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    Dream Act

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    the campus. One of the major implications is the Dream Act to help increase immigrants chances to get into an institution. Since then‚ I feel that a Scholarship based program should be implemented onto the campus for the Asians and Latino population‚ just as there is one targeted for the African-American population. The Dream Act is a legislation that provides a potential pathway to legalized status for undocumented youth. The Dream Act has been trying to passed since 2001‚ but the government

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    the anti-British sentiments in the American colonies. This is where many colonists started boycotting‚ and making groups such as‚ the sons of liberty and the daughters of liberty. It began when Lord Grenville who added on some taxes to the already made sugar and tobacco taxes‚ made by Lord Bute. There were many taxes‚ but the ones that placed the most resentment to the colonists were the Sugar Acts‚ which put 3 more pennies per gallon of sugar‚ the Quartering Act‚ which forced the colonists to accommodate

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    The Townshend Acts In 1767 Charles Townshend who was the chancellor of the exchequer‚ created the Townshend Acts . The Townshend Acts were approved by British Parliament on June 26-June 2‚ 1767 and were repealed April 12‚ 1770. Charles Townshend proposed the program in order to raise 40‚000 pounds a year so that the English parliament could cut the british land tax and this would also raise money to pay for the salaries of governors and judges. Some of the things that

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    The Stamp Act: What a Disaster! “No taxation without representation!” This was the cry that came forth from the American rebellion after George Greenville proposed the Stamp Act in England’s House of Commons. George Greenville had a plan to help pay off debt and help pay for soldiers to protect the American frontier. The Stamp Act‚ Greenville’s plan‚ was proposed on March 9th 1765 and took effect on March 22nd 1765. The act was to tax printed documents such as ship papers‚ legal papers‚ newspapers

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    The Dream Act

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    The D.R.E.A.M Act Name School Class Instructor Date The D.R.E.A.M Act The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors Act When it comes to immigration reform‚ many people have their own opinion on how the United States government should implement immigration policies. We can all agree something needs to be done about it‚ but no one can seem to agree on what exactly we should do. The Federal DREAM Act has gained astonishing support in the past ten years. Members from both the

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    The Homestead Act

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    the intent of the Homestead Act was to defeat land monopoly. Many farmers‚ however‚ lacked the economic means to move west and manage a farm. . By this‚ fewer still understood the new type of agriculture‚ in which technology was used to farm the land that the Great Plains required. Instead‚ speculators and corporate interests were able to reap in profits‚ and fraud and corruption‚ and often marked the process farmland for transportation (the railroads). The Homestead Act ’s biggest weakness however

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    Dream Act

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    English Danyielle D.E Edwards December 31‚ 2013 – January 6‚ 2014 THE DREAM “Is the American dream a myth or a reality for Hispanics today?” What is the DREAM act? Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors – The DREAM Act is an American legislative proposal that was passed by the American senate on August 1‚ 2001. The act covers illegal aliens as old as thirty-five years old. The DREAM Act “provides conditional permanent residency to certain immigrants of good moral character who

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    The Patriot Act

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    Questions filled the minds of many Americans. While fear brought on the unity of an entire country‚ congress and The President were busy forming legislation that would alter the security and privacy of the American people. The PATRIOT Act‚ short for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001‚ is a law that was passed following the September 11‚ 2001 attacks on the U.S. to prevent future acts of terror. Becoming effective

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    Acts of kindness

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    Yarimar serges Ms. Frate English III 4/22/14 Acts of kindness Act of kindness #1 Category: Community Description of Act: Today I went to portage Park (which is very close to my house) and I picked up garbage with my pink gloves in a trash bag around the whole Park. Reflection: Since I live close to portage Park I go there a lot and when I go there I see that there’s a lot of trash around and nobody picks it up. So

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    Sedition Act

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    Virginia legislator who was known for his opposition to the Sedition Act of 1798. The Sedition Act was originally part of the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ which were passed at the anticipation of war between our nation and the French. These acts‚ particularly the Alien act were specifically aimed at the French immigrants who were waiting for their citizenships. Americans did not really care about those laws except for the Sedition Act. A lot of Republicans including George Hay opposed to this law‚ because

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