The Washington State Three-Strikes Law It is difficult to determine whether the three-strikes law in Washington is an effective form of legislation. In 1993‚ Washington was the first state in the nation to adopt three-strikes legislation which imposed a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for persons convicted for a third specific violent felony. The action was fueled by the highly publicized death of Diane Ballasiotes‚ who was raped and murdered by a convicted rapist who
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The Three Crusades There were three Crusades and they all took different routes from western Europe to Palestine. THE FIRST CRUSADE - The first crusade began in A.D. 1095. Pope Urban II mounted a platform outside the church at Clermont‚ France. The crowd shouted "Deus vult!" in response to the pope’s plea. Knights and peasants alike vowed to join the expedition to the Holy Land. For knights‚ the Crusade was a welcome chance to employ their fighting skills. For peasants‚ the Crusade
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Bart Solbach Hist 584 Professor Greene October 31‚ 2012 The Will of the People In modern warfare‚ it is important to consider‚ effectively winning the hearts and minds of the people. This is especially important if the war being fought is a civil war‚ as ultimately the most a government has to fear is its own people. Successfully doing so is to show your force as more of a power for good than that of your enemy‚ or barring that being the lesser of two evils. The CCP succeeded due to the peasantry
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centuries‚ as well as how God the Father‚ God the Son‚ and God the Holy Spirit are three separate identities‚ but all one God‚ all divine in nature. One must look at the early forefathers of theology and their doctrine on the Trinity and how the location such as East and the West looked at it from different views. To understanding the term Trinity‚ one must ascertain how it came together‚ along with the relationship of the three identities that make up the Trinity and how they are divine nature. The Trinitarian
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Oh why the night is coming so slow? It seems like ages since I saw Romeo. Night‚ please come faster and give me my Romeo. I hope Romeo isn’t dead… he can’t be! Wait Tybalt’s dead too! What a sad day is today! But my… my Romeo cant be dead. He just cannot be. What will I do without him. He’s alive‚ but I will never see him again. Is it not the same‚ as if he would be dead. But Romeo killed my cousin. He was murdered by my beloved husband. Why am I being punished? Oh I hate Romeo; he killed member
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3100913 Indigenous Studies – Assessment 3 Topic 4: The relationship between the social work profession and Indigenous people has been a problematic one. Discuss with reference to Stolen Generations. Social work is a complex and broad field and the relationship between social workers and Indigenous Australians can be equally intricate and difficult to navigate. The theme of this paper will be; ‘understanding the relationship between the social work profession and Indigenous Australians’. A priority
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When many people hear the word Africa‚ they picture steaming jungles and gorillas. Hollywood films have shrunk the public image of this immense‚ varied continent into a small segment of its actual diversity. To have a more accurate picture of the whole continent‚ however‚ one should remember that there are‚ roughly‚ three Africas‚ each with its distinct climate and terrain and with a style of life suited to the environment. The continent can be divided into the northern desert areas‚ the southeastern
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Control In addressing new laws of gun control‚ one has to look at both sides of the argument. How will new guns laws affect violence in schools and on the streets? ... militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed” (“Second amendment‚”). One of gun controls most well-known opponents‚ the National Rifle Association‚ or NRA‚ was founded in 1871 by “Union soldiers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate… to
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Essay on Three Paintings by Michael Marino-157897 Paintings give us a feeling of despair‚ disgust‚ hope‚ rebellion‚ splendor‚ love and beauty among other emotions. Each artist had something the artist believed important to say‚ some message the artist needed to communicate when creating the painting. This is an essay describing‚ comparing and contrasting three different paintings by three different artists. We will examine The Heart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin Church‚ Battle of the Amazons
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CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY RESEARCH DESIGN This study entitled "The Effects of Technology on Discipline in the Pre-school Montessori Classroom" is a qualitative research that attempts to accumulate existing information and data regarding the governing principles and systems of Montessori education in the modern times. Trochim stated that "a key reason for doing qualitative research is to investigate and become more experienced with a particular phenomenon
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