... recorded incidence of youth gangs dates back to 1783 or towards the end of American Revolution. Social upheaval, displaced families, and a new economy may have caused this birth of a new sub-culture taking form. Youth gangs may have emerged spontaneously from pre-teen social groups or as a response to the industrialization of American culture (Block, 1996). Another theory is that youth gangs first emerged following the mexican migration into the American southwest following the Mexican Revolution in 1813. Mexican youth encountered difficult social and cultural adjustment in America coupled with extremely poor living condition in the southwest. Their org ...

... the babysitters to set their price with out haggeling. Baby sitters are making well over the federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour because they are in demand, and scarce; the babysitters who train in CPR, serve dinner, and drive are the hardest to come by and can demand the highest wages. In this article we see many examples of supply and damand and the powers of supply and demand. Babysitters are in demand, there is an increase in the amount of children who need to be watched yet there are relativly few who choose to babysit from the allready decreased amount of the babysitter work force. This gives the babysitter the advantage of a noncompetitive work force, a ...

... type of journalism started to show up in the magazines. In addition to the general news, literary works, and other “normal” features of magazines, there was the introduction of hard-hitting factual stories that screamed about the wrongs of society. This new type of journalism was called muckraking and those journalists that wrote in that style were known as muckrakers. Muckraking was a new type of investigative journalism that had rarely been seen before. Instead of the soft-spoken commentaries that were so common, the new journalism was filled with hard-hitting, well investigated facts. Muckrakers investigated the corruption of business, politics, and the lab ...

... at the following example. First he created a rectangle of randomly arranged dots. (fig1).Within that rectangle select a group of dots that make up a small shape. In this example the small shape is a circle and the selected dots are the dots that fall within the blue circle. (fig. 2). Next, he created a new rectangle identical to the original rectangle, except that the dots within the small shape have been shifted to the left. (fig. 3). When the two rectangles are viewed together as a stereo pair, the image of the circle appears to float above the background. (fig. 4). In 1979 Christopher Tyler discovered that the offset scheme ...

... that abnormal behaviour is learnt in the same way as human behaviour. Thirdly is the cognitive paradigm, cognition defined as an individuals thoughts, knowledge, interpretation, understanding or ideas and this paradigm focuses on how a persons past experience stored in memory, relates to their current experiences together with how they structure and make sense of them. Lastly is the psychoanalytical. This will be reviewed in greater depth later. There are many others paradigms in the field of psychopathology such as, conspirational model, sociotherapeutic, family interaction, moral and psychedelic models. There are many different psychoanalytic techniques, which wo ...

... first impression. In today's society, women are judged greatly on there physical appearance. Therefore is used as their weapon to defeat that judgment. There is so much competition out there; between who is more attractive that women rely on to become the most beautiful they think they can be. To illustrate, let us consider then following scenario. A man meets a woman for the first time. Her lips look soft and rosy, her skins smooth, with slightly blushed cheeks, her blue eyes seem radiant and sparkling. Most likely, the man will be attracted to her. He may not notice that she is wearing because it is very subtly applied. If we were to take a close look at her ...

... they are faced with is stressful and painful. I told them that I am not too critical when checking out guys and when it comes to seeing other females prettier or thinner than me, that I don't feel too much pressure of trying to look better than them. I am rather more concerned of my own health and ways to improve it. I was surprised when they told me that other guys are the ones who usually criticize or pressure them. When I was aware of this, I did notice, at times, while walking around casually with my guy friends, when they weren't looking adequate like the other guys, they would be ostracized by them. I was even surprised when I heard my guy friends tal ...

... Passing, shooting, dribbling, and concentration. Although the physial skills are the main factor in playing basketball, being in good mental health is just as important. Basketball is played in many levels. Many elememtary schools have after school programs offering basketball courts open to the students. Basketball is played in almost every high school in the United States. From here both boys and girls are recruited to play for college. After college few make it to the American and National leauges. Some even find playing in Europe satisfys their love for playing basketball. Mens Basketball has always defined the way basketball was played. In the 1990's ...

... has prospered because of consumers’ interests in buying food that is not contaminated by pesticides, chemicals, and other non-natural ingredients. Interestingly enough, a news report last week on TV indicated that organic produce, which is more expensive than regular produce, may actually be more dangerous to consume because it is fertilized with manure that contains E. Coli bacteria. There may be a consumer backlash against organic products if they are shown to pose a danger to the consumer. Complex technology, has also been a key marketplace feature of the fourth era of the consumer movement. Through the Internet, it is possible to buy even the most ob ...

... amongst others. In the Northern part of Mexico two ’s are held each year. One is “Acuña” and the other is “Sabinas.” This event doesn’t have a specific date; however, the in Sabinas is usually held on Labor Day weekend. In Acuña it is usually held on the first week of October. The I’m going to talk about is the one held in Acuña, that lasts for three days and three nights. The year I went, day one and two were about 50 kilometers long, while day three was only 20 kilometers. The last day is always shorter so that the girls can ride along with the guys. The word Cabalgar in Spanish means “horseback riding.” That’s the reason why this event is called . This eve ...