a mirror of society and its norms. Why and how should we punish wrongdoers in our society? The course aims to explain punishment and society in a multi-dimensional context‚ entrenched in disciplines including criminology‚ penology‚ sociology‚ psychology‚ ethics ….. Punishment‚ in other words‚ is far more than a technical problem linked to certain institutions of crime control and prevention. The course will look at the different functions of punishment‚ like retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation
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many students attend four-year universities and colleges. The emergence of such higher education was first recorded in Europe during the Middle Ages. The origins and characteristics of these medieval universities as well as details of the students and their masters (professors) will be thoroughly discussed in the following paragraphs. These universities became the foundation of and models for the higher education of today. The Latin word universitas‚ or university‚ first appeared in the Latin text
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Online Banking Introduction The World Wide Web has changed our culture in so many ways. People are able to do so many activities over the World Wide Web‚ it is unbelievable. You can pursue a degree through online universities‚ communicate with users around the world‚ purchase goods and services online‚ and yes‚ you can bank and pay your bills online. This new technology has enabled us to make payments‚ maintain a checking/debit card account‚ balance transfers‚ all via the web. You can
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My attendance in this course was somewhat below than average. I work at two jobs and I’ve been closing fro a few weeks. I had to submit assignments that were late and got a decent grade. It was hard and I do regret not doing these assignments earlier. I take full responsibility in that and I have no excuses. Participating in the Blackboard discussions were fascinating and it was worth it. I got a chance to meet fellow classmates and the course instructor. They were nice people and were full of potential
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Accredited online colleges are ready to help you achieve your education and employment goals today! With classes that are able to meet your hairy schedule needs‚ and accredited schools to ensure that your education is of the highest quality‚ why would you not take your classes online? After all‚ you are the one who would have to fight traffic‚ try to find a parking space‚ and work through all the scheduling nightmares of working overtime but needing to be in class at the same time. Make it easy
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Hunger Games – The Movie The movie‚ The Hunger Games‚ is based off of the popular written series of books by the same title. Although the accuracy of the plot of the movie being transitioned from the book to screen-play‚ is lacking‚ the film still does a phenomenal job of keeping the viewer engaged. The special effects flow through the movie smoothly and without complication. The acting‚ in some cases‚ are amateur‚ most of the actors do very well at their roles. I had no problems believing the
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I watched To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ on Thursday‚ September 29th in OBU’s Verser Theater. To Kill a Mockingbird was completely new to me going into it. I haven’t read or seen the story in any way before‚ therefore I had no idea what to expect from this performance. Judging from the last performance I’ve seen at OBU (Lord of the Flies) my expectations going into this play were very high. The quality of the last play I saw was higher than I initially expected from a small school
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Assessment 1 - Essay Online Communication How can traditional (or old media) enterprises such as film‚ television and music overcome the threat of online piracy and file sharing? Author: XXXXXXX Tutor: XXXXXXXX The rise of the Internet era opened the whole new market for traditional media full of opportunities as well as threats. Online piracy being one of them because the music and film industry loses £5.4bn in a year and if it was reduced by 10% it could have created up to 13
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SIMILE VERSUS COMPARATIVE IDIOM: TYPES AND FUNCTIONS IN THE TEXT COURSE PAPER PRESENTED BY Hotsur A.M.‚ a fourth year student of the English department SUPERVISED BY Lototska K. J.‚ an assistant professor of the English department LVIV - 2009 Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3 Simile: types and functions in the text……………………………………………
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[pic] Course Description This course aims to provide students with a critical introduction to popular culture in Hong Kong. Students will learn to assess for themselves the form‚ meaning and significance of popular culture‚ as well as to analyse the formation of cultural and social identity of Hong Kong people through concrete case studies. Students will study popular culture as something more than leisurely entertainment: it is a cultural process already inscribed in relations of power. Students
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