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    The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, most commonly known as Senate Bill, was a law passed in 2010 in the State of Arizona in the middle of a national debate surrounding immigration. This law made it a state misdemeanor for a person residing illegally in the state of Arizona to be in public without carrying documents showing that they were legal residents or citizens of the United States. This discriminatory measure allowed and encouraged police officers to inquire about a person's

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    What is the ‘right to the city’? What are the major challenges in creating more socially equitable cities in the 21st century? Matthew Templin - 541746 The 20th century played witness to an urban renaissance, driven largely by global economic forces. Populations migrated to cities en masse to harness the prospect and prosperity that urban life promised. Neoliberalism was crucial to this shift, with the philosophy demanding ‘free markets’, privatisation, and the overall reduction in government control

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    Nelson Mandela's Leadership

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    2012 NELOSN MANDELA’S LEADERSHIP . . Microsoft 06.06.2012 6/6/2012 NELOSN MANDELA’S LEADERSHIP June 6, 2012 TITLE PAGE CAUCASUS UNIVERSITY CAUCASUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS COURSE TITLE: Developing effective leadership skills COURSE CODE: MGS-3211 INSTRUCTOR: Dara Ahmed GROUP PRESENTATION: N1 PRESENTATION TITLE: NELSON MANDELA’S LEADERSHIP GROUP MEMBERS: Tamar Geladze DATE: 6th of June, 2012 12 Page 2 NELOSN MANDELA’S LEADERSHIP June 6, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT

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    Education Empowers, Schooling Stifles Education has been the subject of some of the most heated discussions in American history. It is a key point in political platforms. It has been subject to countless attempts at reform, most recently No Child Left Behind and Common Core. Ardent supporters of institutional schools say that schools provide access to quality education that will allow the youth of our country to gain necessary skills to succeed in life. Critics take a far more cynical view. The

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    A few mere decades ago, it would have been unheard of for two people of different racial backgrounds, especially one of those being white, to casually sit down in a diner and order lunch together - such was the case of America in the 1960s. During that time, many ethnic groups of minority background - though mainly African-Americans - were considered ‘lesser’ people than the privileged whites. As a result, many laws separating them from the marginalized groups came into effect and oppressed people

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    Denzel Washington Date of birth: 28/12/1954 Birth Name: Denzel Hayes Washington Nickname: Denzel Country of Residence: new York City, United States Early life Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He was born and raised in Mount Vernon, and now has currently moved into the New York City, when he left his parents. His Parents, Denzel Hayes Washington Senior and Lennis Lynne were both successful in their careers and brought up Denzel very well, and in great manner. Denzel senior

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    Question 1: a) Yes, I would agree that both Source A and B are examples of personal mission statements. A mission statement is a formal summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual. [1] In Source A there is a list of aims and values that Mahatma Gandhi lived by, for example: “I shall not fear anyone on Earth. I shall fear only God.” Mahatma Gandhi's mission statement highlights who he was as an individual and his beliefs. He lived his life guided by those values and

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    Wilma Mankiller

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    Mankiller was born November 18, 1945 in Oklahoma but later relocated due to the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Indian Relocation Program of the 1950’s. Because the relocation program failed to keep promises it made to Native Americans, Wilma became an activist fighting for the rights of Native Americans (Wallis). Wilma Mankiller was the first female elected Deputy Chief and later became the first female in modern history to lead a major Native American tribe by becoming the first Principal Chief of the

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    What Does Corporate Social Responsibility Mean? Corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company 's effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups.   Corporate social responsibility may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an immediate financial benefit to the

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    Who Is Lynching?

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    Many black artist were mistreated and had many of their works covered by white artists; which sadly got the fame and fortune for their hard work. African Americans in the past and till today have had to suffer violence, prejudice, and racism from society in many instances. Lynching is one form of violence and injustice that was passed by white people to the blacks because they had too much freedom, and thought that blacks were getting away with too much. Lynching of black people was mostly high in

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