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    police‚ handcuffed‚ and taken to jail. His crime -- defying President Franklin Roosevelt’s order that American citizens of Japanese descent report to internment camps This action violated Korematsu’s basic constitutional rights. The fourth amendment states‚ "The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated; and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly

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    other exactly the same.(no contractions‚ change to does not) Even with the United States‚ each area has its own unique characteristics. Our country’s states are united‚ but they are different in many ways. The line of division among the states is drawn between the northern and southern territories. The states are mostly contrasting in their expressive cultures‚ fascinating dialects‚ and opposing environments. Although the states are nonidentical‚ there are a few similarities. Native born Americans acknowledge

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    How is the Puerto Rican experience similar to that of the other Latin American immigrants to the U.S.? The experiences in the video portraying Puerto Ricans had several similarities to that of other Latin Americans immigrating to the U.S. The interviewers had similar stories as to either coming to the US with their parents or by their own choice. The one thing the two groups have in common is the experience of a language-barrier. Puerto Ricans are primarily Spanish speakers and English is a second

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    Universidad de Puerto Rico Culturas Latinas en E.U. In the early 1800s‚ Spain’s colonies in America were much richer and bigger in territory than the U.S. By the mid-1800s‚ most of Spain’s colonies broke into much smaller separate countries and lost power‚ while the U.S. gained power and territory (Harvest Empire‚ Chapter 2‚ page 27). According to Gonzalez‚ some often describe the American model‚ in contrast to the ill-suited Spanish model‚ as one that was fundamentally suited for power and expansion

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    Early Life On December 25‚ 1642‚ Isaac Newton was born in the hamlet of Woolsthorpe‚ Lincolnshire‚ England. He was the only son of a prosperous local farmer‚ also named Isaac Newton‚ who died three months before he was born. A premature baby born tiny and weak‚ Newton was not expected to survive. When he was 3 years old‚ his mother‚ Hannah Ayscough Newton‚ remarried a well-do-do minister‚ Barnabas Smith‚ and went to live with him‚ leaving young Newton with his maternal grandmother. The experience

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    UNITED STATES TITTLE: A Model of Christian Charity AUTHOR: John Winthrop BIOGRAPHY: John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England. EPOQUE: Is a 1630 sermon by Puritan layman and leader John Winthrop‚ who delivered on board the ship Arbella while en route to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. TITTLE: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts AUTHOR: Maxime Hong Kingston BIOGRAPHY: Maxine Hong Kingston

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    mentioned before‚ a welfare state aims to aid those who are unable to establish a good live for themselves or their children. Although there are many European countries that provide welfare programs to their citizens‚ most welfare systems in these countries have several significant similarities. For example‚ welfare states in Europe attempt to commit to full employment‚ social protections for all citizens‚ social inclusion‚ and democracy. Because social welfare states in Europe attempt to reach specific

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    disputation. Political figures and parties clashed‚ and sectionalism became inherent in America. The differences between area’s ideals and cultures drove America to Civil War. The topics of slavery‚ its social and economic significance‚ and states’ rights vs federalism were the two leading dividing forces between the North and South. However‚ political failures contributed to the hostility between the North and South. The issue of slavery played an enormous role in the causes that led to the Civil

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    Compare and Contrast Fresh Foods vs. Canned Foods Eating is something us as humans do everyday. We live in a world where it is important to eat. We choose what we are going to eat‚ and what we eat affects our bodies. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences between eating fresh foods instead of canned foods. The main differences between both are flavor‚ health benefits‚ cost‚ accessibility. The differences between these two kinds of foods are their flavor. Fresh

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    SCHENCK VS. UNITED STATES (1919) The Schenck court case of 1919 developed out of opposition to U.S. involvement in World War I (1914-1918). Antiwar sentiment in the United States was particularly strong among socialists‚ German Americans‚ and religious groups that traditionally supported antiviolence. In response to this outlook‚ Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917. This law provided heavy fines and jail terms for interfering with U.S. military operations or for causing

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