The Lewis and Clark Expedition- The people of the United States knew very little of the land they had previously gained from the French as the Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson decided to send out an expedition of explorers to discover the unknown land. This became known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition or the Corps of Discovery. Jefferson decided the leader of the expedition would be his secretary William Clark‚ and Meriwether Lewis. The expedition officially began in the summer of
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Agamemnon knew Hecuba was going to avenge both Polyxena’s death and Polydorus. Although‚ he wasn’t aware of Hecuba’s gruesome plan‚ he was well aware that he allowed for Hecuba to commit those acts. Agamemnon did not want his Army to believe that he was against Polymestor at all‚ hence the mock trial conducted allowed for both parties to share rationally their stories. Agamemnon was still partially involved‚ as a judge seeking justice through listening to Hecuba’s and Polymestor’s pleas. Agamemnon
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Police officer involved shootings and police brutality highlighted in recent news reports have sparked discussion and debate about officers’ ability to carry and discharge firearms. A fair amount of civilians express concern about the power that lethal weapons provide police officers with and their potential ability to abuse the power. Police officers are trusted with this power because they take an honorable oath to use their intense physical and weapon training in accordance with their passion
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Throughout the movie Still Alice‚ the affects of Alzheimer are demonstrated not only on an individual‚ but also on an entire family. Alice was a rare case of early onset Alzheimer that she inherited genetically. She also passed on this gene to her children. Alice was living a normal life‚ she had a great job‚ a loving family‚ and she was healthy‚ but she still was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease. Alice started to notice small changes in her daily life‚ such as forgetting small things‚ or getting
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Juvenile Justice and Process and Corrections Crystal Rick Juvenile Justice July 7‚ 2014 Debra Nadeau The juvenile justice process is a long process‚ and it is build on the principle of rehabilitation. This paper will go through the process of the juvenile justice system and discuss the case within the juvenile justice system. A case within the juvenile justice system would be the case of 17 year old Xander L. Before we can discuss the case about Xander L. it is important to discuss the
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The constellation that I have chosen is Pegasus‚ the reason for this being that the story of Bellerophon and Pegasus against the Chimaera is a myth that has always intrigued me. The myth behind Pegasus is Greek and starts with Bellerophon visiting the King of Lycia. When on arrival Bellerophon handed the King of Lycia a message from King Proteus - who was married to the King of Lycia’s daughter. The message stated that when Bellerophon had stayed with King Proteus previously he had be rude and disrespectful
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Thesis: The novel The Chosen by Chaim Potok inspired me to become a better person by demonstrating how religious barriers can be broken. In The Chosen Danny and Reuven are boys who grow up in the same neighborhood but do not talk and are not friends because they are from different Jewish Sects. After injuring Reuven in a baseball game‚ Danny bonds with him in the hospital and the two become friends. This is a shocker to a lot of the people in the Brooklyn community because Danny is a Hasidic Jew
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The Two books Sounder and Our Town have some great characters‚ but most of the characters go through hard time dealing with death and pain that leaves them hopeless. In the stories the characters are all important to one another. Of the two stories i picked Mrs. Webb who is a loving mother of two soon to be zero. They boy from Sounder who loses his two most favorite things in his life‚ he goes through very rough times along with his mother two. Last but not least the mother from Sounder. The mother
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The graphic novel The Arrival and the short film “The Lost Thing” have many of the same stylistic characteristics and themes. They are both made by the same author Shaun Tan. In both of the works‚ there is an overall vintage feel to it. For example In The Arrival‚ there is many images of old passports and old papers. In “The Lost Thing”‚ everywhere you look there is a ton of signs with different arrows and symbols on them. Shaun Tan chose this stylistic element in order to show the immigrants/outsiders
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Republicans and Democrats: Similar Differences America is a truly unique country. This land allows for people from all types of nationalities to come and unite under one banner. This land allows for differences in opinion‚ religion‚ and even differences in sexual preference. This land is not a dictatorship. This land is America: land of the free‚ home of the brave. All patriotism aside‚ America is a land of free thought and freedom of ideas. This leads to many‚ many different ideas‚ especially
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