the Journal “Impacts of “three Strikes and You’re Out” on Crime Trends in California and Throughout the United States” shows that the Three Strikes law may not have such a large impact on the reduction of crime. In fact‚ the effects of this policy may not even come from the incarceration of third strikers‚ but from its deterrent effect. Statistics gathered in the years shortly after the law was implemented showed that California had a “20.2% total crime drop and the 13.8% decline in violent crime from
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Russian Democracy I find Russia to be an interesting democracy because it transformed from a communist country living underneath a series of dictators for the better part of the twentieth century to electing their first president ever by popular vote in such a short period of time. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 the Soviet Union began to rapidly collapse. By 1991‚ Boris Yeltsin was elected the first ever president by popular vote. On December 8‚ 1991 Yeltsin and leaders of the Ukraine and Belarus
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American scientist Philippe Cousteau said‚ “Our oceans are facing innumerable threats from overfishing and pollution to ocean acidification and invasive/extinction of species.” This quote rings to our lives today in California because having over 50 beaches locally‚ we have seen most if not all of them in some manner polluted and mistreated. Simply‚ we love to visit our local beaches for the cool breeze and the overall view. The sense of “vacation” that draws us after a hard day’s work. We as humans
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In recent years‚ nearly every desert United State has been facing a massive water shortage. In 2010‚ most of California entered a crisis described as an “extreme to exceptional drought‚” a crisis has caused cities and towns to cut water use by as much as 36 percent. Laws have been put in place to limit the length of time and days during which citizens can water their lawns‚ and said citizens are encouraged to switch to fake-lawns and plant-life that require little water like cacti. For many‚ the
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There are two sides on every issue. This is especially true for the legalization of marijuana in California. There are those in one camp that oppose the legalization and there are major players that are for the legalization of marijuana. Even a high profile political figure that is running for President of the United States is for legalization of the drug in California. However‚ the biggest opposer’s to legalization are members of the prison industry. Surprisingly‚ they are raising money to fight
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PROJECT REPORT ON “Analytical Study of Foreign Direct Investment in India” Project submitted to the Department of Commerce Shri Ram College of Commerce‚ University of Delhi‚ in fulfillment of the requirement of B.Com (H) - 3rd Years Submitted to : Submitted by : Declaration I hereby declare that the project report named “Analytical Study of Foreign Direct Investment in India” is based on my understanding of the subject and has not been copied from some published source
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California Pizza Kitchen Chris Schroeder FI 602: Financial Strategy and Valuation Fang Chen September 21‚ 2012 Introduction In July of 2007‚ California Pizza Kitchen (CPK)‚ a casual dining pizzeria started in California by co-owners Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax‚ was faced with the decision to invest in a stock repurchase program. Led by Chief Financial Officer Susan Collyns‚ the financial team of CPK was reviewing the preliminary results for the second quarter to determine if the stock
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California DMV In 1987‚ the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) embarked on a major project to revitalize their driver’s license and registration application process. DMV’s project was supposed to deliver everything that the department was looking for: ability to track of the state’s 31 million drivers’ licenses and 38 million vehicle registrations. By 1993‚ after $45 million dollars had already been spent‚ the project was canceled. The San Francisco Chronicle described the situation as
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if you didn’t have enough water to do your daily activities. California is in a humongous drought. The egocentric farmers are using water for the food‚ but the people need water for themselves. Like taking showers‚ and water for washing their clothes. There isn’t enough water for the people to use the aquifer for their needs. The citizens go months or weeks without showering. The people even have to use bird baths to shower. California should control the aquifer use. Moreover‚ since the farmers
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California is facing the most dramatic drought in history! As a consequence‚ more problems have occurred in the state. People are facing the struggle of not having enough water to bathe‚ wash clothes‚ and do dishes. This massive drought started three years ago and has not gotten any better. Farmers and citizens are fighting over the water. As a result‚ water is running out and the only any to save it is to have laws. Based on the economic problems citizens are facing‚ the county should control aquifer
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