Robert Merton’s major theory that influenced the criminal justice field was his theory of social strain/anomie. Merton theorized that people experience frustration or strain in their failure to achieve their desires‚ which are influenced by society. Society has various norms‚ some which shape the desires of people and some which specify the acceptable ways to go about achieving those norms and desires (Merton 1968 & Merton 1938 & Anderson). Merton listed different ways that people can go about
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Tracy Chapman - Fast Car In Tracy Chapman’s song "fast car"‚ the speaker deals with her reality and longs for a better life situation. By using the metaphor "fast car"‚ she wants to describe an incisive moment in her life. The woman supports this with words which are associated with this conveyance and talks about the escape from her old‚ deadlocked life to a new place‚ where she wants to be able to start all over again. The speaker opens the song with expressing her desire of a conveyance
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Robert Kagan describes adversarial legalism as just one of the many types of methods used in policy implementation and dispute regulation. The key difference between this specific type of method‚ and methods used by western European nations and others‚ is that adversarial legalism is dominated heavily by lawyers rather than by judges. Kagan also notes a second difference‚ saying that adversarial legalism is its own functioning‚ “mode of governance…embedded in the political culture and political structure
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In “Food‚ Inc.” by Robert Kenner‚ he tries to illustrate how the American system of food production has shifted from farmers to consumers to business-owned farms selling to massive stores that then distribute the food. Kenner’s stance is that this system is harmful to people due to the fabricated chemicals used‚ the animals raised in inhumane conditions‚ or the land that is farmed far beyond its capacity and then filled with inorganic fertilizers to compensate. Kenner demonstrates these facts through
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The need to feel loved isn’t confined to marriage or even romance—everyone has a desire to be fulfilled by meaningful relationships and unconditional love. Of the countless ways we can show love to one another‚ five languages of love‚ prove to be universal and comprehensive. Love languages are verbal and non-verbal means of communication between people who love each other Love languages manifest in friendships‚ the workplace‚ in families and in just about every human connection. We all identify primarily
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In Robert Reich’s video “Inequality for All‚” he introduces how the wage inequality has been established over the years and identifies the possible underlying causes of the current wage gap among America’s economical hierarchy. I believe that Reich utilized the argumentative strategy of logos very well throughout his call to action. He provided statistics and credible research to help support his argument. I think that it is important for today’s students receiving an education to realize that although
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Robert J. Conley does an expert job on the description of the Cherokee men‚ women‚ and children as they experience one of the most traumatic things in Native American history. The novel takes place as a conversation between a grandfather and grandson as one is retelling the tale of two loves lost among a troubling time in history‚ along with the horrendous actions that has happened to their ancestors.The trail of tears was the forceful removal of Natives off their land by the current president of
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In Our Kids‚ Robert Putnam argues that the American Dream of equal opportunity has all but ceased to exist in recent years. Driven primarily by the economic divergence of the upper and lower classes‚ children of today overwhelming follow in the educational and economic footsteps of their parents. These economic factors are then further perpetuated and entrenched by the lifestyle gap between the different classes. Spurred on by geographic sorting and the decline of US manufacturing‚ inequality on
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Robert Berkhofer’s The Idea of the Indian: Invention and Perpetuation introduces a critical and thorough narrative of the perception of “Native Americans” from the early European colonizer perspective. Further‚ Berkhofer evaluates how this definition has historically transcended into the diluted idea of the “Indian‚” discussing the latter’s cultural and societal implications. Berkhofer first introduces the early white settlers’ classification of Native American group‚ which were cited as varying
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Based on the reading from America Past and Present‚ Volume 2‚ 10th Edition‚ Chapter 18: The Industrial Society by Robert A. Divine‚ the conflict between organized labor and business was a struggle for power. At times‚ the two would be able to work through their differences through major negotiations. But there were times when they could not come to an agreement and they were forced to go on strike. Business owners focused on strict labor laws. The labor union focused on work conditions and equal
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