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Effects Of Television Violence
Number of Words: 1625 / Number of Pages: 6
... effects can be life-long.
The information can't be ignored. Violent television viewing
does affect children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In
New York, a 16-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police
caught him and asked him why he was wearing gloves he replied that he
had learned to do so to not leave fingerprints and that he discovered
this on television. In Alabama, a nine-year-old boy received a bad
report card from his teacher. He suggested sending the teacher
poisoned candy as revenge as he had seen on television the night
before. In California, a seven-year-old boy spr ...
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Dumb Criminals
Number of Words: 502 / Number of Pages: 2
... the actual crime, make sure that the victims or the police have some way of identifying who robbed them, a link missing from the chain mail so to speak. Some examples of this would be to sign a ransom note or to rob a bank without a disguise. Another nice thing to do is to smile for the camera when robbing a place that has surveillance. To be really dumb, one should always stick out like a sore thumb. Wear distinctive clothing such as a work uniform with nametags.
No matter what crime is committed, criminals always need to get away, and usually a car is used. When using a car, use a com ...
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Adult Punishments For Children
Number of Words: 620 / Number of Pages: 3
... is where one learns about life. One learns right from wrong, good from evil, and how to control one's emotions. What would happen if the courts took away this precious learning time from a youth? The youth wouldn't learn exactly why he was imprisoned. His morals would never be formed correctly because he would never be able to learn society's moral standards. When, and if these children are released from prison, they won't know how to react in the adult world they failed to learn about. Children need to learn what is right from wrong, and they can't learn correctly in types of correctiona ...
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Whistleblowing
Number of Words: 2122 / Number of Pages: 8
... service ethic. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 8, (3), 413-439.
2. Loeb, M. (1995) . When to rat on the boss. Fortune, 132, (7), 183.
3. Mulrine, A., & Schrof, J. M. (1998). Coping with a crooked boss. US News & World Report, 125 (12), 76.
4. Sprague, R.L. (1998). The painful legacy of whistleblowing. Forum for Applied Research & Public Policy, 13 (1), 71-75.
5. Singer, M., Mitchell, S., Turner, J. (1998). Consideration of moral intensity in ethicality
judgments: Its relationship with whistle-blowing and need-for-cognition. Journal of Business
Ethics, 17 (5), ...
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"Legalization Of Marijuana"
Number of Words: 1385 / Number of Pages: 6
... laws to keep it illegal. In the 1980’s the fight to legalize marijuana was decreased, but the groups like "N.O.R.M.A.L." were still around. Although the people weren’t so strong-willed to legalize it they still fought. New and harder drugs were now popular and marijuana wasn’t as "popular." In the early 1990’s the drug was once again popular after the side effects of the new drugs were seen. The drug’s popularity still increases today. Only there is more violence surrounding it in drug deals and gang wars. Although there would need to be regulations on it and new laws made. The legalization ...
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Referendum Reaction
Number of Words: 293 / Number of Pages: 2
... has proved successful in other states. And most importantly it would make the lives of ill individuals much more bearable.
The legalization of medical marijuana would create a new job market for some Mainers. People who might not have had a job before can become a registered grower, and not only make money to support their family, but help the ill in the process. In later years, other states in the vicinity of Maine might legalize medical marijuana as well. Our advanced agricultural practice might monopolize their market and registered growers of Maine could offer their services to help farmers ...
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Cannabis
Number of Words: 871 / Number of Pages: 4
... were relaesed every six years) did not have sativa in it. "The 1937 U.S. dispensatory said:" is used in medicine to relieve pain, encourage sleep, and to soothe restlessness. We have very little definite knowledge of the effects of therapeutic quantities, but in some persons it appears to produce a euphoria and will often relieve migrainic headaches. One of the great hindrances to the wider use of this drug is the great variability and the potency of different samples of which renders it impossible to approximate the proper dose of any individual smaple except by clinical trial. Because ...
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Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 815 / Number of Pages: 3
... three: treason, rape, and murder because of violent nature of these crimes (Steele). These crimes, even today, are still viewed as violent and should be punished with the highest degree of discipline available to achieve justice.
After much public pressure, was suspended on a trial run in 1967. This proved to be ineffective, because even though the law stipulated that crime such as treason or the murders of law enforcement agents were still to be subjected to the death penalty. The federal cabinet continued to commute those criminals from death to life sentences, hence the law was not being follow ...
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Legalization Of Drugs
Number of Words: 668 / Number of Pages: 3
... of drug related crime. Then that money will be used to set up treatment centers and rehabilitation clinics across America to help the already addicts. Keep in mind, is not the only answer, yet is a definitive step in the right direction. Education is the key to battling drug abuse, but that is a different topic. Nullifying the drug trade is the best way to start combating drug related crime, like domestic violence and murder. It has been proven that these types of crimes stem from the drug trade, so it is a necessity to root out all illegal trafficking of narcotics.
Second, if you take the illegal out ...
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Robert Mapplethorpe And Obscenity Charges
Number of Words: 1005 / Number of Pages: 4
... controversial. For example, it subsidized an exhibit of menstrual blood, clothing made of condoms, and a depiction of Jesus Christ as a drug addict and sex object.
In 1990, after the NEA helped fund Robert Mapplethorpe's ''homoerotic'' photos and Andrew Serrano's crucifix in a jar of urine, Congress took action.
It passed a bill requiring the NEA to consider ''general standards of decency and respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public,'' as well as artistic excellence, in awarding grants.
Some NEA supporters objected, including Karen Finley - who had previously received a gra ...
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