... to accommodate the inhabitants of the incarcerated. The focus is increasingly on rehabilitation as a means to reduce recidivism or prisoner relapse to crime. Prison in the United States is utilized more than any other nation, and the economy suffers financially from the extremely high costs. Prisons are expensive ... large amount of money from prisons goes to older inmates who average $70,000, almost three times the general average" (123). As prison populations' age and individual prisoners get sick, states have an increasing burden to cover prisoners' medical expenses, even though medi...

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... policies (Nkechi Taifa, 2013). The report titled Stemming the Tide: Strategies to Reduce the growth and Cut the Cost of the Federal Prison System introduces two highly impacting options regarding reform. The highly suggested option would be to curb the growth of prisons in the future by ... in alleviating the crisis in our criminal justice system. But together, both approaches could make a significant difference." The driving factor in many prison population crisis' today is unreasonable drug sentences. Drug related crimes are often accompanied by harsh lengthy sentences that do not matc...

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... prisons only expose inmates to violent and harsh actions increasing the risk of criminal behavior when their sentences expire (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). Alternatives of incarceration and prison construction must be improved and proposed (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). Tax money should be used for drug rehabilitation centers and treatment programs, rather than building more prisons ... drug offenders incarcerated in U.S. prisons (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). In 1994, California passed the "three- strikes" law (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). It requir...

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... artists presented in main genres such as jazz, rock, hip-hop, etc. Asian artists are often overlooked when it comes to representing 'American music'. The reason I want to present this concert is because that, since America is nation built by immigrants and premised upon the tenet that it ... Awkwafina is a typical American, who grew up listening to Backstreet Boys, but still has to fight off being confined by 'foreigner' labels. Her music is definitely American and her rapping is relaxed without any accents. I want to present the question that why is that when hip-hop's is glob...

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... extraordinary Christian revival. Passionate sermons were preached in big meetings and Christian services, which were held in the cities of North America. Together with performances organized in black ghettos Gospel music consolidated independently through performances in churches like the Highway of Atlanta and Baptist Churches of the Siege of Fire (Harvey 2007: 5-9). Here African-American worshipers enjoyed the established traditions ... the next travel across the United States and Europe, the group performed songs from plantations of the pre-abolitionist era. This captured the imaginat...

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... a way for slaves to communicate amongst one another, it has presently become a vehicle for change against the injustice faced by many classes, groups and races. Firstly, African Americans have used music as a marker of identifying their blackness and discourse from their homeland of Africa. Moreover, beginning in the seventeenth century, a burgeoning slave trade saw Africans captured and brought to America in ... a sign of unity within the black community during slavery. Slaves used it as a secret message to remain a free state and unite with fellow blacks who sought out liberation and fr...

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... , or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" (Friendly). Music, like any other form of expression in this country, is protected by the first amendment from anyone who tries to censor it; and it would be ... suicide by solved by covering children's ears? There are so many other factors in a child's life that have such a bigger impact on their life. Music is, and always will be, the easiest to blame. It is a fact of life for musicians, especially rappers, that the original versions of their ... is blatant c...

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... 's anti-censorship sentiments included blatant disdain for the PMRC's actions with an editorial placed in the middle of the article. Detailing the 1985 Senate hearings, Rolling Stone stated, ""The Parents" Music Resource Center's proposal is unworkable and unnecessary and comes perilously close to censorship." A three-page article, entitled "At a loss for Words: Record Industry Acceptance of Stickering is Already Having a ... self-censorship. Who needs legislation if the record companies like Circles won't sell those albums to minors?"" In addition to Rolling Stone, other magazines have...

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... , in California, probation officers from Orange County asked two professors at California State University to research whether there was a link between heavy metal music and juvenile crime. The professors asked a group of high school students to identify the lyrical themes of their favorite songs. Of the 662 ... the bible, torah, or any other religious book. Neglecting to censor aspects of a person's life that are much more influential than the music they listen to proves that censorship is unnecessary. The First Amendment gives everyone a right to speak freely about anything. If censors...

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... 1950's when a man named Chuck Berry gave rock and roll its style and persona. This prototype sound had been evolved from previous era's folk music. His impact on society was rather interesting since he was a black man making an emotional impact to young white teens during a period of serious ... decision came with many cold rejections and a new acceptance to a new crowd. The Beatles came into the United States with an unprecedented bang. Their music to this day has influenced people and society for different generations and eras. "Beatlemania", as it was called, was a craze expressed by...

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... current century. There has not been any recording company that has managed to leave such enormous influence in the substance and style of music culture (McCusker, 2010). The founder managed to create more that one hundred and eight songs whose hits became number one, and the ... market. Through his leadership, Berry managed to forge new grounds for minority individuals who could not afford the funds required to nurture their music talents and careers. The idea of establishing the recording company was adopted by Berry, who decided to create team efforts and give each ... together with b...

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... Roll have all been met with opposition that it has had to break through. It is the same with some of today's misinterpreted and misunderstood music(Lombardi). The history of censorship has been long in the making. The enlightenment in Europe was a time of intellectual stimulation and broadening of though, ... parents don't want me to listen to Rage Agaisnt the Machine's often anti-government lyrics. The biggest problem with parents and their children's music today is misunderstanding. Music is an easy target for censorship because it is so easy to condemn something you don't understand....

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... . Parents and experts argue that rappers and musicians use vulgar, profane, sexually explicit lyrics to target the teenage audience. For those teens, this music is a release that expresses everything they feel in daily life; for parents, this is seen as monetarily driven and only used to earn more ... from my friends and Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Ultimately these songs were banned from radio broadcast. In an extreme effort to censor music, President Nixon tried to have John Lennon deported for his deviant behavior and anti-political messages in his songs. In nineteen eighty-five a ...

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... and engineers; they were movable nightclubs or discos that were set up in order to meet the needs of the people. Along with "toasting", Dub music was just as important. Dub musicians such as King Tubby isolated percussion breaks because dancers at sound systems preferred the energetic rhythms of the short breaks ... Here and other DJ's began to extend the percussive breaks using an audio mixer and two records; soon other techniques would be developed. While the music played, performers called MC's or masters of ceremonies usually spoke over it, later they were called rappers. At first th...

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... warning labels to prohibiting kids 16 and younger from purchasing albums with explicit content. When a parent takes an active role in selecting their child's music purchases - we applaud. When record companies insist upon placing warning stickers on albums to aid those parents - we raise an eyebrow. So ... the last 60 years. 1955 Æ'x In one week's time during April, Chicago radio stations receive 15,000 complaint letters protesting their broadcast of rock music. Æ'x Variety runs a three-part series on what they term "leer-ics," or R&B songs with obscene lyrics, calling for censorship o...

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... advancements in cellular phone technology. Unfortunately there are drawbacks to the rapidly growing field of technology and computers. The internet is making more and more music, movies, games, and thousands of other software accessible. Most of it is stolen or APIRATED@, and then put up on the internet for ... it easier to compact, mass multiply, and distribute a product. Also with the total fade out of eight track cassette tape and long play record, music has converted over to CDs (compact disc). CDs are in digital format what are composed strictly zeros and ones. Now that CDRW (compa...

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... . (21) Last, the very short rite of dismissal, worshipers bow their heads to receive a blessing. After interviewing Patrick Turner, the music director of St. Johns Church, I was better informed on how and why music plays such an important role in catholic worship. For almost a thousand years Gregorian chant, without any instrumental or harmonic addition, was the ... only music used in connection with the ceremony. The organs were the only instrument used to accompany the chant. It gave the pitch to the singer. ... Masses on Sundays and feasts at that time. Advent was gradually consider...

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... one time to kill hundreds of pigs a day. The problem with this method is that the dirty conditions of the factory contaminate the food because the spread of diseases through the animals. Filming the animals in factories being mistreated changes the emotions, some may feel enraged or ... some may feel sympathetic. In addition to the diseases that are spread through animals at factories, the diseased food affected a woman, Barbara Kowalcyk, who tells her story of the lose of her 2 1/2 year old son after he was diagnosed with E. Coli ... untreatable. Along the lines of antibiotics given to ...

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... their jobs. The automobile was becoming cheaper and more efficient. Also, Schlosser claims that there is no coincidence that first one of the first fast food restaurants was opened in 1956, "the same year," according to Schlosser, "that America got its first shopping mall and that Congress passed the Interstate ... to wake up early to eat breakfast or make coffee. Americans could sleep in an extra thirty minutes and that makes us happy. Secondly, fast food restaurants offered us a cheap option for any meal of the day. Americans are always looking for a bargain. Most families in America c...

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... about McDonald's, but I have never sat down in the restaurant and attentively observed the site as a cultural eating environment. I consume McDonald's and other fast-food products about four times a week, but I always use the "drive-thru" because of its convenience. On a typical Saturday afternoon I entered the McDonald's ... toy. The majority of customers were black and white teenagers that were not obese like the adults inside the restaurant. People hastily devoured their food, dipping their burgers, fries, and chicken nuggets into multiple condiments on the table. Tables were occupie...

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... of all poultry and poultry product and that they be cooked to an internal temperature of 170-180 degrees (CDC web site). Listeriosis is a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis is a potentially life threatening disease. Every year nearly five hundred people in the United States die from infection from Listeria (CDC web ... the Environment Protection Agency have their hands in it. President Clinton on August 25 1998 issued and executive order establishing the President's Council on Food Safety (White House press release ...

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... and put together a cuisine that helped them to meet the conditions of the New World. The cuisine they formulated was symbolic of their use of food to generate and maintain a hope of freedom. Through the discussion of such things as the history of sugar, its mass production and consumption, ... fast carries with it many social consequences. For example, it increases commercialization which in turn through nifty marketing ploys increases consumption. We rely on fast food to get us through the day because it is convenient, affordable, time-efficient, but mostly because it is what we are tol...

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... about McDonald's, but I have never sat down in the restaurant and attentively observed the site as a cultural eating environment. I consume McDonald's and other fast-food products about four times a week, but I always use the "drive-thru" because of its convenience. On a typical Saturday afternoon I entered the McDonald's ... toy. The majority of customers were black and white teenagers that were not obese like the adults inside the restaurant. People hastily devoured their food, dipping their burgers, fries, and chicken nuggets into multiple condiments on the table. Tables were occupie...

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Good Food, Good Life Anyone who has had a fairly normal childhood can remember back to a time when his or her family got together for breakfast. Along with the usual accessories that adorn a ... added calcium, vitamin C and other essential vitamins and minerals. Undeniably, the NESQUIK bunny has been of great assistance in the massive popularity and enjoyment of Nestlé's dairy products. Good Food, Good Life "Mom! Where's that chocolaty powder stuff?- yells my younger sister as I gallop downstairs making sure that the smorgasbord of school supplies I carried in my knapsack would not overflow...

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... government had told farmers to buy more land, to modernize their methods with the latest in farm technology, and to produce more food. This made sense during that war when we were sending food to other countries. But, when the war ended, the U.S. unexpectedly stopped its policies to help farmers. As a point of ... to work in the field, and refuse to accept welfare or help from the town. If they could not pay their debt with money they sent food and livestock instead. The Ewells portray the lowest rung on the socioeconomic ladder. The Ewell father, Robert Lee, drinks and doesn't take prope...

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