Sociology

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  • Hrm 531 Week 3 Data Analysis Paper

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    There are various approaches to represent data that is mined from social media. One is to store the data in a flat file. Such methods are used to store a simple list. We could use the above example of a simple list of people whose information is collected for a specific purpose, a flat file like a csv or text file would suffice to store the data. Another approach is to present the results that are obtained from mining the data in the databases. These results may be in the form of clusters or they

  • Comparing Durkheim's Theories For Suicide And Sex Work

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    Today’s society is permeated with numerous amounts of social issues. However, these social issues are not unusual and have been evident in this world since the beginning of time. In this paper I will discuss Durkheim’s theories for suicide and also Erving Goffman’s theory of stigma related to sex work and sex work researchers. I wanted to write about these theories because I wanted to attain more information about them. These two theories are contrastive but they are also similar. They are similar

  • Attention Getter For Social Media Essay

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    Natzimi Massa-Santiago Specific Purpose: At the conclusion of my speech my audience will know how social media effects our society in our ways of socializing, our privacy, and how it has even caused a rise in cyber bullying. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Albert Einstein once said, “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” II. Motivation Statement: Unfortunately everybody, I believe we are now living in this day in age where

  • Derrick Bell Summary

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    Bell’s writing is that of nontraditional scholarship, and those set in traditional ways have a hard time accepting his views and would challenge his point of view as threatening. He and other scholars have borrowed from other disciplines and through critical race theory, they attempt to sing a new scholarly song, even if to some listeners their style is strange and their lyrics unseemly. He believes that analysis of legal developments through fiction, personal experience, and the stories of people

  • Criminological Theory

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    Stack, professor of criminology at Wayne State University, had become aware of a gap in research on online course outcomes. There had been no studies, according to the researcher, into learning outcomes within different testing environments. The prevalence of online learning and the fact that it is a growing field (having increased more than three hundred percent in ten years) encouraged Stack to pursue research in this area. He also noted that a range of conclusions could be drawn from previous

  • Are College Students Overly Dependent?

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    Are Many College Students Today Overly Digital Dependent? As a freshman at FGCU I consider myself to be very dependent on my electronics, whether it be my laptop or my iPhone. Considering that most of my school work is completed using my laptop, I have no idea what I would do if I were to lose it. I believe the reason that I am so dependent on technology is because I have invested a lot of my time perfecting my usage of it that they have become a part of me. When I take a moment to think about this

  • Brad Satire

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    In addition to his discord with the show’s changing nature and his yearning for the past, Brad’s principled disposition used to approach conflict segregates him from his peers. Throughout the show, characters expect “things [to] always come out right in the end” if they constantly “accentuate the positive” (82, 83). Brad on the other hand tries to form viable solutions to the world’s problems such as donating the excess corn to the starving Filipino orphans. Doris and Wayne respond with disdain and

  • Fixing Hollywood's Diversity Problem, By Eboo Patel

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    In discussions of does America cherish diversity, one controversial issue has been if America really does treat everyone equal. On the one hand, Eboo Patel in his article “Making the Future Better, Together”, he argues that America is all about being diverse, as long as we work together. On the other hand, in Jena McGregor’s article “Fixing Hollywood's Diversity Problem” opposes that America is far from being diverse opposes Patel’s article. Others believe that America cherishes the “idea” of being

  • Bitzer And Vatz Rhetorical Analysis

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    The biggest difference between Bitzer and Vatz is the origin of rhetoric. Bitzer believes that rhetoric is created based on situations that were previously in existence. In other words Bitzer is saying situations cause and influence rhetoric. Bitzer also believes that rhetoric is used as a tool and that we would not need rhetoric if we lived in a perfect world. I think that this means we use rhetoric to solve our situations or make them more meaningful. Vatz on the other hand believes that rhetoric

  • Pop Culture's Influence On American Society

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    Pop Culture’s grasp on American Society The role that the media plays on the trends in our society is vast. This could include but is not limited to fashion, television, music, movies, news outlets and celebrities. With violence, sexual content and adult behavior available to the youth so easily, it’s no wonder why children are growing up more quickly and developing into young adults at younger and younger ages. It’s not just children who are being impacted through pop culture but adults as well