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1. A) Functionalist—the macro perspective of homelessness may ask the question what their role in society is. Some functionalist may argue that homelessness is an individual problem. That “survival of the fittest” is the golden rule and there is nothing wrong with the public. In fact a functionalist claims homeless people are a product to their own demise. They, themselves are the issue. Rationally, this mind set applicable to everyone, like the elderly, children, and disabled. Where the…

sexual assault, including rape.” (Guilleminault,2002) The first research paper that suggested that sexual behavior during sleep may be a new type of parasomnia was published in 1996 by three researchers from the University of Toronto (Colin Shapiro and Nik Trajanovic) and the University of Ottawa (Paul Fedoroff). “The term “sleep sex” was used in a 1998 case report by David Saul Rosenfeld, a neurologist and sleep specialist from Los Angeles. The term ‘sexsomnia’ was coined by Colin Shapiro in a…

John F Kennedy the thirty- fifth president of the United States of America. One of the most friendly presidents. He was born May twenty ninth of nineteen seventeen, he was born in Brooklyn Massachusetts. He married Jacqueline Bouvier, they had four children together Caroline, Patrick, John F JR, and Arabella Kennedy. Although, Patrick was born prematurely and died two days after he was born and Arabella died the day the she was born. President Kennedy was elected to be president in 1960 to be…

Gothic literature has distinct characteristics. Examples of this style includes the work of an incredibly famous poet known as Edgar Allan Poe. Poe has a morbid style which is unique and makes him a well-known name in gothic literature. He remains well-known in current culture with works such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven.” Since the beginning of Edgar Allan Poe’s literary career, readers everywhere have been blown away by the gruesome tales Poe crafts from his own mind. Due to such…

Fowlers is. Dr. James W. Fowler, October 12, 1940 – October 16, 2015, respected American theologian who was Professor of Theology and Human Development and Director of the Emory University Center for Ethics from 1994 until his retirement in 2005. “Fowler was a pioneering scholar in practical theology and ethics, building on cognitive development theory and extensive empirical research as he identified six stages of faith through…

Edward Harrison Norton As vibrant as Edward Harrison Norton youthful look could be in the world of entertainment, an idealistic individual would have thought that he was from a generation of actors. The disciplinary skills that he acquired from his military father and his mother, an outstanding tutor gave him an edge in his approach to life activities. It is indeed a fact that whatever an individual needs to specialise in should start from the early stage of life; Edward’s early interest in the…

Born on October 27, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, Sylvia Plath would later be recognized as one of the greatest poets and novelists of the post-war era. Plath was raised in an academically focused environment; her father was a biology professor and her mother was a shorthand teacher. Contrary to the writing style of the time, Plath wrote about genuine emotions experienced by women. Additionally, she wrote about personal life events and the people that surrounded her. The poem, Point Shirley,…

Edgar Allan Poe says, “The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world”. Although not many of Edgar Allan Poe’s works surrounded the idea of the death of a woman, most of his poems, if not all, portrayed death. He became renowned for his stories and poems about mystery and horror (Say Media, 1). The extent of Poe’s influence on our culture is immense. He in fact invented the modern day detective story that many people enjoy and cherish today. Throughout…

In the beginning of the 20th century, family planning as we know it today was restricted, controlled, and in some instances, unlawful. There was little to no education regarding the details of fertilization, because the cycle of ovulation was not defined until 1928 (Center for Disease Control, 1988). Additionally, all forms of contraceptives and any education regarding contraceptives were against the law (Jensen, 1981). These restrictions caused sexually active women to become pregnant often,…

(Carp, 1998) Rather than split up families, child welfare reformers worked to prevent the factors which caused a family to break up. Reforms resulting from these movements included establishment of the U.S. Children's Bureau in 1912, creation of juvenile courts, and enactment of Mother's pensions. It was around this time that social work become professionalized, as case workers were utilized in family preservation and prevention. Social workers denounced unregulated adoption, and lobbied for…