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    Crime in the Bahamas

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    Crime in the Bahamas On the 6th April‚ 2011‚ shock waves were sent throughout the Bahamaland after the report of a brutal massacre of Nellie Brown-Cox. It is alleged that this crime was committed by her common law husband (Bahamas Press‚ 2011). This murder was a result of domestic violence‚ which is a crime that is committed among many residents in the Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands. Crime is ubiquitous‚ but can be alleviated if the necessary steps are applied. To further explain‚ certain aspects

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    Heights this morning”..... “A man was killed in a late night shooting last night. “A 23-year-old man was shot dead last night in the Lyon Road area off Shirley Street”... These are just a few of the headlines that we hear on a daily basis in The Bahamas.  We as a small nation should take heed to the crime problem and try to find ways in solving them. The crime rate will continue to persist if drastic measures aren’t taken. Athena Daminos‚ former Tribune editor and journalist asked this question “What

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    on some initiatives the government offers to assist and encourage more Bahamians to consider farming as a career. I would take a few minutes to speak generally about farming before telling you about those initiatives. A study of farming in The Bahamas shows that farming has not maintained a steady growth over the years. There was once a large dairy and poultry farm at Hatchet Bay Eleuthera that provided milk‚ eggs‚ and ice-cream for Eleuthera and New Providence. Many persons were employed in Eleuthera

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    “Discuss the methods used in the Women’s Suffrage Movement” The Suffragette’s were a group involved in the Women’s Suffrage Movement of the 19th and 20th century. The struggle for equality for women in Great Britain started long before the turn of the 20th Century. Not all suffragettes agreed with militancy. The movement split into two major factions: The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Society (NUWSS) led by Millicent Fawcett and The Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) led by Emmaline

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    Women’s Suffrage Up until 1920‚ the right for women to vote was up in arms. Men didn’t want women to vote because they saw women as the family care taker and they believed politics wasn’t a problem that women needed to deal with. From 1848 to 1920‚ women fought back with Women’s Suffrage Movements throughout the country. With continuous parades‚ speeches‚ and picketing attempts‚ the American Woman Suffrage Association proved to men that women can pull political weight. This led to the passing of

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    The passing of the nineteenth amendment and the suffrage movement was not only an empowering moment for women in history‚ but it was also a way for them to break through social norms. Before the passing of this amendment and the uprising of the suffrage movement. From the year 1840 to 1920‚ women spent around 80 years fighting for their right to vote. Before the Second World War‚ women were not in male-dominated work fields and this only changed during the Second World War when the US saw a recession

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    the United States is fighting World War One in Europe‚ while women‚ including Shaw‚ are fighting for suffrage rights at home (Auerbach). As the war rages on‚ women commit to their suffrage movements by giving speeches and marching in parades. On June 21‚ Shaw persuasively speaks to the people of New York at an equal suffrage campaign as they prepare to vote on a law concerning women’s suffrage rights. Her purpose is to give evidence to her listeners and persuade them to support the right to vote

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    in the suffrage movement contributed to achieve women’s rights today‚ but some became leaders‚ being the driving force behind the revolution. One of the most important leaders in the women’s rights movements was Susan B. Anthony. As a child‚ her family was very active in reform movements‚ working for prohibition of alcohol and the anti-slavery movement. Growing older‚ she realized that she could help make a difference in how women were treated‚ and founded the National Women’s Suffrage Association

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    History in the Bahamas

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    Question 1 (one) a Write a detailed account of the Burma Road Riot in Nassau Bahamas. The 1942 riot in Bay Street and in the Over-the-hill areas (place were the poorer black Bahamians lived) of New Providence was triggered by a labor dispute‚ but have been described as the first sign of a popular movement in the Bahamas. The Burma Road Riot occurred on June 1st 1942 through June 2nd 1942‚ when thousands of Bahamian workers came to Bay Street in a march of solidarity. This was a result of the years

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    Question: 1(a) Write a detailed account of the Burma Road Riot in Nassau‚ Bahamas. So many of the most dramatic and significant social events in the Bahamas history were played out on the stage of Bay Street and‚ as a result of these events‚ Bay Street was turn into a place where Bahamians came together in display of unity and a place where they sought to act out dissenting viewpoints. The Nassau Riot in 1942

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