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    Zhao Developing writing Gayle Nash October 26‚ 2012 Rhetorical analysis of “Commit a Crime‚ Suffer the Consequences” “Commit a Crime‚ Suffer the Consequences” written by Mark Patinkin‚ who is a journalist and bulletin columnist‚ shows the story of Michael Fay‚ who vandalized cars in Singapore as an American citizen and weather or not he deserves to suffer the same punishment as the locals for his crime. In Singapore‚ “caning” is the default punishment for vandalism‚ which means that the

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    How are the young people in DNA affected by the crimes they commit? How does Kelly show the ways they are affected? [30 marks] DNA is a contemporary play dealing with the modern issues faced by youths. The group in the play is portrayed as alienated and cut off from society other than their immediate surroundings. Though there is no definite place or time it is clearly contemporary through the speech and references made by other characters. In the play DNA Dennis Kelly shows the different ways

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    Assess the views that males commit more crime than women due to primary socialisation Primary socialization occurs during childhood and is when a child learns the attitudes‚ values and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. For example if a child saw his/her mother/ father expressing a discriminatory opinion about a minority group‚ then that child may think this behavior is acceptable and could continue to have this opinion about minority groups. Functionalist may

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    The debate on whether parents should be held responsible for their children’s misdeeds has been going on for ages and people are divided on the issue. I believe that parents should be held responsible if their children commit any crime. A number of arguments surround my opinion. To begin with‚ if parents know that they will be held responsible for their children’s inappropriate actions‚ they will see to it that their children are well supervised and well cared for. Parents are responsible for

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    devastating thing‚ suicide is the tenth leading cause of death today‚ suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death from ages 10-24‚ and 5th from ages 45-59. For every woman who commits suicide‚ there are four men that commits it‚ but women are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than men are. Being bullied is a reason why a lot of people commit suicide‚ people feel like that the pain being inflicted on them will never stop‚ and no one could possibly do anything to stop that so they feel the need to

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    Are formerly abused children more likely to commit violent crimes? Definition at a minimum: Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act‚ which presents an imminent risk of serious harm. Child abuse is one of the Nation’s most serious concerns. The Children’s Bureau in the Administration on Children‚ Youth and families within Vietnam‚ addresses this important

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    There has to be a reason why they people commit suicide‚ you might not know but they do and there are a lot of possibilities. It could be that the child was having problems at school‚ about their body. Sometimes the parents don’t even see that there is something wrong with their child‚ they don’t bother to know what’s going on at school‚ if they have problems‚ if they are depressed‚ nothing. People who commit suicide aren’t necessarily stupid. Low self-esteem can lead to suicide. You could be self-conscious

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    case extremely interesting to the individuals in the United States. Such characteristics relevant to Jeffrey included his incapacity to develop his social skills and feelings for others‚ in addition to impulsive behavior which led to his violent and sexual offending

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    have come to the conclusion that children between the ages of 16 and 18 who commit adult crimes should be tried and sentenced as adults. After researching information and cases of minors being tried as adults‚ I have concluded that if minor offenders were punished in the same degree as adult offenders are‚ the number of minors committing crimes might be reduced significantly. While it is not appropriate for these individuals to be placed in the same facilities as adult offenders‚ they should receive

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    court for being tried as adults. Many people agree or disagree on that decision‚ are they Juveniles‚ Children‚ or they adults? Writers like Adam Liptak‚ Marjie Lundstrom‚ Greg Krikorian‚ and Paul Thompson have maelstrom the ways of the mind of teenagers or consider their committed crimes to be adjured. The things that go through a teen’s brain are starting and unbearable to hear or imagine. Between the ages of 12 through 17‚ minors have been committing crimes that make their way down to death row

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