This fear of blatant violence and civil unrest set the stage for one of the most expensive and errant political issues to take hold in American history. ... With ever increasing policing and more prisons, the "Land of the Free" has become the "Land of the Imprisoned". ... Incarceration was only used to temporarily hold persons until their trial or hearing. ... The taxpayer is being bilked to just lock"em up and keep"em locked up! ... The economy of several counties in Texas have fallen on hard times, but now host one or more "SuperMax's", prisons, and now are economically dependent on the...

• Word Count: 2156
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Imagine driving a quieter, cleaner car with the windows down letting the clean pollution free air flow throughout the car, sound appealing? ... In the early 1990's the Japanese were skeptical about the electric market, for the same reasons as the American companies were, and decided to hold out on further development. ... GM, through Saturn, has also joined the race and unveiled its EM V-1 electric vehicle (which was the Impact) while Ford and Chrysler plan to begin full production of their electric Ecostar and TEVan respectively. ... It used a new prototype battery from Electrosource i...

• Word Count: 3227
• Approx Pages: 13

Whereas for other people, it holds almost no importance. ... LAST WEEK, I recounted some aspects of freed Americans in America during the period from 1619 to 1665. ... Though I left my birthplace, Beaumont, Texas, at an early age; I did visit every summer until I became a teen-ager. ...

• Word Count: 3725
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography