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    Riley v. California

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    Riley v. California In the case of Riley v California the defendant and petitioner David Leon Riley was arrested August 22‚ 2009‚ after a traffic stop which resulted in the finding of loaded guns in car. The officer stopped riley searched him and took hold of his phone and then searched through messages‚ contacts‚ and photos. The officer charged Riley with an unrelated shooting that had taken place before his arrest based on the data stored in Riley’s phone

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    This discovery caught the attention of the Western European leaders. Soon‚ these leaders prompted their own explorers to start their own expeditions. Although we can consider Columbus’s first discovery of the New World as an “encounter”‚ we cannot apply this term to the later discoveries because the word “conquer” would be more fitting. The Native Americans and Africans had varied responses to European colonization. The term “encounter” is only appropriate for Columbus’s first discovery. At the

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    California is a Progressive state whose progressive political ideology originates from the American Progressive Era of the 1800s and continues to influence state legislation today. During the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ the political unrest in response to anti-suffrage for women and monopolies created a climate for reform to take places in California. Progressives shaped California by bringing public attention to a multitude of issues ranging from human rights to food and water supply. Progressive

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    California bearing ratio

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    CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO • CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO •EQUIPMENTS CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO • CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO - CBR EQUIPMENT - COMPACTION RAMMER - EXPANSION MEASURING APPARATUS - SURCHARGE WEIGHTS - COMPRESSION MACHINE • CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO • CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO •NOTES • CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO • Developed by the California Division of Highways in 1929 • is a penetration test for evaluation of the mechanical strength of road subgrades and

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    California Highway Patrol

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    ENGL 1301 Research Paper The California Highway Patrol Post 9/11‚ I was given the opportunity to work in partnership with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) department. I always had the utmost respect for personnel in uniform and being able to work side by side with police officers has made me respect them even more. To me‚ the CHP is one of the most elite forces that existsthroughout California and our nation. Their history and ability to provide so much security and protection for the citizens

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    God Gold and Glory

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    Early explorations for god gold and glory us history Why did people come to America? Was it for gold‚ God‚ or glory. In this paper I will argue that it started out that in the 1400’s and the 1500’s countries were seeking for glory and gold. In the 1600’s the great exploration ended in a search of a safe haven to worship God. When Europeans began to encounter the New World‚ Isabella and Ferdinand were monarchs of Spain. Christopher Columbus was obsessed with the idea that he could reach

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    California Condor Repopulation In a recent San Francisco Chronicle article‚ by Peter Fimrite‚ it was reported that the California Condor population is being replenished‚ and once again these majestic birds are roaming the California landscape. Last month five condors were spotted at the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton‚ just east of San Jose California. As stated in the article “It is the second time since condors were reintroduced into the wild after nearly going extinct that the enormous carrion-eating

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    Voters in California sent a clear and strong message to human traffickers and their victims when they elected to impose severe sentences on those convicted of the crime on the November 6‚ 2012 ballot. 81.1 percent of voters approved of Proposition 35‚ Human Trafficking. Penalties. Initiative Statute‚ which intended to bring state human trafficking laws up to par with federal laws. Under federal law‚ a convicted sex trafficker receives a sentence of 15 years to life in prison‚ whereas under California

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    Proposition 8 California Proposition 8 (California Marriage Protection Act) was a state-wide ballot proposition passed in the November 4‚ 2008 state election that made same sex marriage illegal in California. The vote which won by 52% adds exactly 14 words to the California State Constitution‚ "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." To qualify for the ballot‚ Proposition 8 needed 694‚354 valid petition signatures‚ equal to 8% of the total votes cast for

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    Before and After

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    Before and After It is Death that consoles yea‚ and causes our lives. “The Death of the Poor” Charles Baudelaire What was a firm stone before magically transformed into two birds that immediately flew away. They had been caged in the stone for years and could finally obtain freedom. The old one immediately fell dead and got rid of all the sufferings she had had before. The young one flew away searching for a new life. But sometimes life plays bad tricks; a stone fist is always stronger than separate

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