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    events in our lives and can also shape the consciousness of a generation. Science has interwoven with our lives up to such an extent that it influences the routine workings of our everyday lives. Technology such as “robots” is where we apply our scientific knowledge to achieve the goals of our interests. It is we who influences the technologies we create ourselves for our own purposes and good particularly‚ bring about a social change in technology. We create such technologies for our own benefits

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    How does a family work as a system in promoting health Families are a natural social structure. The widely accepted definition of family is “a group of two or more people related by blood‚ marriage‚ or adoption” (Medalie & Cole-Kelly‚ 2002‚ p. 1277). This definition is inclusive of the many different structures of families to allow for big‚ small‚ single parent‚ dual parent‚ gay and lesbian‚ heterosexual‚ adoptive‚ and biological. The family plays an integral part in the health of its members

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    How Does Music Affect Our Lives: The Connection between Communication and Music Music is present throughout our lives‚ from the moment we wake up and hear that song that starts our day off‚ to that song that reminds us of that relationship we once had with that special someone‚ or a song that a city uses as its anthem for it’s sports team or a song that a country listens to‚ that helps comfort them in a time of tragedy and loss. Music helps us communicate and relate to things when we can not

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    used‚ our identity tends to be out and open for change. For those who are still developing‚ people tend to observe and evaluate their thoughts‚ feelings‚ behavior‚ or future goals. This said‚ technology has been one powerful factor of why our identities alter. One can see that there are many concerns about how technology has been used. The use of technology‚ in general‚ has affected our identity on how we connect with others physically and mentally. To begin with‚ technology has affected how we connect

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    “ The article talks about watching on videotape does not alter our perception. It also talks about how our intimates and those who spend the most time with us know us best. But‚ even strangers have myriad cues to know who we are: clothes‚ musical preferences‚ or even Facebook postings. It also talks about how our parents and friends have different appearances about who we are. Our parents say that we are beautiful and smart‚ and they do mean it because they love us for who we are. “ “In a different

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    forgetting how to talk and have sincere relationships because technology is shaping how we falsely feel about others and ourselves. After reading Sherry Turkle’s book‚ Alone Together‚ I have become more aware of people and myself always being connected. Honestly‚ it frightens me. How would people behave without their cell phones or social media? Literally insane. People do not know how to function around other people unless they are connected to something. Why are we letting ourselves and our relationships

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    providers recognized that sex offenders evidenced had a high prevalence of cognitive distortions‚ or thought processes that allowed the offenders to neutralize their feelings of guilt and shame (Abel‚ 1989). No matter what setting that cognitive therapy is used in‚ its purpose is to focus on the way an individual thinks and to change any type of “thinking errors”. For our purposes‚ cognitive treatment is used in the correctional and community setting to help offenders think rationally and responsibly

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    The American Correctional Association (ACA) is the largest correctional association in the world and represents all organizations of corrections within the criminal justice system. “The ACA is comprised of 78 chapters and affiliated organizational members‚ including federal‚ state‚ and military correctional facilities and prisons‚ county jails and detention centers‚ community corrections and halfway houses‚ and probation/parole agencies. The organization leads the cause of corrections and correctional

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    The topics concerning religion in our world have long been debated‚ with some citing it as the source of all our troubles and others as the solution to all of our troubles. Regardless of personal stance on the effects of religion on our society‚ it can be agreed that the concept has played a huge role in the development of human society and our lives as a whole‚ negatively or positively. Religion has brought change to our world since the idea was first created. Several massacres have been staged

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    sentences for offenders under 18 was cruel and unusual punishment‚ and therefore unconstitutional. At the heart of the decision is the recognition that it is fundamentally unjust to mandate a life sentence for children convicted of homicide without considering mitigating factors. Young offenders in the juvenile and criminal justice systems lack adjudicative competence because of developmental immaturity (Grisso et al.‚ 2003). Moreover‚ the prevalence of mental illness among young offenders heightens

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