The Harlem Renaissance was a time of great accomplishments among African Americans. Mary works of art‚ poetry‚ and music during this time became notable even to today. Two very inspiring people of this time period were John Birks Gillespie and Selma Burke. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born on October 21‚ 1917 in Cheraw‚ South Carolina. He was the youngest of nine children. His father‚ James Gillespie‚ was a bricklayer and a musician on the side. His mother‚ Lottie Powe Gillespie‚ was a house
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Instant runoff voting is a ranked choice voting system for single-winner elections that‚ in a single round of counting‚ accomplishes the goal of a two-round runoff election. Sometimes called "ranked choice voting‚" "preferential voting‚" "majority voting" and "the alternative vote‚" IRV avoids the undemocratic outcomes of plurality voting that occur when so-called "spoilers" split the majority vote. By allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference‚ IRV enables voters to vote their hopes
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movement brought about a huge amount of change. The civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately one generation (1960-1980) where there was much worldwide civil unrest and popular rebellion. The process of moving toward equality under the law was long and tenuous in many countries‚ and most of these movements did not achieve or fully achieve their objectives. In the later years‚ of the civil rights movement many cases took a sharp turn. Martin Luther King
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Australia has a proportional voting system‚ and their voting process is very complex. The voters there rank candidates by preference. Australia also has over two political parties representing themselves in its government. Also‚ Australia’s voters do not appear to be anymore politically educated than America’s voters. Attempting to compare America’s voting system to Australia’s voting system like trying to fit a triangle in a circular hole. What would happen to Australia if voting became voluntary again
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Research Paper The Patriot Act 12-10-08 Eng101:423 Argumentative Essay The Patriot Act America is based on two things: Blood and the Constitution. America is currently at war‚ fighting for our freedom. But what use is that if our Constitution‚ the very thing that grants us freedom‚ is no longer valid? Only five weeks after the September 11 attacks congress passed an act granting greater judicial power to information gathering agencies. The Patriot act‚ passed October 26 2001(New York
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Shelby Sweetin Mrs. Ekenseair 8th Grade Biblical Worldview 6 December 2016 Holy Spirit in Paul In the book of Acts I have learned about so much. I have learned how Paul spread the Gospel and also how I can too. I have also learned how Paul was empowered by the Holy Spirit and how I am empowered too. In Acts Paul has many difficulties throughout the book but he keeps faith. In Acts it was like I was taken on a journey with Paul to so many different places and learned so many new lessons. I have
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*[The primary advantage of the mail ballot is that it requires little time]* and [effort on the part of the voter]. [We think that also is a primary shortcoming of this process]. It is worth a little of both our time and our energy to exercise the right to vote‚ and that personal investment should serve to make us a bit more conscious of the value of that opportunity. From a newspaper editorial: [The recent use of mail ballots in Oregon’s election of a U.S. senator has led some people to hail this
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The Patriot Act and Civil Liberties The Patriot Act and Civil Liberties With today’s society of advanced technology‚ it has become imperative for the United States to develop new laws to keep up with emerging threats and to combat illegal activities within the country as well as abroad. Without the ability to monitor communications and information‚ the War on Terrorism becomes an unsymmetrical battle that is detrimental to the American way of life. Devoid of such significant
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Research topic Almera Mahumot Mary Rose Perez Kent Justin Lapinig Name BSIT DIP Computer Science Course I. Research project/Study title: Computerized voting system for Student Council Elections II. Research topic areas: Election‚ system development III. Background of the study: Since the start of education and it’s components for learning purposes‚ not just the academic side has become our use for success and for competitive side‚ but
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The Civil Rights of 1953-964 was a social movement by African Americans to end segregation and discrimination in the United States. This social reform and movement primarily took place in the South because it was the most segregated place in the North America. The civil rights movements is such a critical time period in African-American history which leads to many significant figures and events. For example important figures such as: Ella Baker‚ James Farmer‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ John Lewis‚
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