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Ninth Amendment Planned Parenthood
824 words
Many people believe abortion is a moral issue, but
it is also a constitutional issue. It is a woman's
right to choose what she does with her body, and
it should not be altered or influenced by anyone
else. This right is guaranteed by the ninth
amendment, which contains the right to privacy.
The ninth amendment states: "The enumeration in
the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by
the people. " This right guarantees the right to
women, if t...
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Planned Parenthood Ninth Amendment
765 words
Many people believe abortion is a moral issue, but
it is also a constitutional issue. It is a woman's
right to choose what she does with her body, and
it should not be altered or influenced by anyone
else. This right is guaranteed by the ninth
amendment, which The ninth amendment states: " The
enumeration in the Constitution, of certain
rights, shall not be construed to deny or
disparage others retained by the people. " This
right guarantees the right to women, if they so
choose, to have an abor...
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Contract Law General Rule
1,215 words
England's contract law is consisted of several
laws and they can not be written or at least
explained in a student's assignment, which is
consisted of 1000 words. Despite that I will try
to outline the main points of the contact law and
explain briefly what each means. On the second
point I will explain the little difference between
the English contact law with the equivalent
contract law of my home country which is Cyprus. I
wrote "little differences " because, Cyprus is
following the English s...
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Rape Myths Rape Cases
1,718 words
When I started college, husband was very concerned
about my security on campus. He warned me not to
walk alone at night, not to talk to anyone I
didn't recognize, and to be very aware of my
surroundings. This is good advice for anyone. Many
women are afraid of the person in the shadows
awaiting their unsuspecting victim. In most campus
rape cases, a stranger is not involved. I was
surprised to find out that 75 % of all rape cases
are committed by an acquaintance of the victim. By
acquaintance, I...
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Dred Scott Case Sold Into Slavery
1,361 words
... good is on the whole best provided for by
allowing him to take his own means of pursuing it.
But by selling himself for a slave, he abdicates
his liberty; he foregoes any future use of it
beyond that single act. (Mill pg 536) Mills
counterexample can be disproved by simple analysis
of this quotation. He states by an engagement
which a person should sell himself, or allow
himself to be sold; in Dred Scotts case he did not
have a say in the matter whether he wanted to be
sold into slavery or n...
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Sexual Assault Date Rape
1,118 words
Rape is the act of sexual intercourse with a
person without their consent or with a minor.
Generally, for the crime to constitute rape, the
person must resist, unless they are incapable of
resistance because of mental or physical weakness
or deterred from it by fear of bodily harm. A
person younger than a designated age, which varies
in different states, is considered incapable of
giving their consent. There are basically two
kinds of rape, date rape and rape by an unknown
person. Date rape is m...
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State Of Nature Brooklyn Museum
606 words
Government is an interesting concept developed by
humans in order to come together and form a better
way of life. Government often times has stepped in
to judge what this better way of life should be.
In current times, there has been the near
censorship of art and in the past theatrical
world, the morals of a community are mandated by
government. Ever since people came out of the
state of nature and started forming governments,
the role of that government has been always been
debated. Early phil...
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Made Cassio His Lieutenant Cassio His Lieutenant Othello
843 words
In the drama Othello by William Shakespeare
Othello, the protagonist, is a Moorish general in
the Venetian army. Othello marries Desdemona, the
daughter of Brabrantio, without her fathers
consent. Desdemona proves her love for Othello to
her father and Brabant io gives his consent.
Othello is sent to Cyprus to fight the Turks whose
ships are destroyed on the journey to Cyprus.
While in Cyprus Iago tricks Othello into believing
that Cassio, Othello's lieutenant slept with
Desdemona. Iago hates Ot...
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Recidivism Of Sex Offenders
1,225 words
... imply notifying the public does not remove the
responsibility of the legal system from keeping
sex offenders from committing another offense. If
the correctional system releases a convicted
offender and places him or her on parole they must
be supervision. A study found in the Journal of
Criminal Justice and Behavior, by R. Hanson and
Andrew Harris, looked at possible behavioral
indicators predicting the recidivism of a sex
offender. They found recidivists generally have
poor supports, attit...
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Son Of God Existence Of God
864 words
The Magna Carta, St. Francis Admonitions, and
Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica are all-important
works of the High Middle Ages. These documents
explain a great deal to the reader about
civilization at that time. This paper will first,
demonstrate why the Magna Carta, Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica, and St. Francis Admonitions are
so important. The paper will also summarize the
qualities and characteristics of all three
documents. The Magna Carta was used to put the
barons at ease with the king. ...
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Cd Rom Drive Mp 3 Files
1,482 words
Motion-Picture-Experts Group, Audio Level 3 (or
more commonly known as MP 3) -- this new form of
audio compression has become a wide topic of
controversy over the past few years. MP 3 has
caused a wide debate over legal and ethical issues
since its release in January 1995. Many court
cases and lawsuits have resulted from the release
of this new technological innovation and there are
sure to be many more. MP 3 s are highly compressed
audio files that can be stored on any computer
storage medium. ...
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Declaration Of Independence Oxford Clarendon
675 words
Political ideology, Websters defines it as
integrated assertions, theories and aims, that
constitute a sociopolitical program (Webster,
2000). In essence, an ideology is a set of beliefs
about economical, political, social and cultural
issues. These beliefs together form a plan for a
productive and beneficial political system. This
paper will focus on the ideology of liberalism and
its influence of the political issue of equal
opportunity employment. We begin with a history
and explanation of li...
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Separation Of Powers Checks And Balances
1,431 words
The Judicial Branch in Regard to Separation of
Powers The Doctrine of Separation of powers is
that political power should be divided among
several bodies as a precaution against tyranny.
The ideal is opposed the absolute sovereignty of
the Crown, Parliament, or any other body. The
blueprint for United States separation of powers
is laid out in the U. S. Constitution and expanded
upon in the Federalist Papers. The checks and
balances of the US government involve the
horizontal separation of power...
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Percent Of The Population Racial Minorities
804 words
It seems to be that amar's major complaint Is that
the college was made for and favors white
southerners and that the EC diminishes the value
of one-man one vote. Yet all his problems seem to
be just statements with nothing to back it up. He
fails to mention that there were other reasons
that the Electoral College was made. Such as our
fathers did not want a president dependent on the
legislature, so they rejected a parliamentary
model in which legislators would pick the prez.
Second citizens ba...
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Forgive Sins Mortal Sin
1,113 words
The Christian religion including the Catholic,
Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches is known
as Christianity. Within the Christian faith there
are many beliefs and acts for one to follow. Such
acts consist of the sacraments, for which there is
seven. Believed by many to be one of the most
intricate and difficult to understand of all the
sacraments, is the sacrament of Reconciliation.
Those who approach the sacrament of
Reconciliation, obtain pardon from God's mercy for
the offense committed ...
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U S Immigration Immigration And Naturalization Service
1,434 words
Adoption is an alternative way to have a family;
it is a lifetime decision that should be made very
cautiously. Adoption is a process where parents
are supplied for children whose biological parents
are deceased, or for those children whose
biological parents are unable or unwilling to
provide for their care. Adoption creates a
parent-child relationship recognized for all
purposes including: child support obligations,
inheritance rights and custody (Aigner p 10). The
children are provided for ch...
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Involuntary Euthanasia Passive Euthanasia
1,557 words
At some point in our lives we will all depart this
fine world, but do we have to suffer until that
day comes? Unfortunately a vast majority of our
society believes its wrong to consider euthanasia
an option. Throughout history we have fought for
the freedom of choice, like abortion, the right
for woman to vote, and the right for gays and
lesbians to marry, just to name a few examples.
Euthanasia should be considered a pro-choice
decision, as long as physicians have guidelines
that they must foll...
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Committed A Crime Committed The Crime
1,353 words
One of the most vaguely understood events in the
United States is the modern criminal trial. Most
people have a faint knowledge of the goings-on of
criminal proceedings, mainly due to what is seen
on television, but the person who knows the real
course of a trial is rare. However, there is
nothing mysterious about the events that determine
criminal guilt. Trials are carefully orchestrated,
following procedures that have been laid in legal
concrete over the years, and generally follow the
same ba...
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Legislative And Executive Founding Fathers
1,366 words
Power Between The Legislative And Executive
Branches Power Between The Legislative And
Executive Branches John Adams wrote over two
hundred years ago, " Power naturally grows
because human passions are insatiable. But that
power alone can grow which already is too great;
that which is unchecked; that which has no equal
power to control it. " 1 Our system of
government in the United States of America was
founded based on this principal. Our founding
fathers took great care and detail, a...
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U S Constitution Separation Of Powers
1,596 words
Government, one of the most important factors in
our life, is very complicated. After I have
studied the American government, I find out that
the American government is the most perfect and
democratic government in the world. The government
is doing their jobs in the best interest of
people, to protect people s rights. The most
important concept I have learned about the
American government, which guarantee the
government won t get too much power over people,
is the concept of separation of power...
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