created by man struggled with the problem of crime. The one provocative question from Jack the Ripper to O.J. Simpson is why do people commit crime? In most of our modern societies‚ laws have been developed over time‚ to maintain order. I personally think the law forms a social contract between individuals and society. I know that there are many competing theories on why people commit crime. I personally believe that they all can be summed up and placed into three broad categories. The three classifications
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Why Do Always People Want More? Throughout the history of time and even mythological stories and fairy tales‚ people have always seemed to want more than want they have. They have never been able to satisfy their unlimited wants for money‚ power‚ or even just materialistic items. This greediness has and always will be the downfall of many wealthy and powerful individuals. No matter how advanced we are in society‚ people will always find a way to question what they have and not appreciate what they
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Why do people join gangs? Gangs‚ or most people define as a group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit‚ are still widely increasing in the United States today. Even though everyone can agree that any gang related activities and crimes are against the law‚ people still joins it regardless with various reasons: Desire for protection‚ to appear cool‚ and have a sense of family. People often join gangs to get a protection from others. Especially in ghetto‚ where most of
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People change because of their experiences. The Scarlet Letter demonstrates this exceptionally well‚ as writer Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts what happens to a person when confronted with sin. Hawthorn shows this by focusing on two of the main character that are most affected by their sins‚ Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. On one hand there is Hester Prynne a woman who has sinned but instead of running from it faces the problems head on; with a scarlet letter on her chest and a child on
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you are lonely? Most people go out and do something with their friends and family‚ and maybe blow some money. Some people are limited to what they can or can’t do‚ because of location‚ money‚ ability. It’s crazy how so many people can be lonely in a small place where everyone should be able to get along. Everyone’s characteristics are very different they all do things differently. In Of Mice and Men I believe John Steinbeck was trying to show different perspectives of people being lonely‚ because
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“Why Do People Get Tattoos?” Many people today get tattoos for different reasons‚ some being for their own personal reasons‚ and some being for the cultural and social prospectus around them. Men‚ women‚ and even young people today have different types of tattoos that have many different meanings. Miliann Kang and Katherine Jones write about different people and their tattoos. For young people‚ a general reason for getting a tattoo is because
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Why people shouldn’t steal things. Stealing is pretty much putting your life in jeopardy‚ your reputation gets ruined‚ there are consequences to face‚ and it is illegal and of course forbidden. For example‚ Stealing puts your reputation on the line‚ your known as the person who’s in and out of juvenile facility centers. You influence people in a bad way. You also let everyone know that you’re out and all about trouble. You will be known as the troubled kid. No one would want you
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WHEN DO BABIES EYES CHANGE COLOR? INTRODUCTION The color of human beings’ eyes varies depending on the genetics of that person. The color range is from the darkest shade of brown to the lightest shade of blue. Babies are born with different eye colors. More often than not‚ they are born with blue or grey eyes. This is especially for the Caucasians. As they grow up‚ their eye color changes over time. As a parent you may miss out on the change process but after sometime you will notice they are different
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Why did people go on crusades? In 1095‚ Pope Urban II called for an army to go to the Holy Land‚ Jerusalem. This was what was later known as the ‘First Crusade’. A crusade is a religious war or a war mainly motivated by religion. The first crusade consisted of 10’s of thousands of European Christians on a medieval military expedition to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. This doesn’t mean that the first crusade was just motivated by religion. Throughout this essay‚ I will be suggesting the
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the US wanted to control the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia . The answer lies in the ideas about the rise of nationalism and national consciousness‚ in addition to the question arises “Why people were ready to die for their nation?” Benedict Anderson’s theory about nationalism in Imagined
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