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    away from institutional care is warranted given the benefits it provides. Description: The stigma associated with orphanages has lead policymakers in the United States to discourage the use of these institutional care facilities. The Social Security Act of 1935 authorized the first federal grants for child welfare services. Since then‚ the federal government has continued to encourage states to adopt Foster Care as their main child welfare system. The policies encouraging Foster Care are in

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    ceremony and give them the resources they need to connect with their culture. Another important aspect

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    Addicted to Shopping

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    online shopping. Traditional shopping is the usual way people buy their items which is in a supermarket or store‚ while online shopping is done through the internet. Meanwhile‚ both types of shopping serve a purpose of catering to the needs of buyers. Whether shopping online or in the store one can find the activity both addictive and financially difficult. The joy of shopping can be addictive and lead to a shopping addiction. The feel good hormones in the brain are released when one feels a

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    Throughout history there has been a power struggle between men and women. According to the Bible‚ women were made from men‚ and also for men. Some would say that throughout time‚ men have always felt superior to women‚ and that women have assumed more of a subservient role. The woman in Ursula Le Guin’s short story “She Unnames Them” takes the initiative of removing the names of all creatures on earth‚ which were named by man. This effort was to break the barrier‚ create equality‚ and end the power

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    Drug Courts Case Study

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    America faced a severe drug epidemic. The rise of drug use led to an increase in crime. Incarceration rates nearly tripled due to drug related crimes. The need to address this growing problem led to the drug court movement and the creation of drug courts. Drug courts are special courts that treat offenders with a history of substance abuse addictions by providing supervised treatments and sanctions when needed. This paper will discuss the establishment and goals of drug courts. It will also discuss

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    Drug Court Case Analysis

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    Since there have been very few reported cases challenging drug courts jurisdiction or procedure‚ there is no valid argument against its procedures in terms of constitutional rights. However‚ questions expressed by both advocates and critics of judicial innovation and the different roles judges partake are seen to show the constitutional rights of drug participants are being overlooked (Lane‚ 2003). The broad question remains is whether proactive judges taking on the role of problem-solving can still

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    The first drug court was established in Miami-Dade Florida in 1989. Drug courts were established because of the “revolving door of drug use” and recidivism. Recidivism is defined as criminals being prone to revert back to criminal behavior after being released from jail. Recidivism is very significant ito the Criminal Justice System because it shows the number of offenders that return to prison within a certain amount of time. Data shows that drug court participants are less likely to be arrested

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    Contrast Essay The poem‚ “To a Daughter Leaving Home”‚ by Linda Pastan‚ depicts the scene of a mother teaching her little girl to ride a bike at the age of eight and watching her master it. Yvor Winter’s “At the San Francisco Airport" is about a father reminiscing about the memory of his daughter growing up and leaving him at the airport. Both these poems speak of the much dreaded time in a parent’s life where their daughter’s grow up and leave their homes. Although the poems appear to be similar

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    “To a Daughter Leaving Home” tells the story of when a little girl first learned how to ride her bike while her parent watched over her. The poem is written from the parent’s perspective so it can‚ therefore‚ show the parent’s thoughts and inner conflict with the daughter learning how to ride her bike. The parent describes himself nervously watching the daughter confidently round a windy path. The farther away the daughter got‚ the more fragile she became in the parent’s eyes. The daughter‚ joyfully

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    largest driver of the young adult homeless population is the foster care system” (Smith). The United States Foster Care System is imperfect in many ways from how it is organized to how it is executed. The largest problem‚ however‚ is foster youths who age out of foster care without any guidance or support. Once an adolescent in the US Foster Care System turns 18‚ the state is no longer required to provide support for the adolescent‚ subjecting them to unemployment and later homelessness (Smith). State governments

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