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  • Communities

    Communities

    When most people talk about community, they think of a location, an area in which people live. By definition “community” is a group of people living in the same location and under the same government. Community can also be defined as a group of people with the same common interests or segments in society. However, these definitions, which can be found in any dictionary, are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to

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    Essay Length: 1,414 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Communities and Urbanization

    Communities and Urbanization

    COMMUNITIES & URBANIZATION Introduction George Murdock once said that a community is one of the two truly universal units of society organization, the other one being family (Schaefer, 461). We are all part of a community, and in many cases, we are a part of multiple ones. In chapter 20 of our textbook, we are looking at communities and urbanization. It discusses urbanization and how communities originate. It also looks at the different types

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    Essay Length: 2,641 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Edward
  • Communities Need to Be Informed of Alleged Child Molesters?

    Communities Need to Be Informed of Alleged Child Molesters?

    Communities need to be informed of alleged child molesters? Every thirty minutes another child is abducted, whether it be from home, school, or their Neighborhood playgrounds. Imagine that the next thirty minutes it’s your child. Now also try to Imagine that your child’s abductor has been living in your community unknown to you. These Intruders feel they have the right to invade the privacy of these citizens and commit horrible Crimes such as kidnapping, rapes,

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    Essay Length: 684 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Mike
  • Community College

    Community College

    Through the years, community colleges have always had a negative stigma attached to its name. Even today, this negative stigma is still present. However, the misconception of an undergraduate curriculum from a junior college is inferior to an undergraduate curriculum from a university is becoming widely accepted. The popular notion that people foresee in a community college is that it is mainly a place for those people who did not possess the knowledge to

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Community Crime Profile Survey

    Community Crime Profile Survey

    Community Profile Questions The small community of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ is the one square mile home to a comparatively tiny population of approximately 7,600 people, including myself. I live on a residential street of this small suburban town where a great threat of danger and harm has never really been associated with its name. The crime rate on the city-data.com crime index is a minute 35.6 when compared to the U.S. average of 330.6. In

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Community Involvement

    Community Involvement

    I will never forget the 2002 Mid Atlantic Bowlriders skateboard competition, not because I placed 5th, but because two volunteer groups (the East Coast Round Wall Foundation and the Surfrider Foundation) met for the first time. The result of this meeting was a plan to create a new skatepark in DC. The goal of this project, called The Green Skate Laboratory (GSL for short), is to create a multipurpose space for skateboarding, arts, and science

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Max
  • Community Involvement in Policing

    Community Involvement in Policing

    Community involvement in policing Community involvement in the policing entails a wide philosophy and managerial approach with a core aim of promoting community, government together with police partnerships, problem-solving approach to address the community problems in existence. The aspect of the policing entails use of community in a large perspective. The community is empowered to air their voice and demands, and at the same time implement these problems with the government peacekeepers. It acts as

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    Submitted: April 22, 2014 By: martinlaw
  • Community Needs Adequate Housing

    Community Needs Adequate Housing

    Why do I want to assist my community in obtaining safe, decent, and affordable housing? Because safe, decent, and affordable housing will help empower communities and promote a healthy living environment. When I was a child, the community in which I lived played a strong role in my development and provided a strong foundation for nurturing. My community taught me to be kind to others, to respect my fellow man, to care about my neighbors,

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    Essay Length: 720 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Janna
  • Community Oriented Policing

    Community Oriented Policing

    There has always been a love-hate relationship between the public and the police. When called upon to help, they can be something sent from God, but when they are writing tickets, or taking a friend to jail, the view changes from a savior to a presence that is unwanted and often hated. An effort to improve the public view of law enforcement is being attempted by many departments. Using different styles of policing techniques, mainly

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    Essay Length: 1,520 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Edward
  • Community Participation in Forest Management

    Community Participation in Forest Management

    Community Participation in Forest Management Background Forest has been defined as “An area with a high density of trees. These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as carbon dioxide sinks, animal habitats, hydrologic flow modulators, and soil conservers, constituting one of the most important aspects of our biosphere ”. Forests are the storehouse of natural resources, without which the very sustenance of human population would be under threat. Yet forests have

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Steve
  • Community Policing

    Community Policing

    Community Policing Introduction Canada has always been viewed as a nation where everyone is welcome. The diversity amongst its people is why our nation is viewed threw out the world as a tossed salad rather than the American melting pot. We are seen as a country of greater opportunity, a better lifestyle, and a place where families can come and start a new life amongst the people. Canada as a nation has adapted to other

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • Community Policing

    Community Policing

    Community Policing What is community policing? According to The Committee on Law and Justice, Community policing (problem-oriented policing, neighborhood-oriented policing or community-oriented policing) is a policing strategy and philosophy based on the notion that community interaction and support can help control crime, with community members helping to identify suspects, detain vandals and bring problems to the attention of police. One of the most effective means of involving the community in exploring creative ways to enhance

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Community Policing and Drugs

    Community Policing and Drugs

    Running Head: Community Policing and Drugs; History, Issues and Programs Introduction: According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the definition of community policing is defined as; It’s a policing philosophy that was created to promote and support organizational strategies in order to address the causes and reduce the fear of crime and social disorder through the problem-solving tactics and community-police partnerships. In other words, it is a problem

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    Essay Length: 2,473 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jon
  • Community Questionnaire

    Community Questionnaire

    Abstract Assessing my community was a class project that revealed the core characteristics of my community. In this paper I will attempt to effectively discuss the results of the questionnaire. I will also attempt to compare my data with the overall class data that’s called the aggregate data. Finally I will explain how one of the variables affects us individually and collectively. Introduction/Summary Today there are so many factors that affect the quality of health

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    Essay Length: 1,804 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Janna
  • Community Service

    Community Service

    In preparing to do service, I learned a great deal about what it would mean to do my first community service. I first had to learn that in order to do my service successfully, I had to be willing to make some sacrifices, my time and energy in particular. I knew that that would be difficult, but ultimately, I was able to summon the ability to do that. Through my activities, I developed, first and

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    Essay Length: 552 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Steve
  • Community Service

    Community Service

    My Community Service Experience During my community service project, I learned and experienced many new things, such as working with a diverse group of people, sensitivity, and how fortunate I am. There were many Jackson State University students that I did not know before my community service project. I met new people and learned about their many back rounds. Moreover, I learned how to work in harmony with others of my status. While completing my

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    Essay Length: 260 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Yan
  • Community Service in East Africa-John Ahere

    Community Service in East Africa-John Ahere

    CHAPTER ONE 1.0. Introduction This report is about the Tanzania Red Cross written after community service fieldwork by eleven students from the East African Uongozi Institute, between 04th and 10th July , 2002. The Community service involved working with the Red Cross in the Dar es salaam International Trade Fair[DITF] which was on at the time and we were allocated to work at the Red Cross tents at the Fair ground to help administer first

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Yan
  • Community Walk About

    Community Walk About

    Communities perform important functions necessary for human needs. Community is defined as “the organization of social activities that affords people access to what is necessary for day-to-day living, such as the school, the grocery store, the hospital, the house of worship, and other such social units and systems”( Netting, F E; et al, 2004 ). In this experiential exercise, I decided to conduct a walk-about of my community, Highland Park. I have lived in

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    Essay Length: 835 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Company Law Essay

    Company Law Essay

    This question involves the rights and duties of the members in their dealings with each other and with the company. The articles of association are the primary source of the provisions determining these internal relationships, and they will form the basis of this question and also be combined with aspects of directors’ duties, variation of class rights and s459 of the Companies Act 1985. I will split the issues that arise in this question into

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Company’s Mission and Purpose

    Company’s Mission and Purpose

    Company’s Mission and Purpose Unblocked Massage Machine® is a company which produce machine to relief short-time pain and in some extent to cure individual’s long-term pain about their body. Our Concept We are not doing surgery to cure big issue in a short-time, but we want to be professionally accompany with you to treat your minor ailment. First of all, be responsible and master of your own body. The Background of Massage Massage is the

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    Essay Length: 980 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 8, 2015 By: Nanjin Wang
  • Comparative

    Comparative

    Saavedra 1 Joshua Saavedra Comp.1 J. Scarbrough Feb. 25 America vs. Colombia When comparing two totally different countries to travel to, there are a few major things you might want to learn about or at least take into consideration. Things like cultural differences, weather, religion, economic standings, and how the government works might all be important things to think about before planning a big trip out of the country. Most people already know a lot

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: July
  • Comparative of Scholarship

    Comparative of Scholarship

    There are plenty of information about scholarship awards in technical fields. Lots of companies are very interested in getting skilled engineers, outstanding scientists and brilliant researchers into their headquarters. In the eyes of the society the literature scholarship awards may look dim on this background. Literature doesn’t make any practical stuff so why will someone fund it if not of sheer generosity? It is not so. There are lots of awards dedicated solely to the

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    Submitted: January 21, 2019 By: taisiya.wolker
  • Comparative Overview of Indo-Pak Societies

    Comparative Overview of Indo-Pak Societies

    EVEN after the establishment of Pakistan scores of political and non-political figures, including the Indian premier Jawahar Lal Nehru, had been issuing "dead lines" as per their mean aspirations about national continuance. The latest addition to this series is by the American-origin scholar Mr Cohen, who has declared the next 5-6 years to be critical to Pakistan's national existence. Against this backdrop, a range of coteries emanating various shades of opinion are intensively debating the

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    Submitted: March 9, 2011 By: Muhammad
  • Compare and Contrast Mlk and Malcolm X

    Compare and Contrast Mlk and Malcolm X

    Amidst the dark clouds, clouds that rose far away destroying the clear sky of this country over the course of decades, rose two significant figures. They were the fighters, the leaders, the teachers; they were the generals who led their forces of justice and equality against the numbering and thundering dark clouds; their men stood together, side by side, and fought courageously to win the war against the darkness of racism. These men, however,

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Compare and Contrast of the Effectiveness Between."the Day After Tomorrow" and "outbreak"

    Compare and Contrast of the Effectiveness Between."the Day After Tomorrow" and "outbreak"

    Which of these movies provides a more effective wake-up call about impending global catastrophes? “The Day After Tomorrow” and “Outbreak” both raise important concerns regarding the world that we live in. The first movie seems to serve mainly as a warning that as a people of this planet we need to do everything in our power to stop destroying our world. “Outbreak” demonstrates the vulnerability of the United States and for that matter all

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    Submitted: May 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Compare and Contrast the Social, Political, and Economical Histories

    Compare and Contrast the Social, Political, and Economical Histories

    For centuries the African-American has been thought to be inferior due in part to the color of their skin. In fact “Environmentalists, attributing black skin to the effects of the tropical sun, assumed each race was peculiarly to its geography and climate.” (Rogoff, 1997) Most of the issues that African-Americans were faced with in southern states were that they not only considered inferior but also considered a piece of property that a white man would

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    Essay Length: 537 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Anna
  • Compare Any Two Examples of the Utopia in the Text to Elements of Society Today

    Compare Any Two Examples of the Utopia in the Text to Elements of Society Today

    Compare any two examples of the Utopia in the text to elements of society today. Utopia is a book written by Sir Thomas More in which he describes in detail the ingredients for the perfect society. The overall goal of Utopians is to use logic and modesty for the good of their society. This paper attempts to compare and contrast our society to the imaginary Utopian way, and determine which idea is more acceptable.

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: regina
  • Compare Malcolm X and the Debt

    Compare Malcolm X and the Debt

    INTRODUCTION This research paper seeks to review two books: The Debt: What America owes Black America by Randall Robinson and Malcolm X by Alex Haley. I will review each book individually recapping the main points and summarizing each one and then compare and contrast the different ideas and implications that were set forth in the book. I will point out the similarities such as the human suffering and struggle that each book recount but also

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Compare McDonald's and Starbucks

    Compare McDonald's and Starbucks

    In the world of coffee, Starbucks can be considered the king, and McDonalds has long been the king of fast food, so, there has been a nice understanding between them. We can compare McDonald to Starbucks in terms of environment, history and last and most important, variety. First, we can compare McDonald to Starbucks in terms of environment. Most standalone McDonald's restaurants offer both counter service and drive-through service, with indoor and sometimes outdoor seating.

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    Essay Length: 335 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Comparing Idealism to Reaiism

    Comparing Idealism to Reaiism

    Mathew Behnam Intro to International Relations Professor Waxman Discussion Paper #1 Realist theory in International Relations The theory of Realism has been the dominant theory in International Relations since the inception of the field of study almost a century ago. However over time the theory-which attempts to explain the actions of states, and the international system as a whole-has given rise to much criticism. Though it may have been the most rational way of looking

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    Essay Length: 1,126 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Mike
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