Describe and evaluate one or more biological explanations of schizophrenia Research has shown that schizophrenia is heredity and can runs in families. This suggests that genes play a significant role. The closer the genetic relationship the more likely the people are to share the disorder. Evidence from family studies by Gottesman showed that when bothparent are schizophrenic then there is a 46% chance of the child getting it‚ however‚ if only one parent had it‚ it dropped to 17%. This suggests
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Outline the relationship between climate and one or more biomes. (10 marks). One biome which is part of the cold zone of the Earth where the latitude of the sun is from 60-90° is Tundra. Tundra is a treeless‚ level‚ or gently undulating plain characteristic of the Artic and sub-Artic regions characterised by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The polar areas between 60 and 90° latitude receive less heat from solar radiation as the angle of the sun is at a much lower angle towards the ground
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Outline and evaluate one or more social psychological theories of aggression (8+16 marks) One social psychological theory of aggression is Bandura’s social learning theory‚ in which he combines both social and cognitive psychology in his social cognitive perspective of human behaviour. Bandura believed that behaviour was not only motivated by psychological factors but also by more socio-environmental factors. He argued that the individual and the environment were linked‚ something which he called
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Close Reading Assignment ‘Culture is Ordinary’ by Raymond Williams commences with a short‚ yet descriptive account of Williams’ individual cultural chapters and histories in which he experienced whilst living in Wales as a young boy. Through these anecdotes Williams’ directly establishes with the audience the concept of culture and society being formed through mutual meanings and everyday understandings amongst assemblages‚ when he writes – “Every human society has it’s own shape‚ it’s own purposes
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Importance of Margins In the short essay "In Praise of Margins" Ian Frazier defines marginal people‚ places‚ or activities as "... the ones that don’t quite work out" (58 Frazier) since they are insufficient to meet the standards of the economic world. However‚ Frazier shows he values marginal activities and places because they allow people to be themselves without the worry and judgment. For Frazier and his friends‚ they viewed "The woods" (56 Frazier) as their place of margin Often times society
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afternoon everybody. Before I begin I have a couple of questions for you. First of all‚ have any one of you NEVER had a good memory from when you were young? I am sure that the answer is no. Or have any one of you ever dreaded the thought of being an adult or ever wish to be a child once more? I am certain that your answer will be yes. These are the reasons why I strongly disagree that being young is overrated. One of the best benefits of being young is the fact that we’re allowed to make mistakes and we
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attend Carver College and Career Academy because of the Child development program. I excel at math‚ science‚ and health. This school would have the best program to help me become a Neonatal nurse because I love to work with children. I welcome challenges because I know they will make me a better person and a better student. Attending Carver College and Career Academy will help me in the future in becoming a neonatal nurse‚ and by coming to this high school it will help me do my dream job. One reason
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If I Could Change One Thing About Myself Perhaps‚ one of the most unpleasant feelings one can experience in life is being discontent with oneself. Whereas we are prone to notice negative features in other people‚ we rarely turn our eyes on ourselves to critically evaluate our behavior or personal qualities. But‚ if we do‚ we can notice many traits within ourselves that we would not like to be there. I try to stay tolerant towards the majority of my personality features. Though‚ simultaneously with
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A skinny boy‚ Raymond “Razor” Sizemore was born on July 22nd‚ 1975. He was dark skinned‚ with honey brown eyes‚ and dark brown hair. Razor would turn out to be a good person like most of us. And just like us‚ though he was a good person‚ he did some negative things. It was Razor’s first day at the old preschool‚ two roads down from his small house with the red door on Trelawney lane. His father dropped him off on his way to work at the hospital. Razor’s father was a nurse at University Hospital
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In Cathedral‚ by Raymond Carver‚ a blind man is visiting his friend that took care of him ten years ago. Although never given a name in this story‚ the narrator’s (Bub’s) wife is an important character. It is her friendship with Robert that "makes" the story. For her‚ it started out just as a job‚ and grew into much more. She read to Robert and helped him with all the household chores. She left working for him because her husband went to officer training school so they had to move. The blind man
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