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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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    Discuss two social psychological theories of aggression (24 marks) One social psychological theory of aggression is social learning theory. SLT argues that like all behaviour‚ aggression is learned through both direct and indirect reinforcement. Behaviour which is reinforced‚ be that positively or negatively – positive reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes desired outcomes‚ negative reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes undesirable outcomes - is more likely to be learned and repeated

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    from different time periods‚ making it easy to see how American Art has evolved yet also stayed the same. The “American Gothic” by Grant Wood was first created in 1930‚ during a time of great issues in America. In the painting Mr. Wood shows two of the most plain looking people‚ in front of the plainest looking house‚ in small farming state of Iowa. The piece was meant to show how life was for back in more colonial times‚ and Wood got the idea when he saw the old colonial home while traveling

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    Categories of Computer Crime Smith Strayer University CIS170 Wk2 Professor Masudur Chowdhury July 4‚ 2013 Explain in detail the four common categories of computer crimes and provide at least one example for each. There are many different types of computer crime and multiple ways to categorize them. I will discuss four categories in detail to shine light on how vulnerable people are‚ when we choose to use a personal or publicly used computer to transmit confidential information

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    Modernity is defined as the state or quality of being modern and the theories of development have emerged as a result of this concept. Sociology and Modernity developed hand in hand and were based on similar foundations. Rational forms of thought and organisation; a belief in the ability and right of humans to shape and control their own lives; faith that technology and science could fix human problems and reliance upon manufacturing industries to improve living standards are some of the concepts

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    “Critique of Two Theories” Effective Biblical Counseling‚ by Dr. Larry Crabb Part I: Goal of Christian Counseling Dr. Crabb tells us that Christian Counselors should always try to assist the client by first seeing how they got into the problem and from there help them to see how not to repeat their mistake and end up in the same problem again. “When a Christian starts to understand their true acceptance in the Lord and each other‚ then problems start to manifest in the

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    AO1 AO2 AO3 Describe and evaluate two theories of the formation of relationships One theory is ‘The Matching Hypothesis’ which is a social psychological theory based on relationships‚ proposed by Goffman in 1952. It suggests that in order for a relationship to be a long and successful one; both partners in the relationship must be equally matched in attractiveness. The reason for this is due to fear of rejection‚ therefore when searching for a potential life partner the primary drive is to

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    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president as Martin Luther King Jr was not any president. The races are also different. Mr Luther King Jr was black himself so he was the one being affected in his time. Abraham Lincoln just noticed how horrible it must feel to be used as a slave. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ was a civil rights leader‚ an author‚ a minister‚ and an orator. Born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ to a middle-class family‚ King spent most of his career advocating for civil rights and protesting American

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    the way that this takes place is by synapses. There are two synapses that have two different names that are allowing these neurons to communicate or send messages to one another without having to touch. And since they are transmitting these messages without touching‚ there is a small gap between the two synapses‚ called a gap junction. This so called gap junction allows for the two synpases to communicate the message being sent. There are two types of neurotransmitters‚ which are excitatory and inhibitor

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    World War Two spies were essential in order for a nation to succeed. The allies and the British had more capable spies than Germany‚ which meant that their spies were disruptive‚ which meant that the countries could suppress its counters for longer‚ evidently leading to the turnaround of the war. Obtaining information about the V-1 and V-2 rockets were crucial for the war. Jeannie Rousseau‚ after insisting that a rocket could not travel at such distances and speed‚ persuaded one officer‚ who was

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