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Arrest, prosecution, trial, sentencing, and punishment are the distinct phases of the criminal justice system. Rehabilitation and therapy are near the end of this sequence of events. Rehabilitation in the criminal world is the idea of curing’an offender of his or her criminal behaviors and habits in hopes to alternate their outlook and personality to … Read more
Professionals in the criminal justice field have the discretion to make many ethical choices throughout their careers. These choices are so significant that their outcomes can determine the futures of those involved. An ethical choice that prosecutors have to make daily, revolves around plea bargaining. Plea bargains are negotiations for contracts between the prosecution and … Read more
African Americans have been oppressed in the United States since its birth. Even after hundreds of years, African Americans do not receive the same treatments that an average nonminority citizen would get. Although many things have changed over this remarkable period of time, there is still work to be done. There are differences between African … Read more
My intern, Malcolm Prince, wrote: “Kaminski was smart enough, but he had to be motivated to work, and he had a difficult time with interpersonal relationships. ” The neurosurgeon, Dr. Dick Young, wrote: “Peter Kaminski impressed me with outstanding clinical abilities, but even more so, with a sincere and dedicated approach to his work. ” … Read more
Genghis Khan Power was the main thing everyone wanted to have. Obtaining it was another problem. For example, leaders gained power through those who followed them and if no one did, they could not be a leader. They had to be able to succeed in hardships and be able to go through difficulty in order … Read more
The play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, is about a family that lives in a cramped apartment in Chicago. One of the characters, Ruth Younger, finds out that she is pregnant. A child is a lot of responsibility and are very costly. The Younger family is stressed as it is, bringing a … Read more
Michael Blair was faced with multiple charges and years in prison for something he did not do. First Blair would be faced with a really long time in prison for capital murder. Wednesday, Blair was charged with capital murder because of the death of Ashley Nicole Estell, who was abducted on Sept. 4 from a … Read more
Most people would assume that humans are superior to insects. This self-centered idea is a harmful aspect of humanity, as people do not try to learn from creatures that are regarded as inferior. However, in “Honeydew,” by Edith Pearlman, Alice Toomey, the strict headmistress of Caldicott Academy, and Emily Knapp, an insect-loving student, are the … Read more
Arguably, John F. Kennedy is said to be one of the greatest presidents to ever hold office in our country. Even more than fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s death, the public’s fascination with him withstands. More importantly, people found interest in the enduring mystery of who his assassin was and the reasoning behind the … Read more
There have been numerous debates questioning the role and the agenda of the Black Lives Matter; however, since its inception, the movement has managed to propel the implementation of some policies to ensure that African Americans have been accorded the same treatment as the other US citizens (King). Some of the accomplishments which the group … Read more
Some citizens write stern letters to their congressmen, some post signs in their front yard, others gather signatures on a petition to voice their opinions. However, Gregory Lee Johnson decided to set the American flag ablaze to allow his opinion to be heard. In 1984, a political protest march was occurring through the streets of … Read more
The Battle of San Juan Hill The Americans declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898 after the USS Maine exploded in the Havana Harbor. This declaration began the Spanish American War in which led to the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba on July 1, 1898. The United States headed to Cuba with … Read more
During the shadowing of an LPN’s normal workday, what roles/ job expectations did the nurse fulfill? The nurse delegated tasks to aides which was expected. Two patients asked the nurse if she could help them change their brief and the nurse was busy in a med pass and told the patient that she would get … Read more
Not only is Derek Sanderson Jeter a first-round-draft professional baseball player for the Yankees, he is one of the few scandal-free and classy baseball players in the sport’s steroid-driven era. Derek Jeter is a professional baseball player who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. He is a five-time world … Read more
Mass Communication refers to the process in which specific messages are passed through mediums of communication from one group of people or organization to another usually through the acts of advertising, journalism and politics but most popularly through television and the world wide web. The impact from both these mediums has resulted in the birth … Read more
Barbara Ehrenreich gives us a somewhat warm welcome to cancerland in her article. Her writing gives her readers a different mindset on cancer. She raises different points about how cancer is objectified, considered beautiful, infantilized, as well as how it robs patients of their autonomy. People think cancer and they think chemo or death. Ehrenreich … Read more
The Cold War was a time of heightened fear in the United States because there was the looming threat of a Communist takeover. People lived in a constant state of paranoia because anyone could have been a Communist, from their neighbor to their doctor, no one knew. One of the ways Americans believed Communism made … Read more
Witchcraft has most likely been around since the beginning of time as changed drastically since its creation and has molded into many new forms. The modern form of the controversial witchcraft is the neopagan religion, Wicca. Over the years, Wicca has spread and become popular all over the world. It is a neopagan religion and … Read more
On April 15th 2013 the unexpected happened near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) where detonated, at the feet of the spectators while they were cheering on the runners, in an interval of just seconds and a distance of approximately 200 feet. Three victims were pronounced dead on scene … Read more
Intercultural competence is a grand concept that involves many pieces. One important piece of intercultural competence is the idea of race. Race and culture have been socially tied together to the point where we see race and assume culture. This carries a major influence on how we interpret culture and how different groups live together … Read more
“Persistent vegetative state is a specific clinical diagnosis for a patient who is permanently unconscious. All thought, all memory, all ability to interact with the world around them in any way is gone” (LLP). William H. Colby who argued the case for Nancy and her family stated this in his opening statement during the hearing. … Read more
An Influential Legacy With hearing the constant news of politics and the presidential race for the oval office, United States citizens are in the process of choosing a presidential candidate with the best leadership qualities. The choice of the next President will impact not only the political and economic future of the United States, but … Read more
The theme of destructive love within a relationship that is seen in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and Bronte’s Wuthering Heights are presented through sexism, jealousy and betrayal. A lot of women are being used for their bodies and mind. Sexism plays a role within a relationship, in which women get hurt. Jealousy can be seen in both … Read more
The Odyssey is one of ancient Greece’s great Epics because of the mighty Odysseus. Likewise, the story of Beowulf is an example of an Epic. Epics are stories told on a grand scale, with armies, heroes, gods, and the brutal forces of nature depicted over long character arcs and sweeping landscapes. Protagonists meet with obstacles … Read more
1. List and briefly describe the alleged victim/s of the abuse, including children’s ages if possible. There were two brothers, ages 5 and 8 years, and their 30-year-old mother. No names are released in this article and the victims are only referred to by their ages. 2. List and briefly describe the alleged perpetrator/s of … Read more
Throughout many different types of texts and paintings, authors are able show very personal experiences and insights to how culture is perceived around the world. Culture affects how people view the world and The way one looks at the world is heavily influenced by their cultural background and how they grew up. In the memoir, … Read more
The Monsters We See Are Actually Our Reflections: How Simulacra in Bram Stoker’s Dracula Undermines the idea of Good VS Evil “The monster is not outside but within… ,” said John Paul Riquelme. Riquelme’s quote gives the impression that there are always two sides to every coin. Each individual is more than their outer appearance. … Read more
I was in eighth grade the first time I watched The Breakfast Club. My cousins and I had gone to our local video store and were trying to pick something out. I was looking at Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, anything that had strong special effects and a huge plot. My cousins on the … Read more
Academic honor codes are simply an easy way for lazy people to get through post-secondary institutions. These honor codes discourage students from actually putting in the full effort in their education, which can seep over to their careers. In addition, students see that they really do not need to do all of the work in … Read more
A bromance is a “close, nonsexual relationship between men” (Merriamwebster. com). The male friendship is shown very diversely in both the short story “Hunters in the snow” and the film Superbad. In the article, “Bring back the Bromance” the author brings attention to what everyone is thinking. “To be close friends, men need to be … Read more
Upon assessing the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house at the University of Iowa, it was determined that stress management and time management were the top two health concerns for the girls that lived in the sorority house. This was determined by using the Checklist of Health Promotion at Worksites survey (CHEW) and a Needs and … Read more
The novel The Secret Life of Bees written by Sue Monk Kidd represents the maturation and development of one main central character. Before Kidd wrote this novel, she graduated from Texas Christian University with a B. S. degree in nursing, and she worked in nursing for many years. Later in life, in Kidd’s mid-twenties, she … Read more
Rebecca Yoder Was 12 Years Old When She Disappeared. I look closely at the wrinkly newspaper and see a grainy black-andwhite photo of myself, a photo I never even knew was taken. You can’t tell that I have mousy brown hair or mossy eyes like my mother’s. This is wrong, this all wrong, I think … Read more
Quality Area 6 is an area of the National Quality Framework (2017) that articulates the importance of collaborative partnerships with families and the community, with the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (2017) arguing, partnerships are essential for excellent outcomes for children, and the surrounding community. Bessie Street Children’s centre has been asked to … Read more
Tortured for Christ, by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, is one man’s voice speaking for the voiceless, persecuted Christians of the Underground Church. Wurmbrand himself says, “The message | bring from the Underground Church is: ‘Don’t abandon us! ” He was specifically sent to the Western church, by the persecuted Christians, to share the atrocities of Communism … Read more
Growing up in America, , as a black male in Philadelphia, Pa, throughout my life I have seen many of my ethnic group arrested and convicted for various crimes and offences. This has had a profound effect on my perspective of the Pennsylvania Judicial system, including police, courts and prison. Being in an environment that … Read more
Throughout the book ‘The Cay’, a book written by Theodore Taylor, the main character, Phillip, through many changes with the different conflicts he has to face, develops independence, determination, and satisfaction. He starts as dependent on his parents and Timothy, ungrateful and disrespectful, and troublesome. But through having to face with conflicts such as the … Read more
In society it is substantially common for people to be exonerated for a crime they did not commit. Unfortunately it is even more common for that to happen when they are incarcerated due to inaccurate eyewitness testimonies. Eyewitness research has demonstrated that there are a multitude of ways to conduct identification processes, however, the processes … Read more
The Sundance, or known to the Lakota as Wiwanyag Wachipi, is one of the most fundamental and sacred rites of the Lakota people. It is also one of the more complex rituals, as it is a dance aligned with the sun for three days and two nights and there are numerous small details that must … Read more
Wealth Inequality and its Impact on Society Life in present-day America is very unequal. There are wide gaps in income distribution which causes negative impacts on the everyday lives of most Americans. This income gap is wider than at any other time in the past century. The United States has the largest gap between rich … Read more
Weird sisters are seen in many novels, but two famous ones about three supernaturally evil sisters are Dracula and Macbeth. Dracula is about an old vampire coming to London and some vampire hunters trying to track him down, after he kills someone they love, and turns her. There are three vampire sisters in the book … Read more
Many, like Jamal, are afraid of showing their true talent and need some type of change in their life to show it. Jamal began as a basketball player in a public school where he never did good in school work, but showed his intelligence through testing. He is given the chance to make something with … Read more
Thomas Bruscino is an author the book “A Nation Forged in War,” where he discusses the events America faced and went through during a time where Americans were prejudice towards another’s religion, race, and ethnicity. The united states were a divided place with no hope to change until the U. S. was brought to war … Read more
The legal definition of insanity stated by therapist Bryan Howes is “n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. ” Which emphasizes the idea that if an individual is not in control of … Read more
Human ambition is often a double-edged sword, on which many people fall. Without drive, humanity would be lost in the dark ages, doomed to stagnate. However when ambition is left unchecked, humans pay a grave price. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the tragic characters often have ambition to thank for their fatal or perilous ends. Ambition … Read more
Dystopian Stories: Creative Worlds “Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could realize that no utopia is possible” (Jack Carroll) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury are all dystopian stories. In The Hunger Games each year two children … Read more
What can I do to win fantasy football every time? I chose this topic because I really like football. I also really enjoy fantasy football. I wanted to know how to always win in fantasy football. I wanted to know the best way to draft. I think the best way to draft was to draft … Read more
Everybody changes. It is an almost universal fact. The protagonist in a very famous Southern literary novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, has changed very much in a span of just three years, certainly a short time to mature. The book starts out with an innocent Scout, 6 years old, and progresses … Read more
Imagine schools and classrooms where students are able to do more hands on activities, enrichment, and more skill building that will be useful as adults. Many students, parents, and teachers could say that they are against the fact that schools allow standardized testing for students K-12. The state government should allow students not to take … Read more
In order to understand our adherence to social norms we must understand what they are and the various ways in which they can be broken and violated. These violations can vary greatly and be anywhere between quirky and frightening. The intensity of discomfort associated with these violations depends not only on the violation itself but … Read more