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    Today’s Youth Justice Board came after the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act which passed to prevent young people from offending and re-offending (Home Office 2009). In the 1800s when it came to punishment for crimes‚ there was no distinction between adults and children. People thought that the old forms of punishment‚ such as transportation and overall humiliation‚ were too severe for children. Mary Carpenter advocated for education rather than prison which introduced the battle between welfare and justice

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    it; it introduced lots of things that evolved into what elections are like today‚ including economic and social changes‚ who can vote‚ how many people vote‚ how candidates portray themselves‚ and the different backgrounds of the candidates. In the 1800s‚ not many people could vote compared to today. In the elections before the 1828 election‚ the only ones that could vote were white males who were at least 21 years old‚ educated‚ and owned property. If you didn’t meet these qualifications‚ you couldn’t

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    The text in Section A focus on attitudes to race in Obama’s America. Write a paper (400-500 words)‚ task 1 and 3. 1. The first text is by Yolanda Young and she writes about how Barack Obama and his wife have changed the look at African American people. Before America got a coloured president white people did not notice her‚ even though her dark color stood out from the crowd she felt unseen. After Barack Obama became President of the United States and his wife became the first black first lady

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    America wasn’t what people see it as today in the early 1800s‚ much of the territory was gained through war and treaties. It took time and dedication from key leaders of many revolutions and wars to shape America to as it is known today. Between 1800 and 1850 due to disagreements and subsiding the United States of America went through major territorial changes‚ the idea of Manifest Destiny and the Louisiana Purchase were the beginning of the major changes that the United States underwent. Manifest

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    California’s Race-Based Lockdowns CJS/221 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE TEAM A NOVEMBER 3‚ 2014 Introduction  In this slide show it will show you how Californian prisons are ran and what happens in prison.  This slideshow was put together by a group of 6 individuals so there will be a lot of information provided.  Provided at the end of the slideshow will be a reference page to where if you would like more information on anything you will be able to look it up.  Only thing left

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    The United States during the 1800s was going through a mode of metamorphosis. The Civil War was a period dedicated to those who fought or opposed slavery in the nation. It solely focused on the people who fought for what they thought would benefit the country more. Apart from the Civil War was the Antebellum Period. The nation went through a phase of shifting individualism and gradual polarization before and after the Civil War‚ known as the Antebellum Period. There were movements done by various

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    Citizenship. what does it mean? The dictionary definition means have the right to “live freely‚ work and vote “ be human. But what does that term mean to a white man in the 1800s? A richer status? More intelligent? Or are they simply better than Them in their eyes? In my eyes you cannot judge someone for how they look Or how smart they are you judge them on whether or not they are a good person. Hell I have meet so many jerks and bullies in my life but when you understand that Maybe they were

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    The History of the Zamboni Although ice hockey was originated in the early 1800s‚ the first Zamboni did not hit the ice until 1949. For well over a century‚ the sheet of ice was resurfaced by tediously shoveling off the snow and pouring water back over the ice. The technique left the ice in a miserable‚ almost unskatable state by today’s standards. Not only was it a poor surface to skate on‚ resurfacing a sheet of ice took nearly over an hour and a half to complete. Frank Zamboni’s invention of

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    Throughout Seeing Race in Modern America‚ scholar Matthew Pratt Guterl explores how cultural “sightlines” (Guterl 2) resist change over time in the way we see race as he argues that race is a “social construction of color” (Guterl 3)‚ dependant on visual cues. Guterl uses a myriad of visual culture‚ such as advertisements‚ movies‚ and popular culture as evidence that making race visual is what causes its longevity. In his analysis of “sightlines that challenge the eye‚” (Guterl 128) he turns to movies

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    social spectrums in America‚ and is helping to push America in the right direction. Hip-Hop has created a lot of social and cultural bridges that otherwise wouldn’t exist today. For example‚ the Hasidic Jew reggae artist Matisyahu is one of the most popular artists today. But would he ever have even thought to have become a Hip-Hop artist if Hip-Hop wasn’t such an accessible and open movement? "Hip-Hop is creating very interesting bridges across racial and ethnic communities‚" says S. Craig Watkins -

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