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    Third Reich‚ most being German “citizens” and Eastern European‚ ranging in age from children to seniors. But why Havana? Many of the passengers had applied for American visas‚ and were planning to stay for a short time in Cuba until they could go to America. Ultimately the refugees never were allowed in any country the liner sailed to‚ resulting in the ship returning back to Europe. Upon arrival in Havana on the 30th of May‚ the passengers of the liner were refused entry

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    Throughout the 1950s and 1960s‚ television quickly became a popular and greatly desired entertainment system in America. Although expensive‚ the television was still found in over fifty million American homes. Socially‚ the television not only embellished what the time period believed to be the the “ideal” family‚ but the new technology also helped pull African Americans closer to a world without racism‚ segregation‚ and prejudice. As well as social benefits‚ the television greatly impacted the

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    rock‚ is a music genre that originated in England and slowly made its way over to America. Made up of a combination of hard rock and pop music‚ Glam encouraged an escape from the norm with its flamboyant stage appeal. This form of rock was performed by male performers who wore makeup‚ very feminine clothing and had elaborate stage show and costumes. This artistic element of Glam Rock changed the rock scene of the 1970’s. The main goal of Glam Rock was a simple perception of music with colorful scenic

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    Racial Profiling is a longstanding predicament that’s been going on for a long period of time. In “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he shares his own personal experience when he encounters a young woman walking in front of him‚ yet he did not show any threat to the young woman. She reacted timidly that speeds up her pace and began to run away of what she thought was a mugger/ rapist. The author uses a number of rhetorical strategies in the essay such as personal experience‚ imagery and

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    1970s Music Critically acclaimed pop singer‚ Adele‚ is inspiring to citizens throughout the United States‚ as well as the world‚ but she is also inspired herself‚ by other artist from her childhood (Hajdu). These artists included Bob Dylan‚ Louis Armstrong‚ and Nina Simone; Nina being responsible for much of the style Adele puts into her music. Nina Simone started her career in the 1950s‚ with her first recording in 1957. Bob Dylan released his first album four years after Simone released hers

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    Capstone: Racial Profiling by Law Enforcement One of the most imperative elements of today’s society is the Criminal Justice System. The criminal justice system’s purpose is to uphold social control‚ deter and mitigate crime‚ and sanction those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. While conducting research I have identified three issues that need to be addressed. These issues can be fixed with research and effort to correct issue. The three issues include racial

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    Racial Profiling Prof. James Wright/CRJS420 By Viktoria Gavre American InterContinental University June 20‚ 2013 Racial Profiling Introduction On April 19‚ 1995‚ around 9 a.m. a yellow Ryder Rental truck pulled up into a parking area outside the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Two minutes later all hell broke loose as the truck’s 4000-pound cargo blasted the government building shattering one-third of the seven-story building. Investigators got it right‚ they said the suspect

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    Hispanic Activism in 1960’s Living as a Hispanic individual during the 1950’s and 1960’s proved to be difficult. This struggle was widely seen in the rural Hispanics schools. Many students in schools of east LA lived this while many not knowing it. Just going to school‚ not being allowed to speak Spanish‚ and many of whom live with low expectations from their intellectual peers better known as teachers. Only a selected few would be “smart” enough to be eligible to go to college. One of those

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    validity in her view? Or perhaps‚ there were other factors which she did not take into account. The notion of Television being the main medium of influence of this period is irrefutable‚ with 95% of British households owning one by the end of the 1960s. Although the fact that the government set up the Committee of Inquiry on Broadcasting could in itself suggest that media had partial censorship (thus disallowing any real explicit broadcasts which could lead to a moral decline)‚ they did little to

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    Against Racial Profiling and/or other forms of profiling in dealing with security and immigration issues.  Group Members: Shay‚ Bryce‚ Brandon‚ Ariana  Opening Argument  Main Argument: Racial profiling is defined as the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin by the American civil Liberties union. How can something that… Racial profiling violates our constitutional

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