SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Moral Panic, Age Of Enlightenment, Scientific Method
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Thesis sentence; the central idea to which all of the essays paragraphs, statements and information relate. Narrows your topic to a single idea. Provides a concise overview of how you will arrange your ideas. Usually towards the end of the first paragraph of the essay. Thesis example on youth crime; youth can be diverted from crime by active learning programs, full time sports, and intervention by mentors and role models. ** canadian newsstream for articles towards the essay. Pointing out that something is a moral panic often has limited effect too little attention is given to the medium. The demonic era criminal behavior was caused by evil: strongly based on religion if you were believed to be a criminal, people would try to cure you. Exorcisms occurred frequently to get rid of the devil spirits. They would drill holes in your skull; it is called trepanation. It is performed to release your skull of the evil spirits.