He wrote several books which were published including a book on antisemitism. ... Also in his career he published other books that were highly derogatory works on women. ... These additional exposures permitted Lombroso to exam people from all aspects of life. ... During Darwin's time period most scientists believed in the catastrophist theory. ... After the catastrophist event plant and animal life were the created individually and immutable. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In 1977, legislation was passed by the Canadian Parliament regulating long guns for the first time, restructuring the availability of firearms, and increasing a variety of penalties . ... Moreover, Canadians are exposed to American television (both entertainment and news programming) and, Canadians and Americans read many of the same books and magazines. ... He reviews the role of guns in American life-from the shoot-outs of the Old West to the street violence of today. ... As a Detroit sociologist added to this alarming figure: "Living in a frustrating stress-inducing enviro...

• Word Count: 2619
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

I believe it is impossible to distinguish when any given person attains his or her own humanity; in other words, the time when we can stop thinking of them as an "it" or thing, and call them an actual person. ... She claims that becoming pregnant is like waking up one morning and realizing you have been hooked up to a dying violinist who needs to make use of your organs to survive for a certain amount of time. ... Many people on the pro-life side would argue that because the child inside the woman is an innocent life, and a human being, it should never be killed. ... I have to differ; we d...

• Word Count: 4097
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• Grade Level: High School

They attempt to make the gang life look glamorous. ... It could be due to the glamourous looking life of other gang members or it may be a method to make money. ... Kids that have a bad home life may feel that they can "escape" through the gang. ... Some signs that a child may be involved in a gang or in gang activities are; they may have new friends or stop hanging out with their old friends or they may not let you meet any of their friends, they may start spending a lot of time away from home, they may display a lack of interest in school or school related activities and their g...

• Word Count: 2668
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Sexual Violence- While the crimes of "rape- and "incest- have been on the statute books for hundreds of years, it was not until the 1970s that "sexual violence- was more fully explored and developed as a concept. ... It can include unwanted touching, sexual harassment and intimidation, coerced sexual activity, sexual assault and rape and can include other physical violence and threat to life. ... The survey was the first of its kind in Australia, and measured the nature and extent of physical and sexual violence against women, the actions women took after experiencing violence, and ...

• Word Count: 3415
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The amount of information displayed by the media has turned into a necessary source of information in our daily life. It is everywhere around us; in TV shows, on radio, in books, newspapers, magazines, internet, advertisements and almost everywhere. ... In a case study on moral panics, three non-identical studies were analysed from several situations and after a certain amount of time from the actual crime. ...

• Word Count: 2855
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To look back at the last century we can see an explosion in books on true crime and a growth in the fields of psychology, sociology, and criminology. ... Often the frenzy is caused by either large victimization or the crime itself strikes at the very core of the American way of life. ... It was at this time that a bomb made of fertilizer and fuel oil exploded in front of the Alfred P. ... McVeigh was still in custody at the time and was soon moved to a more secure location. ...

• Word Count: 4508
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School