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    JANE ADDAMS Jane Addams is known for Hull House‚ located in Chicago‚ IL. While this isn’t her only contribution to society during her life‚ this is the one contribution that has probably made the biggest impact on society. Jane became interested in social issues when she went on a trip to England with two college friends. She was exposed to the poverty that was all around England’s East End. Also‚ while she was in England‚ her and her friends came across Toynbee Hall‚ which was a settlement house

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    Racism in Politics

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    Racism in Politics Brenda Reed-Miller Professor Belinda Hartnett Sociology 100 September 2‚ 2012 How Race Plays a Part in Politics This paper explores the affects of Race/Racism in Politics. I decided to do my paper on this because of some of the political coverage of the upcoming presidential election in November 2012. It should come to no surprise for those who follow politics that it is racially polarized. It is noted that most minorities vote democratic and more white‚ especially

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    Aldous Huxley was a pioneer in science fiction and anti-utopianism as well as a revolutionary spirit within early 20th century society. Born into a distinguished family in Surrey‚ England‚ on July 26‚ 1894‚ Aldous Huxley was educated to fulfill his lineage. His literature became an anthology of commentaries on his contemporary civilization. The lasting impact of Aldous Huxley’s mystic literature has been seen throughout the ages‚ from George Orwell all the way to the 21st century. Aldous Huxley

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    Warfare shaped several countries over the years in different ways. World War II had a great impact on Japan as a nation. In 1941‚ Japan bombed the Pearl Harbor of the US causing them to enter the war‚ which resulted in an immense clash between both countries. In August 1945‚ the US dropped two of the most dangerous bombs‚ the atomic bomb‚ on Japanese cities‚ Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those bombings changed not only Japan‚ but also the entire world. The US had introduced a new weapon to the world‚

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    ‘Critically analyse the concept of institutional racism in policing and evaluate policy responses to it’ ‘By its very nature‚ much of policing is controversial and conflictual.’(Newburn 2005:525) This can be seen in the major debate of race and racism that has continued throughout contemporary British policing from the 80’s to the present‚ featuring increasingly in popular media and political debates. (Newburn 2005) The growing interest in the position of ethnic minority groups in relation to

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    Race Roits

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    In order to get beyond racism‚ we must first take account of there is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally we must treat them differently” – Harry A Blackman. It shows how racial tension between African Americans and whites provoked the riot because they were treated differently because of their race. The Chicago race riot occurred July 29‚ 1919 and it lasted for 8 days and it was a turning point in Chicago’s history. The riot occurred because of racial tension between African

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    the article “Here’s The Truth About Race And Policing”‚ by Redditt Hudson‚ valid arguments and statements are made against policing done wrong in America. Hudson goes into great depth on how our criminal justice system has been filled with systematic racism over the years. So what makes an officer willingly over use their authority you ask? Well it’s simple‚ they are influenced by corrupt police officers in their force or they just feel more “in danger” of races that are not white. Hudson talks about

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    World War 1 also known as the Great War which started in 1914 as was fought in Europe. World War 1 had a huge impact on Australia and it society this was because of the Enemy Aliens‚ Middle and Working class women and the labour force. Australia’s ally was Britain so they supported the Triple Entente. As a result of the their involvement in World War 1‚ tensions began to develop between groups of people on the Australian home front. In world war one there was a lot of work available because all

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    The Space Race Three‚ two‚ one‚ blast off. The ship went up in smoke as it rose to the atmosphere and launched the first satellite into space. This achievement started the Space Race. The race to the Moon would be an excruciating and long task for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. First‚ The Soviet Union was winning and the U.S was falling behind. The Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite. The Soviet Union also put the first man into orbit. The U.S. Tried to launch a satellite but failed. President

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    Rockets allow satellites to be set up in space‚ which lets people to forecast the weather and communicate. Without the invention of rockets‚ humans would have never been launched into outer space.. Rockets have impacted society in many ways. They allowed the knowledge of science to expand. People learned the laws of gravity. You may think that the invention of the rocket was not effective because rocket fuel can cause air pollution‚ you risk your life to take a rocket to

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