...Distinctive voices are created in texts through the use of the protagonists, antagonists and setting. Contemporary composers manipulate attributes of texts to portray its distinctive voice. This is evident in Marele Day’s novel the Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender, by the giving the protagonist Claudia Valentine - a hard boiled detective, the antagonist Harry Lavender – A major crime boss and Sydney each a distinctive voice. John Badham also incorporates this into the film The Hard way with the use of the protagonist John Moss – a hardboiled NYC Cop, the antagonist The Party Crasher – a serial killer and NYC. Emphasis on their voices increases readers’ identification with the text. The protagonists’ distinctive voice expresses their particular purpose. Day constructed the protagonist in the LCHL, Claudia Valentine’s voice as tough talking; this is shown by her stating “No one gets in my room… Let alone my bed.” And cynical “Well heeled, well coiffed.” Her dialogue is mainly noir, and classic private eye detective style. This simile and paradox “I woke up feeling like death…” tells the reader she lives life on the edge. “One step closer to heaven was the crematorium.” This metaphor shows the reader Claudia’s witty side. Badham moulds the protagonist in The Hard Way, John Moss, to have dialogue of a typical 90’s hard boiled New York City cop. When John Moss states “At least they didn’t steal your rubber gun.” This informs the viewers of his sarcastic nature and some what wittiness...
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...documentary “One Year in a Life of Crime,” director Jon Alpert revealed that consequential career criminals such as Rob, Mike, and Fred had committed crimes in their hometown, doesn’t signify that there aren’t any other criminals elsewhere, but that in almost every city, there could possibly be other criminals such as them with unfortunate outcomes. The criminals we viewed in the video grew up to have dysfunctional families of their own, meaning that their families accepted their criminal activity and had little effort to change them or refused to accept that so they left. For example, in regards to Fred, he was perceived as a drug user. “I do it two to three times a day,” said Fred as he injected himself with heroin. The video states that his drug habit cost him approximately two hundred dollars each day and although he promised his wife he would stop taking narcotics, him continuing to do so resulted in her leaving and taking his kids away from him. This conflict between the two parents aided towards having the dysfunctional family because it caused the family to split having the most effect on the...
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...Research Ideas The crime life of SwMt Facts/other info * They are tougher than a reg SwM Advantages * They are feared * Make tons of nuts/acorns by running walnut casinos and through acorn extortion * Keeps the gangs under control exp: chipmunk street gang under control out of fear * Having some of the rat patrol in their Back cheeks Disadvantages * Always the chance of being road kill * Risk of going to the nuthouse * Their wife and kids could be squirrel bait At anytime * Going nuts due to that they are constently Under nutvalance Outline Introduction * General topic: crime life of a SwM * Limited topic: SwM as a Nutpin * Thesis: The SwM known as the Nutpin Body paragraphs * Advantages * Disadvantages Conclusion: Trying to get out of the crime life The Under Tree Crime Life of the Top Squirrel with Mustaches Since the enormous increase in population within the Squirrels with Moustaches (SwM) community, there has come a group of tougher SwMs. These now tougher Squirrels with Moustaches are known as the Grey Moustache family. They have come here from Elm Wood Treeville. They live the life of a crime family and there is one top SwM known as the Nut Pin. His name is Harry “Nuts” Squirrel. There is a constant threat of Harry “Nuts” Squirrel becoming road kill, being sent to the nuthouse, and always being under Nutvalance. In this wild life that the tough Squirrels with Moustaches...
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...Charles Luciano ended many innocent, helpless peoples miserable lives, mainly when they didn’t pay him for the drugs he dealed. Charles Luciano permanently changed the way organized crime worked,due to the fact that mobs are run the way they are, even his legacy is alive to this day. Even his mob is alive today, but it has been run by many others. Charles “Lucky” Luciano, one of the greatest mobsters in organized crime, known for bootlegging and heading up one of the “five families” would eventually fall, but his legacy would live on forever. Charles Luciano struggled in school, which led him to dropping out to start a life on the streets. During Charles’ teen years, he struggled a very much in school, which led to him dropping out to baby a life on the streets. Another advantage he had on the streets, was he could make easy money from offering protection to jewish kids for a few cents a week, but if they didn't pay him,they would be liable to get a beat down from him. Yet another reason for him to drop out was his criminal career was more easily managed without the distraction of school. After dropping out of high school, Charles could more easily manage a criminal career, after doing this, he was able to start a life as a mobster, and for the moment, he...
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...In what ways are people and their experiences brought to life through distinctive voices? Distinctive voices allow responders to vicariously journey into the world of the speaker. These distinctive voices reflect their context through language of a unique individual whilst allowing insight into their psyche. The experience that we have of their lives is influenced through their persona, purpose and assumptions expressed in their language and voice. Marele's Day 1995 crime fiction novel “The Life and Crime of Harry Lavender” portray the life of its protagonist Claudia Valentine a female detective who challenges us with stereotypical gender assumptions and whose purpose is to solve a mystery, additionally the distinctive voice of the antagonist Harry Lavender allows the responder to experience his perspective of superiority over others and understand his purpose of constructing a legacy for himself through his memoirs. The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender both supports and subverts the traditionally male “hard boiled” detective through the inferential choices of language and a first person point of view presented by the female protagonist, Claudia Valentine who embodies a 1980's feminist values in the highly corrupted patriarchal context in which the novel in set. Claudia's distinctive voice is introduced by Day's attempt to manipulate the reader's inferences. The metonymic sexual colloquialism “the good-looking blond” is employed in order to obfuscate the gender of the...
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...uncivilized. France and Germany have completely done away with death penalty and reported lesser crime rates. Many studys' conducted in US and some other countries where death penalty is still in force have proved that, it doesn';t have a deterrent effect on crime rate and more than death penalty, it's rigorous imprisonment for life that has more deterrent effect than death penalty. Incarceration for life proved to be more effective in preventing repetition of the same or other crimes by the same convicts than that of death penalty. In countries, where death penalty has been abolished less crime rates have been reported. Apart from incarceration for life, solitary confinement and shaming the person through social boycott etc are other options. For crimes of rape and acid attacks also, incarceration for life and the above two suggested alternatives could be considered as viable alternatives to death penalty in addition to confiscating the entire property of the criminal and paying it as compensation to their victims. Educating the guilty regarding the barbaric and heinous nature of their crimes and making them feel ashamed for their crimes and their crimes' lethal and traumatic impact on the minds, limbs and lives of their victims through reformist approach and making them truly repentant for the heinous crimes...
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...adults who committed severe crime in to the jail should not be mandatory. There has been a lot of cases where young adults commit severe crime and put in to the adult jail. Young adult criminals shouldn’t be considered as an adult when they commit crime because they are not mentally fully grown up. Instead of putting young adults to the jail, they should be dealt with specialist to work to their success of rehabilitation. However, there might be people who disagree with this because crime is crime and the youth who commits crime probably won’t understand how bad jail life is due to their lack of knowledge but if they experience the intensity of jail life, they will understand that the life in jail is very harsh and won’t commit...
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...Life without parole is the harshest punishment given to juvenile delinquents. Since minors are still developing, it is argued that life without parole is only used as punishment for extenuating circumstances such as felony homicide. The Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to give life without parole to juveniles that commit “non-homicide” crimes (Kaiser 2012). In a recent Supreme Court ruling, a 5-4 vote opposed the mandatory sentencing of life without parole for children ages 18 and under (Savage 2012). This means that state laws need to take age and the nature of the crime into consideration before issuing a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Because of the harsh permanent nature of this punishment, other alternative sentences should be considered when handling juvenile cases. Life without parole should only be used as a last resort based on the individual case. Criminal sentencing is based on the “moral wrong committed” and the debt owed to society (Kaiser 2012). The basis of the law is to gain retribution for the actions, deter future crimes and to rehabilitate existing inmates (Kaiser 2012). Ideally the thought of life without the possibility of parole should be enough to deter anyone from doing a heinous crime. However, many of the prison cells are occupied by inmates with no possibility of parole. This penalty is setting a moral example by making sure that the person is unable to commit the offense again and to decrease the likelihood of...
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...Theories “Criminology is the study of why individuals commit crimes and why they behave in certain situations. If people can understand and learn why a person commits a crime, there can be ways to develop control in crime or rehabilitate the criminal. In criminology there are many theories. Some relate crime to the individual; they believe that an individual weighs the pros and cons and makes a conscious decision or choice if to commit a crime or not. It is believed that a community should support the responsibility of ensuring their citizens do not commit any crimes by offering them a safe and secure place in which to live. It is also believed that some individuals have latent traits that will determine how they will react when put in certain negative situations. In studying these theories and applying them to individuals, it is hoped that psychologists can deter criminals from repeating crimes and help them in their rehabilitation”. * “Choice Theory: The belief that individuals choose to commit a crime, looking at the opportunities before them, weighing the benefit versus the punishment, and deciding whether to proceed or not”. * “Classical Theory: Similar to the choice theory, this theory ascertains that people think before they proceed with criminal actions; that when one commits a crime, it is because the individual decided that it was advantageous to commit the crime”. * “Conflict Theory: Crime results from the conflicts in society among the different social...
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...Charles Moten October 22, 2015 Period: 6 Johnson Street crime and white collar crime are both some of the worse crimes a person can commit. Street crime is usually more violent when compared to white collar crime. But, white collar crime can ruin a person emotionally and financially. Although both are very serious crimes, street crime is the worst crime a person can commit, because they tend to be more violent. White collar crime is usually a well thought out and planned, and financially motivated crime. This type of crime is usually committed by business and government officials. Some of the most common white collar crimes are fraud, tax evasion, laundering, embezzlement, and corruption. The government usually charges individuals with white collar crimes. The penalty for white collar crimes included prison, fines , forfeitures. The penalties for white collar crimes are usually less severe than the penalty for street crimes. White collar crime is one of the leading non-violent crimes in America , other than drug offenses. The victims of white collar crimes often feel an invasion in their personal life, and lose their sense of privacy, especially with victims of identity theft....
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...Introduction: Crimes have been around for centuries, ranging from medieval period to the current. A crime taking place is not because of lack of policing or patrolling, but stem from either this is the life they know to the adrenaline rush of stealing that car without getting caught. Because crimes will continue to be around and cause chaos with our streets and children, the following will discuss why crimes are committed. Deterring crime seems to be the only way that we can teach the youth on what can happen if the criminal life is chosen. The following will also cover the reasons crimes are committed along with what causes an individual to commit the crimes he or she does. Occurrence and Reasons Crimes are Committed: The occurrence of crime can be hard to grasp. To understand the reason crimes are committed, we first have to understand the criminal. Say there is a mother who has a job, but money ran short for the last few days until she gets her paycheck. She has three babies at home and no food. She goes out and steals enough food to last until she gets her check. Yes, it is still stealing and wrong, but she is doing it to keep her babies fed and happy. On the other hand, if there is an individual who goes out nightly just to break into cars and steal the stereos, this is an issue. Yes, the mother stealing food for her babies is wrong but not a daily habit, but as a community, she still needs to be punished to show that no kind of crime will be tolerated. According...
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...Elsie Carrasquillo Crime and Society Instructor Scott Axton 2 May 2013 ABSTRACT Some states have yet to join those states that have put in effect the Three Strike Law. Even though many states have implemented the Three Strike Law it still has many setbacks. California has the strictest laws on the Three Strike Law. While experts thought this would be a good idea it causes issues like overcrowding in prisons and a much bigger budget plan. Proposition 36 was voted to reform the Three Strike Law to reduce sentences to those who have been convicted or misdemeanors instead of felonies. The Three Strike Law was first introduced in 1974, in the state of Texas. The state of Texas Three Strike Law, mandated for a criminal to automatically have to serve life in prison. Since then, there have been about 27 other states who have adopted the Three Strike Law. California was the third state to start implicating the law in 1994. Out of all the states who have adopted the law, California is the strictest state. California’s Three Strike Law has been around for about 19 years now. The main goal of this law was to reduce crime and deter offenders from repeating or committing more crime. The Three Strike Law in California was recently voted on Proposition 36, which reforms the Three Strike Law in the election of November 2012. The reason why the Three Strike Law was to be voted on was because, regardless of the crimes committed, whether serious or petty crimes, as long as it was...
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...The common crime is what we can see in daily life and it can impact almost everyone like homicide, violence and sexual assault. There are 496 homicides, 161000 violence plus 295 attempted murders, 18000 sexual assaults in 2005. (ABS (2005); ABS (2006a); NSW, SA, Vic and TAS police jurisdictions (unpublished data); AFP (2006)) In the chart of Incidents and costs of crime in 2003, there are nearly 7% of incidents of homicide, violence and sexual assault in all the common crimes, but they get 28% of cost which is the highest one. (Crime Facts Info, 2003) For example, homicide is a kind of common crime which may have an awful effect in individual, business and society. Person will lose life when homicide happened. The family will lose the love member and it cannot be remedied forever. The police need pay a lot of money and time to find out the murderer. People may be panic if there is a homicide happened near them, it can be a long period influence, for someone it is a memory for the whole life. Common crime is what people will face in the daily life but the corporate crimes have the impact in wider and deeper range. Corporate crime is the crime has the higher level and has the wider range impact than common crime. “Corporate crime falls within the domain of the white collar crime-broadly defined as crime committed within the course of one’s occupation by persons of relatively high social status.” (Australian institute of criminology, 1987) Corporate crimes happened not as frequent...
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...What types of crimes should be eligible for the death penalty? Have you ever made a mistake? Have you ever afraid to go to the police? There is no one make a mistake in the world. However every country has law so don’t afraid to go to the police when you make a mistake. Law designed for protect you from bad things. Every country has law related with their culture lifestyle and development. There are in the world around six billion people. Everyone is different from each other. Some of them has good attitude but some of them has bad attitude. In my case those who has a bad attitude depends on their environment and bibulosity etc., maybe some people bored because of their happy life. So they made a crime. Have you ever heard about “Death Penalty”? If so then what do you think about it? Capital punishment, the death penalty, death sentence, or execution is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. At this time, there are many countries use the Death penalty for example Belarus, China (PRC), Cuba, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, (ROC) ,Tonga, United States and Vietnam. There are many methods in capital punishment Decapitation, Electrocution ,Gas chamber, Hanging, Lethal injection, Shooting (firing squad), Stoning and Nitrogen asphyxiation (proposed)...
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...Crime and Punishment Currently punishment for crimes committed is different for a juvenile than it is for an adult. Why would it be a different punishment for the same crime between juveniles and adults? Can juveniles really learn from their crime? What if the juveniles make the court believe that they learned from their mistake and they got out of jail and commit the same crime but worse. Is it really cruel and unusual to sentence life without parole to juveniles? Juveniles that commit extremely bad crimes should not be punished; who in their right mind thinks they should not be punished? Is life in prison with or without parole a better option for juveniles? It all comes down to what the juvenile did, and if the juvenile and the adult made the same mistake, they should get the same punishment. It should always be fair between adults and juveniles; there is no difference because they made the same mistake, a crime is a crime. To begin with, can juveniles really learn from their mistakes? Some juveniles can and others can't. Well how will the court make the right decision? For example a juvenile gains trust from the court and gets out of jail early but when they exactly get out of jail they go to a party and kill someone. It is the juveniles responsibility to not get in trouble because they have to be role models for the next generation of juveniles and be the adults. Juveniles can learn from their mistakes but there are always the juveniles that lose the opportunity...
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