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    According to the Los Angeles Times’ article‚ “Chaos Reigns as Trump’s Travel Ban Sparks Backlash of Protests‚ Confusion‚” published in the January 31st‚ 2017 issue of the Los Angeles Times‚ President Trump’s travel ban associated with the Muslim citizens and refugees of seven major nations sparks a controversial and confusing environment across the globe. President Trump recently carried out an executive order which blocked refugees and Muslims from the countries of Syria‚ Sudan‚ Somalia‚ Iran

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    It’s easy for someone to say that they’re going to run a marathon‚ but the hard part is actually going through with it. Since my freshmen year I told myself that I would join SRLA‚ also known as Students Run Los Angeles. This was a club that trained you for the Los Angeles Marathon which is 26.2 miles. Every year I put it off whether it was because of sports or programs I was part of because I felt that I wouldn’t have time. It was until my senior year I realized that this was my last year to be

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    conspiracy. Also in this passage we learn more about the program Digital Fortress‚ the unbreakable algorithm. "Strathmore’s vision had been bold - a world encryption standard with a back door for the NSA" Chapter 96 (page 412) This passage shows the government conspiracy aspect of the book. Strathmore is the head of cryptography section of the NSA‚ and he had planned to put a back door in the computer program Digital Fortress. His back door key would allow him access to decrypt anything that was

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    Los Angeles Rams Football Club v. Cannon 185 F. Supp. 717 (S.D. Cal. 1960) Plaintiff prays for an injunction to restrain defendant playing football or engaging in related activities for anyone other than the plaintiff without the plaintiff’s consent during the term of a contract or contracts allegedly entered into by the parties on November 30‚ 1959‚ and an order declaring the existence of a valid written contract or contracts. Defendant denies he ever entered into a contract or contracts as

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    Militarization of the Police Imagine a military grade tank rolling down your residential street‚ 撤OLICEspray painted on the gunner. In many parts of the country this is now a reality. In one county 6 million dollars was allocated to local police for armored vehicles. (Levitz) This and other military grade weapons have sparked a debate in the nation about militarizing the police. If you take into account‚ the original purpose of special forces‚ money spent‚ and the proportional response to a crime

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    Arch 522R.53 Pavlides Almansoour‚ Alotaibi‚ Hirose‚ Perry Social Life of Small Urban Space Essay 2: Thes It has been approved that people like to get involved in social life. They are interested of being a part of the universal. The study of Whyte agrees with that. Observing what other people are doing is a valuable tool used by the majority of people to understand the behavior of others. Public plaza is a good example to practice that so when isolating people and not allowing them to observe

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    What to Expect from Los Angeles Janitorial Services Providers Both workplaces and commercial establishments in Los Angeles require janitorial services. The specific needs will vary‚ but there is one thing that will remain constant: both require high quality services in order to maintain the integrity of their business establishments. Of course‚ these corporations also provide services to residential customers as well‚ but the bulk of their business leans toward commercial customers. Janitorial Services

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    THE MILITARIZATION OF LOCAL POLICE Derrick A. Harris Abstract SWAT teams are increasingly being deployed across the country -- and it ’s happening with almost no supervision. For nearly half a century‚ America’s police forces have undergone a process of “militarization.” They’ve upped their cache of assault weapons and military defense gear‚ increasingly deployed SWAT teams to conduct ops-style missions on civilians‚ and inculcated a warrior attitude within their rank. While major metropolitan areas

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    news of the neighborhood police officers wearing face and head protectants‚ and driving in armored vehicles‚ wielding around rifles made for war‚ are not incidents alone in themselves‚ this is a representation of a nationwide trend of police militarization (ACLU). “Sending in a heavily armed team of officers to perform normal police work can dangerously escalate situations

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    One main factor that can be traced through many militarization cases is the complex relationship between the police and the military (Chabat‚ Jorge‚ "Mexico’s War" 135). To begin with‚ the roles and objectives of the military and the police are very different‚ that when combined‚ counteract each other (Bailey‚ John and Dammert‚ Lucia 15). The duty of the police is to protect civil society‚ while also being accountable to them‚ indicating that the use of force is only meant to be used as a last resort

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