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    People Accused of Violent Crimes Should Not Be Allowed To Post Bail People accused of violent crimes should not be allowed to post bail and remain out of jail while their trial is pending. There are many reasons to why I strongly agree with this statement. Many factors are unknown to the public without conducting some sort of extensive research. Whether it is simply reading in the paper about pending trials‚ or as complicated as researching previous trials. Bail is decided by a judge

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    Crimes against Humanity: Iraq under Saddam Hussein Iraq‚ a country found in Southwest Asia bordered by Syria‚ Turkey‚ Iran‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and Kuwait‚ has been constantly featured in the news in recent years. Iraq received its freedom from Britain following World War I in 1932 and in 1958 was converted into a republic (Iraq). However‚ since becoming a republic‚ Iraq has been controlled by military leaders from Abdul-Karim Quassim to Saddam Hussein (Iraqi Rulers’ Page). The most recent ruler of Iraq

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    Vincent Chen Ms. Brantely ENGL 1105 27 November 2012 Violence as a Tool With increasing violent crime rates in America people wonder who and what cause this. The blame tends to fall upon violent media. Media wants to spread information on the events of the world. We live in a violent world and the news on television shows that. The news tells use about shootings and people getting raped and murdered. The blame cannot fall on media for doing their job and providing news that people would like

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    on Terror were between 18 and 20 years old. If 18 year olds can risk their lives for others‚ why can’t they drink? 18 year olds should be allowed to drink because they are legally considered adults‚ they could be taught in how to drink responsibly‚ and it would take away the thrill of drinking illegally. At the age of 18‚ people are legally considered an adult. As a result‚ they should get to choose if they want to drink or not. The Constitution and State Laws give 18 year olds several rights

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    Peterson 3/4/13 Per. 3 AP English Felton Video Game Essay In the process of media reform and editing‚ is it appropriate to limit video games? Nonthreatening things like games should not be banned by our fears‚ but we should look at the facts. Violent video games should not be banned for their content because no means of art or communication should be banned. Our first amendment is our sacred rite of passage that should be upheld with all of our power. We can benefit from these works of art like

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    Pros to Lowering the Drinking Age Form 21-18 Should people between the ages of eighteen and twenty be allowed to drink adult beverages that contain alcohol? Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the U.S and adults then have the right to make their own decisions so why not about alcohol consumption? Turning 18 gives us the right and responsibility of adulthood. Being eighteen gives us the right to vote‚ smoke cigarettes‚ serves on juries‚ get married‚ sign contracts‚ be prosecuted as

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    2011) Tutor Jan Evans Violent films may lead a violent life (1173 words) by Yuan Tutorial group Friday 10-12. Abstract The paper on the influence of exposure to violent movie on teenagers’ cognitive structure is debated. Three viewpoints of how violent movie influence young people’s values and ideas are discussed: 1 Violent movie content causes teenagers to produce wrong values.2 Film violence improves teenagers’ threshold for violent behaviours.3 Movie violence leads

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    poverty the cause of crime to increase during the 19th century or was alcohol the reason why the crime activity increased. This paper will be talking about the punishments being humane or inhumane‚ was poverty the cause of the increase in criminal activity‚ or was it alcoholism that caused the criminal activity to increase. Education also influences criminal activity such as making it decrease. The punishment for criminals in 19th century were so harsh that you would think that the crime rate would have

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    But by having your eldest child being able to drive at the age of 16 just takes a load off your shoulders. The driving age should not be raised from 16. Most students today leave school wanting to attend University. Leaving school at the 17 still on their learners and no way to get there on their own. They will need someone who has had there New Zealand full drivers license for at least 2 years in the car with them. Also if the driving age is raised to 17 new drivers will be less experience as they

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    sharp increase in juvenile crime across the United States. From 1996 to the present there has been a slight decline from the statistics in 1995(OJJDP). What was the cause for this uprise in juvenile delinquincy? I will discuss 2 different theories to why there was such an increase in juvenile crime rates. I will analyze the rise of the "Gangsta-Rap" culture in the early 1990 ’s and how it may have affected teenagers that are in lower- income families. Many people believe that the increase in real

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