PLAY vs FILM - ESSAY When a fictitious text is composed‚ it is ultimately a contextual reflection on the cultural‚ historical and social conventions of its time. David Williamson’s play ‘The Removalists’ (1971) and Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 film ‘Training Day’ both explore the abuse of authority‚ but both texts do so in very different ways. First and foremost‚ the composers of each text want the audience to consider the corruption that occurs in authority‚ particularly within the police force. In ‘The
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supposed to enforce. Alonzo’s ethics and his logic are in complete opposition to the "book" which most cops must follow. "It takes a thief to catch a thief‚" Hoyt is a young naive cop that is given twenty-four hours to train with Harris. Before the day is done‚ the young cop is asked to take drugs‚ accept drug money as a payoff‚ invent evidence‚ and even commit murder. Before he knows it‚ he’s in so deep that there seems to be no way out. As Alonzo tells him "There is no justice‚ no law. It all boils
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grown up in a rough‚ predominantly black neighborhood filled with poverty‚ drug dealing‚ gang violence‚ and death. The choices Kane has to make to better himself could result from the conclusion of a few different kinds of Criminal theories. I will explain how six different theories could explain the
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Differential association theory is has the viewpoint that criminal behaviour is learned through the individuals you choose to associate with (“Differential Association Theory”‚ 2002). There are individuals who find that taking part in crime is favorable and there are also individuals who have the viewpoint that taking part in crime in unfavorable (“Differential Association Theory”‚ 2002). Sutherland (1939) concluded that individuals would take part in crime when they gain more benefit in breaking
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Social learning theory focuses on definitions favorable to self-injury‚ differential reinforcement‚ and imitation which leads to subsequent self-injurious behavior; therefore‚ it is logical that this same framework be extended to inmates and their behavior. The hypothesis for the social learning risk model proposed by Lanes (2009) states that an inmate lacks positive developmental experiences which lead to psychological difficulties. These difficulties lead to lack of meeting subsequent tasks in
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Moving forward there are many sociological and psychological constructs‚ and theories I have learned that could form a new insight on the phenomena I discussed‚ but I think the strongest one and best fit would be the Biosocial Theory. Biosocial Theory is an approach which studies the biological and social background of human behavior. It explores how the biological aspects of nervous‚ biochemical‚ and genetic function can be influenced by social factors and how‚ in turn‚ the social environment can
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Groundhog Day Hinduism is an ancient Indian religion which was founded before 1500 BC. It is a polytheistic religion which contains all its teachings and philosophies in its sacred texts. Karma is one of the major theories of Hinduism which comes from the Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad‚ a Hindu text. Even though karma is a theory from a religion‚ it can definitely be applied to the movie Groundhog Day. In Leslie Stevenson‚ David L. Haberman‚ and Peter Matthews Wright’s book Twelve Theories of Human Nature
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Although most Criminal Theories we covered are quite interesting I’m a strong believer of the one presented by Cesare Beccaria. I believe we all have the abilities to make our own choices and we should all be held accountable for them. One of the reasons of why I’m a believer in this theory partially because working in the military and law enforcement field I will always be more inclined for the righteousness of the Criminal Justice System. While we are all well aware that we don’t live in the times
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I understand the guilty offender to be blameworthy and that desert theories in criminal justice are premised on notions of individual blameworthiness. Within the criminal law this is historically referred to as the mens rea requirement. An agent has the mental state of purpose with respect to a conduct if and only if the agent intends to engage in the conduct and understands its nature. Having a guilty mind means that the criminal knows certain things and chose (or failed to choose) certain things
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Field Day is an annual outdoor music festival held on New Year’s Day at the Domain in Sydney. Since beginning in 2002‚ the one-day festival features various global indie‚ hip-hip‚ house and electronic artists. The festival attracts more than 20‚000 people each year. With any large-scale event‚ especially music festivals‚ the issue of drug overdosing is ever-present‚ despite police presence and law enforcements. Drug overdosing is increasingly becoming a serious issue for society‚ causing injuries
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