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    animal well-being (Turner‚ 1946) (II) Double standards and class bias Lewis Carroll pointed out a contradiction within the scientific community which undermined the case for vivisection. Carroll said that to describe humans and monkeys as brothers was incompatible with declarations of humans as superior to lower beasts‚ possessing the right to inflict pain upon them for human gain (Mayer‚ 2010). Unfortunately‚ there were frequently similar accusations of double standards within the animal protection

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    Prison Violence

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    threat to the safety of prison‚ of correctional staff‚ and of other inmates. Nevertheless‚ the issue of discipline in prison is important from an economic perspective‚ because an estimated average cost per infraction at a medium security prison is $970 (Jiang & Fisher-Giorlando‚ 2002). For these reasons‚ Jiang & Fisher- Giorlando conducted a research to help explain violent incidents‚ incidents against correctional staff and incidents against other inmates in prison. Identifying the risk factors

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    Rh Bill

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    A. BILL CONTENT The basic content of the Consolidated Reproductive Health Bill is divided into the following sections. SEC. 1. Title SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy SEC. 3. Guiding Principles SEC.4. Definition of Terms SEC.5. Midwives for Skilled Attendance SEC. 6. Emergency Obstetric Care SEC. 7. Access to Family Planning SEC. 8. Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Crisis Situations SEC. 9. Maternal Death Review SEC. 10. Role of the Food and Drug Administration SEC. 11. Procurement

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    its founding‚ there has been a need to place blame. Imagine how the person being blamed would feel. Henry Wirz did not have to image it; he lived through it and died for it. Someone is always to be blamed‚ even if they were just following orders. Orders which can only go so far until humanity takes effect. Henry Wirz was used as a scapegoat for war crimes committed during the Civil War at Andersonville Prison‚ however that does not justify his acts or make him an American hero. Ever take a midnight

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    Reproductive Health Bill The continuous debate on the proposed Reproductive Health Bill keeps on polarizing our country. The mere fact that the State and the Church are two separate entities has become more evident since the provisions of the RH Bill surfaced. The Catholic Church has been firm with its stand on the moral and religious principle of protecting human life. The Government‚ on the other hand‚ has intensified its campaign towards family planning including the artificial or modern

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    algorithm and its important characteristics with the help of an algorithm. (06 Marks) b) Write an algorithm to check whether the given number is an Armstrong number or not.(Ex: 13+53+33=153) (06 Marks) c) Briefly explain the following terms- (08 Marks) i) Dictionary ii) Stable algorithm iii) ADT iv) First child next sibling representation of trees 2. a) Explain the various asymptotic notations with examples. (08 Marks) b) Use the informal definitions of O‚ Ω‚ θ to determine

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    Jails vs. Prisons

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    Corrections Jails vs. Prisons ------------------------------------------------- Andrea K. Wester ------------------------------------------------- April 30‚ 2012 To start‚ this paper has been more than challenging for me. Never before has my eyes been more opened to such differences. And to warn you I may have more information than needed‚ but no surprise there. Here bellow is what I have come up with on the differences between jail systems and prisons systems. There is not a major difference

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    Double Jeeopardy Revisited

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    Andrew S. C. Ehrenberg‚ Gerald J. Goodhardt‚ & T. Patrick Barwise Double Jeopardy Revisited In any given time period‚ a small brand typically has far fewer buyers than a larger brand. In addition‚ its buyers tend to buy it less often. This pattern is an instance of a widespread phenomenon called "double jeopardy" (DJ). The authors describe the wide range of empirical evidence for DJ‚ the theories that account for its occurrence‚ known exceptions and deviations‚ and practical implications.

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    Many celebrities have doubles‚ people who look very much like them‚ but come from other walks of life. Charles John Huffman Dickens did not have a known double in real life‚ but he employed their use in his writing. A Tale Of Two Cities is a classic tale of the French Revolution written by Dickens. The novel begins with Mr.Lorry saving a man from prison whose daughter‚ Lucie Manette‚ later marries Charles Darnay. When Darnay goes to Paris to save an old family servant‚ he is sent to the guillotine

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    Prison Environment Checkpoint Kaschelle Nichol CJS/230 August 22‚ 2012 Lester Julian Prison Environment Checkpoint The prison environment is defined as the atmosphere of aspects within a prison‚ including: inmates‚ guards‚ facilities‚ privileges‚ morale‚ etc. A prison environment is strict and isn’t happy. The main goal being punishment‚ the overall atmosphere will be low‚ and considering the

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