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- 2601: Crimes in Schools Lower Academic Levels
- ... I personally feel that I would not be able to focus on my schoolwork if I knew that such violent crimes are happening everyday. That is mainly because I would never know when such a crime like that would happen in my school or somewhere nearby. After reading many articles there was this one article that grabbed my attention right away. The title of the article was “Violence against U.S ...
- 2602: Fighting For An Innocent Death
- ... Diallo on the streets of the Bronx in New York should have been found guilty of second-degree murder. Edward McMellon, Sean Carroll, Kenneth Boss, and Richard Murphy are each part of the elite Street Crime Unit of the New York City Police Department. McMellon, Boss, and Carroll each have had previous investigations for using their weapons while on duty. Amadou Diallo was just in the wrong place at the wrong ...
- 2603: Capital Punishment
- ... sentenced to death and executed for crimes they did not commit. Capital punishment should be abolished because it is ineffective. People that argue in favor of capital punishment say that it is a deterrent to crime; however, according to Hugo Bedau, states that use the death penalty have a higher number of homicides than states that do not use it. Also, states that abolish and reinstate the death penalty show no ...
- 2604: Homophobia Fear Or Hate
- ... them for the lifestyle they have chosen to live. The term homophobia is inadequate to cover the full range of people's negative beliefs about the gay community. Many people think that homosexuality is a crime agaist nature; anyone who practices it is sick, crazy, immoral, sinful, or wicked. Research has found out that there is no greater incidence of mental illness among lesbians and gays than among heterosexuals. Homophobic people ...
- 2605: Homeless
- ... him out, according to a local record-store employee"(Kozol 25). Unfortunately acts of violence are being done on homeless people and there is no real punishment for it. Even though it is technically a crime to attack homeless people, in a survey done on crimes solved in New York, only a mere twenty-seven percent of the crimes against homeless people are solved, while sixty-seven percent are solved about ...
- 2606: The Hanging of Billy Budd
- ... the sour ones” (pg. 5). Captain Vere felt in his heart that Billy’s actions were a mistake, but he could not be sure. The accusation Claggart made was mutiny, and mutiny was a serious crime. Vere had no proof that Billy was not guilty, so for the safety of himself and his crew, he sacrificed Billy’s life. In his decision making, Vere reminded himself he was under the oath ...
- 2607: Inside the Character’s of The Scarlet Letter
- ... 17th century. The main character that was forced to live in sham by displaying an extraordinary gold embroidered letter “A” (referring to adultery) upon her chest was Hester Prynne. Her lover, whom she committed the crime with, which is why she wears the “A” in the first place was Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Reverend Dimmesdale was not as willing to come forth along with Hester, so they kept his secret between the ...
- 2608: How A Check Is Processed
- ... cashier and the customer the check is scanned in the automatic check reader. This check reader recognizes the customers account number, A.B.A. number (or routing number), as well as the check number. The computer system can the recognize the specific account and check to make sure that there are no returned checks on that account. Once the checked is approved, it is then printed or endorsed on the back ...
- 2609: Shielded Consequences
- ... yet in the town…Excellency, I would postpone these hangin’s for a time”(127). Parris finally understands that his actions hurt so many people. He knows that these people individually did not commit any crime, but is blinded by his own intentions. Parris' final attempt to save innocent people become useless, as they die because of his selfishness. To conclude, the theme that lack of looking ahead produces results far ...
- 2610: How To Create A Culture Of Pea
- ... Everybody in the world deserves to have the best medical attention, not just the rich. In a culture of peace, an addiction to any drug or substance should be treated as a disease, not a crime to be punished. Everyone deserves decent, warm shelter. Education should not be limited to simply those who live in a prosperous country, but equal access to information should be available to every person in the ...
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