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Allied Troops Allied Forces
1,190 wordsTwenty years after the end of the First World War a man named Adolph Hitler of Germany began a Second World War. On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland, which had a treaty with France and England to protect them. The English, French and Polish were all unprepared to fight, and as a result were beaten terribly. By the next spring France had been totally taken by the Germans. While Germany and there allies, Italy, controlled all of the western part of Europe. England, France and now America h...
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Mad Dog Marine Corps
1,858 wordsI place my boot on the neck of this commie bone bag, the toe resting on his chin. I think, I hate this wet heat he breathes. At least there is no rain in it -- for now. I hate his elusive sky, too. A sky filled with foliage, unlike the limbs and leaves of the hickory or oak trees back home. "Slats, you and Mad-dog planning to marry that commie better, " Luke hissed at me. I watch as reality seems to shift; 5 ' 7 ", 176 pounds of ground foliage in front of me apparently transforms itself into a F...
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Violent Crimes Carry Concealed
1,080 wordsSpecific Purpose: To persuade my audience on the negative effects of gun control Central Idea: The effects gun control will have on the nation are leaving people unprotected against violent crimes, an infringement on states rights, and the loss of hunting and sport shooting in our country. In Cumberland, TN, a 28 -year-old Jason Mcculley broke into the home of Stanley Horn and his wife tied up the two of them at knife point, demanded to know where the couple kept their money in the house. While ...
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Tea Cake Verbal Abuse
476 wordsThe theme of violence is very evident in Zora Neale Hurston's novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. One of these evident violent actions is spousal abuse. Harsh words that cannot be recalled are spoken in moments of anger or stress. Verbal and physical abuse are as old as human relationships. They are ways of asserting power and maintaining authority, of venting pent-up anger, or, in its meanest occurrences, an explosion of drunken fury. Joe asserts his power over Janie by striking her several ti...
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German Army Soviet Union
968 wordsAfter losses and failure of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler now had new objectives in the war. He planned to drive Soviet forces out of the Southern Steppes and the Caucasus region and taking over the abundant supply of natural mineral wealth, especially oil, which was a key ingredient for Germany's war machine. Another reason was that Axis forces could have direct access to the Middle East and be able to have the military capability for a final annihilating sweep Northward through Soviet forces in...
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Christian Temperance Union Christian Church
785 wordsAs America moved to the cities traditions were changed or altered. These alterations included womens interests and their challenge to Americas traditional values. One such woman was Carry Amelia Moore Nation. The daughter of George and Mary (Campbell) Moore, was born on November 25, 1846, in Garrard County, Kentucky. A formidable woman, nearly 6 feet tall and weighing 175 pounds, she dressed in stark black and white clothing. She was enrolled in Warrensburg Normal Institute and, after receiving ...
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Sexual Assault Date Rape
1,118 wordsRape is the act of sexual intercourse with a person without their consent or with a minor. Generally, for the crime to constitute rape, the person must resist, unless they are incapable of resistance because of mental or physical weakness or deterred from it by fear of bodily harm. A person younger than a designated age, which varies in different states, is considered incapable of giving their consent. There are basically two kinds of rape, date rape and rape by an unknown person. Date rape is m...
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Law Abiding Citizens Community Based Policing
1,089 wordsIn some cases, gun control may be favored even if the price is more death. Consider, for example, H. Laurence Ross's review of Gary Kleck's book Point Blank in the American Journal of Sociology. Kleck's book was awarded the Hindelang Prize, as the most significant contribution to criminology in the last three years; Ross praises Kleck's meticulous research and analysis, and Kleck's debunking of many of the myths surrounding the gun issue. And Ross does not deny Kleck's conclusion that, because h...
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Violence On Television Television Violence
789 wordsChildrens T. V Watching Should be Limited. Violence on television, a controversial topic, is causing an uproar throughout the nation. Americans are frustrated, aggravated and now, even outraged from lack of social conscience in television programming. Research shows within an eighteen-hour period, viewers will witness approximately 1, 846 violent scenes, in which 175 will result in fatalities and another 88 in homicides. Television violence has proven to be a harmful influence on children, adole...
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Rape Crisis Women One
1,127 wordsAccording to government figures, the average British woman in 1991 stood a one in 7, 539 chance of being raped during the course of the year. In the twelve-month period up to October of that year some 3, 900 women were raped. That marked a 17 per-cent raise on the previous year. This was said to be due to the fact that more women are prepared to report cases of rape. Vast numbers of women say that they feel unsafe on the streets after dark. They are terrified of being alone in a railway or tube ...
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Individualism In Emerson And Thoreau
1,164 words... t all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another. In a similar way, Thoreau's main theme theme in his well-known essay, Resistance to Civil Government was the necessity of keeping our own ideas and conscience against the unjust authority: If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth -- certainly the machine will wear out. If the injustice has a spring, or a pulley, or...
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School Uniforms Public Schools
729 wordsMedia stories about a nationwide school epidemic in which assaults on teachers are frequent and children are routinely killed over designer clothing have been constant over the past few years. Before the situation gets out of control, public schools need to have uniforms at schools. The adoption of school uniforms seems to offer a visible means of restoring order to the nation's classrooms and a quick and ready solution to the problem of public schools in a rapid state of decline. There are few ...
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Length Of Time Domestic Violence
1,420 wordsAs observed in the courtroom I have found myself with many mixed emotions on what I have witnessed. These mixed emotions involve the operations of the justice system and how it affects the accused and the victim. It also makes a person wonder how the legal system operates on a basis of repeated domestic violence acts. I appeared in court to observe a domestic violence hearing. It involved a young individual who has a lot of physical violence patterns and who has repeatedly disobeyed his probatio...
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Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
1,206 wordsIt is time to sex it down In the current political forum and corporate world, sexual harassment has become a heated issue. The federal courts of the United States have addressed the pressing issue of this violation and are forcing corporations to assume responsibility for the actions of their employees by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. In Code 29 of the Code of Federal Regulation, it states that in cases involving employees, An employer may be responsible for the acts of employee...
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Army Of Northern Virginia Lee
254 wordsOther Names: Sharpsburg Location: Washington County Campaign: Maryland Campaign (September 1862) Date (s): September 16 - 18, 1862 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS] Forces Engaged: Armies Estimated Casualties: 23, 100 total Description: On September 16, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan confronted Lee? s Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. At dawn September 17, Hooker? s corps mounted a powerful assault on Lee? s left flank that began th...
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U S Department Alcohol Abuse
713 wordsAlcohol and other drugs have been associated with over one-third of all arrests in the United States. According to the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), over 1. 1 million annual arrests are due to drug violations, 1. 4 million arrests are due to DWI s, 480, 000 arrests are for liquor law violations, and 704, 000 arrests are for drunkenness. That is about 4. 3 million arrests for alcohol and drug crimes. There are many different types of drugs such as cocaine, pot, ...
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Aggravated Assault Family Violence
794 wordsReading the violence analysis of the 1998 NIBRS data was very interesting and scary at the same time. The numbers that are in the different tables represent victims from serious crimes to not so serious crimes. But is their such a thing as not so serious crime? I feel that any crime that involves the police for anything is serious enough for the abuser to seek help. The overall violence report for the NIBRS was that of simple assault. Each year we as taxpayers pay millions of dollars for counsel...
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British Authorities South Africa Gandhi
864 wordsMahatma Gandhi was a great Hindu leader and model for the world to follow. His fervor for an independent India encouraged others to stand behind and support him in his efforts to obtain an independent country. Gandhi was born in India yet he received the majority of his preparation for the Indias movement in South Africa. Gandhi was jailed and beaten in South Africa but persevered and the government made important concessions to Gandhi's demands, including recognition of Indian marriages and abo...
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Gun Control Laws 2 Nd Amendment
532 wordsPeople against gun control often argue cars kill more people than guns. But ask yourself, can a gun get you to work quickly? Or does a gun have room to take a 4 member family to Florida? No, it is obvious that guns have one purpose. To kill. Al Gore agrees. Weve got an epidemic of violent crime and a lot of members of the NRA have told me, these assault weapons were not made for hunting deer or squirrels or for homeowners. They shouldnt be in the hands of our children on the streets of our citie...
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Alcoholics Anonymous Drink Alcohol
1,366 wordsTeenagers Teen Alcoholism Teenage Alcoholism Teenagers today have no idea what alcoholism really is. They think that they can never become alcoholics. They think that it could never happen to them, but they are wrong. Stress, family problems and the desire to be popular are issues that cause teenage alcoholism. Signs that a teenager has a drinking problem and steps that parents can take to help their child are what I will discuss in this paper. The critical ingredient common to all alcoholic bev...
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