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    heinous‚ capital punishment seems like the only way the perpetrator can be punished and the victim avenged. Capital punishment sends a clear message to all that the crime for which this punishment was meted out will not be tolerated at all. Lifelong imprisonment‚ however‚ does not enforce this idea‚ as it does not seem as harsh to some and makes the law look too sympathetic towards the criminal as compared to the victim. A punishment which fails to make an example of the perpetrator and scare future perpetrators

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    up staying in jail‚ because they cannot afford a private attorney‚ nor can they afford the bail. Imprisonment of individuals affects disproportionately of families living in poverty (UNDC‚ May 2014). When an individual income proves for a family‚ the imprisonment impacts the whole family (UNDC‚ May 2014). (UNDC‚ May 2014):“Thus the family experiences financial losses as a result of the imprisonment of one of its members‚ exacerbated by the new expenses that must be met‚ such as the cost of a lawyer

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    vignettes describing the adolescence of Esperanza. These 44 vignettes‚ though at some points seem unconnected and unrelated‚ come back to the central symbol of the house. The homes described are a symbol of poverty and shame as well as a symbol of imprisonment‚ and this symbol reveals Esperanza’s future aspirations and themes of spousal abuse. The houses on Mango Street are a symbol of poverty and shame‚ and Esperanza realizing this starts her coming of age and ignites the longing for her own home

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    Freud’s conception of love (via Santas) is that “all love is a derivative of the sexual instincts” with romantic love having the “aim [of] sexual union” (Santas‚ 1988‚ Chapter 6). This definition of love takes sexuality as the central foundation of love‚ inferring that all non-sexual love‚ therefore‚ non-romantic love is an abstraction‚ repression or “sublimation” of natural sexual aim‚ which Freud equates to perversion. Freud then states that this love derives from a form of psychosexual development

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    This optimistic outlook allows therapist to separate people from their problems. This allows them to connect with the noblest part of the client thereby fostering “hope and optimism” (Gehart‚ 2014). Narrative therapist do not believe problems are pathology but

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    Introduction The purpose of this paper is to give a description of Huntington’s disease (HD) causes‚ pathophysiology and clinical manifestations. This paper will specifically focus on Huntington’s disease pathophysiology. Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant‚ neurodegenerative disease that attacks a person’s motor‚ cognitive and behavioral functioning (Bordelon‚ 2013). Huntington’s disease is also referred to as Huntington’s chorea due to the progression of uncontrollable dance movements

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    maintain social solidarity. There are many forms of punishment that can be given to an offender‚ each with their own functions for the offender and society itself. Imprisonment is one of the most widely used forms of punishments globally‚ the ideology of imprisonment globally tends to remain the same. There are several functions of imprisonment and whether it is an effective method of punishment is widely argued by sociologist. To remove the offender from society‚ as to keep society safe is one function

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    The influences of the traditional rights of Englishmen are visible in the United States Constitution. Under the United States Constitution‚ lie the rights of the legislative bodies and the rights of individual. By comparing the United States Constitution‚ to the traditional rights of Englishmen‚ evidence emerges supporting the influence of English laws in development of the United States Constitution. For example‚ the United States Constitution establishes the legislative powers of the federal

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    committing rape shall be given rigorous imprisonment which may range from seven years to life term. •Punishment for rape that leads to death or vegetative state should be given rigorous imprisonment ranging from not less than 20 years to the remaining life of a convict. •Crimes like gang-rape shall entail punishment ranging from not less than 20 years to whole life of the convict. •Gang-rape causing death of the victim shall amount to life imprisonment for the convict. •The crimes such as

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    early 1950’s. Jaga being the accused in this case‚ as he was caught selling unwrought gold which is illegal. It was then decided by the jury that he would be sentenced to “three months imprisonment suspended for three years”. Section 22 of Act 22 of 1913 read as follows: “Any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment for any offence committed by the sale of unwrought precious metal and who is deemed by the minister to be an undesirable inhabitant of the Union may be removed from the union under a

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