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    The most dramatic developments in the Criminal Justice system during the late 20th Century were the revolution of the sentencing system. Prior to the sentencing reforms of 1984‚ most of the 20th century federal sentencing was largely based on rehabilitative model where sentencing was indeterminate. By the 1970s‚ the traditional sentencing system came under increasing attack as public interest in the criminal justice system prompted “crime research boom time” (Nagel‚ 1990; Wilkins‚ 1987). The concerns

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    Charles Bukowski’s poem “Bluebird” because it was very gritty and realistic‚ and I really understood the expression of loneliness and depression and escapism. His work seems to really represent the dirty‚ gritty‚ realistic soul of America in the 20th century and he uses his writing to express his inner pain and questions about himself and life. He does this through writing in a realistic way in transgressive poetry‚ by exploring his own personal problems in life and putting them on paper in the form

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    Technological Lazieness

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    activity or exertion despite having the ability to do so (Wikipedia). In other words laziness can be attributed to the lack of work. The Preservation Institute writes: Early in the nineteenth century‚ most Americans worked twelve hours a day‚ six days a week. The work week shrank gradually during the nineteenth century and more quickly during the twentieth. The traditional six-day week was shortened to five and a half days during the 1920s and to the five-day‚ forty-hour week during the 1930s. If you’ll

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    The 20th century was a time of rapid development and innovation all around the world‚ but this competition soon morphed into a form of imperial nationalism in the United States‚ for a country comprised of so much diversity this can quickly became unhealthy as citizens begin determining what is “un-American”. Plays like‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller can offer a new perspective of the damages caused by our people to our people as a result of paranoia. Blaming individuals‚ foreign ideas‚ or other

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    Fiddler on the Roof was a moving yet highly entertaining musical about a Jewish family living in Russia during the early 20th century. This book musical allows the audience to embark with Tevye‚ the father‚ and the rest of his family on the journey that is life. In addition to the many life-situations that the characters find themselves in‚ there are numerous singing scenes in which the audience can hear classic after classic. Some of the themes tackled by Fiddler include racism‚ love‚ forgiveness

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    In the mid 20th century‚ as industry moved out of central Manhattan and with that a lot of middle class people. Loft spaces‚ that were designed for small business became available. So artists moved into them‚ setting of to live in them and to have studio and exhibition

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    Britain indeed underwent a number of significant social transformations within the 20th Century. One might highlight the struggle for suffrage‚ the deterioration of the class structure or the way in which marriage and domestic relationships are viewed. I have chosen to explore the social transformation which occurred as a result of post-WWII immigration. In particular‚ I shall assess the effects of Caribbean immigration as large numbers of the first post war immigrants arrived from this part of the

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    The 20th Century War

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    Over the course of the twentieth century‚ the way war was fought changed drastically. From the tactics to the weapons themselves‚ nothing stayed the same as two World Wars along with multiple others came and went. The first things to change were the tactics of warfare. Unlike in all previous wars in Europe‚ the two World Wars were not fought in straight lines‚ but rather in trenches dug out of the ground. In between either sides’ trenches would be an area filled with bomb craters‚ barbed

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    A.P.U.S.H unit 6 study guide

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    Unit 6 Ch. 16-18 (Total Questions 79) CHAPTER SIXTEEN 1 Compare and contrast the Pacific Coast Indians with the Pueblos of the Southwest. The most important of all to the Northwest coast Indian peoples was the Raven. The Pueblo peoples lived in compact‚ permanent villages and resided in multifamily buildings. The women of a household cared for young children; cultivated spring-irrigated gardens. 2 What traits did the Plains tribes share‚ and what was the economic basis of the way

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    Irrationalism

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    Culmination of Irrationalism………………………………………….. 5 4.5: The Twentieth Century………………………………………………………………………… 6 5: Critical Evaluation…………………………………………………………………………………… 7 5.1: Irrational vs. non-rational……………………………………………………………………. 7 6: Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………... 8 7: References……………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 1.0: INTRODUCTION: The term irrationalism‚ which depicts a 19th and early 20th century philosophical movement‚ is a trend that claims to enrich or broaden

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