Proposition 21‚ also known as “the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998‚” was passed in 2000 in the state of California with the objective of toughening the penalties on felonies committed by youths‚ specifically gang-related felonies. While the intention of this proposition is certainly a good one since it aimed to fight and reduce youth and gang-related crimes‚ the repercussions and harms that it brought to the youth population and the society as a whole‚ in my opinion‚ outweigh
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CHAPTER 21 Accounting for Leases ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS **1. The major lessor groups in the United States are banks‚ captives‚ and independents. Captives have the point of sale advantage in finding leasing customers; that is‚ as soon as a parent receives a possible order‚ a lease financing arrangement can be developed by its leasing subsidiary. Furthermore‚ the captive (lessor) has the product knowledge which gives it an advantage when financing the parents’ product. The current trend is for captives
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Prop 21 As the years go by the amount of children being tried as adults is increasing and what many don’t see is we have to make a change to that. The juvenile justice system was created in the late 1800s to improve the U.S. policies regarding youth offenders. It is believed youth could be rehabilitated and needs to be protected and kept separate from the adult criminals. But when California passed Prop 21 the policy changed and young offenders were punished rather than rehabilitated. According
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Save Lives by Keeping the Drinking Age at 21 Listening to the news on television‚ hearing other students talk about it‚ is it really true‚ or are they going to lower the drinking age to 18? This is not just a rumor but nowhere have they actually lowered the age. The debate has been talked about for the last few years. The nation has always tried different things to solve the irresponsible drinking problems. In order to try and prevent this problem America has tried a national prohibition in the
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Singapore 21 & Nation Building In August 1997‚ Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong launched the Singapore 21 Committee with the aim of strengthening the “heartware” of the Republic in the 21st Century. This comprised of five subject committees that were formed to study the pertinent issues Singaporeans would have to face in the building of such a new society during the 21st Century. Some 6‚000 Singaporeans from all walks of life were then consulted for the time span of one year in order to understand
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Matthew 7:21-23 The Message (MSG) 21-23 “Knowing the correct password—saying ‘Master‚ Master‚’ for instance—isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying‚ ‘Master‚ we preached the Message‚ we bashed the demons‚ our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.’ And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves
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of our heart‚ that the emotions‚ thoughts and spirit. In 2 Kings 2: 3‚ we are told to serve the Lord with our whole hearts‚ or without a divided loyalty and in Deut 4: 29‚ we are told to seek Him with all our heart‚ or all of our being. In Matthew 6: 21‚ He says‚ “where your treasure is‚ there will your heart be also. “ I believe this to be true‚ whatever you loved in life more than you treasure God‚ that your God‚ that where your heart lies on material things. Our heart are to be compassionate like
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Drinking Age: 21 or 18? Some of the most overlooked types of drugs are those that are legal. Specifically‚ alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs in the world‚ and yet‚ many people don’t think of this substance upon hearing the word “drug.” This drug contributes to significantly more deaths than some illegal drugs such as marijuana (which has not been reported to cause any deaths)‚ and yet alcohol is still legal. On the flipside‚ alcohol is outlawed for minors under the age of 21‚ while Americans
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THE LITERARY CONTEXT OF 1 PETER 2:21-25: § Key Questions: ü How does this passage fit into Peter’s flow of thought? ü What contribution does it make to that flow of thought? ü Why did he include this passage at this point in the book? ü What is the main purpose of the passage in its original context? Ø Peter’s ultimate purpose in 1 Peter 2:21-25 was not to teach Christology in a vacuum‚ so what was his purpose? The Purpose of the Passage As reflected in the outline above‚ in 1 Peter 2:18-20 the apostle
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w w ap eP m e tr .X w om .c s er UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0500/21 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) May/June 2010 2 hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper *2417882240* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you
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