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    Ragging

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    RAGGING College life is very important in every body’s life because it not only determines the future of a person but also is a time when most students understand the realities of life. But‚ do all students enjoy their campus life? According to the Sri Lankan universities‚ none of the students enjoy their campus life at least till the end of their first year. This is mainly because of ragging. What is ragging? Does it have any advantages? Is it important to a freshmen student? Well‚ these are the

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    Living in a communist dungeon was like living in the Plato’s Cave In Plato’s book‚ the Republic‚ in a story that the ancient Greek philosopher shows to his student Glaucon‚ by using an allegory of peoples that are condemned to live in a cave for all their lives‚ the philosopher shows how people can be deceived by many images that they see from the distance and when they have not enough information to judge them. The life of the people who lived in the communist Eastern Europe during the second

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    DCA funds supported IATI Theater’s "Todo Vanguadia Mainstage Series" of 5 Latino plays that represented our mission to highlight the complexity & contradictions‚ richness & depth‚ the wonders & cruel radiance of the myriad experiences among Caribbean & Latin American cultures. All 5 plays were presented at our newly renovated theater space in the Lower East Side. It was a total of 55 performances in our 50-seat performance space‚ to a total audience of 2‚932 people‚ at the easily accessible prices

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    allowing individuals to seek defense by any means necessary. Hobbes original description of a war of all against all resounds in‚ “organized self defense groups‚” (Fisher 2) who themselves have been‚ “tempted into drug trafficking‚ kidnapping or extortion” (Fisher 2). Hobbes philosophy echoes Fishers claim that the

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    originally put in place to combat the mafia but has become increasingly used to combat corporate schemes as well. The first thing to know is what a racketeer is. A racketeer is defined as a person who obtains money illegally‚ as by bootlegging‚ fraud‚ or extortion. There are lists in other cases used to describe a racketeer using words from arson all the way to witness tampering . The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was imposed mainly to be able to prosecute bosses who may order a killing

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    The Primary Factors Contributing to Crime and Violence in Jamaica. Jamaica is a society which has been affected by crime and violence over the past years‚ and is continuously been affect by this phenomenal. Crime and violence involves the intent or use of psychological and physical force or power against oneself or another to do harm (Hoffman‚ 2009). Jamaica is a country plagued by crime and violence‚ especially in urban areas. Jamaica since 1977 has become the Caribbean nation with the highest

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    Prison Gangs and Life for Inmates Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in prison for thee rest of your life‚ or even for a short period of time. In the surroundings of prisons there are certain things or certain activities that goes on such as prison gangs. Prison gangs are often known as an influential organization called the free world within a prison. Most of these prison gangs offer some type of safety for those you join them. In exchange for safety some inmates usually

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    Terrorism is “The use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal” (merriam-webster.com). Terrorist attacks obtain international attention by targeting specific locations which demonstrate their disagreement on distinct situations both social and political. This acts kill innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or ideological goals. (terrorism-research.com) The first terrorist attack ever reported took place in the 14th century by the

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    group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities. Such groups maintain their position through the use of actual or threatened violence‚ corrupt public officials‚ graft‚ or extortion‚ and generally have a significant impact on the people in their locales‚ region‚ or the country as a whole ("The FBI Federal Bureau Of Investigation"‚ 2015). In my personal opinion organized crime is an activity involving a group of people in secure

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    NON-BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Hackers who access a business or non-business organizations’ networks find files that contain personal data of employees or volunteers‚ proprietary and/or trade secrets‚ and financial data that allows for theft‚ fraud‚ and extortion. One such exploit involved the student “ Daniel Beckwit‚

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