Internment camps were permanent detention camps that held internees from March 1942 until their closing in 1945 and 1946. Although the camps held captive people of many different origins, the majority of the prisoners were Japanese-Americans. ... This was especially strong along the Pacific coast of the U.S., where residents feared more Japanese attacks on their cities, homes and businesses. Leaders in California, Oregon and Washington, demanded that the residents of Japanese ancestry be removed from their homes along the coast and relocated in isolated inland areas. ... The U.S. government ha...

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The Winter Olympic games held every four years athletes train all their lives in there anticipation to get their chance to compete in these games. ... Some of the Events held are, Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating as well as freestyle, ice hockey, and luge. ... The Super Bowl was held in Louisiana Super Dome in New Orleans. ... Tiger won the Bay Hill "Invitational by 3 strokes taking home $720,000 in prize money now if you think that sounds good Tiger also went on to win the 2002 Masters winning by 4 strokes to Phil Mickelson and taking home $1,0...

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The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, has artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the new. ... He was immune to his strict Prebyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theatre.Washington Irving was America's first man of letters to be known internationally. ... The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, has artistic integrity, his love of bo...

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The plaintiff argued that they should not be penalized for something they do in there own home. When the case reached the Supreme Court, the Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, stating that there was a right to privacy in a man's home. ... Mapp's home. ... US, they are used as protection against invasions "of the sanctity of a man's home and the privacies of life." ... Throughout the brief history of the Supreme Court, hundreds of cases have been held. ...

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Over a million people were bombed and driven from their homes. ... The United States and Nato should be held responsible for the carnage in Bosnia. ... In anticipation of the coming flood of Bosnian refugees because of the ethnic cleansing that was on the verge of being a Serb and Croat dominated country, with Muslims on the outside looking in, Western Europe held meetings on June 1993 to coordinate tighter restrictions on immigration so that not many Bosnians could enter. ... If they would have even helped for a very short period of time the chaos would have stopped, so the United States and ...

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During the same time, there were women who held no similarities with the working women of the 1940's. ... After the men came home from war the "Rosie's- would stay at home with the kids and give the jobs back to the men. ... Some of these women were young and just looking for some money and to get out of a family home. ... European women of the 17th century held a different status in society than a Native American woman. ... European women held a lower stature in her community than any man. ...

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For one session he held his senatorial seat before resigning to go home and serve sex years as a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court. ... OFFICE HELD OTHER THAN PRES: Jackson was elected the new state's first congressman in 1796. The following year the Tennessee legislature elected him a U.S. senator, but he held his senatorial seat for only one session before resigning. After his resignation Jackson came home and served for six years as a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court. ... Many of the U.S. presidents including Andrew Jackson held a seat in the senate before they became pres...

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When the housing bubble burst, a lot of those people found themselves paying on loans that were worth more than the homes they had purchased. Furthermore, many of those loans were already at up to 125 percent of the home value. ... The banking industry bet on a robust economy and ascending home prices and they lost the bet, jeopardizing themselves, and the entire United States Economy. ... If you need a home loan or a second mortgage, and you are credit worthy, the bank will be more than happy, and adequately prepared to loan it to you. ... It was a shame that bailout funds were required, ...

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Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (U.S. 2005), the United States Supreme Court held that the federal government has the constitutional authority to prohibit marijuana for all purposes. ... The federal agents seized and destroyed the cannabis plants cultivated for home consumption. The Court held that the regulation of marijuana under the CSA was within Congress' commerce power because production of marijuana meant for home consumption had a substantial effect on supply and demand in the national market. ...

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A lot of money and preparation goes into having a cotillion; at the birth of this tradition cotillions were only held by the wealthy. ... Cotillions and debuts carry great meaning for families that hold them, there are also hidden values as to why they are held. ... Although non-Hispanics learn from this event, that is not why quinceañeras are held; they are held because it brings them closer to their culture. ... The age at which the cotillion and quinceañera are held differ by a matter of 3 years. ... The difference with the two customs are that quinceañeras can be held ...

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., for whom public opinion consisted of "those opinions held by private persons which governments find it prudent to heed." ... Citizens are not well informed and not firmly held. ... In the U.S., 98% of all homes have a t.v. ...

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The differences between the rich and poor American families were profoundly visible in size and value of the home. ... At even less of a percent, the richer American families owned a dwelling that a held value of over three thousand dollars or more, which was equivalent to a very large and graceful Federal-styled home with paired chimneys, a spacious central hallway entrance, and ten to a dozen rooms. Yet, despite the difference in size and value, the homes all shared a distasteful and bland front yard. ... By the 1830s, furniture such as sofas and softer chairs were seen more and more in ho...

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Many lives were lost in battle and many homes were destroyed. ... They were forced out of their homes and held in military like camps (Document 1). ... As stated from Farewell to Manzanar (Document 1), many Japanese-American homes were attacked, and many beatings were reported all over the West Coast. ...

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In our tradition the State is not omnipresent in the home. And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the State should not be a dominant presence. ... The court held that contradicting same-sex couple's marriage licenses would violate Hawaii's Equal Rights Amendment unless the state could show an enthralling interest justifying the exclusion. ... The court held the state had not met its affliction under the compelling interest standard, but stayed in implementation of its decision pending appeal to the Hawaii Supreme Court. ... The court based the...

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Turmoil and economic instability drove my Chinese to leave home, while the promise of a better life pushed them to America. ... Another story states that the Jade emperor held a competition to seek the animals worthy of the calendar. ... They clean every wall, floor and surface in their home. ... Apart from their home everyone bathes and gets dressed in new clothes to welcome the New Year (Roy, 2005). ... A great feast is held in the honor of the Hearth God, who is said to keep note all year on each family. ...

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He then studied law OCCUPATION: Planter OFFICES HELD: Justice of the Peace, Westmoreland County, 1757; Delegate, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1758-1775; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1775-1779; Signer of the Declaration of Independence, 1776; Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1777, 1780, 1785; Delegate, Virginia Constitutional Ratification Convention, 1788; United States Senator, 1789-1792 PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Chantilly, Virginia SPOUSE: First wife--Ann Aglett; second wife--Anne Pinckard MISCELLANEOUS: Lee was a staunch defender of colonial rights and was aligned with Patrick Hen...

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If we can not bear arms then how will we be able to defend ourselves against intruders in our own home? ... The third amendment talks about the quartering of soldiers in your home. ... Finally congress passed this amendment disabling the soldiers from staying with people in their homes. ... This allows people who are held for capital crimes present their cases in front of a grand jury to figure out if all the evidence is valid. ... It shall be held in the State and district of where the crime was committed. ...

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There was a small percentage of women that was employed outside the home and most held working-class jobs. ... People often saw the woman as stay-at-home moms, who care for their child and husband all day. ...

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There was a small percentage of women that was employed outside the home and most held working-class jobs. ... People often saw the woman as stay-at-home moms, who care for their child and husband all day. ...

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Whether a senior citizen is taking a gander through the forest or a teenager is out riding his mountain bike, the forest is home to recreation. ... And for those people who are passionate about the sport, serious competitions are held throughout the year to showcase the fishing talents. ... Michigan is home to numerous amounts of hunters. ...

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Bradford and Bradstreet's Similarities During the time of 1590 to 1672 two American writers William Bradford and Anne Bradstreet wrote some of the best works of there time. Neither writer was born in America, in fact, they both were born in England. Both writers persevered through the tough times ...

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For example Virgilijus Alekna who was recently awarded for bringing the fame back home with a men's discus gold medal and with the first place in the world championships this summer. ... He held the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin to showcase the achievements of Nazism. ...

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Bill Coleman recounts his experience as a member of the U.S army airborne division. The WWII Army Airborne Sergeant tells the amazing story of his D-Day jump over Normandy, and the days that followed. The interview discusses American entry into the war in 1944. The interview begins by stating that ...

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Some of his examples of this oppression were: A black man's home could have been feasibly taken by a white man at any time, and no political office was held by a black man at the time -not even the most menial. ... Maybe seen as idealistic and over-optimistic during his time, we can see now that David Walker was a man who truly held real vision for his future. ...

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It would be wrong to suggest that they did not believe in the concept at all, "since often Indian chiefs would allot a piece of land to a particular family, on which they could build their home and farm with almost the same private property rights as the Europeans." ... So, right from the beginning, the "Europeans held views that would have encouraged them to look down upon the Indians and to assume superiority over them." ... The attitudes explorers held at the time did not left an opportunity for a well development in the relationship between the two different cultures. ...

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