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- 5551: The Count Of Monte Cristo
- ... the plot against Dantes. He ignobly earned great wealth in the army through treachery and other illicit means. His demise came about when the Count of Monte Cristo revealed his betrayal of Ali Pahsa, a high official in Greece. He was guilty of treason and lost his family, which led him to take his life. Mercedes She may not have been a major character, but she was essential to the development ... unscathed from Dantes’ vendetta. Monsieur Morrel (the elder): He was not as major as other characters mentioned, but helped in the plot’s development. It was because of him that Dantes held Maximilien in such high regard. Monsieur Morrel was a good, kind, and hones man. He promoted Dantes, and attempted to convince Villefort to release him from the Chateau d’If. Allowing him to pay off his debts, and regain ...
- 5552: A Comparison Of Male Juvenile Sex Offenders With Delinquent Non-Offenders
- ... Marshall et al., 1993). Wierson and Forehand's (1995) review of the literature led them to conclude that there is an over-representation of psychological disorders in delinquent populations. They noted specifically an exhibition of high rates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, affective disorders, particularly depression, and substance abuse difficulties. Of course, this is an overview of an entire delinquent population, and it obviously encompasses juvenile delinquents who are sex offenders ... and Becker (1992) found that physical abuse among parents may lower a child's self esteem and sexual offenses may be a way of restoring self-worth. Psychiatric tendencies. Researchers in 1979 found an equally high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms in both JNSOs and JSOs (Barbaree et al., 1993). Contrary to the previous study, disturbed emotional functioning and disrupted peer relations were more likely to be found in a group of ...
- 5553: Juvenile Justice System In America
- ... and child abuse cases that involve intentional injury or sexual abuse of a child.3 Juvenile offender cases usually come to the court’s attention through police apprehension of a delinquent. At other times, a school official, parent, or guardian may refer a problem to the court. The court intake officer then evaluates the case and decides whether it should be ended without action, whether the child should be referred to ... to the probation officer regularly. The court may order serious offenders committed to a juvenile institution. In certain instances, alternatives to juvenile court action may be desirable. Alternatives for minor offenses include informal assistance from school counselors, mental health clinics, and a variety of youth-service agencies. Court intake often results in referral to such agencies. At the other extreme, the alternative for serious crimes and dangerous behavior is trial in ...
- 5554: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... was left with him and his four other siblings. At the age of 18 he graduated from Harvard University and was a teacher for three years in Boston. Then in 1825 he entered Harvard Divinity School and preached for three years. At the age of 29 he resigned for ministry, partly because of the death of his wife after only 17 months of marriage. In 1835 he married Lydia Jackson and ... higher reality that exists beyond the powers of human comprehension. Plato explained that the idea of absolute goodness transcends human description. Neoplantonism was a collective designation for the philosophical and religious doctrines of a heterogeneous school of speculative thinkers who sought to develop and synthesize the metaphysical ideas of Plato” (Encarta). Ralph Waldo Emerson found motivation to write in anything he did, whether it was visiting England, the Transcendental Movement or ...
- 5555: The Client
- ... story unfolds the plot thickens. Jerome Clifford, the man who committed suicide was well known as at the time of the suicide. He was representing a Mafia member called Barry Muldanno in court for a high profile murder case. Grisham slowly provides us with more information throughout the story about who exactly Jerome was and his connections with the Mafia. Shortly after Mark’s encounter with Romey another character enters the ... his own life. Jerome was in fear of his life feeling scared and frightened, thinking suicide was the only way out for him. There is much corruption and Mafia activities at play, mob members using high levels of power to intimidate Mark. Reggie finds it quite difficult to gain trust between her and Mark, Mark is afraid to trust anyone especially lawyers. Grisham enables Mark and Reggie to slowly build trust ...
- 5556: The Scarlet Letter: The False Qualities of Life
- ... set out to show the consequences of leading a double life. Arthur Dimmesdale, to the people of Boston, was a holy icon. According to the public, "never had a man spoken in so wise, so high, and so holy a spirit, as he… nor had inspiration ever breathed through mortal lips more evidently than it did through his" (167). Dimmesdale had risen through the ranks of the church and had the utmost respect of the people of Boston. Dimmesdale's "eloquence and religious fervor had already given the earnest of high eminence in his profession" (48). Hawthorne pointed out that Dimmesdale was a very influential and powerful speaker, whose soft spoken words, "affected them [the townspeople] like the speech of an angel" (48). Dimmesdale also had ...
- 5557: Marijuana
- ... yellow resin rich with cannabinoids, the more than sixty compounds unique to marijuana. Several of the chemicals are psychoactive, most prominently delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Lester Grinspoon, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical school, wrote a book called Marijuana, the Forbidden Medicine (1993). In his book, Grinspoon provides evidence that smoking marijuana can relieve the nausea associated with chemotherapy, prevent blindness induced by glaucoma, serve as a appetite stimulant ... and insomnia. Police officers in Texas claimed that marijuana incited violent crimes, aroused a "lust for blood," and gave its users "superhuman strength." Rumors spread that Mexicans were distributing this "killer weed" to unsuspecting American school children. Sailors and West Indian immigrants brought the practice of smoking marijuana to port cities along the Gulf of Mexico. In New Orleans newspaper articles associated the drug with African-Americans, Jazz musicians, prostitutes, and ...
- 5558: Telecommunications Act Of 1996
- ... rural centers. Common sense suggested that the same events would occur in the telephone market. Urban customers would benefit from increased competition while rural customers would see their prices increase sharply to accurately reflect the high cost of providing services in sparsely populated areas. Many of the RBOCs proposed price increases of $10 per month in rural areas. Therefore, the Act contained a universal service requirement, which mandated RBOCs to provide rural and other high-cost areas with similar types and quality of services and technologies that they provide to other areas and to do so at reasonable rates. RBOCs were also required to provide special, less expensive access to ...
- 5559: First And Second Reconstructio
- ... a biracial democracy where, "the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave holders will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood." Even though both movements, were borne of high hopes they failed in bringing about their goals. Born in hope, they died in despair, as both movements saw many of their gains washed away. I propose to examine why they failed in realizing their ... 703,000 were Black and only 627,000 were White.11 Even after 1877, when federal troops were withdrawn12, Jim Crow laws did not fully emerge in the South and Blacks continued to vote in high numbers and hold various state and federal offices. Between 1877 and 1900, a total of ten Blacks were elected to serve in the US Congress.13 This occurred because Southern Democrats forged a unlikely coalition ...
- 5560: Legalization of Drugs
- ... role models for the youth of the inner cities? With their designer clothes and Mercedes convertibles, being seen everyday with a smug smile that says crime pays. They snicker at the honest kids going to school or to work at the minimum wage. The day after legalization, the honest kids will have the last laugh. The dealers will be out of a job, unemployed. The shoot-outs between drug dealers will ... prohibition effects us the U.S. citizens’. In major cities, at least one-fourth of the killings is connected to the drug trade. The victims of drug warfare are often innocent bystanders, even infants and school children. After legalization goes into affect the streets of America will be safer
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