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    Privatization of Prisons

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    Privatization of Prisons Private Prison‚ Inc. Introduction America has been getting tougher on lawbreakers. This is something that the public long has been demanding. The problem it creates‚ however‚ is a shortage of prison capacity to hold the increased numbers of convicted criminals. This has led to: prison overcrowding‚ sometimes prompting court actions against penal systems; rapidly rising operational outlays; and taxpayer resistance to the cost of new prisons. A partial answer to the

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    Overcrowded Prisons

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    Millions upon millions if Americans have been sent to prison without a victim ever claiming damages. It is important to look at the burden this mass level of incarceration places upon our society. Viewing the statistics‚ demonstrates just how the destructive mass of incarceration of victimless crimes have been high not only in women but in men as well. Drug offenses are self-explanatory as being victimless‚ but so are public order offenses‚ which also follows the victimless crimes. Public order

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    Double consciousness

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    Sammie Britt Comm 661 Extra Credit Paper December 4‚ 2014 Double-consciousness‚ the veil‚ and Ferguson W.E.B. Du Boise first coined the termdouble-consciousness” in the early 1900s. “It is a peculiar sensation‚ this double-consciousness‚ this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others‚ of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.” (Du Bois‚ “The Souls of Black Folk”) Du Bois also believes that African-Americans are “born with

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    Topic: The Separate Vote Count Mechanism in the Hong Kong Legislative Council In Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco)‚ the decision rule is difference for the bills by government and the bills by the legislative council members. There are different views about the Separate Vote Count Mechanism in the decision rule of Legco. Some people think that it cannot reveal public interest and some people think it has its function on resisting so called “unreasonable” or “nonsense” bills by the legco members

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    The Felons Right to Vote

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    June 19‚ 2013 Should Felons have the right to vote? Should Felons have the right to vote? Our country was founded on democracy; it is what sets us apart as a nation. How can we consider ourselves a true democracy when we don’t let certain members of our society have the right to vote and participate in that democracy. Since the founding of our country most states in the U.S. have enacted laws disenfranchising felons and ex felons from voting. There are forty-six states and the District of

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    Becca Peterson December 14‚ 2014 Analytical Writing Theresa Schnieder Armed Teachers A recent tragedy in a Connecticut elementary school has Americans looking for a better way to protect its school-age children. The brutality that occurred in Sandy Hook elementary school shook Americans to the core‚ making many people push for stricter gun laws. One proposal that has become popular is to allow faculty to have access to a gun in the classroom. “In response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary

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    belt-fed‚ gas operated medium machine gun that fires a 7.62x51mm NATO round. It weighs 27.6 pounds‚ has a length of 49.7 inches‚ (The barrel having a length of 24.8 inches) a width of 4.7 inches‚ a height of 10.4 inches‚ and has a maximum range of 3‚725 meters. The maximum effective range of this weapon is 800 meters while mounted on a bipod‚ and 1‚100 meters while mounted on a tripod. Rounds leaving the muzzle of the M240B have a velocity of 2‚800 feet per second‚ and the weapon has a rate of fire

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    People don’t realize how important it is to vote. Many think one vote won’t hurt anything‚ but if everyone had that mentality no one would ever vote. It is very important to know who you are voting for and putting in office‚ but how do you know who you are truly voting for. Does he share the same religion as you? Is he a conservative or liberal? Or what kind of bills is he trying to pass? These are some basic questions that should be asked when looking at who’s running for office. After all the

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    Should felons vote

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    Should Felons Vote 3/5/14 In forty-eight states the felons are not aloud to vote‚ some even don’t allow people on parole to vote. The article was published in 2005‚ from the City Journal. This article then goes into saying that the democrats are taking a stand to allow ex-cons the right to vote. There are different views on this through out the whole United States but this author‚ Edward Feser‚ seems like he is taking the stand to allow them to vote by stating in the end that he would like to see

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    right to vote. All citizens must vote in order for a political leader to be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote insures equality among all races‚ genders‚ and the various economic status.Voting represents a citizens mortal values. For these reasons americans should vote in local state and national elections. A citizen’s vote makes certain there is equality among all people within the u.s. A voter who is por has the same vote as one who is wealthy. People of all races have equal votes. The vote of an

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