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    As the 19th century closes, the west held the reputation of mythical proportion and defined the United States’ identity during the gilded age. Promises and dreams of having free land, your own freedom, and wealth for all people infatuate the nation and those who hear of the frontier; these myths created a “golden gilding “ which masks the actual turmoil and issues in the United States. In 1863, historian, Frederick Jackson Turner lectured, “‘The Significance of the Frontier in American History,’

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    Although the timeline is kept vague in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald makes it clear that his work of art is based in the early 1920’s between World War I and the Prohibition. This was a transitional period in the United States. America changed after the war and as a result, so did life. The idea of the perfect life fluctuated as troops began flooding back to the United States, migrating to cities, picking up jobs, and buying houses for their new or planned families. The economy was booming

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    not only just merely grow and survive but to expand the involvement in the state. The large size of drug economy, plays in keeping the country financially solvent, and the temptation of freed and corruption of government officials confirms that prohibition could never be a success. Drug lords pays well to his helpers, for some because of the wealth they could have they change form a teacher to a trafficker. And drug traffickers has their own benefits in the ‘society’ they are the law in Mexico. The

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    Sudden Dismissal

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    The at will employment law and employee’s disparities is the primary reason for this proposed study; as a result key word were used to research the articles. The at will employment law key words within the articles are employment recovery, disparities, unwarranted termination, and sudden dismissal. The ProQuest Boolean connector ‘and’ was utilized and key words were highlighted. By researching the at will employment and law hundreds of articles were retrieved. Sudden Dismissal Unwarranted

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    The American dream, for many, can mean more opportunities for a better life, a fresh start, or a chance for unrestricted freedoms that other countries do not provide for their people. It is supposed to allow people a shot for equal work, fair pay, and equal rights under the Constitution, as long as they become a United States citizen. It is given the reputation for allowing all American citizens to be able to pursue a fair and equal chance for success, in the United States, whatever that success

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    Federal sentencing practices and mandatory minimum laws are far too harsh, and ruins the lives of thousands of united citizens every year. In a modern era where the affects of drugs such as marijuana are well documented there is no logical reason that it should still be classified as a schedule 1 narcotic on a federal level. Even if it made sense in a sane world for marijuana to be a schedule 1 drug, the penalty for having it, or any other drug of the same classification is entirely too harsh. The

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    Legalization of Marijuana

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    imposed by cannabis users on the rest of society suggests that a "harmfulness tax" of $.50 -$1 per joint is appropriate. It can be estimated that excise taxes in this range would rise between $2.2 and $6.4 billion per year. Replacing marijuana prohibition with a system of taxation and regulation similar to that used for alcoholic beverages would produce combined savings and tax revenues of between $10 billion and $14 billion per year. Altogether, legalization would save the taxpayers around $8 -

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    The development of the American equity framework is a captivating subject that can prompt to years of recorded study and investigation. A decent criminal equity graduate program will give you enough information to abandon you wanting more as I gained from my time in school. The principal pilgrims to America brought the criminal equity arrangement of English custom-based law to our shores. The framework depended on the start of Mens Reas ("liable personality") and the impact of the Catholic Church

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    Memo On Syria

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    From: Fred Addo-Mensah, Special Advisor to President Cabinet To: The Cabinet of the United States of America Date: May 13, 2016 Subject: Syrian Emergency : The Greatest Threat To United States Interest INTRODUCTION This memo seeks to offer insight into the current emergency in Syria and how it threatens the security of US. It is hoped that it will help shape US foreign policy for Syria with the aim of protecting Americans from acts of terrorism and at the same time save the lives of Syrians. OVERVIEW

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    Prisoners in Our Corrections In California, legal executions were authorized under the Criminal Practice Act of 1851. On February 1872, capital punishment was integrated into the California Penal Code. Explaining the historical development of capital and corporal punishment, including the methods of punishment used over the years and the Latin roots of capita and corpus. There are four primary United States constitutional amendments which safeguard inmates’ rights and how these amendments protect

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