New York Times SEPT. 4‚ 2014‚ The Race Gap in America’s Police Departments By Jeremy Ashkenas and Haeyoun Park. This story was based on how many police departments had high percentages of white working individuals. This is stated in the beginning of the article‚ “In hundreds of police departments across the country‚ the percentage of whites on the force is more than 30 percentage points higher than in the communities they serve‚ according to an analysis of a government survey of police departments
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Golf is a $76 billion annual with 25.7 million players. Golf was included in the 1900 and 1904 Olympics‚ then removed for 112 years. “Opponents say that golf better meets the definition of "game" than "sport‚" does not require rigorous physical activity‚ and can be played by people who are overweight‚ injured‚ non-athletic‚ etc. People argue that golf is a game or leisure activity‚ and they cite golf's 112-year absence from the Olympics as proof that it is not a sport
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global level. Such conflicts arise because of a perceived incompatibility of actions or goals of hostile parties. A good example here is a "Cold War logic" which only relatively recently stopped prevailing in international policies of the most of developed countries. It refers to the way of perceiving foreign affairs in general as a "zero sum game"‚ meaning that there exist only two possibilities - victory or defeat. Consequently‚ human society is prone to war because rival parties
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Not only that‚ but women were legally subject to their husband by the “head and master law”‚ their husbands controlled their earnings and property. “Women were generally unwelcome in professional programs; as one medical school dean declared‚ "Hell yes‚ we have a quota...We do keep women out‚ when we can. We don't want them here — and they don't want them elsewhere‚ either‚ whether or not they'll admit it” 6 an article by Tavana said. Another task force that NOW focused on
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psychological terms by desiring to "unsex" herself in order to carry out such a powerful action [murder]‚ otherwise‚ being impossible for a woman to carry out (no offence or sexism is intended when I state this). Lady Macbeth continues to be a frightening and vicious figure as she becomes full of evil thoughts. This is evident by the context in which she states that she would sacrifice the life of her own infant‚ if it were her wish or order to do so: " Have plucked my nipple from his
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Cyrano de Bergerac‚ the Play vs. Roxane‚ the Movie In an effort to attract the audience of today‚ the producers of the movie Roxane retold the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rustond in a way that is appropriate and at the same time appealing. In order to give the audience of today a story that they can understand and relate to‚ the producers have adjusted and manipulated the play itself. As a result‚ several similarities and differences exist between the play Cyrano de Bergerac and its movie reproduction
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Define the terms UTOPIA and DYSTOPIA‚ and discuss whether The Chrysalids can be considered a Utopian or a Dystopian novel. One could describe the novel "The Chrysalids" as a dystopian novel as apposed to utopian. The town in which David and the rest of shape-thinkers live is deffinatly not a utopia as well as the new land to which they move‚ Sealand. The dictionary definition of utopia is an imaginary island with perfect social & political system‚ social and political paradise
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all special assets‚ skills and capabilities will illustrate how each element "fits." The Resource Continuum is another model that shows the basis for corporate advantage along a continuum. This model can be applied differently to different business‚ as one size does not fit all. Many companies choose to integrate other businesses based on products rather than resources‚ and end up with a "plain vanilla" infrastructure. By following this continuum it will constrain the set of businesses
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the foundation of the Spanish language and culture. Iberians entered from North Africa to Spain (4000 -3500 BC). The celtics arrived through the pyrenees from 900 to 650 BC. In 711‚ the Muslins launched an invasion and occupied "La Peninsula Iberica" (spain). The Muslins brought irrigation methods‚ food strains (oranges‚ other food and vegetables). Under the control of the Muslims‚ Spain became the center of Art The Africans brought breeds of animals. By the end of the reconquista
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the ocean. She uses it to get away from the oppression brought on from her family. To show this‚ Chopin writes‚ "A feeling of exultation overtook her‚ as if some power of significant import had been given her to control the working of her body and her soul. She grew daring and reckless‚ overestimating her strength. She wanted to swim far out‚ where no woman had swum before"(Chopin 73). This quote expresses how Edna is doing something not previously done before from someone of
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