Odis Jenkins Reading 0302 January 21‚ 2013 Ruth Simmons: An American Pioneer In 1945 in Grapeland Texas a little girl named Ruth J. Simmons was born. She grew up on a farm in East Texas and had a life of hardship and deprivation. Ruth had a wonderful grounding by her parents and an extraordinary streak of luck. She had mentors who challenged‚ supported‚ and encouraged her to pursue her dreams. One of the most influential mentors was her mother‚ whom Ruth watched for hours pressing fabric
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The case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris is a landmark case that dealt with vouches for schooling and the 1st Amendment. The case was officially decided upon on June 27‚ 2002‚ but the case and history dates back to 1995. In 1995‚ the Ohio Legislature passed into law the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program as part of the 1995 budget act. The Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program was a pilot program that gave families up $2‚250 to support their children’s academics. Aid was given to parents
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FACTS: Christopher Simmons was convicted and sentenced to death for capital crimes he committed when he was 17 years old. At the time of his conviction the Court’s ruling in Stanford v. Kentucky held that the 8th Amendment did not proscribe juvenile between the ages of 16 and 18 from being sentenced to death. In 2002 the Supreme Court ruling in the Atkins v. Virginia barred the use of the death penalty on mentally retarded offenders due to “evolving standards of decency” which put them in a class
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Sports Guy” by Bill Simmons‚ was a book only the Sports Guy could write. Save a few hundred pages for Simmons to inform the readers on how he became the basketball and Celtics fan he is today (hint: it was his dad choosing between a motorcycle and season tickets to the Celtics)‚ why as a child he called himself Jabaal Abdul-Simmons‚ footnotes galore‚ his hatred for Isiah Thomas and Wilt Chamberlain‚ and many of the greatest “What-if’s” in basketball history. Other than that‚ Bill Simmons uses this behemoth
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While it is not necessarily talked about that often‚ the death penalty is still widely used in many countries. In the supreme court case Roper v. Simmons‚ an individual of age 17 committed premeditated murder‚ as well as breaking and entering and vehicular theft. Simmons wanted Roper to be sentenced to death‚ but they appealed because Roper was legally a minor at the time of the crime. When the case came to the court it was a 5-4 decision that ruled the execution of minors was unconstitutional‚ which
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IDEO Product Development: Case Analysis The FAB 5 February 28‚ 2013 Adedeji Akindele-Alo Lexi Artrip Elizabeth Lowder Morrell Turner Jessica Wright PROBLEM DEFINITION The ideas of IDEO and Handspring were different from one another in terms of development and time frame. Additionally‚ IDEO was working on products directly competitive to one another with the projects assigned by 3com and Handspring. The primary issue in the IDEO Product Development case is the question of whether
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Justin Jethroe Ms. Allen Intro to Corrections April 12‚ 2013 Roper v. Simmons U. S. Supreme Court March 1‚ 2005 543 U.S. 551 Statement of Facts This case in Fenton‚ Missouri involves 17 yrs. old Christopher Simmons born in 1993. Charles Benjamin and John Tessmer were Christopher Simmons friends and accomplices. Christopher Simmons planned and committed a capital murder along with Charles Benjamin. The plan was to commit burglary and murder by breaking and entering‚ tying up Shirley
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‘’Compare and contrast the political ideologies which are evident in the media articles provided’’ There are many different interpretations on what an ideology is‚ everybody has an ideology but it may not always be endorsed or may also not be always logical. Political scientists of today define the term to mean ‘’an action oriented belief system‚ an interrelated set of ideas that in some way guides or inspires political action’’ (Heywood 1997). After studying these four media articles there is evidence
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Simmons Lab Case The Situation: Newbridge‚ a recently hired project head manager‚ meets Zaph at the lab one day. Zaph was an intelligent capable person‚ who had impressed Dr. Jerrold‚ the head of the laboratory. Zaph had many ideas and solutions to the different problems the lab was dealing with. Zaph immediately connected with Links‚ the mathematician‚ and started helping him with his theories‚ which Newbridge did not understand very well. Zaph’s dominant personality became apparent to Newbridge
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Running Head: JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY Should Juveniles Receive the Death Penalty? Capital Punishment‚ or the penalty of death for crimes committed by a defendant‚ is a controversial topic in today’s society. In general‚ the public associates this method of punishment with adult offenders who commit heinous crimes. What about the defendants who are not adults? In some states‚ defendants as young as 16 years old have been tried as adults and eligible to receive the death penalty. Juveniles
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