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    feel that it was mandatory to give up their lives so they can receive freedom. Great britain used the 13 colonies to make money for themselves. They taxed the colonies for mostly everything that they could think of‚ they just had to make some extra money. The colonist were okay with it for a little while but later it led to bigger problems. The colonist realized that they were being and the Intolerable acts all were very important events taken place to help decide for the americans. The colonists

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    after slavery had ended‚ African Americans had lived a harsh life. Many looked for a way out of the South. They began to migrate to the west and north in the 1890’s. This was known as The Great Migration.     African Americans were segregated by the Jim Crow laws. Their lives were controlled at all times by these laws. The Jim Crow laws made African Americans as second class citizens.     Lynching became a big way to enforce Jim Crow laws. The lynchings were advertised. Groups of people would gather

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    Since the 1990s‚ political activists have demanded that employers delete questions regarding conviction history from their job applications—an effort known as ban the box. Endorsed by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders‚ this cause has gained significant attention over the past year. Proponents argue that ex-offenders will commit crimes at a lower frequency if they are gainfully employed. Harsh sentencing laws‚ particularly when it comes to drug offenses‚ have left nonviolent members of society

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    MARRIAGE‚ MENTAL HEALTH AND INDIAN LEGISLATION Dr. T.S.Sathyanarayana Rao1‚ Dr. S. Nambi2 & Dr. Chandrashekar .H3 Marriage is one of the most important events of life affecting social status as well as the psyche of an individual. It not only serves to satisfy the fundamental biological need of sexual gratification through a socially acceptable way but also helps the individual to achieve a higher level of personality maturation. Historically marriage existed in one form or another in every culture

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    Great Depression all segments of society were hurt‚ but the bottom were hurt the most‚ which in this case were African Americans‚ Native Americans and Women. During the economic deterioration the African Americans were the first employees to be fired or replaced by the White employees. Also the women and Native Americans had the same fate. Agriculture collapse in the South also led many African Americans without a job. The discrimination gave minorities even less educational and economic opportunities

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    Previously in the American civil war had fought over the right to own slaves and in 1863 Abraham Lincoln Proclamation had promised freedom. Although around about 100 years later segregation was everywhere. The Ku Klux Klan which is an organisation which was founded in Pulaski‚ Tennessee in 1866 to stop Reconstruction and intimidate African Americans. Through this wicked organisation‚ fear‚ brutality and murder this specific group reforms local governments and restore white supremacy. At the end

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    Explain each man’s opinion as well as what they did in their role as president (or presidential candidate in Nixon’s case) to help or hurt the Civil Rights Movement. Former United States Presidents Truman‚ Eisenhower‚ Kennedy‚ Johnson‚ and Nixon all served during the Civil Rights Movements. They all had different opinions and went about it in their respective ways. Some helped‚ and others hurt the movement. All in all‚ they all contributed in this historic fight for racial equality. President Harry

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    here are many different legislations that relate to health and social care. Thesehave been created and adapted as time has gone on any most areas have been addedbecause of tradagies that have happened withindifferent health and social care settings.Each different legislation has a different purpose and therefore with each differentlegistaion‚  have a different responsibility. The !ealth and "afety at #or$ %ct 1&’4. This ensures that anyone affected by a wor$activity must be $ept safe. t is my role

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    Introduction: In our communities today‚ African Americans have moved away from the theory of ensuring all are able and educated to take care of self. What happened along the way? African American slaves were free of mind but bodies were enslaved. Now that our bodies are free but it seems our minds are enslaved. Mary McLeod Bethune‚ born to former slaves in 1875‚ is known for her contributions in black communities. Bethune committed her life to educating African American on the right to freedom and education

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    English Language Learners: A Look at Significant Legislation Megan Scott Grand Canyon University: ESL-523 September 25‚ 2013 English Language Learners: A Look at Significant Legislation America has overcome many hurdles over the past couple centuries‚ striving to create equality in education for all children. The view of education today is vastly different than it was 200‚ 100‚ or even 50 years ago. The United States has made many educational transitions from discrimination against‚ women

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