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    Savannah Olson Mr.Brown English 11B Period 2 20 March 2015 1960s Hippie Movement The 1960s Hippie movement was brought together by a group of individuals that had the same beliefs. Although they were associated with drugs‚ they also made a very large impact on todays society and past history. As individuals joined the hippie movement they often began to mock their parents‚ shut out patriotism‚ and became very devoted to hard work. They would put their mind to accomplishing something and

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    Overcoming Stress‚ Fatigue‚ Brutality‚ and Corruption within the Police Force Betsy Krumbholz Everest University Online CCJE 1020-51 Intro to Criminal Justice Instructor Michael Teague November 25‚ 2012 Abstract This week’s assignment is overcoming stress‚ fatigue‚ brutality‚ and corruption within the police force. Unfortunately‚ the role of a police officer is one of the most stressful professions there is. We will be discussing the reasons why this is so‚ and what is being done to

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    Detroit Riots 1967

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    Resurget Cineribus: The Detroit Riots of 1943 and 1967 One can pick many instances in Detroit’s last hundred years and conclude that the two riots of 1943 and 1967 were the presiding factor for this once great city’s fatal turn. Detroit has come to be known as the Motor City due to its insurgence of the automotive industry‚ has been dubbed Detroit Rock City for its groundbreaking revolutionary music throughout the 20th century‚ and has even been hailed as Hockeytown for its euphoric love of the

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    Herman Goldstein defines police corruption as acts involving the misuse of police power in order to create personal gain for themselves (Dempsey & Forst‚ 2016). Police corruption takes many forms and in the 1970’s and 1980’s the problem of corruption with in law enforcement agencies began to be investigated. In 1970‚ the Mayor of New York City created the Knapp Commission‚ which was tasked with investigate allegations of corruption within the New York Police Department. Two detectives with the department

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    The 1960s were a time of radical change in the society of America. A sense of liberalism could be felt though out the counting during the middle of the decade. The infamous Vietnam War and the new alternative culture were pushing the United States towards a time of liberalism and a nationwide rebellion against the social norms. The first combat forces were sent to Da Nang in 1965‚ by a formally anti war President‚ Lyndon B Johnson. The question of why the United States was engaging in a war between

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    London Riots 2011

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    Grubb History 111 May 3rd 2013 The BlackBerry Riots In the summer of 2011‚ the city of London‚ England was disheveled. With what started as a simple police brutality protest soon turned the city upside down with riots clustering in almost every borough. Parliament abruptly returned from their summer holidays to quickly address the chaos dismantling their city’s wellbeing. Just under 2‚000 riot related arrests were made by the Metropolitan police and just under 4‚000 throughout the entire country

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    things about American society have changed in the past sixty years. The 1960s were a time of counterculture‚ and many people rebelled against what had been socially normal in years past. Today‚ Americans still fight and rebel for what they believe in‚ but perhaps not on such a large scale as in the 60’s‚ and now for somewhat different causes. In some ways‚ the social norms of the 1960s are still similar today; during the 60’s‚ birth control became popular‚ drug use was very common‚ and people tended

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    fight racism and the youth effectively held and organized protest for equality for all throughout the nation from Alabama to Washington D.C. Youth had the greatest impact on society and were the backbone to the Civil Rights Movement. The youth of the 1960s had had enough and they believed something had to change an example of this would be the SDS or Students for a Democratic. The Students for a Democratic Society advocated for the abolishment

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    Harlem Shake

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    Wendy King English 098-SP120 Adrienne Lewis-Wagner 14 May 2013 Peanuts Harlem Shake I am going to describe what I saw when I watched the "Peanuts Harlem Shake" video. The Harlem shake is a dance where one person dances alone for fifteen seconds‚ then a roomfull of people joins in doing crazy gyrating manically dance movements. Sometimes in costumes with random objects sometimes not. The reason I choose this one is because it reminds me of when I was a

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    Elvis was mostly known for his musical talents and for all of the awards he won‚ and all of the records that he’s sold‚ and also he always had one way to put his hair with his white suit. Without Elvis the 1960s wouldn’t have been the way they were before. Elvis was the most loved artist in the 1960s because of all of his music and charm‚ all of the awards he won‚ and the records he sold. Many people thought that Elvis charming because of the music he played and for his appearance. Elvis wasn’t always

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