A group of thieves has been convicted of stealing luxury items from a local shopping center. The usual sentence is jail time ranging from 3 to 10 years. Mary, the district attorney hopes for a lengthy punishment in order to send a message to other would-be thieves. She asks the judge to consider a 10 year sentence, even though the punishment is usually shorter. She is taking advantage of to try to increase the punishment length.

Cindy is 18 years old. cindy's parents and her 23-year old brother rich are going away for the weekend. renee, cindy's best friend, is pressuring her to throw a huge saturday night party for all their friends since no one will be home. renee even asked rich if he could pick up a few kegs for them. rich brought back two kegs of beer, a bottle of vodka, and a few bottles of wine, which he hid in the basement. renee also spread the word around school for everyone to show up. cindy now has over $100 worth of alcohol hid in the basement, an empty house for the weekend, and several friends expected to show. what should she do?

Imagine a child who consistently gets mediocre grades and is often picked last for a team when games are played at recess. however, he likes to make silly jokes and play pranks, and he notices that people laugh when he does those things. the child starts to think that others are laughing with him, not at him. this is part of the process that charles cooley

What activity is not one of the primary ways political parties shape public policy