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    Peer Reviewed Articles Karen Quave PSY 325 Sasha Fleary June 10‚ 2013 The first article I chose is called “Case Study in Threats of Workplace Violence From a Non-Supervisory Basis. The case study explores ethical and legal issues concerning employees who bring weapons to work and the psychological effect of that on other employees (Taylor & Zeng). Another thing that is examined in this case study is peer bullying and threats of workplace violence. The accompanying literature of

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    The Pressures of Guilt Everyone sins. It is an inescapable fact. The magnitude of guilt for these sins‚ however‚ depends upon the creed‚ religion‚ or ideals of the sinner. In both The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ and The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ readers see the effect of the Puritan faith on guilt. Strong‚ as well as weak‚ characters face guilt in each book. Abigail and Dimmesdale take a coward’s way out‚ while Hester and Proctor wrestle with their guilt. By upholding the strictures

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    encountered by an adolescent‚ may irreparably damage his or her further life as an adult. Even though contemporary psychologists disagree with Freud on many occasions and challenge assumptions used in his research‚ the fact that early occurrences of violence in one ’s life can irreparably damage ones psychological well being is generally considered to be true. It is also generally believed that personality of a child forms by the time he or she reaches the age of 20 or so. Therefore‚ any psychological

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    Violent role in history In the “Violence Vanquished” with Steven Pinker‚ Pinker considers that the modern era is the most peaceful time in the history of the human species. All kinds of violence have declined due to the progress of human civilization‚ government ability to enforcement‚ development of commerce and the expansion of cosmopolitanism. The author has pulled together data from numerous statistical sources to back up his claim that violence has tended to decline through human history

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    occurring on the streets‚ but in the school systems as well. School violence is defined as any physical or verbal attack on a person while on school grounds or on school property. In earlier decades‚ school violence merely involved delinquency and the occasional fight. However‚ school violence has become a problem which has plagued the nation for the past several years. There has been an increase in the amount and the degree of violence. Students are now bringing guns‚ knives‚ and other weapons to school

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    Professor English 1301 October 18‚ 2013 Teen Suicide Suicide is when a person intentionally inflicts harm to one’s self. Teenagers have been known to have the highest rate of suicides when compared to other age groups. The reasoning behind teenage suicides is stress‚ self-esteem‚ self-doubt‚ and depression. Stress is caused by many factors. The importance of approval of parental figures can have cause stress. Parents prefer

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    Alicia Capellan Mr. Rooney Period 1 Psychology We’ve all seen the shows about the teen mothers ; young girls getting pregnant at young ages and having to deal with the new responsibilities being thrown at them. According to Segen’s Medical Dictionary teenage pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy by a female‚ age 13 to 19‚ which is understood to occur in a girl who hasn’t completed her core education—secondary school—has few or no marketable skills‚ is financially dependent upon her parents

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    on Violence Violence is the aggressive behaviour showcased by an individual. The dictionary defines it as‚ "the intentional use of power or physical force‚ threatened or actual‚ against oneself‚ another person or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury‚ death‚ psychological harm‚ mal-development or deprivation." This is a comprehensive definition of violence and very well describes all the related aspects of violence. Violence is an

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    2017 Word Count: 474 Violence in the Entertainment Media Entertainment media are means of transmitting information or programs from one point to another. Some of these media include television shows‚ films‚ video games‚ and music. Unfortunately‚ some of these programs portrayed in these media have moved from entertainment to portraying violence‚ so many people‚ especially the young ones tend to mimic what they see in films. There is no doubt then that the prevalence of violence in America society is

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    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the delivery of the National Curriculum contributes to the academic performance This is of concern base on observation on the attitude of students at Tower Hill Primary Schoo and other neighbouring muti-grade schools are experiencing a difficulty with low performance and also the concern of the students’ attitude towards learning. QUESTION: What are some challenges that principals‚ teachers and students experience during the implementation of

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