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    Zero Tolerance Policing

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    right wing has always seen criminality as a rational choice that can be combated by deterrence. Zero Tolerance policing aims to stop serious crime by clamping down on the minor crimes like graffiti that the practitioners believe lead to further crimes and using custodial sentences for first offences. It includes set responses to particular crimes by the police although the courts maintain some discretion. Zero Tolerance is not necessarily exclusive of urban regeneration‚ social investment or community

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    The Hunting Ground

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    It is not acceptable that women are portrayed in the media as dominantly dependent on men. The television and movie industry have only recently started to portray women as strong‚ and independent and only in a select number of roles. Only a hand-full of the media depicts women as independent. A few that come to mind are Gilmore Girls‚ Revenge‚ Frozen‚ and Brave. It is unethical that this has just started changing and that there are only limited amounts of media portraying positive depictions of women

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    Cathedrals‚ and Mosques All through time humanity has honored a religion and held it in great esteem. One way they have shown loyalty is through their religious buildings. During the medieval era‚ many grand buildings and types of buildings came into existence. This essay will compare and contrast three of these types: cathedrals‚ mosques‚ and stupas. The first point regards the styles of these buildings. Cathedrals are made of stone‚ arches‚ and decorated with stained glass. Mosques have stacked

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    images of the mosque‚ there are two white painted fake windows on the surface of the exterior towers walls. It is important to note‚ that the composition of the windows is different than usual for the region. Depending on weather conditions‚ the mosques in the region are equipped with small windows to avoid light-flooded interior space.1. In contrast‚ the Shah-Do Shamshira mosque is equipped with big round arch windows‚ which enlighten the interior space. The mosque consists of two minarets

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    AfterMath Population Zero

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    Aftermath: Population Zero Imagine if one minute from now‚ every single person on Earth disappeared. All 6.6 billion of us. What would happen to the world without humans? How long would it be before our nuclear power plants erupted‚ skyscrapers crumbled and satellites dropped from the sky? What would become of the household pets and farm animals? And could an ecosystem plagued with years of pollution ever recover? Similar to the History Channel’s special Life After

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    the 1990’s students have been protected under the Zero Tolerance Policy that every school has adopted. In Henry Giroux’s book Education and the Crisis of Public Values‚ he discusses the disadvantages of this policy. According to Girox “”Zero Tolerance” does little more than legitimate the mindless punishment of poor whites and students of color by criminalizing behavior as trivial as violating a dress code” (Girox‚ 2015). The initial reason zero tolerance was brought up was to stop school shootings

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    Utrecht‚ nearly visible from the central train station‚ stands the biggest mosque of the Netherlands: the Ulu Mosque. Due to its central location‚ around 400.000 people see it every day and with this in mind‚ a lot of attention has been paid to how the outside of the building‚ which is almost entirely brick‚ looks. This use of brick had a purpose‚ many Dutch mosques use brick in their design in order to have the building look more “Dutch”. This in the hope that they would be more accepted by the

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    Pi and Zero

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    Pi is an ancient and wonderful Number to the World of Mathematics invented with the Geometrical structure Circle. CIRCLE It is felt that the creation of the Circle is not created by the man himself but came through the inspiration of Nature itself. The shape of Sun‚ Full Moon‚ Eyes are some examples for it. Some basic things : There are 3 major parts to remember. Radius : The straight line drawn to the Circumference of the Circle from the Centre

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    Hero or Zero?

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    Norman Mailer once said‚ “For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself‚” to be a hero means adequately confront forces and obstacles greater than yourself. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth is not a hero because he does not overcome forces that are greater than him. The three witches foresee Macbeth’s future as Thane of Cawdor and king. Once he becomes Thane of Cawdor‚ he also becomes ruthless and ambitious

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    Reflective Essay 2 Muslim Mosque vs. Christian Basilica There are many differences between the muslim and christian Basilica as well as many similarities. They also have so many things that make them unique in their own way. Taking a further look at each belief helps us have a clearer understanding of the Mosque and the Basilica. The word Islam is Arabic and means "submission to the will of God." Islam teaches that one must submit to God in Arabic in order to achieve true peace of mind

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