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    “Because of the Civil Rights movement‚ new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody ... Not just for blacks and whites‚ but also women and Latinos; and Asians and Native Americans; and gay Americans and Americans with a disability. They swung open for you‚ and they swung open for me..." —Barack Obama (Vi-An Nguyen). Court cases were held and taken all the way to Supreme Court‚ over time they began to make a huge impact and they led up to the movement that eventually dispose of

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    Korematsu do that resulted in his arrest and conviction? Answer: He challenged the government order to evacuate all Japanese into war camps. (2 points) Score 2. According to the first paragraph from the excerpts of the majority opinion‚ what did the U.S. government believe some Japanese Americans would do if they were allowed to remain free on the West Coast? Answer: They believed that they would spy on America and sabotage our defenses. (2 points) Score 3. The majority of the court believed

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    Making smart choices is a fundamental life skill‚ relevant to everyone; regardless of age and class. This book offers the first straightforward‚ easy-to-follow process designed to improve the way we make business decisions‚ family decisions‚ personal decisions‚ and or and decisions that can help us reach our goals. The authors‚ have created a user-friendly set of techniques of assessing our options more clearly and effectively‚ ultimately empowering us to make smarter choices. Their step-by-step

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    A drug is a substance which has a discernible physiological effect when taken into the body. These chemicals change the functions of the central nervous system (CNS)‚ providing temporary relief from mental‚ physical and social problems. Usage of a drug over a period of time often results in dependence and tolerance of the drug. The user experiences physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms when attempts are made to quit the drug. Tolerance refers to the increased ability of the body to tolerate

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    to put my makeup on‚ do my hair‚ and get dressed. After I get ready and eat breakfast I get in my car and drive to school. After school I grab a quick snack and go to cheer practice until about nine o’clock. When I get home I do my homework and go to bed. I am allowed to do many of these activities because I am an American. Being American gives people the freedom to make their own choices and have more opportunities. Generally‚ American citizens have more rights than citizens of other countries around

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    penalty it gets even more interesting. The Supreme Court case of Roper v. Simmons was a perfect example of that. Roper v. Simmons presented the Supreme Court with two questions: 1) whether or not the execution of those who were sixteen or seventeen at the time of a crime is cruel and unusual punished and 2) does is violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment. The main audience for this particular case is the general American population‚ and specifically affects the juvenile population. Christopher

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    political case and was one of the first case towards equal rights for everybody. Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri and he sued the state of Missouri for his freedom. In this time Missouri was a free state and therefore he stated that he could be free from slavery. Although he was free‚ the state of Missouri considered him property and could not be taken away from his owner. Not to mention Minorities in this time we’re not considered citizens and couldn’t have freedom if they were a slave. Plessy

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    a "whites only" car of a Louisiana train‚ and refused to move to the car for blacks and was then arrested. The Court had to decide whether the Louisiana law was unconstitutional under the 14th amendment. The Court ruled that the state law was within its constitutional boundaries. The majority of this case supported the state-imposed racial segregation. The Court based their final decision on the separate but equal doctrine and agreed that the state had separate facilities for blacks and whites‚ which

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    democrat republicans beat the federalists of John Adams. One of the most historic U.S supreme court cases to begin to emerge and develop an a effect on U.S history today was the case of William Marbury‚ v. James Madison. Explaining the origins and background of the case‚ I will discuss the major constitutional issues it raised while outlining the major points of the courts decision and the significance of the decision. Including that John Adams was president in the late 1700’s‚ he was a member of the

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    Rachael Campbell Caitlin Martin Eng 105 9 April 2014 Hallucinogenic Effects on Music Hallucinogens have affected music for over 100 years-- whether it was interpreted by a listener‚ played by a musician‚ or studied by a psychologist. With that said‚ the history of hallucinogens is not exactly lengthy‚ but many musicians and artists have used these psychedelics for inspiration. A musician or composer’s work while under the influence of hallucinogens is directly related to why the music sounds very

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