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    consistent‚ prisoner program needs are assessed more systematically‚ and institutional violence has declined (U.S. Dept. of Justice‚ 2004‚ pg.3). In this short essay I will be looking at the external and internal classifications in my home area‚ Lincoln‚ Nebraska. External versus Internal Prisoner Classification Systems External classification refers to what type of security level an offender will be sentenced to. This in turn‚ will determine a prisoner’s custody classification and which facility they

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    money? There has been a constant debate the past few years on whether college athletes‚ particularly football players‚ should get paid. In 1988‚ the Nebraska legislature passed a bill that would allow the University of Nebraska football players to receive better cash incentives. The bill was later vetoed by Governor Kay Orr‚ who was governor of Nebraska at the time (O’Toole etal. 2). . The dispute comes from coaches‚ parents of the players‚ and the players themselves arguing that universities make

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    and early 1850s. The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Dred Scott Case (1857) decision highlighted the slavery disagreement and caused even more problems between the Northern and Southern States‚ pushing the U.S. even closer to the Civil War. The Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ passed in 1854 as a small compromise‚ enforced popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska‚ creating disagreements over whether these territories would choose to become free or slave states. The Kansas-Nebraska Act even created tensions over

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    Doe‚ 1979). In other cases involving substantive conflicts courts have been willing to terminate parental rights (see Nebraska v. Wedige‚ 1980; In re CMS‚ 1979; Jewish Child Care v. Elaine S.Y.‚ 1980). Such cases‚ however‚ are generally extreme exceptions. Recent Supreme Court decisions have belied a rather naive "parents know best" attitude (Rothman & Rothman‚ 1980). As

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    Compromise of 1850 led a series of events set out to prevent war. The compromise of 1850 consisted of negotiations Henry Clay made which included issues on: slavery‚ land‚ and money. Also there were events that helped lead to war such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This included concerns with: the idea of popular sovereignty‚ repeal of the Missouri Compromise‚ and tensions between the north and the south. The Compromise of 1850 contained many different ideas‚ many of these ideas helping to prevent to

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    greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North and South. There were many factors that caused this war‚ but the main ones were the different interpretations of the Constitution by the North and South‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ and the arrival of Lincoln in office. These factors were very crucial in the bringing upon of the destruction of the Union. They caused immediate war. In 1791‚ the tenth amendment was added to the Constitution. The tenth amendment states

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    Ted Pineau United States History to 1877 SS2500 OA Spring 2014 April 13‚ 2014 Republican Party Platform of 1856 The Republican Party founded in 1856 was an important political platform in American history. This party emerged from the collapse of the Whig party‚ taking dome of its economic development policies.1 It merged diverse factions into a new political movement that would dominate American politics for the next seventy-six years‚ winning fourteen of the next nineteen Presidential elections

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    Zach Meyer 3/9/2018 Lora Devereaux Composition II Willa Cather Willa Cather‚ was an American author‚ whose fame was achieved fame through her writings about pioneer life on the Great Plains. Cather grew up in Virginia and Nebraska as a kid‚ and then moved to Pennsylvania and ultimately New York as an adult pursuing her career. She was renowned as “clever” and “skillful”‚ especially in the writings of her short stories. She was praised by many for her works‚ including the New York Times‚ who praised

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    1. Suppose that there are two states that do not trade: Iowa and Nebraska. Each state produces the same two goods: corn and wheat. For Iowa the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of wheat is 3 bushels of corn. For Nebraska the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is 3 bushels of wheat. Present production is: | |Iowa |Nebraska | |Wheat |20 million bushels

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    opinions of whether the Constitution promoted unity or ultimately would lead to secession. Constitutional add-ons such as the 3/5 Compromise and popular sovereignty were used to promote unity‚ while events such as the Compromise of 1850‚ the Kansas- Nebraska Act and poor leadership from Presidents Millard Fillmore‚ Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan led to secession in 1861.

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