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    In the early 1900s many of those who immigrated to America experienced unfair wages and working/ living conditions. Tenement houses were crowded‚ dark‚ loud‚ hot‚ foul smelling‚ unhealthy‚ and there was no fresh air (Riis‚ 1999). The people living under these conditions‚ typically didn’t have a choice because it was the only thing within their budget. Workers within the meat-packing industry worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Those who had a job at the Shirtwaist Factory also worked under

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    just how they carry themselves. Anything and everything that is seen is up for grabs. That’s the way people have been for decades. But the most prominent is between genders. For years‚ men have had advantages women were simply denied. In the early 1900s women were treated incredibly unfairly to today’s standards. For instance‚ they couldn’t vote‚ one of the most basic rights in this country. Also‚ they weren’t as educated as men during this time so as to stay at home and be a stay-at-home wife.

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    In the early 1900s clothes were a status symbol. Fashion was more important than comfort. Fashionable ladies enjoyed the grand occasions surrounding the federation of Australian colonies‚ and later the openings of new federal parliament‚ in Melbourne where royalty was going to be in attendance. Society matrons were lucky that the extravagant magnificent dresses of the Edwardian era coincided with Australians own premier events. Women liked to have a pinched waist‚ a big bust with no cleavage showing

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    During the 1700’s to the 1900s‚ throughout Europe‚ new ideas emerged that valued people as the center of the social‚ economic and political life of a nation. Socially‚ citizens went from being viewed as a passive member of the nation whose purpose was to serve their rulers‚ to an active member of a society that existed to protect the citizens’ natural rights. This social change lead to political revolutions‚ such as the English Revolution‚ that aimed at putting the power to govern in the hands of

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    Neil Condon CRJS 600 Dr. Richeson Nonviolent Offenders – Is Incarceration the Answer? "It’s really clear that the most effective way to turn a nonviolent person into a violent one is to send them to prison‚" says Harvard University criminologist James Gilligan. The American prison system takes nonviolent offenders and makes them live side-by-side with hardened killers. The very nature of prison‚ no matter people view it‚ produces an environment that is inevitably harmful to its residents

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    These storms ruined land‚ buried roads‚ ruined car engines‚ gave people dust pneumonia‚ and sometimes killed people. People who could get out of the south west packet up and moved. Some more less unfortunate families couldn’t move and had to stay. In 1900-1930 families started buying land and moving to the plains. They would farm cash crops on the land but it was very hard work. The country was already in a depression and also the stock market crash. Their plants failed 5 years in a row. With no income

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    Ramvikas7@gmail.comMobile No: +91-9030657345 | CAREER OBJECTIVE: To work in a firm with a professional work driven environment where I can utilize and apply my knowledge‚ skills which would enable me as a fresh graduate to grow while fulfilling organizational goals. BASIC ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: Qualification | School / College | Board/University | Year(s) | Percentage (%) | B. Tech (E.C.E) | Nova college of Engineering &Technology | J.N.T.U‚ Hyderabad‚ Andhra Pradesh | 2009 to 2013 |

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    Various Treatment Options for Sexual Offenders and Their Efficacy Rates Abstract The assessment and treatment of sexual offending has varied greatly within the last 40 years. The establishment of sexual offender treatment began in the 1970’s where medical officials focused on reducing criminal psychological or pathologies with the use of physical/chemical castration and various pharmaceutical remedies. As treatment ideals evolved‚ cognitive-behavioral treatment became the

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    would still be split up into many nations as it was in the early 1800’s. There were certain people who helped move this process along tremendously‚ including Cavour‚ Mazzini and Garibaldi. All these great men helped form new movements or ideas. Then in the late 1800’s‚ the people of Italy had a growing sense of nationalism‚ which led to many changes in the future of their states. Feelings of nationalism arose while Napoleon I was in rule and then later‚ developed into large movements. Even more

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    Christian faith. However‚ there are mixed views on Christianity and capital punishment. Many Christians believe that the Bible supports the use of the death penalty as it clearly says in Genesis 9:6‚ “Whoever sheds the blood of man‚ by man shall his blood be shed.” In addition to this‚ Jesus commands‚ “He who speaks evil of father or mother‚ let him surely die”‚ in Matthew 15:4. Lastly‚ many argue that capital punishment sustains one of the commandments‚ ’thou shalt not kill’ by acknowledging the

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