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    The Civil Rights Movements In May 17‚ 1954 The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka‚ Kans.‚ unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling paves the way for large-scale desegregation. The decision overturns the 1896 Plessey v. Ferguson ruling that sanctioned "separate but equal" segregation of the races‚ ruling that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." It is a victory for NAACP

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    What Is Our Youth Facing In Our Society Today?  Children today are faced with a more hostile world than the one in which their parents grew up. Because of this‚ today’s children are also experiencing greater fears and worries. The fears of Violence‚ Drugs‚ AIDS‚ and Divorce are problems most adults didn’t even consider while growing‚ yet they are commonplace among kids today. The effects of fears on young people lives today come from Drugs‚ Violence‚ AIDS and Divorce. I believe that

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    Abortion in the United States Valora Hawkins‚ Tracy Avila‚ Timothy Easter‚ and Veronica Holifield BCOM/275 June 18‚ 2012 Les Colegrove Abortion is one of the most controversial topics to date in the United States. Because of the complexity and issues involved‚ there are those individuals who are for abortion‚ and those who are against. There is neutrality that extends between the two‚ with those who are one the fence depending on circumstantial situations. In this paper our group of four peers

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    use forensics to perform experiments on evidence to solve their cases. “... [F]orensic scientists do invaluable work linking evidence from crime scenes- such as fingerprints‚ injuries‚ weapons‚ DNA‚ computer data‚ drugs and counterfeit goods- to criminals themselves” (“Introduction”). The DNA found at the scene is inspected to see if it pertains to the crime. An important part of a forensic scientist’s job is to separate out important‚ unimportant‚ and non-essential evidence (Woodford). However‚ it

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    What Is The Best Way to Educate Our Children? Western Governors University Collegiate Level Reasoning and Problem Solving Janie Davis What Is The Best Way to Educate Our Children? Education has been in a crisis for a long time in America‚ but few can agree on a solution to this open-ended problem which debated by both experts and lay persons. Federal and state policies need creation and enactment for targeted assistance to schools needing improvements‚ like low-income schools and

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    There are several locations where evidence are usually found such as in the hard drive on the user’s personal computer‚ laptop‚ smart phone or tablet (ACPO‚ 2012). It is also critical that forensics are aware of the intention of the particular investigation. This aids in the forensics’ efforts of locating digital evidences that are relevant to the case. For example‚ in the case of a server intrusion‚ forensics should look out for signs such as a rootkit installation‚ analyze configuration files‚ logs

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    potential evidence‚ in the manner that it was left at the scene. Crime scene protection not only includes cordoning off the area where the crime is believed to have occurred but also includes documentation of all of those present at the scene including law enforcement personnel as well as noting anything that may look out of place. This allows investigators to conduct a preliminary examination of the crime scene to aid in constructing a hypothesis as to the events that have taken place and the later

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    Manners and etiquette .Importance of Good Manners “With Americans‚ anything goes.” It seems that Americans are quite casual and don’t care much about their behaviors. Most Americans attitudes about good manners relate to showing respect and consideration for others. They believe that all people are entitled to equal opportunity and respect. So no one is privileged and no one is worthless. A person who acts in a humble and timid way will make his/her friends feel quite uncomfortable. On the other

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    This section is worth 35 points.  Now that you have reviewed and taken notes on the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution it is time to respond to your writing prompt: Writing Prompt: Which document did a better job of fulfilling the ideals of the American Revolution: the Articles of Confederation or the United States Constitution? The United States Constitution better represented and fulfilled the ideals of the American Revolution then the Articles of Confederation. Democracy and

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    The State of Today’s Economy The State of Today’s Economy In most cases the economy is in a state of expansion. The economy is almost always constantly growing due to population change and other factors. However‚ we must measure the change in growth rate to effectively measure if our economy is contracting or expanding. To measure the growth rate of the economy we measure the positive or negative change in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). We use the GDP from the previous year‚ subtract this

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