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    pulled in through bootlegging that would then be used for political protection of his newly acquired business. (Hales and Kazmer 1) Racketeering would remain a common practice in organized crime and eventually lead to legislation that particularly targeted organized crime. The most important act to target organized crime‚ the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act‚ would not be conceived until 50 years later (Schlmalleger

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    The best glorification of crime and criminals seems to be portrayed in the news‚ TV‚ and movies. Often you will see how a bank robber will get away with the cash and never get caught. In movies criminals seem to get away with their crimes if in some way the crime is justified. In today’s world it sometimes appears to be easier if you’re the bad guy. This mind set is due to the portrayal of the criminal in movies and on the news. A prime example of glorifying a criminal would be CSI. CIS is a television

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    Organized Religion

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    The Decline of Organized Religion in Today’s Society -Organized Religion in the West/ Iraq In recent years organized religion in the western civilizations have begun a rather interesting trend‚ one of decline. This occurrence is not only isolated to a certain region/country but branched out‚ and setting this trend is the “Millennials” or Generation Y. Many factors come into play towards the decline of organized religion in modern day society. A country such as Canada with its huge immigration

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    that has no evident cure - crime. Before one can even try to find solutions for it‚ one must understand what a crime is and the nature of crime. Crime itself is defined as any offence harmful against society. The nature of crime however deals with the motives and causes of crime‚ which has no one clear cut explanation. There are several different theories on the cause of crime such as heredity‚ gender and mental defects‚ but each one is not substantial enough to explain crime and why it takes place.

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    Examples Of Word Crimes

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    Writing has always been difficult for me‚ especially since grammar was never a major subject taught in my school. Due to these unfortunate circumstances‚ I am not innocent of committing word crimes. However‚ in the song‚ “Word Crimes”‚ many of the examples given are crimes I do not commit. The only example‚ that was given‚ that I do commit is in the case of using who or whom. I know in writing that I have never actually used the word whom‚ even though it was the correct form to use. I never learned

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    What Is Lime Crime?

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    makeup. Doe Deere‚ Lime Crimes CEO‚ bares all her secrets in a revealing article that appeared recently online. She truly believes that the way to find real style begins with veering off the traditional road‚ which might seem kind of scary to some women. Doe Deere Bares It All It didn’t take long for Doe Deere to reveal her personal truth to the world. The very successful Lime Crime executive owes her

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    crime is pride / pride is crime While everybody makes mistakes‚ the person who has too much pride to admit that he is wrong only causes further damage. In the play Antigone‚ by the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ there is a perfect example of this shown through the character Kreon. The brother of the late queen of Thebes‚ Jocasta‚ and brother-in-law of the late king‚ Oedipus‚ Kreon assumes the throne of the city of Thebes. He regards his nephew Polynices‚ the attacker of Thebes‚ as a traitor.

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    What Is Real Crime

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    CSI Whats Real‚ What ’s Not CCJS101: Introduction to Criminal Investigation Instructor: Want to be a crime scene investigator? That ’s great‚ except that it is nothing like the shows CSI that you may watch on television. I personally love the CSI: NY television show‚ but I also know that it is nothing like that in real life. I watched a CSI: NY episode called "Get Me Out of Here". I am going to talk about the show and then what it is like as a real crime scene investigator

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    What Is Victimless Crime

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    In my personal opinion‚ the term “victimless crime” is a bit of an oxymoron. I have come to find out‚ opinions on this topic seem to be split right down the middle. People either believe that if a crime has no victim is not a crime at all; the only real victims are the offenders because the harm is self-inflicted. Or‚ they believe that these laws are vital to prevent the harm of others from said acts. There are even some who believe that these laws are just a way to be controlled by the government

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    Religious Hypocrisy in Tartuffe In the play Tartuffe‚ Moliere comically portrays how religious hyporites preyed on innocent individuals of the French society for their own benefits to demonstarte how corrupted a theocratic government can get. Moliere uses common characters to effeicently illistrate his argument: Tartuffe satirically represents the church or rather the Charlatans (hypocrites) of the church‚ and Orgon represents a typical god fearing individual. The plot of Taruffe describes how

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