and gravel for miles on empty country roads only to come to this place. They had returned to Attica. They came in on a road so covered in grit that their passage was marked by two long gray stripes torn through the sandy dust. The truck rolled down Main Street Attica with a speed born of the confidence that traffic was a thing of the past. At the edge of town‚ past an abandoned public swimming pool‚ where the houses started to thin out‚ were the towering walls of Attica Correctional Facility. It
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The Second World War is universally known as one of the bloodiest and most horrific wars in our history to date. With 60 million dead‚ that being over 2.5% of the world’s population‚ it is a history that we hope to never repeat; to govern this‚ it is vital that we identify the causes of the war‚ however difficult the task may be. Many historians have discussed the possibilities that three of the major causes of World War II might have been Treaty of Versailles‚ the struggle during the Great Depression
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The LA riots were the main theme for this week’s reading. Needless to say‚ it was a mortifying past for both the African Americans and the people of LA. The emotion explosion that accounted for thousands of injuries and billions of dollar worth of damage originated from the discriminatory decision of a court case. Rodney King‚ a middle-aged African American man‚ was pulled over on a highway for drunk speeding. He was brutally beaten by four police officers for no apparent reasons‚ and someone recorded
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6 Main Characteristics of Communications Characteristics of communications are given below: (1) Two or More Persons: The first important characteristic of communication is that there must be a minimum number of two persons because no single individual can have an exchange of ideas with himself. A listener is necessary to receive one’s ideas. Therefore‚ there must be at least two persons-the sender of information and the receiver. (2) Exchange of Ideas: Communication cannot be thought of in the absence
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many people believed that men should work harder than women because they are responsible to feed and support their family. Most jobs required muscles strength therefore men thought to be responsible for it and they were treated more than women. Women main tasks were to watch over their children and look after their house‚ families and husband. I agree with the statement that men and women should be treated equally as they were born equally. Nowadays‚ we can see that women have many more choices and
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abuse concerns on our premises. By the individual we should act in best interest of any child in our local community as protecting child from harm has not limit to agencies like schools‚ children centres ‚ nurseries. Main implications of the Act for child protection work The main implications for child protection work are the requirement for inter-agency cooperation and coordination in safeguarding children The importance of seeking the views of children and young people and ensuring these are
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The main blood vessels are the following: Aorta. The aorta is the largest and principal artery in the body. From the aorta branches lead to all the organs of the body‚ supplying them with oxygen and nutrients. Coronary Artery. The coronary artery is also a branch of the aorta. It supplies the heart tissue with oxygen and nutrients. Pulmonary Artery. The pulmonary artery arises from the right-hand upper corner of the roght ventricle. It branches into the left and right pulmonary arteries which lead
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Qn. Explain the main causes of culture shock. Stepping out of one’s comfort zone is not an easy step to take‚ not to mention stepping into a foreign land. Culture shock is one of the very common problems many face‚ especially when travelling abroad. For the purpose of this essay‚ the term “culture shock” refers to the unfamiliar feeling of a new atmosphere when in another country. It also refers to the ability to adapt experience and accept another country’s culture. The main reasons of culture
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Outsiders I must disagree with the authors and here’s why. Firstly Mrs. Hinton’s choice of the main character‚ while I understand her choosing to write about a young man doomed to repeat his mistakes. I just do not agree with this assumption. The main character Ponyboy Curtis was an immature fourteen-year-old who caused much tension in his family and ultimately the death of three people. Secondly‚ I believe the main characters should have been Johnny Cage and Dallas Dally Winston‚ both young men died tragically
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States was fought from 1861 to 1865. The war was between the southerners and the northerners. The war began in April 1861. It lasted for about four years. During that time many soldering has died in war. During the war there was slavery. One of the main causes of the war was slavery. Some people thought that there should be slavery and some thought that their wouldn’t be any. Slavery was going away in the border states and in southern cities. A cause that caused the civil war was the election of Abraham
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