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Men And Women Disparate Impact
917 wordsConstitutionally protected speech that is Clearly sexual abuse is discriminating and unconstitutional, therefore, must be restricted speech. Catherine A. MacKinnon, in her book Only Words gives persuading evidence that pornography subordinates women as a group through sexual abuse. She says Protecting pornography means protecting sexual abuse as speech, at the same time that both pornography and its protection have deprived women of speech, especially speech against pornography (MacKinnon, 9). M...
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Supreme Court Ruled U S Senate
5,404 wordsWhile the censorship of art is not a new phenomenon, recent years have witnessed renewed and intensified attempts to control popular culture. In particular, rap and rock music have come under increasing attack from various sides representing the entire left and right political spectrum, purportedly for their explicit sexual and violent lyrical contents. In this paper is investigated which moral codes underlie these claims against popular music, how social movements mobilize actions around these ...
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Patently Offensive Legally Obscene
5,385 words... to Sound Warehouse, a record store in Broward County, and bought a cassette version of the "Nasty" recording. He listened to the album, had six of its songs transcribed, and prepared an affidavit stating these facts. On February 28, 1990, Deputy Wichner sent the affidavit, the transcripts, and a copy of the "Nasty" tape to Judge Mel Grossman of the Broward County Circuit Court, requesting that the judge find probable cause that "Nasty" was legally obscene. On March 9, Judge Grossman issued a...
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Civil Rights Act Religious Views
1,028 wordsThere are arguments for and against a National Civil Rights Act that would extend a protected status to homosexuals. First, I feel it is necessary to define what I think a protected status would encompass. It would ensure that gays are not discriminated in any way because of their sexual practices. This status would be enforced in all situations where the government can exercise its power to end such discrimination. My personal feeling toward this topic, opposes, the National Civil Rights Act. T...
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Undue Hardship Reasonable Accommodation
4,186 wordsTHE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Barriers to employment, transportation, public accommodations, public services, and telecommunications have imposed staggering economic and social costs on American society and have undermined our well-intentioned efforts to educate, rehabilitate, and employ individuals with disabilities. By breaking down these barriers, the Americans with Disabilities Act will enable society to benefit from the skills and talents of individuals with disa...
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Supreme Court Decision Dred Scott V
1,781 words... the state interest in protecting potential life. First, it would seem apparent that the unborn was not specifically mentioned at the time because the framers of the Constitution did not have adequate medical knowledge to know what we do now about the biology of the unborn; or, they assumed that it would be clear that the unborn was covered, since they didn't deem it necessary to specify that each stage of a person's development was constitutionally protected. The Court seemed perfectly conte...
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Life After Death Amount Of People
1,949 wordsIn ancient Egypt, life after death was an enormous part of the Egyptian life. The Egyptians believed that life after death was the greatest accomplishment of all, and with this belief the people of Egypt would spend most of there time preparing for the cross-over between life and death. In preparation for the cross over people would spend hours of time and large amounts of money to ensure that they will have a good mummification process and funeral. The more money you had or were willing to spen...
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The United States Of America Terrorists And Torture
2,832 wordsThe United States of America, the Terrorists and Torture Abstract: The paper will present an argument for the use of torture in rare and extremely serious situations. Arguments against its use will also be presented to give readers a clear view of what is torture and its use all about. A background on the International Law against Torture and the Geneva Conventions will be given to shed light to the differing views and outlooks about the use of torture to extract information and data from captur...
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Amendment Guarantees Political Speech
1,871 wordsRunning head: CASE PORTFOLIO Case Portfolio August 14, 2008 Case Portfolio Real Properties Does owning real property mean that all rights are protected? Owning real property doesnt mean that all rights are protected. The rights are limited in the ownership of land or personal property. Provide two examples of where rights are limited in the ownership of land or property? The rights in real property are limited by what may appear in the chain of title (e. g. including any outstanding liens, condo...
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Wireless Network Network Security
1,707 wordsStrengths and Vulnerabilities of WEP, WPA, and WPA 2 Introduction With the introduction of wireless networks, users are experiencing both benefits and setbacks of the innovation. While is it convenient tobe able to access the Internet virtually anywhere, the issue of security and privacy concerns more and more of todays users. The following essay will explore three network security options available on the market today: WEP, WPA, and WPA 2. The essay will concentrate on strengths and weaknesses ...
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International Court Of Justice Regarding The Legality Extradition
2,738 wordsInternational Court of Justice regarding the legality of extradition Overview The issue of international terrorism is one that has engulfed the global community. With terrorism on the increase, we have seen that its importance has increased. Whether domestic or international in nature, terrorism is having an ever-increasing impact upon the international community. The United States has fallen victim to acts of terrorism recently, most notably the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murray Federal Buil...
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Thousand Years Ago World War Ii
3,766 wordsConservation And Preservation Of The Pompeiian Architecture Conservation And Preservation Of The Pompeiian Architecture The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried by a volcano in 79 AD. That should be enough to destroy any town, but the citys buildings were in fact protected by this coating of ash, and although it would never be inhabited again, it now bears witness to an incredible period of history. For thousands of years, the city lay virtually undisturbed, and protected from the elements a...
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Freedom Of Speech Beliefs
1,631 wordsFreedom of Speech Meredith Kerr Charles W. Locke U. S. History 121 - 03 9 - 27 - 99 Imagine a time when one could be fined, imprisoned and even killed for just simply speaking one? s mind. Speech is the basic vehicle for communication of beliefs, thoughts and ideas. Without the right to speak one? s mind freely one would be forced to agree with everything society stated. With freedom of speech one? s own ideas can be expressed freely and the follower? s belief will be stronger. The words sound s...
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First Amendment Rights Hundred Thousand People
1,939 wordsNapster: To Be or Not To Be Napster (web) is a company that operates exclusively online as a virtual music forum. Napster not only allows its visitors the ability to participate in ongoing discussions through its message board forums and online virtual chat rooms, but it also allows its visitors the capability to exchange music files (MP 3 s) with other Internet users. Because Napster is a virtual online public forum, Napster should be protected under the First Amendment. Under the First Amendme...
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Supreme Court Decision Due Process Clause
2,634 wordsHomosexuals: A Suspect Class? The struggle for minority protection by lesbians and gay men has moved to the center of American life at the outset of the 1990 s. It is almost certain that lesbian and gay issues will be a more eminent aspect of the public consciousness and American political scene in the coming decade than in any other time in American history. Policy changes early in Bill Clintons administration created a heated debate over the military presence of gays and lesbians, several stat...
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Simon Wiesenthal Indecent Material
2,900 wordsAs the end of the twentieth century nears, a new medium and tool has emerged as the future of communications, business, news, education, and entertainment. This tool is the Internet, a worldwide network of computers currently connected by phone lines. While it is still in its infancy, its power as a medium is very great, and this is being recognized ever more frequently by the businesses and people it connects. However, it is also abundant with information that is considered inappropriate, adult...
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Supreme Court Decision Dred Scott V
3,507 wordsRoe v Wade is undoubtedly one of the Supreme Courts most controversial decisions. Handed down in January of 1973, the Court declared, by a vote of 7 to 2, that abortion was a right guaranteed by the Constitution under an implied right to privacy. Justice Harry Blackmun, the author of the majority opinion, stated that the Constitution does not explicitly mention a right to privacy but, in varying contexts the Court or individual justices have, indeed, found at least the roots of that right. The r...
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5,240 wordsMicrosoft Windows 95 README for Hardware August 199 (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1996 This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to supplement the Microsoft Windows 95 documentation How to Use This DocumenTo view Hardware. txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window. To print Hardware. txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, then use the Print command on the File menu CONTENTS PLUG AND PLAY SCANNERS MODEMS TAPE DRIVES RUNNING ZIP TOOLS ON AN IO...
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Equal Protection Clause Prima Facie
4,068 wordsTHE Reverse Discrimination REVERSE DISCRIMINATION: THE REPRECUSSIONS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Discrimination in employment has been an issue that has plagued our society throughout history. At the turn of this century it was acceptable to advertise job openings and specifically state that people of a certain race, color, religion, gender, or national origin need not apply. A lot has changed over the last 100 years. The proverbial pendulum has swung in the direction of federal protection of certain ...
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