Date The process of transforming traditional justice into restorative justice is an important one‚ it will help our society grow from one that focus’ on punishing “bad people” to a society that realizes that the offenders who committed the crime are people that quite often need just as much help as the victims of their offenses. While punishing the offender for the crime they have committed is important in helping the victim seek justice‚ restorative justice helps each party recover from the offensive
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Collin Brozek Scott Harber Comp. I April 14th‚ 2013 Argument Essay There are a plethora of reasons why pop and soft-drinks are bad for personal health as well as the environment. Never the less there have been an increase of obesity cases and children with diabetes caused solely by the consumption of sugar filled beverages. The consumption of soft-drinks and other carbonated beverages have multiple negative effects‚ and I want to briefly cover ten or so reason as to why soda is hazardous to
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The Juvenile Justice Policy Jason Austin The juvenile justice system in dealing with juvenile offenders has cyclically gone from a rehabilitative approach to a punitive approach a number of times since its inception (Jenson & Howard‚ 1998). Research by Bernard (1992)‚ as cited in Jenson and Howard (1998)‚ examined the history of the juvenile justice system from 1820 and found that when juvenile crime is determined to be high‚ the justice system responds with severe punishments and few
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Immigration is one of the main problems we have in our society in current events especially in this country. One could argue that the United States is the best country in the world and as a proud American I would agree to this simple yet true fact. United States has been home to the free and the brave. But many forget the foundations and roots that this country was founded on‚ it was founded on by Immigrants to make a better living and have a better life for their children and their children after
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John Doe 11/25/12 Causal Argument “I can purchase that now and pay for it later?”- (The rising effects of credit cards causing more and more student debt) The cycle always seem to begin when you are least expecting it‚ I know that’s how it started for me. I was browsing in my favorite store H&M not planning on buying anything when I came across a pair of pants plus shoes that were on sale for 25% off‚ I could not leave the store without purchasing these items. Once I made my way to
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one of the main themes is justice. In it two conflicting ideas of justice are stated: first‚ that it is self-proclaiming‚ and second‚ that it is situational and must be worked out. These opposing ideas are very clearly shown in the dialogue between Teucer and Menelaus‚ where they argue over whether Ajax should be given a proper funeral and the conflicting definitions are exposed. In this essay‚ I will analyze how this piece of dialogue demonstrates both definitions of justice‚ without answering which
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Counter-Argument Essay “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” How many hours of sleep does the average person need? ‚ According to National Sleep Foundation Magazine showed that teenagers need 9 hours on average a day to be attentive and alert while an adult need from 6 to 8 hours per day. In the article “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” by the British writer Tom Hodgkinson that was published in October 9‚ 2014‚ the author purpose
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Plato ‘The Republic’ By N.Sutton A Bit about Plato Himself... Plato (Greek: Πλάτων‚ Plátōn‚ "wide‚ broad-browed") (428/427 BC – 348/347 BC)‚ was a Classical Greek philosopher‚ who together with his teacher‚ Socrates‚ and his student‚ Aristotle‚ helped to lay the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician‚ writer of philosophical dialogues‚ and founder of the Academy in Athens‚ the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato was originally
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Abstract The constant conflict over abortion in America has been a major social problem that started as an issue in our nation over two centuries ago. In the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s with the coinciding civil rights movement and women’s rights movement‚ abortion became the new national issue we still see today between two opposing sides. It is this struggle over whose deep rooted morals and beliefs are appropriate for our society that make the abortion issue such so controversial. First it is important
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increased‚ it is not significant enough to indicate a paradigm shift. The focus upon studies and research data increase the credibility of his assertion although his scope is confined to students and youth performing bands. However‚ there is a similar argument from
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