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    Eras of Policing

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    to know the history of how policing became what it is today. Policing has been categorized into three basic eras‚ which include the Political Era‚ Reform Era‚ and lastly the Community Problem-Solving Era that is the present form of policing. Most all of modern-western democracies are based on Sir Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police Force‚ which was instituted in 1829. Sir Robert Peel was the founder of modern day policing. He represented Tamworth in Staffordshire for eighteen years. As Home Secretary

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    Victorian Era

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    The Victorian Period Queen Victoria The Victorian period formally begins in 1837 (the year Victoria became Queen) and ends in 1901 (the year of her death).  As a matter of expediency‚ these dates are sometimes modified slightly.  1830 is usually considered the end of the Romantic period in Britain‚ and thus makes a convenient starting date for Victorianism.  Similarly‚ since Queen Victoria’s death occurred so soon in the beginning of a new century‚ the end of the previous century provides a useful

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    1.) Alexander the Great- Alexander the Great played an important role in the intertestamental period. He defeated Darius of Persia and brought Greek rule to the known world. He established seventy cities‚ all modeled after the Greek style. His conquering of the middle east facilitated the Hellenization of Rome‚ and brought the Jews under Grecian dominion‚ to the dismay of many Jews living there at that time. 2.) Antiochus Epiphanes- Replaced High Priest Onias III with Onias’ own brother

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    AnaMaria Impastato Honors English 11‚ period 2 12/11/12 The Revolutionary Period Essay Take A Stand Thomas Paine once said‚ “Tyranny‚ like hell‚ is not easily conquered.” (134) An aphorism that he used in “The Crisis No.1” to reinforce the established truth that freedom isn’t always free. Patrick Henry’s speech in the “Second Virginia convention‚” Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis No.1‚” and Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence that include elements and rhetorical devices such as rhetorical

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    Literary Period

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    Literary Period American Period 1898 - 1945   Philippine literature during the American rule was influenced by two factors‚ first of which is‚ education. With the Americans providing free education‚ many were given the chance to study and English was used as the language of instruction. Unlike the Spanish‚ the foreigners were willing to teach their language to the Filipinos. Free education served as the stepping stone for others to improve their social status. Early literary works in English

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    Romantic Period

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    Romantic Period (1820-1900) Characteristic of Music -it is a manifestation of one’s feelings -it is an expression of emotion -among the different periods of civilization‚ Baroque‚ Renaissance‚ it was during the Romantic period wherein the expression of feelings was clearly emphasized thru music. Romanticism -is a movement which means intense emotional manifestation‚ imagination and individualism -it allows free expression of feelings -artists were given to show their inner ideas and beliefs

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    Ryan Gurayah Mrs. Kane Social Studies‚ per.5 8 December 2011 Jacksonian Democracy American suffrage has been expanded at different times during history. In colonial times‚ suffrage was limited to males and then typically only to men‚ who were major landowners and tax payers. The effort to expand suffrage during the “ Age of Jackson” was a fierce struggle between those who favored it and those who opposed what they saw as a dangerous expansion of democracy. As years and centuries passed

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    war including one that tells us Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with just a movement of his pen. But was it him who went into war with millions of soldiers? The military were the ones who did everything they could to help free the slaves. Although Abraham Lincoln did issue the emancipation proclamation‚ it only freed slaves on paper but he did not go fight the war to actually free the slaves. He was pushed by the logic of winning the war against the confederacy‚ so he issued the emancipation proclamation

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    child called it “A Child Called It” Reflection Jessica Budzinski Sociology 2004A Prof. S. Becker September 14‚ 2012 When I was presented the assignment to read the award winning novel “A Child called it” by David Pelzer I had mixed feelings. I remember last semester a couple of my friends were reading the novel for their school‚ family‚ and community class. They told me about the book they had to read and how it was disturbing and some parts were unbearable to read. They revealed it

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    Reflection of a Child Called It The first chapter basically summarized the whole book into one chapter. It tells how he was treated in the beginning and throughout the horrible time he had to go through. Also it told how everything came to an end for the little boy. It told how the faculty at the school finally got involved and had taken him away for good. The child had so much will power that it was unbelievable. I tried to place myself in this child’s spot and I could not figure out what this

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