the 1980s‚ from arcade classics like Asteroids‚ pinball‚ and Pac-Man to the postmodern console and computer gaming. (Sherman 243) With the rise of video games came the perpetuation of a gender disparity as a result of the emerged gaming culture and from the video games themselves. (Sherman 245) This gender disparity is evident from looking at the female gamers‚ who often experience sexism from male gamers and apparent in the production of video game characters and how female characters can be subjected
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Reading Kate Chopin’s ’Story of an Hour’ leaves on reader’s mind a strong theme of the gender disparity present in the institution of marriage. The narrative about a woman’s sorrowful state and life under her authoritarian husband introduces Mrs. Mallard first in the exposition paragraph as having a ’heart trouble’ which requires ’great care’(pg. 15). It is quite ambiguous as to whether the trouble is physical or emotional. Even so‚ Chopin uses this trouble as a way of symbolizing the suffering
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The Growing Problem of White Collar Crimes in India “The practitioners of evil‚ the hoarders‚ the profiteers‚ the black marketers and speculators are the worst enemies of our society. They have to be dealt with sternly‚ however well placed important and influential they may be; if we acquiesce in wrongdoing‚ people will lose faith in us”- Dr Radhakrishnan Methodology The research methodology used for the present research article is traditional Doctrinal
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in the awareness of white-collar crime in the public. White- collar criminals are sent to record periods of imprisonment‚ and the general public is more in favor of such punishments (Holtfreter 2008). Lastly‚ researchers on the criminal careers of white-collar criminals display that they have more in common with more of the stereotypical street criminals than formerly thought. A major fragment of white collar-criminals do have a previous criminal record‚ not only in white-collar crimes but in other
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CCGL Tutorial Presentation Whilst domestic legislation is essential to deal with white collar crime‚ it requires to be underpinned by appropriate levels of international cooperation and legal assistance. This is particularly important that globalisation and modern technology have a profound effect on white collar crime including corruption and money laundering. The only effective way to deal with transnational crime is for a global enforcement initiative. This requires each state to have extensive
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Ian De Jesus Law Enforcement 1 - 3B 5-1-15 White-Collar Crimes One would ask why someone with a high position‚ who is already earning vast amounts of cash or resources‚ would use backhanded tactics to maintain or advance their power. Unfortunately‚ the love of money or power have sent what seemed respectable people into corruption. White-collar crimes come in many forms and typically include fraud‚ bribery‚ Ponzi‚ schemes‚ insider trading‚ etc. They are mostly motivated by financial gain and
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Crime‚ a violation of the law‚ has been around for centuries and dates back to the colonial days. Crime is also known as a form of deviance which is a word used to describe breaking social norms. If someone violates the laws they have to face some sort of consequence that can range from a minor consequence such as a ticket up to a major consequence such as the death penalty. The punishment someone receives always fits the crime that they have committed‚ right? In some cases yes but in others no.
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effects on others‚ although the decision made do not act in favor of any stakeholders‚ they are involved. Do the white-collar criminals as portrayed in the film consistently display the personality traits of risk seekers? The white collar criminals that are portrayed in the
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White collar crimes committed by people with high status‚ money‚ or power generally tend to get a lighter sentencing than street crimes. People with power‚ have the money and the resources to get out of tough situations that can cause lawful consequences. For example‚ in December of 2001‚ Martha Stewart sold over 3‚000 shares of Imclone System Stocks to save her $45‚000 on her ImClone stocks. She was convicted of conspiracy‚ false statement‚ and prejury changes. For this crime she was only sentenced
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Sir Michael Marmot speaks on the topic of health disparities on a global and national scale‚ although he does not mention this I believe it all comes down to one single factor- money. Rich countries have better healthcare‚ better programs thus have longer lives. The same applies for the wealthier population within that specific country they will tend to have better access to care‚ better education‚ overall better living conditions than their less prosperous counterpart. This socio-economic imbalance
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