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    "You express the truth of your character with the choices of your actions" - Steve Maraboli. The first adjective to come to your mind when you hear a persons name is what forms their character. Character is not only how people describe you‚ it’s about how you present yourself and what actions you choose. To show your strong sense of will‚ their are a few characteristics that are most important. The most important characteristic are compassion‚ perseverance and honesty. Compassion is feeling sympathy

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    Clarence Darrow I Do Not believe in the law of hate. I may not be true to my ideals always‚ but I believe in the law of love‚ and I believe you can do nothing with hatred. I would like to see a time when man loves his fellow man and forgets his colour or his creed. We will never be civilized until that time comes. I know the Negro race has a long road to go. I believe that the life of the Negro race has been a life of tragedy‚ of injustice‚ of oppression. The law has made him equal‚ but man has

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    strongest one and best fit would be the Biosocial Theory. Biosocial Theory is an approach which studies the biological and social background of human behavior. It explores how the biological aspects of nervous‚ biochemical‚ and genetic function can be influenced by social factors and how‚ in turn‚ the social environment can affect the expression of these functions. Thus‚ there is a reciprocal relationship which can be described as biosocial (Nugent‚ 2013). Based on the Biosocial Theory women who are

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    association theory is has the viewpoint that criminal behaviour is learned through the individuals you choose to associate with (“Differential Association Theory”‚ 2002). There are individuals who find that taking part in crime is favorable and there are also individuals who have the viewpoint that taking part in crime in unfavorable (“Differential Association Theory”‚ 2002). Sutherland (1939) concluded that individuals would take part in crime when they gain more benefit in breaking the law rather than

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    Compare and contrast expectancy and goal setting theories of work motivation. Which do you find the more useful and why? Two of the best known approaches to work motivation are the expectancy theory introduced by Victor Vroom (1964) and the goal-setting theory introduced by Edwin A. Locke (1968). Both of these theories have garnered support from subsequent empirical research and have proved influential in how companies motivate their workers through incentive schemes and objective-setting exercises

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    I believe that if the actual citizens of the united states were to listen to us and hear all the immigrants have been through and what we’ve lost and what we’ve been through then maybe they will understand what it means for all of us to come to a country where there is hope for a better life. I do believe we’re all connected. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other. It’s true that most American citizens

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    water in Egypt as the current situation. According to Sarant (2013)‚ due to changing climate‚ fast growing population‚ heavy pollution and lack of law enforcement‚ which made Egypt lack of water both in quality and quantity. 2.0 Background Egypt is in the north-eastern corner of Africa with a total area of 1‚001‚450 km2 which is mainly desert and arid and semi-arid with hot summers and moderate winters (El-Nahrawy‚ 2011). It has a great amount of rural population (the percentage of rural

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    committee will want to know why you selected your concentration and how specific courses relate to that concentration. In addition‚ the committee will want to know how general education courses in science‚ math‚ social sciences‚ and the humanities are important to your intellectual growth. Most rationales range from 3 to 6 pages‚ though there is no specific limit. Keep in mind that the faculty want to learn about you as an individual‚ and what is important to you‚ in terms of your education.

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    Manners In my country‚ manners are very important to people because we were all raised to respect other people and especially the elders. In our society today‚ it is difficult to find people who still use the simple words “please” and “thank you” on a daily basis. I agree that manners are rapidly declining in today society because of parents‚ teachers and teenagers. One of the reasons that manners are rapidly declining in our society is because of parents. When a parent allows their children to

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    based primarily on young people. Whilst considering these three areas; classicism‚ positivism and social constructionism‚ it is essential to demonstrate an understanding‚ finally giving a brief discussion of these whilst reflecting the influence these have had on contemporary theory and practice in youth justice. Classicism and its views on crime and punishment were derived from the philosophy of Enlightenment which gained prominence across Europe in the 18th century; this in contrast to the previous

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