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- 24411: Rockefeller Drug Laws
- ... that is being done is that the prisons are being filled and non violent criminals are learning how to become better at crime and get deeper into it instead of becoming rehabilitated. Also they don’t discriminate between the dealer and the mule or sibling or wife of the dealer. They can all be sentenced to the same amount of time even if they weren’t the one running the show. The drug penalties are more harsh than other worse crimes. Why should someone in the possession of an ounce of cocaine be given more time in jail than a rapist ... can have the chance to appeal and get out on good behavior. Seriously what can be the good of keeping these laws? The worst thing about the Rockefeller drug laws is that they just don’t work. The enactment of these laws has not stopped the use or the sale of drugs, an new method for dealing with drug crimes is needed. This may mean more education, or more rehab ...
- 24412: Lord of the Flies: Jack
- Lord of the Flies: Jack Throughout Lord of the Flies, Jack is portrayed as being powerful, savage, and irresponsible according to Ralph and Piggy's standards. At the beginning of the book, he is the leader of his choir group. He becomes upset when the group votes for Ralph instead of him for leader of the group. Later in the ... he forms his own tribe of boys, which consist of the choir group, which are called the hunters, and any other boys that wish to join. The reader becomes aware of the intensity of Jack's savagery when Jack takes part in the killing of Piggy and the hunting down of Ralph. In the beginning of the book Golding indicates what Jack looks like and this is what he said. "He ... threaten and frighten those under him. He is always ready for a fight. His victory over Piggy represents the triumph of violence over intellect, as he smashes one of the lenses of the fat boy's glasses. The knife that he carries is a symbol of the death and destruction that accompany his every act. He does have some attractive qualities-bravery and resourcefulness. But his wrath, envy, pride, hatred, ...
- 24413: Capital Punishment: Pro
- ... time and the high expense result from innumerable appeals, many over 'technicalities' which have little or nothing to do with the question of guilt or innocence, and do little more than jam up the nation's court system. If these 'frivolous' appeals were eliminated, the procedure would neither take so long nor cost so much" (Kronenwetter 29). The moral issues concerning the legitimacy of the death have been brought by many abolitionists. They think that respect for life forbids the use of the death penalty, while retentionists believe that respect for life requires it. Retentionists says the bible (Genesis 9:6) says, "Whosoever sheds man's blood, by man may his blood be shed." This classic argument in favor of the death penalty has usually been interpreted as a proper and moral reason for putting a murderer to death. "Let the ... of capital punishment have replied to this by saying that the death penalty is subject to miscarriage of justice and that it would be impossible to administer fairly. In the 1970s, a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions made the death penalty in the U.S. unconstitutional, if it is mandatory, if it is imposed without providing courts with adequate guidance to make the right decision in the severity ...
- 24414: Aristotelian
- ... child could easily get in more “practice time” of virtuous activity than the average person, even more than a person who is on their way to being virtuous who is an adult. According to Aristotle’s own beliefs, there is a certain amount of virtuous activity that must be done to become a virtuous person. This child could easily do as many virtuous activities by the age of 10 as say someone who is 20 in another situation. That is one problem with Aristotle’s theory, when does the virtuous activity start adding up so that one may become a virtuous person? How long is someone considered a child? Do his activities not count until he reaches a certain age ... way that a child is any better than anyone else. The Dali Lama would be considered just like any other child, not virtuous. They also believe that there is no way to become, by Aristotle’s definition totally virtuous. It is an impossibility. This is where there view would stop counteracting the Dali Lama, and start to contradict Aristotle himself. They think that all men are born sinful and die ...
- 24415: Academia
- ... the prosperities are foreseeable by the society, why do students in America hold the highest drop out rate among all other nations? High diversity in the racial population of American schools and the state government¡¦s welfare reform deeply influence the productivity of academia. Although the academia creates study opportunity for many students, at the same time, it generates a high students¡¦ dropout rate. To correct the problem, it should study ... be ignored in the general betterment scheme he (Mr. Donleavy) had in mind.¡¨ Angelou reflects the psychological impact on minority students when the school does not participate to support their academic performances. Similar to Angelou¡¦s experience, many minority and poor performance students are underserved by the present academia. Without teachers¡¦ guidance, deficient students are unable to absorb new knowledge and to get involve in the college communities. These factors create ... to strengthen the learning ability of every student at schools. Besides minimizing the students¡¦ dropout rate, there is also an economic interest to support why academia should not under serve minority students. At the AAHE¡¦s 2000 National Conference on Higher Education, the board of directors indicates by the year 2025 the American workforce will be predominantly comprised of people of color, access to higher education for historically underserved individuals ...
- 24416: Bridging Technology And Academ
- ... this paper are those that are Internet related -- World Wide Web (Web); Web authoring and publishing; electronic mail (E-mail), Academic Discussion Lists (listservs) and Usenet Newsgroups. This paper draws from efforts at St. John's University to prepare faculty of various disciplines for educational and instructional use of a new technology infrastructure that heavily accentuates these (NITs). Rationale for Incorporating Networked Information Technology into the Curriculum As our global society ... 2000 (Stacey, 1995). Governmental policy direction for educational technology has an important effect on how the higher education community accommodates NITs. As the Clinton/Gore administration maintain, technological literacy is "…as fundamental to a person's ability to navigate through society as traditional skills like reading, writing and arithmetic" (White House, 1996). The RAND report, "Fostering the Use of Educational Technology: Elements of a National Strategy", (Glennan and Melmed, 1995 ) observes ... encourages faculty to become well versed in the various technologies, without compromising class preparation time. The instructional use of NITs has many potential benefits to students. For example, the Kickstart Initiative report by the President's Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure (NIIAC) concluded that NITs could improve learning outcomes among students of low socio-economic status. NITs such as distance learning and teleconferencing enable educators to provide simultaneous, ...
- 24417: Pre-Employment Drug Testing
- ... both willingness and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position to be filled. In order to fulfill these principal objectives, Human Resource Managers need to decipher which test best suites their company's individual needs. There is a various number of tests on the market. It is important for recruitment specialist to know what kinds of information they need. Pre-employment testing can test any thing from skills ... most commonly used tests of this system are the Personality Profile and the Sales Aptitude test. The Personality Profile gives an overview of an applicants strengths and weaknesses. The Sales Aptitude Test assesses an individual's level of sales skills and Knowledge. Another system widely used is the Profiles International System. This system was created to assist clients in the move from traditional hiring and training methods to a new era ... in dealing with narcotics, but often these tests are incorrect or abused. Employers must recognize that the possibility of faulty results could serve to harm innocent employees with loss of job and damage to one's personal reputation (Desjardins and Duska 235). No form of testing is foolproof and there exist a variety of substances, which could potentially serve in a capacity to trigger inconsistent results from these tests. Another ...
- 24418: Advertising
- ... effects people in what they do and how they do it. It has effected the Kleenex company, the Nylon manufacturers and a company of a new type of car, the Tucker Corporation, from the 1940’s. Advertising has changed due to these people by their ways of making people notice their product. Preston Tucker advertised his new car early, and received many replies on what the car was about; the Nylon ... angle with which to come forward to the public. What they decide will effect how their ad will go with the public. They do not want to offend anyone, but they want to get people’s attention. With number two the agency will see who the product will be affecting. If it is for men, they will do a commercial that will catch men’s attention. With number three they will try to convince the consumer that they need this item, and cannot live without it. Number four will support that claim, and number five will give a catchy ...
- 24419: How Should The United States Treat Todays Criminals?
- How Should The United States Treat Todays Criminals? It’s a cold world . A person’s rights are violated every second of everyday. That person wants to see that justice is done! In corrections the “Justice Model” is a better system of justice then the “Medical Model”. Unlike the “Medical Model ... provides fair and just sentencing guidelines. In life a person has to chose between right and wrong. The philosophy of the “Justice Model” is that when a person makes the decision to violate a person’s rights he/she made this decision of his/her own free will and is held accountable for that action. In the ”Medical Model” when a person makes the same decision, it is believed that ...
- 24420: Teenage Suicide
- Teenage Suicide Suicide is the voluntary act of taking one’s own life. In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers. Only accidents claim more lives each year. In 1987, there were more than 600,000 suicide attempts. Six thousand ... is that anyone who talks about suicide would not really do it. This belief is dangerous because a teenager talking to friends or family about suicide might not be taken seriously. Anyone who mentions suicide s extremely troubled, and in a way, asking for help (Stewart 35). It is generally accepted that most suicides are not due to terminal conditions. Instead they typically occur among individuals who have mental health problems ... to end their pain by suicide (Hermes 156). In addition to individual, group, and family therapy techniques, suicide prevention has been effected through crisis interventions and suicide prevention centers. These centers, developed in the 1960's and 1970's exist throughout the United States, Canada, and elsewhere in the world. Often these interventions are through phone contacts and some combination of referrals to community mental health services and therapists, emergency ...
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