Compacting Plan is an artifact that connects to coursework in Differentiation and Technology‚ CUR 505. This course explores differences in learners‚ methods to adapt instruction to special needs‚ and ways technology can be used in the adaptations. The purpose of the Compacting Plan is to implement an instructional technique that is specifically designed to make appropriate curricular adjustments to students in any curricular area and at any grade level. According to Coil (2008)‚ curriculum compacting‚
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Jury Nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict against the proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law to be unjust or unjustly applied. As a result‚ the defendant is declared innocent‚ or is given a lesser penalty‚ even though without an act of jury nullification they would have been found guilty. This is a source of much debate in today’s society. Some maintain that it is an important safeguard or last resort against wrongful punishment and imprisonment; while others often view
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Georgia v. Troy Davis Georgia v. Troy Davis Two days following Davis’s conviction on charges of the murder of Officer Mark MacPhail‚ jury recommended the death penalty and Davis was sentenced to death. Officer MacPhail’s family wasn’t allowed to testify but Davis comment with; “Spare my life‚ just give me a second chance. That’s all I ask. I was convicted for offenses that I didn’t commit.” If the victim was still alive to testify‚ he could have confirmed Davis’s statement or better yet identify
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provoked GA to demand the destruction of this nation within its chartered borders & to pass legislation that made Cherokee survival in their homeland unlikely. Chapter 2 - Georgia Policy One of the most important keys to understanding the policy of Indian removal and its relation to the Cherokees lies in Georgia Georgia: No state agitated more consistently or aggressively for expulsion of Native people from within its borders‚ no legislative sent more resolutions to Congress‚ no congressional
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documents in history. Alfred earned his through establishing stable change‚ peace and improvement. So too the Magna Carta‚ which brought about greater justice and freedom for the common man and limited royal influence. In the same ways‚ the reform act of 1832 warranted the title. It was by no means a revolutionary measure‚ nor “the final solution of a great constitutional question” as Russell had put it‚ but both symbolically and physically‚ it spelt change for Britain. This in itself showed its greatness
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Jury Nullification Paper Sherita Burress CJA/344 September 12‚ 2011 Gerry Lloyd A situation that gives the jury a judgment of nonguilty is known as jury nullification. These situations involve a defendant who has evidence against him or her proving him or her guilty for the alleged offenses for various reasons. This occurs when the evidence is enough to incarcerate a victim but the jury feels confident that conviction is a form of injustice shown toward the accused. In this paper
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The Georgia colony was founded the for the poor people in England. Living in the colony helped poor people stay out of prison in England. Georgia does not allow slaves bed cause it is a free colony. It does also allow freedom of religion. The colony was found by James Oglethorpe. Georgia was founded in 1732. People from Georgia came from England. Georgia’s specialty was agriculture. They could grow indigo‚ rice‚ and sugar. In 1732‚ England found the the last of the American colonies. After Oglethorpe
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Cortes‚ Pizarro‚ Powhatan‚ the Pequot‚ the Narragansett‚ Metacom‚ King Philip’s War‚ and the Iroquois. Chapter 2‚ "Drawing the Color Line" addresses early slavery of African Americans and servitude of poor British people in the Thirteen Colonies. Zinn writes of the methods by which racism was artificially created in order to enforce the economic system. He argues that racism is not natural because there are recorded instances of camaraderie and cooperation between black slaves and white servants
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The nullification crisis represented sectionalism‚ as a cause to the Civil War by creating hostility and conflict between the North and South. The South was extremely opposed to the Tariff of Abominations and the following Tariff of 1833. Sectionalism is defined by petty distinctions at the cost of well being. The Southern states didn’t need protective tariffs because their economy was already very stable from the wealth of the cotton industry. Therefore‚ the tariffs only stopped their foreign trade
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People say some things should go left unsaid when it comes to political or religious views‚ however‚ Howard Zinn take his political opinions to an extreme in his textbook. If Howard Zinn was to be placed in a room with conservative Republicans‚ nothing good would come from it. Howard Zinn has extremely liberal views‚ and these views could get a class of high school students stirring and arguing against each other easily based on their own political opinions. I find that in learning about the history
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