These are the major laws that affect the incarceration at the federal level; many states have mandatory minimums and similar policies. But that is changing. It is simply ineffective and inappropriate for states to focus only on new drug legislation. Twenty-three states have recently repealed drug penalties‚ including revision or even elimination of mandatory minimums‚ reclassifying what constitutes a drug offense‚ revising sentencing enhancements (being convicted of the same crime twice results
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The reconstruction era of 19th Century provided a platform for the civil rights movement that followed in the 20th Century and created history. The aim of the reconstruction plan was to provide economic and racial equality to all the American citizens by abolishing slavery and ensuring the basic human rights to all citizens. However‚ due to the social and political structure of the period‚ many were skeptical of these policies and so the reconstruction program failed. Nevertheless‚ the spirit of
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The Reconstruction era following the Civil War managed to accomplish various goals regarding the freed slaves‚ the south‚ and the nation. This positive growth‚ especially for the African Americans was brief. In the efforts to reconstruct the southern society and integrate the freedmen‚ the southern whites‚ who were previously prosperous began to feel betrayed and neglected. There were many grievances‚ such as arguing that the Freedman’s Bureau infringed their rights and wanting the Union to withdraw
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The Reconstruction Era began after the Civil War which ended in 1865. At this time Abraham Lincoln tried his best to restore the nation socially‚politically and economically. The nation was experiencing many changes which resulted in different failures and successes. The south had lost the war and ended up in bankruptcy. The war had left the south in ruins. The roads and farms were destroyed. Men lost their lives and struggled to fight for survival. The southern states had to be readmitted to the
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The Reconstruction Era lasted from 1865 until 1877 and during this time southern America was in shambles and trying to come to terms with the fact that they had lost the Civil War. To make matters even worse for the south‚ slavery was now abolished due to the thirteenth amendment that was ratified by December 1865 and made the south bankrupt. The thirteenth amendment along with many new laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was all a part of the North’s new goals. Northern America wanted to bring
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TOPIC: THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION CAN OUTWEIGH ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS We can clearly see that in today’s world‚ competition is the ultimate force‚ which is driving each and every person towards the development of the society. Indeed‚ we can say without any doubt that the positive impact of competition can outweigh its negative impact. Competition provides fair chance‚ zeal to work hard and ultimately to come up with the best upshot. However‚ many people have firm believe that competition
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Prompt: What were the long-term economic‚ social‚ and political effects of Reconstruction? The United States was challenged with many issues after the Civil War like crop lien work contracts‚ segregation‚ and unresolved problems with the seceded states. This period was called Reconstruction. After the Civil War‚ African Americans were free but with no place to live in or to work at‚ they settled with their former ‘masters’. African Americans were technically free‚ but no one wanted to hire a colored
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Positive and Negative Impacts of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a change in the mid-18th century from small scale‚ domestic production of goods to machine-based‚ mass production of goods. It is usually thought of as having mostly or only positive impacts on Europe. Although the revolution did have many positive impacts‚ it had its fair share of negative impacts as well. Some of the positive outcomes included the overall increase in production and value of
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The 1800’s were a time of innovation and immigration to cities for the new factory jobs‚ because the Agricultural Revolution changed farms. There were many positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. One positive effect of the Industrial Revolution‚ was urbanization. Urbanization was when cities were built because of all the jobs the factories were offering. Many people wanted these jobs‚ and went from farms to these new cities. They needed homes for these new comers‚ so they
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Outline Effects of the increase in mass shootings in America Intro. Technique: News story from Colorado Theater shooting 1. Examples: Columbine‚ CO Theater‚ Virginia Tech‚ Ft. Hood‚ Sandy Hook‚ Washington Navy Yard A. Most notable: Columbine B. Evolved and multiplied over times C. Nowhere is sacred 2. Positive Effects of the mass shootings A. Increased awareness of mental illnesses B. Experience from past shootings have allowed first responders to better response tactics 3. Negative
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