The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs From the 1880s into the 1960s‚ a majority of American states enforced segregation through "Jim Crow" laws. From Delaware to California‚ and from North Dakota to Texas‚ many states could impose legal punishments on people for consorting with members of another race. The most common types of laws forbade intermarriage and ordered business owners and public institutions to keep their black and white clientele separated. The overall point of
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There are many arguments as to what defines personality‚ though a majority of psychologists might agree that personality comprises a collection of characteristics‚ traits and tendencies that ultimately shape an individual’s behaviour (Maddi‚ 1972.) Personality is often argued to be used by an individual as a front when dealing with various social situations as a means of controlling stability and continuity in their personal lives (Ewen‚ 2003). It is the aspects of the human psyche‚ such as emotion
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Compressed natural gas From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "CNG" redirects here. For other uses‚ see CNG (disambiguation). Blue diamond symbol used on CNG-powered vehicles in North America Green bordered white diamond symbol used on CNG-powered vehicles in China A CNG powered high-floor Neoplan AN440A‚ operated by ABQ RIDE in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. CNG (Compressed natural gas) (Methane stored at high pressure) can be used in place of gasoline (petrol)‚ Diesel
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Horse power vs. volt power (TS)Pollution‚ global warming‚ and the price of fuel pose real problems for an auto industry churning out gas vehicles‚ however‚ electric vehicles offer hope for the future. (PS)Most electric vehicles look and perform just like a gas vehicle.(SS) For example‚ the electric-powered Dodge Circuit EV resembles the gas-powered Dodge Challenger.(SS) Both sport the bold look of a muscle car‚ And both have all the standard features such as power windows and doors‚ gps‚ air conditioning
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BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY At 11.00 PM on December 2 1984‚ while most of the one million residents of Bhopal slept‚ an operator at the plant noticed a small leak of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and increasing pressure inside a storage tank. The vent-gas scrubber‚ a safety device designer to neutralize toxic discharge from the MIC system‚ had been turned off three weeks prior . Apparently a faulty valve had allowed one ton of water for cleaning internal pipes to mix with forty tons of MIC. A 30 ton refrigeration
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Interference with gas exchange Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms‚ reversible airflow obstruction‚ and bronchospasm. Common symptoms include wheezing‚ coughing‚ chest tightness‚ and shortness of breath. Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Its diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms‚ response to therapy over time. In severe cases hospitalization can be required
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Eva Rivera 3/7/13 Phil 108 – Ethics Short Paper #2 Criminal Punishment: Utility vs. Retribution Chapter 10 – Topic #3 The practice of punishment is part of our society and functions to maintain social order. However‚ there are a couple different view points regarding how to appropriately carry out punishment. Retribution and Utilitarianism are two philosophies that have very different views on the theory of punishment. Philosopher Immanuel Kant
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Middle West Utilities Company and Samuel Insull The fraud case of Middle West Utilities Company can almost entirely be contributed to one man: Samuel Insull. At the age of 22‚ Insull moved to America to work as a secretary to Thomas A. Edison through a recommendation from his employer‚ E.H. Johnson (Columbia University Press‚ 2010). The young secretary worked for the inventor for a decade during which time he played a large role in the creation of several of Edison’s early companies including Edison
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“THE GAS MAN COMETH” The documentary‚ “Gas Land”‚ by Josh Fox‚ is a film about the problems with contaminated groundwater due to excessive and unregulated natural gas extraction across the country. In the film‚ Fox travels all over to talk to many people who have rented out their land to natural gas companies‚ only to get contaminated water and no help from any company or organization with the problems that ensue. Fox uses many techniques in his film to get across his point that America should
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Gas Law Problems Boyles Law 1. A gas occupies 12.3 litres at a pressure of 40.0 mm Hg. What is the volume when the pressure is increased to 60.0 mm Hg? 2. If a gas at 25.0 °C occupies 3.60 litres at a pressure of 1.00 atm‚ what will be its volume at a pressure of 2.50 atm? 3. To what pressure must a gas be compressed in order to get into a 3.00 cubic foot tank the entire weight of a gas that occupies 400.0 cu. ft. at standard pressure? 4. A gas occupies 1.56 L at 1.00 atm. What will be the volume
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