s11747-010-0230-5 ORIGINAL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH Music for free? How free ad-funded downloads affect consumer choice Dominik Papies & Felix Eggers & Nils Wlömert Received: 26 January 2010 / Accepted: 29 September 2010 / Published online: 20 October 2010 # Academy of Marketing Science 2010 Abstract The market for digital content (e.g.‚ music or movies) has been affected by large numbers of Internet users downloading content for free

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