It is said that around 20 percent of Americans is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. What is this parasite‚ and how does it affect people? Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that affects birds and other animals‚ but it only reproduce sexually in cats. According to Dr. Michael Grigg‚ senior investigator with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases‚ Toxoplasma gondii usually remains dormant in people contracted by it‚ following mild flu-like symptoms. However‚ if
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22:367–397 DOI 10.1007/s00148-007-0181-4 O R I G I N A L PA P E R Birth order matters: the effect of family size and birth order on educational attainment Alison L. Booth & Hiau Joo Kee Received: 13 January 2006 / Accepted: 9 November 2007 / Published online: 11 April 2008 # Springer-Verlag 2007 Abstract Using the British Household Panel Survey‚ we investigate if family size and birth order affect children’s subsequent educational attainment. Theory suggests a tradeoff between child quantity and
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Juvenile Delinquency In recent years‚ juvenile delinquency has become the attention of the whole globe. Juvenile crime is not only increase‚ but also covers a wider range. According to the ministry of public security‚ the rate of juvenile delinquency rose from 6.36% in 1998 to 7.93% in 2003. The type of juvenile delinquency’s accusations changes from 98 in 1998 to 120 at the end of 2003‚ an increase of 22.45%. Juvenile crime is a complicated social problem with various reasons. Recent research
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In the past‚ Western Societies concept of a normal family was one that consisted of a mother‚ father and child or children‚ otherwise classified as a nuclear family. However as our society became more modernized the concept of a family changed to incorporate other arrangements. In contemporary society a family can also be seeing as ; a mother or father only with a child or children (single parent)‚parents and child/children with other relative living together (extended)‚sibling headed where one sibling
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Does Birth Order Affect Personality? Many people say that birth order can affect your personality; but is this fact‚ or fiction? Many scientists have come together to either prove this wrong or set this statement into the textbooks‚ but does the order of children‚ or lack of if you are an only child‚ actually effect the way you think and act? Experiments and Scientific Research Alfred Adler was one of the first scientists to use birth order to assess his psychological clients in either the late
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Trappings of childhood When a child kills‚ does he instantly become an adult? Or does he maintain some trappings of childhood‚ despite the gravity of his actions? These are the questions oppressing our legal system today‚ as the violent acts of juvenile delinquencies continue to make headlines. Some people believe that children should be tried as adults when prosecuted for certain serious crimes. Others feel that children should be tried as minors because they are not yet adults‚ and therefore
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Assessment 1: Assignment – Essay MAN302 Professional Communication TITLE: How does cultural effect meaning and communication Intro Nowadays we live in what is considered a “global village”‚ over time we have collectively worked towards this end. The need and desire to create a closer global community is not only seen as a technological advantage but an economic benefit. The world as we know it gets smaller every day‚ thanks to a new generation of social media applications
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“How could divorce affect my kids?” “How can I minimize the emotional distress that my child is experiencing?” Many parents asked themselves many difficult questions after taking the difficult decision of ending their marriage with divorce. Unfortunately‚ life is not perfect and sometimes the best option for families is divorce. However‚ we must realize that divorce not only affects the parents‚ but it mostly affects the children. Research shows that children whose parents are divorce suffer academically
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Secondly‚ family is known as the first and most important influence that forms my identity. My family started influencing my identity from the moment I was born. I remember my grandfather saying that we are all born in different places‚ and in those places there are different races‚ but we are all people and should be treated equally. When I was young‚ I did not know what was allowed in society and what was not. My family made it a point to teach me that just because someone has a different skin
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Essay on the Causes of Juvenile Delinquency – There is no single cause or simple explanation for the development of delinquent behaviour. According to Healy and Bronner‚ the causes of juvenile delinquency are: (1) Bad company‚ (2) adolescent instability and impulses‚ (3) early sex experience‚ (4) mental conflicts‚ (5) extreme social suggestibility‚ (6) love of adventure‚ (7) motion picture‚ (8) school dissatisfaction‚ (9) poor recreation‚ (10) street life‚ (11) vocational dissatisfaction‚ (12)
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