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    Topic 1-Prejudice, as found in an episode of "Law and Order, SVU' In one example of Law and Order I watched there was a series rapist was on the lurk. He was a black male that looked the same as any young black male. The police went on a routined search for the assailant and found a younger black male and procceded to go a high speed chase with the suspect. They then corner the boy and shot the boy in the head, chest, and back. They did a detailed search and found that the man shot was not the

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    storyline more fluid. Crime shows, arguably one of the more popular genres of shows, encompass both riveting plot devices as well as mystery and complexity through the use of science. Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), Criminal Minds, NCIS, and Law and Order all perfectly illustrate this formula--each of these shows allows viewers to go on criminal investigations with the main characters and take glimpses of the behind-the-scenes work that actually help to convict criminals. Processes like DNA and

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    fictional and not based on real life characters or events but If you keep up with the news or read crime statistics, you hear about very similar events that are happening in real life. I watched two shows, one was Criminal Minds and the other was Law & Order SVU. I observed the race and gender of the people involved in the stories. In the episode of Criminal Minds the case involved a white male perpetrator in his late 40’s who was holding three young white women hidden in his home. He had held them

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    Hobbies, Homework Help,.., www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egyptian_government.php. “Ancient Egypt, Polotics and Government.” Ancient Egypt, Polotics and Government, www.geocities.com/athens/olympus/3426/Politics/govt.html. “Law and Order in Ancient Egypt.” Law and Order in Ancient Egypt, www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/law_and_order/index.html. The government in Ancient Egypt was mostly ruled by the pharaohs. The pharaohs didn't just own the government they also owned the religion. The

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    thing in the world is law and order. If society has no order then, it will hit rock bottom. The story takes place in the midst of a war when a plane gets shot down on a stranded island. The inhabitants that survived from the crash turn from are a group of proper British boys and the story is about how they turn into hardened savages and murderers. In the novel, Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the author writes about how the fear of the unknown and the absence of law and order can change someone

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    It is almost time for the Duggar inspired episode of Law & Order: SVU and the new preview is here to show you what you can expect to see. ET Online shared the new preview and even though it is short it gives Duggar fans an idea of what to expect to see. This Duggar inspired episode is called Patrimonial Burden and will air on November 4. It is season 17 episode 7 for the show. In their episode, the famous reality TV family has 10 children and a 13-year-old girl ends up pregnant. Of course that is

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    Nonverbal and symbolic behavior: Law and Order episode The syndicated television drama Law and Order often focuses upon issues of class and crime in New York City. The show is neatly segmented between the 'law' and the 'order' portions, the first of which depict blue-collar cops on the job, the second white-collar prosecutors. Both white-collar and blue-collar criminals are featured on the show. The beginning of the episode entitled "The pursuit of happiness" depicted the rumpled detectives

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    and so do different countries as some still do implement capital punishment as a way of maintaining law and order in the societies. The different approaches into the matter are highly influenced by several societal divisions such as a religious affiliation, political affiliation, the level of education and the age of a person. However, every person has got his or her approach to the matter. In order to analyze the approaches of different people then, it is necessary to take a survey that will focus

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    One of Americas best drama television shows is Law and Order SVU (Special Victims Unit). This show was first aired in the year 1999 and is currently 16 years old. This show presently has 17 seasons and is still in production today. The overall plot of this show is based on a specific unit called SVU, whom deals with the most obscene cases. During the one hour show many exciting events happen and it constantly maintained a state of arousal. Anyone interested in this show can watch it on two different

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    Social and Political Order: Seat Belt Laws Social and Political theories aim to define the relationships between government and citizen, and concerns the organization and basis of government. (Merriam-Webster, n.d). In application, the necessity to find a balance between two primary theories becomes apparent. Modern day social and political theories can largely be attributed to ideas of two individuals, Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Hobbes believed major government influence was a necessity

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