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    13th Disciple

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    The Thirteenth Disciple b THE THIRTEENTH DISCIPLE 1st Edition by Imam Ahmad al-Hassan pbuh The successor and messenger of Imam al-Mahdi pbuh Certified accurate by the English Translation Committee of Ansar Imam al-Mahdi pbuh For more information and works by Imam Ahmad al-Hassan pbuh please visit either www.saviorofmankind.com (English) or www.almahdyoon.org (Arabic) Copyright © 2012 by Ahmad al-Hassan ISBN 978-1-61061-825-0 ‫:‪Translated from the original Arabic Al-Hawwari al-Thalith

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    The Invention of Computer and its Significance in Human History Abstract: In human history‚ there are lots of great inventions which made great effects to our life; we can even say‚ they dominated the development of human culture. This paper would say something about an effective invention which is fast developing and have the greatest influence on human society—computer and its history and significance. The writer believes‚ before people see computer as a convenient and useful tool even can’t leave

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    15 Amendment Dbq

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    Between 1865 and 1870‚ the 13th14th‚ and 15th Amendments outlawed slavery which "provided equal protection under the law‚ guaranteed citizenship‚ and protected the right to vote" (United States). Unfortunately‚ individual states continued to allow unfair treatment of minorities and passed the ’Jim Crow’ laws allowing segregation of public facilities. "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. It required equal access to

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    The film 13th explores race‚ justice‚ and mass incarceration in the United States. The film mainly focuses on the history of how racial inequality came to be in the United States. Also the film mentions that in the United States’ prisons there are inordinate amount of African-Americans. Additionally a variety of different political activists and public figures from different backgrounds gave their view from Angela Davis‚ Bryan Stevenson‚ Van Jones‚ Newt Gingrich‚ Cory Booker‚ and many others. In

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    The United States history is like the fountain of youth it refreshes your brain with information about the interesting past like the Civil War or the Bunker Hill. Imagine living in a time with slavery‚ war‚ and rights. The 13th14th‚ and 15th amendments to the united States Constitution are sometimes called the “Reconstruction Amendments.” They were passed in order to abolish slavery and to establish the rights of former slaves. It was tough for slaves during the Reconstruction Era because they

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    13th Film Reflection

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    Enisa Gutic 13th Film Reflection CBSE 3201 The film “13th documentary revolves around the structural system within the United States regarding race. Our prison system had became a slavery system. The United States contain 5% of the world’s population‚ but contains 25% of the world’s prisoners. Slavery was known as an economic system and when slavery was banned‚ the South was shattered. The North also benefitted from slavery‚ regardless of what our textbooks say according to the book “Lies my

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    African American History

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    African American History: 1865- Present Aneshia Y. Glover HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor Mohamed Khan April 29‚ 2013 African American History: 1865-Present African Americans had a very rough time in the early years. Not only were they looked down upon‚ but they were tortured‚ criticized‚ and belittled by those from other ethnic groups. Forced to work as slaves and having to endure hours and days of painful work and cruelty without ever having the opportunity to say a thing

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    The 19th Amendment gave American Women the right to vote. American Women were able to accomplish this breakthrough with great difficulty‚ but after pushing the issue towards congress and taking a stand they finally had their victory even if it took them decades to get the amendment approved. In the early 19th century women suffrage groups took a stand and marched‚ wrote letters‚ and practiced proper civil defiance to accomplish this great American change. In 1878 the Amendment was finally introduced

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    Civil War Amendments

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    war with itself over slavery. This war is known as the Civil War. The Civil War amendments (13th14th‚ and 15th) deeply impacted both black and white people of America. The 13th amendments states‚ "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist within the United States‚ or any other place in their jurisdiction." The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States in 1865. The amendment freed an estimate of 3 million slaves when ratified. The now‚ legally free‚ former

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    Summary Of The Movie 13th

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    The movie 13th which is directed by Ava DuVernay and is featured on netflix primarily focuses on how the thirteenth amendment in the constitution has allowed for mass incarceration and criminalization to occur. Furthermore‚ the documentary demonstrates how the loophole in the thirteenth amendment was abused after the Civil War since many African Americans were arrested for minor crimes such as lottering. The documentary also argues that this was often used as a tactic to ensure that economic system

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