Since the first competition ever‚ first place was awarded gold‚ second; silver‚ and third; bronze. There was no participation trophy for trying hard. You were either celebrated for winning‚ or told to better luck next time. The problem is not that we are giving participation trophies to kids today‚ it is what the trophy stands for. It is rewarding kids for something they didn’t achieve. We are acknowledging accomplishments that were never actually accomplished. In a New York Times article‚ Barbara
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Social problem of pakistan 1. Poverty 2. Illiteracy 3.Terrorism 4.Food and water crisis 5.Population growth 6.Poor health facilities 7.Internal and international migration 8.Discrimination of Sex 9.democracy in shape of dictatorship 10.unloyal leaders 11.Foregin debt 12.Child labor 13.Deviant behavior 14.discourage the rules of law from government representatives 15.inflation
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Illegal Fur Trade Picture yourself sitting in your home. What property such as clothing‚ pillows‚ and couches could possibly have been made from fur? There is a strong possibility that many of your household items were made using real animal fur. Investigations from the People for the Ethical Treatment of animals (PETA) found shocking results that “China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States” meaning you or the person sitting next to you‚ could
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The topic I will be researching as my social problem will be World War Two and Hitler. This topic reminds me of the quote I’ve chosen by Abraham Lincoln‚ “Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power.” This reminds me of Hitler because Hitler was a descent man before he gained power. In this social problem Hitler holds the power. He is able to control a whole army and make them kill the Jewish people. I will be talking about Hitler’s early years his
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PLAGIARISM: A SOCIAL PROBLEM It’s four in the morning‚ and you’re just one page into a 15-page term paper that’s due at ten‚ and the professor isn’t giving extensions. A few years ago‚ that would have been it: You would have passed in the paper late‚ if at all‚ and dealt with the consequences. But this is 2007‚ and so‚ in your most desperate hour‚ you try a desperate ploy. You log on to the internet enter "term papers" into the search engine‚ and find your way to www.al-termpaper.com. There‚ you
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Social Issues in the Philippines Falling Income The Philippine GDP per capita shrank to US$990 in 2000 from US$1‚129 in 1997 while the GNP per capita contracted to US$1‚033 from US$1‚197. This was a result of the Asian financial crisis‚ which caught up with the Philippines in 1998. After expanding 5.2 percent in 1997‚ the country’s GDP backpedaled by 0.5 percent in 1998. It grew by only 3.4 percent in 1999 and 4 percent in 2000. With a high population growth rate of 2.3 percent annually‚ economic
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Marijuana as a Social Problem Introduction Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of the hemp plant. You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot‚ herb‚ weed‚ grass‚ boom‚ Mary Jane‚ gangster‚ or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana. All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. In other words‚ they change how the brain works. They all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)‚ the main active chemical
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Introduction Capital Punishment is defined as the legal infliction of the death penalty by the federal system or by the state. Also known as the death penalty‚ this sentencing is the most severe form of corporal punishment as it is irreversible and everlasting. We have all heard of the famous lex talionis of "an eye for an eye" in the Old Testament of the Bible. The view of proponents of the death penalty in reference to the "let the punishment fit the crime" ideal is that‚ in the eyes of many law
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Jobs are there but less skilled workers.. +Sanitation ----abt the sewage cleaners ‚ +no major city in India is known to have a continuous water supply and an estimated 72% of Indians still lack access to improved sanitation facilities. +Health problems - diseases - malaria‚ TB ‚ aids‚ +Superstitious --- IT IMPACTS THE SCIENTIFIC TEMPER +Female foeticide - still prevails in rural and less developed areas +And due the tech and cultural changes the old age people are being sent out of homes
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S. Surgeon General‚ The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ and the National Institute on Drug Abuse) is five or more drinks in a row for men‚ and four or more in a row for women. Drinking levels this high significantly increase the problems the drinkers and for those around them. What is Alcohol Poisoning? Alcohol poisoning occurs when a person drinks a large quantity of alcohol in a short amount of time. The amount of alcohol in the bloodstream is called the blood alcohol concentration
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