Donald Marshall was a Mi’kmaq man wrongfully convicted of murder at the age of 17. He was born on the Membertou Reserve in Cape Breton and his father was the Grand Chief of the Mi’kmaq. Marshall was known for delinquent behaviour and being part of the Shipyard Gang. However‚ he was not violent. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Sandy Seale in 1971. The wrongful conviction occurred on May 28‚ 1971 when Seale‚ a 17 year old was walking home from a school dance. He came across
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The article written by Donald Cohen talks about how Americans‚ citizens and policy makers alike‚ feel that the privatization of prisons is worsening the criminal justice system. The article stated about a consensus that mass incarceration is not safe nor beneficial for our communities. This conflicts with the interests of corporations‚ such as CCA and GEO‚ who would benefit in the increase of incarceration rates. Private prison corporations currently play a part in multiple aspects of the criminal
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This is the year of the election for a new president. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the running candidates for this year. They both have incredibly different views on how America should be this year. Donald is a republican‚ for one‚ and Hillary is a democrat‚ which tells citizens the values they cherish already. There is also various opinions on both candidates that have created a great amount of debates on television‚ newspapers‚ and even classrooms. Politics is filled with debates and opinions
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spews fervent rhetoric that aggrandizes his political agenda without providing any actual content. The two teenage girls love to make bandy conversation with each other as they walked the two miles home from school. The Townsend family’s outdated furniture was put on display at the local consignment store in hopes of recovering some of the money spent on acquiring new furniture. The disparity in quality between the old wing of the Hospital and the new
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Donald Davidson’s anolmalous monism is based the relationship between the body and the mind‚ which goes to strike a delicate equilibrium between the thesis of materialism‚ on the contrary‚ and the irreducibly of the mental‚ on the other. Moreover‚ anomalous monism captivates that the only material is physical material. As an example‚ when we view the pain‚ we perceived as pain is the kind of mental state reduced to a certain kind of neurological circumstance. In spite of the refusal of laws‚ anomalous
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United States‚ Donald Trump‚ was inaugurated on January 20th‚ 2017. The past forty four days of his presidency have been quite unconventional‚ in that Trump has taken to social media to connect and has taken to the news media to criticize. Trump’s media use is simply for personal gain and to further play on the popularity he gained during the election. However‚ his criticisms of the media our an attempt to convince the people that the media is telling lies to hurt his own reputation. Donald Trump is a
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Donald Trump’s speech on a positive note did thank President Obama and the first lady for helping him with the transition. Then Trump started tapping into his core supporter‚ going over how only a few has reaped the rewards of government while the masses pickup the cost. Also‚ he attacked the Politicians by stating they prospered‚ “but the jobs left.” Moreover‚ Trump’s inaugural speech was similar to his campaign when he was running against Hilary Clinton. He echoes the words “make America great
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Donald Trump‚ our elected president promised to make America great again. He promised to do many things‚ some of them seem possible to fulfill‚ others are unlikely to happen. Since The USA has a strict principle of separation of powers‚ his power must be shared with the Congress and the judiciary. Other factors like the media‚ public opinion ‚and the American political traditions can limit the execution of his promises as well. He promised to fully repeal Obamacare. Knowing that the repeal of Obamacare
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"Ich bin schwul und das ist auch gut so"---I am gay and that is a good thing”. This is what Berlin’s Mayor Klaus Wowereit prior to the 2001 mayoral elections said. In a matter of seconds‚ everybody throughout Germany knew about it. There was positive feedback about his coming out‚ but it also aroused criticism. In this essay‚ I would like to discuss the assets and drawbacks of coming out the closet. I think this is a very important subject because many people struggle with their sexuality. Reflected
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brothers Tito‚ Jermaine‚ and Jackie. Michael joined his siblings when he was five‚ and emerged as the group’s lead vocalist. He showed remarkable range and depth for such a young performer‚ impressing audiences with his ability to convey complex emotions. Older brother Marlonalso became a member of the group‚ which evolved into the The Jackson 5. Behind the scenes‚ Joseph Jackson pushed his sons to succeed. He was also reportedly known to become violent with them. Michael and his brothers spent endless
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