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    Should the juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation By: CJS/240 January 17‚ 2011 University Of Phoenix There has been much of a debate over whether or not punishment or rehabilitation should be the prime focus of the juvenile justice system. In the past‚ the focus has gone from punishment to rehabilitation and back again. This swing seems to occur based more on the community ’s response to juvenile delinquents rather than on how well either one of

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    Should CEOs be on the Board? By direction of the board‚ a foundation’s top executive staff person (titled CEO for this discussion) manages all aspects of the organization. CEOs typically oversee the foundation’s money‚ time and human resources and act as a liaison between the board and staff. Rather than keeping the CEO in a strictly managerial position‚ some boards award them a role in governance as well‚ offering the CEO full membership—and in some cases‚ voting rights—on the board. CEOs who sit

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    WARREN E. BUFFETT‚ 2005 On May 24‚ 2005‚ Warren E. Buffett‚ the chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‚ announced that MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company‚ a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway‚ would acquire the electric utility PacifiCorp. In Buffett’s largest deal since 1998‚ and the second largest of his entire career‚ MidAmerican would purchase PacifiCorp from its parent‚ Scottish Power plc‚ for $5.1 billion in cash and $4.3 billion in liabilities and preferred stock

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    Companies Should Engage in Celebrity Endorsements In our economy today‚ there are many marketing strategies and tools businesses use to attract consumers. A marketing strategy is important in business because it is the company’s plan on how to increase the number of sales of their product or service. Businesses are aggressive when it comes to marketing. Their target market is one of their top priorities and they do their best to make their target market interested to their product. They usually

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    In this essay‚ I will explain why Texas should retain the partisan election of judges. Texas is one of the few states that choose their judges using a Partisan voting method. Partisan elections can be unreliable and deceitful. A high legal position such as a judge should never be chosen in such a manner. Judges are not chosen based on merit or skills. Partisan elections do not represent the population accurately. The public is usually uninformed about the candidates they choose. In addition‚ partisan

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    popularity comes from their sports programs. Ultimately‚ studies have shown student athletes put in more effort on the field or court than they do in the classroom. Therefore college student athletes should be paid for playing their sport while attending school. Many people say that college athletes should not be paid because college tuition‚ fees‚ rooms‚ and textbooks. They receive more than the average student can ever receive. The scholarships awarded to student athletes are very valuable in many

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    carpenters‚ technicians‚ all those who areperceived as unruly have a place. They have a role to fill in the big jigsaw puzzle that is oursociety. Our society should be seen in tiers‚ yet on a flat plane with everyone on equal footingbecause as long as those “at the bottom” are needed‚ they will always be welcomed by those “atthe top.” Not everyone should pursue a college education because it is simply not necessary.There is no need for everyone to be a doctor. There is no need for everyone to be a lawyer

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    In this conflicting viewpoint assignment‚ we had to utilize ProCon.org and other credible sources to further our erudition on different viewpoints. An example of a controversy that held two great viewpoints‚ was whether students should temporally use tablets or textbooks. Tablets are a part of technology and is one of the main objects millennials use today. Books have been around for centuries and have yet to fail us in expanding our learning. “Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse

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    Insider Trading: Should it be abolished? Insider trading is defined as “ trading whilst in possession of non-public information and if known to the public‚ may lead to a substantial movement in a security’s price” . In Australia it is prohibited by insider trading regulation (IT regulations) in the Corporations Law (CL) 1991 ‚ though it was initially established from recommendations made by the Rae committee in 1974 on the mining company scandals . The latest law changed one single section to

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    Music downloaded from the internet should be legalized It is quite simple to obtain music today‚ one can purchase songs and download music videos on the World Wide Web with just a few mouse clicks. This is an achievement brought about by the digital technologies and the Internet which has enabled its users to stream or download musical works. Online music stores such as the Amazon and Grooveshark offer media libraries containing a huge variety of songs to the users for a fee while others may do so

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