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    Civil Rights 1965-1970

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    “What new issues emerged for the civil rights movement in the period 1965-1970? How did black leaders respond to those issues in different ways?” During the period 1965-1970‚ new issues had emerged for the civil rights movement‚ such as the question of whether Martin Luther King’s philosophy of non-violent tactics were too moderate and limited‚ poverty and voting rights. During 1965 to 1970‚ black leaders responded to these issues in a number of ways. Responses to these issues included the forming

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    In 1970 was the federal first attempt to control hazardous air pollutants (HAP).” The current definition of HAP is a pollutant "known to cause or [that] may reasonably be anticipated to cause adverse effects to human health or adverse environmental effects”. It came in section 112 amendments to clean air. The EPA was required by Section 112 to have a list of hazardous air pollutants that may have would cause to mortalities‚ fatalities‚ illnesses or anything that could not be reversed. Once the pollutant

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    1970's Research Paper

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    Art Movement of the 70’s Is the art of the 1970’s to suffer a fate similar to that of the 1930’s‚ which has so often been presented as innovatively dull and empty‚ not worthy of much consideration? Ian Burn1 Using a pinnacle moment in history to learn about arts from that era is a fun way to discover artists‚ and their works‚ that one might not have otherwise researched. The purpose of this report was to obtain a better understanding of art in the 1970’s. There’s many ways to approach this‚ you

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    offenses. Prison today‚ is being overpopulated because of individuals who are reoffending. Many criminals do not now what to do after they serve their time; and‚ going back to the same environment they were taken‚ can affect their behavior. Prison is a punishment for crimes but does not mean criminals would stop. There are problems regarding the prison population‚ the reoffenders and the way people are being punished. Additionally‚ there has to be more control

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    Because of the great depression the 1930’s women got even skinner. There wasn’t much control over this although. Once the second world war passed‚ hips got larger and wider. The women of the 1960’s had a more androgynous and angular figure. In the 1970’s is when men really had to start adapting to body norms‚ so now‚ it wasn’t just the women who had to constantly worry about their bodies. Some men even wore corsets. These ideals relate to the cultural values that exist in a society and when these

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    tax dollars‚ the ability for proper rehabilitation of a smaller prison population and lessoning the strain on the justice system to process cases of trivial matters. Hundreds of thousands of government tax dollars can be saved if non - serious offenders are removed from prison. The prison system affects the lives of numerous Bahamians

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    Crime and Punishment

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    The Significance of Lazarus’s Resurrection In the Russian novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ the main character‚ Raskalnikov goes through a vast time period of great psychological turmoil. When comparing and contrasting this death and reincarnation of his consciousness and mind to the biblical tale of Lazarus’s resurrection‚ the author not only highlights the extremeness of the crimes he has committed‚ but also touches on the importance of recognizing one’s guilt. This theme of reconciliation

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    Sex Offender Registry Laws

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    Sex Offender Registry Laws | In a world of were the children of today are the future of tomorrow‚ it is understandable why we try so hard to protect our children from sex offenders. The problem is when it comes to making these laws‚ not everyone reacts with logic. Instead‚ they react with fear and rage resulting in laws that unjustly punish offenders. Because people don’t understand that all sex offenders are not a threat to society‚ they place all sex offenders in the same type of category

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    Crime and Punishment

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    Raskolnikov’s article‚ "On Crime‚" is vital to the understanding of his beliefs. This article also has a profound effect on Crime and Punishment as a whole‚ the subject matter being one of the main themes of the novel. The idea of the "extraordinary man" is referred to literally throughout the book‚ but also notable is the subconscious effect the idea has on Raskolnikov. Sometimes Raskolnikov is not even aware of this influence. It is important to note originality‚ or the ability to "utter a new

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    ​- The criminal justice system (courts) puts harsher penalties upon the male juveniles due to statistics showing they are the main offenders. This is a basic thinking upon our society‚ as females are obviously seen as the more emotional sex‚ thus judges are able to take pity upon their emotional inadequacy. While juvenile males on the other hand have a moral restriction where they have not been so free with their emotions. Since judges are able to take the emotions which are shown in court into the

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