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    Throughout American society, there have always been issues with racism. Although racial issue started after the Civil War around 1877, it was not until the 1950s and 1960s when people started to take action. In these times, there was social injustice from the white community onto the black community through Jim Crow laws, lack of safety, police brutality and lack of equal wages. All of these issues within racism at this time violate the social justice principles of common good, human dignity…

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    On the 30 of January in 1933, the shocking Holocaust starts. The unimaginable vindictiveness was unleashed on the Jews by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party. German troopers rash the pure homes of Jews, compelling them to bow underneath. The Jews carrying on with an ordinary typical life were now presently a target for an inhuman evil man, Adolf Hitler. We read and learn about the terrifying demonstrations in the concentration camps by unique and individual stories from the surviving Jews. One of the…

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    It is estimated that about 1% of America’s population join the military and to serve their country and at the tender age of 20 I joined that percentage. Having graduated from high school 2 years prior, I had the opportunity to work a plethora of jobs. Most of these jobs were low paying, hard labor, or just did not intrigue me enough to stay for a long amount of time. I grew up in a single parent low class home. We made ends meet but barely and often I went without some of the things I wanted as…

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    The definition of horror perfectly describes the event of Kristallnacht, as it means the feeling of fear, shock, or disgust toward something. Kristallnacht was an event during the Holocaust where thousands of Jews had their shops raided. It was a huge, massively coordinated attack on huge Jewish communities throughout Germany and parts of Italy, and it only happened in the span of a couple nights. The origin of Kristallnacht started in an unpredictable way, had a huge effect on people, and still…

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    end to segregation. As King continued to attract more and more activists, he also began to draw the attention of the media. When Dr. King and his followers planned to march across the bridge from Selma to Montgomery, they were awaited by the state troopers. Unwavering in their beliefs, the marchers continued, only to be attacked by the force. They were beaten, trampled, sprayed with tear gas; and while all of this was happening, the cameras were watching, allowing all of America to view the…

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    First and foremost, I would like to thank everybody for coming today. I appreciate that some of you have travelled a long way and I know mum would be very pleased. We are gathered here in the memory of our wife, sister, mother, grandmother and aunty (Liz), so that together, we may acknowledge and share both the joy in the gift that her life gave to us and the grief that her passing brings. Mum was born on the 15 January 1955 in Manly Vale to Peter and Patricia Bradstreet. She was one of four…

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    Christepher Thomas Ms. Upson English 363 10 May 2016 Enforcing the Laws through Body Cameras There has been many incidents involving police using excessive force. According to Nick Wing, the senior editor for Huffington Post,states, more than half of the incidents using superfluous force had dropped over the year when using body cameras (1). Implementing body cameras can change how the world is today. Police officers should be required to wear body cameras because it will create equal…

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    Deferment In History

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    billion in 2003 dollars. Veteran's advantages and premium would include another $250 billion what was worth $1 Trillion in 2003 dollars (Ganzel, 2007). The United States military has assessed that somewhere around 200,000 and 250,000 South Vietnamese troopers passed on in the war (Spector, October 28, 2016). The war lasted a total of 21 years, May 7, 1954 through April 30, 1975, after which the war ended with a peace…

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    Sherman Alexie Humor

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    In Sherman Alexie’s “The Approximate Size of my Favorite Tumour”, the author uses humour to illustrate allusions of stereotypes in regards to the Indigenous people, based on ideology in North American society. Alexie uses metaphoric imagery to connect the main character coming to terms with his cancer diagnosis, and to magnify how behaviours caused by stereotypes can be detrimental to a person’s self-worth or identity. The story is told in first person narrative, which is being expressed by the…

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    Parx Casino Case Study

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    Parx casino located at 2999 Street Road in Bensalem Township is that largest casino in Pennsylvania. Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. purchased the racetrack and original building located at 3001 Street Road in December 1990. The facilities new owners added simulcasting horse racing and six Turf Clubs, which currently operate seven days a week within the state. Parx boast over 200,000 square feet of gaming; 35000 slot machines; 130 live table games; a premier poker room with 80 poker…

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