The application of sanctions by the legal system has been at the forefront of society’s efforts to control criminal behaviour. The most recent trend‚ especially in the U.S.‚ has been to use prison sentences‚ particularly what are known as mandatory sentences‚ to achieve this goal. Mandatory sentences are grid-like sentencing prescriptions that attempt to make the "punishment" fit the crime. Judicial discretion is severely limited as regards weighting of individual circumstances in sentencing. Almost
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Maya Angelou’s “The Graduation” In the essay “The Graduation” (McGraw-Hill 2003)‚ Maya Angelou tells the story of life in 1940s Stamps‚ Arkansas. She explains how it feels to be discriminated and thought of as less than equal. Angelou shows that with a strong will to overcome‚ it is more than possible to set aside disgusting racism and impersonal discrimination. Angelou delivers a very detailed‚ inspirational‚ and informative story of self-acceptance. Summary “The Graduation” is an inspirational
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Compare the following sentences: Your little boy broke my kitchen window this morning. My kitchen window was broken by your little boy. In the first sentence‚ the person who did the action (your little boy) is the subject‚ and comes first; then we say what he did (with the verb‚ broke) and what he did to (the object‚ my kitchen window). In the second sentence‚ the opposite happens: we start by talking about my kitchen window (the object of the first the sentence has become the subject of
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Harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Punishment is defined as the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense (Oxford Dictionary). In this essay‚ an attempt will be made to discuss whether harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Firstly‚ in countries like Indonesia different crimes are punished with the death sentence which causes problems in families of those that are executed. Secondly‚ prison conditions have been
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Critical Analysis of "graduation" Summary: "Graduation" is an excerpt of the autobiographical book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ written by Maya Angelou. While the book is autobiographical in nature‚ this particular excerpt is much discussed amongst literary circles because of Angelou’s use of both objective and subjective narration. [pic] "Graduation" is an excerpt of the autobiographical book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ written by Maya Angelou. While the book is autobiographical in
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Topic list 1. Crime –violence –smoking 2. Culture – tradition and festival 3. Economic issues –employment 4. Education 5. Environment – population –polution Animal 6. Family –children- women 7. Food –Drink -health-Welfare 8. Happiness –friendship - marriage 9. Social problems –housing-History –religion- Politic –climate 10. Hometown 11. Media- television -communication Reading – watching Movies/film 12. Music -Art- Fashion -Sport 13. Computer – technology –nuclear- internet 14
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you‚ the solutions to several problems are already provided. Be sure to type your answers at the indented points after each enumeration to avoid the problem of automated numbering. AUDIENCE BENEFITS AND THE “YOU” VIEW Revise the following sentences to emphasize the perspective of the audience and the“you” view. 1. To avoid suffering the kinds of monetary losses we have experienced in the past‚ our credit union prohibits the cashing of third-party checks presented by our members. Our facility
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The two sentence Thrillers REDDIT ‚ A SOCIAL NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE IS KNOWN FOR ITS vast SUPPLY OF INFORMATION . Over the years it has gained such popularity that it is given the title ‘Front page of the internet’ . I was given the Privilege of joining a competition held by the creators of this website . The challenge was simple “create a horror story in two sentences” . there were millions of entries into this competition ‚ but from what I have gathered ‚ I present to you the
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2. Raj wants to audition for a local rock band. He plays guitar but is also a good drummer. The band plays gigs all over the city and therefore Raj would need a car to transport his drum kit around with him to gigs. Raj does not have enough money to buy a car and consequently it might be better if he auditioned on guitar. 3. Coffee contains caffeine‚ which is a stimulant. Taking any stimulant before going to bed stops you from sleeping soundly and so drinking coffee before going to bed will
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Summary of Complex Sentences (1) Subject Clauses That he has helped me is a fact. Whether she will arrive in time is not certain. How the thief stole in last night remains a mystery. What we are doing today is something new and special. It is not certain whether she will arrive in time. (2) Complement Clauses (Predicative Clauses) The fact is that he is really working hard every day. This is what I am looking for. This is who I met at the airport. That is where we change from
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