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    questions your classmates have asked up until that point‚ you should come up with and post a specific‚ testable hypothesis about what is in the can. You should also request that the store manager do things to the can and then report back the results to you. For example‚ if you would like to ask‚ "What sounds do

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    Why do policemen break the law? A Case study of Police Constable Tsui Po-ko Introduction The role of policeman is very important. Policemen help to prevent and detect crime in the society‚ so that we can have a safe and stable society. If a policeman commits crime‚ the public will lose trust towards the police. It will influence the public order in the society. This paper aims to analyze the causes and factors which contributed to the commission of serious crime by policemen in Hong Kong through

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    Why Do We Obey The Law

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    Why do people care obey the law? Why do people not do things because it is against the law in the United States. I am talking about obviously wrong things like rape and murder or robbery and I am talking about crimes where you don’t harm anyone and there is no real victim such as the casual use of drugs and running a red light when there are no cars and no police watching. Why would people follow these laws if they can’t get caught and nobody is a victim. Well I think that because most people

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    Why do we need laws?

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    I think that we should have laws because without laws there would be a lot of chaos going around and everything would go off hand. There would be a lot of murders going around and most might be the innocent people being killed. It would not really be fair on them and the murderer would need to be punished for this or whoever was part of the crime. I also think that people would not have peace if there were no laws because there would perhaps be a lot of riots and wars going around. People may also

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    Free societies are governed by a rule of law‚ which functions to guard the rights of the smallest minority to ever exist: the individual. Laws are able to serve this function by setting out standards‚ which guide the behavior of individuals towards others within society. However‚ when the law is vague‚ individuals assume that they can evade justice. The plaintiffs will now lay out why Euphiletos is one of such individuals. In discussing 1a)‚ section 11 does not provide for the lawful killing of

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    Why Do We Need Laws

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    Why do we need laws? The law controls social relations and behavior To satisfy our basic needs and to exploit the full potential of human existence‚ people have always sought to live in company or society with others‚ the basis of this existence‚ by its very nature‚ must involve social interaction. To ensure the society functions effectively and survives it is necessary to establish norms of acceptable behavior. The state may impose sanctions or punishments on those who fail to comply with

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    Truth and Beauty Essay takes Keats’ poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" to illustrate that beauty is not necessarily truth when a pleasing form replaces substance. TRUTH AND BEAUTYAt this point in the year‚ when time is measured by how many shopping days are left... the Jewish person often finds himself re-defining who he is in relationship to his Judaism. The festival of Chanukah - the most noticeable aspect of Kislev‚ is all about redefining and rededicating ourselves to the values and principles

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    assess why people break the law. Although this process may be difficult‚ it is not without merit. In this paper I will discuss my personal opinion on crime causation and how my life experiences have shaped these views. I believe this process is important because one must always be aware of their attitudes and biases when critically examining social phenomena. I believe that there are three levels in one’s life that can increase his or her likelihood to break the law. On the macro level‚ there are

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    Cheryl Jackson ENG 101 Professor November 7‚ 2012 “Firearms Laws” The debate over people being allowed to carry guns has been going on for a long time. The real debate should be whether or not these laws are really reducing or increasing violent crimes in America today. According to the website‚ Gunowners.org‚ an individual can purchase any firearm from a federal‚ firearms licensee (FFL) in another state by going to his place of business(Gun). The right to keep and bear arms is addressed

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    Truth is Truth‚ Lying is Lying Judith Viorst describes in her essay “The Truth about Lying‚” a very interesting and intellectual composition. The author has made a great exertion to try to present four different kinds of lies people tell in their daily life. She has separated them into four sub-groups: Social Lies‚ Peace-Keeping Lies‚ and Protective Lies‚ and Trust-Keeping Lies‚ and uses headings to separate them. She has used a lot of different techniques to convey her message to the reader. Over

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