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    Butler. A lot of what happens to Telemachus is relevant to events that families who have a parent/guardian in the military go through today. In ‘The Odyssey’‚ Odysseus has to leave from his home in Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Odysseus leaves as soon as his son is born‚ so his son Telemachus grew up without a father in his life. Telemachus eventually uses Eumaeus‚ Odysseus’ swineherd‚ as a father figure in his life. A lot of times‚ when the parent comes back‚ their child does not recognize them

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    later on in the book Dr. Frankenstein does not follow through with his word. God answers all prayers according to his will as it says in the bible “Ask and it will be given to you” (Matthew 7:7). A loving father and creator take care of his creations and answer our prayers. God has also sacrificed his own son for our salvation. Many people often take for granted having God in their lives. Frankenstein taught many readers what it is like to have a creator that does not love his creation. Unlike the novel

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    Race and American Justice System: A Study of Role Race Plays in Racial Injustice LaMichael Saunders ENG 122 Instructor Storey November 25‚ 2013 Race and American Justice System: A Study of Role Race Plays in Racial Injustice The U.S has roughly 5 percent of the world’s population‚ but about 25 percent of its prison population. Further‚ over two million Americans are in prison or jail. Crime statistics and incarceration rates reveal that young African American men are prosecuted and imprisoned

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    What is the digital divide? How does poverty play a role in the digital divide? What does all of this do for education? More schools are starting to require students to have internet access or do work online. There are some solutions to the problem‚ but are they actually realistic. Can we get internet into all households across the nation? The dictionary defines the digital divide as the difference between people who have opportunities to benefit from digital resources and those who do not have

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    Melanie Wilson Psychology and the Law Criminal Behavior The four general approaches to explaining criminal behavior are sociological theories‚ biological theories‚ psychological theories‚ and social-psychological theories. (Greene & Heilbrun‚ 2011) Sociological theory is which maintain that crime results from social or cultural forces that are external to any specific individual; exist prior to any criminal act; and emerge from social class‚ political‚ ecological‚ or physical structures

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    you could say that same thing about criminals. If they act like a criminal‚ and by that I mean commiting crime‚ then they are criminals. I refer to my friend “Joe” a lot in this paper because he did not and still does not carry himself like a criminal. Even though he is prison now for commitng crimes‚ you would never know just by looking at him that he is a felon. Labeling someone is a horrible way to get people to change their ways. All it does is set these people back and put them

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    Criminal Behavior: Genetics or environment? Is it your destiny to become a criminal if your ancestors were? A social debate that continues to spread around the world‚ causing controversy because of the strong comments people make about it is wether criminal behavior is caused by genetics or by the environment a person grows up in‚ this phenomenon is called scientifically the “Nature vs. Nurtrure” debate. Genetics define who you are physically but not personally‚ humans share 99.99% of the

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    Paper #1 What is digital forensics and What role does it play in modern society? by Joseph M. Williams jwilliams@champlain.edu By submitting this assignment I acknowledge that I have read and agree to abide by the Champlain College Academic Honesty Policy. I declare that all work within this assignment is my own or appropriately attributed. I accept that failure to follow the academic honesty policy may result in a failure grade‚ or expulsion from Champlain College. Date Due: _1/20/13______

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    Growing up through my teenage years has been the hardest thing I have experienced. So many things were happening at once‚ and there were many roles that took place. In the stage Identity verses Role Confusion teens begin to find out what roles they will play during their adulthood. In Saul McLeod article‚ he explains how during this stage‚ teens focus on their future. McLeod says‚ “Children are becoming more independent‚ and begin to look at the future in terms of career‚ relationships‚ families

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    discussion 1 The systematics of the theory of Sutherland: “Criminal behavior as learned through contact with other with a law-violating orientation” This theory applies to both conventional and white collar crimes. Sutherland formulated a list of nine interrelated proposition on the process and content of learning to be a criminal (Friedrichs: P.235-236). These are the following: 1) Criminal behavior is learned‚ 2) Criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons in a process of

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