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    Just English

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    Just English. Английский для юристов 43 Reproduce the contexts in which they were used. Make up your own sentences with these words. TASK 5. Answer the following questions: 1. What concepts formed the basis of the earliest criminological theories? 2. How did the biological theories develop? 3. What was Montesquieu’s approach to causes of crime? 4. What views on crime predominated in the 19th century? 5. How did criminological theories develop in the 20th century? 6. What is the relationship

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    War, Just or Not?

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    Progressive A Just Cause‚ Not a Just War by Howard Zinn I believe two moral judgments can be made about the present "war": The September 11 attack constitutes a crime against humanity and cannot be justified‚ and the bombing of Afghanistan is also a crime‚ which cannot be justified. And yet‚ voices across the political spectrum‚ including many on the left‚ have described this as a "just war." One longtime advocate of peace‚ Richard Falk‚ wrote in The Nation that this is "the first truly just war since

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    King Junior ’s “letter from Birmingham Jail” was the reflection upon protest against unjust laws was established against him and his fellow men. Throughout his letter he uses many great philosophers and historical events to justify his own protest to be necessary to do what’s right. King was the leader of civil-rights group that supported protest against traditional views of the society and unjust laws established in the era.” In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection

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    Just Deserts The very meaning of "just deserts" means just that; a reward or punishment in turn for a deed good or bad. In this response‚ the criminal acts and the punishment‚ or lack of is what the discussion will be about. For centuries there have been criminals and when caught‚ these criminals have had some form of punishment. As the world has progressed‚ in many countries the punishment no longer fits the crime. "Upon a pillory - that al the world may see‚ a just desert for such impiety."(

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    many unjust laws that created many problems for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. agreed with St. Augustine that a law that is unjust is actually not a law after all. Martin Luther King Jr.’s belief in this idea was seen in his letter from a Birmingham Jail when he says‚ “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely‚ one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” Martin Luther King Jr. mentioned multiple times in his letter that these unjust laws

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    referred to a just desert. The just desert theory is a practical concept that purports a punishment is needed to preserve the social equity disturbed by crime; however‚ the level of punishment should be fitting with the crime. The Just desert model suggests that retribution justifies punishment because individuals deserve what they received for past deeds‚ but punishment based on deterrence is wrong because it involves an offender’s future actions‚ which cannot be predicted. Under the just desert theory

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    Mac Farber Paper #2 – Rhetorical Analysis Jennifer Freed Just Do It Sharad Haksar’s Just Do It is part of his very moving series of pictures he calls “Brand Irony.” This series portrays ironic juxtapositions of world-renowned brands combined with interesting visuals. In this specific picture‚ Haskar shows Nike’s famous Swoosh accompanied by its “Just Do It” slogan on a wall acting as an advertisement somewhere in India. On the wall next to the ad‚ a young boy is urinating as a little dog looks

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    Just Deserts The concept of “just deserts” can be most effectively described in the writings of Andrew Von Hirsch. Basically those who commit crime deserve to be punished and by punishing them it may prevent further crimes from being committed (Siegel‚ 2012). There have been many different positions on this theory of just deserts. Some argue against while others strongly defend the effectiveness of this theory. We will look at both sides of the argument and review the pros and cons of each. The

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    been many unjust laws. Many people obey laws just because they are laws. People often disagree with certain laws‚ but they follow it because it’s socially and normally acceptable or because it’s just the law. I believe that King wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail to make his readers question and interpret whether or not a law is just. In this essay I will make the distinction between just and unjust laws according to Martin Luther King Jr’ s Letter from Birmingham Jail. If a law is unjust‚ it is

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    live a just life and an unjust life. This provides us with specific details of which life is actually the better life to live. I believe that in our society today‚ the unjust life can have many consequences where as the just life does not truly have many benefits like it should. Because of this‚ I think it leads people to be more inclined to do more unjust acts more often than just‚ but only if they think they could get away with it. If a person had the opportunity to commit an unjust act and

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