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The Three Deadly Sins, 1993.
A look at the representation of three deadly sins in the works of Christopher Marlowe and Edmund Spenser.
1,759 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 38.95
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The paper compares and contrasts the representations of the deadly sins of pride, envy and gluttony made by Edmund Spenser in his poem "The Faerie Queene" and Christopher Marlowe in his play "Dr. Faustus". The paper examines how these sins are reflected through the actions of the protagonists in the texts.
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"The very different portrayals of the Seven Deadly Sins in Marlowe?s Dr. Faustus and Edmund Spenser?s Faerie Queene arises from the moral concerns of each of the two text in which they are presented. Marlowe, wishing to emphasize how people tend to view sin lightly and fail to realize its consequence, shows how Lucifer deliberately makes the Sins seem attractive and entertaining in order to mislead people. Spenser's concern lies with the way in which sin lures people by tempting them with the seeming reward of material gain. He fulfills these expectations in his personification of the Sins, showing them surrounded by ostentatious riches, but in such a way as to deride the shallowness and emptiness of ill-gotten wealth."
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The Seven Deadly Sins, 2004.
A discussion of the seven capital sins, the basis of the Christian religion.
917 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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This paper examines the seven deadly sins of the Christian religion. The paper explains that they are seven "golden rules" to follow in being a decent person and a true Christian. The breakage of each of the "rules" will result in death and Hell. These seven capital sins make a definite borderline between what is good and what is bad. The Seven Deadly Sins represent the opposition to the seven major virtues, which each person should possess from the point of view of Christianity. They are Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth. They are accordingly opposed to the seven primary virtues of Humility, Love, Faith, Self-Control, Kindness, Generosity, and Zeal.
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"Pride deals with overestimating one's value and achievements over the other people. Envy is connected with a strong drive to posses what other person has or to be like this person. Gluttony is an uncontrolled longing to food and other pleasures. Lust is a self-destructive desire fro sex, power and other bodies pleasures. Anger equals to irritation and fury, especially impatience towards the flaws of other people. Greed is a strong unwillingness to share the material good one has and Sloth is about not completing any spiritual or physical work. Each of these sins is the o being despised in the contemporary world and at the same time each of them is common and ordinary in this world. These seven sins have always caused a lot of arguments and a lot of works have been dedicated to this issue."
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Deadly Sins in "The Canterbury Tales" & "Piers the Plowman", 2001.
A compare and contrast analysis of "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer & "Piers the Plowman" by William Langland.
919 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 21.95
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This paper reviews two medieval books " The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer and "Piers the Plowman" by William Langland and examines how the "Deadly Sins" are presented in the texts. It discusses the portrayal by each author of each of the sins in turn and how both describe a pilgrimage and both try to make people better by depicting virtues and vices. Langland chose to use for this purpose abstract characters while Chaucer on the opposite side used very true to life characters with human faces.
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"Pride is first to confess her ?swaggering airs? and to admit that to take ?a humble place? would be ?something new? for her. Her confession is rather short, but this description of how pride is reflected in people?s behavior helps to recognize those guilty of pride in General Prologue. Prioress is supposed to call herself humbly ?a sister?, ?was cleped madame Eglentyne?(121), she sings the services ?entuned in hir nose? trying to imitate French in order not to look as a nun but more as a noble lady. Friar is also proud, he prefers to socialize ?with frankeleyns over-al in his contree,/ and eek with worthy wommen of the toun? and avoids poor and his fellow beggars."
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Deadly Force and the Law Enforcement Agents, 2002.
This paper examines the use of deadly force by law enforcement agents and concludes that law enforcement?s recourse to deadly force where necessary should not be significantly reduced.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper evaluates both sides of the issue about the use of deadly force by law enforcement agents by using a formal logic format of two premises and a conclusion. This paper states that suing every cop who uses deadly force or disarming law enforcement altogether is not the answer to problems that attend the use of deadly force. The author concludes that there is compelling evidence that law enforcement organizations have been conscientious in recent years about developing an ethos of public protection and service and firearm safety. Annotated Bibliography.
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"Such attitudes and trends help explain why police personnel are increasingly at risk. Police are put in the position of continually second-guessing themselves in the matter of use of deadly force. This means that law-enforcement effectiveness can suffer, which can further erode public safety and make respect for the law an irrelevant social proposition."
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Police Training on Deadly Force, 2008.
An analysis of police training on deadly force in America, including an outline of the current training structure and methodology and a discussion of how to develop a more effective program.
4,611 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 16 sources, APA, £ 80.95
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This paper asserts that police training on deadly force is a necessary prerequisite for social order and to maintain the efficiency and integrity of the security forces. This paper discusses the necessary components of police training on deadly force, how it can benefit society, and whether police training is an organizational or social issue. The paper also presents a comprehensive model of police training on deadly force based on the best practices presented by the literature. It is clear that there are many issues surrounding training for the police force in relation to deadly force; however this paper shows that it is a necessary facet of the overall humanitarian and peace-keeping initiative and should not be viewed as an extra process aimed at increasing bureaucracy. Lastly, this paper highlights the major elements of the training program that are necessary, while simultaneously highlighting aspects of the political, social, and economic environment that either pose an opportunity or threat to the proposed training initiative on deadly force.
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Introduction
Major Elements of Police Training
Principles of an Effective Training Strategy
Internal And External Factors That Affect Police Training On Deadly Force - A Critical Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Police Training On Deadly Force: Terrorism, Crime Fighting, And Violence
State Sponsored Terrorism: Players and Operations
Literature Structure
Methodology
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"State sponsored terrorism is two-tiered, many developed countries like the United States and United Kingdom, practice it for strategic reasons, that is, there is no religious affiliation, nor is there a general notion, that there is a need to have war in with certain states. However, there is a clear economic need, which then transfers into a need to have political allegiance with these states; hence without being physically present it is necessary to have alliances with groups that can promote the interests of the United States. Is this wrong? Should it even be called terrorism, or is it just a company take-over, where the country in question is the state? For example in the 1980's the United States was convicted of unlawful force due to their support of terrorist force in Nicaragua, this was a clear cut case of state sponsored terrorism, and highlights the dynamics of how intricate it can be."
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Heironymous Bosch, 2003.
A study of the artist's work "The Table Top of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things".
1,504 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper explores the odd history and works of fifteenth century Flemmish painter, Heironymous Bosch. The paper specifically ruminates (with citations from art scholars) the meaning of the work his painting "The Table Top of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things". The paper looks at the use of religious iconography in the painting.
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"Born c. 1450, little is known about the Flemish painter Hieronymus Bosch. Still less is known about his work. All of Bosch?s paintings are signed, but none of them are dated, leading many art historians to believe that much of ?Bosch?s work? was actually done by students who were also skilled in copying their teacher?s signature. Among the handful of works considered to have been rendered by Bosch?s own hand is the ?Table Top of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things.? Wilhem Fraenger, author of the comprehensive work ?Hieronymus Bosch?, did the first true study of this work. Fraenger renamed the piece ?The Table of Wisdom?, which is the title the painting now has in the museum at Prado, Madrid. Fraenger also makes the most interesting case for the painting, claiming that its place and purpose-accentuated by its style and elements-went over and above the culture of its time."
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?Doctor Faustus?, 2004.
An analysis of the use of the seven deadly sins in Christopher Marlowe's ?Doctor Faustus?.
1,481 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper examines how Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe?s character, is a German scholar who wants to exceed the limits of traditional logic, medicine, law, and religion by practicing black magic and how, through this, he calls upon Mephistopheles, a demon who arranges a deal between Faustus and Lucifer for 24 years of power and glory in exchange for his soul. In particular, it looks at how the parade of the seven deadly sins wins Faustus?s mind and will.
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"The seven deadly sins are pride, wrath or anger, envy, avarice or greed, gluttony, sloth, and impurity (Finnan 1998) and these are revealed by the Word of God, although not in a straight list as they are identified and named. These seven sins are called deadly in that they evoke God?s justice and punishment more severely than other sins. Of these deadly ones, pride offends God the most. The Proverbs and the Psalms (NIV) say that the ?proud of heart? will not be endured or go unpunished; proof is that destruction follows it as a fall follows a haughty spirit. It is the deadliest and most severely punished sin. It was pride that drove the brightest angel, Lucifer, or the ?Morning Star,? to rebel against God."
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The Use of Deadly Force in the Workplace, 2002.
This paper deals with the use of deadly force in the workplace highlighting the most extreme forms of violence as a result. It focuses largely on security agents.
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This essay describes the different forms of possible violence which may be encountered while on the job, including homicide. It lists the current statistics for workplace violence and outlines which lines of work are most prone. The paper also deals with the use of deadly force as work policy and explains the meaning behind justifiable homicide.
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"Media reports have caused a common public misconception about violence in the workplace. Because of media habits of reporting work place violence caused by a fellow employee or coworker, most believe those incidents are the biggest problems facing professional forces in providing security in the workplace. Workplace violence has materialized as a significant safety and health issue in today's workplace environment."
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"Custer Died for Your Sins", 2002.
A review of the book "Custer Died for Your Sins" on the relationship between White Americans and Native Americans.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, £ 29.95
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This paper is a report on the book, "Custer Died for Your Sins". It focuses on the revisionist history that White America maintains in regards to the historical relationship between them and the Native Americans. It also focuses on the legal framework that has continually let the Native Americans down.
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?Deadly Consequences?, 2002.
This paper review Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Michaele Weissman?s ?Deadly Consequences? which discusses the ways that violence is destroying our teenage population and presents a plan to begin resolving the problem.
1,545 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, £ 33.95
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This paper explains that Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Michaele Weissman?s in ?Deadly Consequences? find that most teenage violence derives from feelings of anger and aggression, which can end in violent death. The paper emphasizes the role of guns, gangs and adolescence itself. The author underscores the books proposal that a public health model similar to the one used to stop smoking be used to better control teenage violence.
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"Adolescence is itself a difficult period in the life of a person, and it is filled with many threats and dangers which are only exacerbated in a violent society or social setting. The authors believe that there were numerous releases operating in the past that reduced the amount of anger felt by young people, and, of course, society itself was not so stressful or violent. The authors refer to one young man who found release in sports, though the authors ignore the more general effect sports in America may have on increasing aggression and so increasing violence. The authors note that the dangers in society are even greater for young black males, who consequently are a near-endangered species. The growth in the drug trade has to be cited as a major reason for much of the violence, both because the use of drugs reduces certain inhibitions and increases the possibility of violence and because those in the drug trade are ruthless in pursuing their business."
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A Review of "Deadly Medicine", 2008.
A book review of "Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America" by Peter C. Mancall.
2,075 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper provides a critique of Peter C. Mancall's book "Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America". The paper calls Mancall's work an informative and contextually important book, which meets the challenge of providing a balanced historical account of the Native-American experience with alcohol. The paper maintains that Mancall's focus on a historical, rather than anthropological or scientific, view is ambitious and occasionally problematic but does provide a fair account. The paper praises his attempt not to stray into stereotypical assumptions, but rather to find out the causes and effects of the colonial alcohol trade by examining all available source material. It concludes that, rather than summarizing the arguments of those who came before him, Mancall offers a fresh account because he is working directly from primary sources and highly relevant secondary sources.
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"Mancall's book provides a fresh viewpoint in what currently exists in the subject's literature. It is obvious that he was aware of what had already been covered, as he explains the stereotypes most common to the literature and addresses a number of the current claims and theories. Indeed, a number of the books that cover the subject of Native Americans and alcohol appear in Mancall's cited sources."
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"Custer Died for Your Sins", 2004.
An analysis of Vine Deloria, Jr.'s "Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto".
1,015 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 23.95
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One of the more profound developments of the current Native American movement has been an effort on the part of Indians themselves to record their own history in order to help them gain control of their future. When Deloria promulgated his "Indian Manifesto" in 1969 with the title of "Custer Died for Your Sins", it became apparent that he was at the forefront of this movement, and the issues he identifies continue to be at the forefront of Native American concerns today. This paper provides an overview of Deloria?s book, followed by a discussion of six of the main points made by the author. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"According to Deloria, popular myths about American Indians have created a mainstream mentality in American that is based on ethnocentric perceptions that help soothe the national conscious because, after all, the Indians got the short end of the resources and geographic stick. Deloria makes the point that Native American men have been considered virtually subhuman since Europeans first set foot on the continent, but the Indian women were viewed as possessing a sufficient amount of stockiness and attributes to make them worthy of having their bloodlines added to the Euro-American family history through intermarriage."
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"A Deadly Indifference", 2002.
A literary review of Marshall Jevons' "A Deadly Indifference".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, £ 29.95
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A review of "A Deadly Indifference" by Marshall Jevons. With the use of the fictitious character, Spearman, a sequence of economic policies is used to explain the clues to a murder that leads to multiple murders. The review analyzes the character and the policies that constitute the structure of the book.
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Deadly Cars: When Alcohol Meets Machine, 2004.
Looks at the deadly social problem of drunk driving.
1,278 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper begins by briefly tracing the history of alcohol and alcohol consumption and then looks at its transformation from a mildly annoying social phenomenon to a potentially hazardous and deadly phenomenon when combined with the automobile. The paper looks at the effects significant alcohol consumption can have on a driver's performance, the warning signs of drunk drivers, who is most likely to drive while drunk, and who is most likely to die as the result of a drunk driver.
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"Alcohol is a legal drug, one of society?s oldest and most popular behavioral modifiers. (NEFA) While teetotalers and social reformers of the last 200 years have done much to alienate people from alcohol and to cast it as a terrible social ill, they have often only succeeded in bastardizing its consumption without really making a dent in its wide acceptance. Alcohol and humankind have a long history together that is hardly going to be erased by a few laws, or a handful of sermons. Alcohol is found in the most primitive and the most advanced of cultures known to man. According to most ancient mythologies, it was a gift from the divine. Egyptian mythology says that Isis and Osiris taught the people how to make beer. Greek mythology speaks of the great gods of intoxication, such as Dionysus and Pan. In many cultures it has served as a way of purifying water, a natural painkiller and anesthetic, and a socially bonding experience for celebration. In our modern culture, however, it has taken on a far darker role."
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