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    My issue is under amendment number one. It states that congress can not take these rights.some people believe that a lot of people take advantage of the right to talk freely without getting arrested or anything.Others believe that it give people a them a chance to exercise their rights. Some people take advantage of the freedom of speech.According to the observer it states that “these same people would claim that the right of freedom of speech has a limit that ends once a speaker’s words turn offensive

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    The Atlantic Slave Trade The Atlantic slave trade occurred between the 15th and 18th century in the Caribbean islands‚ Spain‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Britain‚ Portugal‚ Brazil‚ and in the Americas. The trade of black slaves between these countries worked like a triangle between Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia. Between 1650 and 1860 approximately 10 to 15 million slaves were transported to the different countries and Africans suffered greatly from this. “But soon to my grief two of the white men offered me eatables;

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    The first legal documentation of white-collar crime was documented in the 15th century in England. In the year 1473‚ a law passed after an agent was arrested for embezzlement when he was responsible to transport wool and he ended up stealing wool for himself. After this law passed white-collar crimes were still uncommon because not much attention was brought until after the industrial revolution. The only reason attention was brought during/after the Industrial revolution was because of monopolistic

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    documents are Louis 14th and Peter the Great. They were both absolute monarchs and both ruled over large territories. An absolute monarch has both positive and negative affects as a system or government. One positive attribute is organization. In document eight‚ Louis the 14th describes the necessity of organization when ruling a country. Without organization‚ a kingdom is vulnerable and its fall is imamate. With one absolute ruler‚ nothing is discussed nor fought over. As Louis 14th described‚ “The

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    The Nineteenth Amendment was and is the most well known and important event in this period of time because not only did it grant all Americans the right to vote‚ but it gave them all the rights they deserved‚ got rid of all unnecessary laws‚ and more. Americans got their well deserved freedom after it was passed fighting long and hard for it until finally their pleas were heard. Everyone could vote and work properly now‚ causing everyone to make positive statements for this type of new freedom. Taxes

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    A Research Project On “GREY AREA IN PUBLIS DOMESTIC ISSUE” For partial fulfillment of assessment of COMPANY LAW II Submitted by MAYANK AGARWAL Division: B Roll No.: 71 Class: BBA.‚LLB Under the guidance of Dr. S. N. Ghosh Professor of Law Symbiosis Law School‚ NOIDA Symbiosis International University‚ PUNE C E R T I F I C A T E The project entitled “GREY AREA IN PUBLIC DOMESTIC ISSUE” submitted to the Symbiosis Law School‚ NOIDA for Company Law I as part of internal assessment

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    During the 14th century‚ Europe was struck by an epidemic known as the Black Death. Although the exact origins of the Black Death remain disputed by historians‚ it is believed that the illness was brought to Sicily‚ Italy by a Genoese merchant ship coming from Crimea in 1347. The illness is then believed to have spread through the Mediterranean Basin‚ into France‚ then Spain‚ Germany and the remaining majority of Europe (Gottfried‚ 1983: 55-76). Prior to the arrival of the Black Death in Europe‚

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    As the Eighth Amendment protects against the issuance of an excessive bail‚ there is no “absolute” guarantee of a pretrial release although as the justice system asserts that a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. That said‚ it is stated that the courts base the issuance of bail and thus release on the strength of the prosecutor’s case in addition to the actions of the suspect in his interactions with witnesses /law enforcement and the securing of evidence. If the courts find that the suspect

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    Video four is about the High Renaissance which started in the late 15th and the early 16th century in Italy. In the first part of the video it shows the period when western art reached its climax and gave some wonderful pieces of art. It is widely viewed as the greatest explosion of creativity genius in history. It sculpture was specially made by the public‚ which is becoming expensive form of art. These sculptures were often used to decorate architecture where other were able to study and admire

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    males were eligible to vote by 1850. During this time‚ the nation was on the brink of a civil war. One of the underlying issues of the Civil War was slavery. Blacks were beginning to cry for equality‚ and their right to vote was not far off. The 15th amendment was quick to follow the Civil War‚ making it illegal to deny the right to vote to anyone on account of their race. Blacks did not actually gain the right to vote in all states until The Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. The government gave blacks

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