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    and the Socialization of Adolescent Boys in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods" by David J. Harding (2009), he argues that, This is the socialization of adolescent boys by older neighborhood peers, particularly those most likely to be available in the neighborhood: older men who are unemployed, not in school, and involved in the underground economy (p. 446). Based on the article, the issue that Harding's (2009) observing is that younger boys in disadvantage neighborhoods are likely to interact with…

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    textbook, “Contracts are a promise or set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy or performance of which the law in some way recognizes a duty” (Kubasek, pg. 305, 2009). Valid contracts exist if four elements including the agreement, consideration, legal object, and contractual capacity are met (Kubasek, 2009). In view of Sam and the chain store not signing a contract, the agreement element of this contract is thought to occur when Sam verbally stated that he would ship…

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    Social Segregation Essay

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    According to Pacione (2009), the demand of housing due to the increased population led to overcrowding in the slums of the majority of the city. However, the elite of the population resided in the status areas; suggesting the development of segregation of middle and high income brackets (Pacione, 2009). Pacione (2009) furthermore proposes that residential location occurred because of demographic, cultural and social characteristics…

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    Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

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    In the March of 1911, one hundred and forty five workers, the majority of which were women, perished in a textile fire due to the neglect of their employer to provide a safe working environment. (“Triangle Shirtwaist Fire”, 2009) This event became known to history as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and was the catalyst for many progressive reforms in New York City such as the establishment of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, changing the Municipal Building Code and eventually the overhaul of…

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    a microscope (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2009). Figure 3 shows the image of rotavirus under a microscope. Rotavirus is claimed to be very stable as it can remain viable in the environment for months if not sterilized (CDC, 2009). Therefore, it is considered to be highly contagious as it damages cells that line the small intestine and cause gastroenteritis especially in infants and young children (PATH, 2009). The sign and symptoms of rotavirus infection in infants and…

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    Article Analysis The purpose of this paper is to analyze the article from Coyne et al., “Hospital Cost and Efficiency: Do Hospital Size and Ownership Type Really Matter (2009)” and the article from Messina et al., “The Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction and Inpatient Admissions Across Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals (2009)”. This analysis will compare and contrast the defining features of the two research studies including: the research questions; the role of the literature reviews;…

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    most frequently mentioned models are the medical and the social models of disability (Carson 2009; DPA, Singapore 2015). The medical model is based on the premise that an individual has an impairment or functional limitation which prevent them from full participation in society, and is ultimately regarded as the cause of disability (Oliver 1990a; 1996, cited in Hemingway 2008; Barnes & Halmstad 2009; Carson 2009). Viewing disability as a medical problem fosters the belief that those with…

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    Older Prisoners

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    the chances to discharge from sentence. Some of the older prisoners tend to enter prison in their young age. According to National Corrections Reporting Program in 2009 of Bureau of Justice Statistics based on 24 states of United State, providing year-end prison population data for 2009, 15.2% of inmates who were aged from 61 to 70 in 2009 have got into prison at aged 40 or under (Bureau of Justice Statistics, n.d.). Similarly, 17.8% of inmates who were aged from 71 to 80 have got into prison at…

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    of hormones that influence behavior (Ministry of Justice, 2009).…

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    ‘The land of the pirates - clerical culture and sexual abuse’ (Smyth, 2009) discusses the structure and culture of the Catholic Church, which, Smyth believes, has led to the proliferation and protection of ‘paedophile priests’ (Smyth, 2009) within its institution. Smyth likens the institutionalised Church to a ‘land of pirates’ which we ‘have a duty to visit’ if we are to understand the ‘climate that raises pirates’ (Smyth, 2009). In making this assertion Smyth suggests that the culture of the…

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