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    Why religion and God are not necessary in modern day society. 88% of us claim to be religious. Religion has been around since 223‚000 BCE. The world would be nothing without it. You can’t get a sense of history or the language of Britain without having to study religious texts. But is religion necessary in the 21st century? The simple answer is no. No‚ we don’t need to believe in religious stories to feel comforted‚ no we don’t need to believe in an omnipotent being‚ no we don’t need to believe

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    Socialisation is ‘a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms‚ values‚ behaviour‚ and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.’ How he or she learns these skills can be affected on where they have been brought up‚ who they have grown up around and how they were taught. There are two different types of socialisation: Primary agents of socialisation and Secondary agents of socialisation. They are the people or organisations that affect

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    Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution‚ society has become obsessed with material belongings and in turn has lost touch with nature. During the Romantic period‚ most poets and artists tried to reconnect with nature‚ so it is no surprise that industrialism caused many grievances among them. One Romantic poet‚ William Wordsworth puts the theme of humanity’s loss of connection with nature and the spiritual world into words in his sonnet “The World Is Too Much With Us”. This theme is developed through

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    Modern Mindset Each person develops their own perspective of life and the world based on their own human experience. However‚ no one person is completely separate from his or her society‚ consequently the mindset of a culture tends to reflect the individual’s beliefs. The Western society is no exception. Their perception is mostly consisted of materialistic mindset‚ revealing enormous influence of science and avocation for rational thinking. This modernized materialistic mindset not only

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    Narrative Therapy Narrative Therapy was developed by Michael White and David Epston. Narrative Therapy is a method of therapy that attempts to separate the person from the problem. It is used as a form of community work and counseling and encourages people to rely on their own skill sets to minimize the problems that exist in their everyday lives. It holds the belief that a person’s identity is formed by our experiences or narratives. Because the problem is seen as a separate entity from the

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    problem is called “Pushing too hard too young” by Jacqueline Stenson from MSNBC. The article dives into the ongoing problem of parents pushing athletic endeavors upon their children and the effects of the over support of young athletes parents. Stenson articulates the physical and mental effects the children face as well as‚ pinning some to most of the blame on parents. However‚ Stenson displays mercy on the parent by also expressing how generations have changed which has caused the idea of childhood

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    1. “The family has suffered at the expense of career in Singapore society.” Is this a fair comment? In Singapore‚ it is common to find both parents working in order to raise the family and due to this the family is sometimes neglected and is caused to suffer. However‚ some families could not just depend on a sole breadwinner to ‘bring home the bacon’‚ as it is sometimes not sufficient to raise a family with only one source of income. Hence‚ the comment that families have suffered due to the expense

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    Analysis of “Materialistic Perception” in F. Scot Fitzgerald Using Marxist Literary Criticism Compiled by Akhmad Kusuma Wardhana Bachelor Degree of English Department Faculty of Humanity Airlangga University Chapter I 1.1 Introduction The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious

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    Media Has Many Diffrent Effects on Children and Society Media has many diffrent effects on children‚ and society. Media has been around for years dating back to caveman drawings on walls to present days telivision. At a young age‚ children’s minds learn best my soaking up information‚ and imitating what they see or hear. The typical American child will view more thean 200‚000 acts of violence‚ including more than 16‚000 murders before age 18. Media has shown benifits in the learning capablities

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    Nowadays people use computers in business‚ public services‚ education and‚ most of all‚ in entertainment. Almost everything we do and every aspect of our life is affected by modern technology with computers above all. There are a lot of advantages of such situation. Firstly*‚ computer – controlled cars‚ planes or ships allow us to travel safely. Secondly‚ all the mental work we need to do‚ from simple equation to huge statistic data would be almost impossible without using the calculator at least

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