Good morning/ afternoon Introduction: Within recent years‚ a variety of issues have been proven to be associated with mandatory minimum sentencing laws. With the laws affecting a significant demographic of minorities‚ issues such as prison overpopulation‚ unfair judgement and extensive costs involved with prisons and the court have arisen. The concept of mandatory sentencing was originally implemented to ensure that certain criminals served long prison sentences‚ which would simultaneously punish
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F (1972). Urban Aborigines. Australian National University‚ Canberra. Koori Mail (2007). Volumes offer new hope for languages. Vol. 439‚ p 230. Marika‚ R (1998). The 1998 Wentworth Lecture. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Canberra. Accessed 17 September 2011. http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/wentworth/a318678_a.pdf Nunan‚ D (2003). The impact of English as a global language on educational policies and practices in the Asia-Pacific region. TESOL Quarterly
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Solomon Islands: Where to now? Waku is the pijin English name for the increasingly diverse local Asian community of the Solomon Islands. They have played a large role in the economy for several decades and more recently some have become involved in politics. Some Asians have participated in corruption which helped destabilise the Government in the decades leading up 1998 when the ‘crisis years’ began. During the crisis years (1998-2003) some Waku elements prospered through duty remissions
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Stop and frisk is a controversial topic which has many retractors as supporters. On internet the information about this topic is really broad. However‚ in this response I did a research based on pros of the stop and frisk program. I took information from newspapers‚ TV channels‚ blogs‚ forums‚ research of universities. Moreover‚ I looked for other topics related such as; increase of violence‚ illegal guns‚ gun violence‚ weapons in schools‚ and also‚ gangs in NYC. Even though‚ people who are in
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Depression is considered a health concern among indigenous people since it affects their wellbeing and emotional health. According to Gubhaju et al (2013) indigenous people are more prone to anxiety and depression than non-indigenous persons. Depression has been connected to various social determinants namely; discrimination‚ racism‚ financial constraints‚ poor education‚ colonization and poverty among others. For the poster presentation‚ in collaboration with my team members‚ I decided to place
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com/2010/09/12/are-more-asians-abusing-adderall/ Substance Abuse While Asian Americans overall had the lowest rate of drug use among all groups‚ the illicit drug use rate for Pacific Islanders‚ in contrast‚ is 9.1 percent higher than any other ethnic or racial group. In addition‚ treatment admissions for stimulant abuse among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are nearly four times higher than total admissions for this condition. http:// www.healthyminds.org/More-Info-For/Asian-AmericanPacific-Islanders.aspx
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How is the Puerto Rican experience similar to that of the other Latin American immigrants to the U.S.? The experiences in the video portraying Puerto Ricans had several similarities to that of other Latin Americans immigrating to the U.S. The interviewers had similar stories as to either coming to the US with their parents or by their own choice. The one thing the two groups have in common is the experience of a language-barrier. Puerto Ricans are primarily Spanish speakers and English is a second
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Resource Evaluation Incorporating texts that relate to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander history‚ culture and identity into the curriculum is not only essential in the sense that it allows students to learn about the unique and complex nature of Indigenous histories and cultures ‚ but it also fosters reconciliation‚ acceptance and tolerance between Indigenous and non-Indigenous student’s. However‚ educators must understand the importance of evaluating resources before implementing them
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nest on the ground. Niue is off in the pacific by itself. No other islands are close by. Niue seems to have been settled by two groups. The first were from Samoa. The second were from Tonga. It took European missionaries awhile to get these islanders to become Christian. At first Niue was called
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earth up for disaster. How did they hurt me? Why do they hurt me? The earth wants to know. If I ask you to go build a statue and then bring it 500 miles across the land‚ how would you do it? The residents of Easter Island had their own idea. The islanders used trees to drag the statues across the land‚ cool right? No‚ this led to the total loss of trees in the area. The depletion of trees‚ one of earth’s natural resources’ was a key environmental issue in The Lorax and Easters’ End and is still an
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