will break them. The question is‚ why do people commit crimes? Why do they steal‚ rape‚ and murder? There are many suggestions as to why people commit crimes‚ especially in impoverished areas. One of the more common and sensible explanations for this phenomenon is that of Merton’s Strain Theory. Merton’s strain theory is fairly straightforward in its application. It explores the idea that many people who commit crimes in impoverished areas do not do so out of maliciousness or simply because they can
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Should development be allowed in Antarctica? Antarctica. The coldest driest and windiest continent on the planet. It is a vast cold sheet of ice that’s over 4 ½ kilometres thick‚ contains 90% of the world’s ice and 80% of the world’s water. The lowest temperature in the world has been reached there‚ −89 °C‚ at the Russian Vostok Station. Due to the Antarctic circumpolar current‚ Antarctica is an isolated desert and has gone from a tropical climate to the freezing wilderness that it has become
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The Constitution of the United States promises American citizens certain freedoms. Among those freedoms consist of freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and the press. The Bill of Rights states that “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof‚” and also guarantees “freedom of speech” and freedom “of the press” (Madison). However‚ public schools in America have challenged those rights through a series of court cases. Nonetheless‚ students still
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Room of Ones Own English 374: Austen‚ Bronte‚ and Woolf Kendra Plowden For centuries women have been forced into a role which denied them equal education opportunities. Virginia Woolfe expresses her frustration on why women were denied privacy in her novel ‚ A Room of Ones Own. Where she compare the traditional lifestyle tailored made for the opposite sex and the sacrafices that came with it. Wendy Gen feels‚" Though women through the centuries have not always enjoyed rooms of their own‚ they
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There is a lot of controversy around the idea that if an institution is “Too big to fail” then it can essentially be “Too big to jail.” This was certainly the case for the multinational bank HSBC. Back in 2012 HSBC suffered from one of the biggest money laundering cases‚ for a banking institution. HSBC was charged with not having adequate money laundering controls and for doing business with unauthorized countries. The multinational institution had allegedly supplied banking services to Saudi Arabia
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Why Parents Should Take Their Teens to Warped Tour Should parents take teens to Warped Tour? I believe that parents should take their teens to Warped Tour. I understand that not all parents will not agree for many reasons. Deciding to take your teen to warped tour is a very hard decision to make. You have endless amount of questions with no answers‚ Will it be dangerous‚ Will there be drunk people‚ What will my friends think‚ ect. The only way to find out all the answers to your questions
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felt that way and it does not feel good at all. It would be so much better if we had a vending machine to get something to snack on when you’r hungry. Vending machines should be allowed at school because it helps if you are feeling ill‚ it replaces missed meals‚ and it keeps you focused in class. First of all‚ I really think we should have a vending machine at school . Sometimes you can be outside and your stomach starts to hurt or you’re very hungry. This causes you to need to go to the office or
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and midnight on weekends. This may sound like a good idea to many council members as a way to cut down on juvenile crime‚ however how is just a curfew going to stop them if they clearly don’t care about rules‚ also‚ many teens now work late on weekdays and often get home past 10pm‚ and setting a curfew for teens is the right of their parents‚ not council. We know from events in the past that if a person is willing to brake one law‚ adding another law to prevent it is not going to help.
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Native Americans have been around for about 12‚00 years. Native Americans have been protecting their land for a long time. Coal terminals‚ crude oil pipelines‚and transportation of energy are hurting the Native Americans land. One of the things that hurts the Native Americans land is mining. An example from the impacts of mining includes ‚ contamination of soil‚ groundwater and surface water. This happens by chemicals from mining processes. Mining is a big problem to the Native Americans and it
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Immigration: Problem with Too Many Immigrants in the U.S Immigration is a major problem facing the U.S. today. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants flock to this country every year. Some legally‚ others illegally. Some are escaping from religious and political oppression while others come to seek out the "American Dream". Either way they are causing nationwide problems. Non-English speaking workers take jobs away from American people because they will work for cheaper wages. Illegal immigrants
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