-
Declaration Of Independence Secretary Of State
3,913 words... ain fully slow, and the treaty had to be ratified by a specified date. Napoleon, who was thought by some to have already repented this transaction, could not have been expected to tolerate any departure from its terms. Recognizing that this was no time for constitutional purism, the president yielded to his friends, while strict constructionist arguments were taken up ineffectually by the New England Federalists. Nearly everybody else enthusiastically approved of the acquisition. In May 1801...
Free research essays on topics related to: secretary of state, declaration of independence, benjamin franklin, university of virginia, britain and france -
Rodham Clinton Extramarital Affairs
1,057 wordsWilliam Jefferson Clinton. He is the most powerful man in the world. He is also our President. However, what do we really know about him? With all the scandals and controversies surrounding this man and his family, is it possible to ever really know the truth about him? Perhaps the only way to do so is to examine the myths surrounding him, many of them of Clinton's own making, and delve beneath the surface. One of the most well known scandals surrounding Bill Clinton is the marijuana issue. Duri...
Free research essays on topics related to: political career, bill clinton, extramarital affairs, rodham clinton, publishing group -
The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal
1,254 wordsIn early October 1945, the four powers victorious after the Second World War issued an indictment against 24 men and six organizations. Fifty years ago the Prosecutions opening statement was read by Associate United States Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson. Just eight months prior to that reading, the very building in which the historical trial took place was "an enemy fortress in the hands of German troops" The Nuremberg Trials are historically significant because they represent the first ti...
Free research essays on topics related to: war crimes, armed forces, equal protection, high command, mens rea -
Human Beings Young Men
1,137 wordsThe trial of the Greek philosopher, Socrates, was one of the most controversial trials in recorded history. The outlandish accusations presented by Socrates accusers were cloaked in cleaver speech in order to plot the citizens of Athens against him. The just philosopher knows this, but rather than play the game of his accusers he speaks the truth and this eventually leads to his death. The 500 Athenian "judges" convict Socrates by a narrow margin of 280 to 220, but if I had been on the jury I wo...
Free research essays on topics related to: jury, human beings, socrates, meletus, young men -
Wife Abuse Domestic Violence
2,063 words"Every three minutes a woman is raped! Every fifteen seconds a woman is battered! Every six hours a woman is battered to death!" (Mckenzie, Cover) Research indicates that half the women in this country will experience some sort of violence, from a husband or boyfriend, in one form or another and more than one-third are battered repeatedly every year. (Wilson, pg. 8) Domestic violence is often dismissed as a problem that affects only a small group of women, however, as the facts show, the problem...
Free research essays on topics related to: battered women, physical violence, wife beating, wife abuse, domestic violence -
Consulting Evaluation For The Advising Office Project
1,962 words... ing the campus with leaflets that explain the new web page and its uses, along with other pertinent information. Also, flyers should be put up on campus that resembles the leaflets that are being passed out, along with mass e-mails and other forms of advertising. This should be repeated after the new advising method is in place to inform the students of the change and how it affects them. Throughout this entire transition, the advising staff needs to be kept up to date and informed. This is ...
Free research essays on topics related to: programming languages, encourage students, frequently asked questions, student body, marketing campaign -
Upstate New York Millions Of Dollars
1,326 words... s responsible for the thefts, he declared war on Diamond's gang. The gang war claimed several casualties from both sides. Because he lived through numerous attempts on his life, Diamond became known as the "clay pigeon of the underworld. " For a while it looked like he was impossible to kill. But on December 19, 1931, Diamond was killed when two Schultz gunmen tracked him to upstate New York, burst into his hotel room, and repeatedly shot him. Schultz later told reporters that the dead gangs...
Free research essays on topics related to: upstate new york, millions of dollars, tax evasion, crime syndicate, board members -
Criminal Acts In Sport
2,507 wordsCriminal Acts in Sport; Getting Away With Murder Introduction The amount of crimes that occur in and around sports has been a growing topic of conversation over the last decade in our society. Sports participants and spectators alike have been committing crimes on far more frequent basis over the last few years and in the minds of some, this is an issue that is getting or has gotten out of hand. There is a question that is asked by many, "Where does part of the game become a crime?" as well as; ...
Free research essays on topics related to: criminal acts, part of the game, years to life, maximum penalty, sexual assault -
Principles Of Business Insider Trading
1,659 wordsPrinciples of Business: Insider Trading Contents Abstract 1 The Scenario 2 Identification and Description of the Crime 2 Agency Responsible for Prosecuting the Crime 3 Prescribed Punishments 5 Real-life Examples 5 Conclusion 6 References 6 Abstract Insider trading has been a recurring phenomenon in almost every place in the world that boasts of a securities market. It is major crime that is mostly committed by the corporate insiders armed with the knowledge of any imminent happening that could a...
Free research essays on topics related to: chief executive officer, insider trading, exchange commission, stock market, martha stewart -
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Civil Rights Act
2,438 words... complaint procedure to investigate the charges. The charges should be promptly investigated by a third party to ensure that both the harasser and the victim are treated fairly. Next, the employer needs to take immediate action on the harasser if found liable or guilty of the charges against him or her. The disciplinary action of course would depend on the severity of the case whether it involves a discharge or a lawsuit. One of the most important preventive measures that will help alleviate ...
Free research essays on topics related to: u s army, civil rights act, equal employment opportunity commission, ford motor company, rights act of 1964 -
Began To Change Years Of Age
2,323 wordsMcCarthys Abuse of Power In 1954 a young junior Senator from the state of Wisconsin held the entire Senate in the palm of his hand. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy used an aggressive strategy of lies, personal attacks, and propaganda in an aggressive attempt to gain power. Was Senator McCarthy a crusader for the common good of the people or was he the ringleader of a witch-hunt seeking only political power? What tactics did McCarthy use to gain his power? What brought about his demise? Joseph McCarth...
Free research essays on topics related to: republican president, began to change, witch hunt, years of age, joseph mccarthy -
Wall Street Journal Credit Card Fraud
2,118 wordsOverview If cyberspace is a type of community, a giant neighborhood made up of networked computer users around the world, then it seems natural that many elements of a traditional society can be found taking shape as bits and bytes. With electronic commerce comes electronic merchants, plugged-in educators provide online education, and doctors meet with patients in offices on-line. It should come as no surprise that there are also cyber criminals committing cybercrime's. As an unregulated medley ...
Free research essays on topics related to: wall street journal, united states of america, kevin mitnick, credit card fraud, plea bargain -
Active Transport Membrane Potential
2,258 wordsEffects Of Solutions On Ion Transport Across Membranes Abstract Concentration gradients exist between two different salt molarity solutions on opposite sides of a membrane. Movement of ions across these sides can be achieved by either active or passive diffusion. In our first three experiments we used these concentration gradients to determine the characteristics of selective permeability of an artificial membrane to potassium chloride (KCl), the potential difference across the skin of a frog, R...
Free research essays on topics related to: results showed, frog, active transport, membrane, membrane potential -
Carlo Gambino John Gotti
1,227 wordsJohn Gotti: The American Mobster This is a story about a New York mobster, who was the Godfather of the Gambino Family. Today he is serving a life sentence in Marion Federal Penitentiary on 43 counts of racketeering, multiple murders, loan sharking, gambling, and even jury tampering. John Gotti was born October 27, 1940 in the Bronx. John Gotti had 12 other brothers and sisters. He had 2 parents, Fannie and John Joseph Gotti Sr. John Gotti started school in 1945. In 1950 The Gotti family moved t...
Free research essays on topics related to: gambino family, john gotti, life sentence, carlo gambino, paul castellano -
Relationship With God Hebrew Word
1,871 wordsTsedaqah- Righteousness The Hebrew word for righteousness is Tsedaqah. Tsedaqah is a noun in the feminine form; the masculine form of the word is tse deq. To most scholars, the words are interchangeable. However, A. Jersey contends that tse deq means, right order and that tsedaqah is the idea of human well being or right behavior. Since it more often used interchangeably, that is how it is taken in this paper. However, the passages that were taken into account for this paper used tsedaqah only. ...
Free research essays on topics related to: righteousness, relationship with god, righteous, yahweh, hebrew word -
Property Without Due Process Liberty Or Property Without Due
3,984 wordsDate sent: Sun, 19 May 1996 00: 47: 27 - 0700 How many rights do you have? You should check, because it might not be as many today as it was a few years ago, or even a few months ago. Some people I talk to are not concerned that police will execute a search warrant without knocking or that they set up roadblocks and stop and interrogate innocent citizens. They do not regard these as great infringements on their rights. But when you put current events together, there is information that may be su...
Free research essays on topics related to: liberty or property without due, impartial jury, excessive bail, life liberty or property, property without due process -
Ku Klux Klan Pick Up Truck
2,216 wordsOver the past few decades many parts of the world have undergone changes that are working towards equality of all. Even with these many accomplishments, there is still a long way to go. This is shown by the criminal case I have chosen to talk about. On the morning of June 7 th, 1998 in the town of Jasper, Texas the people of this town were shocked to find the dismembered body of 49 year old James Byrd propped up against the fence of a cemetery. There has always been a history of racial hatred in...
Free research essays on topics related to: racial hatred, crime scene, pick up truck, james byrd, ku klux klan -
Crimes Against Humanity United States Supreme Court
2,769 wordsThe Nuremburg Precedence History will judge these trials wholly by whether the victors themselves adhere to the standards and the law they impose on the vanquished. In judging the vanquished, the victors also judge themselves. (New York Times editorial, May 14, 1946, quoted in Piccigallo, 1979, p. 18). Although they were not without precedent, the Allied trials of war criminals at Nuremberg and elsewhere represented new legal principles and extensions of existing legal principles in an attempt t...
Free research essays on topics related to: war crimes, criminal organizations, crimes against humanity, united states supreme court, allied nations -
Panama Canal Canal Zone
2,089 wordsThe Panama Canal; A Shorter Trade Route. Jo Bob Running head: The Panama Canal; A Shorter Trade Route Abstract For century's man has used water as way to get from one place to another very quickly. The Panama Canal is no exception. From around the start of the 16 th century people have been trying to find a way to cut a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Many misfortunes and deaths have been sacrificed to obtain this goal. Finally in 1914 the American had completed one of the greatest feats of ...
Free research essays on topics related to: culebra cut, panama canal, canal zone, yellow fever, trade route -
Fair Trial Actual Events
904 wordsDallas police officer, Robert Wood, was shot five times and murdered after pulling over a vehicle for a minor traffic violation. Randall Dale Adams was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for the crime. Adams plead " not guilty" to the charges. He claimed 16 year old David Harris, whom he had spent several hours with on the day of the crime, was the true killer. In Mark Singers " Profile of Filmmaker Errol Morris, " Singer describes Randall Adams case as it was portray...
Free research essays on topics related to: actual events, morris, adams, fair trial, singer
Customer center
