Most prison gangs do more than offer simple protection for their members. Most often‚ prisons gangs are responsible for any drug‚ tobacco or alcohol handling inside correctional facilities (Garbarino 50). Furthermore‚ many prison gangs involve themselves in prostitution‚ assaults‚ kidnappings and murders. Prison gangs often seek to intimidate the other inmates‚ pressuring them to relinquish their food and other resources (Garbarino 59). Also‚ prison gangs often exercise a large
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the topic is easy‚ but the question then turns to what you want to say about the topic which is the controlling idea. Topic sentences should always contain both (1) a topic and (2) a controlling idea. Read the following topic sentences. They all contain a topic (in red) and a controlling idea (in green). When your introduction contains a clearly stated topic sentence such as one of the following‚ your reader will know what to expect and‚ therefore‚ understand your ideas better. 1. People can
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The people my mom works with are very unmotivated and when they do things wrong‚ my mom has to go fix their mistakes. This supports my topic sentence because my mom was hardworking and responsible in her work place and she was rewarded by getting a promotion‚ which can lead her to success in the near future. Another example that supports my topic sentence is when I am in my photography class in that class you have to be a hard worker and you have to be responsible because you have to take your
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Drug Abuse in America In one month‚ it will be the 100th anniversary of America’s war on drugs‚ implemented with the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. A full century of headstrong battle against countries held responsible of breaching our borders with drugs‚ as well as the 1.53 million American citizens annually held legally accountable. When averaged throughout the span of a year‚ a drug arrest is made every 21 seconds according to the FBI. That puts 1 in 99 adults behind bars‚ the highest incarceration
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University of Phoenix Material Topic Sentence and Informal Outline Worksheet Using the Center for Writing Excellence and MyFoundationsLab resources‚ provide the topic sentence and informal outline for your Personal Ethics Statement. • Topic Sentence: My ethical perspective as outlined in the Ethical Lens Inventory is viewed through the Rights-Responsibility and Results lens. Everyone’s point of view is certainly different when determining how ethics will play out in their lives
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Prison Education Commentary (Donovan Green image taken from National Geographic website) The day has finally come‚ standing there in his blue cap and gown‚ Donovan Green waits patiently to walk into the room where his graduation ceremony will take place. His daughter who he has not seen for over ten years is in attendance and he is full of joy. He has finally achieved something good in his life and with his new confidence he is determined to turn his life around. He has hopes and dreams of being
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hatred behind‚ I’d still be in prison.” In today’s society‚ an issue exists with too many inmates occupying prisons. Many of these inmates in prisons do not get freed with the same ideas as Nelson Mandela. The solution for this issue is to put inmates to use for the public and only use prisons as holding stations for inmates. Such uses include entertainment‚ military‚ and public services. By forcing inmates to serve as a use for the public‚ inmates will leave prison with the idea that they will change
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Problems with Prisons The Michigan Department of Corrections annual budget is 2 billion dollars‚ and the average annual cost per inmate is $32‚000. 4.5 percent of the state general fund allocated in the 2009-2010 budget proposal. Michigan’s total department active personnel contains 16‚324 people. There are 50‚693 incarcerated under MDOC jurisdiction with a total of 49 facilities that have had 2 escapes. The parole system makes up 17‚435 people. Prison overcrowding is a huge problem
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Activity 1 selecting a good topic sentence #1. B #2. B #3. B #4. A #5. A Activity 2 studying topic sentences in a paragraph #3. B #4. There are many steps to changing a tire on your car #5. Three steps Activity 3 recognizing effective topic sentences #1. Digital cameras – A #2. Dolphins – C #3. Ninos pizzeria – B #4. Snowboarding –C #5. Seashells – C Page 4 Activity 4 reviewing topic sentences and controlling ideas #1. Most North americans drink coffee
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Prison sentences are too soft in New Zealand to the criminals who commit serious crimes and need to be harsher. In New Zealand criminals who commit serious crimes are handed a prison sentence. I strongly oppose the sentencing of criminals currently. I believe justice should be served more harshly. Presently the New Zealand court system is too soft on criminals who commit serious crimes. In 2012‚ there was approximately 376‚000 recorded offences. This resulted in 196‚000 convictions. That’s just
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