School shootings are terrifying to think about‚ but there are ways to help prevent the massacres from ever happening again. The first known school shooting was at the Texas Tower at the University of Texas in 1966 where Charles Whitman shot and killed 16 people while injuring 31 others. Who would have known since that date that we would have more then 200 deaths on school campuses? The most storied shooting in the 90’s was probably the Columbine massacre where on April 20‚ 1999 Dylan Klebold and
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Various Ways to Prevent Group-think * Foster open climate for discussion ① Seating Arrangement Seating arrangement is important in creating an open atmosphere for discussion. Most organizations are hierarchical so that it is usually hard for subordinates to express their ideas directly to their heads. If members of an organization seat in orderly manner by their positions‚ there should be an invisible wall‚ which prevents from expressing their ideas. Thus‚ the climate is rather formal
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10 Ways to Prevent an Accident Accidents are unpredictable happenings that can catch anyone off-guard when you least expect it. That’s why the simple‚ yet so overlooked prevention methods need to be taken into consideration before going on the road. 1. Carefully look both ways — twice — before entering an intersection. It’s easy to miss an oncoming car at first glance because it’s hidden by your car’s windshield frame. A second look only takes a second and it might avoid a serious collision.
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year in the US almost 1 million teens become pregnant. While the facts are clear‚ the issues of teenage pregnancy are complicated. Talk of sex is everywhere in our society and young girls are portrayed as sex objects. Sex is used to sell everything from clothing to news and yet people are shocked at the rising number of teenagers who are sexually active. The concern about the welfare of infants and adolescents is so much that we must move beyond the denial and distinguish effective solutions that
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state. Main problems like smoking‚ gangsterism and illegal racing are affecting the country’s development. Gangsterism is common in a developing nation such as Malaysia and we have heard a lot about it occurring in schools. It has been reported that in developed countries‚ school children are increasingly involved in gangs. Gangsters are a threat to society and you can be considered a gangster if you are involved in any of these activities such as extort money from others‚ receive payment for threatening
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Gangsterism In The 1920’S “The Roaring Twenties‚”; what a perfect aphorism. It was certainly roaring with music and dance‚ but it also was roaring with gangsters. In the aspect of gangsterism‚ the thirties were also roaring. Americans in this time period tolerated criminals‚ especially those involved in bootlegging. Bootlegging is the smuggling of illegal substances. Bootlegging could have possibly been tolerated because of the recent outlaw of alcohol during this time period‚ known as the Prohibition
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Causes and effects essay --- Gangsterism Time has changed so do the social issues. Problems arising among the youth are at the alarming state. Main problems like smoking‚ gangsterism and illegal racing are affecting the country¶s development. Gangsterism is common in a developing nation such as Malaysia and we have heard a lot about it occurring in schools. It has been reported that in developed countries‚ school children are increasingly involved in gangs.(Gangsterism 2006) Gangsters are a threat
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Effect of gangsterism towards individual Gangsterisms are the social phenomenon which occurs widely among teenagers in our country. With the rapid increase of this problem‚ gangsterisms can give a lot of negative impact towards individual‚ family‚ and society. In term of individual‚ student who involves themselves with gangsterism will face bad consequences in their life including having a dark future. Thus‚ their future might be threatened due to the result of their behavior. Most probably they
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WHICH INFLUENCES SECONDARY STUDENTS IN THE GANGSTERISM SOCIAL ACTIVITY Assoc. Prof.Dr Azizi bin Hj Yahaya Yusof Boon Rosnah Binti Hj Buang Faculty of Education University Technology Malaysia‚ Skudai‚ Johor Malaysia Abstract The purpose of the study is to identify the main factor which influences secondary students in the gangsterism social activity focused in four states such as in Johore‚ Malacca‚ Negeri Sembilan and Selangor. In the research‚ 400 from 4 states were chosen. The data were collected
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4 ways to prevent drug abuse: 1. Start Early Drug abuse is a phenomenon that affects people of all ages and from every walk of life. Although the types of drugs available are many‚ the best way to deter people from drug abuse is the same: early prevention. Researchers agree that drug prevention programs are most effective when they begin early in life. In fact‚ prevention programs that cover issues like aggressive behavior‚ social skills and the importance of good grades should start at the preschool
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