“Three strikes and you’re out”. This is the all too familiar term we are used to hearing in baseball and in the rules of the law in some states. Most heard of in California. Three strikes sentencing were adopted in 1994. It imposed longer prison sentences for repeat offenders. The law requires a person who is convicted of a felony and who previously has been convicted of one or more violent and/or serious felonies. The main feature of the Three Strikes law is the imposition of a life sentence for
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in the month of July and started off in a town called Martinburg which was located in the state of West Virginia. What lead up The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a depression that started in September of 1873. The depression had a hold on the country that included wage cuts‚ evictions‚ breadlines‚ and layoffs. Many Americans suffered for the rest of the year as well as throughout the year of 1874. Even though 1874 was a
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society in reference to crime. Starting around 1980 there was noticeable increase in crime rates in the U.S.. In many of these cases it was noted that these individuals were in fact repeat offenders. So‚ on March 7‚ 1994 California enacted the Three-Strikes and You’re Out Law. This laws and other laws like it are currently being utilized today all around the Untied States. This law was first backed by victim’s rights advocates in the state to target habitual offenders. The reason California holds the
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Topic: Financial Markets A financial market is a market in which people and entities can trade financial securities‚ commodities‚ and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect supply and demand. Securities include stocks and bonds‚ and commodities include precious metals or agricultural goods. There are both general markets (where many commodities are traded) and specialized markets (where only one commodity is traded). Markets work by placing many interested
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Advocates for Socialism The Winnipeg General Strike What was happening in the year 1919? Well‚ the First World War had finished‚ and the soldiers were returning home. The Depression would not come for approximately ten more years. So why weren’t people happy and life brimming with opportunity? What was happening that would lead to such labour and social strife? Relations between Canadian workers and employers were becoming explosive. The Canadian working class was being treated without any
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Do Three Strikes Sentencing Laws/ “Get Tough” Approaches Work? It would be safe to assume that most individuals agree that those who commit crimes must deal with the consequences of their law breaking actions. Despite efforts to reduce crime by the traditional form of punishment through incarceration‚ some criminals continue to live felonious lives. This not only poses a problem on their behave but also that of the communities in which they live and are offending. The state of California was determined
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In the film‚ The Empire Strikes Back‚ Luke unconsciously follows in his father’s footsteps by being corrupted by anger and impatience in his training with Yoda‚ his encounter with his own soul in the cave on Dagobah‚ and in his showdown with Darth Vader in the carbon freezing chamber in Cloud City. First‚ Luke subconsciously follows in his father’s footsteps when he exhibits anger and impatience in his training with Yoda. After the battle of Hoth‚ Luke travels to Dagobah with his trusty droid companion
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last few weeks ‚ has been relevant to the strike that took place. I have mixed feelings on the strike‚ but I’m glad it is a issue of the past now. I’m looking forward to being able to focus on what’s important‚ my education. I honestly don’t know what to expect moving forward in this English class‚ and our final major project revolves around an infograph‚ relating to the subject of abortion. I’m not going to lie‚ having discussions in English about the strike has led to unfortunate frustration from
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The Indian Kaleidoscope Emerging trends in retail September 2012 Foreword India’s retail market is expected to cross 1.3 trillion USD by 2020 from the current market size of 500 billion USD. Modern retail with a penetration of only 5% is expected to grow about six times from the current 27 billion USD to 220 billion USD‚ across all categories and segments. The recently unveiled Vision 2023 by Chief Minister Selvi J Jayalalithaa will ensure that Tamil Nadu reaches the numero uno position
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Introduction Traditional finance‚ market and price models assume markets are rational‚ it’s further assumed that this rationality is reflected in the intrinsic value of the security. The whole concept of traditional finance revolves around assumption people are ‘rational’ be it efficient market hypothesis‚ Bayes Theory‚ or what Markowitz said. But how often do we use into these theories in real world‚ how many people actually use Bayes Theorem to really update probabilities based on new information
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