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- 1991: Capital Punishment: For
- ... It isn't likely. Only 10% of people in the program are rehabilitated, these criminals are just to dangerous to be put back on the street. The majority of the time they commit a second crime. The only kind of rehab criminals recieve on death row, is phyciatric care. They are examend to see if they are sane enough to be executed. So this shows what kind of people we are dealing with. The only 100% rehabilitation is execution. Not one of those criminals ever comited another crime.
- 1992: Georges Seurat - Hi Painting
- ... such combinations that they seem to vibrate. Individual colors tend to interact with those around them and fuse in the eye of the viewer. This approach is not unlike the dots or pixels in a computer image. If you magnify any computer image sufficently, you will see individual colors that, when set together, produce an image. Seurat was interested in the way colors came about. With the enhancement of the luminousity of colors made possible by the ...
- 1993: Canada - Of the United States of America
- ... is “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”, this model suggests the upholding of the rights of the individual. Due to the Canadian motto being geared towards the rights and obligations of the community “ the crime control model .... emphasizes the maintenance of law and order, and is less protective of the rights of the accused and of individuals generally”.11 Due to the American ‘s stress on the rights of the ... For example, in 1987 the murder rate in Canada was 2.5 per 100,000 population; for the U.S. it was 8.3. In the U.S. last year, every 17 seconds a violent crime was committed; a rape every 5 minutes, a murder every 23 minutes, an assault every 51 seconds. Also, because it is a constitutional right for an American to own a gun, every day 15 children ...
- 1994: Assistive Technology
- ... and surveillance of vital signs (cardiorespiratory monitors, pulse oximeters). · Instructional technology includes various types of hardware and software, combined with innovative teaching methods, to accommodate learners' needs in the classroom. Such technology may include videotapes, computer-assisted instruction, or complex hypermedia programs in which computers are used to control the display of audio and visual images stored on videodisc (Blackhurst & Morse, 1996). The use of telecommunication systems, particularly the Internet (Williams ... Williams, 1996), has great promise for use in classrooms and for distance education. · Assistive technology includes various services and devices designed to help people with disabilities function within the environment. Examples include communication aids, alternative computer keyboards, adaptive switches, and services such as those that might be provided by speech/ language pathologists. In this research paper, I will discuss the use and benefits of assistive technology for those students with learning ...
- 1995: A Balanced Budget?
- ... without this program I would still be doing concrete construction back home in Indiana. As a result, I voted to increase Educational spending 33.4.My other concern or problem area is Administration of Justice. Crime is way out of control in this country. There has to be an end. I voted to increase spending 23.6, opting for the President's budget because it provides enough capital to temporarily combat ... Cutting funding for one program not only effects those involved, but inadvertently effects' others. An example would be cutting welfare benefits. With no money, no job, and no future prospects, an individual might result to crime, whether selling narcotics or robbery, in order to support their family. The decisions that the President makes in preparing a budget have to be overwhelming. In Congress, individual decisions are more anonymous. The records are ...
- 1996: Internet Addiction
- ... be answered now are, if there is such a thing as Internet addiction, what are the effects of this addiction and why are people falling into this trap? According to Dr. Maressa Orzack of the Computer Addiction Services at Harvard University's McClean Hospital in Boston, "The single greatest factor in becoming an addict is boredom." "They're lonely, and the Internet, with its chat rooms and endless information, fills a ... It becomes impossible to cut back on your Internet time. -- Losing track of time once on-line. -- You check your email compulsively. (5) -- You develop cravings and withdrawal symptoms when you are away from the computer. -- You skip meals, classes or appointments to get on the Internet. -- You would rather talk to people on-line than face-to-face. -- You sleep less than five hours a night so you can spend ...
- 1997: Ida B. Wells
- ... a cause, a cause to prevent hundreds of thousands of people from being murdered by lynching. Lynching is defined as to take the law into its own hands and kill someone in punishment for a crime or a presumed crime. Ida B. Wells back round made her a logical spokesperson against lynching. She drew on many experiences throughout her life to aid in her crusade. Her position as a black woman, however, affected her credibility ...
- 1998: Obedience
- ... Ng committed multiple murders while taking orders from his partner Leonard Lake. Ng's lawyer's claimed he was not responsible for the murders because he was simply a tool of Leonard Lake. The only crime Ng committed was wanting acceptance from Leonard Lake. While a sane person would stop trying to be accepted when he/she was forced to murder, Ng thought being accepted by Leonard Lake was more important ... people suffer. This is a bigger problem than doing the wrong thing because you want to gain acceptance. A person like that needs to get professional help. Taking orders is no reason to commit a crime. When Adolph Eichman was put on trial for the crimes he committed in the concentration camps, he claimed he was just following orders. He felt his life would be in danger if he didn't ...
- 1999: Scottsboro Trials And To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... refused to support the lies that were coming out of the white women's mouths. One physician stated that two of the men were so badly crippled that they were incapable of committing such a crime. This was almost exactly like the trial of Tom Robinson who had a crippled arm and seemed incapable of doing the crime that he was convicted of. One of the men that were accused was blind and the other couldn’t walk without assistance. Regardless 3 days later the 8 of the 9 men were sentenced to ...
- 2000: Oligopoly
- ... to their advantage. Over the past few months there has been talk about dismantling Microsoft Corporation. The U.S. Justice Department has mentioned a breakup of Microsoft, which would help destroy their monopoly in the computer industry. However, some people still have concern about the disruption of Microsoft and its effect on the computer industry, which has largely thrived and operated on Microsoft’s standard. Today the phone industry, once the biggest monopoly in U.S. history, is evolving into an oligopoly consisting of three or four huge carriers ...
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