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    Processing Throughout History Preserving and processing food for consumption has been a driving force behind human technological development for thousands of years. According to encyclopedia.com‚ food preservation is defined as “protecting food from deterioration and decay so that it will be available for future consumption.” (Pelzer) The advent of food processing was an important and necessary step towards the advancement of the human race. Without the ability to control the shelf life of our food

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    Our bodies change our minds We know that our minds change our bodies‚ but is it also true that our bodies change our minds? And in a couple of minutes I want to convince you to pay more attention to your body postures and to convince you change your body postures in order to change how you feel. and I’m hoping that if you learn to tweak this a little bit‚ it could significantly change the way your life unfolds. When we feel happy we smile. When we feel sad we do the opposite. If you feel

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    From 1790 to 1857‚ the Supreme Court emerged as the most powerful branch of our government. I agree with the above statement. The US Supreme Court started slowly as a branch of our government‚ but by 1857 it emerged as the most powerful branch. The Presidency and the Executive branch certainly can create things‚ implement new ideas and have a large impact on all the citizens’ lives. The Congress as the legislative branch can establish or change laws‚ and declare war. These are both powerful branches

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    conservatives placed their faith in pragmatism rather than principle? Pragmatism is the idea that one should take a flexible approach to politics; using an understanding of what is best for the people and what will bring stability‚ it also is about what is most wanted by the people. An example of this was the post war consensus when consecutive conservative governments didn’t cancel any of the widespread reforms brought in by the labour government of 1945-51. Principle is the complete opposite of pragmatism

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    power to declare any place in the United States a military zone. This led to many Japanese American throughout most of the West Coast being relocated to interment camps. When Fred Korematsu refused to be relocated the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the military despite suspicions of racism. There were Supreme Court Justices who disagreed with the decision but the ruling still passed. The Supreme Court found Korematsu guilty of violating Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34. Despite clear undertones of

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    HS8018 Our BodiesOur Selves To build a disciplined body‚ one must understand the 4 dimensions: other-relatedness‚ self-relatedness‚ desire and control. A disciplined body is well-ordered‚ and displays predictable skills‚ and there is a high degree of control. On the desire dimensions‚ the disciplined either lacks desire‚ or produces it. As far as other relatedness is concerned‚ the disciplined body can started through its relations with others or focused inwards upon itself. Medicalization

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    6th amendment the right to counsel ;however‚ the state of Florida decided that was for federal cases only. After Gideon lost his trial against the state of Florida Gideon found a way to take it further and appealed to the Supreme Court. Once Gideon appealed the supreme court took it from there mainly Hugo Black a justice that firmly believes that everyone deserves an attorney according to the 6th and 14th amendments in which he lost earlier in his career betts v. brady. Once the case was finished

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    suspended. Detaining individuals for a suspected crime and not giving them their day in court is in violation of the Constitution. Habeas corpus was implemented in the Constitution to ensure that individual would not be unlawfully imprisoned. Presidents have used their war time power to suspend the habeas corpus‚ is this violating civil rights and liberties? Habeas corpus is derived from the Latin term “you have the body” which is the opening terms of a legal writ (Merriam-webster.com‚ 2013). Habeas corpus

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    rape; he was punished twenty to thirty years in prison for each. The Miranda v. Arizona appealed but‚ the Supreme Court of Arizona maintain that Miranda’s Constitutional Rights existed in achieving the confession. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Miranda’s conviction but was retried and convicted‚ without the confession‚ by the State of Arizona.

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    Racial inequality has been problematic throughout American history‚ and the most disastrous outcome has been its restriction of democracy. According to W. E. B. DuBois‚ a true democracy stems around an entire population with a colorblind educational system with further emphasis on no arbitrary segregation‚ large citizen participation in the electoral process‚ and no political and economic inequality. It is incredibly apparent that this image of an ideal democracy as yet to be achieved to the constant

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