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    Why is a college education important to me?  Nelson Mandela once said‚ "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Today‚ in the era that we live in‚ the role of education in our lives has become even more prominent as science and technology are rapidly developing. In fact‚ people’s lives are dependent on education as it provides them with the necessary skills to survive and adapt to today’s ever-changing world. A college education is something that I have

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    Women have always been great influencers in the society‚ as they are half the society‚ and by eliminating them will consider as a waste of great energies in society‚ so women should be treated equally with men in every aspect‚ especially in the armed forces and in the police. In this essay‚ I will talk about gender equality and the similarity of the psychical powers that men and women have‚ and the mental abilities that women have. Also‚ the fact that in any crises that the society face‚ it will

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    Why should you join FFA? By joining the FFA‚ you will have the chance to make the world around you a better place by helping your school and community. FFA is a great way to develop leadership skills‚ meet new people‚ serve others‚ make a difference in the world‚ learn new skills‚ have a great career‚ and you will have great scholarship opportunities. FFA is a dynamic youth organization that changes lives and prepares members for premier leadership‚ personal growth and career success through agricultural

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    OREGONIAN (Portland‚ Ore.) June 6‚ 1993‚ pp. A1+ "Copyright (c) 1993 Oregonian Publishing Company." HISPANIC GANGS: AN EXPANDING MENACE by George Rede of The Oregonian staff - Outreach workers‚ the police and community members worry that LA-style gang violence will increasingly rack the metro area As twilight falls across the park‚ a father gently pushes his daughter on a tire swing. A little girl climbs on the jungle gym. Two boys go one-on-one in hoops. Around the corner‚ two

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    How Do Gangs Affect Adolescent Behavior? Since the early 1920s‚ researchers have closely studied the relations between the street gangs and violent crime froma variety of perspectives: criminological‚ sociological and psychological (Thomas‚ 2008). Whatever the underlying causes for gang membership‚ the resuls seems clear; members of street gangs admit to a far greater rate of serious crime‚ and to far more severe acts of of the same age‚ race‚ and socioeconomic background (Penly Hall‚ Thornberry

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    This assignment is about gangs which are now a growing problem in the UK as it is reflected in media coverage and governmental responses to gangs‚ crime and violence. Gangs as defined by Eurogang network is said to be any durable street oriented youth group whose involvement are in illegal activity as part of their group identity. The other definition used in the article” Dying to belong” was that a gang can be defined as a relatively durable‚ predominantly street-based group of young people

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    recruit a man named Brutus. Brutus is very respected man throughout Rome and they believe if they can get Brutus to join the conspiracy that the people of Rome will see that their actions were necessary. So the question is‚ should Brutus join the conspiracy? In this paper I’ll be giving reasons for why Brutus should and shouldn’t join the conspiracy. This first paragraph will be on why he should

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    But since Greece is part of the Euro‚ and because they do not control eurozone monetary policy‚ they haven’t been able to devalue their currency. If Greece didn’t hold the Euro as its currency‚ it could have simply printed more of its old currency‚ the drachma. Overall‚ the eurozone is not what economists

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    often used to describe the conditions for the growth of gangs. the concept of gangs is that gangs form out of unsupervised peer groups‚ which are unsupervised because the formal institutions of society such as schools‚ church and families break down. the new urban institutions are not yet strong enough to replace them‚ especially for the acculturating children. Chicago schools have gangs as temporary product of the second generation. Back then gangs followed a certain code and they were also filled with

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    33‚000 gangs and 1.4 million criminally active members‚ gangs are spreading across the U.S. But why are gangs spreading‚ is it because people have broken families and are reaching out for help or is it because people are searching for power and acceptance? People who join gangs join them for the power‚ fame‚ and money. Supporting my claim‚ Stanton E. Samenow states‚ “Gangs offer a hierarchy of leadership and a path to gain approval and achieve success.” This statement discusses how gangs offer a

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