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What impediments to personal development do criminal and immoral acts cause against individuals?

This would actually make for an interesting discussion or research paper. There are several terms that should be defined prior to answering this question. Consider the following:

The term "personal development" could be defined in numerous ways and I would contend that it would be extremely difficult to get a large group of people to agree on the same meaning for this term. Some might focus primarily on the intellectual development of the individual. Others would focus on wealth while still others might claim that social engagement and helping others is the best measure of personal development. Personal development then could be synonymous with academic achievement, one's socio-economic condition or one's beneficial acts toward the community.

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What impediments to personal development do criminal and immoral acts cause against individuals? Just need the basics would like to make this at least a paragraph.

This would actually make for an interesting discussion or research paper. There are several terms that should be defined prior to answering this question. Consider the following:

- "personal development" - This term could be defined in numerous ways and I would contend that it would be extremely difficult to get a large group of people to agree on the same meaning for this term. Some might focus primarily on the intellectual development of the individual. Others would focus on wealth while still others might claim that social engagement and helping others is the best measure of personal development. Personal development then could be synonymous with academic achievement, one's socio-economic condition or one's beneficial acts toward the community.

- Others would say that personal development is the growth or advancement of the individual toward the best version of him/herself. The problem with this idea is the question, ...

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