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    Three Strike Proposal

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    Three-strikes is a Mindless Response to Crime In 1983‚ a young man named Michael was brought before a Pennsylvania court on a charge of armed robbery: he stole $50 from a taxi driver using a toy gun. A few days later he was arrested and was subsequently convicted. Although the trial judge sentenced Michael to 6 months in prison and required that he repay the $50‚ the prosecutor demanded the 5 year minimum sentence required by state law. The trial judge ruled the mandatory sentencing law unconstitutional

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    Alcohol Strike Policy

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    the dorms is regulated ineffectively‚ the issue is rooted from RA training and then manifests to communication between RAs and students. Although OU is a dry campus freshman students still drink in the dorms without fear of being caught. The alcohol strike policy is intended to deter students from drinking on campus but the policy is hardly ever strictly enforced unless a complaint of alcohol is made by another student. Saying OU is a dry campus is a joke in itself made to sound nice. The first person

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    Three Strikes Rule

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    Mr. Gundersen Government and Politics AP 29 September 2013 The Three Strikes Rule The relation of violent crimes and the idea of recidivism has always been something that has been taken into account in the legal system. As early as 1895 in the Gladstone Committee Report‚ habitual offenders have garnered attention in penology circles (Katkin 99). The idea of punishing recidivism is split among politicians‚ though‚ as many politicians who disagree argue that the result is too monetarily costly

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    Three Strikes Law

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    California residents felt at the time the “Three Strikes and you’re out Law‚” took effect in 1994. The purpose of the Three Strikes Law is to punish repeat violent crime offenders upon receiving their third conviction of any felony. Initially‚ if a person receives a serious or violent felony conviction‚ this is considered a first strike‚ subsequently‚ then the second serious or violent felony criminal charge that is received would be a second strike and the individual will serve double the time originally

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    Shane by Jack Schaefer

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    In Shane by Jack Schaefer‚ actions and attitudes develop archetypes of two important men. Through their triumphs and failures‚ Shane is characterized as of a hero and mentor‚ and Fletcher as a shadow. Shane expresses the qualities of a hero‚ both physically and mentally. Shane appears in the valley with matching pants and an elegantly worn out coat and a black dress hat. This hero is aristocratic and well dressed in order to convince the reader that he is a mysterious character that has survived

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    Three Strikes Law

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    http://articles.sfgate.com/2004-03-05/opinion/17416623_1_three-strikes-law-violent-crime-third-strike The purpose of the “three strike” law against offenders was originally to help reduce the number of criminals who were running around free but what it had come down to was costing tax payers more than what they had bargained for. More than 57% of offenders in California who are placed in prison for the “three strike” law were typically arrested for nonviolent offenses such as drug violations

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    own town. Simply put‚ Pullman’s workers‚ would essentially be depositing their own wages back into Pullmans pocket. The panic of 1983‚ an economic recession that inadvertently begins a domino effect in the town would soon lead to the Pullman Strike. As a result of this‚ Pullman wasn’t making the money he wanted‚ and henceforth decided to cut his workers’ wages in order to continue his increase in profits the way he

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    Irish Hunger Strikes

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    social forces that create tensions and stresses which push individuals and organizations into mobilization and action supportive of change‚ thus creating the social movement. Both the Irish hunger strikes and protests over sovereignty for Quebec were directed and catalyzed by such social forces. The hunger strikes that culminated a 5 year protest by Republican prisoners was‚ as the political nature of the prisoners would have us assume‚ fuelled by clashing political ideologies and threatened national identities

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    Case Study: Newsflash! Transport Proteins on Strike! 1. What is the meaning behind the PHOSPHOLIPIDS’ chant? Phospholipids make up most of the cell membrane‚ in a phospholipid bilayer. Phospholipid molecules form two layers‚ with the hydrophilic (water loving) head facing the extracellular fluid and the cytosol (intracellular) fluid‚ and the hydrophobic (not water loving) tails facing one another. The cell membrane is constructed in such a way that it is semipermeable‚ and allows oxygen

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    1994 Baseball Strike

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    On August 12‚ 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports’ history. Since 1972‚ negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994. All issues were open for debate due to the expiration of the last contract. Until 1968‚ no collective bargaining agreement had ever been reached between the owners and the players (Dolan 11). Collective bargaining is the process by which union

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