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    Guantánamo Bay is a prison from the United States which is in Cuba. All kind of people are here in jail‚ but they are all very dangerous for the rest of the world. But one big problem is‚ is that it probably is going to close. A lot of people disagree with that decision so it’s not a fact that it is going to close. There are a lot of discussions about this topic so my proposition of this essay is: Guantánamo Bay should close. I definitely agree with this proposition because the prisoners that are

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    The Effectiveness of Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Reducing Recidivism Jason Everson Criminal Justice Department University of Cincinnati INTRODUCTION Guantanamo Bay is the oldest and most infamous American overseas detention facility. In 2002‚ the facility started housing enemy combatants and terrorist‚ even after being declared unconstitutional in 1993. The detention center underwent many Supreme Court decisions and created many case laws. Eventually‚ in January‚ 2009 President

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    of The New England and Chesapeake Regions The Chesapeake and New England regions were made up of mainly Englishmen. Though the settlers came from the same place‚ their communities evolved into two different societies by 1700. The cause of this split‚ despite the fact of coming from the same place‚ was the difference in geography‚ religious freedoms and social/moral values. Geographically‚ the settlers were not prepared. Life expectancy for the Chesapeake was very low. The New England

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    Document-Based Question: New England and the Chesapeake Region Alec Brevé AP US History September 13th‚ 2011 7th Period The Chesapeake Region and New England both started as English colonies‚ but by the 1700’s they had already become two completely different societies. The so-called “Chesapeake Region” was born with the foundation of Jamestown in 1607‚ the first English colony in the New World. In the area of New England‚ it all started when the colony of Plymouth was founded in 1630.

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    establish a fort on the James River Peninsula at Yorktown as well as across the river at Gloucester. His fortifications were ready by August 22‚ 1781. Meanwhile‚ General Washington received word that Admiral de Grasse was on his way to the Chesapeake Bay area. Washington immediately abandoned his operations around New York and while decoying General Clinton like he was preparing to attack various coastal positions around New York began marching south for Virginia in late August. While Washington

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    REGION AND THE CHESAPEAKE REGION OF THE NEW WORLD When the first colony of Virginia was established in the year 1607‚ there had been many theories as to what the New World could bring and offer to different people of the time‚ looking for a new and hopefully better life than in the past. But this new and better life did not come easily for many people. It is known‚ however‚ that primarily Englishmen‚ locating themselves from the New England regions of the north‚ to the Chesapeake regions of the

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    Over the winter break‚ me and my classmate decided to go to one of the national park‚ that place is Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. We also invited our school teachers. We chose to go with ferry but I am the only one who chose to go with my own car because I always arrive late so I thought it was a good choice for me. But one of my teacher worried that I might not know the way to the park so she follow me. I also take my pet bird Kiwi and my precious teddy bear with me. It was a

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    Writing in 1782‚ J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur tried to define "the American‚ this new man." He was‚ Crèvecoeur argued‚ "neither a European nor a descendant of a European" but an "American‚ who‚ leaving behind all his ancient prejudices and manners‚ receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced‚ the new government he obeys‚ and the new rank he holds." Crèvecoeur presumed that America was a melting pot‚ that the environment created a homogeneous American culture‚ with similar values

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    1. A product may be defined as everything‚ both favorable and unfavorable‚ that a person receives in an exchange. 2. An elementary school teacher purchased a ream of art paper‚ a box of crayons‚ and some modeling clay. The teacher intends to use these products in her classroom‚ so they would be classified as business products. 3. Convenience products‚ though inexpensive‚ still require considerable shopping effort by buyers. 4. Given the many differences in majors available‚ living

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    Life in the Chesapeake Colonies The first successful British colonization of the Americas was in the Chesapeake area and anchored by Jamestown which was founded in 1607. The original colonists nearly didn’t make it‚ as it was a very difficult life for them. Moreover‚ the colonists founded many relationships that were both good and bad with various other groups so that they could make it through those first years. With great will and sheer luck the area has thrived‚ becoming the heart of the

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