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    blue bakkie. One of the robbers remains in the car while three disembark. The leader of the robbers, referred to as the boss by his fellow robbers, is armed with a large gun. A robber, wearing an eye patch, indicates that they may proceed with the robbery. Another robber spots the private security guard. The leader, armed with a large gun, threatens to shoot the security guard, Thomas, if he does not stop. The security guard, holding a walkie-talkie, moves behind a parked car. The…

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    to offer. She tells them she wants to go study so that she can be a masseuse. They talk about what changed in her and what are her barriers for and she answered one of them is her mom. They ask her why she committed one hundred and twenty armed robberies if kids had low self-esteem but didn’t do what she did. In the end of the chapter, they let Candace out in a halfway house in Fort Worth where she helped the girls and helped herself…

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    Anders who is an English professor at a university enters a bank and is a witness to an armed robbery. He irritates one of the robbers so much that he ends up getting shot in the head. The short story bullet in the brain was published by the New Yorker in 1995. The main character in the short story is a man named Anders who is a book critic and has become very complacent with his work. He has not only become bored with his work, but the things surrounding him as well, so much that he finds the…

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    Routine Activities Theory

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    there were an estimated 1,165,383 violent crimes (murder and non-negligent homicides, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults) reported by law enforcement. These crime statistics have a significant meaning to the community because it helps people understand how much crime occurs in their neighborhoods. Robbery, one of the crimes listed, is a popular crime to commit if a person needs fast cash. Robbery is the taking of or attempting to take anything of value from care, custody, or control of a…

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    Moving Away From Home

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    Growing up in family that owns a traditional Chinese restaurant, my parents have worked hard all their lives in order to provide a shelter, clothes, and food on the table for me and my sibling. Throughout my entire life up to even today, my parents have always had workers from their restaurant living in our home since many of these workers live in poverty and do not have much belonging besides the suitcases in which holds their basic necessities. Often times, my parents do not know the…

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    Linear Crime Theory

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    two different theories to explain the crime of robbery. The two theories I will be focusing on will be the rational choice theory and the routine activity theory. In 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (F.B.I.) Uniform Crime Reporting Program (U.C.R.) estimates that there were approximately 354,396 robberies in the US accounting for $409 million in losses of individuals (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2011). The F.B.I.’s U.C.R. defines robbery as: The taking or attempting to take…

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    The close-up and mid-range shots help the audience observe the commitment, Rebecca especially, put into living out her fantasy. Rebecca is known as the ring leader of the robberies as well as presents the most disconnection between what’s reality and fantasy between the teenagers. The two different angles play a collective role in playing out the fantasy the teenagers want to live. In the initial scene when Marc was on his…

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    Mary Bouie: A Short Story

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    Okay, Im pretty sure you know who i am now. Mary. Mary Ann. Mary Bouie. yeah, you know. For the whole 16 years of my life, there is one significant memory i think has shaped me. I believe they 're still shaping me to become a better person today. I might be illiturate, but just hang in there, okay? “Wake up mary” it would be 10 oclock at night waking me up. we had to go to grandma house again. "come on baby girl i gotta go to work." my oldest brother lifted me up and carried me to the…

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    Bank Kicks Elderly Headline: One Bank Kicks an Elderly Man Out. To Their Surprise, a Cop Brings Him Back in to Finish the Job. Summary: Christophe was an officer with the Montebello Police Department. In one amazing act, he showed the world a vital lesson in compassion and empathy. One unusual incident at a local bank completely changed Christophe's life. Introduction: Robert Camden was 84 years old. As he aged, it became harder to communicate and understand what other people were…

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    The memories of his childhood continue to only bring only fear and sadness. I look back at the lone hours in vast and see that I have lived in the same old cave where there is nothing I can do to bring happiness into my life. The cave was a horrible place, full of passages, where you can only see the cobwebs and shadows. There was never light and so sometimes, I used to light candles to look at what is outside. I had always wished to go outside in the real world, and go into the society. But, I…

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