1. Introduction An alarming number of prisoners are placed into custody around the world every day. There are over ten million inmates who reside in prison and overcrowding is a serious issue that must be addressed (Yeager, 2019:3). There are numerous causes related to prison overpopulation. These causes may include issues such as a significant increase in felonies, widespread poverty, and an increase in the number of arrests made (Victor-Zietsman, 2015:162). Furthermore, the student will examine why prison overcrowding is...
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âBecause I don't want to be a white coolie in my own country because it's not our country anymoreâ (Wright). This quote originates from the 1992 Australian film, Romper Stomper, which depicts Hando, the leader of a neo-nazi gang, and his reasons for his nazi obsession. This quote is interesting as it outlines a society of multiculturalism but also hints at ideologies of white nationalism and racism which quite thoroughly encompasses what Romper Stomper is about. Furthermore, the themes of...
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In this essay, I want to inform people about U.S. law policy issues that are applied to migrants, undocumented people, and U.S. citizens. U.S. law policies became an issue for migrants when the United States immigration law enforcement which started with the Chinese Exclusion Act was based on race and was unjust to Chinese Laborers. Over time more policies were set in place to target people because of their race and ethnicity. Moreover, people today are targeted because of their...
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Imagine a college the place teaching is viewed to be a career as a substitute rather than a trade. The position of teachers in a child's training -- and American culture -- has changed. Teaching differs from the ancient 'show-and-tell' practices as a lot of current scientific strategies range from practices such as applying leeches and bloodletting. Instruction would not consist specifically of lecturing to college students who sit down in rows at desks, dutifully listening and recording what they...
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In 1992, an American writer and cartoonist, Art Spiegelman won the special Pulitzer Prize for 'Maus,' which was the first time a Pulitzer had been awarded to a graphic novel. Because the author abandons the traditional text and adopts the form of comics to present the holocaust which is narrated by his father with the animal image as the protagonist, it shows outstanding artistic expression and writing skills. The author uses the cats, mice, and pigs, as images to represent...
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Aging or what we also refer to as getting older is a inevitable journey for almost everyone and this means we will all need some assistance at some point down that road. What happens is we enter a dependency stage towards the end of our life due to the fact that our bodies and mind go through changes that make it harder for us to be alone. There are many persistent myth surrounding aging and one of those is that...
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There are many different ways to analyze the Author Miller's play Death of a Salesman. The critics cannot agree if the play is a Greek tragedy, a family drama, a gender study, or a morality play (Centola). Miller thought it was a Greek tragedy, CS however, the critics argued that the play did not use elevated language (Ardolino). One way to analyze the play is as a family drama. A second way to analyze the play is Millerâs unique use...
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Introduction: The San Joaquin Valley is an agricultural area that supplies agricultural goods all around the globe. The weather patterns in the area consist of cool winters and dry hot summers. The San Joaquin Valley is surrounded by mountain ranges, such as the Coastal Mountain range, Sierra Nevada range, and Tehachapi Mountains (Lewis 2010). These geographical conditions allow the central valley to encase itself like a bowl and allow the trapping and accumulation of pollutants. It is important to address...
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Both Virginia Woolfâs Kew Gardens and Katherine Mansfieldâs Miss Brill use various techniques in their texts to explore the existential experience of individuals. Kew Gardens is centered around a series of small but significant moments in the magnificent botanical London garden called Kew Gardens. Woolf explores the themes of passion, desire, love, and regret by introducing the reader to four families as they wander around the garden and stop to admire the flowerbed. Aside from the flowerbed, the narration does...
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The reader â like the soldier â never knows how the day will turn out. OâBrien even adds stories whose veracity is challenged later on, thus allowing the reader to understand that the stories are not the most important thing. Stories are used only to provide insight into the emotions of war; from these stories, OâBrien effectively teases out the psychological burdens carried by Vietnam veterans. Initially the soldiers, new to the field of course, carry personal effects, physical burdens,...
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Bonaparte is known as the most famous military leader in France. Many see the ruler as inadequate because he led to the downfall of France, but Napoleon did not only just lead armies. He was the emperor of France and created many reforms in the French government. Napoleon Bonaparte was a virtuous leader because he reformed France. Bonaparte established the Napoleonic code which granted all male citizens uniform rights and an equal tax system. He also provided an education system...
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History of DBT In the era of the 1970s and â80s, therapists struggled to find an effective cure for individuals who repeatedly attempted suicide. The main problem behind this was individuals' low self-confidence or lack of positive thinking patterns. As a result, individuals were constantly attempting suicide. Since a lot of time was utilized to diagnose this situation, it left very little time to concentrate on the issues that could enact real change in the individualâs life. In such moments...
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The chosen extract is taken from Barry Jenkinâs second feature film Moonlight, which he directed and co-wrote. The film follows the life and struggles of Chiron, a young and poor black boy, growing up and coming to terms with his sexuality, a life not often portrayed in commercial films. This analysis focuses on the economic and social context of the film and choices in cinematography, sound, editing, genre, mise-en-scene, symbols, narrative structure, themes, and motifs to convey meaning according to...
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The stereotypical men are normally portrayed to be brave, strong, and independent. These are all nice stereotypes in which guys are portrayed. However, a few people may additionally argue that guys are portrayed more negatively than undoubtedly as different guys are portrayed to be lazy, egocentric, and arrogant. Neither of the above is right or wrong. Not all men are brave, strong, and unbiased. Some guys may be sincerely timid, weak, and dependent. The same goes for the negative portrayals...
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This craving for freedom found its greatest expression in the works of John Milton (1608-1674). According to Milton, nationalism is not a struggle for collective independence from the 'foreign yoke'; it is an affirmation of individual freedom from power, a self-affirmation of individuality before his government and church, 'freeing man from the oppression of slavery and prejudice'. For Milton, freedom meant freedom religious, political, and personal. The culmination of his call for freedom of the press in the Areopagitica is...
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Gender equality is one of the propaganda in this world that some people face every day. Gender equality is propaganda in this world because millions of people yearly get put down because of their gender. Gender equality should be more addressed as time goes on, even with little change in inequality in institutions. For gender equality to not be as bad, we could all contribute to putting in the effort to change. Women's empowerment and Male empowerment in the economy...
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âHealthy young child goes to the doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of vaccines, doesn't feel good and changes. - AUTISM! Many such casesâ (Trump 5) Millions of parents around the world are anti-vaccine or vaccine-hesitant because of that reason. Vaccines, however, have saved many lives. Although there are risks, the benefits do outweigh the risks. Vaccines are beneficial because they have saved many lives in the past, the risks of them are very minimal and rare, and there are...
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NASA ended its space shuttle project in 2011. This decision stimulated the development of the commercial space exploration industry. The current commercial space exploration market is vast, but at the same time, the commercial space exploration industry faces many problems, such as the lack of sufficient customers. Due to the high cost of research and development, the number of companies engaged in the industry is small, and the opportunity cost is also high. However, in the foreseeable future, due to...
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What is a nontraditional college student means? To be considered a nontraditional undergraduate, you: Do not immediately continue your education after you graduate from high school. In this research paper, I will talk about my own experience as a nontraditional college student. I will talk about my life as a nontraditional college student and the reason why I wanted to come back to school and continue my education. I will also write about the reasons why I didnât continue my...
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Reflective statement: While reading Persepolis, I was quick to learn that the Sharia laws put in place to enforce the codes of Islam were taken far more extremely in 1980s Iran than what most Muslim countries experience today, and the interactive orals helped broaden contextual considerations as to why that is the case. Concluding in-class discussions and further research, one thing to note was that Iran, before the Islamic revolution (and despite a growing hatred for the shah) was an...
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âBut you, youâre not exactly the everyday man on the street, but youâre not nuts.â ~ Randle McMurphy Madness throughout time and culture has been portrayed as a dissociation from the ordinary perception of the real world otherwise known as mental illness. Mental Illness is present worldwide resulting in severe marginalization which furthermore develops the broad interpretation that the mentally ill are merely âincorrect pieces within a jigsaw puzzleâ who are incapable of âfitting inâ. These ideas are reflected within...
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This paper carefully examines the lasting impact of soccer and why it was so celebrated among people in all types of societal norms. As soccer couldn't be played by many races it has changed many peopleâs outlook on the sport since now, regardless of race and gender, they all play together. Soccer also represented many countries' wealth by the players they produced and the trophies they financed, along with their reputation. Furthermore, soccer not only paved many extraordinary career paths...
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Introduction Human beings can communicate with each other using language. We can share knowledge, beliefs, opinions, and feelings through the use of language. Language is a unique trait for human beings. Humans can acquire either monolingualism or bilingualism through learning, observation, and practice. In Brunei Darussalam, the people usually communicate by using their official language which is Brunei Malay, and sometimes, English. Ozog (1996; as cited in Noorazam, McLellan & Deterding) observed that, for Bruneians, English is the language of...
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Introduction The Oxford Dictionary defines teenage pregnancy as the pregnancy between girls ages 13 to 19. It is a global problem that has prompted numerous campaigns and public awareness efforts to reduce its prevalence. The number of adolescent pregnancies has been continuously increasing all over the globe. Like many Asian countries, the Philippines is also grappling with the same problem. In research from the Philippine Statistics Authority, The National Demographic and Health Survey (2013) stated that one out of five...
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Introduction The topic to be developed is an issue which has arisen in important sectors of young people from Chaco. Around sixteen million of young women between the ages of fifteen and nineteen give birth each year - roughly eleven percent of all births worldwide. Complications related to childbirth and pregnancy are the main cause of death among adolescent girls, especially in developing countries. In Latin America, ten percent of girls aged fifteen to nineteen are mothers. In Argentina, the...
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Harriet Tubman is most famously known for being an African-American abolitionist during the Civil War. She was a slave who escaped to freedom, spending the rest of her life helping others escape as she did. Tubman risked her life innumerable times for a cause she believed would make the world a better, more equal place. She was considered a civil rights activist and was even a spy for the Union during the American Civil War. Though her activism during slavery...
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The impoverished tend to face many injustices. For example, a tenant could be charged outrageous rates for their rent compared to what they are living in or punished and evicted for simple accidents that occur during their stay on their landlordâs property. The tenants typically do not complain that they are being mistreated since they donât have many options on where they can live. An example of this is told in one of the stories in âEvictedâ by Matthew Desmond:...
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Many diseases of the human body are the result of mutations in certain key genes that are responsible for the proper development, anatomy, and function of human homeostasis. Thus, unless a medication or treatment option can be found that specifically targets the consequences of a mutation - for example, a diet that avoids phenylalanine to counteract effects from phenylketonuria (PKU) - curing or even mitigating the disorder is often not easily possible, and patients have to live with their illness,...
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Sport There are six players on each side of the court at all times that are separated by a net. The goal of the game is to keep the volleyball off the ground on your side by using a maximum of three touches. Points are made on every serve and the serve goes to the team that won the last point. There are twenty-five points within a set. A match is the best three out of five sets. If the...
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Quality is the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind or the degree of excellence of something. As an IB learner, I often increase the accuracy and depth of my knowledge through my coursework and communication with my peers. Questioning the quality of knowledge I gained is a common practice of the process. I believe that knowledge that is accepted by the majority requires a physical/existing form of evidence to prove and validate its accuracy...
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