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    influenced by the work of the Chicago School and Merton’s Strain theory and they affected the development of crime policies and Criminology through their different views as they are focused on deviance as a social reaction and on how labels can affect people. Before examining the two theories it is better knowing the definition of Criminology. Criminology is the scientific “study of crime, study of those who commit crime and the study of the criminal justice and penal system” (Newburn, 2017, p.6).

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    Part 2 – Biases, Misconceptions, Historical People   5 Why Extroversion Became the Standard It is an unfortunate fact that extroversion has become the standard (at least in the Western world), but nonetheless a fact. The main reason is – and not to offend Introverts in any way – Extroverts seem more interesting. They are active, social, the life of the party. We are quiet and less expressive. People become wary of us. They mistake us as being antisocial and rude. Socializing requires

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    would bring down Saddam Hussein no matter what it took. But why? Why would the president make such an imposing promise? In order to ensure the safety of his people (the Americans) such terrorists must be brought down. President Bush was willing to sacrifice the lives of many heroic soldiers to halt terrorism from afflicting this country. Are the lives of these young brave soldiers worth the sacrifice that is needed to bring change into the

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    Why do I want to join the Hopkins Science Olympiad Team? Those two years I am going to spend in Junior High should be filled with memorable experiences and moments. Many competitions, tests, and tryouts will be held to decide a group of gifted students to join the Basketball team, Science Olympiad team, and Math Olympiad team etc. Students who are chosen to represent the school through these teams work hard to win and make everybody proud. I want to be one of these students and achieve my goals

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    coffin, even Wayward's name is an unsaid message. Those messages clearly point out that the wife cheated on the husband. They also point out the husband knew of the adulterous relationship between his wife and John Wayward and may have had something to do with Wayward's death. In this seemingly simple poem about village life, a woodworker or "joiner" gives his wife a wooden sewing box he has made for her. At first, this appears a touching gesture, and the wife approaches the husband with "a smile" and

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    What does it mean to be in the social work field? This is an important question to ask someone who is deciding to join the social work profession. Personally, I believe that my career goals align with the mission of the social work profession, along with the Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) school mission. An individual who commits themselves to the social work profession joins this field in order to improve and enlighten individuals (NASW, 2017). A professional in social work desires to support

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    On the streets of Chicago gang violence is common. 72% of people who die are murdered. Children everyday are affected by this atrocity. Schools are filled with drugs and violence. This was the everyday life of me, Jazmine Harper. My 18 year old brother Demaris was in a gang, the Reds. My mother was a construction worker and my dad left me the day I was born. My family resided in Riverdale, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago. Life there hasn’t really changed since I left. “JAZMINE

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    and a paradise, but as the boys' stay on the island increases, so, too, do their fears. The boys soon become afraid of each other and soon after that the boys break up and fight because of the fear. The boys' original fears are of what they think are beasts. "Then people started getting frightened" (Golding, 88). This was spoken by Ralph at an assembly because he knew that things were breaking up and he also knew why. It was the fear. In the novel the Lord of the Flies, fear is the root of

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    to make you feel bad. Thousands of Americans do this every day when they are scrolling through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The real question, however, is why do we, as a society, tend to “like” the cute things, like the puppy, but ignore the real-life problems in the world, such as orphan children in Romania, a hot topic as of late. The answer is desensitization. Desensitization sits heavily in researcher’s stomachs when they see that most people like the happy family story, but cringe and don’t

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    playground; people are judging others based on how much money they have or haven’t got. Within this web of power and money lies a pretty well hidden agenda. The people behind this hidden agenda are the C.E.O’s of major corporations, billionaire businessman who use their assets to ensure that their vote matter more than those who have less than them. Today the only thing that seems to matter within politics is how much money you have or , in the case of politicians, how many wealthy people you have

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