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    PEER TO PEER ARCHITECTURE : Synopsis In a peer-to-peer (P2P) network‚ every machine plays the role of client and server at the same time. Although a P2P network has a number of advantages over the traditional client-server model in terms of efficiency and fault-tolerance‚ additional security threats can be introduced. Users and IT administrators need to be aware of the risks from propagation of malicious code‚ the legality of downloaded content‚ and vulnerabilities within peer-to-peer software.

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    opinion on youth gangs is the same as I view planting a seed. If you plant a seed in bad soil most likely you’ll grow a defected or bad plant. I say that to say this “if a child is raised in an unstructured household most of the time that child will take his home training outside the home. Then we also have our young kids joining gangs that come from good homes‚ but can’t escape their negative environments once they walk outside their front door. Also some of the youths get involved in gangs looking for

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    Peer Pressure: It is Extremely Detrimental Have you ever been pressured into doing something you did not want to do? This is peer pressure which is a strong social influence over peers that each member attempts to conform to the expectations of the group (dictionary.com). In peer pressure‚ there are usually consequences that could be destructive for the pressured individual (Kreske‚ 2008). It is very common for children to experience peer pressure during youth even in adulthood. There are some

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    Lesley Peña Mr. Valente English 6 H Period 1 16 April 2013 Gang Prevention “They Poison our streets with drugs‚ violence‚ and all manner of crime.” (FBI 1) There are currently about 1.4 million criminals today that are gang members in the U.S. Whether it’s a motorcycle gang‚ prison gang‚ or a street gang; they are all organized to create violence by assisting in illegal acts such as taking control in neighborhoods‚ amplifying their illegal money-making activities‚ which include robbery‚ drug

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    going through the "proper" rites of passage. These things create dilemmas‚ which can help or hinder lifetime goals. Two of the dilemmas that young people face today are peer pressure‚ and adult pressure. Kids today in the modern society encounter things such as smoking‚ drinking‚ and violence. In a Gemeinschaft society peer pressure is not going to be a really big issue in a teens life. All of the people in that society are probably going think and have the same ideal as everybody else in their community

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    exposed to peer influence‚ but the kinds of peer influence that they encounter have changed tremendously in the past years. Peers can influence everything from whether or not a student engages in academics or other things. This is an important topic because if society and education related professionals understand the issues surrounding negative peer influence‚ they are more likely to prevent it and be more adequately prepared to help a teenager facing positive and negative aspects of peer pressure.

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    Arthur Miller ’s play‚ "The Crucible‚" is a great example of people and their struggle with peer pressure. The play takes place in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ a small puritan community based on a very harsh system of truthfulness. When Reverend Parris discovers some of the girls dancing in the forest around a cauldron‚ he suspects something is going on. Rumors start to go around town speaking of witchcraft. These witchcraft rumors finally create the ultimate black cloud over Salem‚ affecting

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    Enforced Against Gang Crimes? Should stiffer penalties be enforced against gang crimes? Yes‚ Gangs are groups of three or more people who band together for protection and socialization gain. By joining‚ members take on the common identity of the gang. Street gangs have existed in the U.S. since the time of the American Revolution. The presence of street gangs in the U.S. has since increased exponentially‚ affecting as many as 3‚550 jurisdictions in 2007. The growing presence of street gangs in the U.S

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    TWO Introduction Peers become an important influence on behavior during adolescence‚ and peer pressure has been called a hallmark of an adolescent experience. Peer conformity in young people is most pronounced with respect to style‚ taste‚ appearance‚ ideology‚ and values. Peer pressure is commonly associated with episodes of adolescent risk taking (such as delinquency‚ drug abuse‚ sexual behaviors‚ and reckless driving) because these activities commonly occur in the company of peers. Affiliation with

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    Both of these amazing stories were written by George Orwell about peer pressure. The animals on the farm that weren’t pigs and George Orwell were peer-pressured into something they didn’t want to do‚ but they had to do it or else it can result in pain they don’t want to experiences‚ could be either mentally‚ physically‚ or even verbally. It was whether killing an innocent elephant or doing something they didn’t want to do. The animals were being controlled by Napoleon to do his work like puppets

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