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…Violent crime in Canada is on the rise in Canada as well as the types of violent crimes being committed against the public. It has been on the rise for many, many years. I believe and intend to prove in the following essay that it is societies…

…An issue that continuously plagues our society is crime. Crime affects everyone through out their day to day routines. On a daily basis we hear of murders, robberies, and rapes via the media. These types of crimes are categorized as "street crimes…

…Webster's college dictionary defines a crime as an action that is deemed injurious to the public welfare and is legally prohibited. Within the United States today, crimes are taking place every few seconds. In fact, in 1995, one crime index offense…

…In Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky gives the reader an inside look to the value system that he holds for himself, as well as the type of characteristics that he abhors in people as well as the characteristics that he admires in people. He uses…

…The Two films we have studied recently 10 things I hate about you and Ferris Buelers day off deal with certain issues relating to youths of today’s society. In some cases the films confirm our attitudes and values towards youth and others challenge them…

…to the darker feeling of hate? Almost certainly. And is it possible for a character to feel both of these at exactly the same time as we see so many of Romeo and Juliet's acquaintances do? Perhaps. However, can it be said that both these feelings can in fact…

…Karamazov and Crime and Punishment are best examples of the poisonous effect of such ideals on the common human. The rebellion of these humanists against the system and the reality of human life becomes more important, thus love becomes the filter…

…For centuries, the one plague that human civilization faces is a disease that has no evident cure - crime. Before one can even try to find solutions for it, one must understand what a crime is and the nature of crime. Crime itself is defined as any…

…“But if such a one is forced for the sake of his idea to step over a corpse or wade through blood, he can, I maintain, find himself, in his conscience, a sanction for wading through blood…” With these words, Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment…

…Peter Marin's piece, "Helping and Hating the Homeless" first appeared in Harper's Magazine (January 1987). It is an account of why some marginalized people "choose" homelessness and why middle-class culture finds them so threatening. In this piece…