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    How has electricity changed the world we live in since 2000? What is an invisible thing that is everywhere and is always there for our comfort? Electricity. It’s almost wherever you look. It usually can’t be seen and has been helping us since the 1840s. Starting with the invention of telegraph by Samuel Morse at around 1840‚ electricity started making our lives better and changing our lives dramatically. Going from telegraph‚ to telephone‚ to radio and to television. But how has this invisible

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    1. Family Ecology- The ecological context of the family affects family life and children’s outcomes. It explores how the family is influenced by the environment.This theory studies how family lives and decisions. It basically brings forth the idea that every choice that you make affects your family‚ your lifestyle‚ the surrounding events as well as historical events. Key Concepts Natural physical-biological environment- This concept deals with climate and climate change‚ soil‚ plants and animals

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    within the family have changed throughout the years‚ with men being less embarrassed to push a pram‚ to women going out to work while the men looked after the children. This could be due to the changes that took place in the past century‚ such as changes in women’s position‚ geographical mobility‚ new technology and higher living standards. According to Parsons‚ in the traditional nuclear family‚ the roles of husbands and wives are segregated. His functionalist model of the family shows a clear

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    -Marriage is a marathon not a sprint: It’s a long process; I’m always learning how to improve. I think you have to learn NOT to sweat the little things- and to think of the big picture and just go with it (even if I want to strangle Melissa sometimes…I kid!) Perfect example: Melissa is deathly afraid of contamination (a little known fact about her to most..) and some of her requirements to keep her anxiety at bay- while they seem silly and are just plain annoying to me- I have finally come to the

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    First and foremost‚ things have changed over time‚ socially and economically. In the 1950’s‚ very few families had a car‚ now almost every family have at least one car‚ if not multiple vehicles. This means that people can drive to airports‚ to ferry ports‚ etc. Another reason is due to employment laws; there has been a huge increase in leisure time. This is down to more people receiving paid annual leave (4 weeks on average)‚ people are working less hours for more money so have a higher disposable income

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    How have our views on war changed over time? Nothing can impact society like war. War can be viewed as noble and just‚ or cruel and inhuman‚ as well as everything in between. War affects everyone in society whether they are fighting in a foreign country or waiting at home for a loved one to return. War is an indispensable part of civilization; found at every chapter of human history. It is the culmination of the basic survival instinct when provoked. As has the technique of battle; society’s

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    Americans have changed Chinese Food The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer Lee demonstrates clearly what Chinese food has become around the world. From the history of fortune cookies and the real meaning behind them‚ to the real history of what General Tso’s chicken really is. Certain areas of this novel may change the way certain ordinary people view Chinese food. Then novel states “There are some forty thousand Chinese restaurants in the United States” (Jennifer Lee). This crazy number is

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    How has industrialisation changed the nature of the family? Industrialization is considered as one of the main reasons for the family shifting from extended to nuclear. Families began to relocate from more rural areas to more suburban areas to find work. This was mainly due to the fact that plenty of factory based work where available in the cities. This eventually led to urbanisation‚ as families began to move away from small villages and into large urban areas. After this shift every aspect

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    Handling‚ How have we changed wild horses into domesticated horses? Horses weren’t always controlled by people. They lived in their herds with no disruptions from humans. But since then we have changed wild horses into domesticated horses. Wild horses eat grass for up to 15hours a day and drink where and whenever they like but now domesticated horses only have up to 2 small meals per day which are full of lots of different vitamins and nutrients and will have water supplied to them

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    it is really bad or too late. Many kids think they have nowhere to turn and take their own life! Some people may object to having laws that control the internet‚ but I think they may save someone’s life and keep cyber bullies offline‚ or at least off of social networks. I think my solutions would help make surfing the internet and being a part of social networks safer for everyone. Cyber bullying needs to be stopped because people should not have to feel unsafe or threatened online. 58%of kids admit

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