Variation in Sentencing with Armed Robbery Antwanette Billingsley St. Leo University 10/13/2011 There are many questions surrounding the sentencing process in the State of Georgia surrounding several crimes. Why is there a variation in the process depending on where the crime was committed‚ who committed it‚ who the victim was‚ how many cases are on back log? Why do we allow these factors to play a part in the decision making process? Serious violent crimes are subject to
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between Popper’s philosophies Karl Popper is regarded one of the greatest philosophers of his century. He had a major influence on the establishment of the philosophy of science and politics. Yet little research has been done on the interconnection of his theories’ elements. His philosophies are generally regarded unconnected. Therefore‚ we look for a link between his political and scientific theory. To what extent is his scientific and political philosophy interrelated? Popper’s philosophy of science
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The mandatory sentencing guidelines are set by United States Congress and grant prosecutors the power to charge defendants with crimes that allow for longer sentences without regard to what role the defendants played or any background on the cases. Judges are forced to
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Title: The Effect of Daoism and Confucianism on Tai Chi Philosophy REL 213 Chinese Religious Traditions 12.4.2014 Zhanna Kurmangaziyeva Chinese religions are very diverse implementing their philosophy to people’s lives. Religious influence is evident from studying Chinese leisure and activities‚ such as Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan is a type of martial arts which popularity has increased last few decades. Slow movements and meditative philosophy are main characteristic features of the Tai Chi exercises
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illustrate his opinion on the government during a chaotic period of wars plaguing China during 475-221 BC. The philosophy of Confucianism permeates every sector of China through government‚ education‚ and daily behavior. Confucianism honors relationships and the Analects present themselves as a philosophy focusing on morals to live by. This phrase in Chapter 15 of the Analects illustrates the philosophy of Confucius in Book 1‚ Chapter 23 when ‚” the Master says‚’reciprocity (shu)—what you would not want for
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Alternative Sentencing We need to realize that the current approach to our penal system is failing terribly. Take a group of people‚ take away all of their possessions and privacy‚ expose them to violence‚ overcrowded cell blocks‚ and the result is a group of people intent on getting even with society rather than contributing to it. It is very expensive to house prisoners. There are several other options to deal with nonviolent offenders. Alternative sentencing is finding other ways to deal
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PROS. ELIZA B. YU‚ LLM PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON DR. FLORENTINO H. HORNEDO‚ PhD UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS GRADUATE SCHOOL Philosophy of the Human Person’s Selected Theses The following are the five (5) selected theses that I shall endeavour to explicate and exemplify: 1. “Philosophy is the science of knowledge. But the outcome of any philosophical inquiry is determined by its starting place.” – Michael Novak
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The judicial philosophies of the justices in the United States Supreme Court differ from one another. These philosophies are depended on the justices personal experiences and ideologies they grew up with. We find some are on the liberal side‚ some are conservative‚ while others are more on the moderate side. The liberal judges believe that the U.S constitution is a living document. This means that the Constitution should be open to modification and modernization according to the demands of contemporary
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underlying behavior appears to have experienced little impact. Due to todays new consciousness about the unfairness and effectiveness of harsh crack cocaine mandatory sentences has emerged among policy makers and the United States Sentencing Commission. These unfair sentencing laws‚ have a dramatic effect on the cause of overcrowding in prisons for decades.
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and Modern Philosophy (trans: Maurice Cranston‚ New York: Anchor Books‚ 1965) pp. (x+142). Paper. The book Wittgenstein and Modern Philosophy‚ written by Professor Justus Hartnack‚ was first published in Danish. Later this book was translated to English by Maurice Cranston who was the author of Freedom‚ What are Human Rights?‚ Jean-Paul Sartre and the standard biography of John Locke. Hartnack is also famous for his book Philosophical Problems. The book Wittgenstein and Modern Philosophy deals with
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