Since the first competition ever‚ first place was awarded gold‚ second; silver‚ and third; bronze. There was no participation trophy for trying hard. You were either celebrated for winning‚ or told to better luck next time. The problem is not that we are giving participation trophies to kids today‚ it is what the trophy stands for. It is rewarding kids for something they didn’t achieve. We are acknowledging accomplishments that were never actually accomplished. In a New York Times article‚ Barbara
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Introduction Capital Punishment is defined as the legal infliction of the death penalty by the federal system or by the state. Also known as the death penalty‚ this sentencing is the most severe form of corporal punishment as it is irreversible and everlasting. We have all heard of the famous lex talionis of "an eye for an eye" in the Old Testament of the Bible. The view of proponents of the death penalty in reference to the "let the punishment fit the crime" ideal is that‚ in the eyes of many law
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The topic I will be researching as my social problem will be World War Two and Hitler. This topic reminds me of the quote I’ve chosen by Abraham Lincoln‚ “Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power.” This reminds me of Hitler because Hitler was a descent man before he gained power. In this social problem Hitler holds the power. He is able to control a whole army and make them kill the Jewish people. I will be talking about Hitler’s early years his
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Social Issues in the Philippines Falling Income The Philippine GDP per capita shrank to US$990 in 2000 from US$1‚129 in 1997 while the GNP per capita contracted to US$1‚033 from US$1‚197. This was a result of the Asian financial crisis‚ which caught up with the Philippines in 1998. After expanding 5.2 percent in 1997‚ the country’s GDP backpedaled by 0.5 percent in 1998. It grew by only 3.4 percent in 1999 and 4 percent in 2000. With a high population growth rate of 2.3 percent annually‚ economic
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Health and Society -Why is Health a Social Issue? Introduction You might well think and ask‚ illness are concerned only with the physical condition of your body‚ why could one’s illness have anything to do with the society? However‚ one’s health issue can affect the society in different ways‚ for example‚ alcohol abuse and obesity that decrease the morale. On the other hand‚ health of a person does heavily depend on the traits of the society including standard of living and inequalities. In other
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and needs of items. For instance‚ when you are exposed to store ads and billboard the particular item portrays this luxurious lifestyle or ideal world. Most people can relate to this feeling. According to George Zinkhan‚ as a society‚ we are no longer involved on what we need but what products we want to have. (2) Everyone is familiar with the saying “money can’t buy happiness” well advertisements lead you to believe otherwise. Buying into a brand gives you a sense of belonging and a misinformed
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Garrett Kurtz 11/27/12 Religion 101 Religious Phenomenon’s When reading both of these articles the one that really stood out to me in terms of interest was the article Women & Islam: The rise and rise of convert. This article really stood out to me because of the staggering statistics about how many of the converts was women. During the last decade 100‚000 Britons have converted to Islam from their previous religion and seventy percent of the converts were women (Peppiatt 1). This statistic
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The Social Problem The social problem that was identified in the helping relationship is a return to alcohol use or relapse. The participant in the helping project admitted she had been in substance abuse treatment twice‚ but was unable to remain abstinent from alcohol use. This‚ according to her is a relapse‚ however‚ Miller (1996) identifies relapse as a return to alcohol and/or drug dependent behavior in a person who has previously achieved and maintained abstinence for a significant
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Binge Drinking Is It Worth Risking Your Life? What You Should Know About Alcohol Poisoning By United Behavioral Health. © 2002. All rights reserved. Last reviewed: December 2004. The prevalence of binge drinking among college students has remained the same between 1994-2002 (44%). Each year 1400 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries. 2.6 million young people do not know that a person can die from an overdose of
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The definition of a social problem‚ also called a social issue‚ is an undesirable condition that people believe should be corrected. I believe sex slavery is a social problem because‚ people are willing to pay to have sex with young girls‚ this is way outside social norms. It is very hard for police to catch the pimps due to the use of the internet. I think this trend is absolutely horrifying and had no idea it was so prevalent in the United States. The fact the average age of a sex slave is 11 years
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