1.11.2006
acerca de un puto avion gigantesto...que diria virilio
El Ejército colombiano, al igual que la policía, la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC), tienen dispuestas medidas para garantizar la seguridad de la nave en su estadía en Colombia.
1.06.2006
da (poco) placer copiar y pegar esto:
Plagiarism Defined
Webster’s defines plagiarism as “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the
language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own
original work ” (New York: Gramercy Books, 1996).
In other words, plagiarism is the misappropriation of another person’s words or
ideas. It is therefore of paramount importance that you properly cite all sources and
make no claim to originality when restating someone else’s thoughts to develop or
underscore your own argument. Mastery of the technical aspects of writing should help
you ward off any ambiguity regarding ownership or authorship of a statement or idea.
How to Avoid Plagiarism
1. When you take handwritten notes or cut and paste on the computer, carefully
document all published sources, including websites, CD-ROMs, and other electronic
media. Identify sources by author, title, place of publication, publisher, date, and page
numbers.
2. When quoting from a source, indicate borrowed phrases and sentences by
enclosing them in quotation marks or, in the case of longer passages, by setting them off
in indented single-space blocks.
3. Paraphrasing, that is, substituting your own synonyms for the words in a
borrowed quotation, constitutes plagiarism if you claim the idea as your own. You
should credit the source by referencing the author or title and page number in
parentheses. Example: (Vasquez 99).
4. It is not necessary to document sources for commonly known facts, proverbial
sayings or famous quotations, but facts that are not common knowledge and are derived
from the work of another must be cited. If you are not certain, cite.
5. Provide complete documentation of your sources in an alphabetized list of
“Works Cited” at the end of your paper.
6. Submitting your own work for credit more than once, without authorization from
your professors, is a form of plagiarism.
Webster’s defines plagiarism as “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the
language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own
original work ” (New York: Gramercy Books, 1996).
In other words, plagiarism is the misappropriation of another person’s words or
ideas. It is therefore of paramount importance that you properly cite all sources and
make no claim to originality when restating someone else’s thoughts to develop or
underscore your own argument. Mastery of the technical aspects of writing should help
you ward off any ambiguity regarding ownership or authorship of a statement or idea.
How to Avoid Plagiarism
1. When you take handwritten notes or cut and paste on the computer, carefully
document all published sources, including websites, CD-ROMs, and other electronic
media. Identify sources by author, title, place of publication, publisher, date, and page
numbers.
2. When quoting from a source, indicate borrowed phrases and sentences by
enclosing them in quotation marks or, in the case of longer passages, by setting them off
in indented single-space blocks.
3. Paraphrasing, that is, substituting your own synonyms for the words in a
borrowed quotation, constitutes plagiarism if you claim the idea as your own. You
should credit the source by referencing the author or title and page number in
parentheses. Example: (Vasquez 99).
4. It is not necessary to document sources for commonly known facts, proverbial
sayings or famous quotations, but facts that are not common knowledge and are derived
from the work of another must be cited. If you are not certain, cite.
5. Provide complete documentation of your sources in an alphabetized list of
“Works Cited” at the end of your paper.
6. Submitting your own work for credit more than once, without authorization from
your professors, is a form of plagiarism.
1.02.2006
como los gringos ven a las "gangs" pff
While much attention has been given to the association of street gangs with drugs, there has been little public discussion of the economics of this association. In the past, those street gangs that depended upon crime as a source of income were limited to the traditional methods of extortion, robbery and burglary as a means of providing that income. Because of the opportunistic nature of such crimes, coupled with the risk of personal injury and/or being sent to jail, many of the gang members could be lured away from the gang by positive alternatives such as: a chance to learn a skill and obtain gainful employment.
The availability of cocaine and the ease with which it can be converted to "crack" has changed the route through which the gang obtains its income and as a direct result, the nature of the gangs response of offers of positive alternatives. By way of illustration, consider the following:
On an initial investment of $2,500.00 worth of cocaine and using two readily available household chemicals, $10,000.00 worth of "crack" can be produced. In areas of high demand it is not unusual for a gang to "turn over" (increase the profit on) its initial investment by a factor of four. Therefore, the $10,000.00 worth of crack becomes $40,000.00 by the end of the day.
Typically the gang will employ one person to collect the money for the drugs, one person to deliver the drug to the buyer and two look outs/security men. Their pay can be as low as $50.00 per day each. Often a percentage is offered to the team for sales over a certain amount per day.
If the $200.00 per day cost of the team is deducted, the profit for the day would be $29,800.00. That's tax free money and continues seven days a week, three hundred and sixty five days a year.
In light of these facts, it becomes clearer why gangs resort to violence in disputes over the best sales areas and why the mere offer of a job at minimum wage does not readily deter a youth from this profitable enterprise.
Gang enterprise, justified through the gang system of values, incorporated into the gang structure, and embraced by the gang as an acceptable economic foundation for the gang society, will prove to be a monumental challenge for communities determined to eliminate the gang phenomenon.
The availability of cocaine and the ease with which it can be converted to "crack" has changed the route through which the gang obtains its income and as a direct result, the nature of the gangs response of offers of positive alternatives. By way of illustration, consider the following:
On an initial investment of $2,500.00 worth of cocaine and using two readily available household chemicals, $10,000.00 worth of "crack" can be produced. In areas of high demand it is not unusual for a gang to "turn over" (increase the profit on) its initial investment by a factor of four. Therefore, the $10,000.00 worth of crack becomes $40,000.00 by the end of the day.
Typically the gang will employ one person to collect the money for the drugs, one person to deliver the drug to the buyer and two look outs/security men. Their pay can be as low as $50.00 per day each. Often a percentage is offered to the team for sales over a certain amount per day.
If the $200.00 per day cost of the team is deducted, the profit for the day would be $29,800.00. That's tax free money and continues seven days a week, three hundred and sixty five days a year.
In light of these facts, it becomes clearer why gangs resort to violence in disputes over the best sales areas and why the mere offer of a job at minimum wage does not readily deter a youth from this profitable enterprise.
Gang enterprise, justified through the gang system of values, incorporated into the gang structure, and embraced by the gang as an acceptable economic foundation for the gang society, will prove to be a monumental challenge for communities determined to eliminate the gang phenomenon.
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