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    Keishla M. Del Valle Marrero University of Phoenix CJA/394 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND FUTURES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Week 3 January 12‚ 2015 Prof. Hector Garcia Part A: Case Volume Overloads. It has been commonly known and is no secret that case volumes in court have increased among with crime due to the constant new laws being created‚ the lack of fear from the criminals and in some occasions the lack of procedure knowledge from the community with possible offenders. I’ve seen many cases that

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    Roosevelt‚ Commodore Dewey immediately attacked Manila harbor in the Philippines. On May 1‚ Dewey destroyed the old‚ decrepit‚ and rotting Spanish fleet at Manila‚ and the US prepared for an invasion of the Philippines. The US also invaded Guam and Puerto Rico‚ other Spanish island colonies‚ during the war. Under the leadership

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    does Hunter S. Thompson present the culture of Puerto Rico as well as American Culture in his book The Rum Diary? Hunter S. Thompson’s novel The Rum Diary tells the story of Paul Kemp‚ a journalist working in Puerto Rico in the only English language newspaper in town. The book mainly documents his experiences with the violent locals‚ and possibly even more violent and alcoholic colleagues‚ as well as painting a realistic picture of the Puerto Rico of the 1950’s. The excerpt begins with

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    respect one another’s individuality.In other words‚they learn the virtue of tolerance.   In the US‚ the most popular is football. In Canada‚ it’s hockey. In Mexico‚ it’s soccer. In all of Central America except for Cuba and Puerto Rico‚ it’s soccer since in those Cuba and Puerto Rico the favorite is baseball. In all of South America‚ it’s soccer. In all of Africa it’s soccer. In all of Europe it’s soccer except for some icy countries like Finland where they can’t play soccer so it’s snowboarding and

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    Have you ever though what does the word "culture" means? Well‚ throughout life people refer to this word as art‚ beliefs‚ behavior‚ ideas or activities relating to literature‚ art‚ and music of a particular society or group of people. However‚ that is only the simply definition that appears on the dictionary. Culture involves other important subjects that describe deeply this word‚ issues such as‚ family‚ language‚ identity‚ stereotyping‚ raising‚ expectations‚ economic situation and so on. Therefore

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    Jaritza Francois Psychology of learning Bilingual Barrier for me! A Language Barrier From my experience‚ bilingual education was a disadvantage during my childhood. At the age of twelve‚ I was introduced into a bilingual classroom for the first time. The crowded classroom was a combination of seventh and eighth grade Spanish-speaking students‚ who ranged from the ages of twelve to fifteen. The idea of bilingual education was to help students who weren’t fluent in the English language. The main

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    Latino culture‚ specifically Puerto-Rican culture has changed through the course of history. Puerto Rico has witnessed a fusion of races and cultures spanning over many years‚ starting in 1898‚ after the Spanish-American war. Ultimately‚ Puerto Rico was annexed to the United States‚ the Puerto Rican people made United States citizens with limited restrictions and granted commonwealth status. The changes made during those eras did not come without consequences to the Puerto Rican culture. In "Poisoned

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    POINTS‚ IF YOU PERFECT MY INSTRUCTIONS) Questions: 1.(ARTICLE 4 - CITIZENSHIP) In a mid-air drama‚ a woman gave birth to a child onboard an American Airways jet flying from Philippines to California. The pilot received permission to land in Puerto Rico when it became clear there was a delivery in progress‚ but the baby was born before the plane could land. So what is the child’s citizenship? Support your answer.(20 POINTS) 2. (ARTICLE 3 - BILL OF RIGHTS) Among the 22 sections of Article 3 Bill

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    The chupacabra is a mysterious creature that has a lot of in-formation on it that may or may not be true‚ whether it is un-known. The chupacabra has quite a few different theories of where it is and what it is. The true origin of the creature is a mystery to people‚ but there are a couple theories for the origin of the creature. Many different sightings of the crea-ture have been reported‚ some more credible than others. The investigation of the chupacabra is still going on‚ but there are some pieces

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    of famous ATV’s here in Puerto Rico. The problem is that here in Puerto Rico they are illegal to drive on public roads because they are not very safe and they are for just one passenger. Lately there have been a lot of accidents because of people that does not use their gear and run at velocities where losing control is inevitable. The government has put laws against them and they are trying to eliminate them from here. Still‚ I really think that the government of Puerto Rico should legalize ATV’s

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