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    Walmart Loss Case Study

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    On May 27, 2018 at approximately 1642 hours, I was dispatched to the Walmart located at 8701 US HWY 19 Port Richey, FL in reference to shoplifting. Upon my arrival, I made contact with Walmart Loss Prevention Associate Steven Uliano. Steven had stopped a W/F who was later identified by her Florida driver’s license as Gina Marie Richardson and escorted her to the store loss prevention office. Steven advised he observed Gina at self-checkout register 38 with a shopping cart, which contained fifteen

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    Burglary Diary

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    On 02-14-2016 at 1322 hours I was dispatched to 1711 Illinois in reference to a burglary. Upon my arrival I made contact with Jennifer Kanell, who informed me of the following: - She left her residence on 02-08-2016 and her residence was secure and her television was there. - When she returned home on 02-14-2016 she discovered her television was missing and someone had made entry in her residence through the space for the air conditioner. - She bought the television for $30.00. I made contact with

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    are turning to pawn to solve their financial problems. When individuals think of London pawnbrokers, they always thought brokers are backstreet shops owners full of old televisions and hi-fi equipment. On the other hand, modern pawnbrokers are ready to escape the image and reinvent pawnbroker as a modern alternative to traditional loans. One of the most common misconceptions that people have about pawnbroker is that they only offer purchase your products for a fraction of what it is worth, then sell

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    and treatment of her sister by murdering the pawnbroker. Raskolnikov, though partially motivated to kill her to save himself from debt, also recognizes the struggles that she forces other people through and kills her for their benefit as well as his own. Although he is acting somewhat in his own self-interest, Raskolnikov also weighs the outcome of the situation as pertaining to the group’s best interest when making the decision to kill the pawnbroker. Raskolnikov makes it clear throughout the beginning

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    hindrance. Being that humans have an innate capability to do positive but also negative things in the world, with no surprise socialization can turn out be a good thing or a bad thing. This can be seen in the three movies: “The Wild Child,” “The Pawnbroker,” and “Dr. Strangelove” and in the three articles. According to Solomon Asch, humans cannot become “fully human” without being able to socialize and exist in a social environment. “The individual without social experience is not fully a human being

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    astounded that he may really take an axe and strike the old pawnbroker on the head. He asks himself why he is still thinking about it, and consciously tells himself that he will never bring himself to do so. “He felt utterly broken: darkness…why, why then am I still…” (53, 54) Although, Raskolnikov tells himself that he will never bring himself to murder, he has already been changed and has already committed himself to murdering the pawnbroker. This proves that Raskolnikov has changed, and in very minute

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    to suffer and torture themselves. The protagonist Raskolnikov suffers through the whole story after and even before committing his crime of killing the pawnbroker and Lizaveta. Guilt is displayed in delirium and illness. Guilt is the most severe kind of punishment because escaping it is impossible. As Raskolnikov plans on killing the Pawnbroker his mind is already feeling feverish starting with a nightmare about a horse that represents his victim. He begins to have second thoughts of this horrid

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    Raskolnikov Guilt

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    and quickly dies. Shaken, Raskolnikov wakes up in a start with a sudden realization; “Can it be that I shall really take an axe” (62). This dream foreshadows the death of the pawnbroker. It is theorized that Raskolnikov, being a Russian name means ‘split’ and this dream is a perfect example of that. The horse is the pawnbroker, the little boy the good in Raskolnikov and Mikolka is the bad in him. The seven-year-old boy is caring and feels empathy for this innocent horse. He recognizes that the horse

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    The use of these stories shows the rebirth or the characters spirit and moral awakening. Raskolnikov's moral awkakening actually happened after the pawnbroker was dead. He learned that he is not actually an extraordinary man but a coward and an ordinary man looking to be extraordinary in all the wrong ways. The killing of the pawnbroker and repercussions that come with it showed him "the light" as he realized this murder was not as easy as he thought and he was not extraordinary. This awakening

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    officer Williams: “ I’m on a mission here. I want to be a hero, you know? I want to win it back, like a knight.” (24) Later, his continuous efforts to get back the regalia and also to prove it that it was his grandmother’s at the first place to the pawnbroker shows how crucial it was for him to get the regalia back. He did remember his family tradition

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