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There are many symbols that are present on a college campus, some are frequently thought about, while others are taken for granted. First it is necessary to define the term symbol, a symbol is an act or object that have come to be socially accepted as standing for something else. This can often be described as language or something as simple as that, however there are many other things that fit the definition of a symbol and that can allow us to interact with one another. One of these symbols is that of the clothing a person wears, by seeing how a person is dressed it can help you to interact with them on many different levels. You can tell if you have similar interests to the person or what kind of activities he or she is currently partaking in. Therefore the clothing a person wears can allow for what sociologists would define as symbolic interaction, ...
Haley Varvel Mrs. Poteet AP English Lang All around the world, people fall in love. They find their soulmates, get married and live a happy life together, and even having kids at some point! That sounds like almost everyone's dream, but for some people, it seems impossible. For those people in the LGBT community, even dating could cost them the...
Why should marijuana be legalized? Many people, old and young, everywhere in the world, partake in the activity of smoking this plant and buying paraphernalia. There are many substantial reasons to use this plant, besides for extra-curricular purposes. Marijuana should be legalized because it?s the holder of many beneficial uses...
? Nowadays divorce is so common it's hard for people to try hard, fight through their problems and make a marriage last when there's such an easy way out, divorce. Marriages of earlier generations were sometimes happier, because divorce wasn't the immediate anecdote to family or marital problems. I come to this conclusion from hearing about my mom...
Hiding behind a Computer Are computers and the Internet redefining human identity as people explore the boundaries of their personalities, adopt multiple selves, and form online relationships that can be more intense than real ones? Is the World Wide Web redefining our sense of community and where we find our peers? The answer i...
Segregation was an attempt by white Southerners to separate the races in every sphere of life and to achieve supremacy over blacks. Segregation was often called the Jim Crow system, after a minstrel show character from the 1830s who was an old, crippled, black slave who embodied negative stereotypes of blacks. Segregation became common in Southern...
