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    Darryl Shipp Phase 1 Individual Project CJUS141-1204A-13 Colorado Technical University Robert C. Lawrence 10/15/2012 What can crime statistics tell us about the extent of crime in America today? Explain? I think that crime statistics tells us the variation of crimes that are being committed. Each year the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the Uniformed Crime Rate Program (UCR) collects information from law enforcement agencies throughout the United States‚ giving a total of

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    To what extent does the law achieve justice? The literal meaning of justice is ‘the quality of being morally right and fair’ but there are various theories which can be considered and compared since they all define justice in a different way. Formal and concrete would need to be considered. Formal justice is concerned with the methods and procedures in place for decision making and allocating goods and services. It can be said that as long as procedures are fair and everyone has an equal chance

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    When the Civil War Became Inevitable There are many instances when the Civil War could have become inevitable. When the Declaration of independence was signed and slavery was still allowed‚ when John Brown attacked Harper’s Ferry with his small militia‚ or even when the Missouri Compromise was passed. All these instances showcase the ever growing divide between the Southern and Northern States. One instance though stands out in its direct and public attack. On the surface it was seen in the south

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    Health Hazards in Common Professions Introduction:- The world is a busy place. There are millions of people going to work every day.  As a result‚ there has been a steady rise in the number of jobs‚ because new people join the global workforce each year.  To ensure maximum productivity from the workforce‚ the health and safety of the working individuals is very important.  To ensure complete safety‚ it is essential that we are acknowledged about the health hazards present in the certain field/profession

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    To what extent is the Three Gorges Dam sustainable? The Three Gorges Dam was built in 2011 on the Yangtze River in an area called Chongqing. It was built to prevent flooding of main industrial areas in China following the major flood in 1998 of the river. The dam is 1.4 miles long and is able to produce 18‚000 MW of electricity. Sustainability is when environment‚ society and economy are all stable and balanced‚ so that progress can be made. The Three Gorges Dam has had a big impact on these areas

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    Social order can be defined as a stable system of s social institutions that bring about the regular patterns of shared‚stable and predictable behavior.It refers to a set of linked social structures ‚social institutions‚social practices which conserve‚maintain and enforce "normal" way of relating and behaving‚Functionalist theory assumes that a certain degree of order and stability is essential for the survival of social systems.Without it‚society may expose to chaos and disorder.An example showing

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    Writing about literature - an essay THE CAN-CAN: WHAT CAN AND WHAT CAN’T? By Huy Phát A popular provocative dance move in the Broadway shows in 1950s has been chosen as the title for this short story “The Can-can” of Vivante about a man having a love affair while his thought was wandering around “somebody doing the can-can”- his wife back home. The can-can therefore does more than just being the title‚ its repeated recurrence in the story recognizes itself as a noteworthy symbol and also contributes

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    “ To what extent is Humanitarian Intervention an abandoned project? “ Humanitarian Intervention is military intervention that is carried out in pursuit of humanitarian rather than strategic objectives. This term is controversial and therefore often debated‚ as it is an evaluative and subjective term. The common use of the term itself is the desire to come in help to other people‚ however according to some other opinions‚ it is the outcome of the intervention that defines it. Firstly‚ it is essential

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    The volcanic explosion of Mount St. Helens May 18‚ 1980 left the world in shock. For two months prior to the event small earthquakes had been recorded. On March 27‚ 1980 Mt. St. Helens had it first eruption in over 100 years. From then the volcano was erupting several times per day with nothing but steam until April 22 when its activity ceased. Prior to April 22 the earthquake had been effected by over 10‚000 small earthquakes. On May 18‚ 1980 at approximately 8:32 am the volcano truly awoke from

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