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    2013‚ from New York Times: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/sept_11_2001/index.html Freedom of Speech Network. (2009). Retrieved July 14‚ 2013‚ from USA Patriot Act 2001: http://usapatriotact.com/ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. (2013). Retrieved July 14‚ 2013‚ from USA PATRIOT Act: http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot/index.html Jacob Hill‚ A. J. (199-2003). The USA PATRIOT Act in 2013: What It Currently Means for. Retrieved July 14‚ 2013‚ from Illinois

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    Akeem Harris Dr. Keith Huxen HIST 202 October 5‚ 2009 Letter From Birmingham Jail Analysis “Letter from Birmingham Jail: April 16‚ 1963” was written by Dr. Martin Luther King in response to published statements denouncing his non-violent protest in Birmingham‚ Alabama. The article‚ composed on scraps of paper‚ in the margins of the newspaper and finally on writing pads (King‚ 1963) by Dr. King as he was incarcerated in Birmingham City Jail for participating in a series of non-violent

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    Memo Date: March 27‚ 2013 To: Federal Bureau of Prisons From: Karrington C Norris Subject: Overcrowding of Juvenile Correctional Facilities Introduction Within the juvenile correctional facilities community‚ there are public and private institutions that both experience and suffer from similar problems. The problems that face these facilities are overcrowding. Through close comparison of the major issues with juvenile correctional facilities‚ the institutions are revealed to be ineffective

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    Dylan Knox English 111 (Red) Mrs. Jones October 7‚ 2013 Essay #2 1.) Martin Luther King wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail” from a jail cell in Alabama in April of 1963‚ hence the title. He was arrested for leading a non-violent protest against the discriminatory Jim Crow laws. These laws separated facilities between Blacks and Whites such as restaurants‚ schools‚ lodging‚ public facilities and many more. The Jim Crow laws brought about one of the famous staples of racial oppression in America

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail Thesis Statement: This Letter‚ designed as a response to the clergymen that opposed the way in which Dr King was protesting‚ Dr King’s letter actually addresses two audiences simultaneously; the limited and defined group of clergymen and a broader and less exactly defined group of intelligent and religious white moderates. In this letter‚ Martin Luther King addresses these clergymen on their own terms. He uses the very cultural‚ biblical‚ and classical foundations

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    leader amongst other things‚ Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther had many things in common. Both men fought long and hard for what they believed in‚ they both were leaders and they both believed in God. Just from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech and in Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail you can see the similarities these two men shared. I will also discuss at least one thing that separates them‚ what stands out most in mind between the two writings mentioned above‚ and explain

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    Letters from Birmingham Martin Luther King was an activist‚ orator‚ humanitarian‚ protestor‚ organizer‚ leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ as well as the Nobel laureate. He is also widely regarded as one of the most powerful nonviolent leaders in the world’s history. His “I Have a Dream” speech and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” are the most honored orations and writings in the English language. In the following essay it will be examined the fundamental work titled Letter from Birmingham

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    Many inmates have the option to become released from prison within their time to be served. Mandatory release is when offenders are released no matter how many disciplinary reports they have while incarcerated‚ while discretionary release is when offenders reenter society when board members believe they were ready or earned the privilege to be released (Alarid‚ 2015). Another type of release if the expiration of sentence. This is when an offender is released after (s)he has served all of their time

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    complexes similar to those prevalent within the animal communities. Some of these people create inhuman systems such as Jim Crow laws to prevent people they consider threats to their position from being able to challenge their ideologies and practices. King addresses these ideologies and practices in his A Letter From Birmingham Jail where he

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    The existence of Prisons can be traced back to the ancient period. Initially there was a belief that rigorous isolation and custodial measures would reform the offenders. In due course it is being substituted by the modern concept of social defense. Custody‚ care and treatment are the‚ three main functions of a modern prison organization. For over 100 years‚ there was emphasis on custody which‚ it was believed‚ depended on good order and discipline. The notion of prison discipline was to make

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