WHAT FACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY RESEARCHERS WHEN DEFINING THE DATA REQUIRED FOR THEIR RESEARCH Data are materials or information gathered during the process of making inquiry about problems. “Data of whatever form do not just appear or lie around waiting to be causally picked up by some passing researcher but have to be given form and shape in other to quantify as data; made relevant in a word to a research problem” (Ackryod and Hughes‚ 1992). In other words‚ data are systematically collected
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Anthropologists define a ritual as an act of social practices that are repeatedly performed but are not always associated with religious beliefs or practices. These rituals are not the same as the day to day normal activity a person partakes in but more of symbolic gestures performed in a specific manner by a specific order in doing them (Lavenda & Schultz‚ 2013). The Nacirema culture performs specific ritual acts on a daily basis and as I quickly realized American culture is not that much different
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Rituals and traditions followed during death can offer peace and comfort to the dying‚ the family and friends of the dying‚ as well as to the community the person is a part of. Depending on a person’s beliefs‚ rituals through death can be initiated by ways of culture‚ religion‚ or history. The rituals and traditions that one follows throughout death differ throughout the world. While ever-changing‚ rituals surrounding death affect people’s pasts‚ presents‚ and futures. The ceremonies surrounding
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Today’s position argument concerns the issue of recreational drug use. And by turning to one of the most influential moral theories‚ utilitarianism‚ I arrive at supporting ethical means founded simply on happiness. Maintaining the intrinsic value of human happiness is one of the most important aspects of universal utilitarianism. Self-determination‚ or the process of self-regulating decisions and actions‚ is another important aspect that utilitarianism concerns itself with. Therefore‚ as human
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Dear Sir/ Madam‚ I am writing to express my interest in the [University name]‚ and particularly in the PhD program of Computer Science and Information System. More than ten years ago‚ I was very fascinated when I opted for bachelors in computer sciences from King Abdul Aziz University Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia and until now‚ computer still is the most exciting thing in my life. The more rapidly the technological advancements and computer science developments has risen globally‚ there is still a long
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allegations‚ such as drug use‚ in their own schools. However recently‚ the use of drug sniffing dogs has come into question when a case was brought to the Supreme Court. In the case‚ drug sniffing dogs were used at a house where drugs were suspected. Though the case was ultimately ruled in favor of the citizen who had the dogs used against him‚ the infringement of privacy and constitutional rights continued to be questioned with the use of drug-sniffing dogs. However‚ the use of drug sniffing dogs in
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weed. we all know what it is but do we really know the full effects of what it can do? medicinal marijuana is not a new medical breakthrough taking the world by storm. its a traditional form of medicine that we are now only just realising can have major medical benefits. Canada and parts of the united states have already granted the medical use of marijuana legal and its about time Australia follows. medicinal marijuana is created by organically growing a marijuana plant and harvesting the natural
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Drug abuse is a problem that runs rampant among teenagers in our world today. Teens and young adults are a very impressionable and vulnerable age where they can make poor decisions that may have dire consequences. According to abovetheinfluence nine out of ten people with a substance abuse problem start use before the age of 18. Youth are very susceptible to the dangers of drug usage and the effects can be even more serious. This organization works to prevent teens from using drugs through different
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Drug Use Among Teenagers While I was conducting my research‚ I located the actual survey results and decided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my essay). ~~~ The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana‚ LSD‚ and a variety of inhalants. The use of these drugs seem to be of an astronomical amount according to the survey conducted by the University of Michigan. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of
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Imagine how you felt when you realized that your son and daughter were taking drugs just because they saw one of the athletes in the olympics doing it‚ what would you do? I know how I would feel and the answer is not happy at all. I don’t understand why athletes are taking drugs so that they can be able to win. It doesn’t make sense. This is telling us that you need drugs to be able to win in a competition. I find it very sad because there are young kids that look up to those big stars. Yes I know
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