History of State and Federal Prisons Claudia Bailey CJS/230 November 12‚ 2011 Dr. Kay Carter History of State and Federal Prisons Jails date back to very early civilization; prisons came some time later. Some of the earliest jails that are documented are the Walnut Street Jail and the High Street jail. Prisons began being built in 1790; the first prison was at Walnut Street Jail when they added a new cell house to the existing structure dedicated to housing criminal’s long term. The Federal
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“The Hangman” by Maurice Ogden is about an executioner‚ or “hangman” who comes to a town to kill every citizen one by one. After each person is executed‚ all other citizens refrain to protest because they fear for their own lives. The narrator of the story remains‚ until he is the last person in the town. He becomes the last of the hangman’s victims being that there was nobody left to defend him. The political foundation of this poem derives from the author’s aversion toward the act of bystanders
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North Korea They wanted South Korea to join them under the rule of the communist. However‚ the U.N interfered with their invasion of SK. So‚ even after the fact‚ NK declared war on SK. General Douglas MacArthur He wanted to defeat the Korean army However‚ the Korean army was too powerful for him to take head on. So‚ MacArthur ambushed the army from all sides‚ surrounding them while the U.N’s troops fought them head on. They proved as a good distraction. President Harry Truman
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Phrases Miss Costantini English 1 and 3 Phrases – 2 Remember A phrase is a group of words that acts as a unit A phrase DOES NOT have a subject and a verb Phrases - 2 These are the four categories of phrases that we are studying: Prepositional phrases Appositive phrases Verbal phrases Absolute phrases Phrases – 2 We have already looked at prepositional phrases. Now we are going to look at the second type of phrases - appositives Appositive Phrases
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n World War 1 there were a lot of battles Canada participated in. These many battles made Canada a stronger nation that it is today. The battles that Canada participated in were; Battle of the Somme‚ Battle of Vimy Ridge‚ Battle of Second Ypres and Battle of Passchendaele. Out of these battles‚ the capture of Vimy Ridge by Canadian forces in World War 1 was the most significant moment in Canadian history. The Battle of Vimy Ridge started on Easter Monday April 9th to the 12th of April‚ 1917
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Douglas Mcarthur who commanded the Southwest Pacific World War II‚ an American general supervised the success of the Allied Occupation of Japan after the war‚ led to the United Nations forces in the Korean War. A more than life‚ a controversial figure‚ Mcarthur’s talent‚ frank‚ many‚ selfish eyes. He graduated from the United States Military Academy‚ graduated from West Point 1903‚ to help the first World War (1914-1918) period‚ led the forty-second division in France. He continued to serve as chief
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Emperor Shōwa‚ otherwise known as Hirohito‚ was the 124th emperor of Japan. He reigned from December 25‚ 1926 to January 7‚ 1989‚ when he died. His son‚ He was also the head of state for Japan during its involvement in World War II. After the war‚ he became the symbol of Japan’s recovery and at the end of his reign‚ Japan had the world’s second largest economy. He was succeeded by his oldest son‚ Akihito. Born in April 29th in 1901 during the reign of Emperor Meiji at Tokyo’s Aoyama Palace‚ Hirohito
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General Douglas MacArthur‚ one of the greatest generals known to man. He fought for what was right and for the good of the people. Many people may have claimed he was somewhat unstable yet medical reports show no such thing. He was actually very helpful during the Second World War. He played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He did many courageous acts and it is no surprise that he became one of the five-star generals. After the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ General MacArthur
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1. What were the roots of McCarthyism? In the late 1940s and early 1950s Americans were scared of a second red scare and that communism would influence their country (Tindal & Shi). Americans had seen what communism had done to Russia and how it was a factor of the Korean War and did not want to go down that road too. To calm Americans down an organization was formed called the House Un-American Activities Community. The organization was formed to protect communism influence on American by investigating
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One of the biggest mysteries facing American society in the past‚ present‚ and future is what and who defines our ideal. The American dream may seem like a foregone concept in this day and age‚ but the various different characteristics that comprise this ideal or myth are still alive and well. Many of our films portrayed this myth‚ and have led me to a conclusion on what I call the Spirit of America. The Spirit of America is an unyielding and powerful force that has a high standard of self and others
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