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    Description TYPE OF SENTENCES Preview TYPE OF SENTENCES SIMPLE SENTENCE COMPOUND SENTENCE COMPLEX SENTENCE DEFINITION A simple sentence‚ also called an independent clause‚ contains a subject and a verb‚ and it expresses a complete thought. A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for‚ and‚ nor‚ but‚ or‚ yet‚ so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences‚ coordinators

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    4 Activity Title: Sentence Activity Introduction: A sentence is a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked. A sentence can include words grouped meaningfully to express a statement‚ question‚ exclamation‚ request‚ command or suggestion. As with all language expressions‚ sentences might contain function and content words and contain properties distinct to natural language‚ such as characteristic intonation and timing patterns. Sentences are generally characterized

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    opinion’ and of all those agencies which keep watch over society’s ’law and order’: the norms‚ the conventions and the traditions which in essence belong to the past but which continue into the present and there thwart individual liberty in a variety of ways." Torvald lives by society’s norms‚ and when faced with a choice of whether to support his wife or society‚ he sides with society. When he realizes that she has broken the law in forging her father’s signature on the loan document‚ he never questions

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    prison system does have a plan for deterrence and rehabilitation for prisoners. After the results relating to the prisoners that were arrested for drug offenses‚ the prison system has attempted to balance the disciplinary action and the rehab program for the drug offenders. The plan is to enforce stricter laws to sustain the deterrence plan to deter offenders from wanting to commit any future drug offenses and others not to want to commit any crimes related to drugs. As long as the deterrence discourages

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    Plea Bargains and Mandatory Sentencing I would like to take this time to explain my position on Plea Bargains and Mandatory Sentencing. I will show both pros and cons for each topic‚ as well as give you my personal brief on which one I support. There are two types of plea bargains : The first one is a charge bargain. When the prosecutor allows a defendant to "plead guilty to a lesser charge"‚ or to only some of the charges that have been filed against him. For example‚ a defendant charged

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    or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or may take suggestions from it; however‚ there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition. Question 2 (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select one of the following:- (10 Marks) 1. One of your grandparents has completed one hundred years of age. Write a letter congratulating him/her‚ expressing gratitude‚ praise and admiration for the way he/she has lived

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    how it can be a hazzid to all on the road and a creation thats should be taken off the roads. The article express very heavy dominating language which is expressed in the opening sentence of the article which sets the mood of the piece and the writter‚ the tone shown when she says’death monsters’in the opening sentence instantly just shows her view of the issue. The article relates back to the headline of ’KILLER CARS- ASSAULT ON REASON’ as she not only expresses the hazzid of these types of vehicles

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    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Many people are victims of a crime‚ or they’re the ones committing the crime. Some of these crimes that have been committed are sentenced as Mandatory Minimum Sentencing. Mandatory Minimum sentencing is when a person convicts a crime‚ and must be in prison for a minimum term‚ the days of punishment is up to the judges to decide. In this occasion the kind of crime that they commit depends on the amount of time the assailant will serve. What does the world have to offer

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    Reforming California’s Sentencing Law Hearing the words “three strikes‚ you’re out” probably invoke thoughts of umpires‚ baseballs‚ and pitchers in the minds of most. In California‚ if you are familiar with the legal system‚ “three strikes‚ you’re out” will likely give you a vision of thousands of inmates dressed in orange‚ sleeping on bunk beds inside overcrowded gyms. In November 1994‚ California legislators and voters made a major change to the California sentencing laws with Proposition

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    White collar crimes are a full range of fraud crimes and is mostly used for financial gain (Find Law 2017). The most common types of white collar crimes that is common is fraud‚ embezzlement‚ tax evasion‚ and laundering (Find Law 2017). Political crime is crimes that injure the state‚ state government‚ and the political system (The Lectric Library 2017). Some of example of political crimes are treason‚ and terrorism (The Lectric Library 2017). Organized crime is crimes in distinct categories that

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