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    goals in sentencing; Punishment is one of the goals to sentencing. It is the infliction of pain upon someone and is considered retribution for criminals who commit crimes. Society uses punishment to keep criminals from being repeat offenders and therefore I believe it is a favorable from of sentencing. However‚ with the new three strikes law‚ I do not agree with some of the statutes that are being set forth. Deterrence is the hoping that others while seeing someone being prosecuted of a crime will

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    Open-ended sentencing doesn’t state a definitive period of time that the offender will serve but rather a range whereby the convicted criminal may be eligible to leave depending on the states discretionary perception of rehabilitative potential‚ a punishment reserved for ‘dangerous prisoners’ (Human Rights Law Centre 2012). This continuous judgement is assessed by state parole boards whereby the inmates conduct is evaluated in order to determine their release back into the community as jail terms

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    13 Sentence Patterns Pattern A A single modifier out of place for emphasis Modifier S.V To place additional emphasis on any modifier put it somewhere other than its normal place in the sentence. You must have a comma to keep reader from misinterpreting the sentence. Single words before‚ inside‚ or below may look like prepositions instead of singular adverb if comma is not used. Unclear: inside the child was noisy. Clear: inside‚ the child was noisy. Incorrect: Francesca

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    Sentence Outlines A sentence outline is developed in the same way as a topic outline‚ but the ideas are more fully stated. Each heading is expressed as a complete sentence‚ usually‚ but not always‚ consisting of just one main clause: Thesis: Though many students from middle-income families must struggle to meet college costs‚ low-income students suffer even

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    Effective Sentences     Effective sentences are unity‚ coherence‚ and emphasis. A.     Unity * Unity is the first quality of an effective sentence. A unified sentence expresses a single complete thought. It does not contain ideas that are not related‚ nor does it express a "[T]he essential quality of a paragraph should be unity. A paragraph is supposed to have a central idea‚ and everything in the paragraph relates to and develops that idea. The reader finds no surprises‚ and every sentence fits

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    ______________________________________________________________________________ Student’s name : Test A Exercise 1. Put in semicolons‚ colons‚ dashes‚ quotation marks‚ Italics (use an underline)‚ and parentheses where ever they are needed in the following sentences. 1. The men in question Harold Keene‚ Jim Peterson‚ and Gerald Greene deserve awards. 2. Several countries participated in the airlift Italy‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and Luxembourg. 3. Only one course was open to us surrender‚ said the ex-major‚ and

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    Question #1: If you are unsure if your plans break copyright laws‚ who would be the best person to ask? 1.) Another teacher on the grade level 2.) The principal 3.) The media specialist 4.) The counselor Rationale: I selected the principal‚ but the correct answer is the media specialist. The media specialist has to deal with copyright restrictions more often than anyone else in the school. I would still recommend doing your own research‚ and not relying completely on their advice though. Question

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    DOES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT REDUCE CRIME? Capital punishment‚ also known as death penalty‚ means the infliction of death for certain crimes‚ which are often called capital crimes. For most crimes committed the punishment is a sentence of time in jail or execution. However‚ the death penalty is a very contentious issue in some cultures and which most of time is in debate and is the most questionable punishment. Is it morally right? Is it effective in deterring crime‚ primarily murders? Whether or not

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    "wh-" questions about the underlined parts of the following sentences: 1. The English teacher gave us a test last week. 2. People often go to pubs in London because they have accessible prices. 3. The top model is wearing a silver dress tonight. 4. The weather was warm and sunny yesterday. 5. Nothing has happened so far. 10 points (5 x2p= lOp) SUBJECT II Find the mistake and write the correct sentences on your answer sheet. (Some sentences may be correct). 1. A snake hasn’t got legs. 2. When

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    representation of crime‚ criminologists and sociologists are keen to emphasize that they should be seen in a critical mindset. This essay is focused on determining just to what extent official statistics provide an accurate representation of the extent of crime through examining different arguments concerning their limitations and benefits. This essay also focuses on other types of crime data such as the victim survey and qualitative data‚ to see whether they provide a more truthful portrayal of crime. The

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