Why Prisons Don’t Work The article “Why Prisons Don’t Work” (1994) by Wilbert Rideau‚ was written from personal experience. Currently‚ the prison system in our society does not work because it focuses on punishing criminals after the fact of crimes being committed (Rideau‚ 1994). These crimes are committed primarily by young‚ poorly educated‚ and unqualified men (Rideau‚ 1994). Therefore‚ the prison system should focus on educating these young men‚ rather than locking them up for life. First‚
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In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” David Zinczenko describes himself as a kid who would eat regularly at fast food restaurants until he got “lucky”. He argues that most teenagers eat fast food instead of healthy and nutritious food. I‚ on the other hand‚ had a very different experience as a child. At my house there was always an emphasis on nutritional health. From an early age I had a vast amount of knowledge about which foods to eat and which to avoid. My dad is very particular about the
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For the event five on my form‚ I watched the movie which named Boys Don’t Cry. The plot of this movie is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena‚ who is a transgender person and who considers himself as a male. The movie begins with the scene that Brandon cut his hair and dresses like a boy. After he involves a bar fight‚ he is evicted from his cousin’s house. Therefore‚ he moves to Fall City to live with his friends John‚ Tom‚ Candace‚ and Lana. Brandon’s body is a female‚ so he
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Don’t get me started on... PUBLIC TRANSPORT! Don’t you just think people absolutely love them? Just don’t get me started on buses‚ taxies‚ trains and planes. I totally understand that public transport is for us and to meet are individual needs and to make are life’s easier but sometimes public transport is not the best source to travel‚ trust me on this one! London‚ Birmingham‚ Manchester all has public transport and they are all horrendous. Don’t get me started on‚ if they are road works
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I have been talking to my Mom about Hip Hop songs she has listened to‚ and after listening to some‚ I heard one that was quite interesting. This song‚ Don’t Fight the Feeling‚ by Too $hort. The song follows Too $hort‚ and his efforts to seduce Barbie‚ a women from the rap group The Danger Zone‚ whom is just not down to be his toy. This song is very explicit‚ but has its own charm to it‚ in very weird way. In the intro of the song‚ Too $hort right away calls this women a ho‚ and tells her that all
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time since in his life‚ Chris made a bet‚ then a second‚ a third and a fourth. Each time‚ thinking about all those ads he saw on TV and read in the paper growing up. He thought “wouldn’t it be great if I won something”. Little did he reaslise how unrealistic that scenario would be…and why not? It looked like people seemed to win everyday. (PAUSE) Just over 5 years later Chris committed suicide. He was diagnosed with overwhelming depression due to an unpayable debt made by the gambling problem he developed
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One day I hope to become an NHL Official‚ Officiating hockey is a very overlooked career because most people don’t even know that it is a full time job. In fact‚ the National Hockey League spends millions of dollars every year on the development and training of its officials. Also‚ the NHL trusts elite groups with all the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the world’s fastest game. A career in the field of a national hockey league official requires physical testing‚ rule knowledge‚
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GUN BAN IN THE PHILIPPINES “Never Forget‚ even for an instant‚ that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is‚ so he can do something to you that you wouldn ’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars‚ muggers‚ and rapists‚ and even more so for policemen‚ bureaucrats‚ and politicians.” — Alexander Hope. Gun ban has always been an issue here in our country and certain groups have been arguing about what
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Flicking through your TV guide just got better: Joey Essex makes his way back onto our screens. Great! Honestly‚ I’m not sure whether it’s the fact I’ve grown up but‚ I’ve become increasingly miffed by some of the trends‚ fads‚ and crazes that are religiously followed by my peers. If you’re unfamiliar with the oeuvre of reality TV’s latest star‚ Joey Essex‚ let me explain. He’s not the smartest person I’ve ever seen. As characters on Britain’s much-loved soap documentary we‚ as viewers‚ have
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I have 5 points. 1. Assertion: Elected officials would have a personal stake in the Public School educational system. Reasoning: By creating this law‚ elected officials would have a personal stake in the Educational System. If a public official sends his/her kids to a public school‚ then that elected official will have an actual‚ personal stake in the way our public school system turns out. It put their kids on a pressing issue on fixing public schools for forces politicians to take action. Now‚
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