The Outsiders In class we have been reading a novel called ‘The Outsiders’ by S E Hilton. This book was published forty years ago and is still popular because it has an interesting theme and characters as well. The book was set in the 1960’s in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ America. This book is about a boy named Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers and his gang. Ponyboy is from a gang called the greasers. The greasers are enemies with the socs who are the rich kids. Ponyboy is good friends with Johnny Cade‚ who
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Kipland Kinkel was born on August 30 in 1982. He was born into the home Bill and Faith Kinkel. Less than sixteen years later‚ Kip kills both of his parents‚ two students at his school‚ and injures twenty-six students. A tragic turn of events had caused a young man to murder four people and injure many more. Drugs alter the moods and perceptions of people and sometimes can cause tragic events. In this case‚ drugs combined with Kip’s odious mind fostered his violent behavior that led to unnecessary
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Why do people break the law? That is a question we all ask all the time. There is no much doubt that some people break the law such as shoplifting out of desperation‚ especially when food is concerned. Yet the same crime also attracts the attention of organised gangs who steal to order and cost stores hundreds of millions each year and to gain respect and fear from the others. The same crime but carried for different motives; one for survival‚ the other to make as much money as possible for as little
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The other side of perspective In the book‚ El Otro Lado by Julia Alvarez‚ describes the author’s experience of leaving the dominican republic and moving to the united states. This is more than just her moving though‚ it’s about her transition through things like her culture‚ her behavior‚ her personality and her childhood into a world of emotions filled with insecurity‚ love‚ hurt. Alvarez’s use of Spanish that is mixed into the English she writes her poems also describe stories of her life along
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Eating Disorders I. What is an eating disorder? “An eating disorder is an unhealthy relationship with food and weight that interferes with many areas of a person’s life. One’s thoughts become preoccupied with food‚ weight or exercise. A person who struggles with an eating disorder can have unrealistic self-critical thoughts about body image‚ and his or her eating habits may begin to disrupt normal body functions and affect daily activities. Eating disorders are not just about food and weight
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bodily harm might be imposed on a victim depending on the situation. There are many reasons that cause people to commit property crimes. For example‚ burglary is one type of property crime that could be committed. Other types of property crime are shoplifting and arson. Which metropolitan area has a higher property crime rate Alexandria‚ Louisiana or Cedar Rapids‚ Iowa? The city of Alexandria also includes the Grant and Rapids Parish areas had an estimated total of 7‚078 property crimes committed
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Reasons that a legislative body might designate specific conduct in short term is to protect the public. Some examples are protection of public health‚ morality‚ the privacy of individuals and also to maintain public order. Some reasons that a legislative body might not designate specific conduct as criminal are the conduct would not be politically popular‚ economically possible and it is constitutionally protected. What are the differences and similarities between a misdemeanor and a felony in
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SEMINAR 4 - Semester 1 2015 Deegan Topic 6: Chapter 10: Reactions of capital markets to financial reporting Talin Raya – s2900133 QUESTION 1 – Question 10.9 (NEW): If individuals have access to insider information and are able to make large gains on a securities market as a result of using information that is not widely known‚ then is this an indication that the market is inefficient? Individuals that have access to insider information have a significant advantage over those that don’t in regard
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CHERUB: The Recruit is about a boy who is twelve years old. He lives in Britain and his name is James Choke. James is always getting into trouble‚ such as getting in fights at school. James’s mom’s name is Gwen Choke. She runs a shoplifting empire. One night she dies. After she died‚ James and his half sister Lauren are sent to a children’s home called the Nebraska House. A few days later‚ James wakes up in a weird place is not sure how he got there. It turns out that this place is a top secret government
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Penalties exacted from criminals are made to fit the crimes committed. The worst crime possible should therefore receive the worst penalty possible. That penalty is the death penalty. Take‚ for example‚ the case of a man who is caught shoplifting. He does not deserve the same punishment as someone who is convicted of assault and battery. Most people would have no problem agreeing with this. Yet many of these same people believe that a cold blooded killer deserves the same life sentence
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