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- 1371: Capitalism In Mass Media
- ... brings forward the opportunity to look into the commercial products that could be identified as a natural part of the world these characters live in. The most obvious commercial product in the film is the computer. Within the computer, there is the brand of computer, the operating system used and the Internet provider. These are frequently screened throughout the film and symbolise a positive form of communication. The computer has no negative traits in this film. The package used ...
- 1372: An American Epidemic
- ... juvenile court do not receive a criminal record. Therefore, when a child appears in front of a new judge, he will have no way of knowing how many times the child has convicted the same crime. The law of dismissing children from a criminal record was designed to protect them from stigma and prejudice, but more often there are negative results received not by the child, but by their victim. States ... been as helpful as its proponents had hoped. Usually, when these children are sent to adult institutions, they are sexually molested and taught new crimes. When the child leaves the institution, which many call their crime school, the child is now more dangerous than he ever had been. There have been many crime camps, instituted with juvenile offenders in mind, as well. At these camps, young offenders take part in skills streaming where they learn new ways to deal with real life situations. Whether any of these ...
- 1373: Criminology, John Widemans Bro
- ... to burn An excerpt of this poem paints a picture of two brothers, John and Robert Wideman, leading different lives. Robert Wideman, embraced a path common for black men during that era; a life of crime, glamour, and drugs. Quietly sitting in jail, he reminisces deeply about his troubled past and the consequences of the future that now haunts him. John, on the other hand, chose the path less taken by ... choose such different paths? Some might explain the cause to be risk factors, learned behavior, or missed opportunities. When explaining criminal behavior, it is inevitable to identify sociological, behavioral, and psychological problems as causes of crime. John and Robert always dreamed about running away from the poverty embracing their community. Even though they shared the same dream, each considered different means of achieving this dream. John determined early on that to ... for the attention Robert needed, he turned to his troubled community for instant gratification We cannot just blame Robert s family or the community for his behavior. Part of the problem explains Sutherland is that crime is a learned behavior. Essentially, Robby s criminal behavior is a result of being directly in contact with criminals. Robby is a like a virgin in the drug business. He didn t know how ...
- 1374: Salvatore “The Bull” Gravano
- Salvatore “The Bull” Gravano "I was the underboss of the Gambino Organized Crime Family," said salvatore Gravano when he took the witness stand at the trial of his Mafia boss, John Gotti. "John was the boss; I was the underboss. John barked and I bit." For pointing a ... stand, Gravano earned his freedom last year after serving less than five years in prison. His latest testimony came March fourth and March fifth nineteen ninety six at a mental competency hearing for Genovese family crime boss Vincent (The Chin) Gigante. Gravano says he speaks nothing but the truth from now on , but the mean gangster talked a much different story back in nineteen eighty seven when he was Gotti's ... the mafia in the Witness Protection Program until nineteen ninety seven. This self-confessed mafia underboss helped to put away 36 fellow mobsters. Among these 36 men one really stuck out. That man was Gambino crime boss John "The Teflon Don" Gotti. The feds have been after Gotti since he orchestrated the hit on former boss Paul Castellano also known as "Big Pauly". That’s when John Gotti came into ...
- 1375: Frankenstien And Neuromancer
- ... rapid technological development which had already started to manifest its ambiguous nature. Neuromancer is thus a response to an uncertain reality, more precisely that of the United States, which is the leader in information and computer technology. In an interview, Gibson was asked the question: "Some Americans claim that the Europeans are more afraid of the kind of society that you describe in your books..." To which he answered: "I think ... are they different from his scientific instruments. This utter dehumanization done with the help of the new technology, as Anne Mellor has noticed, is controlled by the industrial scientist, and in modern times, by the computer. What is even more interesting is that Frankenstein's monster--the product of this technological revolution--has the power to destroy his creator, has the secret of this technology in his pocket, and finally the ... programming gave him an instinct to evolve.28 He is "born" (in as much as Frankenstein's creature was "born") like a child in this manner. As time progresses, Wintermute learns to manipulate people and computer systems to suit his need to evolve . At this stage he represents an adolescent learning to be independent in the world, which is identical to the monster's experiences with the family in the ...
- 1376: Analysis Of The Machine That W
- ... is the future of Earth, and a great war had just been won against an enemy race. Two men, Swift and Henderson, are debating over who really won the war for Earth: the giant strategy computer known as Multivac, or the men in charge of making the maneuvers and programming the computer. John Henderson is an excitable man, while Lamar Swift, the military captain, is calm but rational. While the people hailed the computer, the two really knew who the heroes were. Henderson explained the fact that Multivac was nothing more than a large machine, only capable of doing what it was programmed to do. He stated that ...
- 1377: Invisible Man
- ... coming out, no less invisible without it, but coming out nevertheless. And I suppose it’s damn well time. Even hibernations can be overdone, come to think of it. Perhaps that’s my greatest social crime. I’ve overstayed my hibernation, since there’s a possibility that even an invisible man has a socially responsible role to play.(30) With this statement, the invisible man shows the world his rebirth which ... society to see the reborn invisible man, Jung the psychoanalyst will be able to see it and will agree with the invisible man’s self-diagnosis of page 581: "Perhaps that’s my greatest social crime, I’ve overstayed my hibernation."(40) Necessarily, it must be concluded that the invisible man will re-emerge from his cave and that, when he does re-emerge, the Rebirth archetype will no longer be ... coming out, no less invisible without it, but coming out nevertheless. And I suppose it’s damn well time. Even hibernations can be overdone, come to think of it. Perhaps that’s my greatest social crime. I’ve overstayed my hibernation, since there’s a possibility that even an invisible man has a socially responsible role to play.(30) With this statement, the invisible man shows the world his rebirth ...
- 1378: Hammurabi’s Code
- ... historians believe them to be: family, labor, personal property, real estate, trade and business. Many think the codes were too strict and the punishments too harsh. Hammurabi just believed that the punishment should fit the crime and that the strong should not dominate the weak. Many of today’s forms of government have traces of the same principles that Hammurabi used. Today’s laws are written down (of course), put into their respective categories, known by all the people, and obeyed by the courts. One example of a Hammurabi principle is that of a crime with a death sentence. When a person was tried for the death penalty, the trial was in front of a bench of judges, much like the juries of our government. The Hammurabi laws do seem ... the builder shall be put to death. Law 14 states that if a man has stolen a child, he shall be put to death. 3 states that if a man accuses another man of a crime, and the accuser cannot prove that the crime was commited by the accused, the accuser shall be put to death. (I guess you couldn’t accuse someone unless you had loads of proof and ...
- 1379: Leda And The Swan
- ... site The Swan and Leda (a poem on the same subject as Leda and the Swan ) Swans, unlike most birds, have external genitals (1). Thus, the swan is a perfect animal for such a hideous crime as Zeus performs on Leda. In further developing the underlying repercussion theme, the basis of the poem must be analyzed. In Greek Mythology, Zeus disguises himself as a swan in order to lure the pure ... real sense of power, from victim to agent of divinity and historical force (196). What is so magical about the poem is that it takes a young and naive virgin, a victim of an unthinkable crime, and inadvertently makes her a representative of overwhelming mythological force. After his exhausting deed, Zeus becomes so caught up, So mastered by the brute blood of the air. Zeus completely spends all of his strength ... powerful forces in the universe are subject to paying the consequence of their actions. Zeus is somewhat a victim of his instincts, yet he is clearly capable of reason, and should pay for his malicious crime. He selfishly attacks Leda like Godly prey, completely disregarding the repercussions he might face. Yeats and Postmodernism remarks that One is responsible for everyone s violence and, following his expulsion, for everyone s peace. ...
- 1380: Amendments
- ... oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment V (1791) No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger ... public use, without just compensation. Amendment VI (1791) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have ... person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. Amendment XIII (1865) Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ...
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