...satire, explores many themes. Voltaire being a critic of the Church does not show the religious institutions and the people associated with it in good light, as demonstrated by the various characters in Candide. There are few portrayals of religious characters in a positive tone. This essay will discuss and analyze Voltaire’s view on religion and how he expresses his discontent and negative impression. This essay will discuss the theme of religion as portrayed in the novel and will further reinforce Voltaire’s view on certain aspects with other primary and secondary sources. Religious intolerance was a subject Voltaire dealt with in many of his works, especially Candide. The part where Candide escapes from the Bulgarians and encounters a Protestant man and women who drive Candide away by throwing garbage on him shows religious intolerance and religious zeal, “The orator's wife, putting her head out of the window, and spying a man that doubted whether the Pope was Anti-Christ, poured over him a full.... Oh, heavens! To what excess does religious zeal carry the ladies...” There are many characters present in Candide which are associated with religion; however Voltaire sharply criticises and presents these characters in negative roles with the exceptions of a few including James the Anabaptist. This particular character saves and takes care of Candide and Pangloss. Anabaptists during the writer’s time were not accepted and favoured by society and Voltaire further tries to illustrate...
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...Abrogation of Organized Religion and the Push for Universal Scientific Literacy Since religion was humankind’s first attempt at trying to understand the chaotic world around them, it was therefore the worst attempt. The fact that organized religion still persists in the modern technologically advanced society is so preposterous that it’s almost beyond comprehension how it has managed to, not only survive, but thrive. Organized religion, in all of its various guises, is an antiquated device of manipulation and control; it’s the root cause of nearly all wars, poverty, bigotry, racism, terrorism, and human suffering. It is also the most fundamental hindrance of scientific progress that mankind faces and should therefore be methodically phased out and replaced by atheism, secular humanism, and most of all, an education focused primarily on scientific literacy. What is the Essence of Religion?: It was once an inconceivable act for a human being to question the existence of some sort of a creator god, or gods. People had all the evidence they needed right in front of them: they were conscious and alive, the world was beautiful, coincidences happened which seemed much like prayer being answered, and the earth was encased inside of a celestial sphere while the heavens appeared to revolve directly around the earth, making man the very center of this profound design; it was almost as if the world was created specifically for humans. Thus, organized religion...
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...Gobekli Tepe is the very beginning of organized religion. Worshipping the dead began here. Gobekli Tepe was founded twelve thousand years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. The Ice Age caused major climate changes, which led to the growth of agriculture. Cities began to grow, and so did the surplus of food production and crafts, alongside organized religion. Farming led to settlements, and where settlements where there was religion and temples within the newfound cities. Gobekli Tepe means “pot belly hill” in Turkish, which is a sacred hill. It is located near the Fertile Crescent. It is 300x300 meters, which is about 20 football fields big. Within this site, there are pillars with animals such as lions carved into them. The carvings represented...
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...the origins and development of organized crime in the United States. It examines the structure and activities of organized criminal enterprises, considers different models that have been employed to describe organized crime groups, and explores theories that have been advanced to explain the phenomenon. Major investigations of organized crime and legal strategies that have been developed to combat it are also considered. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Lyman, M. D., & Potter, G. W. (2007). Organized crime (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Mallory, S. L. (2007). Understanding organized crime. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: Understanding Organized Crime | | Details | Due | Points | Objectives | 1.1 Define organized crime. 1.2 Compare the various...
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...Chapter 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A fraternity is an organization, formed chiefly for social purposes having secret rites and name consisting of Greek letters. Fraternities get a lot of bad publicity as with that hazing problems at many colleges and universities, but there is another side to fraternities that many people do not see. Fraternities do have plenty of social events, service projects and other school and community related events. There are several factors such as personal, social, emotional and community factors that influence students to join fraternities. In order to join a fraternity, a neophyte has to undergo different rites or servicing in order to be accepted. The frequent reason that students join fraternity is for brotherhood and a place to belong. A special bond is formed between fraternity brothers. They will be there and will do almost anything for each other. Whether these set of friends make or break the student’s academic career, maybe hard to differentiate if a member is having too much fun. It sometimes depends on the individuals on how they will handle their selves as they join fraternities. But regardless, a fraternity is like any other group: what you get out of it depends on who you are and how you handle it .The problem focused on the involvement population/students in fraternities. Presently, the school/community does not recognize the presence of fraternities in the campus/population and have implied rules concerning this matter. But then...
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...Organized crime and terrorism generally has different objectives, but most of their criminal activities overlap each other. For instance, terrorist groups use organized crime activity to fund their political purposes; and they most time adapt the conventional tactics of organized criminal groups such as generating profits from drug trafficking, and other illegal trade. In addition to this, terrorist sometimes conducts attacks such as kidnapping, bank robberies, smuggling of contraband, and other illicit activities only to further their cause; equally, organized crime uses their to gain more money for power (Mullins, & Wither, 2016). The organized crime groups provide clean papers to terrorists for them to move from city to city undetected....
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...Gangs ~Britanie Taylor “Gangs”, the biggest threat to societies worldwide. The Oxford Dictionary defines the ‘gang’ as an organized group of criminals or disorderly people. Are your one of these people? I would hope not. You may have been feeling left out by your classmates but have been welcomed I by this significant group that seems to always want attention. Don’t be fooled. Gangs come in all shapes in sizes and welcome any willing volunteers. On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becoming part of a gang by making it all sound glamorous. Gangs can be very appealing to the eye, you’ll have friends, money and no rules to follow; however, with this comes a price. You’ll be invited to participate in illegal activities such as selling drugs and prostitution that will lead to the endangerment of not only your life but you love ones. In addition, you would have a chance to play the game of chance, where the prizes are: taking a trip to meet your maker or an al expense paid trip to a 8 x 10 square cubical in Her Majesty’s Prison. Doesn’t that sound wonderful? How many of you have heard of ISIS? Islamic State is most dominant of all gangs that uses religion as a cover up. They are ruthless people that prey on the weak and innocent, more specifically young people. Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang...
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...Gangs “Gangs”, the biggest threat to societies worldwide. The Oxford Dictionary defines the ‘gang’ as an organized group of criminals or disorderly people. Are your one of these people? I would hope not. You may have been feeling left out by your classmates but have been welcomed I by this significant group that seems to always want attention. Don’t be fooled. Gangs come in all shapes in sizes and welcome any willing volunteers. On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becoming part of a gang by making it all sound glamorous. Gangs can be very appealing to the eye, you’ll have friends, money and no rules to follow; however, with this comes a price. You’ll be invited to participate in illegal activities such as selling drugs and prostitution that will lead to the endangerment of not only your life but you love ones. In addition, you would have a chance to play the game of chance, where the prizes are: taking a trip to meet your maker or an al expense paid trip to a 8 x 10 square cubical in Her Majesty’s Prison. Doesn’t that sound wonderful? How many of you have heard of ISIS? Islamic State is most dominant of all gangs that uses religion as a cover up. They are ruthless people that prey on the weak and innocent, more specifically young people. Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both...
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...Course Materials Lyman, M. D., & Potter, G. W. (2007). Organized crime (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Mallory, S. L. (2007). Understanding organized crime. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Understanding Organized Crime | | |Details |Due |Points | |Objectives |1.1 Define organized crime. |Thurs | 2 | | |1.2 Compare the various models that explain the structure of organized crime |Sat | | | |groups. | | | | |1.3 Describe the attributes of organized crime and its common behavioral | | | | |categories. | | | |Readings |Read the Week One Read Me First. | | | | |Read Ch. 1 of Organized Crime. | | | | ...
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...The Future of Digital Crime and Digital Terrorism Introduction You will learn that law enforcement personnel that is just coming into this field needs to be trained with the upcoming technology. There is no need to train them on the old stuff and wait to train them on the new. They need to be able to be one step ahead of digital crime and digital terrorism. Right now, law enforcement is falling behind. Digital Crime Forecast The future of digital crime and digital terrorism is going to get worse than what it is right now. The laws and the law enforcement agencies cannot keep up with the ever changing technology. By the time they learn something to keep up with it now, something new is already out which puts law enforcement behind the power curve. Starting out as new personnel in the different law enforcement agencies you will have to get training on the technology that is already out and the one that is coming out. Technology is changing every day and is not going to stop. Learning from the past can help law enforcement forecast future trends in crime to facilitate creation of best practices for investigation and prosecution of computer crime along with researching all past, present, and future aspects of emerging methodologies in digital crime. There are eight forecasts that have been developed from the analysis and collection of data, in order to know the future of digital crime and digital terrorism. They are: Forecast 1: The number of offenses reported to the police...
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...[pic] Frank G. Madsen Queens’ College University of Cambridge International Monetary Flows of Non-Declared Origin This dissertation is submitted to the University of Cambridge to Fulfil the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 2008 Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Effetti del Buon Governo Siena, Palazzo Pubblico Sala dei Nove 1337-1340 Declaration This dissertation is the result of my own work and includes nothing, which is the outcome of work done in collaboration. Chapter 3, “Complexity, TOC and Terrorism”, was presented in an embryonic form at the ISA conference in Chicago, USA, March 2007. Chapter 4, “Organised Crime”, is the further elaboration of a chapter of the same title published in 2007 in the Oxford Handbook on the United Nations Statement of Length The dissertation does not exceed the word limit of 80,000 words Fieldwork Thailand (money laundering); Indonesia and Burma (deforestation); New York (US money supply); Washington DC and Fort Worth, Texas (Organised Crime linked to terrorist funding); Australia (Sydney, (APG) and Canberra (money laundering, South Pacific); and Rome, Italy (Chinese organised crime). Contact Frank.Madsen@cantab.net Abstract Through an analysis of the presence and nature of international monetary flows of non-declared origin and their relation to deviant knowledge, the thesis...
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...Russian people. One such problem is organized crime. Organized crime during Soviet rule and the Russian Federation has created obstacles in this transition to a functioning market economy. This transition from the USSR to the Russian Federation has impaired Russia’s attempts at a market economy. It has worked its way through openings provided by the transition economy to become a setback to the Russian society and economy. Organized crime disables successful economic reform by influencing important issues such as competition, entrepreneurship, capital flight, the shadow economy, and violence. The major roots of organized crime in Russia go back to the middle of the twenty century. As early as the 1970’s, the Russian mafia had advanced to the status of primary protectors and beneficiaries in the robust Soviet shadow economy. By 1991, organized crime had expanded to form over 700 gangs in the Russian republic alone. This expansion was aided by Perestroika’s, a political movement within the Communist Party, opening up of market opportunities. In Leningrad, as much as ninety percent of the cooperatives produced by the liberal policies of Perestroika were deeply involved with organized crime. Specifically, two characteristics of the USSR were integral in the development of a powerful organized crime syndicate. These were an excessive bureaucratic power and the presence of illegal markets. This excessive bureaucratic power facilitated organized crime by providing a basis for corruption...
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...План-конспект вечера общения в 9 «Б» классе Метод: игровой. Форма: чаепитие с играми и конкурсами. Цели: Практическая – 1. Развитие навыков говорения в непринужденной для учеников обстановке. Воспитательные – 1. Формирование благоприятной психологической обстановки в классе. 2. Снятие психологического напряжения. Развивающие - 1. Развитие умения работать в команде. 2. Развитие воображения и логического мышления. Оборудование: распечатки с играми и конкурсами, призы для конкурсов. Часть вечера | Содержание | Форма работы | Время | Приветствие | This year’s first academic quarter is finished. Today we are going to have a . We hope that it will leave good memories. | Учитель - Ученик | 2-3 мин. | Игра «Крокодил» | Let’s play the game “Crocodile”. One of the students thinks of a word and shows it using gestures, pose, etc. Other students should guess the word. | Учитель – Ученик,Ученик1 – Ученик2 | 15 мин. | Игра «Стулья» | Let’s play the game “Chairs”. A few chairs are put in a line. The number of chairs is one less than the students involved in the game. When music is turned on, the students start to walk around the chairs. When the music stops, the students should take free sits. One who doesn’t take a sit should leave the game. One chair should be removed. The chairs should be removed as long as there will be one student. | Учитель – Ученик,Ученик1 – Ученик2 | 15 мин. | Игра «Мафия» | Let’s play the game “Mafia”. The host hands out the playing cards face down...
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...Organized Crime and Cyber-Crime: Implications for Business Phil Williams, CERT® Coordination Center Introduction The capabilities and opportunities provided by the Internet have transformed many legitimate business activities, augmenting the speed, ease, and range with which transactions can be conducted while also lowering many of the costs. Criminals have also discovered that the Internet can provide new opportunities and multiplier benefits for illicit business. The dark side of the Internet involves not only fraud and theft, pervasive pornography and pedophile rings, but also drug trafficking and criminal organizations that are more concerned about exploitation than the kind of disruption that is the focus of the intruder community. In the virtual world, as in the real world, most criminal activities are initiated by individuals or small groups and can best be understood as “disorganized crime.” Yet there is growing evidence that organized crime groups or mafias are exploiting the new opportunities offered by the Internet. Organized crime and cyber-crime will never be synonymous – most organized crime will continue to operate in the real world rather than the cyber-world and most cyber-crime will continue to be the result of individuals rather than criminal organizations per se. Nevertheless, the degree of overlap between the two phenomena is likely to increase considerably in the next few years. This is something that needs to be recognized by business...
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...Social Organized Crime Perspective In some communities organized crime is as much of a social institution as other legitimate functions. Often, the impact of organized crime can be hidden and not readily apparent to community members. In other cases the community may come to accept the organized criminal group for the benefits they provide. Understanding how organized crime meshes into the social fabric of a community is important to understanding how to fight against it. Just as important to understanding the social implications is understanding theories as to why individuals become involved in criminal activities and how criminal organizations function. Social Institution as it Relates to Organized Crime The first thing that must be understood when discussing how organized crime relates to social institutions is to define what a social institution is. In general a social institution can be described as a group of people joined together to achieve a goal. Communities are bound together by different kinds of social institutions like schools, banks, religious centers, law enforcement, businesses, etc. (Carlie, M. 2002). Communities are not bound together by strict lines on a map, but through social activities. Social institutions within the community provide the necessary support for daily living. When a social institution fails to fill a particular social need the door is opened for another institution to step in. Sometimes these voids are left open for a legitimate...
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