Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA In 2003‚ the Bush Administration signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA‚ P.L. 108-79)‚ the purpose of which is to address the increasing problem of sexual abuse within U.S. correctional facilities. The Act is applicable to all public and private institutions as well as community-based agencies housing adults or juveniles. In accordance with PREA protections‚ the U.S. Department of
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Natalie McGuire ACFI 703 Mexican Peso Case 1. Take a look at Mexico’s balance of payments over the past few years. Use the schedule I have attached – it is in the same format as we used to examine the U.S. balance of payments. What do the trade and current account balances suggest about the likelihood of a potential devaluation of the peso? Why? According to Mexico’s BOP‚ they have a trade deficit as well as a negative current account balance. This indicates that the peso has devalued due to the significantly higher imports
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MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL REPORT CGW4U – MR.LAMBERT JANUARY 20‚ 2014 What’s really amazing about this course is that a lot of variety of topics and issues are discussed that happen around the world. The Mexican Drug Cartel is one of the few topics that haven’t been discussed and that’s what is being written about today. The Mexican Drug Cartel is basically a mini war that goes among rival drug cartels fighting each other for territory and control of traffic. Mexico has a geographically perfect
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This paper examines the trials and tribulations faced by Mexican immigrants in American society. My paper argues that Mexican immigrants constitute a social class of individuals who are at the bottom of the social hierarchy. The paper attributes this to the fact that they are subjected to racism and exploitation when they cross the border and come to the United States. Information from my paper comes from secondary sources‚ including but not limited to the Internet and interviews. Almost 80‚000
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reviewing the poem “Mexican is not a noun” written by Francisco X. Alarcon‚ it was an interesting take on how Alarcon thinks the word is viewed as a verb rather than a noun or an adjective. Many years ago‚ we learned that a noun is a person‚ place‚ or thing. In addition‚ an adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. In this poem‚ Alarcon shows us how the word “Mexican” is used in today’s society. In the first couple of stanzas‚ Alarcon describes to his readers that Mexicans may not think
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Francisco X Alarcon word choice‚ word order‚ line breaks‚ and use of stanzas set the tone for the poem “Mexican is Not a Noun”. During the time that the poem was written there was an uprising against immigration laws. The word choice‚ word order‚ line breaks‚ and the use of stanzas in Alarcon’s poem leads me to believe that Alarcon was a part of the stance against the governments treatment of Hispanic’s and the harsh immigration laws. The tone of Alarcon’s poem is corrective‚ condemning‚ bitter‚
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celebration‚ accompanied by traditional Mexican music and food. Elements of a fiesta: • Fiestas include parades‚ beauty pageants‚ various contests‚ competitive sports such as football‚ singing‚ dancing‚ music and traditional food. • Mexicans celebrate all major national and religious holidays with elaborate fiestas. Colourful decorations are essential‚ including lanterns‚ lights and streamers. • One of the biggest features of a Mexican fiesta is the piñata‚ which is made of
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In 1924‚ there was a war between the Catholic Church and State that killed over 90‚000 Mexicans. The revisions to the Mexican Constitution in 1917 were the cause of the war. Seeing that the laws were unjust‚ bishops began a boycott against the Mexican government. Because of the boycott‚ people stopped going out and living their daily lives as normal. In 1926 was the first battle where 400 church members fought against the government. That was the beginning of the rebellion. During that time the soldiers
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After the Mexican-American war‚ the United States gained the Mexican Cession. This led to Americans wondering whether slavery should be excepted into the west. The idea was for just white laborers to get the benefit of settling in. Abolitionist didn’t like this feeling it would bring slavery to an end. The south also disagreed and even threatened to leave the union (The Compromise of 1850‚ n.d.). California‚ with the gold rush bringing in new settlers‚ wanted to become a state. Whether it would support
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Texas Minerals Inc. Audit Memo To: Daniel Alfredsson Date: Monday August31‚ 2013 Re: Audit Planning Memo for Texas Minerals This is not the first time audit of TX Minerals Inc. (TX). We have been auditing this firm for the past 20 years. This reduces the overall engagement risk. Our auditing firm should be pretty familiar with our client’s fertilizer business and the general control environment is well known to us as well. So‚ in theory‚ we should be able to rely on the internal control structure
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