This offers the courts and judicial system a sentencing option that is more restrictive then probation and less restrictive then incarceration, and an alternative with lower costs then prison. Studies show however that none of these programs reduce offenders re offending. ... They were originally designed to assist offenders who were being released from prison to re enter society. ... Halfway houses can be effective and cost efficient however there are several factors that put halfway houses at risk of not being successful. ... They are able to report to the probations or court services ...

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By the early 1800s, a nationwide tax assessment revealed that there were near six hundred thousand dwellings in the United States, and by the 1850s, there were well over three million. ... Brick and stone homes were a rare sight, and were only really used in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey for the richer families; this was in agreement with German tradition, an ethic group that settled there. ... These successful merchants and lawyers, large plantation owners, and other various professional men were at the top of the social scale, followed by farmers, storekeepers, and successful artisa...

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It is older then the Roman Empire, and has changed much since it's first use. ... Even then, although the court ruled that the death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, it emphasized that it was only illegal in the way it was then administered. ... rder, believing that if two acts have the same ending or result, then those two acts are morally equivalent. ... And, there is, in fact, no proof that those 11 executed were innocent. ... Not only were they at least 50% in error with their 23 "innocents executed" claim, but 60% of those cas...

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We were both expressing ourselves with an engaging and shared sensed of humor in a way that seemed to me inoffensive. ... Is there a disability subculture? ... I cannot speak very much to my own early past views as a younger man, say up to the age of 24, on people who are disabled or many other subcultures because my own thinking then on the subject was undefined and nebulous. During my own primary education through high school there were no autistic children, no self-identified gay youth and none with obvious physical disabilities such as blindness or cerebral palsy in the classrooms (if yo...

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Wade where women were granted the option of first term abortions. ... There is a famous quote from the television show Friends where the character Rachel tells her partner, "No uterus, no opinion" (Kelly). ... So basically, for me, it goes more like this: If it's not YOUR uterus, it's none of your f****** business" (proabortion5eva). ... Quindlen says, "Californians were willing to ignore Arnold Schwarzenegger's alleged career as a serial sexual bigot" (Quindlen 2). ... " Regardless of gender, if your path to leadership is diverted by an opinionat...

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There are various ways of defining a social class depending on the author. ... There has also been a remarkable change in the demographics of the students accessing higher education. ... Attainment of higher education can then be said to have facilitated upward socio economic mobility. ... This in effect opened the privileges and connections that were previously confined to the students from the higher socio economic background that previously were exclusively admitted to these schools to those students from lower socio economic background. ... There...

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It was then in 1941 when A. ... No, No Sloan (a Negro journalist), none of these is the reason. ... There was nothing promising about the Army's segregation policies and actions thereafter the Executive Order #8802. ... Then again, at that time a black man's interest was never valued to a White America. ... I believe in an equal America if there is one for the future. ...

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It was then in 1941 when A. ... No, No Sloan (a Negro journalist), none of these is the reason. ... There was nothing promising about the Army's segregation policies and actions thereafter the Executive Order #8802. ... Then again, at that time a black man's interest was never valued to a White America. ... I believe in an equal America if there is one for the future. ...

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This quote demonstrates the idea that there was a lot of discrimination and prejudice against the blacks, the fact that white individuals treated these black soldiers in a lowery manner, demonstrated how blacks felt hatred against whites and felt as if they were lesser beings. There was also a great amount of generals who did not think that the blacks were capable of being relied on to defeat the enemy in the south, but Colonel Shaw always maintained his faith and defended them. ... "If you men will take no pay... then none of us will." ... As time went by, the 54th regiment began assimilati...

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If he did possess weapons of mass destruction, then he could single-handedly start a war involving the entire Middle East. ... However morally wrong this maybe, the fact remains that Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction was a risk Mr Bush and Mr Blair were not willing to take. ... Iraqi militia then attempted to assassinate George Bush Snr. in 1993. In 1997, he expelled weapons inspectors, and then rejected a proposal in 2000 to send the inspectors back in. ... Were America to pull out of NATO and the UN, those organisations would not be half as important as they currently are. ...

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Although there is a separation of the wall between church and state, if America were to follow God's law rather than man's law, the majority of this conflict that comes about from blending both government and religion, would not exist. ... If everyone followed the law, then there would be less problems to deal with and more individual freedom in society. ... Although there may be many different religions with different or similar beliefs, the majority believes in there being one main Creator who loves us all. ... These were all Christian leaders, fighting the "nation's poli...

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Although America has experienced numerous recessions in the past none such have been characterized by such high unemployment along with a snail like rate of growth in GDP. ... House prices were soaring as were the number of newly constructed homes. ... Rather than the traditional originate to hold policy in which banks lending out the money would hold that mortgage and receive money from the borrower, the policy shifted towards originate to distribute in which the mortgages were packaged and then sold off as securities (Krugman & Wells 5). ... If consumer confidence isn't present, there i...

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New diplomatic ties were being formed from these immigrants. ... While there was a lot of intimidation and fear put towards the Chinese, thousands still snuck in illegally. ... After intervening between Cuban and Spanish conflict, the U.S. was then dragged into the Philippine Revolution which incited the Philippine–American War. ... As we take a look at the overall transformation of the nation one can see that none of these changes could be made without the citizens of America and the new immigrants from around the world. ... The biggest cities were often home to these migrants. ...

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Well, if the 1980's were a time for media tycoons, the 1990's will be for the self-styled visionaries. ... These alliances represent a model of corporate structure which many see as mere marriages of convenience, in which none wants to miss out on any futuristic markets. ... However, there is some thought in the direction we are headed. ... As instruction progresses and intelligent systems are used, the system learns about the student's strengths and weaknesses and then uses this knowledge to make the learning experience fit the need of that particular student. ... As sch...

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The infection began in her cervix, then climbed through the uterus into her fallopian tubes and out to her ovaries. ... In one study of soap operas, there was only one representation of a married couple engaging in sex for every 24 portrayals of unmarried characters performing sexual acts. None of these situations dealt with the possible consequences of their sultry act. Rather, they were portrayed as sexually irresistible moments of intense combustion between two people, who couldn't care less about condoms or each other's sexual histories. ... Then parents wonder why their daugh...

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Many affirmative action programs were born from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... Goals generally are long range plans that organizations use and there are no expected minimum or maximum limitations. ... First, there are special recruiting programs where women and minorities will most likely be found. ... For example, 53% of non-black respondents said they thought blacks were less intelligent than whites, 62% said they thought blacks were less patriotic, 62% said they thought blacks were lazier, and 78% said they thought blacks "preferred to live off welfare." ... If this cannot b...

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Many affirmative action programs were born from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... Goals generally are long range plans that organizations use and there are no expected minimum or maximum limitations. ... First, there are special recruiting programs where women and minorities will most likely be found. ... For example, 53% of non-black respondents said they thought blacks were less intelligent than whites, 62% said they thought blacks were less patriotic, 62% said they thought blacks were lazier, and 78% said they thought blacks preferred to live off welfare. ... If this cannot be ...

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Within America there is a large population of peoples who have been, and continue to be, oppressed in this land of the free. ... Students thought to be less capable were explained tasks in a direct manner. When they answered incorrectly, they were criticized and given the answer. ... When mistakes occurred, they were encouraged to try again (Farley, 2000). ... It is quite likely that a student, once placed in a lower track, will remain there indefinitely unless otherwise challenged. ...

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Many workers during this time period were from countries such as Ireland and these workers often were treated just as bad, if not worse, than African-American slaves. ... Americans were spoiled, and had little to no way to get a first-hand look at the process of cultivating produce. CBS broadcaster Edward R Murrow, however, knew where these fruits and vegetables were coming from as well as the inhumane conditions the workers responsible for the distribution of this food were subjected to, and Murrow and his team of investigators took it upon themselves to make sure the world witnessed the ugl...

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