Political Science Name: rsonam Donohue Briefs #2 Tuesday‚ March 5 Schenck v. United States 1919 Criminal Case Federal Petitioner: Schenck Respondent: United States Events: During World War I in 1917‚ Congress had passed a law called the Espionage Act which states that during wartime obstructing the draft and trying to make soldiers disloyal or disobedient were crimes. Schenck going against the war‚ mailed thousands
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The Black Panther Party was a subversive group of black nationalists and socialists active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. On October 15th‚ 1966‚ the party was born in Oakland California. The party’s main purpose was to refute the oppression of black citizens by police officers‚ and challenge the police’s overall treatment of the black community. In 1969‚ community involvement became a crucial activity of the party. Example of this community service included free breakfast for children
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The Black Death The Black Death was an especially a traumatic event because of the origin‚ prevalence of unsanitary conditions to the number of the deaths‚ and the remorseless treatment of citizens by others. Only devastating memories are left from the lack of cleanliness to the high death rates of The Black Death. It was first heard of in Central Asia in 1338-39. Scholars have yet not agreed where exactly in Asia the plague originated from‚ research and further investigation
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Raley Date The Black Death Considered one of the worst natural disasters in world history‚ the Black Death came through Europe in 1347 A.D. It ravaged cities and town‚ causing a death to the masses‚ and no one was considered safe. The Plague is any epidemic scourge or calamity for which remedies are difficult to find‚ and according to the encyclopedia‚ plague is a common term for a disease of rodents that occasionally cause severe human infection. Named for the black spots that appeared
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We as American should find the golden mean when celebrating black history. We need to find that area where we can all agree that black history month should be done away with. The areas where we will find excellence is when we consider call all history American history‚ and we highlight each ethnicity contributions to American history. Our telos should be to find that golden mean so we can come together as a society because we need it more than ever. African Americans may be left out of history if
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growing up I have learned very little about the history of Black history month. My understanding way it was to celebrate the achievements of African dissent Americans. Until I have looked into the history of African Americans due to the seemingly going backwards in social culture in America. And in looking back in history I have found out that African Americans had an impact on the United States and helped shape what this country is today. Black history month is a very important month to learn and help
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criminal justice professor‚ I am often engaged in conversations about crime in the black community. Many ask the reason so many black men are incarcerated; why are black people less concerned with black on black crime yet overly concerned when a black person is killed by an individual of another race? The questions seem to be neverending‚ especially during the current uprisings related to the police killings of unarmed black men across America. The answers are never simple; many of them in fact are extremely
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staggering. Only 10 billion tons of waste are disposed of properly every year in the US. The Love Canal scandal is a prime example of a company producing toxic waste and disposing of it in an unsafe manner. This paper will give an overview of the Love Canal scandal‚ the cost‚ and the governments’ response. The Hooker Chemical Corporation was one of the major players in the Love Canal scandal‚ and their role was the polluter. Following is some background information on the Hooker Chemical Corporation
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Black lives matter. By now‚ most Americans have heard the phrase and formed an opinion on it. There have been a countless amount of protests and demonstrations in support of the subsequent movement‚ making it one of the hottest topics in the country today. Supporters of said movement have acted in response to many problems commonly facing the black community‚ including systemic oppression of and police brutality against black people. Those who oppose the movement find problems with the way protesters
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An example of the Ford Pinto scandal‚ where organizational leaders mad bad decisions are related to the Ford Pinto catching fire when involved in a rear-end crash where a defect in design or manufacturing could lead to death or serious bodily harm. Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding‚ the company chose not to implement the design‚ which would have cost $11 per car‚ even though it had done an analysis showing that the new design would
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