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    the police displays how illegal immigration is a life-threatening risk. On one of Enrique’s many attempts at crossing the border to the United States he has to go through the La Arrocera immigration checkpoint; the most feared checkpoint of all. The train stops as it arrives at the checkpoint. Every other…

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    The Scottsboro Case

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    United States, and it was not just against the poor or African Americans. Some court cases can define an era in time and solidify beliefs about the public and the people who are sentenced. Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco “committed” a crime of robbery and murder and became sentenced in July 1921 and found guilty on all accounts. With the end of World War One came about a feeling of unrest in the United States, and most of this stemmed from the threat of communists and anarchists which…

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    Stereotypical Youth

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    Two of the four articles stereotypically portrayed youth in a negative light. The central theme was storm and stress, predominantly, risk-taking and conflict with parents with the contributing factors being alcohol and a lack of parental guidance. The first article assumed that ‘all’ youths drink heavily and behave indecently. It described youth as constantly been both drunk and reckless relating to the theme of risk-taking. The article thoroughly detailed the name and quantity of alcohol…

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    wondering what the governments use of surveillance cameras. I think surveillance cameras are tools for our well being, therefore should be only used for crime related incidents, not for public view. Surveillance cameras are strong tools with robbery cases. These cameras in stores and highly populated areas, often give…

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    take the subway everyday with my dad and brother. One day after school, my dad was holding mine and my brother’s hand while waiting for the R train to come. It was just like any other day; Q train first then the R. We were all calmly standing on the platform just when I felt my dad flinging my hand off. I heard my dad yelling, “Stop him!” Just when the train arrived, I turned around and saw the perpetrator. He was tall and dark skinned wearing baggy jeans and a black t-shirt running up the…

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    focus perfectly on a gentleman’s frown. Reaching for his freshly poured water the man crumbles the newspaper fast out of frustration. Detective Henry Goober hasn’t received much sleep since the day he almost caught Gold Coin. The camera cuts to the train moving fast in motion with scenery of mountains off in the distance. The diegetic sound of rain hitting the window increases in volume with the reflection of Henry looking outside showing his despair and regret of that day. Henry’s eyes slowly…

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    Plot and settings of “Train to Pakistan” “Train to Pakistan” is written by “Khushwant Singh”. It was published in 1956. This novel based on partition. The novel began with the description of weather. It was the summer of 1947 and was hotter and longer than usual. People started thinking that it was the punishment of their sins. Bloodshed and riots were at peak due to the air of partition of India. The settings of this novel based on a small imaginary village near the north southern part of India…

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    Criminology Crimes

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    released by the Australian Crime: Facts & Figures (2012) has outlined that in general perspective, it has been recorded that in Australia the teenagers are becoming more aggressive towards the general public and they are accountable for a number of robberies, sexual attacks, bashings and even abductions, making the 17-year-olds the most dangerous age category on the list. Demographer David Chalke (2013) argues that majority of crimes always relates…

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    When it comes to movie remakes, it seems like they are attempting to cash in on a successful Hollywood storyline when in reality they are just repeating an unnecessary movie that was fine the way it was. However, when it comes to this adventurous British comedy, the remake became even better. The Hollywood action remake of The Italian Job is a crime flick directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Donna and Wayne Powers. Released in 2003, the film is considered intelligent and engaging and…

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    Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866, in Beaver, Utah, with the name Robert LeRoy Parker. His parents were Maximillian Parker and Ann Campbell Gillies. Butch Cassidy had 12 siblings and was the oldest out of 13. Cassidy’s family was a poor Mormon family. When Butch was a teenager he left home in hopes for a better, more successful life, than his parents were able to provide. Butch Cassidy worked on many ranches and eventually befriended a rancher named Mike Cassidy. Mike Cassidy…

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