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History is a mirror that reflects the future, and by examining it we understand what is yet to come. In all aspects of life the past impacts the present and the future; with restorative justice this is no different. In recent times restorative justice has emerged in various semblances, with different names, and in many countries (Daly, 2002). The genesis of Restorative Justice can be traced to agrarian society, and the thrust towards its serves as a resurrection of historically prevalent…

Ramya Sreeramoju Professor Clovis CLAR-111 16 October 2015 Critique of In-Prison Drug Treatment Study Introduction Drug offenders, as these people are called, often receive sentences that are much too long for the offense they actually committed. Labelled as hardcore criminals when they did not even do anything violent, they are often slapped with these prolonged sentences and then not given a chance to reform during their time in prison, both simply adding up to no possibility for improvement…

Aboriginal Studies is something challenging to provide a perfect introduction of. It encompasses knowledge from fields as diverse as anthropology, sociology, history, and religious studies. It is contentious academic field that raises both difficult political and academic questions: can non-Aboriginal researchers properly engage its study? Can Western methods of observation, analysis, and teaching be applied to artifacts, knowledge and societies inherently different from Western conceptions…

The History of the Franks and Lais of Marie de France’s were both written in the Middle Ages of Christian Europe. Gregory of Tours writings is the principal source for the history of Frankish kings. He also chronicles the Franks’ intimate lives, such as their polygamous marriages. Lais of Marie de Frances are a collection of narrative poems that deifies love while at the same time having a pessimistic outlook. The History of the Franks and Marie de France both do not conform to Christian…

In a fairly short duration Bharati Mukherjee has received a respectable attention from the critics around the world. She is described as a ‘voice’ of expatriate- immigrant sensibility. She has stayed in different places, and lived through various cultures. In her journey as a writer her creative sensibility has undergone many changes, a continuous quest from ‘expatriation to immigration’. As a writer her concern can be seen in the lives of South- Asian immigrants in the USA and Canada and the…

Ticket to Heaven To the modern viewer, the word Gothic may suggest darkness, but to the medieval viewer, the innovation of Gothic architecture allowed villagers to escape their lives of toil and to enter a spiritual realm, a Heaven on Earth. Previous medieval architecture was characterized by thick walls which did not allow light to come into the building. In Gothic cathedrals, light was used as a building material. The walls of cathedrals were no longer made from stone, but from glass. Stained…

Hector Hugh Munro, penname Saki, was born to Col. Augustus Munro in December of 1870. Having been born in Burma, he was soon sent to England to be raised by his two aunts. He began to write after being released from the Burmese Mounted Police. Saki is known for his numerous short stories which generally satirize English society in a comical manner. These stories often include cruel twists and jokes played on characters and, are quite often filled with irony. Sometimes Saki will go as far as…

Paris is one of the world’s most famous locations! It is best known for its amazing monuments and amazing attractions. The city of Paris, France, goes way back to more than 2000 years back in time. Lots of people think Paris has some of the most interesting history to it in all its years. In 52 B.C. Julius Caesar took control of the city of Paris when it was just starting to grow into a huge civilization, and it was just a little fishing village for the new people there. Back then when it was…

The Central Valley has played an important role in California being the strongest economic state in the country. The Central Valley, which population centers comprise of Fresno, Clovis, Modesto, and Visalia, have contributed substantially to California’s economy by being one of its leading agricultural producers. In contrast to its city-orientated “brother” in south California, or the “Bay area,” the Central Valley does not typically have busy streets, tall buildings, sandy beaches, and…

Introduction: Chaco Canyon is home a diverse collection of the most fascinating archeological sites from ancient North America, and among these sites is the well-known Pueblo Bonito. This great house is undoubtedly the most famous of all Chaco Canyon great houses, with well over 350 ground rooms, 32 kivas, and thousands of significant artefacts relating to Anasazi culture. The buildings of Pueblo Bonito were occupied over a variety of years, spanning from ca. 850 until the early portion of the…