movements in history‚ more than three million people from forty different countries crossed the Atlantic. They came to America seeking freedom from famine‚ poverty and persecution. They were the homesteaders‚ the railroaders and the factory workers. Each wave of immigrants struggled to gain a foothold in the land of freedom and be called “true Americans.” They and their children became the story of the United States. On April 17‚ 1907‚ the most active day in Ellis Island history‚ 11‚745 aliens were
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Technology has always had an impact on policing. Understanding the technology used in the political era‚ professional era‚ and community oriented era ultimately explains how technology influences policing in the past and ultimately policing techniques used by police agencies today. Police technology in the Political Era was limited however‚ the technology that was available had a positive impact on the community. The printing press was one of the first major advances in technology which police
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Nintendo single-handedly revolutionized gaming forever and here’s how they did it. Nintendo has been known to be the king when it comes to the gaming industry. They have a long running history‚ and own many iconic characters in the world. You may wonder‚ how did they achieve this? Compared to their competitors‚ Nintendo constantly drives on easy to pick up and casual games. Unlike games nowadays‚ where the internet is prevalent‚ Nintendo shines in creating a social aspect when gaming‚ capitalizing
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How it affected Spain. The Spanish were greatly impacted by the discovery of a new continent‚ because it meant lots of things‚ such as the discovery of new species of animals and plants. From the animals‚ like the jaguar or the piranha. Some of the plants were used to make medicines or simply to eat! We could name the achiote (an amazonian tree used to treat prostatic troubles and internal inflammations‚ arterial hypertension‚ high cholesterol level and bladder inflammation) and the
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If probation and parole were abolished completely‚ it would affect the prison system population throughout the United States. The prison population increased each year steadily until 2009‚ with 1‚617‚478 behind bars. (Latessa & Smith‚ 2011) Therefore‚ offenders are put on probation and parole in the United States because it’s an alternative to incarceration for eligible offenders. (Latessa & Smith‚ 2011) Probation and parole reduce the prison population from overcrowding; however‚ if probation and
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Africa is a considered as being the most struggling continent of earth. It is a continent counting today 1.8 billion inhabitants. Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea‚ the Southern Atlantic Ocean‚ the Northern Atlantic Ocean‚ the Indian Ocean‚ and the Red Sea. It is full of natural resources. Africa is not developing as fast as it should. Why is that? Why is this big continent left behind with all potentials? What are its nations not doing right? Answering these question may require to look
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World War Two was the most devastating war in our history. Was an occasion‚ that has changed the way we take a gander at the world at this point. A vast number of lives lost as a result of a single individual who utilized his words and political power to assume control over a whole nation and transform it into a way of war and destruction. World War Two was a worldwide war‚ the biggest and deadliest of all wars in mankind’s history‚ with more than 60 million people slaughtered‚ including many civilians
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Korean babies and toddlers‚ including lots orphan babies died with the lack of nourishment. The Koreans were poor‚ so they could not provide what they needed‚ food‚ houses‚ clothes. And I saw lots of beggars were asking food at mealtimes in front of each house which was increasing every day. And lots of young boys‚ shoe shiners‚ at the train station‚ at the bus station and on the streets for looking for customers to make
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First is how mass incarceration affects the communities. One of the first issues that is talked about in the article is this issue of Invisible Inequality. “Inequality worsens both crimes of poverty motivated by need for goods for use and crime of wealth motivated by greed”‚ (Barak‚ et. al.‚ 2015). This issue has many aspects but the main aspect of this issue is that when data is being collected for different types of community well-being studies such as unemployment the people that are incarcerated
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Research Paper The topic of immigration‚ whether legal or illegal has been rife with discussion in the United States‚ since perhaps the first immigrants sailed from Europe in the fifteenth century. With decades of endless debate‚ the topic has remained in the forefront of the American voter’s mind for a very long time.Immigration has many talking points: arguments over the social‚ political‚ and future implications of immigration have plagued our society for decades. However numerous‚ among the
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