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    Prison

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    Memo Date: March 27‚ 2013 To: Federal Bureau of Prisons From: Karrington C Norris Subject: Overcrowding of Juvenile Correctional Facilities Introduction Within the juvenile correctional facilities community‚ there are public and private institutions that both experience and suffer from similar problems. The problems that face these facilities are overcrowding. Through close comparison of the major issues with juvenile correctional facilities‚ the institutions are revealed to be ineffective

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    Double consciousness

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    Sammie Britt Comm 661 Extra Credit Paper December 4‚ 2014 Double-consciousness‚ the veil‚ and Ferguson W.E.B. Du Boise first coined the termdouble-consciousness” in the early 1900s. “It is a peculiar sensation‚ this double-consciousness‚ this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others‚ of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.” (Du Bois‚ “The Souls of Black Folk”) Du Bois also believes that African-Americans are “born with

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    Double Standards

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    English 101 02-17-2014 Double Standards Do you have a pet peeve? If so‚ what is it? Is it that of people talking on their cell phone while in the checkout line in a grocery store? Or‚ drivers not using their blinkers while changing lanes? Well‚ one of my biggest pet peeves is double standards or hypocrites. It really bothers me when people say one thing and with their actions do the exact opposite. In the book King Leopold’s Ghost‚ there are three characters that display the most hypocrisy

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    Brady Bill Outline

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    The Brady Bill Introduction The legislative process in the United States Congress shows us an interesting drama in which a bill becomes a law through compromises made by diverse and sometimes conflicting interests in this country. There have been many controversial bills passed by Congress‚ but among all‚ I have taken a particular interest in the passage of the Brady bill. When the Brady debate was in full swing in Congress about three years ago‚ I was still back in my country‚ Japan‚ where the

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    Member of the Wedding

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    The Member of The Wedding‚ Carson McCullers Main Characters: ✨✨ Frankie Addams is a twelve year old who in the middle of a sexual and emotional awakening. She feels totally isolated and disconnected from the world all around her. She isn’t a member of any clique or group‚ because of this she becomes obsessed with the fact that she is going to be a member of her brother Jarvis’ wedding. Frankie puts all her hopes in dreams into this one event and plans to make. Connection with another group

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    belt-fed‚ gas operated medium machine gun that fires a 7.62x51mm NATO round. It weighs 27.6 pounds‚ has a length of 49.7 inches‚ (The barrel having a length of 24.8 inches) a width of 4.7 inches‚ a height of 10.4 inches‚ and has a maximum range of 3‚725 meters. The maximum effective range of this weapon is 800 meters while mounted on a bipod‚ and 1‚100 meters while mounted on a tripod. Rounds leaving the muzzle of the M240B have a velocity of 2‚800 feet per second‚ and the weapon has a rate of fire

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    Would You Have Quit At Valley Forge? “What we know today was not known in late December 1777.” The soldiers had no idea that the French were coming to their aide‚ they thought that continuing in the in their present course at Valley Forge was sure to end in death. In the winter of 1777‚ the Continental Army under George Washington’s command‚ established the winter fort‚ Valley Forge‚ about 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The question asks if you had been a soldier at Valley Forge‚ would you’ve

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    Prison Overcrowding

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    Abstract This paper will discuss prison overcrowding and what type of numbers have come about over the years when it comes to inmates being imprisoned. It will discuss the cost of a prisoner annually as well as the decision to add verses build when it comes to new facilities. The overcrowding in one particular prison will be touched on as well as whose responsibility it is for upkeep. It will discuss how funding plays a role in overcrowding as well as the “three strikes” rule in California and

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    Bill Contract Law

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    The process of turning a bill into a law is probably one of the most complicating processes.  The process of making a bill is a successive procedure which is not just adding a few rules to a paper and calling it a day. Before a bill is made they have to make sure all the rules are constitutional and does not infringe people’s rights. Tis’ a stressful job to vote on a rule that some people could like and others could decide.   The bill must first get passed in both houses of congress by majority

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    What would you do if you won 1 000 000 $ Why people want to be a rich man? What is does rich mean? In what do people see the richness? (Where do people find richness?) And how can people become rich?  Some people thinks and wants to be rich‚ because they love money‚ they want expencive (espensive‚ costly) possessions such as: things‚ cars‚ great homes and ect.  Some ones want to be a rich‚ because they love contribute‚ to help someone‚ poors‚ olds‚ who has need.  Some ones consider

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