Prison overcrowding By: Beth Kelly‚ Karlee Atkinson‚ Taylor Burciul and Peter Kotowitch Definition: a demand for space in prisons exceeds the planned capacity Statistics Costs taxpayers 3 billion dollars a year for correctional services‚ including policing its approx $10 million There are 35‚000 persons locked up in Canadian jails‚ giving Canada one of the highest incarceration rates among western industrialised countries Cost of incarcerating a Federal female prisoner (2004/5):
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Over the Edge of the World In 1519 Magellan and his fleet set sail from Seville‚ Spain‚ to find a water route to the Spice Islands in Indonesia. Magellan was Portuguese by birth. He first asked the King of Portugal to fund an exploration to the Spice Islands by sailing west‚ but since Portugal had already found a route to the east the king denied Magellan. However Charles I of Spain funded Magellan because Spain had not found a route to the Spice Islands as yet. Charles I gave Magellan five ships
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Instructor’s Resource Manual The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History FOURTH EDITION Richard W. Bulliet / Pamela Kyle Crossley / Daniel R. Headrick / Steven W. Hirsch / Lyman L. Johnson / David Northrup Sheila Phipps Appalachian State University HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON NEW YORK Publisher: Suzanne Jeans Senior Sponsoring Editor: Nancy Blaine Development Editor: Katie White Editorial Assistant: Adrienne Zicht Senior Marketing Manager: Katherine Bates Copyright ©
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accessories. Now a publicly owned company‚ Harley has scored double digit growth for eighteen consecutive years. Harley transformed itself into a strong marketing company with a focus on lifestyle image and product quality. Background A brand over-extension While motorbike apparel (Motorclothes® merchandise) and ornaments probably matched the Harley Davidson cult heritage brand‚ the company had lost focus. In the 1990s‚ it extended the brand too far. It introduced products like wine coolers
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One of the biggest controversies of this decade is euthanasia. Euthanasia is “inducing the painless death of a person for reasons assumed to be merciful?(Henrickson and Martin 24). There are four types of euthanasia voluntary and direct‚ voluntary but indirect‚ direct but involuntary‚ and indirect and involuntary. Voluntary and direct euthanasia is “chosen and carried out by the patient.? Voluntary but indirect euthanasia is chosen in advance. Direct but involuntary euthanasia is done for the patient
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Baluchistan conflict The Government of Pakistan over Baluchistan‚ the country’s largest province. Recently‚ separatists have also clashed with Islamic Republic of Iran over its respective Baloch region‚ which borders Pakistan. Shortly after Pakistan’s creation in 1947‚ the Army of the Islamic Republic had to subdue insurgents based in Kalat who rejected the King of Kalat decision to accede to Pakistan‚ reminiscent of the Indian Army’s operation in the Principality state of Hyderabad. The movement
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accomplish. After this‚ Santiago endures a long time without much food or water‚ and then‚ after he kills the marlin‚ he must bear the greatest physical task of his voyage‚ getting back home with the fish. Unfortunately‚ he does not do this‚ but he triumphs over several sharks before they can get to the fish. When his trek home is coming to an end without any meat on the fish‚ he spits in the water and says‚ “Eat that‚ galanos. And make a dream you’ve killed a man” (Hemingway 119). Santiago is extremely angry
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upon millions to create change in the world by first creating change within themselves. Through the lifelong process of bettering themselves‚ people simultaneously discover that their perspective evolves‚ as well. A person’s view of the world changes over time as they break free from biases and become more educated. First‚ a person’s view is changed as they realize that “there are two sides to every story”‚ so to speak. From the moment a child is born‚ he/she is‚ whether it be consciously or not‚
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April 15‚ 2013 Prison overcrowding paper Overcrowding in prisons is one of the biggest challenges facing the American criminal justice system today. The total population of prisons and jails in the United States neared the 2.1 million mark in June 2003‚ according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported incarceration rates of state and federal prisoners continued to rise. At midyear 2003‚ the number of sentenced inmates was 480 per 100‚000 U.S. residents
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To what extent is Lord of the flies a warning to its readers? William Golding fought in world war two as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy‚ when he returned from war he said that he was disgusted by “What one man can do to another”. Some people say that lord of the flies is a warning to its readers as shows them how the ‘innocent children’ changed into savage animals. It shows that even the most kind hearted of people have the ability to kill if they in a certain environment or put under certain
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