of her life‚ she was working as a judge for the Court of Appeal of Ontario. Arbour ’s Inquiry into the Prison for Women at the Kingston Penitentiary in Kingston‚ Ontario was a large and controversial move. There was an event at the prison on April 22‚ 1994 involving six female prisoners. They suffered abuse at the hands of management‚ the guards‚ and male inmates. They underwent illegal segregation‚ strip searches‚ and the list sadly goes on. Louise held media attention for really the first major
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The first time I got arrested It all started one warm summer night in Lynn‚ Massachusetts back in good old 1998. I had just almost passed my sophomore year in high school falling one credit shy. I was going to summer school for fifteen minutes every Friday morning and this is how my day started out. It was like any other Friday going to school to hand in some assignment and going back home to sleep for a few more hours but this day was different. My friend Sean called me up just as I got home
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I was twelve and scared of failure the first time I cut myself. I had just fought with my parents when I saw it -- a razor on my bathroom counter. I had used it earlier in the week to shave my legs. I picked up the razor‚ I washed it‚ meticulously scrubbing at the sharp edges to wipe off any vestiges of bacteria I could see. I brought the blade to my wrist‚ and SLASH! I had done it. I cut myself‚ and seeing the rivulets of red running down my arm‚ a four-year addiction began. I was fifteen
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Life and Times of Alexander the Great Introduction Alexander the great made an impact on world history that few individuals can profess to have done. He ruled all of the known world‚ and one of the largest empires ever. His men were the first westerners to encounter tales of the Yeti. They even discovered and classified new types of flora and fauna‚ such as the red mold that grew on their bread while they were in Asia‚ and made it appear as if it were bleeding. He expanded
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Sofies first sleepover Sofie was in first grade when she had her first sleepover. She was nervous‚ but‚ still‚ oh so very excited. She was about to go spend the night with her best friend‚ Lexi‚ for the first time. She had been to her house before‚ but never for the whole night. Oh‚ what fun they would have! She could only imagine all the games they would play and all the snacks they would eat. Maybe they would even get to watch her favorite movie of all time:Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses
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Thinking “Why her?” As I sat there beside a hospital bed holding my grandma’s cold hands‚ I knew the time had come. This was the moment we were all running from but eventually it had caught us up. Then in the blink of an eye it was over… My grandma had been battling lung cancer for most of the time I can remember. Certainly for most of my child hood. She was a very strong and stubborn women‚ luckily for me‚ I didn’t not have to witness chemotherapy; the hair loss‚ vomiting and all the other countless
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The Life and Times: Antoninus Pius- “The Excellent Emperor” Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius. Another dead white guy. Evidence points toward the reign of Antoninus Pius being one of prosperity; when Rome was ruled by an upright man‚ who could not be troubled to expand or dominate‚ instead choosing to internalize efforts and innovate both policy and structure. Pius’s image and reception‚ those exact innovations‚ and the connections from him to the rest of Roman History all
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First Time I Snuck Out of the House My parents were strict with us kids at home. I was adopted into my family with three older siblings. I felt I got the brunt of everything when it came to the rules of the house. All of us children had chores that had to be finished before we were allowed to play with our friends. If my parents found out I listened to anything other than the Christian radio station‚ my parents took my radio away. My parents dragged us to church three days a week. I felt as though
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F First time driving This all started when I was six it was in the summer‚ we were living in Madison Illinois at the time‚ and I was outside playing with my sisters‚ then all of a sudden my dad pull into the driveway. He had just got a new car it was a 2003 Cadillac Deville at the time seeing him pull in‚ and get out of the car was the coolest thing to me. So I ran up to him‚ and begged him to let me drive. He told me that I was too young‚ and would have to wait till I was a little bit older
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World with our family that lives in Los Angeles. He is my cousin Ricardo‚ he lives with his wife and his 1-yearold daughter. I like them because they’re nice‚ cool and funny. It has turned into a tradition and we all love to be together and have a good time. Every year when we go they greet us in such a way they make you feel like home. Once we’re there and our vacation starts we just forget about everything and relax for a week. We have been going on vacation with our cousins
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