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    is college education. These days‚ it is harder to get a job unless you go to college. There continues to be competition for employment after college and it depends on what college one attends. For example‚ there are huge gaps on the average salaries between a student who attends Harvard and a student who attends somewhere less prestigious. The reasons why I want to go to college are to get good job‚ gain social experience‚ and to get a great education. To begin with‚ I want to go to college because

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    industrial contentment. You can’t tell me one specific person who would not want to have a degree under their belt along with attaining a very high paying job in the future. What a lot of people fail to realize is that prior to accomplishing a degree‚ and reaping the benefits‚ adversity as well as many different problems has to be conquered first. These same adversities and problems are the leading causes why most college students were and are still unable to graduate and they just give up and dropout

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    Social structure is the way society is organized into predictable relationships. There are five elements when you break down social structure. The first being status. We usually associate having a status to the amount of influence‚ wealth and fame. But sociologists use the term status to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society‚ from the lowest to the highest. Examples of this are being a son or daughter‚ dental technician or the president of the

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    [pic] Rough Draft: Low turnout of American voters Phase 4 Instructor: Jared Kline Engl103-1204B-02 Composition Amy Richardson: 1276559 December 18‚ 2012    America’s voting system is in dire need of changes. Is this because American voters do not care about who is running? Why is it that when election time comes around the middle and lower class feel like they are nothing? Is this due to the fact that they cannot afford to take off work to vote‚

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    offensive to Native Americans. “Indian” mascots were created at a time when racism and bigotry were accepted by a dominant culture (NCAI). Some of these mascots include: Atlanta Braves‚ Washington Redskins‚ and Cleveland Indians. Native Americans feel oppressed and disrespected because Indian mascots portray their culture falsely‚ they are used the same way as animals‚ and there are people who find it all right to use them. Although some argue that it is an honor to use Native American imagery

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    College is not just a choice‚ it’s the beginning of a lifelong journey‚ one that will shape and determine future choices‚ decisions and purposes. My parents have always instilled the fundamental groundwork that the start of a successful life begins with going to college. My mother received her Bachelors of Science‚ and my father served in the Army for six active years. Growing up as a child I knew I had no choice but to go to college. A college education is important to improve my chance at getting

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    The Dropout Rate in America’s Colleges In 1992‚ the dropout rate in America’s colleges was almost twenty-four percent! Therefore meaning that nearly one out of every five students that head off to college in the fall‚ drop out by the first semester. In addition‚ about one out of every three remaining students do not return for their second year. This statistic may seem outrageous‚ however‚ it is true. Furthermore‚ a study has shown that if the dropout rate continues at its current pace

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    Social Structure Theory Shanee Mitchell CJS/231 December 1‚ 2014 Gary Howard Social Structure Theory In this paper I will address and discuss social structure theory. I have chosen the “Pelican Bay State Prison: War Zone” video. I will discuss how the video supports social structure theory‚ the primary subject or content of the video‚ and the social issues raised in the video. I shall also address the major principles of sociological theory addressed in the video and some possible ramifications for

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    The Ancient Roman Social Structure in the Colosseum Ancient Rome is one of the greatest and most influential societies in the history of the world. From the basic rules of how the Roman Empire is set up to the infrastructures in the city‚ the strict hierarchy of Roman social structure can be reflected clearly all over the whole ancient Rome. In fact that “public architecture presents people with the official view of a society and provides the background against which its individual markers live

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    Examine some of the changes that have taken place in the family structure over the last 50 years There are 15.8 million families in Britain. The family in Britain is very diverse; diversity means that there is a wide range of different ‘things’‚ in terms of family it means lots of different family types. There has been diversity in the family structure in Britain‚ an example of this is ‘lone parents’‚ lone parents have always been part of Britain’s family structure but even more so during the World

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