Ninety percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates are using illicit drugs‚ including alcohol and tobacco‚ during the school day‚ a new survey found. When asked to estimate how many were involved‚ these teens reported that about 17 percent of students -- roughly 2.8 million -- are abusing drugs during the school day‚ according to the survey. "The findings are alarming but not surprising‚" said Bruce Goldman‚ director of substance abuse services at Zucker Hillside
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Many extrafamilial influences affect gender-role typing. Male and female roles are portrayed in gender-stereotypic ways in television and many children books. Males are more likely than females to be portrayed as aggressive‚ rational and powerful in the workforce. Females are more often portrayed as involved primarily in housework or caring for children. Mass media can further strengthen gender stereotyping. It is more significant in constructing gender stereotypes. According to a professor‚
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Virginia Black Introduction to Philosophy Jorge Secada‚ Peter Tan 17 October 2014 Personhood: One Factor Among Many What does it mean to be a ’human being ’? When does a human fetus become a ’human being ’? At what point does an individual physical being come into existence? Is there any morally relevant break along the biological process of development from the unicellular zygote to birth? The common foundation of abortion arguments will answer the initial question of what defines life‚ or more
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Why did so many Europeans collaborate with the Nazi occupiers? As the dust settled in Europe‚ collaborators were hung‚ sent running naked down the streets or imprisoned‚ while the resistance set out to define post-war Europe. The illusion of a clear distinction between Hitler’s henchmen and enemies shaped the psychology‚ language and power structures that are still present today. Collaboration and resistance‚ as categories of human behaviour‚ gained their historical relevance from the weight
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Australia has many global and regional links with other countries in the world. A positive link that Australia has with other countries is International Aid. Aid provides new markets for Australia to import and export to‚ reduces poverty and provides better access to educational and medical services for those in need. But giving aid can encourage a ‘culture of dependence’ and aid can be distributes in the wrong way or to the wrong people. The Australian Government provides aid to developing countries
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emphasizes in his essay “Are Too Many People Going To College?” that while the number of bachelor’s degree graduates increases‚ the opportunities for them suffer from the opposite effect. People have conceived the idea that higher education is a requirement to be a successful person. Consequently‚ students are being forced to pursue a degree to please society’s‚ but not personal‚ expectations. Murray makes various points‚ where I completely agree‚ of why too many people are going to college. Murray
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Have you ever wondered why many nations nowadays have so much political power‚ economic power‚ the power to wage war at any time‚ have large militaries and even more? Imperialism‚ the process of dominating one country for its political‚ economic‚ and cultural life‚ and you could view it as slavery‚ depending on the event. And some countries/continents that experienced imperialism were Asia‚ Africa‚ and others. The main colonizers were England‚ France‚ and many other powers. So nations gain power
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When I first read about the title of this article‚ I was excited because it sounds like it was such a big issue in the western countries. That triggers me to respond to this paper. I like the title by CBN.com in his article [1] “Why are so many westerner converting to Islam?” ‚ which states the reasons for the growth in Muslim population was due to recent immigration and the high birth rate of Muslims and not specifically due to conversion. Still‚ the number of those who converted to Islam is significant
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Belonging is an instinctive human desire that is difficult to obtain due to the immensity of barriers placed to prevent it. Belonging can be achieved through the development of relationships between others as well as the establishment of a connection to place. Furthermore one can choose to renounce the conventions of society and thus achieve personal understanding and belonging. Various barriers‚ such as language barriers and the inability to conform within society can lead to feelings of displacement
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Immigration: Problem with Too Many Immigrants in the U.S Immigration is a major problem facing the U.S. today. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants flock to this country every year. Some legally‚ others illegally. Some are escaping from religious and political oppression while others come to seek out the "American Dream". Either way they are causing nationwide problems. Non-English speaking workers take jobs away from American people because they will work for cheaper wages. Illegal immigrants
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