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    Outline and Evaluate one or more explanations of why people obey It has been found by Milgram that people obey for four main reasons these are; legitimate authority‚ the momentum of compliance‚ the agentic shift and passivity. The first reason that Milgram found that people obey is because people feel like they have to obey someone if they have a high social status or a highly respected job‚ this is called legitimate authority. Bickman (1974) supported this theory by doing an experiment on the

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    Discuss psychological explanations of any one eating disorder (24) Anorexia has been found in all countries but the frequency of the disorder increases with the levels of Western influence in society. Hoek et al found that white Caribbean’s had higher rates of anorexia than black Caribbean’s‚ presumably because the white population aspired to a more Western lifestyle than the black population. It can be concluded that socio-cultural factors can help explain anorexia. Social learning theory helps

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    Margaret is a young child‚ and in being young‚ she would have no knowledge of the seasons and why the leaves are falling. “Over Goldengrove unleaving?” (line 2)‚ Goldengrove may be metaphorical for her childhood and her lack of knowledge in life and death‚ because Goldengrove sounds very playful and beautiful like a garden or playground. ”Leaves‚ [like the things of man]/ With [her] fresh thoughts care for‚ can you?” (line 3 and line 4)‚ once again Hopkins uses questioning his poem‚ asking the young

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    terrorism. In the book “The Ultimate Sacrifice by David Baker‚ he states that “No major religious group accepts the right of one human to kill another for personal gain or to destroy life for an idea” (lines 15-16). Terrorists are going against what religious groups accept‚ but the religions are tolerable to people trying to stop them for the better of their country. There are many ways to go about solving a problem‚ and terrorism is a very destructive and intimidating way. For someone to think it is

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    Confucianism can save the world with its interpretation of the world but it depends on what context and which crisis we are addressing. Daniel Bell focused on two main issues that are hanging above us right now which are ecological instability of life and equality within states and globally. When these two issues are used to answer the question‚ whether “Can Confucianism Save the World? The answer should be yes. The ecological instability is due to the lack of harmony with nature which can be resolves

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    (DOH 1990). This enabled local health and social services to take charge over their own budgets‚ therefore assisting them in becoming the consumer and supplier of care. (Ryan‚ A. A. et al). This essay will discuss how community nursing can enhance the care given to service users and their carers ’. It will discuss key terms such as the community nurse‚ the population group and how community nursing will enhance their care. Statistics will be used to support the findings. The essay will look into

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    the space race with the USSR. The decade ended under the shadow of the Vietnam war‚ which deeply divided Americans and their allies and damaged the country’s self-confidence and sense of purpose. Even if you weren’t alive during the ’60s‚ you know what they meant when they said‚ "tune in‚ turn on‚ drop out." you know why the nation celebrates Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s birthday. All of the social issues are reflected in today’s society: the civil rights movement‚ the student movement‚ the sexual revolution

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    Sometimes this can be overwhelming. We all need a safe zone‚ that place where we go when we need comfort‚ motivation‚ or just some company. For many of us‚ that safe zone is music. To get further insight into how music affects people‚ we invited members of the public to share their experiences and the variety of ways music plays into their daily lives and mood. “Certain songs make you ponder over what kind of person you want to be‚ type of role or purpose you have in this world‚ or what kind of

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    Whence Evil? Theology – Essay If God is Good why is there evil? Author: Ng Bak Soon 20/6/2013 Theology Essay August 2013 Author: Ng Bak Soon Essay Title: “If God is good why is there evil in the world” Introduction The problem of evil is as ancient as humanity itself. Since the dawn of man‚ thinkers‚ philosophers‚ religionists and practically

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    Yoors uses many words that appeal to our senses. Which of these four senses---sight‚ smell‚ sound‚ or touch--- is not emphasized in the paragraph? Touch 4. What adjective or descriptive word would you use to describe these gypsies? Primordial 5. (D) C. 1. NP 2. PI 3. NP 4. PA 5. NP 6. PA Selection 3 B. 1. With regard to puffer fish‚ what is Ackerman’s purpose in writing? Puffer fish is an extremely dangerous and lethal kind of fish‚ which can threaten one’s life if not carefully

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