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    Crime Solutions

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    popular crimes Almost everyone in American realizes that we have a crime problem. Being a criminal justice major‚ I will deal with crime my whole career. Cities have the highest crime rate‚ but small towns shouldn’t be overlooked. Crime is like an iceberg‚ with only the tip of it being what is reported. Some criminals that are reported just serve half of their sentence. Punishment for a serious crime in American needs to be swift and sure‚ especially for homicides and drug related crimes. Criminals

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    The first and most basic reason that marijuana should be legal is that there is no good reason for it not to be legal. Some people ask "why should marijuana be legalized?" but we should ask "Why should marijuana be illegal?" From a philosophical point of view‚ individuals deserve the right to make choices for themselves. The government only has a right to limit those choices if the individual’s actions endanger someone else. This does not apply to marijuana‚ since the individual who chooses to

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    Crime Data Comparison Comparing similar crimes‚ in metropolitan area such as Phoenix and Dallas. The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data shows in 2009 Phoenix had 76 reported murders‚ and Dallas with 86. Dallas with a lower population number of 1‚290‚266 had higher murder rate‚ Phoenix with population of 1‚597‚397 reported in 2009. Reported murder rates dropped in both areas in 2010‚ Dallas with 73‚ and Phoenix with a reported 50. “National reports a decrease of 6.2 percent of violent crimes during

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    “Too Early to Start‚ Too Late to Quit” Gambling addictions have become a prominent problem in today’s society. Gambling is to stake or risk money‚ or anything of value‚ on the outcome of something involving chance. Like cigarettes‚ drugs‚ and alcohol‚ gambling can be very addictive if not monitored properly. A major cause on the increase in gambling addictions is the media. The media portrays gambling in a positive‚ harmless manner that encourages all to participate. Although‚ some addictions

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    life‚ then there is no public way‚ if one believes in legal rights under the law‚ in which it should legally be denied to homosexuals (Sullivan 183). If the anti-gay public and its legislation could see through their religious barrier‚ then they would realize that the discrimination of “gays and lesbians is

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    Should Same Sex Marriage Be Legalized Brooklyn Main ENG 102 September 22‚ 2013 Pauline Rodock Half of Americans say that homosexuality is something that can be changed or a choice‚ while the other half say that homosexuality is not a choice but something that they are born with and cannot change. So what is homosexuality‚ exactly? It is the attraction or behaviors‚ sexual or otherwise‚ between members of the same sex or gender (Random House‚ Inc. 2013). The question at hand is should

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    Photosynthesis Rate

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    MLA style. 5. YOU DO NOT NEED TO ANSWER THE ONLINE QUESTIONS‚ but you should think about them as you proceed thorough the lab. Note: Lab Instructions start on the next page! Experiment 1: Habitat and Photosynthetic Rates Predict the relative photosynthetic rates of plants from a shaded rainforest floor‚ a coastal region with moderate light‚ and a sunny desert: Rainforest Prediction: ____________________________________________ Coast Prediction: ________________________________________________

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    rate of change

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    at the instant that the radius is 4 cm. The radius is decreasing at the rate of 0 .25 cm/min. What is the rate of change of the volume at this instant? FACT IDEA LEARNING ISSUE ACTION PLAN 1) Snowball is melting that at the instant. 2) The snowball radius is 4cm. 3) The radius is decreasing at the rate of 0 .25 cm/min. 1) Make equation using chain rule. Chain rule based on the information given. 1) What is the rate of change of the volume at this instant? 2) How to solve the problem?

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    interest rates

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    Interest Rates An interest rate is the rate at which interest is paid by borrowers for the use of money that they borrow from a lender. Specifically‚ the interest rate is a percent of principal paid a certain amount of times per period. Small companies often borrow capital from banks to buy new assets for its business‚ and in return the lender receives interest at a predetermined interest rate for deferring the use of funds and instead lending it to the borrower. Interest rates are

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    Williams March 16‚ 2013 Crime in The Bahamas Crime in The Bahamas has always been a serious thing. Our crime rate is among the highest in the region because of the small population we have. It is not like before where you could leave your doors opened and unlocked without the fear of being robbed or killed. Many Bahamians no longer feel safe in their own homes. The violent crimes have skyrocketed‚ with murder records set in four of the last five years. Crime breaks apart communities‚ hurts

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