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    Classical Rationality as the Basis of Utopism and its Criticism from the Viewpoints of Language and Experience The constant return to utopian projects of re-organizing society testifies that utopism is deeply rooted in the structure of the Classical episteme. In this case to break with utopian line of thinking means to uncover and eliminate all the presuppositions which inevitably lead to the transformation of social ideals into utopias. If we approach the problem of utopism from this point of

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    A Clockwork Orange Biography In the year 1962‚ there was a boy by the name of Alex DeLarge‚ and he was the leader of a gang called the “droogs.” He has three best friends named Georgie‚ Dim‚ and Pete who also make up the entirety of the gang along with Alex. One night‚ the boys decide to get very drunk on milk laced with drugs‚ and go out on a streak of horrible violent acts. They beat an elderly lady‚ fight a rival gang‚ steal a car‚ almost kill a man named Mr. Alexander‚ and rape his wife

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    Emile Durkheim‚ a French sociologist‚ established the concept of anomie in his book The Division of Labor in Society‚ published in 1893. He used anomie to describe a condition of deregulation that was occurring in society. This meant that rules on how people ought to behave with each other were breaking down and thus people did not know what to expect from one another. Anomie‚ simply defined‚ is a state where norms (expectations on behaviors) are confused‚ unclear or not present. It is normlessness

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    Individual Theories Maria Silva CJS/240 Farrell Binder 02/16/2013 There are several theories that influence adolescents are motivated to commit crimes‚ while other adolescents in similar situations are not. The theories that consist of adolescents committing crimes are based on the routine activities theory‚ general deterrence theory‚ specific deterrence theory‚ biochemical theory‚ neurological theory‚ genetic theory‚ psychodynamic theory‚ behavioral theory‚ and cognitive theory. I will talk

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    Classical and Contemporary Adult Development Theories Caitlin Lewis PSY 202 Joan Chambers 25 March 2013 Outline 1. Where are you from? a. Born on Langley AFB b. Raised in Newport News‚ VA c. In 1996 moved to Colorado Springs‚ CO d. Moved in 2004 to Yorktown‚ VA e. Stationed at Ft. Leavenworth‚ KS f. Currently living in Camp Humphreys‚ South Korea 2. What was your family like? g. Military Family h. Middle child i. Two brothers i

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    Discuss the advantages‚ strengths‚ disadvantages and weaknesses of a positivist approach to social sciences The profusion of use and multifariousness of meaning of the word positivism results in a need for any essay on the subject to first give its own precise definition for its use of the term‚ distinguishing its particular context from its use in other contexts. The term positivism‚ first coined by the philosopher Auguste Comte in the nineteenth-century‚ was first originally confined to the

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    Reaction Paper Ch. 6-7 As reading chapters six and seven‚ I learned a lot of new information. The topics that stood out the most to me were the social structure theories‚ social disorganization theory‚ strain theories‚ cultural deviance theories‚ and socialization and crime. The Social structure theories is the idea that kids that are brought up in poorer communities are more likely to commit crimes than kids that are wealthier. Most social structure theorists challenge those people that suggest

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    conveyed‚ the choice and arrangement of words‚ the message sent through body language and the tone‚ pacing and voice volume. In legal term‚ communication is vital in achieving the goal of voluntary compliance with the law. Criminal justice and criminology workers must be able to articulate this action and reasoning to the public in order to exhibit support. In other words‚ communication attached to every person’s character is considered as our personality‚ especially in writing which is one of

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    While classical and scientific management theories come from generally the same school of business thought‚ there are some distinct differences within the subgroups. First‚ there’s classical scientific management theory which concentrates on the efficiency of the individual worker. Secondly‚ you have classical administrative that focuses on the organization rather than the individual worker within. Each have their merits but are also over 100 years old and can have deficiencies in today’s technologically

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    excellent grades! You must do your own work with paraphrasing and summarizing. Thank you! Classical Conditioning Student’s Name PSY 390 Date __‚ 20__ Kay Rubin Classical Conditioning Classical conditioning is an intrinsic style of learning‚ which occurs by generating a response made by unconditioned stimuli’s‚ and was produced in 1903 by Ivan Pavlov (Olson & Hergenhahn‚ 2009). The theory behind classical conditioning is often known as one the most acceptable and oldest forms to model when learning

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