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    Essay What accounts for the disproportionately high suicide rates among Aboriginal communities? About 17‚500 Canadians committed suicide during the years of 2007 to 2011‚ with 75% of these people being Aboriginal. Furthermore‚ 4.2% of Aboriginal death comes from suicide.  Why are these numbers so high? Why are Aboriginals committing suicide? Suicide among Aboriginals is primarily a result of hopelessness and loss of identity. The past of the Aboriginals dictates to them that they have no self-worth

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    Why Do People Comply With Social Rules and Expectation? Rules are statement on what can‚ should or must be done in particular circumstances. They govern our daily life whether we are aware of them or not. Rules are divided into two‚ direct rules(written formal rules) such as laws regarding manslaughter or incest and indirect rules(unwritten informal rules) such as norms‚ values and traditions of a particular society. Social expectation serves as a powerful tool to reinforce common beliefs and hopes

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    1. Describe‚ using evidence‚ any two influences that explain why a person turns to crime. (10) There are three main influences that explain why a person will turn to crime. These are cognitive‚ biological and upbringing. One influence that might cause an individual to turn to crime is upbringing. Farrington (2006) conducted a study in delinquent development to document the start‚ duration and end of offending behaviour from children and to adulthood in families. Farrington’s study concluded that

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    NO‚ THANKSGET THE APP Does freedom of speech give people the right to use hate speech? Luke Mercer 5A1 Luke Mercer 5A1 Does freedom of speech give People the right to use hate speech? What is ‘freedom of speech’ and why is it important in our modern day society? Freedom of speech is the right‚ guaranteed by the first

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    1) Why do people find themselves in poverty? Many people find themselves in poverty due to the uncertainties of life. For instance‚ recurrent national disaster. When natural disasters occur over and over‚ many people or countries are unable to recover from the loss and are left in poverty. If the country cannot recover‚ from natural disaster‚ then the people cannot recover from natural disaster. Moreover‚ scenario leads to another cause of poverty‚ national deficit. People turn to their states

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    Why Do People Move Away From Hawaii? People are led to believe that Hawaii is paradise. Living is easy‚ weather is nice all year around‚ and the locals are friendly. This may be true but yet many still choose to move away from the islands to start a new life in the mainland. Some may say this is odd‚ but that is before they understand the reasoning behind it. It is difficult to support a family financially well in Hawaii‚ traffic is one of the worst in the country‚ and the crime for drugs is huge

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    Child molestation is the most horrible crime an adult can commit. I believe this type of crime does more psychological damage to its victims than any other type of crime. Who are child sex offenders? Do they look like monsters? The fact is a child sex offender can be anyone. A child molester is often a person the victim’s parents or the victims think they can trust. The devastation these people cause their victims is tragic. Their victims are certain to suffer a lifetime of emotional trauma.

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    I’d first like to address Group 4’s question which questions‚ “Why do you think that the majority of people who have a disability have always been poor‚ powerless‚ and degraded?” Disabled persons are part of the biggest minority in the world‚ and naturally the minorities get less benefits than the majority. United Nations Enable states that “Persons with disabilities are routinely denied these basic rights: Receiving an education‚ Living independently in the community‚ getting jobs‚ even when well

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    Essay. Do people change or not? Are people able to change? This is a very controversial issue. However‚ I have my personal viewpoint on it. I believe people can change. Moreover‚ I think they have to change. It is very important today to be able to adapt to the dynamic and constantly changing world that we live in. We meet new people‚ move to new places‚ even change our professional fields‚ and it is simply impossible to avoid changes under all of those circumstances. The aspect of psychological

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    I think that people who participate in extreme sports do it for the “ adrenaline rush”. Because “life would be boring if we don’t try new things “ that’s what people say‚ but in reality they’re just putting themselves in risk without thinking the consequences .They are a lot of new things you can try without putting yourself and life in risk‚for example you can dance‚travel ‚ or practice some other sports where you don’t need to risk your life. Try them even if you don’t know how to play them and

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