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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an integral part one “self”. Social problems are the root cause for many other problems. Being obese is not anymore a personal problem. It is ripened into a huge social problem. Let’s brush up the problems caused due to Obesity in today’s modern world. This is an age of modern living‚ superior technology‚ luxurious day-to-day‚ exaggerated money and last but not the least trending obesity. Growing number of cases of obesity has made it into a fully grown social problem. Child obesity is a much talked
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PLAGIARISM: A SOCIAL PROBLEM It’s four in the morning‚ and you’re just one page into a 15-page term paper that’s due at ten‚ and the professor isn’t giving extensions. A few years ago‚ that would have been it: You would have passed in the paper late‚ if at all‚ and dealt with the consequences. But this is 2007‚ and so‚ in your most desperate hour‚ you try a desperate ploy. You log on to the internet enter "term papers" into the search engine‚ and find your way to www.al-termpaper.com. There‚ you
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Another social problem that could occur is cyber-bullying. If cell phones were allowed to be used throughout the school day‚ it would be easier and there would be more time for students to use technology to bully other students (and without getting caught‚ unless the victim reports the bullying‚ which is quite rare). Another social problem that could occur is cyber-bullying. If cell phones were allowed to be used throughout the school day‚ it would be easier and there would be more time for
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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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Violence is a social problem that increases over the years. Violence is not so much shown in magazines and books as it is on television and the media. This does not mean that violence on television is the only source for aggressive or violent behavior‚ but it is a significant contributor. Children can also pick up violence from a parent or guardian at an early age. Peers are important in a child’s life. It has been psychologically proven that males are more aggressive than females. Therefore
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Group A: Marijuana use is NOT a social problem There are many appealing things about the legalization of Marijuana. Marijuana is no more harmful than alcohol‚ and yet we allow people over the age of 21 to drink‚ so why not smoke? The marijuana industry could have huge benefits on all of society. It has the potential to bring in a large amount of tax income in a time we need money‚ it can take down illegal criminal organizations‚ and stop people from being thrown in jail for something that doesn’t
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WAYS TO OVERCOME THE AUTOCORRELATION PROBLEM Several approaches to data analysis can be used when autocorrelation is present. One uses additional independent variables and another transforms the independent variable. • Addition of Independent Variables Often the reason autocorrelation occurs in regression analyses is that one or more important predictor variables have been left out of the analysis. For example‚ suppose a researcher develops a regression forecasting model that attempts to
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In Solutions to Social Problems From the Bottom Up: Successful Social Movements by D. Stanley Eitzen and Kenneth Stewart‚ a light is shone on how incredibly powerful social movements may be. The United States has been no stranger to social movements and the influential leaders that have made them known. The novel describes in detail the various accounts that African Americans‚ women and other minorities fought for equal rights in the United States and even around the world. The first three chapters
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Illegal Fur Trade Picture yourself sitting in your home. What property such as clothing‚ pillows‚ and couches could possibly have been made from fur? There is a strong possibility that many of your household items were made using real animal fur. Investigations from the People for the Ethical Treatment of animals (PETA) found shocking results that “China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States” meaning you or the person sitting next to you‚ could
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