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    Suleiman away from it. But before then‚ Christians should not kill Muslims as pastor Suleiman urged them to do. Life is so precious. We must protect it. There is no basis for taking another man’s life. The only allowance is if you are trying to protect your own life as natural law dictates. No one should allow pastors to deceive them to kill fellow Nigerians. All religions‚ traditions and conventional wisdom forbid murder. The clerics should do the killings by themselves and face the consequences

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    The Juvenile Justice System has become a major factor when it comes to dealing with juvenile offenders. The Juvenile Justice System was not always around and has not stayed the same. Many different rules and regulations have changed just like the Criminal Justice System; the Juvenile Justice System is made up of three categories: [Juvenile] Policing‚ [Juvenile] Courts‚ and [Juvenile] Corrections. Juveniles make up their own world when it comes to the Justice System. They have a narrow range of crime

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    Connor Biro - 2577567 English 102 Price 4/5/13 Why Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized in the U.S. “Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the most therapeutically active substances known to man” (qtd. in Rosenthal and Kubby 49). The DEA’s Administrative Law Judge‚ Francis L. Young‚ stated this in the matter of Marijuana Medical Rescheduling Petition‚ in 1988 when attempting to list marijuana as a Schedule II drug (Keene 93). Marijuana‚ or “weed‚” is made from the leaves and flowers of the

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    Why Televisions Should Be Unplugged I believe all the televisions in America should be unplugged‚ and we should become a nomadic‚ goat-herding race- well‚ maybe not the part about the goat herding. Anyway‚ television programming is corrupting our youths’ minds; they are being stupefied and are becoming virtual vegetables as they are molded by the programs they view to be lazy‚ selfish‚ and to forsake all their moral and ethical values. The so called "entertainment value" to the shows is what’s

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    over whether we as a society should continue testing on animals. It seems for many this topic has quite a moral grey area. Some see it as something that is necessary in order for scientific research. Many of our scientific achievements of the last century have involved animal testing in some way. Others however see it as something that is wrong and unethical and feel like it should be abolished. Organizations such as PETA have developed‚ arguing that animals should have the same rights as humans

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    Chapter 11- Exploratory essay- Questions for Peer Review- (261-62) Posing the Problem: 1a) In the introduction‚ how have I tried to show that my problem is interesting‚ significant‚ and problematic? b) How could I engage you‚ my peers‚ more fully with my initial problem? 1a) I used an anecdote to make it more interesting. Also I said why this problem bothers me. 1b) My introduction should’ve been longer 2a) How do I provide cues that my purpose is to explore a problematic

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    The juvenile system started in the17th century‚ when there were very little legal differences that existed among kids and adults. Adolescence as underdeveloped as seven were measured productive citizens and could be tried if found guilty. Kids were incarcerated with hardened criminals and some even received the death consequence for their crimes as adults. So‚ the first Juvenile court System was established in 1899‚ in Cook County Illinois in Chicago. The purpose was to separate kids who had been

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    The Juvenile Justice Policy Jason Austin The juvenile justice system in dealing with juvenile offenders has cyclically gone from a rehabilitative approach to a punitive approach a number of times since its inception (Jenson & Howard‚ 1998). Research by Bernard (1992)‚ as cited in Jenson and Howard (1998)‚ examined the history of the juvenile justice system from 1820 and found that when juvenile crime is determined to be high‚ the justice system responds with severe punishments and few

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    YOUNG adults are less likely to smoke cigarettes‚ but they may be getting their nicotine hit elsewhere. The demographic‚ aged between 18 and 29‚ have been smoking less cigarettes across the United States over the past decade. However a new poll suggests that may be due to smokers switching to alternative products. The recently released Gallup poll indicates that young adults are more likely to use alternative tobacco products when compared to other age demographics. These alternative forms of tobacco

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    Juveniles and the Death Penalty A highly controversial topic‚ in current affairs and throughout history‚ is the death penalty being the punishment for certain crimes.  Even more passionate contention erupts from including juveniles amongst those being prosecuted.  The death penalty should not be ruled out for minors. The previous statement is what is intended to be proven by the closing of this paper.  Although intensely circumstantial‚ there are instances when it is agreed by numerous individuals

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