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    A murderer is someone who is narcissistic, often mentally ill and selfish. They have no compassion and don’t feel anything most of the time. That’s definitely the case for Larry Bittaker and Roy Norris also known as the “Toolbox Killers” as well as Ian Brady and Myra Hindley also known as the “Moors Murderers.” Lawrence “Larry” Bittaker was born in Pittsburgh, PA and was adopted as a baby. Because of his adopted fathers job, he was forced to move from place to place before they finally settled in California. Bittaker was really smart but he dropped out when he was 17 and was arrested multiple times for small crimes such as theft, resisting arrest and a hit and run. After he was released from serving one sentence, the FBI arrested him for violating the IMVTA (Interstate Motor Vehicle Theft Act) and had to then serve 18 months in prison in Oklahoma. After serving 6 months he was released and in 1961 he had a psychiatric evaluation and it was determined that he was paranoid and borderline psychotic. Roy Norris on the other hand was born in Colorado and joined the Navy when he was 17 and spent most of his time in California. He was discharged from the Navy when he got arrested for attempted rape as well as having “psychological problems” and “severe schizoid personality.” He was also put in a psychiatric institution for five years after almost beating a lady to death with a rock. After his “sentence” was finished, they said he was no longer a harm to people but 3 months after…

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    High school is a crucial four years experience that determines your future . What College you get into, your future career. It's the time to focus and not to slack, having good grades, experiencing new friends, love, and fights are what help you find yourself . Gorton High School freshman Xochilt and Jackie have experiencing entering a whole new place they have never seen and new people to meet . When approaching Xochilt on her first year of Gorton high school on making new friends . “I honestly…

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    and staff. Ideally this would be me playing an active part in a school culture that promotes ongoing instructional improvement. Therefore, it is my responsibility to understand the primary mission and goals of the school and be very clear in communicating which values and ideals the school should be promoting (Gorton & Alston, 2012). Values and Beliefs First and foremost, I believe the makings of a great school starts at the top with leadership. Administrators should strive to model behavior…

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    summative assessment resulted in a change back to our old traditional teaching and learning methods in hopes that adequate yearly progress could be meet for every student. The project-based learning and year-round schooling last year was cut short because of problems due to change. Based on results from these test administration decided that the advantages of the innovation did not sufficiently outweigh the disadvantages (Gorton & Alston,…

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    how much he carried about his parents. He was raised in a wealthy family so he did not have any worries as about money problems but this did not make him look down on the less fortunate. The next chapter of his life is probably one of the more important parts mainly because the school he went to really help him establish his political views the he carried throughout his life. If it was up to Roosevelt’s mother, Sara, he would have had his education done all at his house near her but…

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    Zero Tolerance Case Study

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    For a principal to be effective, they must have an understanding of others and their situation. Here, legitimate power might be best used, but to be successful it will weight a lot on the Hengly Family to conform to the assistant principal’s alternative punishment for the policy violation (Gorton & Alston, 2012). A possible alternative could be approaching the school district about a lighter suspension and having the fine or jail sentence waived due to the circumstances. The best way for the…

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    Duffie (2010b) and Gorton & Metrick (2012). Duffie (2010a) described large dealer banks tend to run shadow-banking practices including intermediation for marketable securities, try-party repo agreements, over-the-counter derivatives, hedge funds, and assets management for wealthy individuals and institutions. According to Duffie (2010a) unlike insured depositors at a commercial bank, those who have exposure with dealer-bank have no default insurance, and the failure of a dealer-bank are…

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    Tattered Books Essay

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    tears poured over their creation was all for waste. Tattered books. Still, there are instances where when these marred books are given a chance their story shines through despite their falling leaflets and disappearing words. I 've had the opportunity to encounter many tattered books during my time in High School. They say it 's the time in your life that determines your future. The final step that pushes you off the cliff of adolescence into the abyss of adulthood. Considering this an…

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    Brett Ashley. The artwork depicts a woman wearing a diadem, which indicates royalty. In addition, two men are shown arguing over her. The woman on the cup shifts her attention from one man to the other, never wanting to make up her mind. This squabble could be representative of Mike and Cohn disputing over Brett, and her inability to focus solely on one of them. These allusions in Hemingway’s novel link The Sun Also Rises to the pastoral nature of the Idylls of Theocritus. As Hemingway…

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    inconsistent findings, 3) Behavioral vs risk factors, 4) Momentum and efficient market hypothesis, and 5) Momentum and liquidity. Sources of Momentum Returns Asset classes. Majority of the past research on price momentum focused on the stocks and found momentum effects (e.g., Haga, 2015; Jegadeesh & Titman, 1993, 2001; Shynkevich, 2012; Jiang, Li, D., & Li, G., 2012; Tekçe & Yılmaz, 2015). Momentum profits were found in numerous asset classes (Asness et al., 2013; Novy-Marx, 2012). Besides…

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