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Parental Responsibility, a Deterrent to Juvenile Crime
Parental Responsibility, a Deterrent to Juvenile Crime Growing up in a family where both parents have thirty years experience working in the juvenile justice system, I have learned to value and respect parental responsibility for their children and their children’s behavior. In 1995, a small community in the Willamette Valley, passed an ordinance which held parents responsible in just this way. The ordinance (No. 94-132) that was adopted in Silverton OR, in 1995 charged parents
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Rreader Response and the Silmarillion
Position Paper: Reader-response I read a book the other day. It was a wonderful book called The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. I really enjoyed it; it gives the background information on the creation of Middle Earth. In it, Tolkien tells us of Illъvatar, Eд, the Valar and the birth of Elves, Dwarves and Men. But, you know, I don’t think it has anything at all to do with Elves, Dwarves, Men and some god named
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Holocaust Survivors
The world's biggest desolation that caused the murders of millions of Jewish people took place during WWII. The Holocaust orchestrated by the Nazi Empire destroyed millions of lives and created questions about humanity that may never be answered. Many psychological effects caused by the Holocaust forever changed the way the Jewish people view the world and themselves. The Jewish people have been scarred for generations and may never be able to once again associate with
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My Papa’s Waltz Response
In Theodore Roethke’s poem “My Papa’s Waltz,” he uses great imagery to portray him having fun with his father. In the poem he describes him and his father dancing around the house before bed one night. He also describes how he feels and how his relationship is with his father. I like the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” because it was written in a way that may be interpreted different ways which can cause controversy. I
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Philosophical Response
The Historical Foundations and Purposes of School: Throughout the evolution of American education many ideas and concepts have played a large role in the way we now educate our children. For as long as schooling has been around, equality of education has played one of the most crucial roles in educating all of America's students in a fair and just manner. All schools strive to educate students in a way that they may be successful
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Reader Response #1
I totally agree with Thoman's idea of questioning what you see, and why you are seeing it. I have been questioning what I see on and in the media for quite a few years now, especially since serving in the military, which gave me the opportunity to see much of what is and isn't reported on by the media, and for all the reasons for each. Now that I am a parent of two young
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Chinas Response to Overpopulation
Introduction Today so many children and people in the world suffer from poverty and starvation. In so many third world country's families are going without food or good water. Never before have we seen so many children die before the age of five. It is impossible to feed all of these mouths and clothe all of these backs. The world is full of natural resources at our disposal. These resources are taken for granted and
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Terrorism: Cause and Responses
Terrorism: Cause and Responses June 14, 2005 Answer 1 Our world has been a victim of terrorism and terrorist acts since the civilized human life began on this planet. There have been radicals and extremists who have been unhappy about something or the other all along during the development of our world. It can be seen that the ways how these people terrorized the world has changed along with time. Terrorists have always used the
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Social Responsibility
. is one of thousands of companies that act as a socially responsible corporation or company. Fortune Magazine compiles a list every year recognizing the America’s most socially responsible companies. The top 10 are in order from one through ten; UPS, International Paper, Exelon, Chevron, Publix Super Markets, Weyerhaeuser, Starbucks, Hermer Miller and Altria Group. UPS takes first place for the third year in a row for 2006 Most Admired Company. UPS is based out
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Вђњthe Role of Business Is to Serve the Larger Society, Which Is Best Accomplished by Being Responsive to the Larger Society.Вђќ
According to the above statement, the role of business is to serve the larger society. There are many arguments about whether business firms should serve the larger society or not. According to the traditional view, earning profit is the primary objective of the business. Some people hold the view that “the business of business is businesses”. Critics argue that responsiveness of business towards the society distracts from the fundamental economic role of businesses, others argue
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The Sovereigny of God and Human Responsibility
THE SOVEREIGNY OF GOD AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY Augustine’s understanding of the relationship between the sovereignty of God and human responsibility is more biblical than Cassian’s view. Augustine’s school of theology totally relies on God as the grace giver, however Cassian’s school relies on man’s merit before receiving grace. This debate has been going on since the early church and still affects the church today. Many people have different opinions and interpretations of how the Bible
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Response to ’’the New White Man’s Burden’’
Response to The New White Man's Burden In the article "The New White Man's Burden," Anthony Arnove talks about the parallels between the United States reason for the current war in Iraq and the United States occupation of the Philippines in 1898. The author draws theses parallels because he wants the reader to see for themselves how similar the experience in Iraq was played out to how the experience in the Philippines was played out.
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Rwanda and Our Personal Responsibility
In today’s society of the twenty-first century, there is always somebody to give credit to, and always someone to blame for certain occurrences. Whether or not these accusations are justifiable is debatable, but the fact is, that people are always ready to place the blame on somebody else, rather than accept any or all of it for themselves. In 1994, over a period of just 100 days, one million Rwandans, primarily Tutsis, were barbarously murdered.
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Things Fall Apart Extended Response
Unoka’s and Okonkwo’s success is based on performance, which is a reflection of their self determination and hard work. Unoka was a very lazy man with little drive and that reflected on his success; he was a debtor, unsuccessful with yams, and a drunk. “In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow. If any money came his way, and it seldom did, he immediately bought gourds of
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Federal Disaster Response Paper
Federal Disaster Response Paper Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast earlier this year devastating the entire region. The hurricane hit with winds up to 127 miles per hour and raised the water levels up to 11.1 feet. The total losses were estimated at $8.16 billion (hurricane.methaz.org, 2005). There is no doubt to anyone in the world that this was a tragic event and that, if they could, would erase the staggering amount of losses sustained.
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Why Did the Holocaust Happen
The Holocaust was the effort of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany to exterminate the Jews and other people that they considered to be inferior. As a result about 12,000,000 people - about half of them Jews - were murdered. The murders were done by every means imaginable but most of the victims perished as a result of shooting, starvation, disease, and poison gas. Others were tortured to death or died in horrible
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The Holocaust
In 1938 the leader of Germany, Adolf hitler, decided that he wanted to expand Germany's territory. This decision changed the future for all of Germany's residnets. In 1919 Hitler designed a party called NAzism. The Nazis came to be known as Hitlers' party that wanted Germany to be as successful as possible. The NAzis blamed the Jewish people for Germanys loss in the last war and for this reason resented all Jews. After conquering surrounding
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Holocaust
Pure Aryans, meaning pure blood Germans without any defects such as physical or mental sicknesses, were aloud to live within the German country. Hitler, the leader of Germany of that time, believed that only people of “master race”- Aryans, could live, others were supposed to be eliminated. His hatred of all these people, which included Jewish, for the most part, Poles, Russians, people from other Slavic nations, gypsies and people with any physical or mental
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Dehumanization of the Holocaust - What Kind of People Are We?
Bradis McGriff War and Violence December 5, 2005 Mitra Rokni What Kind of People Are We? The Holocaust is one of the most horrendous crimes against civilization. In January of 1941, Adolf Hitler and his top officials decided to make their final solution a reality. Their goal was to eliminate the Jews and the impure from the entire population. The impure included gypsies, homosexuals, lesbians, and the mentally ill. Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp
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The Four Phases of the Human Sexual Response Cycle
Ousmane Ag Health 100 10-4-2004 Prof. Trowers THE FOUR PHASES OF THE HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE. One aspect of human sexuality that sometimes goes unknown or misunderstood is the sexual response cycle of men and women. You may be wondering what exactly is a sexual response cycle. In very general terms, the sexual response cycle is the sequence of events that happens physiologically when we become sexually aroused and participate in sexually stimulating activities, including
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Chinese Response to the Spread of Buddhism Dbq
DBQ The spread of Buddhism in China seemed to be positively looked upon, for the most part, by the people of China. The spreading of Buddhism was not a short event. In fact, Buddhist influence was brought to China by the first century C.E and continued to expand for several centuries. The Chinese had different reactions to this, some positive, some negative. The basic belief of Buddhism is that if you serve Buddha, and obey
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Holocaust
Just the mere mention of the word Holocaust can create very vivid images of suffering, cruelty and especially death. Almost everyone has seen some images of people horded into cages, ribs protruding, piled on one another at some point in time. The Holocaust is known as one of the darkest periods in history. It's crazy to think that one man's warped ideals to build a perfect race could provoke an entire country to allow
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A Passage to India End Quote Response
Quote: “India a nation! What an apotheosis! Last comer to the drab nineteenth-century sisterhood! Waddling in at this hour of the world to take her seat! She, whose only peer was the Holy Roman Empire, saw Mau beneath: they didn't want it, thsaid in their hundred voices, "No, not yet," and the sky said, "No, not there." The reader can tell that the Englishman is hardly interested in an India or any part of India
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Hacker Ethic Response
In many ways the hacker ethic has helped in the development and furthering of the Internet. For example, the development of programs such as Napster and Limewire have forced companies to find ways to protect their media and take action against people who break copyright laws. As hackers continue to improve and breakthrough barriers, the media world has to constantly be working to improve and prevent these hackers from breaking through. Hacking also has negative
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Morally Responsible for Hoeman’s Death
Hubris: (as defined by the Greeks) “excessive pride or arrogance, wanton (or merciless) violence.” In the Greek drama Antigone it is clear that Creon is morally responsible for the death of his son, Haemon. However, no matter what your opinion is at this point it does not matter, because just like every single character in Antigone, you too, by the end, will be in agreement with them and myself in knowing that Antigone was
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