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    Why did soldiers fight in WW1? There are many reasons why soldiers fought in ww1 firstly; most men were pushed into by peer pressure. But there lack of knowledge of war just seemed like an adventure to them when actually it was one of the worst things that could ever happen to them.Furhermore some soldiers fought their country e.g. patriotism and glory also in those days people thought that men who didn’t fight were cowards‚ when infact they just didn’t believe in war like some men were part of

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    Truancy in Secondary School Truancy in secondary school is a growing issue in Belize due to the lack of parental guidance‚ students lacking the understanding of the important of an education and the community not giving support to families in the different districts. Truancy is defined as illegal absence from school for compulsory education. Being absence from school is not just missing from class for a day‚ students on their own free will make excuses not to go to a class or skipping or cutting

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    Peer Pressure Through Huck’s many adventures‚ his sense of morality plays a large role in the decisions he makes as well as the relationships he builds with others. Huck’s decisions and actions have the ability to change the lives of those around him; his sense of morality influences his choices‚ thus leading him to many difficult situations with others. By the time that Huck decides that he is going to follow his heart and save Jim instead of turning him in‚ his moral development is at an increase

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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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    As growing age‚ truancy is not a new phenomenon in Malaysia. According to dictionary‚ truancy means act or condition of being absent without permission. It also means any intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling. (Pearson Education Limited). Truancy happens because students have no interest in studies. A very strict teacher also affected the interest of student. Apart from that the subject taught was too boring or difficult but they have to take the subject for examination. In addition

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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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    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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    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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