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    Thomas Jefferson The third president was Thomas Jefferson and also the 2nd Vice President. Thomas Jefferson also believed in the freedom of slaves. Jefferson made his contribution to Freedom of Slaves by freeing 7 slaves. He also made a law about the importation of enslaved African. Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell,Virginia on April 13,1743. His parents names were Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph. Thomas Jefferson was the third of ten siblings. Peter Jefferson passed away at the age of…

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    The First Amendment was created to allow all people in America to openly express their opinions, regardless of popularity. I believe that white supremacists should no exception. However, the issue arises when the speech sprouts fear and racially motivated hate crimes. Therefore I believe that it is important for all speech; including white supremacists, to be protected by the First Amendment, unless the speech escalates to a point where human lives are at stake. White supremacists should have…

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    Political Tension in the 1800s The 19th century has stood out as a critical transition point in the social, economic, and political state of the entire world. This century was the genesis and acceleration point of nearly all the fundamental changes and developments that we see today. It was during that time that the subjects of racial and gender parity got more into the mainstream. Political tensions were a common occurrence, and they were quite hot. They involved a lot of bloodsheds;…

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    such as City Halls, parks, and traffic circles, and are seen by thousands of people everyday. When people cross these monuments, they are reminded of the painful past experienced by the slaves. “Zyahna Bryant, an African-American 11th grader in Charlottesville”, is “offended every time”[he passes] it” and is “reminded over and…

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    Roland G. Fryer, Jr. and Steven D. Levitt (2007) Hatred and Profits: Retrieved From: Under the Hood of the Ku Klux Klan. Retrieved from: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1014794 Authors Roland G. Fryer Jr. of Harvard University and Steven D. Levitt of University of Chicago researched the Ku Klux Klan organization from the 1920s when a large group of white men assembled together claiming to be a social organization of salesman that concentrated their beliefs of hatred,…

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    Florida megachurch pastor Paula White has earned criticism after she said U.S. President Donald Trump is “authentically raised up by God” and even compared his election to the biblical story of Queen Esther. In an appearance on the PTL Network’s “The Jim Bakker Show” broadcast on Aug. 22, Pastor White likened Trump’s rise to the presidency to Queen Esther’s coronation as a respected queen even though she was an unlikely candidate for the position. She spoke in the wake of the president’s speech…

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    American culture – the Bill of Rights. The conversation began with Dylann Roof shooting nine people in a predominantly black church in Charleston and then posing with a number of Confederate flags. Then, it escalated to the Neo-Nazi riots in Charlottesville, Virginia where the Confederate flag was also used alongside the Nazi swastika. The ‘Stainless Banner’ was first developed during the American Civil War…

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    She diagnosed me with scoliosis. She wanted me to have another x-ray to see if the curvature had progressed. If it had progressed the x-ray would show to what extent. Doctor Short referred me to a specialist in Charlottesville. He explained that scoliosis is more typical in girls than boys. I was fourteen when the doctor diagnosed me with scoliosis. The doctor made me feel distressed when he said that scoliosis can be hereditary. Which means people with scoliosis are…

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    Just think you're flying your drone around and you decide to fly it in your neighbor's yard and spy on them they see you doing it so you go to court and get sued, this essay I will talk about why I think drone flying should be illegal. Drone flying advocates privacy of people and harassment. Now that drone prices are being reduced that increases stalking limits. Drones can’t only stay in certain areas they fly around wherever they want and that's a problem.Drones can go in go in unauthorized…

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    According to the article, Dialogue Police, Decision Making, and the Management of Public Order During Protest Crowd Events, police need to effectively communicate with protestor groups before, during and after a known event. Communications should especially be maintained during times of trouble to ensure prior arrangements are upheld (Gorringe, Stott, & Rosie, 2012, p. 112-113). The communication aspect is very important when dealing with protestors or the public in general, due to the…

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