... often means a women who goes after what she wants and gets it. Dr. C. Delores Tucker, chair of the National Political Congress of Black Women, Inc., is one of the most active critics against gangster rap music. She maintains that this music should not be sold in record stores or played on the radio. Tucker says that she calls it gangster/porn ... -urban, lower socioeconomic neighborhoods and who were enrolled in school health classes. A total of 522 single African American females between the ages of 14 and 18 who had been sexually active for six months prior to the study were chosen to ...

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... . He drafted the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 to protest against the Alien and Sedition Acts, which launched a Republican campaign to drive the Federalists from power. By 1800 Jefferson was very active in political activities. He took special interest in the press which he thought to be key in his campaign. He supported Republican newspapers, circulated political pamphlets, and encouraged Republican followers ... throughout the country to assist in the party cause. In contrast, Adams was not very active in his campaigning. For the most part, he chose to go about his life as normal, but h...

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... , we are all human beings, and should be treated as such" (http://www.galenet.com, pg. 15). As the civil rights movement intensified during the early 1960's, Baldwin became an active participant. As various groups struggled to end racial discrimination and segregation, Baldwin became an increasingly spirited spokesman, stating in essays and speeches the agony of being black in America. While ... passed, he was a productive writer of fiction and especially nonfiction to the end of his life. When diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in early 1987, he remained cheerful and active, hosting...

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... , and took his words to heart. He was an outspoken, free thinker, who instilled in Margaret the importance of helping others and standing up for your beliefs. He was an active member of the Knights of Labour and "was a great believer in women's rights, supporting female suffrage," the labor reform and social equality. Throughout the majority of Margaret's childhood, her mother ... and social situation in the suburbs, so the family moved back to New York. There she and her husband joined the local Socialist party, Labour Five. Although Margaret was an active member in Labour Five, continu...

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... -Way Conversation Born in 1903, Orwell had lived through World War II but hadn't served on the front line. Poor lung conditions having suffered treatment for tuberculosis removed him from active service (Bastian H, 2006). Nonetheless he signed up to commit to the war effort but unlike his wife, Eileen O'Shaughnessy, he received no reply. Eileen saw her service at the Censorship ... ...

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... of state for America, and thought that such measures would only serve to increase dissatisfaction with Parliament. The Boston Tea Party changed that in 1773. George III was not an active participant in the burgeoning crisis in America until the Boston Tea Party in 1773. His conviction that a lenient policy toward America had brought about the current crisis was growing. He ... ...

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... the courtroom, they have laid the ground work for many peripheral and fringe groups. In 1986, GLAAD, originally the Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation, was formed. The organization, still active today, is now simply called GLAAD to include bisexual and transgendered people. GLAAD performs more as a media watchdog group, rallying to change the way homosexuals are portrayed and treated in ... ...

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... of messages being conveyed and represented by an equally wide range of types of punk rock bands, and a wide margin of them are extremely intelligent, socially and politically aware and active individuals that have come a long way since the advent of punk rock in the 1970's to affecting positive change, and promoting awareness and social responsibility all over the world today ... ...

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... theatre, including their perceptions of the art form itself, the culture that surrounds it, the modes of behavior required of audience members, their discomfort with the experience of being an active part of a live event, and by their sense that theatre is not created for them. Scott Dodson, a 27-year-old New York City resident from Amarillo, TX, told me, "There ... ...

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... of words in communication indicates our preference of one word over another, revealing our belief that a certain word is more useful for communicating a certain idea than any other in our active vocabulary. With these terms defined, it is now possible to rephrase a question in a way that facilitates a clear and equally defined response. The new question would look something like: Do the ... ...

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... after a German video interview in New York, and demands a drawn copy of the high explosive configuration. After that, John doesn't hear from him again. But one of the most socially active inquires comes from a man who unsuccessfully tried to conceal his name. He started repeatedly calling the Dean's office, asking for copies of John's paper to be sent to him as ... ...

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... to University High School which was specially for students planning on transferring to the University of Nevada. In 1905 she officially enrolled in the University of Nevada and quickly became active in the school's extracurricular activities, as well as the social scene. She was a staff member at the school newspaper Student Record, although her contributions to the paper were mainly drawings ... ...

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... and without the death penalty. A study done in Texas from 1984 through 1997 is consistent with the New York Times survey. "This study found that recent evidence from the most active execution state in the nation lent no support to the deterrence hypothesis. The number of executions did not appear to influence either the rate of murder in the general or ... ...

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... a writer and lecturer. The sources of Emerson's thought have been found in many intellectual movements "Platonism, Neoplatonism, Puritanism, Renaissance poetry, mysticism, idealism, skepticism, and romanticism. His prose style was active, simple, and economical. His first book, Nature (1836), was received with some enthusiasm, particularly by the young people of his day. The book expressed the main principles of a new philosophical ... ...

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... Homepage) Studies indicate that with their psychotic symptoms under control, these individuals are no more likely to be violent than anyone else. ( The Schizophrenia Homepage) Even when their symptoms are active, very few are violent. Evidence indicates strongly that schizophrenia is a severe disturbance in the brain's functioning. It's caused by many factors- including changes in the chemistry of the brain, changes ... ...

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... of the community, the Daily News would sponsor a dance contest; pitting dancers from different boroughs against each other. With the popularity of the Lindy Hop, the Savoy was a must an active participant. The contest would be city wide, not local. They called the contest The Daily News' Harvest Moon Ball. They held the contests in all five boroughs, with the semi ... ...

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... weak, the Confederation provided valuable lessons in colonial unity such as voting for capable officials. 4. Charles II was restored to the English throne in 1660, and was eager to take active control over the colonies. This drew discontent from the settlers as they had grown accustomed to being relatively independent from their home nation. Charles II decided to punish Massachusetts for ... ...

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... . "The New Era" referred to Kennedy promising vigorous attempt to manage a world whose old stabilities had broken down. Kennedy received credit for recognizing that international and domestic crises required an active response, even if that response was "mediating, rationalizing, and managerial," a policy of "aggressive tokenism." Abroad, the new frontier had the virtue of working towards "political stabilization" with the Russians; it ... ...

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... it gathered help bring women's issues on to the table. The women of Paris traditionally had been very involved in street politics, especially if the issue centered on subsistence. These active Parisian's expressed their opinions and channeled their energies through petitions and demonstrations. In towns and cities, in particular Paris, women were the prime movers behind disturbances at the marketplace, some ... ...

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... a chance to prove themselves and take advantage of the situation. They were able to practice guerrilla warfare and Japanese atrocities played into their hands by driving millions of peasants into active resistance. In the Japanese war the GMD had no chance, because their troops were badly organized and maintained and showed little respect towards the peasants as well as their own ... ...

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... he banished large estates and " stated that private property had to have a social function." American historians have strongly argued that the Arevalo government " saw Communists among [their] most fervent and active supporters ." The land reforms brought in by Arevalo upset the then U.S. ambassador to Guatemala, Patterson: "I will do my utmost to see that you do not get a single pair of boots ... ...

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... in fur, mainly beaver, that they could sell on the European market. The Iroquois adapted to this and hunted beaver. They eventually exhausted their land of beaver and to remain active in the fur trade they had to expand their territory. Unfortunately, other Native American groups already occupied the land on which they wished to move. In the beginning to compensate ... ...

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... and without the death penalty. A study done in Texas from 1984 through 1997 is consistent with the New York Times survey. "This study found that recent evidence from the most active execution state in the nation lent no support to the deterrence hypothesis. The number of executions did not appear to influence either the rate of murder in the general or ... ...

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... was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from college and getting married, Dr. King became a minister and moved to Alabama. During the 1950's, Dr. King became active in the movement for civil rights and racial equality. He participated in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott and many other peaceful demonstrations that protested the unfair treatment of African-Americans ... ...

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... will begin and at any point after that it can end. The interim between the two significant quordinate is the time that is given to the species to have an active effect on others and their environment. This effect can of course be positive or negative. Humans having quite arguably the greatest intelligent do have had the greats effect on the ... ...

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