...Amber Bowling Lilia Joy English 102 8 September 2015 Summary: “The Myth of Mean Girls” Mike Males and Meda-Chesney Lind According to Males and Lind, seven high school students who have been criminally bullying another girl, who later committed suicide, state that they deserve full legal and prosecuted to the full extent. Many news shows and reports have went beyond to show the outrage to these seven girls and what they have done. Scheibel, a district attorney in the case, rejected to press charges to the school staff who she thought was aware of the bullying going on because of a lack of understanding. There was a People magazine that headlines an article Mean Girls to a case two years ago that raised questions about cyber wars and teen violence. However, these accusations are a hoax. After Males and Lind examined every huge file of crime on what authorities rely on, none has shown any uprising of girl’s violence. Violence in girls has decreased dramatically and have been for a decade. According to the F.B.I., arrest rates for violent girls have decreased by 32 percent and even crimes such as murder, robbery, and assault has plummeted drastically. A National Crime Victimization summary was conducted with more than 40,000 Americans participation by the Department of Justice of Statistics. It shows crimes not reported to the police and is one of the most reliable sources for crimes committed. Through the years 1993 and 2007, it showed less crimes of victimization...
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...Justin Harris Devon shiver Mohammed Awadallah Kedrin “Rex” Mckinnis Group summary Pages 1-9 The introduction is about a mishaps and why people should be satisfied with their looks. A woman from Murphy, North Carolina was officially tying the knot. Even though she was happy She wanted a better image, by getting a tan. Instead of going once a week, the woman was tripling her dosage of radiation. The day before her wedding, they found her dead in the tanning booth. The lesson to this story is don’t overdue tanning and be thankful for how you look. The tanning bed story is a warning to everyday people and famous stars. Individuals are so worried about their image. The folklore to the story is, people shouldn’t worry so much about what they look like. Tanning won’t change anything, just the color of your skin. You’re still the same individual, so increasing your visit at the tanning booths won’t do nothing but damage your skin if you overdue your visits. A contemporary story is a tale with some truth to it. They’re disagreements with contemporary stories, because audiences think the tale is bogus and are at disbelief with what is told. Unless there is actually prove, most people will check sources on the Internet for any truth within the story. Legends are passed down from generations, which often change up the origin, this makes it hard for people to have belief. A tale’s occurrence on the internet can increase a convinced impression of reliability. There is evidence...
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...Summary Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer’s film “Meet the Spartans,” is a parody imitation of the well-known film “300,” by Zach Snyder. The plot of the film “Meet the Spartans,” is a caricature representation of “300” and is revolved around Xerxes’s plans to invade the Greek city-state of Sparta with his army numbering up to millions, and threating the people of Sparta with not only slavery, but also death in order to try and extend his empire. Furthermore, Friedberg, as well as Seltzer depict a film in a sense of Leonidas and his out-of-shape soldiers against the mighty Xerxes and his Persian Empire. Leonidas is trained as a young child to become a Spartan king and leader. Untimely, leading up to the defeat of Xerxes quite similar to “300.”...
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...The article I chosen was found by viewing a video from Nine Msn at the following link - http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/16-year-old-girl-arrested-over-sydney-teen-attack/vi-AAgAm2V. An article was also found at the following link - https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/31059537/vicious-brawl-sydney-teen-arrested-for-shocking-attack-on-defenceless-girl/. Title: “Brutal brawl-Sydney teen arrested for shocking attack on defenceless girl”. Summary: Six teenage girls attacked a 13 year old girl at a train station in Sydney last week. Language used: Words used in this article, such as “defenceless”, “shocking”, “helpless teenager”, and “cowers”, help to construct an emotionally engaging news story. These words play on the audience’s sense of sympathy for the innocent or vulnerable victim and her heroic friend against these unknown group (or ‘gang’) that disregarded a seemingly public area of a suburban train station. Deconstruct the article News values: Timeliness- this incident in the recent week. Impact- Occurred in Sydney, so affects Australians. In a train station, so impacts those who use public transport or those who know people who do. Also as it was a crime by high school students it insinuates that crime is prominent or possible near school districts or where young adolescences gather hence affecting those in most suburban areas across Australia. Proximity- geographically relevant as above. Novelty- it is likely more common to hear stories about adults or male groups...
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...A&P and Araby John Updike's A & P and James Joyce's Araby share many of the same literary traits. The primary focus of the two stories revolves around a young man who is compelled to decipher the different between cruel reality and the fantasies of romance that play in his head. That the man does, indeed, discover the difference is what sets him off into emotional collapse. One of the main similarities between the two stories is the fact that the main character, who is also the protagonist, has built up incredible,yet unrealistic, expectations of women, having focused upon one in particular towards which he places all his unrequited affection. The expectation these men hold when finally "face to face with their object of worship" (Wells, 1993, p. 127) is what sends the final and crushing blow of reality: The rejection they suffer is far too great for them to bear. Updike is famous for taking other author's works and twisting them so that they reflect a more contemporary flavor. While the story remains the same, the climate is singular only to Updike. This is the reason why there are similarities as well as deviations from Joyce's original piece. Plot, theme and detail are three of the most resembling aspects of the two stories over all other literary components; characteristic of both writers' works, each rendition offers its own unique perspective upon the young man's romantic infatuation. Not only are descriptive phrases shared by both stories, but parallels occur with...
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...Six Myths About Female Sexuality and Why They're Myths Never underestimate the female libido Published on July 3, 2012 by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. in Fulfillment at Any Age 0 inShare The year 2012 may be remembered less for apocalyptic endings (we hope) than for the apparent explosion of women’ssexuality in pop media. Magic Mike is becoming the runaway hit movie of the summer, and the book Fifty Shades of Grey is shaping up to rival Harry Potter at the top of all-time best seller lists. Social critics proclaim their surprise at this burst of female libido into popular consciousness. Despite what you may be led to believe, though, the truth is that women and men just aren’t that different when it comes to basic sex drives. Women are flocking to Magic Mike as do bachelorettes to a Chippendale party. However, this isn't the first movie to appeal to women's lustier tastes. Though the story line may be lighter than its 1997 predecessor, The Full Monty, both movies share a fascination with the male body in motion. The Full Monty did exceptionally well in the box office itself, becoming the top grossing film in the UK until the release of Titanic later in the year. Novels with female protagonists demanding that their sexual needs be fulfilled are not new either. We only have to think back to 1928’s Lady Chatterly’s Lover, written by D.H. Lawrence (and banned in its entirety until 1960), to realize that female sexuality has been the driving force behind the success of plenty...
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...be identified as a Mexican. I remembered her angry face when I said that. She yelled at me saying you can’t change who you are. Today, I realized that was wrong to say that to myself. How can a little girl like myself say that or even think it? Society is affecting the way we are thinking about ourselves and how we view others. Society makes Hispanics seem like they are low income, uneducated and criminals. In reality, we are just like everyone...
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...The Benefits of Spirituality in providing Emotional Care to Trauma Survivors Nigel E. Lewis California Southern University Abstract Spirituality is widely utilized across cultures as means of dealing with emotional trauma such as tragedy and disasters. Ironically, in academic circles recognition of the value of spirituality as a coping mechanism has been slow. However, in the current post September 11 environment, greater attention has been given to the value of spiritual care in the treatment of victims of emotional trauma particularly in disaster mental health studies. In this paper the value of spirituality in providing emotional care to survivors of trauma is analyzed. Why is the value of spirituality in emotional care important to me? Conventional wisdom has held to the notion that boys are better at math than girls. Perhaps, this age old belief was responsible for Mattel the company that produced “Teen talk Barbie” in 1992 to create a Barbie doll that had among its stored phrases, one phrase that said, “Math class is tough!”. This phrase was stored with 270 other girl talk phrases such as “I love shopping” and “Will we have enough clothes!”. The result was that Mattel was soundly criticized and quickly changed the doll’s offending phrase a few months later. In spite of Mattel’s effort to correct a message that verbalized an inherent cultural bias, one wonders if the is any accuracy...
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...physical parental separation, different effects to the children, the reason why they are affected, and access-related problems like dangers on their part which represent not only legal challenges, but also a “bio-psycho-social-spiritual” affliction for those who suffer the consequences. So, I invite everybody to read this research which can benefit in one way or another to the reader. I would also like to thank the people who inspire me to do this research namely: my classmates, friends, my beloved parents and family and teachers. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………… 1 II. EFFECTS OF SEPARATION …………………………………………… 1 Psychological Problems…………………………………………… 1 B. Myths about Problems…………………………………………… 2 C. Effects of Relocation ……………………………………………… 2 III. WHY CHILDREN ARE IMPACTED BY SEPARATION……………… 8 • Fear of Change…………………………………………………… 8 • Fear of Being Abandoned………………………………………… 8 • Losing Attachment. ……………………………………………… 8 • Coping with Parental Tension…………………………………… 8 IV. SOME COMMON DANGER SIGNS THAT CHILDREN SHOWS THAT THEY ARE NOT EFFECTIVELY HANDLING THE SEPARATION PROCESS …………………………… 8 A. Trying to Bring Parents Back Together…………………………… 9 B. Aggression and Defiance. ………………………………............... 9 C. Depression and Withdrawal. ………………………………............ 9 V. WHAT CAN...
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...Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Key facts full title · Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus author · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley type of work · Novel genre · Gothic science fiction language · English time and place written · Switzerland, 1816, and London, 1816–1817 date of first publication · January 1, 1818 publisher · Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones narrator · The primary narrator is Robert Walton, who, in his letters, quotes Victor Frankenstein’s first-person narrative at length; Victor, in turn, quotes the monster’s first-person narrative; in addition, the lesser characters Elizabeth Lavenza and Alphonse Frankenstein narrate parts of the story through their letters to Victor. climax · The murder of Elizabeth Lavenza on the night of her wedding to Victor Frankenstein in Chapter 23 protagonist · Victor Frankenstein antagonist · Frankenstein’s monster setting (time) · Eighteenth century setting (place) · Geneva; the Swiss Alps; Ingolstadt; England and Scotland; the northern ice point of view · The point of view shifts with the narration, from Robert Walton to Victor Frankenstein to Frankenstein’s monster, then back to Walton, with a few digressions in the form of letters from Elizabeth Lavenza and Alphonse Frankenstein. falling action · After the murder of Elizabeth Lavenza, when Victor Frankenstein chases the monster to the northern ice, is rescued by Robert Walton, narrates his story, and dies tense · Past foreshadowing · Ubiquitous—throughout...
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... Please note all rights held by the former Higher Still Development Unit continue to be held by Learning and Teaching Scotland. Contents Statement of Standards 3 Guide to Learning and Teaching Pack 7 Introduction to the Unit and Learning and Teaching Approaches 8 Class stratification 9 Recommended reading and recommended websites for class stratification 10 Introduction to social stratification 11 Class stratification 15 Functionalist theory of class stratification 24 Summary of functionalism 29 Marxist theory of class stratification 33 Summary of Marxism 39 Weberian theory of class stratification 42 Summary of Weberianism 47 Aspect: social mobility 50 Aspect: social closure 52 Practice exam essay question...
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...world, this is what we know about the 21st Century heroine called Katniss Everdeen: she is strong but also soft. She is brave but she has doubts. She is a phenomenal fictional creation, yet is real enough that moviegoers can draw inspiration from her values, her resourcefulness, and her very human inner conflicts. And she is played by Jennifer Lawrence, who appears not only to be handling her current duties as Hollywood’s finest model of well-adjusted millennial female stardom but doing so with charm. Everdeen and Lawrence: golden girls both. Personified in Lawrence’s lithe movements and cool, focused gaze, Katniss is a brave, resourceful and independent-minded fighter; but she is also a troubled and vulnerably guilt-ridden human being. Nina Jacobson, the producer of the Hunger Games film franchise, puts it this way: “She is a singular heroine in that the burden of survival weighs on her. She has a ton of survivor’s guilt. And she keeps surviving.” Girl on fire It is strange that behaving like a well-adjusted and responsible young woman counts as movie-star news – or that the popularity of a female lead character who is strong and feminine, brave even when scared, compassionate even when imperfect, and respectful even when breaking with tradition counts as feminist heroism. But it does. There is a reason we delight equally in seeing Katniss dressed up (those pretty gowns!) and dressed down (that...
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...Chapter 1 Building a Paper: Explore ACTIVTIES TO DO AFTER READING Activities 1–3 (p. 5) Answers will vary. NOW YOU TRY (p. 7) Paraphrase 1: No. It does not have the same meaning; Paraphrase 2: Yes. NOW YOU TRY (p. 8) 1. Answers will vary. Possible answers: • People can become boring if they focus only on their work. • Things that seem attractive on the surface are not necessarily worthwhile. • People who ask for help are more likely to get it than those who don’t. 2. Answers will vary. NOW YOU TRY (p. 10) Answers may vary. Possible answers: 1. Often procrastination stems from real or imagined fear or worry/ that is focused not so much on the thing you are avoiding/ but its potential consequences. 2. a. Fear can cause procrastination. b. The fear isn’t based on the activity you don’t want to do. c. The fear comes from worrying about the results of the activity. 3. When we worry about the consequences of doing an activity, we may develop a fear about those results that causes us to procrastinate. ACTIVITIES TO PRACTICE PARAPHRASING Activity 1 (pp. 11-12) 1. Paraphrase 1: Not OK; Possible explanation: too close to original wording and sentence structure Paraphrase 2: OK 2. Paraphrase 1: Not OK; Possible explanation: meaning is changed (wording “rich individual countries” is unclear); Paraphrase 2: OK 3. Paraphrase 1: OK; Paraphrase 2: Not OK; Possible explanation: meaning is changed (“terrorize” has a different meaning than “threaten,” and “enslave”...
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...GREEK MYTHOLOGY Background to Homer’s Odyssey As you read each story, ask yourself: What is most enjoyable, predictable, or bizarre about this story? How would I have responded in this situation? What mysteries or features of the world might this story try to explain? What bit of moral or religious instructions (i.e. don’t disobey the gods) might be contained in this story? How does this story compare with Christian beliefs, or with the values of our culture today? Are there any other stories or fables I’ve heard that follow the same pattern as this story? The Creation Myths Part 1 Before there was anything, there was Chaos, a formless void. This void, this pure nothingness, gave birth to Gaea (the Earth itself), Tartarus (the underworld), Eros (love), Erebus (underground darkness) and Nyx (the darkness of night). The two kinds of darkness joined together and gave birth two kinds of light: the Light of the heavens and the Light of day. Nyx (night) also gave birth to the three Fates, who control the course of the universe and determine the length of each person’s life on their wheel of fortune. Of the fates, Clotho spins the threads of each person’s life, Lachesis measures the length of the thread, and Atropos cuts the thread. The Fates – Francisco Goya (one of the best painters ever!) 1823 – Note the scissors in the hand of Atropos and Lachesis measuring with a magnifying glass. Who’s...
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...Tina Huang CRJ 112 Professor Gutierrez July 6, 2016 Shakur Summary The book “Monster” by Sanyika Shakur also known as Kody Scott, is an autobiography of an L.A. Gang member. It is a story that narrates how he joined a gang, specifically the Eight Tray Gangster Crips and why it seemed appealing to him at the young age of eleven. Some notable themes found in the book include power and violence. In the long thirteen years as a notorious gang member, he lived life by killing friends and shooting enemies (ex. other Crips/Bloods), selling drugs, committing robberies, and frequently experiencing police brutality. As it became a known routine and comfortable cycle, as the years went by, he realized that gang life was not what he wanted...
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