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    The Civil War brought on trying times to not only the American people but also  the tribes. The tribes were given a choice of joining the Confederacy or the Union. This  decision would change all the lives of the tribal people. What would happen if they  chose the side that lost? How would that impact them? These questions flood the brains  of the tribes. When it was time for the Choctaw to make a decision they chose the  Confederacy.  The Choctaw people were valiant and hardworking soldiers. There were as many 

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    S. Government: Chapter 9 and 10 Chapter 9: Interest Groups * K Street – where much political life occurs; a row of office buildings where nearly 7‚000 organizations are represented in Washington * The U.S. has many more organizations represented in its capital than other countries. These are interest groups (lobbies) who participate in politics. * Explaining Proliferation * Three reasons why interest groups are so common in this country * Cleavage in society * Divisions

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    Freedom to African Americans in the 19th century meant the reestablishment of family connections‚ the achievement of literacy‚ the exercise of political rights‚ and the ability to be economically and socially self-sufficient. The road to achieving such freedoms is usually told from a male’s perspective‚ yet women participated in such liberating activities just as much if not more than their male counterparts. African American women have faced an abundance of particular adversaries‚ especially in

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    registered and inspected with Ofsted to ensure that they are able to demonstrate the quality and standards of care required by Ofsted‚ the Early Years Foundation Stage and the NCMA.  Each childminder must ensure that they provide high quality childcare‚ within a positive‚ safe and happy environment.  Childminders are responsible for planning and preparing a programme of play based activities and in the completion of all relevant record keeping‚ paperwork and administration. Responsibilities and Duties

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    [pic] [pic] Question 1:outline current legislation and polices relating to children Policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are - The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989‚ which ensure that children are safe and looked after‚ children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury or abuse‚ neglect‚ negligent treatment‚ maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those

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    FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION & REGULATIONS: Food Act 2003 (NSW) - The Food Act is the main legislation relating to the safe handling of food for sale. - Its main aim is to protect the public health by preventing the sale of contaminated food. Key Points of Food Act 2003 (NSW) - It is an offence to sell contaminated food or food that has been falsely described. - The food premises and food handler must also conform to certain minimum standards of hygiene or risk prosecution‚ considerable

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    What is meant by the term ‘gothic’? How far and in what ways is ‘Frankenstein’ a gothic text? Gothic literature‚ which is sometimes referred to as Gothic horror‚ is a genre that links horror and romance into one tale of ‘transgressing the boundaries’. Gothicism was unheard of until the late 1700’s‚ this movement into a new genre of literature. This was pioneered by the English author Horace Walpole‚ in his famous fictional book ‘The Castle of Otranto’‚ or as Walpole alternatively titled it ‘a

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    Legislation should be set to regulate the contents of advertisements There are so many advertisements existing in nowadays society‚ however‚ number of the sellers were accused and being complain in the past years because of the misleading statements or misrepresentations shown in their advertisements. Since Hong Kong still does not have a comprehensive law which the misleading advertisement will lead to obstruction of fair competition as well as misinform the audience‚ something has to be done by

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    What is Race? Many people will define race as a set of biological characteristics and traits that are present is a specific population of people. From some dictionaries that a race is a biological construct‚ of a more or less distinct population with anatomical traits that distinguish it clearly from other races. The functional traits usually refer to the color of the skin‚ shape of the eyes or the nose‚ all of them are from out looking. For example‚ in China the people in the southern parts are

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    The Eugenics Movement During the 1920’s‚ science and social legislation came to be intertwined‚ and the study of human genetic variation was born; this was known as the term eugenics. Eugenics is the improvement of a species by emphasizing the characteristics that are beneficial. Positive eugenics it is the act of improving a species by emphasizing the propagation of those traits that are seen as beneficial. Negative Eugenics is the act of improving the species by preventing the spread of those

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