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    vulnerable; they worked at menial jobs that the Depression hit the hardest. Unemployed white “Americans” began to look for any kind of work, even “Mexican work,” which they once avoided. The California legislator passed the 1931 Alien Labor Law, which forbade contractors from hiring non-citizens workers for highway construction, school and government office buildings, and other public projects. Popularity of movies was on the rise in most Mexican barrios. The corridos and the rancheras gave way to a

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    Service Announcement,” a poll was conducted by Mason Dixon Polling & Research, indicates that 71% of Americans don’t know there is a Move Over Slow Down Law (“Move Over, America Public Service Announcement”). “‘Move Over’ Laws Aim to Save Lives on the Highways” reports that the move over laws are worthless until motorists are made aware of them (‘Move Over’ Laws Aim). In Indiana According to AAA, “Indiana requires drivers

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    most hope throughout the story even when the times were bad. The land is the symbolism for hope but ma is the only true hope and romanticism archetype. Steinbeck uses romanticism in “Grapes of Wrath” by the imagery of the land from oklahoma to california, and the family relationships of the family moving for a better

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    Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers A Risk or a Benefit Ariana Laguna English 102 Professor Barnes/Walter 10 December 2012 Outline THESIS: Unless the risks of cell phones are shown to outweigh the benefits, we should not restrict their use in moving vehicles: instead, we should educate the public about the dangers of driving while phoning and prosecute irresponsible phone users under laws on negligent and reckless driving. I. Scientific studies haven't proved a link between use of

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    When I was younger my goal was to attend college and have a job where I saved people's lives and stop crime. However, it wasn't until I attended college and talked to other officers. I had decided to become a California Highway patrol officer in the future.As I am trying to achieve my future goal I came to realize the beneitls of graduating from college. I also came to realize that trying to become a CHP officer has different challenges that may stop me from achieving my goal. I know as an individual

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    Drug Trafficking Crime

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    A police officer, involving in a shoplifting, was shot and was in a critical condition. A substantial quantity of drugs was confiscated and a potential link to a major drug trafficking organization was uncovered. In the following investigation, the police department suspected that the suspects are members of a burglary ring. They had reasons to believe the suspects are linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Drug Cartel. The police officer announced that they expected to continue their investigation into

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    With the 1960s just beginning numerous events were initiated in which caught my attention. For instance, in 1963 an active event and a reactive event took place. The Active event that took place in Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. was the remarkable “I Have a Dream Speech” conducted by Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King Jr. sought out for race equality and to end discrimination against it. With a 17 minute speech, Dr. King was able to touch and move not only the 200,000 civil rights supports but

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    Police brutality continues to be one of the most serious and contentious violations of human rights in the United States. The unreasonable amount of force used by police officers prevails because of a lack of accountability. This makes it feasible for officers who do violate human rights to get off clean and recommit the violation. A sad fact is that police and/or public officials deny time after time any claims of human rights violations, claiming it was an abnormality, when they should be taking

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    sequence of a derange man in the emergency room brought in by the highway patrol. He is raving about an unknown danger and claims he is not crazy. He is introduced to Dr. Hill (Whit Bissel), a psychiatrist who wants to hear his story. The man reveals that he is a doctor too and urgently recounts the events of the last week. The screen fades into a flashback to when Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy), is returning home to Santa Mira, California, from a business trip, and states, “At first glance, everything

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    Cell Phone Technology

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    Cell Phone Technology The cell phone technology that is ever changing by the day was scientifically invented and born back in the early 1980’s. Science was the main key to the birth of the cell phone which was put together by the Motorola Company who today is still making cell phones. Before the cell phone came out the car phone was the first mobile phone which were very large and had to be hooked up to a briefcase which supplied the power for the mobile phone. Science was the utilized to create

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