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  • A Crime of Compassion

    A Crime of Compassion

    Who has the right to take one's life from them? The Supreme Court says that no man shall take the life of another man without punishment. The Bible says, "Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus 20:13), yet humans are still the only species that kills their own kind. Murder is wrong. Murder is unlawful. But when does taking the pain and suffering away from a dying victim become murder? Barbara Huttmann believes that there is a

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Vika
  • Absence of Feminist Postcolonial Resistance in the Third World

    Absence of Feminist Postcolonial Resistance in the Third World

    In Meatless Days, Suleri ends chapter one with a statement, Ў§there are no women in the third worldЎЁ, showing the absence of an intimate connection between the women and postcolonial resistance (20). Such point of view can be identified from different part of the novel. It is very true to say that it is absence of the concept of Ў§womenЎЁ which contributes to SuleriЎ¦s writing of the statement. She describes Islamis Pakistan at the very

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    Essay Length: 823 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Steve
  • Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment

    Capital punishment is very controversial and there are many reasons why people oppose it including that it is very expense. I also believe that capital punishment, although costly, is absolutely necessary in protecting the citizens of this country and should not be put aside simply because of monetary reasons. It is true that capital punishment is expensive, from trials to appeals to years behind bars; it takes a lot of money. Housing a person for

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    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Monika
  • Scales of Justice and Gattaca

    Scales of Justice and Gattaca

    The texts “Scales Of Justice” and “Gattaca” are two texts which allow the reader to witness a variety of interpretations and explore the relevant issues that are visible within contemporary society. Such issues as corruption within the police force, racism, sexual harassment, discrimination and manipulation of power are shown to give different interpretations of issues which plague today’s society and potentially our future. “Scales Of Justice” shows the corruption in the police force. It

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    Essay Length: 2,858 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Mike
  • Ramifications of the Juvenile Justice Waiver

    Ramifications of the Juvenile Justice Waiver

    Social workers in the court room play an major role in helping to decide whether or not a child should be charged as an adult for committing a crime while a minor. A minor being sent to juvenile court does not necessarily mean that the minor will be tried as an juvenile. It is also the responsibility of the court to determine if the minor should stay in juvenile court of be moved into adult

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    Essay Length: 1,533 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Americans Love Capital Punishment

    Americans Love Capital Punishment

    Americans Love Capital Punishment There is one question that has always brought about controversy. Should capital punishment be used as a way of disciplining criminals? Over the past twenty years, there has been an enormous increase in violent crimes. It seems logical that a person is less likely to commit a given act if by doing so he will suffer swift and certain punishment of a horrible kind. As most Americans agree, death is the

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    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Max
  • Solving Juvenile Crime

    Solving Juvenile Crime

    The problem of how to deal with juvenile offenders constitutes one of our countries biggest challenges. There were 13.9 million reported offenses in 1995 according to the FBI’s uniform crime report. That same year over three million juveniles were arrested, 800,000 of those arrests were index crimes, which are crimes of a serious nature. In 1995 there were 69million juveniles. It is predicted that by the year 2010 the juvenile population will reach 74

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    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Sweet Taste of Justice - Barbara A. Wilson

    The Sweet Taste of Justice - Barbara A. Wilson

    “The Sweet Taste of Justice” Barbara A. Wilson During the 1920’s Dr. Ossian Sweet, an African American doctor purchased a home for his family in an all white neighborhood. The neighborhood he chose was in located in Detroit Michigan, on the corner of Charlevoix and Garland Avenues. Dr. Sweet’s decision to move into an all white neighborhood was based on necessity and I presume false hope in the freedom to do so. Due to

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    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Mike
  • Ibsen’s Ghosts Vs.Aristotle’s Poetics

    Ibsen’s Ghosts Vs.Aristotle’s Poetics

    Ibsen's Ghosts, although a relatively modern drama, maintains many classical elements of tragedy as defined by Aristotle and championed by the ancient Greek playwrights and poets. One element of displayed prominently in this case is character. Aristotle believed that there were four main elements to a good tragic hero: 1) the character must be good, 2) decorum, 3) the character must be true to life, and 4) constancy within the characters demeanor and actions. The

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Steve
  • Some of the Causes and Effects of Hate Crimes

    Some of the Causes and Effects of Hate Crimes

    Some of the Causes and Effects of Hate Crimes Blacks were introduced to the North America during the 17th and 18th centuries through the triangular trade route, and were welcomed by chains, ropes, and all the horrors of slavery. Slavery was legalized by the US government and continued for a few hundred years, taking a civil war and sixteen presidents before it was forbidden. Even today, there is still much hatred between blacks and whites

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    Submitted: May 2, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Uniform Crime Data Report

    Uniform Crime Data Report

    The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics (Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2007). Today, the FBI produces a Uniform Crime Report (UCR) annually for all fifty (50) states and the cities within those states from statistic

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    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Increasing Bank Frauds and Cyber Crimes

    Increasing Bank Frauds and Cyber Crimes

    INTRODUCTION According to Edwin Sutherland's definition, white-collar crime refers to a relatively uniform behaviour involving actions undertaken by individuals to contribute to the financial success of the organization. They violate the law for the firm. Yet the definition is loose. An offence would be called a white-collar crime insofar as it represents violation of a legal rule constructed to govern business affairs or occupational practice and insofar as the law violation took place as part

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    Essay Length: 550 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 4, 2010 By: Artur
  • Page 42 Social Justice Free Response

    Page 42 Social Justice Free Response

    1. I think that Ben's attitude is disgraceful and disturbing. He is very selfish and is thinking only of himself and only wants his own success. If everyone thought this way, nobody in the world would every help anyone else. 2. Yes, I believe that Catholic schools should make service a requirement because many students would not take the time to go out and do it on their own if it were up to them.

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    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Sally
  • Education; Not Punishment

    Education; Not Punishment

    An old proverb states, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The threat of a prison sentence is no longer an effective deterrent against crime. In 2001 the United States spent 167 billion dollars on its criminal justice system (Justice 5). This includes law enforcement officers, public defenders, judges, and correction facilities. This money could be put to far better use in the hands of our educational system. The United States

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    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Jack
  • Harsher Punishment

    Harsher Punishment

    To prey upon, overpower and sexually assault children and women is an especially heinous crime to me. What is even more distressing is that the punishment for rape, child abuse (both physical and sexual), and other sexually based offenses is not in my opinion harsh enough. Lawrence Singleton whose case is well known, served only eight years after he picked up a 15 year-old hitchhiker drove her to a wooded area were he raped her

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    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: regina
  • A Poetic Analysis of William Wordsworth's "i Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" or "daffodils".

    A Poetic Analysis of William Wordsworth's "i Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" or "daffodils".

    A poetic analysis of William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" or "Daffodils". Written by Jordan Dickie - BestWord.ca, poetical works and analysis. As far as there is to mention, there is little of weight or consequence to speak of in the direct analysis of William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", or "Daffodils" as it is popularly referred to today. From introduction to conclusion, William Wordsworth cleanly describes the act of watching

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    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: shimoozz
  • Abolish Capital Punishment

    Abolish Capital Punishment

    Abolish Capital Punishment What is the outcome of capital punishment? Does it bring peace or happiness to a victim's family or does the victim regain his or her life back? Capital punishment, also referred to the death penalty, has been a controversial issue to the society for past decades. It is an ongoing debate that the society argues whether to be abolished or supported. In the United States, the country most characterized by the concept

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    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Society’s Witch - a Feminist Analysis of Poems by Anne Sexton and Alice Fulton

    Society’s Witch - a Feminist Analysis of Poems by Anne Sexton and Alice Fulton

    Society’s Witch A Feminist Analysis of Poems by Anne Sexton and Alice Fulton Stephanie Lane Sutton Society has always had a perverse fascination with women who bend the ideas of what a woman should and shouldn’t be: in ancient Greece, those who would not conform to misogyny would be made eternal in literature as the Medusas and Circes; colonial Salem was turned upside down by accusations of sex magic from young girls toward one another;

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    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment

    The use of capital punishment in the U.S. is a growing concern for most American citizens. According to statistics seventy percent of Americans are in support of the death penalty, while only thirty percent are against it. These statistics show that few people are against capital punishment ("Fact" 1). With the use of the death penalty growing the controversy is becoming more heated. With only twelve states left not enforcing it the resistance is becoming

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    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Tasha
  • What Justice Means to Me!

    What Justice Means to Me!

    Justice test The question has been asked many times "What is the meaning of Justice?" The dictionary say justice means: "the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments" it also states: "the administration of law; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity" (Merriam-Wester online dictionary 2007). Depending on which meaning

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    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Victor
  • Compare and Contrast Crime and Terrorism

    Compare and Contrast Crime and Terrorism

    Compare and Contrast Crime and Terrorism 1 Compare and Contrast Crime and Terrorism Deneen M Pratt Axia College of University Of Phoenix ADJ 215 Criminology Deanna Lindsey December 9, 2007 Compare and Contrast Crime and Terrorism 2 The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia were formed in April 1997 as an umbrella paramilitary federation led by Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Cordoba and Uraba (ACCU) that sought to consolidate many local and regional paramilitary groups in Colombia,

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Jon
  • Juvenile Imprisonment and Punishments

    Juvenile Imprisonment and Punishments

    Juvenile Imprisonment and Punishments Based on public concern and legislative actions about juvenile violence, one would think that it was continually increasing. Juvenile violent crime rates, however, have been declining for at least the past five years. Nevertheless punishment for juvenile crimes tends to become harsher as the years go by. What is the logic behind that? I think that juveniles who commit crime are in line for punishment but it should not go as

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Hate Crimes

    Hate Crimes

    Hate Crimes Critical Analysis Cheyenne Gallant December 6, 2004 Res 110/Introduction to Research and Information Utilization Instructor: Stephan Wertz University of Phoenix During the earlier times, hate crimes were once solely driven by one’s hatred for another race. In today’s society, there are many factors that contribute one’s hate crime towards another. Hate crimes now stem from opposition to a person’s race, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation. Now, the questions remain, Should a

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Steve
  • Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment Capital Punishment is the legal infliction of the death penalty. In the United States, capital punishment is legal in thirty-nine of its fifty states (Death). Beginning in 1973, prison populations began to rise at a surprising growth. There were 204,211 inmates in 1973, and by 1977, the number of prisoners had grown to 285,456, which later grew to 315,974 in 1980 (Death). By 1976, it became clear to authority that the death penalty

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Edward
  • Capital Punishment: For or Against?

    Capital Punishment: For or Against?

    Capital Punishment: For or Against? Capital punishment is a very controversial issue, but it is a just penalty for murderers. Murderers forfeit their lives for taking the life of another. Capital punishment deters criminals from committing violet crimes. Incapacitating criminals is also another form of deterrence. The death penalty removes harmful criminals from society. In doing this, people can feel much safer knowing that there is one less criminal on the streets. The death penalty

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Jon

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