NEGOTIATING ETHNIC IDENTITIES - Alcohol as a Social Marker in East and West Malaysia By Timo Kortteinen1 Academy Research Fellow Department of Sociology University of Helsinki Finland The paper will be published in Akademika in 2008. 1 For comments‚ the author can be reached at tkorttei@mappi.helsinki.fi. 2 Abstract From the point of view of alcohol consumption‚ there are two contradicting tendencies in the present-day Malaysian society. On the one hand‚ Western influences‚ including
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Ethics A study of stress sources among college students in Taiwan Cheng Kai-Wen Kaohsiung Hospitality College Abstract This paper was to investigate the sources of stress among college students in Taiwan. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect research data. A total of 230 questionnaires were distributed‚ and 201 valid responses were obtained. Research findings suggested that male students feel stronger stress from family factor than female ones; students in higher grades feel more stress
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Drug Abuse among College Students College students are more likely to have problems with alcohol abuse or with alcoholism rather than with drug abuse or dependence; however‚ drug abuse is also a problem for many students. Some students are illicit abusers of prescription drugs‚ while others use illegal drugs: marijuana‚ cocaine‚ methamphetamine‚ and other drugs. Peer pressure and/or loneliness or other factors may lead college students to substance abuse‚ although some students had previously abused
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Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations 2011 An Examination of Internet Pornography Usage Among Male Students at Evangelical Christian Colleges Paul Olaf Chelsen Loyola University Chicago Recommended Citation Chelsen‚ Paul Olaf‚ "An Examination of Internet Pornography Usage Among Male Students at Evangelical Christian Colleges" (2011). Dissertations. Paper 150. http://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/150 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access
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I choose to upload this essay because it is my last quarter’s final project‚ and though it is not a happy topic‚ it is very important to students and faculty‚ especially the college administration faculty. Therefore‚ I choose to upload this one. Comparison of Mental Health Problems between Undergraduate Students and Graduate Students Xinghang Lu University of Denver Last month‚ a girl who was only 20 committed suicide in my previous university in China. This girl
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inspection‚ coordination & management‚ commercial‚ contracts administration‚ planning and implementation of project control systems. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________ EDUCATION - Manchester Business School World Wide.: Post Graduate Distance learning program: MBA for Construction Executive: (Expected Graduation: July 2012) - Applied Science University (Jordan-Amman): Bsc in Civil Engineering (Graduated in 2002) [Rating: Good] TECHNICAL SKILLS - Member
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A. TITLE OF THE POLICY PAPER Promoting Computer Literacy among Student in Lanao Del Sur B. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Through scientific and technological progress‚ the world has become a single global community. Modern means of telecommunication and transportation have fostered the rapid sharing of information‚ ideas and resources among the nations of the world. This is the challenge that faces Philippine society today - to become part of the global technological community. BELLAFLOR J
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HARRIS - * a practical young man‚ who could not appreciate romanticism in the world around him. * fond of drinking and eating; not too fond of working hard. * not much imagination and was more aggressive than the other two. * had a strange fascination for cemeteries and tombs * not much aesthetic sense and dressed in loud colours like orange and yellow‚ which did not suit him. * a terrible singer and could never remember the words to a song. * thought he could cook well
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Research Report: Current Situation of Using Microblog among College Students Microblog is one of the most popular broadcast medium in form of short sentences‚ typically with no more than 140 Chinese characters. Besides‚ individual images or video links can also be posted within one note. Messages made up of these small elements offer more brief information. The rapid updating of information provides abundant daily news‚ from individuals to national organizations. And the topics range from the
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famous novelist‚ had made in the parliament. He said that his heart bled whenever he saw young boys and girls going to school laden with books which they could hardly carry. This burden did not improve their minds; it only made them hunch backs. Heavy back packs are one of the most distressing and unpleasant aspects of school life for many children. The heavy weights of books make school going drudgery and irksome. This goes contrary to the current trend‚ which insists that the learning process should
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