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    be different about the way our country works. Thankfully the government created the constitution in 1787‚ in order to prevent this from happening. The constitution prevented against tyranny because of federalism‚ separation of powers‚ framers of the constitution‚ and big and small state compromise. One way the constitution prevented tyranny was by using federalism. Federalism creates a double security to make sure the people of our country are safe. The government takes care of everything that happens

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    Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) states minorities (such as African Americans or Latinos) have a disproportionate amount of contact with the criminal justice system when compared to their white counterparts. Two perspectives that explain this disproportionality are differential offending and differential treatment. Differential offending argues there is an actual difference in offending between races; DMC is a result of minorities committing more crimes than their white counterparts (Hindelang

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    "In Treatment" Synopsis

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    In Treatment Synopsis Jake and Amy April 26‚ 2013 Rapport/Strengths/Resources/Client Systems/Barriers/Diversity: Paul (therapist) and Laura (client) seem to have a good rapport with each other. Effective Communication Skills/Social Work Skills (goals/clarification/redirecting/confronting/tasks/reviewing & evaluating/termination): As far as effective communication skills‚ clarifying and redirecting‚ Paul is continually “steering” Laura and the conversation. Social Work Knowledge (Diversity/Social

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    Historical facts In day to day conversation‚ casual historical facts are often brought up. Little thought is actually given in our repetition of these historical facts as to what actually led up to their happening‚ and how they became so well known in the first place. In the article “What are historical facts?” by Carl L. Becker‚ he inquires as to what is actually meant when we talk about “facts” in history. To aid his inquiry‚ he asks 3 simple questions pertaining to the subject: “What is the

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    Statistical Treatment

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    “Statistical Treatment” Communication Reasearch 1 S.Y. 2013- 2014 T.F 7:00am – 8:30am MCS June 21‚ 2013 ILARIA L. PANDOLFI PROFESSOR ROSALIE CERVANTES I. Objectives: The learners are expected to: a. Determine what statistical treatment is all about. b. Choose their own right statistics in analysing their data. c. Follow the steps involving statistical treatment. d. Interpret the data involving tabulation. e. Provide answers to the drills. II. Outline

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    Hello‚ Professor and classmates‚ A subculture is a cultural subgroup. They are considered ’opposite from the mainstream culture because of their unique trends. Subcultures have distinctive styles of dress‚ activity‚ and music. A perfect example of a familiar subcultural minority in my on society is Quechua.Most Quechua Indians still live in the areas once governed by the Inca Empire in Peru. There distinctive styles of dress are different of what we humans wear now in days. Quechua women wear skirts

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    Wastewater Treatment

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    chloride dosed at rate of c 1.5 moles of Fe3+ per mole of Phosphorus in wastewater * Chemical sludge production from weight of precipitate * Returned Activated Sludge (RAS) – pumping generally provided for at up to 1.5 DWF- here that is equal to half the FFT (as 3 DWF). DS content of RAS from final settlement tank design * Activated Sludge Process - continued * Final Settlement Tanks - Important Design Parameters * Almost invariably in circular tanks. Mixed liquor introduced

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    Equal Pay Essay Example

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    Mike K. Essay on equal pay in the work place. In 1963‚ President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law‚ making it unlawful to discriminate against a worker on the basis of sex. Since that time‚ the wage gap between men and women in the United States has narrowed by just 15 cents‚ now being 74 cents‚ as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Pay equality is most prevalent for the 16 to 24 age group‚ in which women earn more than 90 percent of what men do; however‚ the gap becomes 75 percent

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    The idea for an equal rights amendment did not come about until the middle part of the twentieth century. An amendment was proposed after World War II in an attempt to gain equality between men and women. Often times‚ women were viewed as weaker and inferior to the male sex. Women’s rights groups were formed to prevent people from discriminating against women. These groups not only believed that women should be better treated by men‚ but they believed women should have the same legal opportunities

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    current affairs issue in the United States that is important to me is equal representation of races and gender within the sector of the media. Despite the United States being a nation that is becoming increasingly diverse‚ what is shown on screen and behind the scenes does not reflect our nation’s changing demographic. This is an important issue to me as a woman of color whose goal is to become a documentary filmmaker. Equal representation in the media is necessary because the media helps to form

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