Vacoas State Secondary School (girls) Internal Examinations – July 2009 Form 5 Sociology – Paper 1 Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Answer Question 1 and one question each from Sections B and C respectively. Section A: Research Methods Interviewing is a common technique used by sociologists to gather data. Interviews may be structured‚ semi structured‚ or unstructured. They usually take place on a one –to –one basis between the researcher and the respondent‚ but group interviews are an alternative
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involved in sports‚ friends‚ family‚ and school. It is surprising how many people are addicted and the impact they have on their lives. While many children play violent video games for amusement addiction to these games‚ especially violent ones‚ can cause negative emotional effects on todays youth. Children are spending too much time playing violent video games and are becoming addicted. Children could be spending more time participating in productive activities rather then playing video games‚ "79% of
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Many people believe that violent video games should be banned‚ claiming that they have a negative effect on people. Some even say violent games make people commit violent acts. These games do influence human behavior‚ which isn’t always positive‚ but this does not mean that they should be banned. If a child began playing violent video games at a young age‚ then he might think that violence in real life is the same as the game violence and that it doesn’t have a real impact on others. However‚
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Nat Turner was the leader. Of a violent slave rebellion in Southampton County‚ Virginia‚ in 1831.He was born on born on October 2‚ 1800‚ in Southampton County‚ Virginia‚ and died on November 11‚ 1831‚ Courtland‚ VA Courtland‚ VA. He had a son named Riddick Turner Nat Turner made history as the leader of one of the bloodiest slave revolts in America. He was born on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner‚ who allowed him to be instructed in reading‚ writing‚ and religion. His mother was named Nancy
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forms that people use to protest against laws and rules that they don’t like or find unjust. Forms both violent and not‚ that achieve their goals in very different ways and with varying results. Among these is civil disobedience‚ which is the act of opposing a law one considers unjust and peacefully disobeying it while accepting the consequences and is perhaps the most effective form of non-violent protest‚ though it is not without fault. Civil disobedience‚ like all forms of protest‚ can positively
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Despite the progress our country has made since its inception‚ we still live in a racially categorized society. Some of us are the causes‚ and some are the victims of it. But what exactly does it mean to racially categorize somebody? Could it be by skin color‚ by dialect‚ by culture? Most commonly‚ one would not be able to give a clear answer‚ or the same answer as another would. The majority of our peers just go along with these ideas and they are taught generation after generation. However‚ there
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Troy directed by Wolfgang Petersen 2004 The movie Troy is about the conflict between the Greek city-states‚ led by Agamemnon‚ and Troy‚ ruled by Priam. These two have this conflict because Paris‚ Prince of Troy‚ fell in love with Helen‚ wife of Menelaus who is Agamemnon’s brother and king of Sparta‚ and took her back to Troy against the wishes of his brother‚ Hector‚ who‚ with his father‚ had been trying for years to make peace with Sparta and had finally gotten that peace. Agamemnon had recently
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Movie Marketing Case I would like to analyze the movie marketing before the launch using the model 8. 1 Simple communications model‚ 8.5 Advertising essentials and 8.2 AIDA and the promotion mix. Before the movie is launched the movie marketers have to communicate with their target audience. According to the model Advertising essentials‚ the message of the marketers has to go through the creative team and media before it reaches the audience. Based on module Simple communications model‚ in the
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Qi Mu English 112 Oct 23‚ 2012 Violent Video Games Increase Aggression Since the advent of Violent Video Games (VVGs)‚ they have become more and more popular. Now‚ VVGs enjoy unprecedented popularity. According to a 2008 Pew Research Center report‚ 95% of children play video games‚ and among them‚ more than half play VVGs (Violent Video Games) (“Violent Video Games and Young People”). A question may be raised: Does VVGs harm people? Many say they don’t. Perhaps they didn’t know many researches
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hypothesis on this matter is that in fact playing violent video games do increase aggressive behavior in children and adults alike. My reasoning for this is unlike violent movies‚ violent video games require input from the player. By aggressive behavior‚ I am specifically talking about verbal and emotional behavior‚ not physical behavior because juvenile crime has decreased in the last decade since games were introduced. My theory on this is that the violent video games give the player to get physical
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