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    Guest Interview Project 1. Today’s date is November 16‚ 2012. My name is Lindsay O’Connell and this is Cindy Gagnon‚ and we are conducting an interview for our English class. I’ll begin the interview‚ but my students will ask questions as well. 2. Our class is about to read Homer’s Odyssey‚ a story about the making of heroes and their journeys. I would like to interview you for this project to learn more about you‚ who you are‚ experiences that have influenced you‚ and to know what else

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    Brittany Martin English 200 Professor Gane 21 March 2010 The Ultimate Hate Crime: Corrective Rape Throughout history‚ hate crimes have obliterated and destroyed the lives of people that have unknowingly committed acts of wrongdoing solely based upon the perception of certain hate filled individuals or organizations; whether it is based upon their sex‚ their color of skin‚ their religion‚ or their sexual preferences‚ they are unjustifiably hated for it. The deep routed anger cannot be easily

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    prejudice and hate crimes perpetrated against them. In the United States‚ there have been movements and laws to protect these individuals from such acts of hatred; but injustice continues today as it has in past years. Although‚ hate crimes are against the law‚ individuals continue to commit hate crimes against African Americans. Hate crimes are "crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ or ethnicity‚ including where appropriate the crimes of murder‚ non-negligent

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    Burning a nation’s flag: Hate Crime or Free Speech? A nation’s flag is one of the most important things to a country. Citizens of a nation use it during special ceremonies‚ and a nation’s flag is displayed all over that nation. A flag is an emblem shown as a symbol of unity. It symbolizes the pride and history of a nation. So what does burning a nation’s flag mean? Is it considered a hate crime and illegal‚ or is it considered an act of free speech and protected by the First Amendment? For the

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    Take the character of Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov as a lead example. In the famous novel Crime and Punishment‚ Raskolnikov’s character completely alienates himself from society at points in time‚ and never shows sentiment to others and objects around him. His character is not one to care for how others feel; he cares for himself and his personal gain

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    Islamic perspective on crime and punishment Implementation of human right charter in Islamic state: Islam gives guidance for entire life and it gave a comprehensive global code for respecting human rights 1400 years ago. The last sermon of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W) which is the complete charter on human rights‚ and lasting peace and security is possible by implementing it. Implementation of human right charter in Pakistan: Islam is a religion of universal application‚ as it emphasizes

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    In my opinion‚ there are several motives to hate crime. It could be gender‚ religion or any personal issues. Also‚ and one more significant point that I should be talked about the root causes of hate crime is the ignorance. People should be aware or educate themselves before forming a negative perspective towards sensitive issues that can have destructive impact on the society

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    Dante’s Inferno depicts all the different types of major sins you can commit in your lifetime and the punishments you will endure thereafter. Dante had a system for these punishments that worked on the idea of divine justice. Basically‚ whatever temptations you succumbed to‚ you will be punished in a deserving manner based on how bad the sin was. Dante’s 9 circles were in order from bad to worse‚ 9 being the worst. One circle that Dante passed through was full of people who committed the sin of

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    Gay and Lesbian Hate Crime Analysis Ron Lawler CJA 540 Criminological Theory October 31‚ 2010 Dr. Shaunita Grase Gay and Lesbian Hate Crime Analysis The United States Justice Department defines hate crimes as “the violence of intolerance and bigotry‚ intended to hurt and intimidate someone because of their race‚ ethnicity‚ national origin‚ religion‚ sexual orientation or disability” (National Crime Prevention Council‚ 2010‚ p. 1). Over the centuries and throughout the world‚ history shows

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    Doing something that you don’t regret‚ but is an unlawful act is what I think of when I hear or see the word crime. Crimes happen every day with various reasons behind the action. Recently within the last few weeks a major crime happened. A camera man on live TV filmed himself killing his two coworkers. This was a shocking reality for everyone. Not knowing what someone is capable of doing is quite scary. In this particular case if people would have took more of an interest in what was happening before

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