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    Worksheet Answer the following questions in 100 to 250 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. Throughout most of U.S. history‚ in most locations‚ what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? I think that the majority race has been the white race throughout most of U.S. history. They were the majority race that chose to settle in the U.S. and capitalize here. The common ancestral background of most members in this

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    School Starting Time

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    Some people believe that the school starting time should be pushed back to 10 rather than 8. There are researches that state many reasons for school to start later. Some researches stated that sleepy teens getting behind the wheel is a danger‚ absence rates have dropped in many schools that have had this transition‚ and kids and teens would most likely get the proper amount of sleep each night. On the other hand‚ some people may argue that schedules would be pushed back. School would have to run

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    History of the Prison

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    Introduction This research paper is on the history of the prison in America. How it came to be in its present state? Things I will be writing about in this paper are the early history of the prison history in England. I will be talking about early American prisons‚ the goal of rehabilitation‚ prison labor‚ changes in the prison system‚ rehab programs‚ population‚ housing and prison organization we will hit briefly on all those aspects of the history of prisons. The reasoning behind this paper

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    The history of abortions in the United States is complicated and has been going on for more than 200 years. The debate on whether abortions should be legal divides Americans to this day. Abortions has been illegal since the 1800’s‚ although‚ women would have the procedure without legal rights to do so. On January 22‚ 1973‚ the US Supreme Court declared it was a fundamental right after the Roe vs. Wade case. Many states have changed the rules on abortions but as of today women have the right to get

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    United State Labor History

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    United States Labor History Evaluate the way the law shaped working life in America from the Revolution until the eve of the Civil War. Consider the constitution‚ court decisions and other aspects of the law you think are relevant. When one considers the effect that the Industrial Revolutions of the 19th and early 20th century‚ the workers whose backs bore it are seldom reflected upon. It becomes ponderous whether the revolution was a boon or a malediction upon the working class and if they were

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    The History and the Present State of the Bubonic Plague The Bubonic Plague got it’s name because of the symptoms of the disease. Bubonic plague causes swollen lymph nodes‚ called buboes. These swollen lymph nodes are found in the groin area‚ which is "boubon" in Latin (Discovery).This disease became known as a "plague" because of its huge fatality rate throughout time. Bubonic plague was also known as the "Black Death" in Medieval times. This is because the dried blood under the skin turns

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    legislators from those states and advanced legislation to overrule the Southern actions |  When he persisted in trying to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin Stanton‚ he was impeached by the House of Representatives‚ and narrowly avoided conviction in the Senate and removal from office | Radical Republicans |  opposed during the war by moderates and conservative factions led by Abraham Lincoln and after the war by self-described  |  Passed their own reconstruction plan through Congress in 1864 |   but

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    Life In Colonial Times

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    Colonial Williamsburg represents life in colonial times with colonial buildings‚ architecture‚ and performances. The Capitol‚ built in 1705 and constructed by the contractor‚ Henry Cary‚ has helped build the new nation during the Revolutionary War era‚ now known as the United States of America. The representatives at the Capitol were at the oldest representative assembly in the world. This building was very important during colonial times and it is still relevant to citizens today‚ not just in Williamsburg

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    Chinese Exclusion Act‚ expanded ten years later by the Geary Act. The Chinese Exclusion Act replaced the Burlingame Treaty ratified in 1868‚ which encouraged Chinese immigration‚ provided that "citizens of the United States in China of every religious persuasion and Chinese subjects in the United States shall enjoy entire liberty of conscience and shall be exempt from all disability or persecution on account of their religious faith or worship in either country" and granted certain privileges to citizens

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    New Era of Transportation Today In the United States‚ a new era of “taxi” like transportation is rapidly approaching. With the help of smart phones‚ mobile apps have created a new way of getting around. The new trend of transportation goes under the pseudo name of “ride sharing”‚ the question is‚ will the yellow cab cease to exist? In Malcolm Gladwell’s book the The Tipping point he discusses trends similar to that of “ride-sharing” and how they became to be popular. Companies such as Lyft‚ Sidecar

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