These men carried a pointed or bladed staff as a sign of authority, lantern to see in the night, and a horn or bell to call for back up or assistance. ... Over time more organizations formed, the Thames River Police were created to protect boats and ships entering the river carrying goods from the colonies. ... When preparing for patrol duty there are many things you want to do. ... You must also check things out before you leave your locker room. ... Officers must learn perception from things that get your attention or seem to be out of place. ...

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Each individual source has it's own viewpoint and take on the "Black Death" but they all essentially tell the same story. ... "6 Once Caffa became infested with the disease, the Italian merchants carried it back to Italy. ... After loosing so much it seems natural to want to cling onto things more and grasp tighter in fear that something like that could strike again. ... " Although many positive things happened throughout Eurasia after the Black Death, the bad outweighs the good in this case. You can always replace and get back money and material things but those milli...

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These were the main things man thought to be important to have in order to be a superior tribe. ... They were carried as a symbol of power. ... They were first made of wood or animal hide. ... They were made up of mostly chariots. ... "Floating fortresses, the ships carried a total of 2,500 guns and 30,000 men, two thirds of them soldiers. ...

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"If death penalty cases, subject to far more rigorous safeguards than ordinary criminal cases, still manage to convict the innocent, how many innocent people are convicted of crimes that don't carry the death penalty? ... People (like myself) who've worked in law enforcement agree that things are terrible, and we wish that something could be done. People who've never actually had to deal with the way things are make demands. ... It is one of the saddest things I have ever seen in my life. ... But it does mean that they are not the dispassionate people on whom you should base a l...

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This was written to explain what a witch is and what they do. ... It is said that the devil would try to seduce people into doing wicked things. ... Women and possibly some men were scared of every move they made. ... It was a scary time in Europe during this witch-craze because people could only trust a few people and they had no idea if they even trusted you back. ... The craze carried through the sixteenth and seventeenth century. ...

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They were looking for a scapegoat to blame their troubles on. ... Even knowing that there was a chance they wouldn't survive the journey to other lands, they just wanted the chance to escape from Europe controlled by the Nazi's. ... They were rounded up, shot-down and slaughtered. ... Although these ordinary people could be punished for helping the Jews, they knew that they would not be punished for refusing to kill them. ... Police rounded up as many Jews they could. ...

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They were looking for a scapegoat to blame their troubles on. ... Even knowing that there was a chance they wouldn't survive the journey to other lands, they just wanted the chance to escape from Europe controlled by the Nazi's. ... They were rounded up, shot-down and slaughtered. ... Although these ordinary people could be punished for helping the Jews, they knew that they would not be punished for refusing to kill them. ... Police rounded up as many Jews they could. ...

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They incorporate poetry, painting, music, and dancing to create elegant and lavish entertainments. ... They were utilized to share thoughts, emotions, stories, and to entertain. ... They too had a patron of dance, goddess Muse Tersichore. ... A field of wind-kissed waving wheat; A swaying sea, scarce waked to greet The dawn; clouds drifting; these things tell What dance may be - if it excel. Men said they saw in hers complete - The perfect dance.""...

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Some Christians of today are as the Sadducees of Jesus' time in that they "are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven" (NIV, Matt. 22:29-30). ... There are many things that the heart carries and it is from the heart that sin is born. ... It is symbolic because every day Christians need to be purified, asking forgiveness for any offense they are not aware of and be made humble before the Lord. ...

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While there would be numerous things that happen I believe that future American History students would be read about events such as, The scandals of Clinton Presidency, The United States war with Iraq, and terrorist attacks on the September 11, 2002. ... I feel that each of these would be carried onto the history books of the future because of their impact on the American society. ... Because of these factors China has grown tremendously in the nineteen nineties however even with the steps they have taken to become a super power they would haft to go through vast political, social, and econom...

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This allowed for colonial policy makers to believe whole heartily in these labels since it is their mission to carry out the development of Africa. ... As Jomo Kenyatta illustrates: "When Europeans came to Africa, they had the bible and the Africans had the land. They gave the Bible to the African and told him to hold it in his hand, close his eyes and pray. ...

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Foreigners rarely travelled in the huge country and when they did they were met with suspicion and rarely felt welcome. ... Reforms to his civil service and government also carried with them many ideas taken from similar institutions in Europe. ...

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