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    Over the last few years prostitution has continued to rise in Rhode Island. The reason behind this is the increase in sex trafficking. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports hundreds of people being trafficked through Rhode Island every year. This is a big issue especially since the average age of sex trafficking victims in the state of Rhode Island ranges between fourteen and fifteen. These young females are being manipulated by people that they trust into a life of prostitution. Websites

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    | Situation Analysis | | Women and Infants’ Hospital of Rhode Island | Team C June 10‚ 2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Understanding the Environment 2 Understanding the Industry 2 SWOT 2 Marketing Strategy 2 Introduction 3 Understanding the Environment 4 Policies & Healthcare Error! Bookmark not defined. Impact of Healthcare Reform on Reimbursement Error! Bookmark not defined. Economic & Financial Condition of NYS Hospitals 4 Social Environment 4 Understanding

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    and Rhode Island possess both similarities and differences for founding and development. As a result of geography and previous history‚ North Carolina and Rhode Island vary in their relations with Native Americans. Rhode Island and North Carolina share similarities pertaining to motivations for colonization‚ political development and religious attitudes. Rhode Island was essentially founded by Roger Williams who fled to the area in 1636 with the help of amicable Indians. Rhode Island was

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    and gave birth to a powerful student protest movement called the Rhodes Must Fall movement or RMF. As a result of all this‚ we are still beginning to understand the impact of this individual act of bravery and its ramifications. In this brief essay we propose to look

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    Cecil Rhodes acted in his own self-interest and claimed he was doing it for Britain’s gain. During the 19th century‚ South Africa was having great success and profiting greatly. The first diamond was discovered by the Europeans in southern Africa and it was known as the Eureka Diamond. It was found near Hopetown on the Orange River. People soon began to see the real wealth in owning a mine in that region during the time. It became a diamond rush and people from all around the world came to find the

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    intolerable‚ they enjoyed the simple pleasures such as eating plenty‚ drinking often‚ and making love frequently. Rhode Island was created when Roger Williams was exiled out of Massachusetts for “having new and dangerous ideas”. When Williams reached Rhode Island his followers and a band of friendly Native Americans started a colony‚ began immediately exercising simple manhood suffrage. Rhode Island was a place for dissenters and those who’d been exiled by the

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    America reflected and equal amount of economic and religious concerns. But the colonies that were founded mainly based on religious concerns were also founded with thoughts of making money. The colonies of New England‚ Maryland‚ Pennsylvania‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut were all founded mainly for religious reasons. Plymouth was founded byt the Separatist Puritans who wanted to begin their own Church without the interference of the British government. They believed in predestination‚ in which

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    forests‚ and met Native Americans who helped him‚ and sold him land. He started the Rhode Island colony on the land in 1636‚ and then he started a city in Rhode Island called Providence. Which was first city in America where there was freedom of religion. Anne Hutchinson was a woman who lived in Massachusetts‚ and didn’t have the same religious ideas as the Puritans. So in 1638‚ she left Massachusetts and went to Rhode Island where she started a new town. More of the English came to America to have freedom

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    Contemporary conviction slates General Nathanael Greene as a component within George Washington ’s military array of tools. However‚ such a characterization drastically understates Greene ’s true importance to the American Revolution. Greene ’s uncanny list of accomplishments is both alarming and incredible: his steadfast leadership helped carry a budding nation ’s hopes of liberty when it was most needed in northern and southern campaigns‚ a poignant relationship with George Washington serviced

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    OF PROVIDENCE‚ Defendant‚ Appellant. 07-14-1997 Issue: Plaintiff was a fire fighter for the City of Providence from 1992 to June 30‚ 1995. Plaintiff filed a five count complaint asserting hostile work environment and R.I. Gen. Law 28-5-24.1 (Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act); and disparate treatment. She also alleged violation of her equal rights and sought damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983. Facts: Until 1990‚ no female firefighters had ever served in the City of Providence Fire Department

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