The Lewis and Clark Expedition- The people of the United States knew very little of the land they had previously gained from the French as the Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson decided to send out an expedition of explorers to discover the unknown land. This became known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition or the Corps of Discovery. Jefferson decided the leader of the expedition would be his secretary William Clark‚ and Meriwether Lewis. The expedition officially began in the summer of
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Wolfe Tone and the United Irishmen Theobald Wolfe Tone was born in Dublin in 1768 as a Protestant. He worked as a barrister and desired to change the Irish Parliament also known as parliament reform. He was influenced to do this by the French Revolution which took place in 1789‚ during which the French people rose up against their rulers because they wanted a complete change. Tone also had great admiration for the new democracy of the United States. Wolfe Tone thought he could do something similar
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In Ancient Greece‚ the two largest poleis (city-states) Athens and Sparta are evidence of two opposite forms of government. Athens adopted a more democratic approach while Sparta was governed by two kings. Though near each other‚ Ancient Greece consisted of poleis each of whom was governed separately and differently than one another. In the following I will answer a few questions posed regarding Greece‚ Sparta and the various city-states. Athens Early on only men who owned land could hold public
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Police officer involved shootings and police brutality highlighted in recent news reports have sparked discussion and debate about officers’ ability to carry and discharge firearms. A fair amount of civilians express concern about the power that lethal weapons provide police officers with and their potential ability to abuse the power. Police officers are trusted with this power because they take an honorable oath to use their intense physical and weapon training in accordance with their passion
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speeding. As described previously young soldiers tend to show many signs of reckless driving one of which was racing or speeding‚ but you may ask yourself why racing and speeding? What reason might soldiers‚ especially younger ones‚ have for racing or speeding? Well it is quite simple. Many young soldiers have not
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of Active and Passive Euthanasia Euthanasia is the act of allowing a person to die painlessly by withholding medical measures. Some consider euthanasia to be mercy killing‚ the practice of ending a life in order to relieve someone from pain or intolerable suffering. There are two principles of euthanasia‚ which are active euthanasia and passive euthanasia. There are four indirect forms of euthanasia as well‚ voluntary and involuntary‚ direct‚ and indirect. Active euthanasia is when medical professionals
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Euthanasia Reetu Gill Envision yourself being not able to walk‚ unable to see‚ and can barley breathe‚ let alone speak. Your life was decently lived until this very moment. You are in horrendous pain that you are unable to cry. Despite the fact that your family is there for you every step of the way‚ as you begin to wonder‚ could ending your life be the answer for the pain to stop? Lying in the hospital bed all day‚ and all you can think about is that your life has no significance anymore. In
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feminism throughout the play Antigone. In the prologue of play‚ Antigone makes a courageous and honorable decision to bury her brother against the King’s edict. Her sister Ismene beseeches her to stop and reminds Antigone that they are women. “And do what he has
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Juvenile Justice and Process and Corrections Crystal Rick Juvenile Justice July 7‚ 2014 Debra Nadeau The juvenile justice process is a long process‚ and it is build on the principle of rehabilitation. This paper will go through the process of the juvenile justice system and discuss the case within the juvenile justice system. A case within the juvenile justice system would be the case of 17 year old Xander L. Before we can discuss the case about Xander L. it is important to discuss the
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Thesis: The novel The Chosen by Chaim Potok inspired me to become a better person by demonstrating how religious barriers can be broken. In The Chosen Danny and Reuven are boys who grow up in the same neighborhood but do not talk and are not friends because they are from different Jewish Sects. After injuring Reuven in a baseball game‚ Danny bonds with him in the hospital and the two become friends. This is a shocker to a lot of the people in the Brooklyn community because Danny is a Hasidic Jew
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