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    In American history there are many different cases where minority groups have been harassed and attacked violently. There was a time where mobs of people could lynch or beat up a black person just because they looked at you funny‚ didn’t follow the black codes‚ or just because they didn’t like you and most of the time the people got away and the black people just took it. Violence was everywhere in America at this time. “Jim Crow didn’t discriminate between “good” Negroes and “bad” Negroes; every

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    Corruption In Prisons

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    personal favors and benefits. In the United States prisons‚ corruption cases rages from those involving criminal investigating departments giving faulty forensic evidence which favor the prosecutor‚ jailing of poor in favor of the rich‚ illegal jailing of kids in adult collection facilities‚ bribing of law makers in order for them to come up with new crimes and many more. Prisons in United States At the beginning‚ putting criminals into prisons was aimed at improving or changing behaviors of these

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    When talking about The Declaration of Independance‚ you can’t fail to mention the reasoning behind this important document of American history. It all began when the original thirteen colonies wanted their independence from Great Britain. This lead to a war‚ known as the American Revolution. It was a long fight for freedom that lasted eight years. However‚ a little bit over a year into war‚ Continental Congress appointed five men to draft a formal statement that will later become know as The Declaration

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    probation and parole were abolished completely‚ it would affect the prison system population throughout the United States. The prison population increased each year steadily until 2009‚ with 1‚617‚478 behind bars. (Latessa & Smith‚ 2011) Therefore‚ offenders are put on probation and parole in the United States because it’s an alternative to incarceration for eligible offenders. (Latessa & Smith‚ 2011) Probation and parole reduce the prison population from overcrowding; however‚ if probation and parole

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    in American history results in significant anti-black riots in several cities. Lynchings and attacks against the American black community are increasing throughout the summer. In Chicago‚ there are many dead‚ nearly five hundred wounded and several thousand families homeless. About 1921 Thousands of whites‚ including hundreds of police‚ encouraged by the local press‚ engaged for three days of very violent attacks against the black community in Tulsa (Oklahoma). More than 300 African Americans were

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    who argue that‚ because America waited ~70 years to engage in a war in which hundreds of thousands died in order to free the slaves instead of doing it right away‚ its history is one of unblemished evil and it has forfeited any legitimacy 150+ years later. Of course‚ these graduates of the John Oliver School of Lib Cliché History neglect to mention those hundreds of thousands who died in order to free the slaves. In court‚ the response to offering such evidence would be “Objection! That fact hurts

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    The lesson I would pick as most important to teach to someone is the great depression. It was one of the darkest economic turndown in American history. America was doing so well during the 1920’s‚ but all of a sudden the economy crashed and it seemed like the American dream did not exist anymore. The main causes were the stock market crash that occurred in 1929‚ the dust bowl storms of the Midwest‚ uneven distribution of wealth and rapid industrial expansion. People were losing their jobs‚ they had

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    Drugs in Prison

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    consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system‚ the control of (or lack there of) by prison officials‚ the drug gangs and dealers in correctional facilities‚ the

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    Prison Sex

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    coercion in prison is a more polite way of saying prison rape or pressure to have sex and giving into the pressure. Prison sex is a topic not many‚ like to touch on. However it is estimated that thousands of men‚ mostly young‚ or incapable of defending themselves have been coerced into performing sexual acts in prison. Another less talked about topic‚ or less understood is the primal need for companionship. Homosexual activity happens in prisons through out the world and through out history. Sex-segregated

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    The History of American Football Football‚ as well as rugby and soccer‚ is believed to have originated from an ancient Greek game known as Harpaston. Harpaston is mentioned quite frequently throughout classical literature‚ in which it is referred to as a “very rough and brutal” game. The rules of this ancient sport were simple: a team would be awarded points when a player would move the ball across the opposing team’s goal line by either kicking the ball‚ running with it across the goal line

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