Deborah Sampson was born in the town of Plympton, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1760. She was the oldest of 6 children of Jonathan and Deborah Bradford Sampson, both of old Colonial stock. The elder Deborah was a descendant of William Bradford, once Governor of Plymouth Colony. Her siblings included Jonathan, Elisha, Hannah, Ephraim, Nehemiah, and Sylvia. The family lived in Middleborough, Massachusetts, during her youth. Her family was poor, and when Jonathan Sampson abandoned them, Deborah became
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But to see what made marijuana illegal we must read what was said in the letter that was given to congress in 1971 by Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Roger Egeberg and sent to Congress. The letter stated “Since there is still a considerable void in our knowledge of the plant and effects of the active drug contained in it, our recommendation is that marijuana be retained within schedule
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find help in alleviating the powerlessness felt by psychologist during times of political upheaval, and the lack of resources and treatment facilities for all sectors of the population. CP gained momentum with President Kennedy’s proposal to the US Congress in the early 1960s that funding should be set up for treatment centres for the mentally ill as well as for prevention centres (Albee, 1995, cited in the Reader for
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technologic advances and our government need to adapt to these changes. The Patriot Act was but into law because our congress believed it was the right course of action to protect our nation’s security. Nonetheless, The Patriot Act undermines one of our most fundamental civil liberties and questions the integrity of our American democracy. Six weeks after September 11, 2001 congress passed a new law named, The Patriot Act (The Uniting and Strengthening America by Proving Appropriate Tools Required
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Through the course of American history there are names that stand out, names that represent more than just a person, but represent an era in American history. The list of important and influential figures in American history is too long and numerous to list. Yet there is always one name, one man who stands above all the rest. Abraham Lincoln has come to define the American experience. His beginnings as a poor farmer in Kentucky to his rise in politics to his Presidency, his story fascinates everyone
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MARKETS | | 6/9/2015 | | HISTORY In 1775, when the colonists were preparing to go to war with the British, the Continental Congress introduced the Continental currency. However, the currency did not last long as there was insufficient financial backing and the notes were easily counterfeited. Congress then chartered the first national bank in Philadelphia - the Bank of North America - to help with the government's finances. The dollar was chosen to become the
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the citizens when it was not necessary and they did not have permission (Jordan, 2007). Under the Patriot Act , national security letters give the FBI permission to seek information about U.S citizens from telephone companies, banks, and internet service providers, however evidence was found stating that the FBI underreported to congress how often the security letters were issued (Jordan, 2007). The USA Patriot Act was activated in 2001, 6 weeks after the September 11 attacks (Pike,2006). By activating
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along with it. There were different opinions on many of these issues, they had to resolve it to make one law. One issue that came along with the making of the constitution was representation, small states wanted the same amount of people in the congress but large states wanted all representation to be regulated by the population of the state. The solution to this issue was that the constitution would create a bicameral legislature which meant that in the House of Representatives, the representation
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marker that would make codes on paper. This was called "Morse Code. Several years later, Congress funded $30,000 to construct a 40 mile experimental telegraph line from Washington to Baltimore. Soon members of Congress witnessed the sending and receiving of the first news dispatched by electric telegraph. This technology was later improved in to the Stock Ticker, which would actually mark down numbers and letters that would reflect stock changes and recordings. Dow Jones & Company, publisher of
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Huntington Road, #701 Athens, GA 30606 706-208-1211 E-Mail: info@rankinfoundation.org Website: www.rankinfoundation.org Postmark Deadline is March 1, 2012 About the Foundation Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, was an advocate of women’s rights. A bequest from Rankin’s estate provided the seed money for establishing Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund (JRF). Since 1978, JRF has been awarding scholarships to low-income adult women who have a vision
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