"Probation- A term coined by John Augustus‚ from the Latin verb "probare"- to prove‚ to test." http://www.nyc.gov/html/prob/html/history.html Probation can be dated as far back as the middle ages of English Criminal Law. Probation started as harsh punishments on children and adults that may have not been such a serious crime if any at all. The English used such sentencing as flogging‚ branding‚ mutilation‚ and execution. The harshness of these punishments eventually slowed down because
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Arnold speech Well‚ thank you very much. (Applause) Hello‚ everybody. What a great introduction‚ what a wonderful thing. What a great‚ great welcome I’m getting here‚ so thank you very much. I mean‚ I haven’t heard applause like that since I announced that I was going to stop acting. (Applause) But anyway‚ it is really terrific to see here so many graduate students and undergraduate students graduating here today. I heard that there are 4‚500 graduating here today‚ undergraduate students‚ so this
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Matthew 6:25-30 O you of little faith? This passage of scripture comes from the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus has left the crowd‚ and is now in the mountains teaching the Twelve Disciples. This specific passage is Jesus talking about how we should not be worried about our needs‚ because God knows our needs and takes care of us. Therefore our human anxiety for our physical needs is invalid‚ because Jesus explicitly tells us that we have no reason to worry. In Matthew 6:30 Jesus asks a
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Matthew Shepard Matthew Wayne Shepard was born on December 1‚ 1976 and died on October 12‚ 1998 at the young age of 21. Shepard died so young because he was murdered for the simple reason of his sexuality. The issue of hate crimes against homosexual individuals is a current and ongoing issue in the United States. Although‚ Shepard had die his murder helped to impact the government’s regulation on hate crimes against homosexuals. On October 6‚ 1998‚ Matthew Shepard met Aaron McKinney and Russell
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Huxley and Arnold After reading Thomas Henry Huxley’s lecture “Science and Culture” and Matthew Arnold’s response “Literature and Science”‚ I thought critically about what the two men have said and the basis of both arguments. Huxley emphasizes on teaching physical science because it is a necessity for human advancement. Matthew Arnold counter argues Huxley’s lecture with a few key points. The important concept Arnold mentions is that literature is not just acquiring an exquisite lexicon‚ but instead
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Essay Topic 4: Augustus made significant urban and architectural interventions on the city of Rome. Choose three buildings/monuments related to his reign and discuss how they reflect his impact. What representational messages were they designed to convey? Many architectural and urban forms and elements that we witness today are largely influenced by how buildings were design and laid in Rome. Not only in terms of its external design that brought upon important messages but the design of interiors
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No One Formula for Success A Review of the Matthew Effect Lorri Thompson Lone Star Community College Abstract In The Matthew Effect chapter of Outliers‚ Malcolm Gladwell states that a person’s success s attributed to the timing of their birth date as it relates to the cut-off dates of sports and education. He believes that this one random date is the start of a series of advantages that can ultimately lead to success. Although timing of a birth date and opportunities can play a significant
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Exegesis of the Gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5:3-12 The Eight Beatitudes In Matthew’s Gospel‚ starting with Chapter five verses three through twelve‚ Jesus tells us of the Eight Beatitudes. These verses are much like The Ten Commandments in nature‚ but more philosophical: · "Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." · "Blessed are those who mourn‚ for they shall be comforted." · "Blessed are the meek‚ for they shall inherit the Earth." · "Blessed are those
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In expressive arts‚ we are studying the 1960’s‚ and as part of this one of the art works we have been analysing is ‘The Car Man’ which is choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Contextual: Matthew Bourne is widely hailed as the UK’s most popular and successful Choreographer/Director. He is the creator of the world’s longest running ballet production (Swan Lake) a five - time Olivier Award winner‚ and the only British director to have won the Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreographer.
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How Art and Literature are used in an Imperial World The Roman Empire was filled with beautiful art and insightful literature‚ but none knew how to use this literature to their advantage like Gaius Octavian Thurinus also know as Augustus. Augustus the most influential people in all of Rome’s history and was responsible for turning Rome into an empire. Octavian was not directly linked to royalty‚ but he proved his loyalty to his uncle Julius Caesar. Caesar and Octavian had a close relationship and
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