Basically the Riot Act gives unlimited power to peacekeepers and the law is if there are 12 protesters police are allowed to shoot. The actions of law enforcement can be motivated by their own thoughts and beliefs about a certain person. Based on what Gray stated‚ peacekeepers had too much power in their hands‚ which they took advantage
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At the onset of the American Revolution‚ the sociology and agenda of the patriotic elite seemed to mirror that of the people. Many influential figures in the colonies‚ as well as most of the common people‚ had had enough of what they viewed as British tyrannical rule encroaching on their lifestyles. Visionaries such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson dreamed of a self-governed country founded on a basis of equality and liberty. Of course‚ these fundamental rights weren’t intended for everyone
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The Texas Revolution happened on account of an advancement of occasions that started some time before the primary shots discharged at the Battle of Gonzales. In the mid year of 1820 a 59 year-old Missourian named Moses Austin approached the Spanish Authorities for an sociable land tract which he needed to use to pull in American Pioneers. To many’s surprise in mid 1821‚ the Spanish government gave him consent to settle 300 families. Spain had invited Americans to assist build up the land and to give
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The Battle and Surrender of Berlin 3rd Squad United States Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy Advanced Leader Course Prior to the battle‚ Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin believed Berlin was one of the key terrain features of World War II. Stalin feared that the British would beat the Soviets to the city with UK Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery’s 21st Army Group that was advancing from Holland into Northern Germany. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower believed that Hitler was fleeing south
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During the years of 1846 to 1848‚ America and Mexico were in war due to conflicts regarding slavery and territories. Henry Clay (the Secretary of State at that time) tried to end the war by introducing a series of bills called The Compromise of 1850. The Compromise had five laws that were put in place to help the Northern Free States and the Southern Slave States come to a natural balance. In September 9‚ 1850‚ the government passed three of the laws from the Compromise of 1850. The first three
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At the time the Declaration was issued and out‚ many Texans were leaving their homes eastward ahead of Santa Anna’s army‚ in what became known as the Runaway Scrape. The Alamo sadly fell to Santa Anna and his army on March 6‚ and over 300 unarmed Texan prisoners were massacred his army at Goliad on March 27. Sam Houston’s army was also moving eastward while Santa Anna went towards
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Adam Chin Ms. Pearlman The French Revolution of 1789 was one of the most important revolutions that had taken place. During that time‚ the political‚ social‚ and economic conditions were disliked by many of the French people‚ especially those in the Third Estate. Many of the French were influenced by the new views of government and society and attempted to try and change the way the government thought. The First and Second Estate were filled with many high class and church members
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Paxton Boys The Paxton Boys were frontiersmen Scots-Irish origin who were considered a vigilante group. The village of Paxton was a rapid growth for racial and political disorder during Pontiacs Rebellion. Pontiac’s rebellion was a way in 1763 that was between Native American Tribes that were unhappy with British postwar policies in the Great Lake region. The Native tribes were dissatisfied with the defeat of the French in the French and Indian war. Paxton was still populated with many Scot-Irish
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Prompt: Who is the most sympathetic character in The Great Gatsby? Why? In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ it’s all about parties‚ females‚ and romance. It’s also about life and reality because most of the things that are happening in modern life happened in the book. The most sympathetic character in The Great Gatsby is Nick because of the way he gets treated‚ because of the way he tries to help out the people in the story‚ and because of the way he was there for Gatsby. Nick is the most sympathetic
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Expansion is defined by the action of becoming larger or more extensive. Nevertheless‚ it goes far beyond that. Enlargement of ones territory is the gaining of more‚ and the methods and fights that come with it. This term is the very reason behind the United States being as vast as it is today. The act of acquiring ground by leaving one area in pursuit of another was a major step into the development of our country. Starting as far back as the founding of the first successful settlement‚ Jamestown
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