WHY DO PEOPLE ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE? There is too much anger in this world. Many people pray but they don’t seem to pray hard enough to internalize peace in their minds and spirits. How can one continue to pray and kneel in penance for their sins‚ go to church and pray the rosary every day and then after a while‚ shout in rage or even kill the innocent? This is a Jekyll and Hyde syndrome our nation‚ or even the entire world‚ has developed. Violence in our culture is fed by multiple forces; the
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Stereotypes are the way people use to identify and shape others’ characterizations. In today’s society‚ people like to use stereotypes to identify others because they are unable or unwilling to get along with others and then know them. They often get information from others or historical experiences. As the social psychologist Claude Steele states‚ “ Stereotypes are one way by which history affects present life.” He states people often use stereotypes‚ but they don’t know the effects about using
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1.5 Rational Radicalism..............Why Do People Become Terrorists? Most studies of the causes of Islamism offer a grievance based explanation implicitly rooted in functionalist social psychology accounts of mass behaviour‚ which view collective action as derived from exogenous structural strains that create individual frustration and motivation for deviant social behaviour. Structural strains such as modernization‚ industrialization‚ economic crisis cause psychological discomfort which in turn
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College is a place that people have wanted to go since we were young. It has always been that goal that people always consider to be one of the milestones in life where you actually have a big fork in the road. Thinking about it‚ many have found these associations of higher learning necessary for those who pursue more desirable futures. Many try their best to get into better colleges to get better education‚ but with the constant incline of tuition fees‚ it is hard for some families to send their
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is common among athletes and young people who want to increase their muscle size or reduce their body fat. Although getting body piercing and using steroids have become popular activities in modern society‚ they can both be very dangerous. There are different reasons why young people take steroids or pierce their bodies. Recently‚ piercings of the lip‚ tongue‚ nose‚ ear‚ navel‚ and nipple are growing in the world. The reasons for piercing vary greatly; some people pierce to fit into a certain group
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Pygmalion Effect: Good People Doing Bad Things “Mother of two kills man who earlier hurt children.” Reports like these are seen every day. These headlines often leave people thinking‚ “Why do good people sometimes do bad things?” This question has everyone from scientists to citizens wondering. The Pygmalion and Golem effects help answer this. These self-fulfilling prophecies tell why people do certain things to meet the standards of others. When faced with pressure‚ their reputation on the line
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Some kids join gangs because they need to feel "acceptance‚ excitement‚ to earn money‚ peer pressure‚ protection‚ to socialize and etc. " (S.A.P.D) If kids have nothing better to do or don’t feel like they mean anything at home they are going to find mischief to get into because one way or another someone will notice them. Many minority groups have this problem because there family members have a tough time trying to live so they
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Why do people like music? Music seems to be a natural need for people. I’ve read that from ancient times human beings have produced sounds from "instruments" like rocks or skins stretched over a wooden frame. Music is something most people want and need. I think it’s important because it can be a major part of both community and individual experience. Music is a way of sharing a common bond or feeling. When we’re children‚ we learn very simple songs called nursery rhymes. These songs help make
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People take drugs because they want to change something about their lives. There are many reasons why people do drugs. They want to fit in with other people‚ to escape or relax‚ to relieve boredom‚ to seem grown up‚ to rebel or simply to experiment. They think drugs are a solution. But eventually‚ the drugs become the problem. Difficult as it may be to face one’s problems‚ the consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them. Many people wonder about
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unable to receive governmental benefits and thus require the United Nation to take action in order to protect their natural rights. People naturalized in a state are generally known as citizen however the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court have voided terms and now renders a lot of Haitians descents‚ living in DR‚ stateless. Statelessness is an issue since it strips people nationality and leaves them undocumented and unrecorded making them prone to getting their basic right violated. In order for
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