Modern Organized Crime Groups and Gangs The Almighty Vice Lord Nation is the second largest‚ and one of the oldest street gangs in Chicago. The gang has more than 30‚000 African America members. The gang criminal activities consist of drug trafficking‚ robbery‚ fraud‚ money laundering‚ extortion‚ and murder. The gang was founded by juveniles that was incarcerated in the Illinois State Training School for Boys. When the boys was released from the training school they were recruited into the gang
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The Decline of Organized Religion in Today’s Society -Organized Religion in the West/ Iraq In recent years organized religion in the western civilizations have begun a rather interesting trend‚ one of decline. This occurrence is not only isolated to a certain region/country but branched out‚ and setting this trend is the “Millennials” or Generation Y. Many factors come into play towards the decline of organized religion in modern day society. A country such as Canada with its huge immigration
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The Business Case for Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) by Sebastian Salicru Business and Performance Psychologist Director‚ PTS Consultants Melbourne‚ Australia ss@pts.net.au www.pts.net.au Abstract Intellectual Intelligence (IQ) refers to thinking‚ Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to feeling and Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) is about being. SQ is not religion‚ theology‚ cult‚ philosophy‚ ideology or speculation; further‚ it is not belief-based‚ paranormal or esoteric. SQ‚ also referred to as ‘the third
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Reflection #1 Spiritual Autobiography The religion of my culture‚ which most African Americans ascribe‚ is Christianity. The denomination is generally Baptist‚ Pentecostal or Apostolic. The three denominations are similar in faith with certain variations. Some variations include attire‚ personal associations‚ diet and lifestyles. For generations my family identify with the Pentecostal and the Apostolic faiths. My maternal grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher. He was very stringent regarding his
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The Washington State Three-Strikes Law It is difficult to determine whether the three-strikes law in Washington is an effective form of legislation. In 1993‚ Washington was the first state in the nation to adopt three-strikes legislation which imposed a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for persons convicted for a third specific violent felony. The action was fueled by the highly publicized death of Diane Ballasiotes‚ who was raped and murdered by a convicted rapist who
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Religion And their Ideologies should be taught at school? TABLE OF CONTENTS Serial no. | | Topics | 1 | Executive summary | 2 | Background analysis | 3 | Research Methodology * Research design * Data collection | 4 | Data Analysis | 5 | Findings | 6 | Suggestions | 7 | Conclusion | 8 | Bibliography | 9 | Questionnaire | 10 | Coding sheet | Executive Summary This project is all about teaching the religious concept to the student and to know
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University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity BSHS 421 Special People/Special Needs Mental illness is a special need within itself; couple that with being a minority‚ specifically an African American‚ and the problem increases. The following paper will display examples and data portraying the difficulty that African Americans face when seeking mental health services‚ particularly for schizophrenia. Also included will be assessment techniques‚ intervention strategies and treatment planning. According
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Introduction This essay will show the meaning of spiritual gifts‚ which are supernatural gifts that God has blessed Christians with. These gifts can be used for the purpose of everyday life‚ edification of gifts‚ and to usage and development of spiritual gifts. When individual obtain spiritual gifts there are steps Christian need to fully explore in each gift that they may have. The Bible speaks on twenty-three gifts but this paper will speak on the ministerial gifts of faith
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February Con Case Resolved: In the United States‚ Organized Political Lobbying Does More Harm than Good I would just like to start off with a quote from the US court of Appeals..... "In support of the power of Congress it is argued that lobbying is within the regulatory power of Congress‚ that influence upon public opinion is indirect lobbying‚ since public opinion affects legislation; and that therefore attempts to influence public opinion are subject to regulation by the Congress. Lobbying
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Negro Spirituals Spirituals‚ a religious folk song of American origin‚ particularly associated with African-American Protestants of the southern United States. The African-American spiritual‚ characterized by syncopation‚ polyrhythmic structure‚ and the pentatonic scale of five whole tones‚ is‚ above all‚ a deeply emotional song. Spirituals are really the most characteristic product of the race genius as yet in America. But the very elements which make them uniquely expressive of the Negro make them
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