How Violent Was the Old West? When people think about the Old West they usually think about Cowboys‚ murderers‚ and violence. But how violent was the Old West really? I think the people are often just exaggerating. One reason for that are probably all the western movies that represent it often in a wrong way. They show cowboys as men whose only job is to have gun fights with bad guys. Of course this isn’t true. Know something about the history of the Old West respectively the Great Plains. The
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viewpoint of the Rule Utilitarian ethical theory‚ the laws that require lifetime monitoring of some convicted sex offenders are not sensible public safety measures. By applying the Rule Utilitarian ethical theory‚ the moral rule would be: all sex offenders should be monitored for life. If this rule was actualized‚ overall happiness would not increase‚ which means the benefits would not outweigh the harms. The harms would be the privacy intrusion done to the sex offenders and increase of risk of re-offense
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of Development: Young Adults The young adult has numerous stresses placed upon them through the route of development. Erikson has theorised developmental stages of growth into tasks. Of Eriksons’ theoretical tasks‚ one task describes the theory of intimacy versus isolation. This task theory can be examined using the normative crisis model. The knowledge of developmental tasks of the young adult can be beneficial to the nurse especially associated with their ability
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Have the lambs stopped Screaming? Academy Award Winning Film Silence of the Lambs popularized and universalized the concept of criminal profiling also known as Offender profiling. An investigative vice used by law enforcement agencies to discover likely suspects and analyze patterns and behaviours that may predict future offenses and/or victims. In the Hollywood Blockbuster Jodie Foster stars as an FBI agent trying to hunt down an active serial killer Buffalo Bill with help from Dr. Hannibal Lecter
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Thai Nguyen Professor Rai Synthesis Essay Sat‚ Feb 11th 2013 Bottled Water vs. Tap water The rational choices one can make The use of bottle water is a debatable topic. Some people claim that using bottled water is severely damages the environment due to recycling issues. Others‚ however‚ believe that bacteria in tap water are not good for your health. Although both sides of the issues have merit‚ bottled water seems to have some disadvantages due to its negative impacts on the environment
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In Violent Media is Good for Kids‚ Gerard Jones argues that violent forms of media in our pop culture can be used as a means of helping kids cope with rage. Throughout his essay‚ Jones promotes the idea that kids should use “creative violence” as a tool to transfer their negative emotions rather than acting out on them (197). Although Jones points out valid arguments to defend violence in media‚ he fails give a clear definition to determine what constitutes it. Thus‚ he excludes all other forms of
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Topic 2: Political Theory: Pluralism‚ Corporatism and Public Choice Pluralism is a political theory that related to the acknowledgement for diversification that exist in society. Everyone has different views and appreciation for different value in life. Pluralism is a sign of theoretical standpoint on state ad power as well as resources. It depends on how it will be distributed in democratic state like United States of America (USA). Two famous name in mentioned by Manley (1983) in his article
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professionals to predict and manage violent behaviour. With the advent of actuarial risk assessment tools‚ violence risk assessments are increasingly promoted as core mental health skills: expected of mental health practitioners‚ prized in courts of law and correctional settings‚ and key aspects of socially responsible clinical management . Many psychiatrists‚ particularly those working in emergency or acute care settings‚ report direct experiences with violent behaviour among the mentally ill. In
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Question one read‚ “What do you think is the best solution for helping a young offender?”. In relation to my results (Refer to appendix 3)‚ 15 people out of 25 suggest that counselling is the best form of help and a solution for a young offender‚ whereas only 7 agree that therapy is the best form of help. In line with parliament.uk (2014)‚ “All young offender institutions and prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify‚ manage and support
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Selleck‚ on the other hand remained constant throughout the entirety of the film. His dedication and belief in the revolution caused him to forfeit the opportunity for money and power because it went against his beliefs. If he didn’t believe so firmly in the revolution the story could’ve had an alternate ending‚ with no trading of refugees and instead Selleck and his family could have escaped to the British. People’s beliefs are the source of their actions‚ without the heart and mind in agreement
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