"Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations‚ and among the several States‚ and with the Indian tribes." This clause has no definite interpretation‚ but has included many aspects of regulating. The word "commerce" is defined as the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place (Webster 264). Congress has exercised this delegated power in many cases. The nature and basic guidelines of Congress’ power over commerce is
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Viewer Discretion Advised Viewer Discretion Advised Imagine attending a formal dinner party. The couple that is hosting the party has two sons; the children ’s ages are three and four years old. The boys have been watching a somewhat inappropriate television station that has just aired an ad about Trojan condoms. The children come running out of the family room chanting "Trojan Man‚ Trojan Man!" This could be an awkward situation to explain to the guests. Who is to blame for such an
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Dickens or How the Grinch Stole Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss. This isn’t just a truth only evident in children stories‚ but also more adult and more serious novels‚ such as The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien where the reader follows the shenanigans of Bilbo Baggins while he and his group make their way to retrieve Dwarven gold. Throughout this story it is clear to anyone reading
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Evolution is change over a long period of time. An organism’s characteristics change over time due to its DNA. The DNA determines how an organism looks. The process of evolution is over millions of years. Scientists use fossils‚ embryology‚ comparative anatomy‚ and the biochemistry to get data fro the organisms of their evolutionary histories. For this purpose for doing this lab is to related organisms’ skull evolved or change over time. Fossils are past living remain organism that left behind and
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The Meaning of Discretion By definition‚ discretion means freedom to act or judge on ones own. With this privilege‚ evolves both pros and cons. A major problem which may occur are inconsistencies with the law. The same type of crimes may be given different punishments by judges. This would create controversy and accusations of prejudice and bias would certainly evolve. If the law were emphasized on discretion‚ the power would be mainly in judges and government official’s hands. It would be their
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Keith Oatley “Its disappearance would imperil the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online‚”(“ Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer” par. 3). Without reading our intellectual levels and abilities would decline over time. Also we need to educate others especially children‚ but not all adults can read‚ thus making this a difficult process. “ According to a study conducted late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy‚ 32
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In most situations that police officers have to deal with‚ they are given a certain degree of discretion to decide not only when to use force‚ but also about which type of force to use. No matter what the situation is or what it seems to be at the moment‚ it requires the officer on the scene to analyze that particular situation and apply his or her training and moral values when choosing how to react. Police officers and law enforcement personnel hold the lives of each and every individual that
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Administrative Discretion Melissa T. Massey Public Administration 13 December 2011 Administrative Discretion Administrative discretion is a discretionary action is informal and‚ therefore‚ unprotected by the safeguards inherent in formal procedure. A public official‚ for example‚ has administrative discretion when he or she has the freedom to make a choice among potential courses of action. Abuse of Discretion is the failure to exercise reasonable judgment or discretion. It might provide
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Psalms 51:1-3 1 Have mercy on me‚ O God‚ according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity‚ and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions‚ and my sin is ever before me. I chose Psalm 51:1-3 because I feel it relates to my life greatly. These three verses from Psalm 51 relate to my life because I know my wrongdoings‚ and I know it is the right thing to do to ask the Lord to forgive me
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Police Discretion Police discretion is freedom or the power of state officers to exercise various alternative actions towards a person. A police officer may choose to give a warning‚ issue a ticket of violation or arrest an offender. Not all circumstances allow police to have discretion. According to a research by Carrington and Schulenber (2004)‚ various factors affect police discretion. These factors include the seriousness and the nature of the crime‚ prior contacts with the police‚ injury to
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