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    Modern day Sex Slavery: It’s a CRIME! Have you ever heard of human trafficking or how about sex slavery? Well here is a fact that will enlighten your mind: Human trafficking is not only slavery but also another form of forced sex and prostitution. Women are “sold” as property to men and are forced to have sex and the profits are collected by the slave owners. It is known as the second fastest growing committed felony in the Universe. Slavery began before time could tell. As early as the 1500s

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    Prison Labor: Budget Saving or Modern Day Slavery? Tracing back to the beginning of man-kind‚ there has always been crime. As man became socially strengthened‚ he developed rules and order as to how man should conduct himself in a growingly common social setting. These rules began to grow and change over time until they grew into laws. As laws became more and more widespread‚ accepted and encouraged‚ they also became hated‚ unwanted and tried. As a result of this unavoidable action of resistance

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    Bales‚ Kevin‚ and Zoe Trodd. Modern slavery: the secret world of 27 million people. Oxford: Oneworld‚ 2009. Print. Modern Slavery: The Secret World of 27 Million People is an analysis of modern slavery‚ going back to the history of slavery and the economic and political context of the present time. Other than the fact that it really places slavery into a much larger context‚ the book also seems exhausting ‚ with lots of statistical references and a broad analysis. Kevin Bales is a researcher who

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    A Modern Day Sir Thomas More Rough Draft: America is more corrupt than some would like to admit. Concerning the government‚ very powerful people have a tendency to abuse their power. This affects the citizens greatly by not having a fair system of equality. The corrupted are only out for personal gain‚ therefore‚ they manage to not do their job properly. The infamous President Nixon‚ as just one of many great examples. Despite the corruption‚ there are many figures of society that do great

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    America Today: WealthSocial Media and Happiness America Today reflects a generation of people aspiring for happiness through wealth and Social Media. America Today and one ’s quest in the pursuit of happiness depends on a lot of factors. One must explore the different definitions of happiness in America and examine the true meaning of happiness and its connection with wealth and material items. Some might say‚ "It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness". I will explore

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    someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Odysseus was on a trip back home‚ which took a little longer‚ well two decades longer from the mysterious adventures he overcame. Modern hero’s take risk upon themselves‚ and sacrifice their life for the team. Odysseus is a modern day hero‚ because he has all the traits of a hero in this era even though their morals have changed‚ he has movaited hero’s today To begin with‚ Homer has shown Oduseeus with bravery and courage‚ which

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    Prison for Profit: Modern Day Slavery Many people don’t possess realistic vision on today’s prison system. I have this knowledge because I had a chance to experience it for months while serving a sentence for Trafficking of Marijuana. We are often given the impression that prisons are full of bad people such as rapists and murders. This is a huge misconception. Unfortunately‚ most of America’s prison population (which happens to be the largest in the world) is non-violent drug offenders being

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    as a member of society‚ more valuable. There are many factors which contribute to this notion that your self-value is directly linked to material wealth‚ but the biggest is the myriad of superfluous advertisements which surround us everywhere we look. Perhaps it goes without saying that advertisements are superfluous in nature‚ but ads these days are guilty of promoting appearance over content to a much greater degree than ever before. Take the Blu electronic cigarette publication for example

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    chroniclers claim (after the fact) that Edward the Confessor offered William the crown and sent Harold to pledge it to him in the Winter of 1064/5. In fact‚ reading between the lines we can see that Harold was shipwrecked in Normandy whilst trying to visit France‚ and took advantage of the situation by trying to secure the release of his brother & nephew who were held as hostages in

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    are (Pause) the Illuminati‚ and they are a worldwide organization vying for control of the world through subversion‚ intimidation and infiltration. The modern-day Illuminati is based off the Bavarian Illuminati. The term Illuminati derives from the word enlightened. The Bavarian Illuminati believed they were the “enlightened” ones. The modern-day Illuminati believes they are the

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