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    the original jurisdiction in their resident state (Juvenile Justice, 2013). Juveniles due to age are not treated at the same level as adults; due to this we have Juvenile Justice. Juvenile justice was said to be considered all the way back to the early years from the English brought over to American culture from England (Juvenile Justice, 2013). Since then in America we have had 5 major periods in the Juvenile Justice system. The first major period was the Puritan Period which was observed from

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    he was meant to be. While the story is a fun, adventurous tale, the stereotypes and racism of/in the character races could be seen as a reflection of discrimination in the early 1900s and modern days. The way character groups in The Hobbit are mistreated is similar to the way specific groups in society were treated in the early days. Character groups in the Hobbit include Trolls, Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Hobbits, etc. Trolls are dull-witted, short-tempered and carnivores (three trolls captured the

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    commonly known as whooping cough is typically a six week disease divided into three stages. From the 1500s to the 1900s whooping cough was an unidentified disease. Long after its first outbreak in the 1500, it was finally discovered in the 1906 by scientists Jules Bordet and Octave Gengou. Most outbreaks occurred in children and it was not until 1920 that a vaccine was developed by Dr. Louis S. Sauer in Evanstion Hospital in Illinois. Several years later, in 1942, scientists Pearl Kendrick came up with

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    Merriam – Webster’s Medical dictionary describes mental illnesses as “any of a broad range of medical conditions that are marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, or emotions to impair normal psychological functioning and cause marked distress or disability and that are typically associated with a disruption in normal thinking, feeling, mood, behavior, interpersonal interactions, or daily functioning.” Today almost more than sixty million people in America have some form

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    with our children and their educational rights, before branching out to the rest of America’s citizens. This can be seen throughout each century. During the 1700's, education was finally brought to the forefront of American states, creating a basic guideline of what every American should know and giving them a space to learn. In the 1800's, education, though segregated, ultimately became accessible to

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    During the early 1900’s, Americans were caught up in the idea of imperialism, or extending their influence to other countries using military force. Mark Twain’s essay, The War Prayer, was written during this time, but argued against the popular philosophy of imperialism. Twain’s essay was too controversial and Harper’s Bazaar believed it was not suited for the public to read, so it went unpublished until after his death and after the idea of imperialism had lost its fervor. Twain’s essay discusses

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    During the 1900s African Americans fought for freedom and racial uplift. Today African Americans can be seen fighting for equality and justice. African Americans actions were demonstrated through the Niagara Movement, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also known as the NAACP, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights movement. Each of the movements listed have shown the different struggles Blacks went through for what they believe in. The Niagara Movement was an important

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    island nation. Which includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh(countries), Nepal and Bhutan(mountains), and Sri Lanka(island). The Indus civilization lasted from 2600 to 1900 B.C. and was known as the Harappan civilization. The Early Harappan phase 3300-2600 B.C., Mature Harappan phase 2600-1900 B.C., and the Late Harappan phase 1900-1300 B.C. are the three time phases that separated the Indus Valley civilization. In 1865 constructors where

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    The Great Galveston Hurricane was a Category 4 storm, with winds of up to 145 mph (233 km/h), which made landfall on September 8, 1900, in Galveston, Texas, in the United States, leaving about 6,000 to 12,000 dead. It remains to the present day the deadliest single day event in US history. The hurricane appears to have started as an atmospheric trough from West Africa, causing unsettled weather in the Caribbean, and emerging into the Florida Straits as a tropical storm on September 5. Owing to contradictory

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    society, and are frequently expected to be weaker than men. However, potentially no example of female objectification is more apparent than the lives of women today, as well as various Japanese Geisha in the early 1900’s; specifically in the novel Memoirs of A Geisha, by Arthur Golden. Set in the early years before World War 1, it was within the lives of these Geisha that objectification was not only displayed, but was exemplified. Outrightly told to listen to men, apply cosmetics, and act with reservation

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