Civic engagement

The famous discussion of nature vs. nurture was somewhat interrupted by the realization that both aspects, genetics and environment, have important input in individuals. By combining the studies of genetics and psychology it is possible to correlate results from the fields and search for possible, and hopefully specific, genes involved in the expression of certain traits. For instance, Poulin et al (2011) explored the relationship between receptor genes of oxytocin and vasopressin and prediction…

1. Structural explanations of delinquency address organizational patterns within a society that can lead to delinquency, often focusing on how “material circumstances drive behavior” (Class Notes 2/25/16). In other words, structural explanations of delinquency examine how a society determines access to material needs like food, clothing and shelter, as well as cultural expectations like wealth, community and social status (Class Notes 2/25/16). Providing funding, and therefore equal access, to a…

Sharia is the law of Islam and it is Islam’s legal system which is derived from both the Holy Quran which is the Islam’s central text, the Sunnah (the practice and teachings of the prophet Muhammad) and also from the fatwas which are the rulings of the Islamic scholars. Sharia is an Arabic word which means: “The clear, well-trodden path to water.” Sharia law acts as a code for living that all Muslims should adhere to, including prayers, fasting and donation to poor. It aims to help Muslims…

(Barber, 1989). Furthermore, democracy within an educational setting is for the students and by the students. According to Parker (2010), “…a society aspiring to political community of this kind needs an education system that inducts young people into a civic culture of speaking and listening to people they might not know or like” (p. 2817). Therefore, schools help students to realize the importance of listening and speaking in order to become well informed and alert citizens. Democracy in…

simply just my communication with others since I normally don 't like to do a lot of talking. However, I do know that there are some clubs and organizations that can help me at getting more out there such as doing something on campus with the civic engagement group or even things off campus such as doing volunteer work over the summer back in my hometown at the medical center there that allows people to come in and help them out. Essentially, if I keep my mind right and make sure to always stay…

The U.S. history has been impacted by many different ways, it could be a person or something that innovation by people. In this research paper, we are going to analyze three innovations that impacted the U.S. history, which is electric light, airplane, and internet. The electric light is a device which produce the visible light by the flow of electric current. The airplane is a flying vehicle let people were able to move faster. The Internet is a huge network tandem by network and network. These…

As Shelby and I discussed what we thought the graph meant for over an hour, Victoria was searching for other studies and graphs to replace the one we didn’t understand. Victoria started to read off 5 things that one study thought to lead to civic engagement. The first 4 all seemed relevant, but the 5 reason started with the word “Meerkat”. After hours of trying to understand the graph, we were all going a little crazy, but the word meerkat pushed us over the edge. We erupted with laughter. That…

Since 1981, when HIV and AIDS came to the forefront of the public’s mind, Los Angeles County has confirmed 38,000 cases of AIDS. Of that number, 24,000 have died. This accounts for 35% of all AIDS cases in California, and 6% nationally. While both men and women are at risk, in LA County, AIDS is the leading cause of death among men ages 25-44 ("HIV testing," 1999). Despite continuous efforts to address HIV infection, it continues to spread. Advances in treatment, though, have resulted in a…

In the article, Cultural Competence in Education, Strait emphasizes the importance of culturally competent educators. Culture competence is the skill to effectively teach students who come from a culture different from our own. Four basic cultural competence skills are mentioned in this article: Research reveals that cultural competence leads to more successful teaching and learning. Basford & Keith (2014), also explore the idea of culturally responsive schools. In the article Ask, Don’t Tell:…

This paper serves to explore the reality of prejudice and discrimination on a university campus, and figure out what institutional factors are contributing to any lack of inclusion and unwillingness to accept diversity that may exist at UD. Specifically, in an institution that is both inherently proficient in and actively fighting for prejudicial change, I aim to exploit truth from expectation and perception. Is the University of Dayton a paradigm cure for racial divisiveness? Is it effectively…