the judge has no legal powers to sentence and can therefore only rely on a set mandatory sentence‚ (Scheb‚ 2008). It follows that mandatory sentencing has both negative and positive sides thus the pros and cons that are yet to be discussed. Pros of mandatory sentencing Scheb (2008) reveals that mandatory sentencing is an effective tool for preventing repetitive offences since it acts to deter future crimes. Potential criminals are aware of the type of sentence that they are likely to face and
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Forgiveness in the bible is one of the greatest blessings that God has given us‚ and one of the greatest blessings we can give to others. If we all lived by the mantra “an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth‚” we would all be blind and toothless. Instead‚ we must forgive others who wrong us‚ just as our Father has forgiven us. But sometimes forgiveness isn’t easy. Betrayal and abuse can hurt (both emotionally and physically)‚ which can cause us to struggle with true forgiveness. In fact‚ we can
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Revenge and forgiveness play huge roles in Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ but first lets focus on what revenge means and examples from The Tempest. The definition for revenge is‚ “ the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands in the act of avenging” ‚ when someone inflicts hurt or trouble onto you‚ you almost have a second nature action to try and get that person back in any shape or form. For example if someone trips you while you are walking down the
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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (‘if’ sentences) A.G.N.Sudath (JP) Bachelor of Education‚ National Diploma in Teaching English Former National Trainer at the PIC at the Ministry of Education Visiting Lecturer of English – University of Sabaragamuwa Conditional Sentences Structure : A conditional sentence is composed of 2 parts : If-clause + Main Clause Example : If it rains tomorrow‚ we will not come. If-clause Main Clause These sentences are in two halves (clauses): The if part - (if clause)
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Ego Development Customer’s Name: Customer’s Course: Tutor’s Name: SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST FOR MEN Date:_____________ Name:__________________ Age:____ Marital Status:______ Educational Level:_________ Instructions: Complete the following sentences in a single session. 1. When a child will not join in group activities she/he may prefer solitary activities. 2. Raising a family is not very hard if you are financially stable. 3. When I am criticized I feel like crying. 4. A man’s
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Forgiveness According to Wikipedia Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense. Another denotation is letting go of negative emotions such as vengefulness‚ with an increased ability to wish the offender well. Reading that definition its sounds like a robot wrote it. When I think about forgiveness‚ I think about a spiritual and emotional process. I live my life from a biblical perspective‚ and I believe
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FORGIVENESS IS THE BEST REVENGE "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" is the strategy that shoots across our minds when the fire of revenge burns within us. Honourable judges‚ respected teachers and my dear friends. Today as I stand here‚ I would like to deviate from this often treaded path and say that forgiveness is the best revenge that we can inflict on our worst enemy. Forgiveness is that quality in a human being that separates him from the animals. It is often born out of the depths
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repent it cannot be known if it is genuine or not because they are being tortured‚ and for repentance to be repentance it has to be for the love of God. Repentance is not a turning to God to gain forgiveness. Repentance is not a turning to God to avoid punishment. Repentance has is asking for forgiveness from God because of the love that one has for God and because they are truly sorry. First there is a soul that was the Guardian of Fredrick’s heart. Which means a guard for Fredrick II a Holy Roman
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The Thesis I. WHAT IS A THESIS? What is a thesis? The thesis is the controlling idea around which you construct the rest of your paper. In a history paper‚ the thesis generally explains why or how something happened. Every word of your paper should support your thesis. Information you do not directly relate to your thesis will appear irrelevant. This means‚ of course‚ that in a paper with a weak or no thesis‚ much of the paper will appear to be irrelevant and unguided. How do I present the thesis
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I Believe Essay Draft 2 09/14/12 Word Count 842 The Power of Forgiveness I believe in forgiveness. I never really understood the meaning of forgiveness. When people hurt me or treat me badly I always thought the best way to handle it is to hold it in. I never showed anger on the outside but just kept it all in. Instead‚ I let it boil inside of me. My kind act toward those who hurt me was a shield from my pain. Most of my kind act was at my mother. I blamed my birth mother
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