The 13th Amendment‚ passed by Congress January 31‚ 1865‚ and ratified December 6‚ 1865‚ states: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ or any place subject to their jurisdiction." The passing of this amendment freed slaves and made it illegal to have slaves‚ but the 13th Amendment did not give African-Americans the equal rights that they longed for. Consequently‚ slavery
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Nicola Cooper Student No; cs329513 What effect does alcohol have on a person’s health and life expectancy? The consumption of alcoholic beverages dates back to approximately 10‚000 years ago when viticulture’ (the selective cultivation of grape vines for making wine) is said to have originated in the mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. (1) It is one of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs in the world. Alcohol interacts with gamma amino bultyric acid (GABA) receptors in the
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English Literature‚ Class 1 Thursday 10:00-12:00 June 1‚ 2012 What I have lived for Looking back on my life‚ there is a question wandering in my mind---what I have lived for. After a long time of contemplating‚ I find that I have been engaged in three missions in my whole life: overcoming difficulties‚ cultivating diligence and pursuing happiness. These three missions have made my life meaningful and wonderful. First‚ I have never surrendered to the difficulties in my life. I know that if I
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Which Amendment? The freedom of speech‚ religion and press seems like an everyday activity‚ right? But imagine if you were not allowed to speak your opinion or practice your choice of religion‚ or even write about facts or opinions that interest you. What if you had to keep all your thoughts and opinions to yourself except for the ones that you were allowed to express or you would be in trouble. That would be like torture. That is why Amendment number one of the Constitution is the most important
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?What could have happened before? Plenty of years before the actual Jack visited the hotel‚ someone had already been there. The funny thing is that it’s someone who looks like him. Anybody could swear it’s him. But how is it possible? More than 40 years had passed and the man in the picture (who looks like he’s in his mid-forties) was still alive and all‚ visiting the hotel (again)? Some old people living in the town‚ who were relatively close to the hotel owners‚ say that nobody really knew the
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Pets: The Many Effects They Have on Their Owners Everest University Andrew McMonigle Instructor: Sarah Carson 3/30/2013 Pets are known to have many different effects on their owners. Pets have the ability to lighten up someone’s day and make them forget about their stress from school and work. Many people enjoy having pets in their homes. Different types of pets offer unique experiences for their masters. With most animals there comes a classification of different breeds that one can choose
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Analysis of an AA Recovery Story: IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE. “Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men.” (Albert Einstein) THEMES Social Influence: High parental expectations: were put on him: “the ambition to succeed was instilled in me.” Having idealised his family (a “fine” one)‚ he followed what they told and showed him‚ and from early age‚ worked in all his spare time‚ after school and during vacations
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The past three weeks I can say that I have learned quite a lot‚ I never really thought I could understand what entailed through organized crime. There are many different attributes that were involved to form organized crime. Without knowing exactly what those attributes are you would never be able to figure out what it takes to organize crime or even get why they call it organized crime. I would say to myself why do these mafia and big groups put so much time and effort into making sure that there
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Failed Amendments The Amendments were proposed in 1789. There were 17 articles of amendment but they were reduced to 12 and others were rejected. Today‚ there are 27 amendments in the constitution. Most people know the first 10‚ which are known as The Bill of Rights. Through the years‚ the amendments have been tried to be changed or improved by the government. Some amendments are accepted and some are still pending. The failed amendments are either rejected by the congress or didn’t get enough
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Amendment Essay Thomas Jefferson once claimed‚ “A democracy cannot be both ignorant and free.” This is why I believe that the first amendment is the most important amendment to the American people. It states that we have the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly and petition; meaning‚ we are allowed to voice our opinions‚ choose what religion we want to follow. As people‚ we have natural rights‚ meaning God given rights that the government cannot take away from us. These include freedom
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