Brianna Mosby Mr. Weigand DE U.S History 25 September‚ 2012 Settlements of Quebec‚ Santa Fe‚ and Jamestown Santa Fe Santa Fe was originally founded in1598 by Juan de Onate. He led a mining expedition of about 500 people. He hoped to find rich mines and rich lands. Onate expected the people‚ Pueblos‚ to help with the labor to find resources in the region. The mining trip was a bust and Onate and most of his people decided to head home‚ yet the Franciscan missionaries stayed behind in an
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While Jamestown is now viewed as the first successful British Colony‚ it came close to failing in its first years. Early colonization attempts were not always successful‚ and the odds were not in Jamestown’s favor. From the very beginning‚ it seems‚ Jamestown was bound to be a failure. While many challenges were presented to this colony‚ in the end‚ somehow they rose above these situations and founded what is now modern day Virginia. The beginnings of Jamestown started with none other than aristocrats--
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Hate Crime Analysis AJS 542 January 14‚ 2013 Hate Crime Analysis Crimes of hatred date back as far in history as ancient civilizations. A crime of hate occurs when wrong-doing is done to a particular group of people. Hate crime is a form of prejudice that can be directed as groups of individuals based on religious preference‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ sexual orientation‚ or any other defining characteristic. When two different groups come in contact with one another‚ the possibility of
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sexuality‚ race‚ and religion; unfortunately‚ when free speech exists‚ hate speech naturally develops. According the American Bar Association‚ hate speech is speech‚ “that offends‚ threatens‚ or insults groups‚ based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ national origin‚ sexual orientation‚ disability‚ or other traits” (“Students in Action”). Hate speech‚ contrary to popular belief‚ has absolute protection under the first amendment. Hate speech‚ however‚ becomes unprotected when it precipitates an immediate
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different hate crimes. During the twentieth-century the law changed and evolved into a mechanism to protect civil rights. When race protection became the primary focus‚ the direction of the law changed to protect all races from discrimination. African-Americans were the primary race that was affected by racial violence from the Ku Klux Klan (Perry‚ 2009). This issue was very devastating and this drew a lot of attention to the Supreme Court. The changes that were made were based off the hate crimes that
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There has been an ongoing issue of hate crime in America. Surprisingly‚ there are many factors that can constitute a hate crime. It is important to not only review hate crime itself‚ but also the person committing the hate crime and how it can be prevented. Hate crime is a broad topic and has been interpreted differently by many. There are policies and laws in place in an effort to stop hate crime‚ yet it is still a prominent issue that is increasing rapidly in America today. The Federal Bureau of
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because they don’t like the fact you are different‚ look different or believe in different things. Disliking someone is one thing‚ but hating someone is another. Understanding that hate is a very powerful word‚ when someone hates something they tend to show their emotions by presenting multiple hate crimes or speeches. A hate crime is a crime that is committed by a person or a group of people with the intentions to cause offense‚ threaten and/or murder people because they are different than them. In
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Hate Crime Analysis Kim Hull CJA/540 Criminological Theory October 13‚ 2011 Facilitator David Mailloux CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I certify that the attached paper is my original work. I am familiar with‚ and acknowledge my responsibilities which are part of‚ the University of Phoenix Student Code of Academic Integrity. I affirm that any section of the paper which has been submitted previously is attributed and cited as such‚ and that this paper has not been submitted by anyone else. I have
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it’s an extremely complex matter‚ especially when “Hate Speech” is involved. Many people have different views and definitions on what hate speech in tales‚ for instance in “Hate Speech on Campus”‚ Joseph S. Tuman‚ defines it as “Written or spoken words directed towards a particular group (typically although not exclusively a minority group) with the purpose or effect of verbally harassing and harming them” (413). A personal interpretation of hate speech is speech that attacks a person or group on
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Hate Speech Codes: Ineffective and Unconstitutional Even though there has been a large increase in the number of hate speech codes in colleges and universities‚ the increase in the amount of hate speech incidents across the nation shows that these guidelines are ineffective. While hate speech codes attempt to create a safer more politically correct environment on college campuses by establishing principles and guidelines for students to follow‚ they are inherently ineffective because they are only
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