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    On Postmodernism For my short essay I will focus on a postmodern reading of Joyce Carol Oates‚ "How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Corrections and Began My Life Over Again." More precisely‚ as a postmodern text. Postmodernism refers to texts that reject coherence in a narrative‚ objective truth‚ and show doubts about the reliability of language to communicate. Postmodern techniques that are evident in Oates story were fragmented narrative‚ disrupted time sequence‚ disunified

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    Corruptions of the Gilded Age The time from 1880 to about 1900 was the time of inner chaos‚ known as the Gilded Age‚ this period of time was full social conflict‚ corruption‚ and many fluctuating perceptions through the United States. Even though America appeared to be very productive and wealthy to the outside world‚ but when you look closely at how the wealth was distributed‚ how happy‚ and how safe the people were‚ you can tell that the city life is not what it seemed to be. The bigger

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    How Close Is The Relationship Between Social Deprivation and Crime? Poverty is generally regarded as absolute deprivation. Poverty is defined as the lack of some fixed level of material goods necessary for survival and minimal well-being. Areas that rank high on measures of deprivation‚ such as high unemployment‚ low levels of income and poor quality accommodation‚ are often characterised by high levels of crime and disorder. This is because some individuals respond to the conditions they have

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    considered an inmate. The inmate must fellow all the rules code of conduct while being on parole. Probation is a sentence ordered by a judge instead of serving time in jail. Caplan (2012)‚ "Probation is imposed either for lesser offenses like shoplifting‚ or after release from prison for more serious offenses — are considered easy time compared with incarceration and a first step toward a fresh start” (para.

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    Explain the different sociological explanations for crime and deviance Sociologists argue that there are many different sociological explanations for crime and deviance present. In this essay I will be discussing the different sociological explanations for crime and deviance. Firstly‚ a sociological explanation named inadequate socialization is based on young people’s involvement in criminal and deviant behaviour‚ which has been explained in terms of the negative influence of family background

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    service as a punishment began in Great Britain in the late 1960s and has become increasingly popular with judges who find they can be more flexible and humane in punishing offenders unlikely to commit another crime. Those guilty of offenses like shoplifting‚ writing bad checks‚ possessing small amounts of illegal drugs‚ or hurling cell phones‚ are required to work a certain number of hours for the good of the community‚ usually in a local nonprofit or government facility. (The judges’ rule of thumb:

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    self-esteem overly related to body image. Many people with bulimia also struggle with co-occurring conditions such as self-injury (cutting and other forms of self-harm without suicidal intention)‚ substance abuse‚ and impulsivity (risky sexual behaviors‚ shoplifting‚ etc.). The cycles of binging and purging that come with bulimia nervosa put severe stress on the individual’s body. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness‚ your heart is not built to withstand laxative use or daily vomiting. This

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    and helping people who need it. If we type in the search bar “articles of police doing good” we will find hundreds of examples of articles like “Cop Fixes Boy’s Bike‚ Takes ‘Serve And Protect’ To Whole New Level” and “Instead Of Charging Him For Shoplifting‚ Officer Helps Single Dad Feed His Baby”. The Police are here to make us feel safe. Not the

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    The word is also used as a familiar term for some crimes against property‚ such as burglary‚ embezzlement‚ larceny‚ looting‚ robbery‚ shoplifting‚ fraud‚ prowling‚ mugging‚ and sometimes criminal adaptation. Ryder and Cusack should have been put in jail for what they have done. It is not fair to the other people. Yes‚ if they go to jail for their crime‚ they might have a chance of being pulled

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    Bhutan clearly shows the negative impact from TV. An editorial warns: “We are seeing for the first time broken families‚ school dropouts and other negative youth crimes. We are beginning to see crime associated with drug users all over the world –shoplifting‚ burglary and violence.” This editorial warning was shown after the Bhutan had free access to the TV. Firstly‚ TV can ‘brainwash’ people‚ youths especially. The study by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that children aged between 2-18 years

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