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- 6081: Capital Punishment
- ... is also a myth because overcrowding in the prisons. Early parole has released convicted murderers and they still continue murder. Some escape and murder again, while others have murdered someone in prison. There are countless stories in prisons where a violent inmate kills another for his piece of chicken. Incapacitation is not solely meant as deterrence but is meant to maximize public safety by remove any possibility of a convict murderer ...
- 6082: Farmers' Discontent in the 1800s
- ... To do this, many railroads offered rebates and drawbacks to larger shippers who used their rails. However, this practice hurt smaller shippers, including farmers, for often times railroad companies would charge more to ship products short distances than they would for long trips. The rail companies justified this practice by asserting that if they did not rebate, they would not make enough profit to stay in business. In his testimony to ...
- 6083: Heroin Abuse
- ... about a revolution in societys attitude toward drug addiction, particularly heroin. But it is time our community and our government began to challenge the inadequacies of prohibition. The evidence showing that zero-tolerance falls short is blatant. The facts are bleak, as lives are being lost and destroyed, counted out, as the toll rises. The need for amelioration is desperate, we must step out of current beliefs and into a ...
- 6084: The Seat Belt Law
- ... the driver made a wrong turn and hit a pole. My friend was thrown fifty feet from the car as his body laid wrapped around a telephone pole. He remained in a coma for a short while suffering from internal head injuries and many broken bones. Many reconstructive surgeries later, he seems back to his old self. The scariest part of the story is he was wearing a seatbelt and he ...
- 6085: Robert Frost
- ... a loss of words. Frost felt that his writing was therapeutic, so his journey continued. In this next book, North Of Boston, Frost for the first time shows evidence of his maturing by writing a short narrative essay called Home Burial. Using his own life experiences, Frost writes this story about a father and mother who have lost their child. Using a descriptive and conversational writing style, Frost explores his every ...
- 6086: The Mafia and Street Gangs
- ... interview, many gang members embellish their past gang activity in an attempt to impress their conversation partner. Gang members freely admit crimes and it has been my experience that most in fact do embellish their stories to enhance their feeling of power. Respect is sought for not only the individual, but for ones gang, family, territory, and various other things, real or perceived in the mind of the gangbanger. Some gangs ...
- 6087: Capital Punishment: Pro
- ... is also a myth because overcrowding in the prisons. Early parole has released convicted murderers and they still continue murder. Some escape and murder again, while others have murdered someone in prison. There are countless stories in prisons where a violent inmate kills another for his piece of chicken. Incapacitation is not solely meant as deterrence but is meant to maximize public safety by remove any possibility of a convict murderer ...
- 6088: Robert Hunter
- ... with Garcia's musical talent, Hunter began turning out dozens of poems that would later become well-known songs. The poems of Robert Hunter have diverse and variegated themes; most, however relate either to folk stories or the vivid emotions and scenes he creates in order to illustrate his point. Hunter's lyrical themes can be divided into three main categories. First are themes used in a traditional vein, written about ...
- 6089: Illinois vs. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb
- ... son of a retired Sears and Roebuck Vice President, he was obsessed with crime. Loeb, despite his high intelligence and reputation for being the youngest graduate ever of the University of Michigan, read mostly detective stories. In the twisted mind of Richard Loeb, crime became sort of a game. He read about crimes, planned crimes, and committed crimes, although none until 1924 involved the physical harm of another person. Loeb simply ...
- 6090: Teen Homicide
- Teen Homicide The second highest reason for teenage deaths is homicide. Teenage homicide has gone from the inner cities to suburbs. Homicide in teens has overall increased dramatically; many of the stories you read about homicide in the newspapers are committed by teens. Why? Homicide victimization rates for teenagers and young adults increased while the rates for older age groups dramatically decreased. Although homicide rates have overall ...
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