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    Tulsa Race Riots

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    Outline I. Introduction pg. 3 II. Riot Beginnings pg. 3 -4 III. Statistics pg. 4-5 IV. Lives Changed pg. 5-6 V. Reparations pg 6-7 VI. References pg. 8 Introduction The Tulsa race riot of 1921 was a dark time in the history of Oklahoma. It all began with a simple misunderstanding‚ but had catastrophic consequences. Homes and businesses were destroyed‚ many African

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    Riots After Partition

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    Unfortunately‚ it was accompanied by the largest mass migration in human history of around ten million people. An estimated one million civilians died in the accompanying riots‚ particularly in the western region of Punjab which was split into two by the border. During the fateful months of August and September‚ 1947‚ the communal riots flared up on a very large scale in both the Punjabs. It is estimated by some British writers that about two lakhs were killed in the East and West Punjab. Thousands of

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    Los pitufos

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    Back in 1984‚ Dr. Robert B. Cialdini wrote a book called “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.” Since then‚ it’s been widely hailed as a seminal book on marketing‚ something that every self-respecting business shouldn’t be caught without. The most significant aspect of this tome was the highlighting of Cialdini’s 6 Principles of Influence‚ which were reciprocity‚ commitment/consistency‚ social proof‚ authority‚ liking and scarcity. In the almost three decades since the book’s publication

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    Causes of the Swing Riots

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    Causes of the Swing Riots Economic factors played an important role in the Swing riots. The industrial revolution was also taking place at this time‚ and machinery often replaced men on the farms‚ as it was a more economically efficient way of farming. A government policy of enclosure was implemented‚ which greatly upset traditional‚ rural societies. Tenant farmers would now only employ labourers to do short term work on the farms‚ for jobs such as hedging or ditching. There was now a surplus

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    Pussi Riot. Who are they?

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    Pussi Riot Who are they? Eccentric teenagers who wanted to become famous by their amoral behavior‚ glorified protestants against the totalitarian regime of Putin who successfully managed to attract attention of whole European society to the problems of dictation in Russia or Putin’s action against opposition? The minds split. One group of people believes that behavior of this girls was well-planned anti-Putin’s action‚ which should attract attention by its scandalousness. If it is‚ we can surely

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    2011 English Riots

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    The author should use stronger evidence to prove that geography is another determinant for riots to occur at particular places. In the article‚ the author used statistical evidence describing the neighborhoods as the poorest and most deprived areas‚ using the multiple deprivation map and research from Alex Singleton as a source. However‚ the author should describe these impoverished areas in-depth. For instance‚ the author should explain the average household income‚ the poverty rate‚ the crime rate

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    Haymarket Square Riot

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    Haymarket Square Riot May 1 or May Day‚ is an international holiday which commemorates an event that happened in the United States. Demonstrations and celebrations are held all over the world. The United States does not recognize this as a holiday‚ yet this day changed the course of history and working conditions around the world. The three main labor organizations present in the United States at the time sought an eight-hour work day and called for several strikes to achieve this goal. Of

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    Riot Grrrl Movement

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    Riot Grrl is an underground feminist Punk rock movement that blew up in the 90s. It was started by feminist activist groups located in Washington D.C.; Olympia‚ Washington; Portland‚ Oregon; and the greater Pacific Northwest.These groups existed to create a safe haven for women to come together and have conversations about sexism that they experienced in the punk scene. These groups eventually inspired bands such as Bikini Kill‚ Bratmobile‚ Heavens to Betsy and many others‚ to bring the issue of

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    The Burma Road Riot

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    I’se a Man Political Awakening and the 1942 Riot in the Bahamas Abstract When Americans began building their World War II bases in Nassau‚ the Bahamians they hired expected the high wage rates that usually accompanied foreign contracts. Unfortunately‚ the Bahamian government had negotiated much lower rates than were expected. Green‚ with his cry ‚I’se a man‚‛ captured the indignation that many of his co-workers felt. After attempts to address the wage issue by collective bargaining

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    London Riots 2011

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    Kerrie Neal James Grubb History 111 May 3rd 2013 The BlackBerry Riots In the summer of 2011‚ the city of London‚ England was disheveled. With what started as a simple police brutality protest soon turned the city upside down with riots clustering in almost every borough. Parliament abruptly returned from their summer holidays to quickly address the chaos dismantling their city’s wellbeing. Just under 2‚000 riot related arrests were made by the Metropolitan police and just under 4‚000 throughout

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