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Legacies of slavery in Jamaica Slavery, by definition is the forced ownership of one human over another together with forced bondage, with one’s service being the rights of another. This has been part of human history for thousands of years and even though slavery has been abolished, it is still present in one form or other in some countries. The legacy of slavery is not to be measured simply by the millions slaughtered by slave hunters in Africa, thrown overboard on the Middle Passage, or…

October 17, 1989 was a calm day in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two neighboring cities, San Francisco and Oakland were buzzing with excitement because each city’s major league baseball team, the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics was competing in the World Series. It was a Bay Area rivalry for the biggest prize in baseball and the crowds were headed to San Francisco to prepare for a 5:30pm first pitch at Candlestick Park. Then, at around 5:03pm not long before the scheduled first pitch,…

Gang violence is a major Problem in the United States innocent people get killed every single day for no reason, that is why it is important to examine Gang violence, ways to control it, and ways to end it. Gang violence is one of the most talked subjects in this time era, and it is a very dangerous thing that need to be a controlled. In 1992, the United States announced the Safe Streets Violent Crime Initiative, it doesn’t really seem like that’s a thing anymore does it. It’s designed to show…

Social Networking sites have grown more and more popular as technology has improved. It is almost impossible to walk down a crowded street and not see at least two people on their cell phone, tablet, or laptop. As social networking becomes more and more important in our daily lives, the idea of face to face conversation is no longer given any importance. Studies indicate a dramatic increase in depression especially in adolescents. It is estimated about ten to fifteen percent of children and…

Does a Measurement Result in a True Value? Limitations of Measurements Elizabeth Lechtholz-Zey & Marisa Loredo 10/5/15 CHEM 101-08 Purpose To determine the differences in precision and accuracy in weighing 10 mL of water using a 50 mL beaker, a 10 mL graduated cylinder, and a 50 mL buret. Data Temperature of water: 23.0ºC 100 mL beaker weight: 50.557 g # of additions of water to the 100 mL beaker * 50 mL beaker (±5 mL) * 10 mL graduated cylinder (±0.05 mL) * 50 mL buret…

with blonde hair and eyes as light blue as a clear sky. Many people said her hair was as soft as silk. I, on the other hand, was seven years old with dark brown hair and chocolate eyes. The morning was a typical spring morning near the beach in Santa Cruz, foggy and cold. My mom, dad, sister and I had just approached our destination, Natural Bridges, but not the main entrance, the secret one. The neighborhood in front of us seemed as if it was disappearing in the foggy haze. There were few…

Predictive policing has been implemented in several states and have yielded positive results. According to an experiment in “Memphis, Tennessee officials say the system has reduced serious crime by 15% over a four-year span and one conducted in Santa Cruz, California Police Department recorded a 15% decrease in burglary and property theft crimes year-over-year” (Pearsall,…

I. Intro Malcolm X once said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” As this country’s demographic continues to shift, we must recognize the value of minorities achieving educational and economical success as a vital part of this country’s prosperity. In 2000, minorities comprise approximately 30% of the population in the United States(U.S Census Bureau). In 2010 that number increased to 37% and will maintain a steady increase.…

Resaca de la Palma in May of 1846. America could see this war as a major victory. Then on February 22-23, 1847 Zachary Taylor took victory over Santa Anna at Buena Vista. The Americans were strong enough to have many victories over defeats. In result, America took hold of modern day New Mexico and California. In the second phase of the war, America seized Vera Cruz on March of 1847, which resulted in occupied Mexico City. In the end, Americans won the war with only 1721 soldiers…

“No one would have taken them for brothers.” Truth be told, this is the main thought that can be drawn throughout the whole short story, “The Rich Brother” by Tobias Wolff. From the very beginning of the story this is said to the reader, it’s clear that these two brother Pete and Donald are polar opposites of one another. The reader will discover from this that Pete and Donald no matter what time it was in their life, they had had problems with one each other. This would infer that Pete and…