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    Legislation of the 20th Century Juvenile Delinquency and Justice – CRJ180 Legislation of the 20th century The 20th century produced a number of important legislation and movements that shaped the way juvenile offender and delinquents were treated. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974; is to be considered one of those important legislation. This act was one of the first federal legislation that helped shape states policies when dealing with the juvenile court system

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    Discuss the evidence for tectonic plate movement There has been a variety of different evidence for tectonic plate movement but the main evidence was Wegener’s theory which was based on a variety of different evidence from several sciences. Alfred Lothar Weneger was a German polar researcher‚ geophysicist and meteorologist‚ he first thought of this idea by noticing that the different large landmasses of the Earth almost fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. In 1912‚ he proposed his explanation – the

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    The Last Continent by Jean Lemire “A group of scientists studies the impact of global warming on the uninhabited continent”. A biologist by training‚ Jean Lemire has crisscrossed the world’s ocean for the past several decades. Mr. Jean has been contributing to the raising awareness and supporting the importance of biodiversity and becoming involved in action to preserve life on Earth by taking advantage of his unique background as both biologist and filmmaker. In 1987‚ he started a parallel

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    HISTORY 4990 Artifact Paper- 7UP and Early Advertising Molly Marton February 17‚ 2011 Advertising as it is known today finds its roots in the industrial expansion of the 1880s. The mass production and the lowering of prices on consumer goods meant that more items were available to more people than ever before. The construction of the transcontinental railroads provided a national market for a company’s goods. Advertising a product changed from simply announcing the existence of a product in

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    significant social transformations within the 20th Century. One might highlight the struggle for suffrage‚ the deterioration of the class structure or the way in which marriage and domestic relationships are viewed. I have chosen to explore the social transformation which occurred as a result of post-WWII immigration. In particular‚ I shall assess the effects of Caribbean immigration as large numbers of the first post war immigrants arrived from this part of the world. New arrivals faced colour bars

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    World War II was a war in the 20th Century that had an everlasting impact. An event that was associated with World War II that had a significant impact on the 20th Century was Pearl Harbor. The Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the United States’ Naval Base at Pearl Harbor‚ which is located in Hawaii. This attack occurred on the morning of December 7‚ 1941. Many were asleep‚ eating breakfast‚ or getting reading for church when the explosions started. Despite the surprise of the bombs

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    features of twentieth-century experience‚ and the first global war is the subject of one of this period’s topics‚ “Representing the Great War.” Masses of dead bodies strewn upon the ground‚ plumes of poison gas drifting through the air‚ hundreds of miles of trenches infested with rats—these are but some of the indelible images that have come to be associated with World War I (1914-18). It was a war that unleashed death‚ loss‚ and suffering on an unprecedented scale. How did recruiting posters‚ paintings

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    Do you agree with Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier’s quote‚ "As the‚ 19th century was that of the United States‚ so I think the 20th century shall be filled by Canada." Yes‚ the 20th century was filled by Canada. Canada did a lot of development during the 20th century and everyone tried their best to do great things for Canada. The 20th century was filled by Canada’s participation in one of the their successful battles named Vimy Ridge in World War One‚ Canada’s role in women’s right‚ and the 14th

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    However‚ this would begin to change towards the end of the 20th century. A new generation had spawned‚ causing the local government to make a decision. Either‚ face the same fate as the last generation and continue the trend of crime‚ drugs and welfare. Or‚ make a change. They chose the latter. In 1997‚ the City of Elizabeth and the City of Munno Para merged together to form the City of Playford (Playford.sa.gov‚ 2017). The new City of Playford was named after Sir Thomas Playford‚ paying ohmage to

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    accepted sense began with people like the sea-faring Columbus when‚ in the middle ages it was realized that the earth is a globe‚ not flat. It held a crucial role for centuries in colonization and trade expansion. In the 19th century startling results were achieved by wealthy and gifted amateurs. However quite early in this century virtually the whole of the earth’s surface had been mapped in outline‚ and most of it surveyed by explorers on foot. The process has more recently been completed by the

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