Crime in America has been on the decline since 1992 when crime was at an all time high. There was gun a gun control law and an increase in incarceration‚ giving people way longer sentences for small offenses. The gun control law made it harder for people to get their hands on weapons and the increase of incarceration made people scared to commit crimes cause the fear of getting harsh sentences. Also there was a boom in the economy that help also. With P. Bill Clinton passing the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
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bring about a peaceful end‚ the government must see that their actions and morally incorrect. People who live in a state that is a democracy tend to be scared of other types of governments‚ such as communism or fascism. Burma was a democracy until 1962‚ when the junta took over. The junta was a military dictatorship that had control by playing off of the fear the people had of them. The junta had begun to monopolize the oil industry‚ until in 2007‚ when the government had a full monopoly‚ they nearly
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What caused the Great Depression? The stock market crash‚ bank failures‚ and the buying of consumer goods on installment or margin‚ are just a few of the many causes of The Great Depression. During this time period the United States suffered greatly because of the depression. Many people were also not able to work or afford the things they used to be able to. The stock market crashing (bucket 1) lead to an industry collapse. One of the main reasons of the stock market crash was most likely
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the postclassical era just after William the Conqueror had unified England. The fighting was between the Muslims and Christians. Many things contributed to causing the crusades. Religious motivation and political/economical gain were both major factors that caused them. Proof that religious motivation was a cause for the crusades is shown through many of these documents. First‚ document one contains such quotes as‚ "Christ commands it"‚ " concerns you and God"‚ and " preserve the right of church"
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Name: Date: Assignment 1 – Research Assignment: DUE ON week 7_______________________ Choose ONE of the following topics for your assignment: 1. Select an advertisement for a quit smoking program‚ weight loss or sports nutrition supplement and research the scientific validity behind the program or product. Your report must include: A description of differences between primary and secondary resources An explanation of how secondary resources usually contain bias and how these
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The chain of events that are associated with this theory include debt liquidation and the contraction of monetary supply. Following the paying off of loans‚ there was a reduction in the value of assets‚ and profits made by businesses. There was pessimism and people began hoarding money. The end result was an increase in deflation adjusted rates of interest. Another theory is that of productivity shock‚ which involved the surge in mass production
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Throughout global history there has been major political‚ social l‚ economic‚ cultural‚ technological revolutions. These revolutions have a variety of complex causes and often have a great impact on he lives of the people involved. Throughout history there have been numerous amounts of revolutions and without most of the revolutions that occurred the country wouldn’t be where it’s at today. Before we can elaborate on a specific revolution we must first define the meaning of “Revolution”‚ a revolution
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war was started‚ yet is a factor in how it was caused. The idea of slavery fueled political and social relations between the North and South during the 1850s. Acts‚ such as the Fugitive Slave Act‚ hampered the sentiment towards the South‚ while the antislavery and abolition movement coalesced Southern opinion against the North. However‚ the feud between the North and South in attempts to gain power over the other‚ and the South’s eventual loss‚ is what primarily caused the Civil War. The political
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alter. The Great Depression would strike so suddenly almost no one would expect it. Still declining in 1939‚ the depression would last twice as long as any previous depressions. The unemployment rate grew up to twenty five percent in 1933. Those who did have jobs we’re losing hours of work hours by nearly six hours (Great Depression)! Those who were unemployed‚ lost everything‚ and were forced to live on the streets could not gain much help because a fourth of the population was living on the streets
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independent and experimental variable will be the note cards‚ the dependent variable will be the grade you get on the test. Immediately‚ you see the problems. What if one test is a math test (hard) and the other is a health test (nobrainer)? What if you have time to study for one test and don‟t have the time to study for the other test? What if you are feeling great the day you take one test and feel lousy the day you take the next test? All of these differences are variables that can affect the
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