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    Factor Proponents Anomie/strain theory Disjunction between means and ends Robert Merton; Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin Social control theory Absence of bonds to conventional society Travis Hirschi; others Self-control theory Inadequate parenting‚ leading to Michael Gottfredson and lack of self-control Travis Hirschi Social learning and Deviant socialization Edwin Sutherland; Ronald Akers; subcultural theory Howard Becker Selective interaction/ Attraction to unconventionality‚ Bruce Johnson;

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    A widowed father is tragically separated from his only son and must get back to him in an ocean of a world where he has to determine whether someone is a friend or foe. Going through dangerous districts and frightening enemies‚ and with a friend suffering from amnesia‚ the father successfully reunites with his son. Just like the reader is left in suspense wondering about how Marlin and Nemo are going to find each other in Finding Nemo‚ many authors use suspense to keep the reader interested in the

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    Strong-minded. Ambitious. Immature. Young adults attempt to figure out what they are going to do with their life. Many battles with the dream to be successful and the doubts from others on their ability. In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ Lorraine Hansberry reveals A 20-year-old black women who struggles to discover herself through the character Beneatha Younger. Beneatha an immature African American young woman‚ endeavors with her pursuit of discovering herself while receiving an education in hopes

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    Today’s American Dream “I wanna be a billionaire” by Bruno Mars and Travis McCoy represents the American dream among the young generations now days. Today’s generations’ dream is to be rich to be able to buy anything they want‚ and at the same time do the charity work stars do in the communities‚ in other countries‚ and even the programs they create to make our world a better place. The new generation’s dream is also that with the money they have to be known everywhere around the world. The search

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    Wild Animals Do Not Make Good Pets >It is estimated between 5‚000 and 7‚000 tigers are kept as “pets”‚ more than exist in the wild. A tiger can be purchased for as little as $300 or less than a purebred dog. >Almost everyone loves animals‚ and many would want to own a wild animal‚ because they believe their animal would be different. >I personally wanted a pet “large” cat until I became informed on the dangers of owning one. >In order to help you better understand the importance of why

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    effects to it‚ it may affect the rest of the players‚ but mostly the person taking the drugs. (Travis 1) Colleges and universities’ drug testing only extends to athletes‚ while many of them have athletic scholarships. There is no reason for drug testing to also be given to academic scholarship students as well. This proves that major universities have an extremely biased opinion on the drug testing issue. (Travis 2) Drug testing has been going on for a very long time‚ starting around a century ago. During

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    written as a silent‚ cultural protest against the racial segregation when it comes to rights for living spaces. The play started with family Younger´s life in a small apartment with the following main characters: Walter Younger‚ his wife Ruth‚ his son Travis‚ his sister Beneatha‚ and his mom Lena live together. Walter works as a limousine driver and make mostly just enough for their family’s life cost. However‚ his mom received quite a significant amount of life insurance money from her late husband’s

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    Plant (symbol) had many similarities and differences. Value/Purpose of dreams are each of the Younger’s dreams throughout the play. Beneatha wanted to be a doctor‚ Walter wanted to buy a liquor store to start a business‚ Mama wanted to own a garden‚ Travis wanted to be a bus driver‚ and Ruth wanted to get out of the “rat trap.” When the Youngers fail to make their dreams reality they realize that the most important dream is the new house because it unites the family together. Mama’s Plant symbolizes

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    I believe the principles of entrapment (Wade‚ Travis‚ Garry 261) and situational attribution (Wade‚ Travis‚ Garry 263) apply in this case. I‚ personally‚ could not blindly comply‚ but it’s also situational. If I were in the military‚ I would have to comply or face a possible court martial. I don’t see a correlation between

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    Abstract— The use of virtual reality games has spread to various human activities in populations of all ages. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)‚ as well as virtual reality games‚ have become strategic allies in the learning processes‚ since interactivity increases motivation‚ a process that underlies learning. In the same sense‚ these games have been used as methods of cognitive and physics in some neurological pathologies such as cerebrovascular accidents and Alzheimer’s disease

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