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    Collinear is passing through or lying on the same staright line. Coplanar is lying on or occurring in the same plane. Define Non-Collinear Points The points which do not lie on the same line are known as Non-Collinear Points  Below diagram represent‚ Non-Collinear Points P‚ Q‚ R & S.    In the above Diagram‚ Points P‚ Q‚ R & S doesn not falls on the same line and  Hence they are called Non-Collinear Points. | Coplanar Definition of Coplanar * A set of points‚ lines‚ line

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    the addition of many new territories in the United States‚ the issue of slavery had never been so prominent and controversial in the states. Due to the Fugitive Slave Act that forced citizens to assist in capture of runaway slave‚ idea of citizens deciding whether territories would be free or slave states - known as popular soveirgnty‚ as well as the varying interpretations of the constitution‚ especially on the subject of slavery‚ there was great discord and sectionalism in the United States. This

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    the national ideology. Before Reagan‚ the last significant ideological realignment in American politics took place during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Democratic president‚ elected in 1932‚ enacted a “New Deal” that upended longstanding political‚ economic and religiocultural presumptions. Between the 1870s and the 1920s‚ a dominant worldview biased toward business solutions‚ limited government and a Calvinist-inflected rectitude on social issues and morality had

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    2013 Government‚ Fast Food and American Obesity Should the government get involved in controlling what food options are available to American consumers in an effort to fight the war on obesity? The obesity rate for Americans today has almost doubled compared to the rate in 1997 (CDC‚ 2012). Some believe this increase‚ especially in children‚ has to do with the increase in so many unhealthy fast food restaurants (Chou et al‚ 2010). However‚ does the government have the right to tell

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    political economy. It is concerned with explaining the business cycle in capitalism‚ particularly recession‚ drawing on Karl Marx’s account of value relations. Marx believed he had provided a comprehensive account of the inner dynamics of capitalist social organization. According to those who understand him to have offered a complete crisis theory‚ Marx demonstrated that the particular form social investment takes under capitalism‚ c:v (constant capital : variable capital)‚ works initially to accelerate

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    Frederick Douglass‚ and many other activists‚ argued that slavery is the core of American life; this is an accurate statement to say the least. Nothing else in the history of the United States had a larger impact on institutions‚ lifestyles‚ and ideals than slavery did. Slavery had an extensive role in political structures since its implementation because of its economic purposes‚ despite the terrible living conditions and cruel treatment slaves faced. Political upheaval in the forms of the Abolitionist

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    Police brutality notes: http://graphs.net/police-brutality-statistics.html : 25% of all united state police officers say that they have witnessed fellow officers harassing a citizen “most likely because of his/her race” More than 10‚000 complaints of police abuse were filed only in Chicago in a time span of 2 years. Only 19 resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Graphs.net. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. <http://graphs.net/      police-brutality-statistics.html>. http://www.bustle.

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    History of African American Slavery Tongela Vaughan Axia College of University of Phoenix The History of African American Slavery A slave is someone who is owned by another human. They do as they are told to do by their owners. African Americans had an unfair start in America‚ by being captured and brought over from Africa to be slaves. Do you know how slaves were treated? The conditions and treatment of slaves were different fromthe average American. Do you know how slavery came to an end

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    Recently there have been incidents of police brutality in the United States all over the internet‚ in newspapers and on TV. Police brutality is a huge problem all across America and sadly‚ it occurs everyday. The Dictionary of American History defines it as the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803303.html) Most cases of this type of brutality are also racially motivated‚ which I will go more into detail

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    A solid metal is dropped from the height of 64 feet. How long will it take for the solid metal to hit the ground? Ignore the air resistance. | Correct Answer: The solid metal will hit the ground in about 2 seconds. | Which of the following functions shows the graph below? |  f(x) = x2 + 2x | Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 1/2 and 6. |  2x2 - 13x + 6 = 0 | The curve y = -2x2 is shifted so that its axis of symmetry is the line x = -2 and its orthogonal axis is y =

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