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  2. The 5th Quarter - Wikipedia

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    The 5th Quarter is a 2011 American drama film written, directed and produced by Rick Bieber and starring Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell, and Ryan Merriman.. The option of the film was an interest to Ryan Johnston, a co-producer of the film, who was responsible in raising the $6.7 million dollars to produce the film.

  3. The Fifth Quarter (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "The Fifth Quarter" is a short story by American author Stephen King, originally published in the April 1972 issue of Cavalier (under the pen name John Swithen) and later collected in King's 1993 collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes. It was filmed as an episode of the TNT miniseries Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King.

  4. Incapacitation (penology) - Wikipedia

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    Incapacitation in the context of criminal sentencing philosophy is one of the functions of punishment. It involves capital punishment , sending an offender to prison, or possibly restricting their freedom in the community, to protect society and prevent that person from committing further crimes.

  5. Selective perception - Wikipedia

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    Selective perception may refer to any number of cognitive biases in psychology related to the way expectations affect perception.Human judgment and decision making is distorted by an array of cognitive, perceptual and motivational biases, and people tend not to recognise their own bias, though they tend to easily recognise (and even overestimate) the operation of bias in human judgment by ...

  6. Fifth Quarter - Wikipedia

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    The Fifth Quarter (or 5th Quarter) is an addition to a whole normally divided into four parts, usually referring to post-game activities after an American or Australian rules football game, which each are divided into four timing quarters. It may refer to: The Fifth Quarter (short story), written in 1972 by Stephen King

  7. 108 “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?” Questions ... - AOL

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    Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Where in the World Is That?! What is the capital of Australia? Answer: Canberra. Which U.S. state has the most islands?

  8. Deterrence (penology) - Wikipedia

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    There are two main goals of deterrence theory. Individual deterrence is the aim of punishment to discourage the offender from criminal acts in the future. The belief is that when punished, offenders recognise the unpleasant consequences of their actions on themselves and will change their behaviour accordingly.

  9. Grammar schools debate - Wikipedia

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    The grammar schools debate [1] is a debate about the advantages and disadvantages of the existence of grammar schools in the United Kingdom.Grammar schools are state schools which select their pupils on the basis of academic ability, with pupils sitting an exam (called the 11-plus) in the last year of primary school to determine whether or not they gain a place.