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    Leanna Sullivan English 111 Christina Forsyth April 4‚ 2009 “Abortion Is a Social Failure” Abortion is said to be “a woman’s choice.” Women do have the choice‚ the choice should be to do what is best for their child whether the pregnancy is planned or not. The resources should be made available for the mother to do that. There should be more funding for public services and health care for extremely low income families. Abortion is wrong and it harms the society that we live in. In 1973

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    An Indian former * Introduction- India is an agriculture country. It is a land of farmers. They live in village and die in village. They lead a very simple life. Their houses are made of mud and straw. They are very small and simple. The farmers are the true sons of the motherland. Gandhiji said India lives in village. * His Dress- the farmers do not wear fashionable dresses. They wear simple clothes. Generally they wear dhoti‚ kurta and a cap. The women wear cheap and simple dhotis

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    Economic growth brings greater happiness- how far do you agree with this statement? What is happiness? It is just one word‚ but every person has his own view on this question. Happiness is a basic of nature. Somebody think that it is God’s gift or result of luck‚ but some people claim that happiness is in your hands‚ you do it by yourself‚ you have to achieve your aims to be happy. Some people confuse happiness to pleasure‚ pleasure is a drink of water in the hot day‚ a comfortable bed after difficult

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    Reconstruction after the American Civil War By: Alec Decker The period after the Civil War‚ 1865 - 1877‚ was called the Reconstruction period.  Abraham Lincoln started planning for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War while Union soldiers occupied huge areas of the South. He wanted to bring the Nation back together as quick as he can without many complications. In December 1863 he proposed one of his plans to his Reconstruction which required the States to prohibit slavery.

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    immediate equality were Native Americans‚ slaves and women.  Women were loyal in their service to the Patriots but they didn’t gain any type of legal or political rights.  However‚ freedom‚ equality‚ and independence were very inspirational to women and these ideas would help them in the future to become independent. Slave trade was banned‚ but it was not abolished so it did not completely remove slavery and make them free. Just like in women‚ the American Revolution inspired slaves for equality‚ freedom

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    History 102 DBQ #1: Reconstruction’s Failure Historical Context: The Civil War may have settled some significant national problems‚ but it created many more. Yes‚ slavery was abolished‚ secession had been refuted‚ and the supremacy of the national government confirmed. But the cost of Union victory—in lost lives‚ destroyed property and sectional bitterness—was staggering‚ and created huge new problems and tasks. Perhaps the most challenging task facing our exhausted nation was the future status

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    and the 13th Amendment was passed‚ former slaves moved to Atlanta in great numbers (Atlanta’s population was 20% black by 1860 and 46% black ten years later). As the war-ravaged southern city of Atlanta was being physically reconstructed‚ the recently freed African Americans experienced a Reconstruction that was both different and similar to the Reconstruction white people experienced as both groups adjusted to life in a post-slavery era. During Reconstruction‚ African American women in particular

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    Introduction As part of my studies in the MA social Work and Law module I attended Hull Crown Court. During the visit I witnessed three sentencing sessions. In this paper I aim to project a reflective account of my own thoughts and feelings regarding the Crown Court environment and my initial perceptions of the power dynamics of the Court room officials. The profile and demographics of the defendants will be briefed‚ with the aim of finding links between them. We will then introduce the nature of

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    The history of economics is often only discussed from Mercantilism to the present era and the Neo-Classical school. However‚ Many of these economic theories that are discussed today originated over a millennia before in the Roman Empire. Prior to the insurgence of mercantilism was the era of the dark ages and the infamous feudal system that time and time again has been proven only to hinder growth or stop it all together. The feudal system didn’t just appear from nowhere it was slowly developed over

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    The period of Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1865-1876‚ consisted of the years after the Civil War during which Americans made efforts to rebuild their chaotic nation. African Americans were arguably affected by this period the most because it was a small step in the right direction towards securing political and economic rights for former slaves. However‚ the slight improvement of daily life for African Americans didn’t result in much change. Although the North was somewhat successful economically

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