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    such as the deterioration of environment‚ air pollution and the explosive expansion of population. Some people claim that the damage to environment is an inevitable consequence of economic development. From my point of view‚ this is only an excuse for the ignorance of environmental protection. In order to make more profit‚ some manufacturers and factories are only keen on the pursuit of profits‚ caring nothing about the protection of environment. For example‚ about fifty percent of people in Shenzhen

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    Philadelphia is the first Hollywood film to acknowledge the danger and consequences of AIDS‚ but also the ignorance that many people become susceptible to because they don’t understand this pandemic. Tom Hanks won the Academy Award‚ Golden Globe Award‚ and a Silver Bear for Best Actor‚ and lost weight for the role of Andrew Beckett in the film‚ conveying a realistic portrayal of those with AIDS. Rock Hudson‚ a beloved and accomplished romantic actor of the 50’s and 60’s was one of the first Hollywood

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    is the citizens of the US. I could see a smile on the face of the author at the sight of some neo-Nazi or Eminem reading it. It is most specifically aimed at the silent majority‚ the “It’s OK”-sayers who stand by and do/say nothing in the face of ignorance and hate. P What is the

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    The topic that I chose to write my capstone about was Criminal Law. While criminal law can seem like a very broad subject‚ therefor many citizens of the United States do not actually understand exactly what is all involved when it comes to criminal law. People often mistake a criminal law infraction with something that is categorized as a civil law violation and vice versus. During my capstone I hope to clear up the differences by thoroughly explaining the differences between civil and criminal law

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    the school systems. With all the technological advances that we have it makes it easier to popularize such words. Hate speech comes from a long history and has been brought into schools which can breed an entire generation to racist actions and ignorance towards specific categories of people. Many groups have been put into place to stop such actions and they try to bring us all together but with all the laws that were made hundreds of years ago it makes it harder and harder to break up and regulate

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    Are African Americans Still Oppressed? African Americans in society today like the prisoners in the Allegory of the Cave are hostage to their own mentality. The two characteristics commonly shared between both is ignorance to reality and a reluctance to change. Thus in the essay the prisoners are locked and chained down in darkness with only a glow of light that allows for little sight. In turn objects placed in front of the glow cast shadows before them. These shadows are then interpreted as

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    class not lacking in imagination. Even Jack pretends he has a younger brother‚ Ernest‚ whom he has to constantly take care of in the city‚ whereas in reality‚ there is no younger brother; he simply goes to town to have fun and uses his ‘brother’ as an excuse. It is therefore safe to say that the middle class does not lack in

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    Criminal Law Outline Justifications of Punishment 1. Consequentialist Theory a. Actions are morally right if and only if they result in desirable outcomes b. Rely on theory of utilitarianism to justify punishment: Forward looking effects of punishment. General deterrence‚ specific deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation 2. Nonconsequentialist Theory c. Actions are morally wrong in themselves‚ regardless of the consequences d. Theory of Retributivism: look back

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    difference between internal and external factors Internal factors that affect businesses come from within the business itself‚ without regard to any outside factors like customers and other businesses. External factors would be opposite. Internal factors: 1) Employee Turnover/Employee Satisfaction 2) Management of Resources 3) Research and Development External Factors: 1) Advertising 2) Quality of business reputation‚ or quality of products business produces 3) Competition by other

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    floor and that arson was poured in order to excite it. Given the time period‚ it is understandable that they could find closure so quickly given that arson had just recently been discovered and not much had been known about it. But even that doesn’t excuse how the court refused to take into account Hurst’s testimony that the fire was caused by some other means. Hurst had already proven‚ using logos‚ that Willingham was innocent because there was no arson at the scene of the “crime” but there were

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