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    The mind of a serial killer can be very interesting in being able to find out what makes them want to do what they do. Knowing if someone was abused as a child and if this makes them more likely to become a serial killer or not become a serial killer is something I was very curious to learn about. Something that happens in a person’s childhood can affect the way they act when they become adults. I found two sources talking about childhood abuse and serial killers. The first source was an internet

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    The road to greatness is a long path filled with struggle and time. Based on research by the best-selling author Malcom Gladwell inside his book Outliers popularized the idea of 10,000 hours of guided practice “the magic number of greatness”(Gladwell, 47). With enough practice he said anyone could achieve any work that of a professional. While some say the 10,000 hour rule is the key to success I believe that success is based on genetics, talent, and time period. It is whether one was born with the

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    ‘’Extraterrestrial things called “Aliens” don't exist. All that you have heard about aliens are fictitious because they're a fantasy. There is no credible pictures and evidence that proves they live. Many concluded that aliens don’t live, but society believes they exist. A bounteous amount of citizens believe that Area 51 in Roswell, New Mexico is where aliens crashed. All the witness reports and explanations of the incident were made into three theories that happened that night. The first theory

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    Attitudes are conceptualised as stable entities or temporary constructions (Bohner and Dickel, 2011). The following article moves on to describe in greater detail the potential influences of attitude and attitude change with the aim of highlighting possible reasoning behind these. Furthermore, to define a particular attitude as a ‘stable entity’ is to suggest that one’s attitude is derived from a preconceived idea or memory. To the contrary, a ‘temporary construction’ is to construct an attitude

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    In 1948 a sci fi movie is released in theaters everywhere, the movie’s premise is that robots has dominated the human race and inserted their dominance on rest of the world. That story sounds not real and couldn’t be a future for today’s society. However, even though “evil” robots are not real technology taking control of the world is not so far fetch as the movies presents. In the article “The Robot Invasion” by Charlie Gillis the authors presents the growing reality of robots becoming functional

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    My research project is “how to build a media centre using a Raspberry Pi device” this included the hardware that I could use and the software that I needed to use to enable the function of the device as a whole. This formed my research question to answer several different questions, such as; what hardware is needed, what software is needed, what hardware is essential and what hardware is optional. By creating a full instructional guide I believe I have answered my research question well because

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    Social Media Alex Mitchell HUM/186 Allyson Wells October 1,2017 Social Media Social media has changed the world that we live in. With so many people using it for everything from personal use to professional use, it is one of the main ways that we communicate. Social media is not used just for keeping up with family and friends anymore. Nowadays, companies also use social media to help them spread the word of their company. With so much information on social media sites, it is important

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    In the article “You Are Already Living Inside a Computer” Ian Bogost confronts society as his audience over the apparent addiction to technology that is taking over the world. Bogost depicts characteristics of an egos approach simply by the context of his area of writing, he is writing for a well-established website called The Atlantic. By that alone he is already providing his audience with reasons to believe what he writes, he also makes references to his previous publishing’s. Ian Bogost successfully

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    The Story of the Search I dedicate a large amount of my time to playng video games, and I often hear claims like, “video games rot your brain,” and, “video games aren’t healthy,” but I wondered, are these common arguments actually true? I decided to find out. I already knew that there were some positive effects of video games and some negative effects, and I also knew that too much exposure to screens in general. However, I was not sure what exactly what the specific benefits and detriments were

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    Qualitative Credibility

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    Introduction The credibility of quality research mainly sets on the following elements: 1.The techniques used for rigorous methods that are used for the collection of data.The analysis and the attention to the various issues like validity, reliability and triangulation 2.The credibility of the researcher that is dependent on the experience of the person along with the track record and the status obtained. 3.The philosophical belief is the value of the enquiry and the application of diverse qualitative

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