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    During the 20th century law enforcement was in a progressive‚ reform‚ professional and community era and the way of policing had evolve over time. Police forces was characterized by a broad social service function‚ decentralized organization‚ intimate relationship with community and extensive use of foot patrol. Many problem police face was the lack of training‚ bribery‚ lack of control‚ political control‚ lack of education and brutality. Rome was where the 1st specialized investigative unit created

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    20th Century United States

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    The 20th Century United States   The 20th century was a time of considerable transition for the United States. Going from the countries lowest point in history‚ to becoming the strongest nation in the world‚ left Americans and their leaders confronted with many difficult decisions. The decade of depression that had preceded World War II had produced enormous changes in US politics and the American political and economic systems. Beyond politics‚ Americans also faced challenges in their day

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    Although it occurred many years after the first wave of immigration‚ in the 20th century the Irish fully assimilated into American culture and enjoyed equal treatment from their Protestant counterparts. Many consider the presidential election of 1928 a turning point in the acceptance of Irish in the United States. That year‚ Al Smith became the first Irish Catholic to win the democratic nomination for president. Likewise‚ many see the election of 1961 as a triumph for Irish assimilation in America

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    In a country where fifteen out of twenty-five million people did not have economic nor politic rights in the 20th century‚ to educate that 15 million people was essential. However‚ since these people felt they were inadequate‚ it was easy for the education system to just use them. This system is called the “Banking” concept of education. It mythicized reality‚ threatened students as objects of assistance‚ also the oppressor (teacher) presented himself to his students as their opposite. Students were

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    Early 20th Century Essay

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    Exam Questions 1.       Discuss the changing role of  American women in the first decade of the 20th century.  Include in your discussion the changing perceptions of marriage‚ the impact of birth control‚ migration to the city‚  and technology‚  on the daily life of women. 2.       Discuss how the American  family changed in the first decade of the 20th century. 3.       A major early twentieth century trend in the United States was the movement to the cities from the farm.  How  did this move affect

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    19th vs. 20th Century

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    American Women in the 19th vs. 20th Century For many of the American history‚ women were not considered equal to men and were denied equality in many areas in life. In the 19th century women had no legal identity‚ apart from their husband. Married women could not hold property in their own names‚ make contracts‚ sit on a jury‚ write a will‚ or vote. Nor did women have the same opportunities for education and careers that men had. Yet‚ many women found ways to show their intelligence‚ courage‚

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    Drift Racing A New Era of Motorsports English Practical Course Anghel Adrian – Catalin American Studies II‚ Spaniola Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers‚ causing loss of traction in the rear wheels‚ while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. A car is drifting when the rear slip angle is greater than the front slip angle‚ to such an extent that often the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn. As

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    What were the effects of nationalism in the later 20th century? Nationalism united people against western/foreign interference and influences‚ as evidenced in the Iranian Revolution‚ the establishment of Islamism‚ and the Organization of African Unity. In 1979‚ after several years of civil resistance‚ strikes‚ and demonstrations‚ the people of Iran overthrew their US-backed leader‚ Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ because of his unjust rule and his ties to the States. Mohammad Reza Shah was put into power

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    Major changes came to the textile industry during the 20th century‚ with continuing technological innovations in machinery‚ synthetic fibre‚ logistics‚ and globalization of the business. The business model that had dominated the industry for centuries was to change radically. Cotton and wool producers were not the only source for fibres‚ as chemical companies created new synthetic fibres that had superior qualities for many uses‚ such as rayon‚ invented in 1910‚ and DuPont’s nylon‚ invented in 1935

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    Of their ten great achievements of the century‚ control of infectious diseases resonates with me the most. There’s a very high chance that I would not be alive today‚ because I may have not made it past infancy. Sanitation and hygiene‚ vaccination‚ and antimicrobial medicine all fall under the

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