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    Three Strikes Law was first implemented in 1993‚ to harshly prosecute repeat offenders of serious crimes by installing fear of receiving strict sentences. The Three Strikes Law aimed to increase prison time in hopes of deterring criminals from committing future crimes. However‚ the question emerged about whether or not the Three Strikes Law was effectively reducing crime rates. As well as reducing the overall cost of imprisonment and mass incarceration issues already present. The Three Strikes Law

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    West initiated a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (Cieply‚ 2007). The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) is a trade organization that represents the interests of 397 producers in the film and television industries (AMPTP Official Website). The strike lasted 100 days‚ finally ending on February 12‚ 2008. The strike put the economy of Los Angeles under severe strain with losses estimateds as high as $2.1 billion. The strike resulted from

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    and his contribution to the Pullman Strike. Both newspapers only recorded some facts that supported their newspaper’s views of the event that happened over the few month of the nationwide strikes. Eugene Debs was described

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    The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in the month of July and started off in a town called Martinburg which was located in the state of West Virginia. What lead up The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a depression that started in September of 1873. The depression had a hold on the country that included wage cuts‚ evictions‚ breadlines‚ and layoffs. Many Americans suffered for the rest of the year as well as throughout the year of 1874. Even though 1874 was a

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    • Determine the force and impulse exerted with different foot strikes when running • Understand how different foot strikes‚ flat foot‚ heel first‚ or toe first‚ can create different forces and impulses Introduction: Everyday runners across the country take off on their daily run. These runners tend to have different foot strikes when they run. The three types of foot strikes are heel first (landing on the heel)‚ mid-foot (landing simultaneously on the heel and ball of the foot)‚ or forefoot striking

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    The coal strike in eastern Kentucky was a hard conflict in the 1930s. There were many challenges and discontent for the coal miners and their families. Coal miners formed strikes to oppose what was happening. The industrialization of mining was decreasing and becoming less produced. The coal strike is a good case study because of the reason the strike happened‚ the coal operators and police involved‚ and the hardships of the miners. The coal strikes had been happening for years before the 1930s

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    Julio Aleman HIUS 222 Aug. 26‚ 2014 The Great Strike of 1877 The railroad companies made decisions to cut their employees pay so that they can make more money and grow. They made the claim that they were not obligated to pay their employees a certain rate of money for their labor. The corporation has every right to govern how much they pay their employees. When they dropped their employees pay‚ the employees fought for rights that they did not have. The corporation for which they have worked‚ though

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    The impact of the NUM’s defeat in the Miners’ Strike encompassed the entire social‚ political and economic spectrums‚ making some significant contribution in all of the three areas in some way or another. However‚ whether they are evidence of the Miners’ Strike’s significance or of another factor outside of its sphere will be made clearer through further analysis of the year-long crisis in the coal industry. The NUM’s defeat in 1985 is generally seen as a major victory against the excessive power

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    respond to the various issues surrounding the strike. Topics discussed include the legality of the strike‚ the impact the strike had on Ironsteel that influenced decision making process‚ and the consequences to both replacement and long-term employees. The strike that took place in the summer of 2011 was legal‚ because it addressed the concerns of employees including disputes over wages and benefits. This type of strike is often described as an economic strike. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations

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    society in reference to crime. Starting around 1980 there was noticeable increase in crime rates in the U.S.. In many of these cases it was noted that these individuals were in fact repeat offenders. So‚ on March 7‚ 1994 California enacted the Three-Strikes and You’re Out Law. This laws and other laws like it are currently being utilized today all around the Untied States. This law was first backed by victim’s rights advocates in the state to target habitual offenders. The reason California holds the

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