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    Introduction The Political Era of policing was started in 1829. The first police agency that was started opened in London‚ called London Metropolitan. When first opening the London Metropolitan‚ police were supposed to make the people feel safe and secure. During that Era‚ the rise of crime was at an all-time high. The policing during this time was to protect the community and make sure that the Political candidates were safe. They mainly conducted a patrol of the streets by walking and riding a

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    killed…””The whole globe is waging war...” The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history. At the end of the war millions had been killed. It was an era of discrimination and cruelty. It was an event that should never repeat itself. During the Holocaust millions had been killed. Innocent people were separated from their families and killed for not being the ideal human to Hitler. These people‚ especially Jews‚ were put in concentration camps‚ if not killed. Some people didn’t want to go

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    period known as The Progressive Era. An era of progressive reforms and expansion. The Progressive Era is also called as a Progressive Movement‚ a movement that changed America and cured the American society. “The word “Progressive” came into common use around 1910 as a way of describing a broad‚ loosely defined political movement of individuals and groups who hoped to bring about significant change in American social and political life.” (Page 683”) Progressive Era can be labeled as a huge range of

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    In today’s society‚ America is a dangerous place for people to walk alone. We have definitely had our share of serial killers over the years. We have had the Harpes brothers in the 1800’s to the more modern day Jeffrey Dahmer. A serial killer in the United States is defined by Congress as “someone who murders a minimum of three or more people.” (Harris) Three-quarters of the world’s total serial killers have done their killing in the United States. True crime writers often claim that America’s

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    The United States Congress‚ which is made up of two houses‚ is a . d. bicameral legislature. 4. The standing committees of each house are controlled by d. the majority party. This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility. a. subcommittee The House of Representatives and the Senate combined have ________ members with full voting privileges. Your Answer: 535 An individual senator can exercise tremendous power by filibustering‚ Your Answer: unless

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    crosses its path. The war in Iraq was a war that consisted of two phases first was the invasion of Ba’athist Iraq by the United States of America and the United Kingdom and also the assistance of several other countries like Poland and Australia. The first days of attacks mainly lasted about 21 days of major combat operations and finally ended with the United States of America capturing and obtaining control over the capital Baghdad . According to U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime

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    Value persuasive outline Introduction I. Out of 50 states only one of them are easily recognizable as the United States capital city. II. Washington D.C. is the second most visited city I the United States. Also it is a good place to visit. III. Today‚ I will persuade my audience about Washington D.C. also I will provide the history about it. A. The city is mainly based on government and everything from museums to mansion brings millions of tourists each year. B. Washington has

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    What is Democracy? Though there is no exact definition of a democracy‚ it does “refer to a regime whereby political power is widely spread‚” (68 Gerner‚ Ferdinand‚ and Lawson) and involves equality when it comes to politics. In a democracy‚ the people run the government. This system is thought to have four key elements: a system in which the government is chosen or replaced through free and fair elections‚ active participation of the people in politics and civic life‚ protection of the human

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    1. The most important problems of the modern (contemporary) world. The modern world‚ the world that we live in is exposed to many perils. Among the major problems are poverty‚ unemployment‚ wars‚ terrorism‚ racism‚ air pollution‚ climate change/global warming‚ and diseases. Poverty The gap between rich and poor nations is still growing. Although rich nations have provided aid and technical assistance to Third World nations‚ the developing nations face many obstacles in their drive to modernize.

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    Since when does anyone – on the Left or on the Right – think it is a good idea to outsource the moral education of our children to the Government? This survey reads as if it comes from the 1950s… in the American Midwest. Many parts of America – notably Texas‚ but many others – are the heartland of abstinence-centred sex education. These places also have the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the developed world. Teens who receive factual sex education are significantly less

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