Hubner‚ John. (2005) Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth. New York‚ NY. Random House Inc. Last Chance in Texas is an eye opening look into the efforts of the juvenile justice system to rehabilitate youth offenders and integrate them back into society. The book chronicles the research of author John Hubner who heard about a facility in Texas that ran an aggressive and one of the most successful‚ treatment programs in America for violent young offenders. He was particularly
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Should Trophies Be for Everyone? I have been playing tennis since the 7th grade. Every year after year has been challenging for me and for my friends who also play tennis with me on the courts. The basic rule of the awards was if you were Varsity‚ you got a letter‚ pin‚ whatever if it wasn’t a piece of paper. However‚ if you were on Junior Varsity (JV)‚ you got a participation award‚ a sheet of paper that would most of the time say “Congratulations‚ Thanks for Your Participation” or something
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Last Chance for Eden This documentary Last Chance for Eden is a about nine men and women discussing the issues of racism and sexism in the workplace and even giving their own experience and own opinions. Throughout this entire documentary each person expresses how they feel or their experience but some admit that cannot do that in public. I notice that even though we are in the 21st century people like to believe there is equality. But when asked to someone of color they openly comment there
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Capital Punishment Deserves the Death Sentence Capital punishment is a divisive topic in the United States‚ and reconsideration of this practice is a necessity as we progress socially as a nation. Capital punishment is an abysmal act and the fact of the matter is that it is morally wrong for a government to execute its citizens‚ no matter what heinous acts they may have committed. The American government was created to ensure certain rights for all of its citizens‚ based on their societal morals
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After living in Mississippi my entire life‚ I thought I knew a lot about the history of my home state. After reading Crystal R. Sanders’ book‚ my opinion was completely changed. Before reading A Chance For Change‚ I had never heard of Mississippi’s most influential civil rights worker. Unless their names were Martin Luther King‚ JR or James Meredith‚ I was probably unaware of their influence on society. Mississippi is full of history and I feel that today’s education system completely skips what
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Animals Deserve No Rights Summary: Nowadays‚ with an increasing number of reports about animal cruelty coming into the public view‚ an agitation about protecting animal right caught our attention. As far as I ’m concerned‚ quite a few people believe that excluding non-human animals from the range of concern but to include all humans just seems arbitrary and unreasonable. However an overwhelming number of people still share the same idea with me that animals don ’t deserve rights. At first glance
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people. Although it’s often racism continues to shatter and destroy lives. American remains burdened by a racial chasm ("Race in America" n. pag.). Racial discrimination is an ongoing human judgment that U.S. citizens can’t really stop. The life chances and opportunities of people of color in the United States are limited as compared to whites ("Race In America" n.pag.). The legacy of historic discrimination continues to weigh on the present; and current day discrimination persists throughout American
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decide whether or not child soldiers deserve amnesty or not. Meanwhile‚ there are some kids that think that killing‚ and what they did is perfectly okay. Those child soldiers do not deserve amnesty. Young children are suppose to be in school‚ not fighting a war‚ high on drugs. These children need to be given amnesty and a better life‚ children are our future‚ not other people’s’ weapons. However‚ children did bad things‚ everybody should be given a second chance. These children were forced to take
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Is College for Everyone and is it Worth it? Is college worth the money and is it for everyone? Many students in high school start to realize that once graduation approaches them‚ they are going to be entering the real world and start to question themselves on what they are going to do. They then start wondering is college going to be right for them and are they going to be able to afford it? Due to college costs increasing more and more every year it is a tough decision. One thing for students to
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Celebrities deserve privacy! Celebrities are constantly in the media for their outrageous or strange antics. Nowadays it doesn’t take a lot to be known as a ‘celeb’. The influence of the ’Celebrity world’ has led to extreme effects‚ especially amongst youths‚ as most magazines are full of tabloids and attention seeking articles which speak little truth. Not only this‚ but the images of celebrities are usually quite false due to the constant need for perfection and ’beauty’ which means that people
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