A large number of prisoners go on a hunger strike in response to complaints by some inmates about their deprivation of rights by being placed in administrative segregated housing units. A spokespersons for inmates say that many inmates are willing to sacrifice their health and safety to stop the harsh segregation policies. The inmates refuse to eat‚ work assignments‚ leave cell‚ nor exercise. Prison officials claim that the hunger strike is a ploy by powerful prison gangs to increase their influence
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Three-strikes is a Mindless Response to Crime In 1983‚ a young man named Michael was brought before a Pennsylvania court on a charge of armed robbery: he stole $50 from a taxi driver using a toy gun. A few days later he was arrested and was subsequently convicted. Although the trial judge sentenced Michael to 6 months in prison and required that he repay the $50‚ the prosecutor demanded the 5 year minimum sentence required by state law. The trial judge ruled the mandatory sentencing law unconstitutional
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the dorms is regulated ineffectively‚ the issue is rooted from RA training and then manifests to communication between RAs and students. Although OU is a dry campus freshman students still drink in the dorms without fear of being caught. The alcohol strike policy is intended to deter students from drinking on campus but the policy is hardly ever strictly enforced unless a complaint of alcohol is made by another student. Saying OU is a dry campus is a joke in itself made to sound nice. The first person
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Empire or Emperor? An empire is a state‚ or political system that exercises coercive power over a population. Those with larger populations are more frequently labeled as empires. They conquer‚ rule‚ and extract resources from other states and peoples. Usually‚ empires encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system. The negative things that come with an empire cannot be overlooked. Many empires are known by their violence‚ exploitation‚ oppression‚ cruel
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"the United States have been the cradle of modern Anti-Imperialism‚ and at the same time the founding of a mighty empire."1 Those words written two years after the Second Word War capture tensions in American policy and public discourse that define the country’s uneasy position in the twenty-first century. America’s role as guarantor of global stability raises the question whether an empire can operate effectively under anti-imperial premises. Unmatched by peer competitors since the Cold War’s end‚ the
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The Pop Star This pop star has become everyone’s most talked about actress/artist. She is very young and beautiful with brown eyes and a huge smile. Her new image is daring and out of control. For the MTV Awards‚ the young tender artist‚ with short blond hair‚ wore a red bright lipstick with dark eye make-up‚ a skin color bikini‚ showing off her milk skin with tattoos. She was looked very comfortable while dancing and bending over‚ having all her audience members take a look of her small bottom
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California residents felt at the time the “Three Strikes and you’re out Law‚” took effect in 1994. The purpose of the Three Strikes Law is to punish repeat violent crime offenders upon receiving their third conviction of any felony. Initially‚ if a person receives a serious or violent felony conviction‚ this is considered a first strike‚ subsequently‚ then the second serious or violent felony criminal charge that is received would be a second strike and the individual will serve double the time originally
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holes. We only take notice as stars around black holes act differently than other stars in space. We can only ask questions such like; when they were theorized? How big they are? How are they are created? Are they actually black? Could they affect Earth in any way? Black holes are still being researched and there are still many questions to be answered. In the late 1790s‚ John Michell and Pierre LaPlace independently suggested the existence of an “invisible star.” They both calculated the mass
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http://articles.sfgate.com/2004-03-05/opinion/17416623_1_three-strikes-law-violent-crime-third-strike The purpose of the “three strike” law against offenders was originally to help reduce the number of criminals who were running around free but what it had come down to was costing tax payers more than what they had bargained for. More than 57% of offenders in California who are placed in prison for the “three strike” law were typically arrested for nonviolent offenses such as drug violations
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At the time of the Pullman Strike‚ the environment of the United States was pro-business therefore necessitating a strike by the company workers. Due to the depression facing the nation in 1893‚ the Pullman Car Company had to have finance cuts. This led to a work or be fired situation that put in the thought that workers were expendable. The ARU soon refused to pull Pullman Cars and the Pullman Strike was developed. Due to poor living conditions‚ workers demanded to make less into more. In Pullman’s
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