Social Studies Portfolio Entry 1 Draft 1 Independence of Singapore Introduction This portfolio entry is about the independence of Singapore. I chose this topic as I will learn about it in Primary 5‚ in relation to Social Studies. The independence of Singapore led us to full self-government. We had little resources‚ but the determination and perseverance to survive. What Happened Before Independence After the war‚ the British were no longer seen as capable leaders of Singapore‚ as they
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Ethnic Group Conflict From the late 1940’s repeated fighting in the Middle East has brought with it challenges to several family organization‚ learning‚ and human rights (Huntington‚ Fronk & Chadwick‚ 2001). In 1967 employment of Palestinian lands by Israel‚ the Palestinian intifada uprising of the 1980’s and the immigrant standings of some Palestinian citizens only acted to intensify the community‚ cultural‚ and profitable situation in the Middle East. The fundamental clarification following
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significant problem. The problem society is dealing with is social media and the huge impact it has had on what society believes people should look like and how people should be reaching the standards of attractiveness. These social media accounts may be fine to have‚ but some people who have these accounts might be more susceptible in developing body dissatisfaction. Self body dissatisfaction can lead people to develop low-self esteem‚ develop eating disorders‚ or even result in death. Examples of eating
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about 15 years old my parents sent me off to a group home for the first time not knowing what to expect I waited till I arrived. I was very benighted‚ I did not like it at all I wanted to do is go home but I knew I had to stay strong. I had never spent more than a few days away from home always so use to having everything my way sleeping in my bed. However a few days passed by‚ I decided to make the best of it. Normally I would have shied away from any social contact‚ but my counselor changed that. For
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Current Economic Issues (Individual exercise) (16 May 2012) By: To: Contents Introduction: 3 Part 1 3 Economic partnerships 3 How does this agreement increase value and earnings for NZ? 5 What are the non-trade? 6 Part 2 7 What is one specific NZ business sector from the proposed
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Action Research Plan Kristina Hopkins Benedictine University Introduction: I am developing an action plan for my research on how to improve sight word vocabulary through various strategies. I will define an area of focus‚ define variables‚ develop questions‚ describe interventions and membership‚ negotiations‚ develop a timeline‚ a statement of resources‚ and develop data collection ideas. This plan will be very detailed and developed according to
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Social Psychology SP3450 Week 1 Assignment 1 By Andrew Timmons The social psychological theory I chose was sociocultural perspective. I learned this early on in High School. I noticed higher status being given to the guys who had cars to drive. So‚ early on I was motivated to get a job so I could buy a car. And the guys with the cooler cars were even more popular. There are many examples I could use to demonstrate this type of phenomenon in High School‚ but I believe this to be one of
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A study of Human Flesh Search and its social and ethical issues Abstract: Human Flesh Search (HFS) is one of the biggest Chinese internet phenomena. It has attracted great interest from IT specialists‚ legalists‚ sociologists and criminologists. This essay analyses how HFS works based on a typical case of the “Kitten Killer” and then the advantages and disadvantages of HFS were canvassed. In addition‚ the social and ethical issues surrounding HFS will be investigated. Finally‚ a solution will
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person’s right to privacy. However‚ one of the projects that Thiel backed after the Gawker incident has the singular purpose of gathering information about us‚ and peeling back the curtains of privacy in the digital age. In
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makes theories about social relations Theories are tentative explanations of the world we can see or measure SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIETY Sociological Theories have certain common characteristics: 1. They are always tentative‚ thorough and economical 2. They should be true 3. They must be tested against the world we can observe or measure 4. They should be relevant to every day life and they should not be obvious SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIETY Sociology Contrasted With Other Disciplines: 1. Sociology is different
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