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    Alternative Punishment

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    Haroon Saddique Alternative Punishment One alternate punishment instead of prison could be higher education. Instead of focusing on vocational programs‚ we could pick out prisoners with some type of college experience and offer them an opportunity to complete an AA/AS or BA/BS program at a local educational facility. I believe that some prisoners are ok with going to a vocational program and getting a job. But if they are not happy with the job they get‚ or the money they make‚ they might

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    avoid meanile punishment. Despite their claims of being “mature”‚ adults exhibit this behavior as well‚ but call it scapegoating. But why do people do such childish things‚ despite being sensible? Blame shifting is done as a result of people being unable to handle negative repercussions of a situation. A old but well analyzed example is the Salem witch hunts‚ which are highlighted in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”. In the book‚ Tituba gets accused of witchcraft‚ so to lessen her punishment‚ she claims

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    A Fair Punishment

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    Alex Mueller Professor Goff Writing 122 19 February 2013 A Fair Punishment On the morning of April 21st‚ 2009‚ my biology teacher gave me‚ and the rest of the class‚ some terrible news. She told us that my high school classmate and friend‚ Major Washington‚ had been killed in a car accident the previous night. I later learned that Major‚ and his mother Sylvia Porter‚ had been hit by a drunk driver on their way to return a movie. The man behind the wheel was driving with a suspended license

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    Do you think if it was to be your child doing this you should be held accountable for their crime? I believe parents should not be held responsible for crimes that their children committed because they did not force their child/children to do the crime. Since people do have a mind of their own and would probably still do these crimes even if their parents told them not too. The question is‚ are parents really the core of the problem or are there other bigger issues we have to consider? Many parents

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    corporal punishment

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    Many parents use physical punishment to discipline their children. Others prefer to use different methods to reward good behavior or punish misbehavior. It became a controversial issue nowadays. However‚ I am partially agreeing the physical punishment. In this essay‚ I will explore the both sides of this argument. Admittedly‚ there are many reasons to allow corporal punishment. First point is that‚ for childrens’ better future‚ it is vital to teach them discipline form their childhood onward

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    Harsher Punishment

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    To prey upon‚ overpower and sexually assault children and women is an especially heinous crime to me. What is even more distressing is that the punishment for rape‚ child abuse (both physical and sexual)‚ and other sexually based offenses is not in my opinion harsh enough. Lawrence Singleton whose case is well known‚ served only eight years after he picked up a 15 year-old hitchhiker drove her to a wooded area were he raped her and chopped her forearms off with an axe. He left her for dead on the

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    Fetus Punishment

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    Week 3 Should a Pregnant Woman Be Punished for Exposing Her Fetus to Risk? HSM524 The problem at hand is “Should a Pregnant Woman be Punished for Exposing Her Fetus to Risk? This article presented me with two different opinions. There is Jean Toal‚ from Majority Opinion‚ Cornelia Whitner‚ Respondent‚ v. State of South Carolina‚ Petitioner (July 15‚ 1997). The other opinion comes from Lynn M. Paltrow‚ from “Punishment and Prejudice: Judging Drug-Using Pregnant Women

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    Corporal Punishment

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    1 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS IN SOUTH ASIA Submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on Violence Against Children 28 September 2001 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 I. INTRODUCTION 4 II. HOW CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY CORPORAL 5 PUNISHMENT 2.1 Risk for the Child’s Physical and Psychological Health 5 2.2 Impact on Retention and Learning Achievements 6 III. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 7 3.1 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the

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    have really many fast-food restaurant’s in USA. It is so cheap‚ you can by a hole meal for about 2$ at Mc Donald’s. And actually the food on a fast-food restaurant’s are cheaper than if you cooked your own meal‚ at home‚ from scratch. I think that should be vice versa! And another reason is that they do not get enough exercise during their day. They eat a lot of TV-dinners‚ treats and snacks. In the schools they had some horrible food for the children‚ you could only buy fast-food‚ the cafeterias

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    Psychological Punishment

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    Reese Rogers Punishment and Reinforcement A parent can be defined in many ways; my definition is an adult giving the warmth and belonging to their kid for them then to develop proper behaviors. All behaviors must be strengthened by the parents for their kids to grow up with moral values. Punishment is one way of decreasing a behavior from reoccurring by giving or removing an object or activity of value. A common use of positive punishment is giving children the timeout corner. When giving your

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