I do wonder why certain policies adopted by the government are harmful to the nation's growth, and saving rates between countries differs. ... It is this kind of conversation where economics becomes a part of me. ... This involvement has given me the opportunity to develop leadership skills and communication skills which will not only help me cope in the course itself but also university life. ... Multiplayer gaming taught me how to cooperate with others. ... This really motivates me to set higher goals. ...

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I feel like the criminology and investigations major is right for me because I am very interested in why people commit crimes, lowering the crime rate, and helping a specific certain community. ... By starting out as a Police Officer I will learn valuable tools to help me progress into an FBI agent. ...

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Why this is exciting is beyond me, but again its very normal. ... Studies have shown that although the crime rate as well as automobile accidents are low, the number of DWIs issued is outrageous. ...

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This is a very interesting, and sensitive topic for me because I am a rape victim and I believe society and the idea of rape culture have a lot to do with the increasing rape cases throughout the years. ... Increased divorce rates and recessions lead people to become violent. ... This is the reason why there is such low conviction rate of rapists. ...

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Later in the essay Will states; "Two supposed signs of the "crisis" are America's high rate of infant mortality and low rate of immunization of preschool children. ... We know that the number of people living on our planet is growing at a soaring rate and that within a relatively short time we can expect it to total in the tens of billions.. ... In short, it appears to me that it would be better to start from the head rather than the tail. ...

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This is why there's problems such as a high death rate and neglected children. ... This movie showed me to stay proud and things will turn out the way they need to. In Sishos case this movie showed me that you must sometimes swallow your pride to get what you want. ...

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At this rate, the average American child will see 8,000 murders before they finish elementary school! ... We should remember the words of the father in Harry Chapin's song "Cat's in the Cradle" when he comes to realize his son "He's grown up just like me. My boy was just like me." ...

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A challenge that concerns me about the future of our world is the amount of time dedicated to working in an effort to satisfy the growing demands of society. ... The I.S conference also talked about the declining rate of people attending church. ... I know this I.S conference has had a huge effect on me and I"m bringing it to the attention of my family (father and brothers) in hope the conference will have the same impact on them as it did on me. ...

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A good example of a latent function is how people in school will keep down the unemployment rate because they are not in the work force, which means more work for everyone else. ... I play football at a small school out west that forces me to keep adequate grades so that I can keep my scholarship. ... In fact playing sports all my life has kept me out of trouble. ... I truly believe that sports kept me out of trouble as they do for so many other children. ...

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Who was convicted of this crime on November 21 since the 1990 which brings me to the point of exposing criminal records via internet. This is one way that I find convenient to exposing people just by creating a personal profile under list of crime rates and how severe they might have been....

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They run twenty-four seven. They take our time and our happiness. We become more concerned with what's happening online, rather than in the real world. These networks are damaging and don't do what they claim. Real, meaningful connections cannot be formed online. We choose to procrastinate rather th...

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"I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me" (419). Many women have heard this before, but nowadays, they are taking a step away from the common role of a "house wife". In today's modern society women have achieved so much;...

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During those years of your life, you are growing at an exponential rate, not only physical but mentally. ... He watched me throw away my appointment at the Naval Academy and I still landed on my feet. ...

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.@ The good things in life to me refer to 1. money 2. money 3. and more money. ... The wealthy will always think that the middle class and the poor are extremely gross, worthless and not capable of living the way they do; which is true to and yet sickening to me. ... I thought this was suppose to be the land of opportunity, so why is it that we have such a high unemployment rate? ...

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But there is no real me only an entity, something illusory. ... In the 80'ies it was very important that you had a highly rated job and that you make a lot of money, and this is also a very important thing for Patrick Bateman. ...

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We have all heard the phrase "money talks". Have you ever wondered what it said? Well that all depends on how much of it you have, and where you plan on spending it. Money has a language that is translated through power and inequality. It is the transporter of goods and services, of knowledge and i...

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Because cash, debit cards, credit cards, and checks can be used by anyone and there is no way for me to distinguish them, I put all of these customers in the same category: lower middle through upper class. ... If institutional racism and white privilege did not exist, the difference between unemployment rates of blacks and whites would be significantly lowered, and more blacks would have jobs. ...

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He goes on the record for saying that "The high homicide rates that characterize the United States really have a geographical origin in the white, rural pre-Civil War South" (Booknotes, 1989). ...

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