In particular, I will be focusing on the country of Germany in this paper. As such, I will be providing a brief historical background of the nation, as well as its government, criminal justice system, and its current role in the world today. ... The current president Joachim Gauk, who focuses primarily on representing the people and maintaining powers throughout the nation. ... Much like Minnesota the German imprisonment/Jail system stems to focus more upon the rehabilitation of convicted felons of serious crimes in order to reintroduce them back into society and protect the German populace. ...

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Question Should the US have taken a firmer response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine? Response Around end of February beginning of March Russian troops invaded Ukraine which is termed as a stealth invasion. Russia's actions which were internationally condemned by the political community, creat...

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While in Paris, she advised the Greek government to come to terms with the political differences that exist and approve the austerity measures that are currently preventing the country from receiving their next installment loans from the IMF and EU. ... "I will make it my overriding goal that our institution continues to serve its entire membership with the same focus and the same spirit," said Lagarde (Rooney). ... Currently, the IMF controls monetary cooperation and exchange rate stability, as well as facilitating international trade and promoting economic growth (Rooney). ...

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For example, in the 1950s films like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" focused on the alien invasion. ... As technology in society progressed so did the topic of Science Fiction films, which began to focus on cyborgs, clones and post-modern implosions in films such as "Blade Runner", "Planet of the Apes" and "The Terminator". ... Science Fiction as a genre has changed in turn with current affairs of the time. ... However, the genre tends to focus on the fears and phobias of technology, expressing the potential of technology to destroy humankind. ...

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A main focus has moved to our defense budget. ... Because of these numbers, our current questioning asks, are cuts to the defense budget necessary? ... One of the most well known advocates of this idea is the highly decorated, former United States Presidential election front-runner, and current U.S. ... Ideally, active duty soldiers will be cut from its current size of 520,000 to 440,000. ... Currently, there are cuts in place in result of the Budget Control Act of 2011. ...

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(Washington Post.com) The other abuse of Patriotism is from those who wish to use the current domestic situation to commit racist acts of violence. ... Perhaps unintentional, it is evident that the recent surge in "patriotic consumption" has focused the public's attention away from the realities and difficulties of the war effort, the likely increase of terrorist attacks and the government's assault on our basic freedoms through the U.S. ...

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Defenses had continued to remain focused nearby ports until sometime in late 1943. ... Because he believed that the current coastal fortifications were completely insufficient, Rommel immediately began to reinforce them. ...

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Morrie discusses many different topics presented to him by former student, Mitch; although, Morrie is currently suffering and on the road to death, he is not afraid to talk about the most freighting of topics faced in life. ... Throughout the years to follow the Holocaust, many people have different reactions to works of literature focusing on the Holocuast and the loss of basic feelings such as that of love and happiness. ...

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Topic: Overpopulation II. History With over 6 billion people on earth, we must acknowledge and respect the problem of overpopulation. Moreover, we must recognize the consequences both from an environmental standpoint and through the loss of human life. It is a problem that is not as clear as w...

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In Truman, David McCullough asks, "Was Harry Truman an ordinary provincial American sadly miscast in the presidency? Or was he a man of above average, even exceptional qualities and character, who had the makings of greatness?" I believe Harry Truman was a man of exceptional qualities and character,...

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The focus becomes on why two forward doors are on the side of the nuclear weapons submarine. ... Political games are continued as the USSR asks for help in locating a lost submarine in the depths of the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean that are currently unreachable by modern technology to someday help in identifying if in deed the explosion was that of the Red October. ...

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