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    Alabama Court Referral

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    Account of the Alabama Court Referral Programs The Alabama Court Referral Education Program was formed in 1985 to help decrease the amount of alcohol and other drug-linked misconducts in the state.  This program is not intended for reprimand. It offers partakers with the chance to learn vital facts and to discover ways to alter perilous conduct that lead to their becoming tangled with the legal system (Welcome to North Alabama Court Referral Services‚ Inc.!‚ n.d).  Involvement in the court referral

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    think of a criminal caged by their jail cell bars‚ enclosing them off from society. However‚ in the short story‚ The Lamp at Noon‚ written by Sinclair Ross‚ a clear tone of desperation is shown through symbolism‚ confirming the harsh effects that the 1930’s dust bowl had on a family but specifically on a character named Ellen. Ross displays how the character Ellen is feeling very stuck in where she is living and also feeling trapped in a life she no longer wants to live in. Ellen is also feeling entrapped

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    people that women were somehow at fault for wanting work in hard times to support their families. Men saying it was irresponsible for leaving their duties at home for something as ‘ridiculous’ as working. More than half of all employed women in the 1930s worked more than fifty hours a week and one-fifth of those worked over fifty-five hours. (“Working Women” ) Even with this extreme work environment‚ and hours‚ a woman’s annual pay was only $525 to a man’s $1027‚ and yet people still said that women

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    provides me with the neciaties that i need and ask for. But what im trying to say is if a mother needs a helping hand‚ then she can look to welfare as a secondary resource if she truly needs it. "Federally funded and governed US welfare began in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. The US government responded to the overwhelming number of families and individuals in need of aid by creating a welfare program that would give assistance to those who had little or no income." The US welfare system

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    international economic problems‚ and he was at least partially right. 3.In may 1931‚ the leading Austrian bank collapsed;by June ‚ the German financial system. 4.Many World War I veterans lost their jobs during the Great Depression‚ and beginning in 1930‚ they lobied for the payment of their veterans’ bonuses‚ wich were not dure until 1945. 5.A bill passed congress in 1931‚ over Hoovers veto‚ allowing the veterans to borrow up to 50% of the bonuses due to them‚ but this did not satisfy the destitute

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    To Kill a Mockingbird

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    not everything another person says is true. Finally‚ Atticus shows empathy towards Tom Robinson when he is defending him because he knows that the other people are prejudice. Atticus shows strong beliefs of racial equality‚ which was uncommon in the 1930s and he demonstrates this further by agreeing to defend Tom. Those are ways Atticus shows empathy in To Kill A Mockingbird. The second character‚ Jem‚ also shows empathy to many people in the story‚ three of them being Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose

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    Arushi Gupta Mrs. Cook Honors Freshman Comp/Lit 20 October 2014 Financial Strains of the Great Depression During the Great Depression‚ the people in the urban areas coped with the challenge of the loss of their businesses and the people living in rural areas dealt with the problem of losing their land and their source of money. For example‚ the people living in the urban areas lost their jobs as the businesses closed‚ and therefore‚ they weren’t able to earn enough “money to heat their houses in

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    understand someone unless one considers things from their point of view. Atticus shows this by living a thoughtful and not biased life. For example‚ the way he treats Tom Robinson during his conviction and also the entire black community of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout is able to see the true personalities of Dolphus Raymond and Boo Radley by seeing things from their perspectives‚ instead of seeing them by the stereotypes placed upon them. This book is told from the point of view of Scout‚

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    helen keller

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    · In 1955‚ Helen was 75‚went on a 40‚000 mile journey‚ 5 month long tour through Asia talking to the blind and disabled populations.(afb.org) · On June 1‚1968‚ Helen Keller died a few weeks short of her 88th Birthday. · Senator Lister Hill of Alabama‚ gave a eulogy during her memorial service‚ He said "She will live on‚ Her spirit will endure as long as man can read and stories can be told of the woman who showed the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith. Body 2: · Helen Keller

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    Alabama Lottery Summary The Alabama lottery is a much debated subject and yet lotteries are proven historical income generating system. While the state currently does not entertain the lottery‚ Alabama money continues to flow to those states that embraces the lotteries. A number of states that enjoys lottery system‚ fuel their educational expenditures from revenues that are generated from their lottery (Forrest et al.‚ 2002). Gambling is a form of refreshment and can be essential to the psychological

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