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- 3331: Trends In Policing
- ... sure arrests were not made which secured their immunity from supervision. As for the role of minorities in this era of law enforcement, African-Americans served as police officers as early as 1861 in Washington D.C. Most of the minorities were first hired in the larger cities, and by 1900 made up 2.7 percent of all watchman. That number declined by 1910 when less than 1 percent of police ... include not only the police, but educators, health and mental practitioners, and juvenile justice agencies to reduce the availability of drugs. The community era (1980-present) is the third era of law enforcement. This modern-day era is characterized by the authority coming from community support, law and professionalism, provision of a broad range of services, including crime control, Decentralized organization with more authority given to the patrol officers, an intimate ...
- 3332: Theory Of Knowledge 2
- ... All knowledge has parts, which in turn can never give us any feel of certainty. One part of History can be stronger. Myth may pull stronger or hope turning you into the optimist for the day. Today you trust science and the next it will be religion. History like Knowledge is like a Baobab tree, you can t put both arms around it . We have already stated that history is fragmented ... seems that it has done so and will continue to do so when you take into account the philosophies of psychologist Dr. Dipak Chopra the history that we study in our classrooms and in our day to day lives is all myth. The textbooks we use and read to study the past is all bias information. This is because it has been predominantly written by white males who have the desire to ...
- 3333: Theories Of Selective Attentio
- ... an experiment that will localise selection without interfering with the subjects' natural functioning. REFERENCES Allport, A. (1993). 'Attention and Control: Have We Been Asking the Wrong Questions? A Critical Review of Twenty-Five Years'. In D.E. Meyer & S. Kornblum (Eds.), Attention and Performance (Vol. XIV). London: MIT Press. Ellis, H.C. & Hunt, R.R. (1993). Fundamentals of cognitive psychology (5th ed). Brown & Benchmark. Madison Eysenck, M.W. & Keane, M.T.(1995), Cognitive psychology : a student's handbook (3rd ed.), Erlbaum, Hove Kahneman, D. & Treisman, A.(1984). 'Changing Views of Attention and Automaticity. In Parasuraman, R. & Davies, D.R. (Eds.). Varieties of attention. Academic P. Orlando Kinchla, R.A.(1992).'Attention'. Annual Review of Psychology. 43: 711-42 Parkin, A.J.(1999).Essential Cognitive Psychology. Draft 23-3-99. University of Sussex.
- 3334: The Use Of Psychics In Police
- ... that they ask the local "seer" or psychic for help. The psychic told them that if they waited three more days that the sheep would turn up, and like the psychic said on the third day the sheep returned home(Wilson 18). During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries it was common for people that were victims of a crime to seek the help of a psychic. These psychics known during this age as "cunning men" or " wise women" worked much like many modern day psychics do when trying to solve a case. The cunning man or wise women would often begin with a list of possible suspects that the victim had made or a piece of evidence left at ... of it. Now, it is seen, even by hard-nosed skeptics, as a matter of opinion" (qtd. in Lyons 90). For centuries psychics have been trying to gain acceptance and prove their legitimacy. In present day society psychic ability is often demanded to be proven by scientific means. This is much different than that of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when psychics claimed to get their powers from the supernatural ...
- 3335: The Truman Show
- ... do what was done to Truman Burbank because he lived in a world where he was literally trapped in his own life by the surreal existence in which he has been forced to spend every day of his thirty years. Since the day he was born Truman Burbank's life was controlled from a huge control panel in the sky; controlled by a manipulation of how life should be, in a perfect world . This things cannot be done ... because after you forgive someone you feel well and this is something that Truman may not feel. Also what the director is doing is not morally correct because they are recording him 24 hours a day 365 days a year without publicity. And Truman does not has knowledge of what they are doing to him so they are forbidden him something so important to a person that is his privacy, ...
- 3336: The Story Of English
- ... removed for safe keeping and out of the hands of Nazi Germany who intended to collect art from conquered countries. On the 6th of June 1944, a reverse invasion took place. This was known as D. Day. To avoid the Tapestry from being damaged during the conflict, it was secretly moved to the Louvre in Paris where it was stored in their vaults. Following the surrender of Germany, the Tapestry was displayed ...
- 3337: The Media As An Institution
- ... media institution operates. The most major changes of note have been: a. the growth of the media industry, b. the advancement of satellite communications, c. women s increased role as consumers of mass media, and d. the growth of the internet. The media has seen spectacular growth since the first daily newspaper for the common man was produced on 4 May 1896. The Daily Mail was a halfpenny paper of eight ... to detail the intricacies of the confrontation as it occurred. The most significant change in the mass media has been the increased role of women as consumers of mass media. Whilst magazines such as Womens Day have been in print since the early 50 s accommodating for women s role as a mother and housekeeper, the last two decades have seen women become both more career minded and willing to express ...
- 3338: The Importance Of Sleep, Nutri
- ... then food or money. It is estimated that between 40 to 60 million Americans are sleep deprived. Different people can get by with different amounts of sleep. There are some that can survive the next day with only a few hours. Then there are always others who cannot be called after 9:00 because they need those good solid 10 hours. The average person actually needs anywhere from between 7-9 ... the University of British Columbia, focuses on consistency. The body needs consistency. This can be fulfilled by simply going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every day. But, it is important to note that making up for lost sleep on the weekends is a big negative. It is preferable that if one likes to sleep on the weekends wake up at the ... one wants to keep the body working at a certain pace it needs to be fed. But, one needs to know the right foods. Think of the body as a car. People drive cars every day and some people are fast drivers who like to go above the speed limit and others are slower. Nevertheless, all cars need gas sooner or later. So, the owner of the car takes the ...
- 3339: The Idatarod
- ... with flat runners is used. This sled is easier for the dogs to pull on the icy surface. For training, the dogs are split up into two teams for three days of workout and one day of rest. It is critical that the dogs be able to maintain their pace even when they are exhausted. The dogs get a few days off before the "big day". Sometimes accidents can happen. For example, when training, Bruce Johnsen, Canada's top musher, plunged through the ice of a frozen lake where he and his eight dog team died. The mushers and their team ... 12 miles per hour. The starting positions are drawn based upon when a person enters. To enter the race, you must complete a 200 mile race. When the race starts, each team has a one day supply of food. Also on the trail are 25 checkpoints that each team must check in at. At some checkpoints, veterinarians check the dogs. Some mushers pick up fresh dogs and leave the tired ...
- 3340: The Human Mating Game
- ... participate in a ritual that has been embedded in our existence since the dawn of man. Beginning at young ages, humans start learning to master the art of attracting someone of the opposite sex, one day hoping to find the perfect mate. Whether it was the physical aspect, personality aspect, or the chemical aspect of attraction, there is something that attracts mankind to members of the other sex. The question is ... sexually transmitted diseases. Supposedly, taking part in sports raises a females self-esteem and gives them the power to say NO. Males, in contrast, often tend to be slightly more sexually experienced. Kathleen Miller, Ph.D., of the State University of New York--Buffalo, states, The culture of sports reinforces the mind-set that boys score on and off the field. The minds of these boys think, Since I can t ...
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