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    Community Corrections Paper March 01‚ 2015 Ann Meek CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections Sharon Dollar Community Corrections are sanctions imposed on convicted adults or adjudicated Juveniles that occur in a residential or community setting outside of jail or prison. The sanctions are enforced by agencies or courts with legal authority over the adult or juvenile offenders. These are run by corrections programs (www.crimesolutions.gov). In other words broken down it is a program based or

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    2013 Beowulf: Epic Hero and Ruler Beowulf displays true courage and valor and as characterized in the epic poem is arguably the ideal epic hero and ruler. He is described as having superhuman strength‚ which is seen countless times within the text of the epic poem. He is designed to be the perfect character‚ demonstrating zero flaws.Really? He is fearless‚ brave and full of courage even when faced with the threat of death. Aside from being a great and victorious warrior‚ Beowulf is shown

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    Anul I RE Beowulf Beowulf is the oldest epic poem in the English language. It was written in Old English‚ the language of the Saxons. In the 19th century the poem began to be called by the name of its Scandinavian hero. Historical elements run through the poem‚ but both the hero and the story are fiction. The poem was composed between the 8th and the 11th centuries. The text exists in only one manuscript which dates from about the year 1000. The manuscript was burned in 1731. Kevin S

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    distinct areas‚ are actually very closely related. It is said that along with other physical changes in aging‚ so too does sleep patterns change. Most often‚ older adults have complaints of difficulty sleeping‚ or difficulty staying asleep. In this paper I plan to address these two important issues‚ focusing on more specifically sleep and the connection if any to the development of delirium in our geriatric population. The National Sleep Foundation states that it is a common misconception that sleep

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    Jane Chance’s critical essay on Beowulf gives the reader an in depth view of women roles and views from another angle. A lot of critical essays pertaining to Beowulf focus more on the man or men and Christian symbolic meaning. Chance gives us another side to Beowulf through the view of the women. She sees Wealtheow as the strength of the community as well as a peace keeper. At this time the women were supposed to be seen as a peace maker or an initiator of cultural rituals such as passing the cup

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    works of literature Beowulf and Grendel are both based off of the Anglo-Saxon’s oral tale of the Geat hero Beowulf. Both stories take place between 500–600 A.D. in Denmark during the invasions of England by the Scandinavians. The story of Beowulf was first written by catholic monks in about 725 A.D. and tells the story about the Geat hero Beowulf coming to help the Danes take care of an evil monster named Grendel. In contrast the modern interpretation of the story of Beowulf written by John Gardner

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    Community Assessment: Reading‚ Pennsylvania Judith Giorgio Western Governor’s University Abstract This paper is an assessment of the city of Reading‚ Pennsylvania. It will describe the city with a focus on the population‚ economic situation‚ culture‚ neighborhood and safety factors. It will also look at what the city has in place in case of a disaster. From this data‚ I will interpret the overall status of the community and formulate a logical community diagnosis. Community Description

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    10/6/12 Period 3 How is imagery used in Beowulf? Imagery is the formation of mental images. It is used all throughout this epic poem Beowulf. The way imagery is used in Beowulf is powerful‚ deep‚ and strong. Imagery in this epic poem makes it so easy to picture what’s going on‚ and really sets the mood for Beowulf. The epic poem starts off talking about Grendel‚ already using imagery. “A powerful monster‚ living down in the darkness‚ growled in pain‚ impatient”. So already you have some great

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    Ma 1 Kimo Ma October 2011 Professor Kenneth Peter Humanities 1A The Virtuous Beings Modern society glorifies people for much pettier accomplishments when compared to that of the ancient times. During the twenty-first century‚ a convicted felon may come back after serving a prison sentence and present himself as a figure of perfection. Less than five years ago‚ a football player‚ named Michael Vick was arrested and convicted of illegal actions involving the maltreatment of domesticated animals

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    man’s name has been sung for ages‚ written on parchment‚ story retold many times over the centuries‚ his name is Beowulf! There are minor and yet very major differences between the book and the movie. First lets start with the battle of Grendel. One difference that seem to ‘catch’ a lot of attention was that in the film Beowulf fought Grendel completely naked! In the book(poem) Beowulf boasted it would only be a fair fight‚ for both parties‚ if he only fought Grendel with no weapons and armor‚ which

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