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At first I had to really determine between two: consensus and conflict but I would say that consensus paradigms describes our criminal justice system, in the United States, the best. Consensus, “expresses what society truly is.” The way it is explained, in regular terms, is that under law everyone has the right to speak and have their own voice in what they believe in and what they feel. Not only does this pertain to the law but coming together as a whole and each being individually equal under the law comes to play, a role in consensus paradigms. Another reason for choosing consensus is because it states, “vote, pay taxes, demand the passage of laws, and reap benefits from the social contract (everyone gives up some measure of their rights and freedom for the benefit of all). I feel that this describes our criminal justice system in the United States because we all have our individual rights of freedom but along with that we also have to give up certain things to be United as one. To describe the “justice” received by Cameron Todd Willingham I would say that pluralist paradigm best describes it. My reasoning for this is because after he was sentenced for execution and time had passed, most people started to really question whether the fire was started accidentally or purposely. Pluralist paradigm states that, “Law arises from multiple interest groups whose power is in flux, always changing.” It also states, “With changing times, people are open to new ideas.” With this case I feel that people were open to the idea that he was wrongly convicted and with that I feel that is where justice was received for him. To lose your kids and then be wrongly accused, I could imagine, would be beyond difficult. Therefore, I think it was right t...

1-Based on what we learn of the Mesopotamian ideas about the afterlife, how do we explain Gilga-mesh’s fear of death, and his search for eternal life?

1. In my opinion I believe that Walmart has many issues. In spite of their competitive prices and the convenient locations they oppose many problems to different communities. The Managerial philosophy in Walmart is corrupted the number of men holding manager positions over shadows the number of women.

1) Part 1 – Explain the statement “Every behavior a child does has a healthy impulse/good idea behind it.”

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1. Explain the difference between academic English and social English. Think of the way the CALLA book describes these two types of language like how long it takes to learn and what level of cognition is required for each one. Also, think of the situations in which each is used. Tell why is important to know academic English and how a teacher can teach academic English.

Like many Americans I initially grouped all Native Americans into one melting pot. During the Haskell Indian Nations cultural day, on June 21,st 2010, the speakers talked about how different tribes are not the same; they have different beliefs...

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