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    Causes of the Civil War

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    The causes of the Civil War are many‚ the obvious being slavery‚ however that is merely on the surface. The underlying causes were far more detrimental to the health of the union‚ the main cause being money. The economic disputes between the North and the South‚ which were partially over slavery‚ were the root to the South seceding. The resentment felt by the South towards the North‚ because of the growth of cities‚ ports‚ and the economy there in general‚ in addition to the idea of the abolishment

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    including other civil leaders as well. Although India was one of the most prosperous English

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    encountered as they marched from Selma to Montgomery. The march ended when the president signed the Voting rights Act of 1965. The film Selma highly relates to social work. It does not depend solely on experiences of the important leaders that led the Civil Rights Movement but also demonstrates the importance of the community. It shows that the power of the

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    Civil disobedience is defined as a rising up against an established law in order to expose the lack of morality in the law. In Antigone it is clear that what the king was trying to do was unjust and unfair. Antigone was arrested for burying Polynices‚ her brother‚ after the king refused to bury him. If Eteocles‚ her other brother‚ could be buried with full military honors‚ then why could they not do the same for Polynices. Similarly in 1872 a woman named Susan B. Anthony was arrested because she

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    Love & Commitment

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    There are many types of women in the world‚ the party animal‚ the school girl‚ and the full time worker. Men should become aware of the characteristics in each and every women that can lead them to finding a woman that wants to commit. The smallest of details‚ from where and how they met‚ the way she walks and talks‚ the clothes she wears‚ the career choice she ’s made‚ or the car she drives can offer valuable‚ meaningful clues to whether or not a woman will ever settle down with anyone. There are

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    “everyone must be free to act according to his own conscience in what pivotal societal means he deems necessary.” Or in other words‚ any man can speak for himself‚ but by societal norms‚ no man can. “That government is best that governs least”(Civil Disobedience‚CD) What Thoreau is stating‚ is that society can be so much better than it is‚ if the government is taken out of it. The ideal concept of the discussion is that a government that gives you free range makes you think more likely to do the

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    Christ. After his studies‚ he read a variety of books from religious literature‚ and when he returned to India from South Africa‚ he set up a religious community based on mutual support and nonviolence. His subsequent involvement in reconciling the civil conflict between the Hindus‚ Muslims and British was largely based on Satyagraha. More than nonviolent action‚ Satyagraha had a spiritual characteristic being synonymous with the ”force of truth”. For Gandhi‚ spirituality was a way of being; his reflections

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    Gandhi was an activist who had a different approach to civil disobedience and the search for change. He practiced and taught the theory of nonviolence in his era. The fundamental idea behind his teachings was a concept known as Satyagraha‚ which means to hold on to the truth. Satyagraha to Gandhi was a powerful force that was above anything. Furthermore‚ he argues that because humans do not fully posses the truth‚ they are not in a position to practice violence acts against one another. However‚

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    Law Enforcement: Intelligence-Led Policing PSF5380 Dr. Pete Conis Capella University Assignment u10a1 Intelligence-Led Policing and Civil Liberties Jeff Weber December 17‚ 2010 Intelligence-led policing (ILP) is a policing model that has emerged in recent years which is “built around risk assessment and risk management”. The leading definition is that ILP is “a strategic‚ future-oriented and targeted approach to crime control‚ focusing upon the identification‚ analysis and ‘management’

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    Vadi Dodge Dr. Bush ENG 323 February 10‚ 2013 “Civil Disobedience” Thoreau has had a large impact on American culture and society since he was alive‚ his writings and beliefs are very indicative of the way many people feel about the government today. He was very cynical towards the government and the belief that the government should not have more power than necessary. Thoreau believed that people should be able to make their own decisions and take ahold of their beliefs in order to live

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