Question 1: According to the video “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Walls That Divide Us”‚ in 1934 when the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was founded‚ in their policy manual‚ they stated that neighborhoods were to remain homogenous‚ meaning white neighborhoods stayed white and black ones stayed black. So in an effort to ensure this‚ the FHA literally took a red marker and outlined areas where they are willing to insure home mortgages. This created the term redlining and this system of segregation
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(1999 FRQ) “Plains Indians” In the last half of the nineteenth century‚ the lives of the Plains Indians were more dramatically affected then ever before. Both the technological breakthroughs and government policies had a significant impact on the Plains Indians. Technology played a major part not only with the advancements with railroads but with the now exchangeable parts in guns‚ which showed useful in the battle of Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee. The government gave the railroad millions
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Patti Smith: Poet and Trailblazer Among her many monikers‚ Patti Smith has most often been called the “godmother of punk.” Despite resisting the label‚ she has had a wide-ranging influence on punk‚ post-punk‚ alternative‚ and mainstream rock artists including U2‚ The Smiths‚ REM‚ Garbage‚ Sleater-Kinney‚ Bruce Springsteen‚ and Madonna. Her seminal first album‚ Horses‚ was released in 1975 and began a career that would lead to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patti Smith group up
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The Trials and Tribulations of Sitting Bull and the Plains Sioux David Paul HIST3216 - First Nations in Canada: Historical Perspective Instructor: Daniel E. Shaule‚ M. A. Monday‚ April 8‚ 2013 The Sioux nation was a powerful proud nation which migrated and traveled over the Great Plains; their hunter gather lifestyle was encroached upon after the civil war in the United States. The Sioux were victimized socially politically and genocidal. The need to develop the western hemisphere of the United
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Adam Smith Who was Adam Smith? Adam Smith was Scottish economist and philosopher‚ whose famous views in the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations‚ better known by its abbreviated name of The Wealth of Nations (1776)‚ was the first attempt of analyze the determinants of capital formation and historical development of industry and trade between European countries‚ which helped create the basis of the modern science of economics. In The Wealth of Nations ‚ Smith conducted a deep analysis of
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to do is make a strong communication” (Stevie Smith) Florence Margaret Smith also known as Stevie Smith was a famous English poet and novelist that lived form 1902 to her tragic death in 1971. Throughout her life Smith went through a lot of heartache with her family and especially within herself. When Stevie Smith became acquainted with the face of death‚ she was fascinated by the melancholy emotions of depression she began to feel. As a result‚ Smith utilized her emotions relating to neglect‚ death
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Amish "The Plain People" Relgion and Culture Jule England Beth McIlvain Indroduction to Interpersonal Communication 102 August 30‚2013 I done my intercultural Experience Assignment on the Amish‚ considered to others “the plain people”. I met with some of the Amish and I had a very interesting experience. When I met with one of the families in Cross Plains‚ IN‚ I had a list of questions that I was going to ask them. At this time I was when I found out that the Amish do not
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The HR Professional Map captures what successful and effective HR people do and deliver across every aspect and specialism of the profession‚ and sets out the required activities‚ behaviours and knowledge. By covering 10 professional areas and 8 behaviours‚ set in 4 bands of competence the Map covers every level of HR profession. HR Professional Map is the foundation of HR profession‚ and it sets out what HR practitioners need to know and do and how the need to go about doing it at all stages
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Adam Smith Adam Smith is one of the most famous economists of all time and today I will tell you about his contribution to the economy. Plan 1. Background 2. Invisible hand 3. Division of Labour 4. The result of his contribution Smith was born in the seaport town in Scotland. His father died six months before his birth‚ Adam was raised by his mother‚ who encouraged her son to work hard and to value freedom. Adam Smith was well educated‚ he studied at Glasgow and Oxford‚ two of the most
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CJ 133 | Guns and Gun Control | Writing Assignment 6 | Katie Epps 1/18/2009 | Gun control has been one of the biggest topics facing our nation aside from abortion and homosexual marriages. There are so many different angles and arguments that surround it‚ its no wonder a definite decision can not be made. Violent crimes remain one of the most serious problems in the United States‚ in many of the violent crimes committed guns are used but an actual link between the two remains pretty
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