House arrest programs could be proposed, in order to ease the criminals back into the community. ... It required long prison sentences for people convicted of three serious felonies (California's prisons). ... They believe that prison construction and long, harsh sentences are the only way to rehabilitate criminals. ... Opponents of alternatives to incarceration note that prison population has increased with tough sentencing, but the national crime rate has gone down (Marciniak). ... Funding these programs would be much cheaper than incarceration and would help offenders ease back into th...

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It is important to note that the majority of juveniles arrested in America are arrested for property crimes and other less serious offenses-not crimes of violence (Sadler 26). ... It is not a good way to live and many kids just give up their lives to crime because they think that there is no way out of the life they are living. ... Recently, in the aftermath of the Columbine High School Massacre, the House of Representatives passed a "Juvenile Crime Bill" to limit the ease in which juvenile can get their hands on guns (Lazare 57). ... Former Attorney General William P Barr has some very...

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During the American Revolution when imports were no longer given to the colonies, the hemp fiber became an essential material in their production of clothing (Richardson 41). ... There is no evidence of the people of the colonies eating or smoking the plant due to the fact that those cool climates lessened the psycho-active material (Stwertka 16). ... Long before marijuana was even known to most of the American Society, hostility towards it became evident within the next two decades because of reports that offensive minorities were using the drug; Mexicans in the Southwest, Hindus in San Franc...

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There were natives of the land who had lived there long before the explorer had reached it. ... After running away for a long amount of time, he met some people along the way. ... There are no evidential accounts of Bigfoot burial sites or findings of their remains. ... No fossils have been found of Bigfoot. ... It can jump down cliffs, climb trees with ease, and can stalk with stealthy behavior. ...

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This is not to say that a program such as this wouldn't begin with pure intensions, but how long after would this intensions remain. ... Another point to note is the legislature concerning euthanasia. ... These treatments allow people to go on and finish up the remainder of their lives with comfort and ease. ... There is NO RIGHT to sell heroin. There is NO RIGHT to take heroin. ...

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No other generation reflects the complex world we live in today. ... There was no separate subculture, no music and fashion to set off the younger generation from their parents. ... The generation that thought mostly of themselves may find themselves living on their own with out any family support (Monaldo F. 2000) American's longer life span mean that many will continue to invest, and they will be spending more money during their retirement years. ... The youth obsessed baby boomers will want to maintain a youthful appearance, long life cycles of anti-aging creams, hair color treatments,...

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Take the no fly list as an example. ... I admit I was part of the interrogation team that spent those long hours with him. This old man endured long interrogation times, very little sleep, and the extreme trauma that comes with being taken against your will and kept in a small cell with absolutely no idea what was happening. ... He knew what we wanted and had no reason to tell me anything. ... How long during that year of captivity did it take to get him to confess to any crimes? ...

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There is no doubt in the minds of many that the issue of war and the Christian conscience has been a long-standing problem. ... Killing the aggressor is no longer the act of loving punishment, but rather a necessary evil in order to satisfy a greater good. ... In contrast, proportionality, double effect, and jus in bello criteria never need be raised in Augustinian thought; as long as the killing is personally done with charity in the heart, it is justified. ... According to Vitoria and Suarez a defensive war needed "no special moral justification."7. ...

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In 1689, Great Britain had passed a religious Act of Toleration, but this meant little for American colonies.4 In his Notes on the State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson highlighted the fact that in 17th century Virginia, it was punishable for "parents to refuse to have their children baptized," and for various other offenses.5 Sheriffs imprisoned Baptists living within Virginia; Baptist ministers were not given permission to preach their own religion, and were prey to physical violence.6 Called "dissenters," these individuals were religiously disenfranchised until the declaration of independe...

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LIBERTARIANISM Two hundred and twelve years ago thirty nine signatures spoke, gracing its delicate spaceless yet palatial surface with the ease and wave of a single downy bowed quill. ... The Bill of Rights was a revolutionary measure in that it guaranteed that our federal government could never lawfully advance outside it's authorized bounds and encroach upon the natural born rights of man to act as he chooses as long as the rights of others are not violated in the process. ... Libertarianism is the political philosophy rooted in the belief that people should be allowed to l...

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To better illustrate the crippling impact of conspiracy theories as they pertain to efforts and to the African American community, take note of a survey conducted by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. ... Poez (1997) notes key elements on advancing conspiracies, one of which is victimhood. ... Because the people in power and wealth tend to promote people who agree with them or have some other common bond is no conspiracy, but human nature (www.acts17-11.com/conspire.html). ... They provide an intriguing mystery to a captive audience who Albert states have become so hungry for a...

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