later found that he was also associated with other crimes. Police say that they could not find a motive for his actions‚ but General Strain theory provides some suggestions as to why William Spengler would commit the crimes that he has committed. This essay will talk about the full William Spengler’s case‚ General Strain Theory and how it relates to the case. William Spengler Jr. was a 62 year old Caucasian male‚ who opened fired at four volunteer firefighters and one off-duty police officer; which
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in the 11th and 12th centuries. The main cause for the holy wars was because of Pope Urban II‚ he wanted to capture the sacred places in the Holy Land from the Muslims who lived there‚ so it was intended as a war to right wrongs done against Christianity. Why would
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claimed‚ “At the heart of the Greek tragedy is the spectacle of right vs. right.” The central idea of the tragedies was not about who was right and wrong‚ because those two would be effortless to separate from each other‚ but on who was considered the most right‚ which would many times be difficult to tell apart. Throughout the tragic play‚ Antigone‚ written by the ancient Greek playwright‚ Sophocles‚ Antigone was proven to be the most right. This can be verified since Antigone decided to follow the gods’
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workers‚ who were powerless‚ to come together and get the rights they deserve as a human being. The growers treated the migrant workers wrong‚ they would beat the workers if they didn’t work. The strikers were gaining political power through Robert Kennedy as they were striking. Others might say that the workers don’t deserve the right because most of them aren’t United states citizens. I say that all people in the United States deserve their rights‚ Citizen or not. Even-though some strikers were beat
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amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the states and federal government from using age as a reason to deny any American citizen‚ 18 years and older‚ the right to vote. It gave young adults a voice in local‚ state‚ and national elections. With the civil rights movement growing in the 1960’s‚ Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This lowered the minimum
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The city of Albany was heavily segregated and was on a collision course with the Civil Rights Movement. It was in Albany where Martin Luther King suffered one of his greatest defeats. The movement in Albany was started and organized by SNCC. After the federal mandate to end segregation in interstate travel‚ SNCC sent student protestors to bus stations to challenge local authorities. The initial strategy applied by SNCC was to put as much pressure on the authority in Albany until there was a clear
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populace is a populace that will not be pushed around.” (Beck 35). One of the rights that have been afforded to law abiding Americans is the right to bear arms. There are many arguments regarding gun control laws in this country. From the founding of the United States‚ these arguments have been debated. Many objections to owning guns are based on lack of research‚ or believing someone who has an agenda to end the right. Precious few defense stories have been offered by the media reporting on how
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COLOMBUS’S LETTER ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE *Summary* * 33 days he crossed from the Canary Islands to the Indies. * The first Island that he found‚ he named “San Salvador”; although the Indians called it “Guanahani”. * The second Island‚ he named “Santa María de Concepción”. * The third “Fernandina”. * The fourth “Isabela”. * The fifth “Juana”. And‚ definitely‚ all of them he renamed. Cuba: there were only small groups of houses whose inhabitants fled as soon as Columbus
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Breaking the Glass “Feminist: someone who advocates the social‚ political‚ legal‚ and economic rights for women equal to those of men.”1 This is the 21st Century. A time when women and men compete for commercial‚ economic‚ social and political power. But the fight is not fair. The modern woman remains subjected to an intolerable level of inequality. No matter how hard we try to conceal this‚ it remains apparent in today’s society. The number of women working in industries such as engineering was
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Over a century ago‚ women fought for rights that were only given to men. They wanted the right to vote; they wanted to be able to own their own land; and they wanted the chance to make their own money. Finally‚ after about three decades of rioting‚ picketing‚ and holding conventions‚ on August 18th 1920‚ congress ratified the 19th Amendment. This Amendment states that‚ “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account
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