According to Smalarz and Wells (2014)‚ the leading cause of wrongful convictions is eyewitness misidentification. Smalarz and Wells described a unique case where a rape victim‚ JT‚ had the opportunity to correctly identify her attacker. JT’s lawyer had received reports of her attacker bragging about getting away with the rape while he was in prison for another crime. The victim‚ JT‚ incorrectly identified the attacker‚ she actually choose the same person she choose in her first line up after the
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During the 1960’s‚ America was dealing with a lot of different issues. The U.S.A. was in the midst of a world war and the civil rights movement was gaining momentum within the nation. A majority of the movement was being led by civil rights activists like Martin Luther King‚ later to be joined by influential figures in the world of sports. Americans had varying opinions on the role of athletes during the 1960’s‚ but most agreed on the fact that they should be patriotic and represent the unity of
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Originally from Marcy Houses housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City‚[9] Jay-Z was abandoned by his father Adnes Reeves and shot his brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry[10] when he was twelve years old.[11] Jay-Z attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn‚ along with rapper AZ‚ until it was closed down. After that he attended George Westinghouse Information Technology High School in Downtown Brooklyn‚ with fellow rappers The Notorious B.I
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Was it Justified or Necessary for the Americans to Drop the Bombs? Introduction On August 6th‚ 1945‚ an American B-29 bomber named “Enola Gay” dropped the world’s first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. The nuclear explosion killed nearly 90 percent of the cities population‚ killing 75‚000 people from the point of impact and thousands more dying from Radiation Poisoning later on. Three days later‚ on August 9th‚ a second B-29 bomber named “Bockscar” dropped a second Atomic bomb on the Japanese
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Is the Death Penalty Justified? Jessica Valentine PHI 103 Informal Logic Professor Stephen Carter March 20‚ 2012 Is the Death Penalty Justified? The death penalty will always be a topic some people refuse to talk about. When in fact‚ it is a very serious topic and people should know how and why the death penalty is not justified. I believe the death penalty is not justified in the least bit because there are people sitting up in prison just living life because the state does not want to
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The first speaker ever created was known as the dynamic loudspeaker. It was created in the 1920’s by Edward Kellogg and Chester Rice. The loudspeaker produces a magnetic field which then causes a coil or magnet to move. The coil or magnet is connected to the diaphragm. There are more speakers than just the horn‚ such as‚ such as‚ electrodynamic loudspeaker‚ flat panel - planar‚ electrostatic‚ multi-cell diaphragm and piezoelectric. Speakers are used to produce sound. Sound is an energy which is
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Cassie Pinion Professor Smith AMH1020 11 December‚ 2015 In America‚ the 1920’s were a time of great social‚ cultural‚ and political change. Many people no longer lived on farms and were moving to the cities. The wealth of the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun
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Is Terrorism Ever Justified? “Terrorism has no justification‚ no matter what pretext terrorist use for their deeds.” Says Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour‚ a Tunisian Culture and Preservation of Heritage Minister. (UN News Centre.) Many people view terrorism the same way as Ben Achour‚ especially in America. But there are also many of those‚ such as Alan Dershowitz‚ who counter with questions like‚ “Is ‘terrorist’ just a negative version of ‘freedom righter’?” and “How are civilian deaths in terrorism
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HISTORY Why was there a boom in the USA in the 1920’s? There are many factors that contributed to America’s economic boom in the 1920’s. Resources where essential at this time in USA‚ this was because many new products and items were being produced for the consumer. Natural resources like coal; minerals‚ oil and land were in great store and were a great help as a basis for further expansion. The First World War was another factor as the USA supplied Europe with many goods during this
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Shawn "Jay-Z" Corey Carter is one of the hip hop artists who own a business empire which includes: Roc-A-Fella Records‚ Roc-A-Wear Clothing‚ Roc-A-Wear Films‚ Armadale Vodka‚ and a sport bar called 40/40 Club. Recently‚ Jay-Z has also cooperated with watchmaker Audemars Piguet to produce limited edition watch. Born on April 12‚ 1969‚ Jay-Z was raised by a single mother‚ Gloria Carter. He had experienced the tough life on the streets of New York where he grew up. Fortunately‚ the streets life
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