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    The dispersal of discipline in the UK via Anti-Social Behaviour legislation In recent years the Criminal Justice System has argued to reduce the prison population by incorporating punishment in the community through use of anti-social behaviour legislation (Gibbs‚ 2009). Behaviour once not suitable for criminalisation has been dubbed anti-social that may cause ‘harassment‚ alarm or distress’ (Home Office‚ 2003) which requires a form of punitive focus to prohibit risk to society‚ however the definition

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    Applied linguistics is an umbrella term that covers a wide set of numerous areas of study connected by the focus on the language that is actually used. The emphasis in applied linguistics is on language users and the ways in which they use languages‚ contrary to theoretical linguistics which studies the language in the abstract not referring it to any particular context‚ or language‚ like Chomskyan generative grammar for example. Interestingly even among applied linguists there is a difference of

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    Graffiti: Vandalism or Art The debate between graffiti being a form of vandalism‚ or a form of art has become a major issue within the urban community. Some people view graffiti as a form of vandalism because of the act of defacing property. Others may view graffiti as a form of art and self expression. Although its artistic merits cannot be denied‚ graffiti is still in fact a form of vandalism. There are four primary motivating factors for graffiti vandalism: fame‚ rebellion‚ self expression

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    year 12. “moving into the world means confronting society” To what extent is this demonstrated in your prescribed text and at least ONE related text? Moving into the world means confronting society. By doing this it involves change both physically‚ mentally and challenges through obstacles. This is shown in the play “Educating Rita” Willy Russell and the book “Piggybook” by Anthony Browne. Both these texts engage on confronting society and going higher in the working class world. Rita

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    A $150 billion dream is how the demographic of teens is described in PBS’ “Merchants of Cool”. The role that society has given to the media to dictate youth culture has become one of the most lucrative conquests corporations are battling over today. Much like empires throughout history‚ media empires today have found their ‘Africa’. This paper is an examination of this silent‚ bloodless conquest through two different sociological lenses. First we will consider the effect of media in youth’s culture

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    particular language. In a broader sense‚ someone‟s idiolect includes their way of communicating; for example‚ their choice of utterances and the way they interpret the utterances made by others. In a narrower sense‚ an idiolect might entail features‚ either in speech or writing‚ which distinguish one individual from others‚ such as o voice quality ( the overall impression that a listener obtains of a speaker‟s voice or characteristics of a particular voice that enable the listener to distinguish one

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    Conversion Instructions Project Code: 42176 Project Name: NARA - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Key West‚ Florida‚ 1907 - 1949 Date Prepared: Tuesday‚ August 13‚ 2013 1:12:17 PM Table of Contents 1 - Project Introduction 1.1 - Project Description This is a collection of Passenger Lists of Vessels arriving at Key West‚ Florida‚ 1907-1949. 1.2 - Provided Dictionaries Dictionaries will be provided to assist in keying. Do not begin keying until you have received all of the following

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    patriarchal nature of contemporary society. Cultural assumptions determine a person’s position in the socially constructed hierarchy that has been created by the ruling class who tend to be white‚ heterosexual‚ able-bodied‚ wealthy males with outdated disablist and sexist attitudes (SWLF 3726‚ Multiple Identities; Stanford‚ 2015). The literature provided by both Ghai (2009) & Dossa (2009)‚ place an emphasis on the fact that it is not individual abilities that prevent participation in society but the cultural

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    a manipulator with the utmost skill. Iago creates hatred and jealousy in Othello‚ tricks Cassio and makes a fool of Roderigo. He holds everyone that is important in his plans in the palm of his hand and he does with them as he so wishes. But how is this? How is one man able to manipulate so many and create so much hatred and jealousy that all sense is no more? Throughout the play‚ Iago makes the reasons‚ for why he is carrying out this evil plan‚ clear to us. He tells us that he does it all not

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    EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE‚ COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES MICHAEL L. PROTACIO Employee discipline: Employee discipline According to Richard D. Calhoon‚ “Discipline is the force that prompts individuals or groups to observe rules‚ regulations‚ standards and procedures deemed necessary for an organization.” Therefore discipline means securing consistent behaviour in accordance with the accepted norms of behaviour. I am sure you will agree that discipline is essential in every aspect of life. It is equally

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