I think it's hard to test, because we"re talking about a lot of inner questions like morals and goals. ... I think it's very valid and important to study these types of factors, but at the same time I think it's hard to study it. ... Without controls, he argues, one is free to commit criminal acts. ... A General Theory of Crime explained that weak social bonds may set an individual free to weigh the benefits of crime. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When you have a dinner invitation to someone's home you don't know what type of food you will be served or if it will be to your liking. ... We are measured on testing and not on knowledge. I really dislike this because I could not pass a multiple-choice test if my life depended on it. ... It would take people willing to use their knowledge and courage to put forth the effort to make the changes to break free. ...

• Word Count: 754
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• Grade Level: High School

When you add all the time we spend in class and then going home to more demands on our time you will find that most students have very little free time. ... This type of interaction cannot be replicated in a controlled environment such as a school. ... In many circumstances, (mine in particular) these students outperform other students on in class assignments including quizzes and tests, but they are punished with lower grades because they haven't bought in to the idea of school work being required outside of school hours. ... In so doing, students will be free to choose how to spend wh...

• Word Count: 754
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• Grade Level: High School

There are two different types of status in America; Achieved status which is a status that a person earns throughout their lifetime and ascribed status which is status that a person is born with. ... Three subsamples were chosen for testing. ... The next test given was the Self-Harmful Behavior Scale (SHB). This was a free-response questionnaire that was written by Gutierrez himself to assess the participant's engagement in dangerous and self-harmful activities (Gutierrez et al 1999). ...

• Word Count: 1467
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• Grade Level: High School

If he enjoys his free lifestyle of never having to shower or look presentable I would congratulate him. ... Personally, I do not consider that type of lifestyle appealing, hence subjectively, I consider it to be a bad culture. ... In order to further test my opinions on culture, I asked one of my fraternity brothers, Daniel Webster, to describe what he considers a culture to be. ...

• Word Count: 1112
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

At the opening of the Lord of the Flies, a plane, transporting a group of boys from England is attacked and crashes in the jungle. Two boys, Ralph and Piggy, meet and make their way to the beach. Upon their arrival, they discover a conch shell near the water. Using the shell as a trumpet, Ralph s...

• Word Count: 7266
• Approx Pages: 29
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This would be the true test of will for the deviants. Neutralizing one's own guilt is a true test of the successful criminal. ... However these types of thieves are just one type of thief named in the chapter. ...

• Word Count: 4192
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School