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    countries weaker that in turn weakens the public services such as law enforcement. According to Sung (2004) vulnerability of the state makes it easier for organized criminal groups to pursue their interests and to recruit people “Extortion is a core predatory activity of mafia power: it creates jobs for the lower cadres‚ offers a lucrative source of cash to the organization and‚ crucially‚ allows for the exercise of economic and political influence over a given territory.” (p. 115). Overall‚ although

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    Human deviance is not only a local problem but one that spans across the ocean causing significate harm requiring criminologist to seek answers to this social phenomenon not only locally but on a global level. The very nature of deviance describes the violations of social norms and laws that are often customary within the cultural environment. However‚ prostitution and drug crimes are often viewed as victimless crimes because it is believed these crimes do not cause harm to innocent victims; although

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    issues. There are many commonly found characteristics of these types of killers. They may have varying degrees of mental illnesses which may contribute to their erratic behavior. Serial killers usually have a lack of remorse‚ the need for control and predatory behavior. The majority of serial killers were abused during their early childhood whether it was emotionally‚ physically and/or sexually. Some are even involved in sadistic activity. Serial killers usually have a record of petty crimes such as theft

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    Exotic Animals as Pets Danger‚ danger! Animals are cute‚ but not all are domesticated to own as pets. Dogs are a man’s best friend‚ people suggest cats are an old lonely lady’s answer to everything‚ and everyone has a dream to own a tiger or lion. However‚ people should not be allowed to own exotic animals as pets. Owning exotic animals can cause an endangerment to the animal‚ an endangerment to the owner‚ and an endangerment to the community. Many people love and own cats and dogs‚ but many

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    Pricing Strategies Competition based pricing Setting the price based upon prices of the similar competitor products. Competitive pricing is based on three types of competitive products: * Products having lasting distinctiveness from competitor’s product. Here we can assume * The product has low price elasticity. * The product has low cross elasticity. * The demand for the product will rise. * Products have perishable distinctiveness from competitor’s product‚ assuming the product

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    driven by the focused quest for profit in view of the misuse of labor‚ and which is in this way inclined to over-collection. The author uses a framework‚ which he refers to as ‘accumulation by dispossession’. This framework enables us to understand predatory activities of Canadian mining in South America and the Canadian state power to defend and facilitate these activities. Canadian mining companies are amongst the largest in the World‚ they experience larger growth then other competitors and lead the

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    Assignment- Amniotes The Reptiles Chameleon: An Innate behavior can be said to be an inborn behavior. One of the innate behaviors shown in the clip is the chameleon’s ability to reach for cover and adapt with the environment and to feed. The predatory behavior of the chameleon can be seen in its feeding‚ it brings out its tongue to pick a prey in a fast way. It is important because it enables it catch their prey so that they don’t escape. The eyes of the chameleon moves round in any direction

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    TETRANCHUS URTICAE AND THE GREENHOUSE STRAWBERRY PLANT Mites belong to the Chelicerata‚ a branch of arthropods and the second largest group of terrestrial animals. Within the order Acari‚ spider mites belong to the Acariformes with fossils dating from the Lower Devonian period 410 million years ago (Edgecombe‚ G. D.‚ 2010). The two-spotted spider mite‚ Tetranychus urticae‚ is a web-spinning mite. The name refers to their ability to produce silk-like webbing used to create

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    “Wolves are the dogs that stayed behind.” The world is a cruel place. A thing that can be treasured in one instance can be a threat in the next. For many people‚ we stare at the natural world and see its rugged beauty and wish that we could captivate it for ourselves. The case is no different for our modern dogs. Bred from the “empty canvas” of a wolf‚ we’ve modified‚ altered‚ formed‚ transformed‚ reformed‚ and remodified wolves to be one of the closest companions we have still today: dogs. But through

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    Mad for Beauty “Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Emerson’s saying is all that embodies A Streetcar Named Desire. Williams’s Blanche is that tragic heroin hurt by the depths of society. Her tragic flaw is her pursuit of society and her madness for beauty. The Young Man’s presence in Scene 5 of Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is essential as it illustrates Blanche’s fear of vanishing beauty and old age. Elia Kazan’s film version of A Streetcar Named Desire

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