Ernesto Miranda was a poor Mexican immigrant living in Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ during the 1960’s. Miranda was arrested after a crime victim identified him in a police lineup. He was charged with rape and kidnapping and was interrogated for two hours while in police custody. The police officers questioning him did not inform him of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination‚ or of his Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of an attorney. As a result of the interrogation‚ he confessed in writing
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Character Analysis of Prince Hamlet in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare and Oedipus in "Oedipus King" by Sophocles In Aristotle’s literary discourse‚ "Poetics‚" he discusses his theory of tragedy‚ wherein he introduces the concepts of tragic flaw or "hamartia‚" which serves as the catalyst for the protagonist’s downfall or the tragedy of the story to happen. He determines a tragedy as a "drama" that brings about a "sorrowful conclusion‚ arousing fear and pity in the audience" (Roberts and Jacobs
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Both basketball and football are well loved sports around North America‚ but if you had a choice to play one for the rest of your life which one would you choose? They are quite different from each other though. They are both played by men‚ but basketball is also played by women. Different times of the year will you be able to catch these exiting games though. Although both football and basketball are fun to watch‚ they differ in the seasons that they are played‚ the number of coaches on each team
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When laptops entered the computer market‚ everyone wanted one of these small devices for computing on the go. Laptops received a lot of hype because of their portability and their ease of use. This new technology took the computing world by storm and dominated the portable computer scene until a new device entered the market: the tablet. This device offers several of the same features as laptops but with added portability. Some individuals may feel this is the new way to compute and they can’t live
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The Incas and Mayans were both civilizations that did not reign for very long‚ but still left their mark in history. They both were different‚ yet remained similar in society‚ trade‚ and religion. First off‚ the two civilizations were different in their societies. The Incan people were separated amongst one another based upon social rank. They held a class system that held rulers and wives as the highest level to farmers‚ herding families and conscripts as the lowest. The Mayans‚ however‚ were
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Differences Between the Federalists and Jeffersonians During the early formative years of our nation‚ George Washington and John Adams both opposed any development towards splitting politics into two divisions. The two early leaders thought of it to be very unconstitutional‚ stating that Americans need to set aside their differences and remain unified. However‚ the rapidly growing interests of north and south‚ rich and poor‚ and industry and agriculture were all tossed around until two major
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Sarah Gonzalez Chinese Culture VS American Culture It doesn’t matter what kind of ethnicity you are‚ or how you were brought up. Everyone is deeply rooted in their own culture. “Culture” has a different meaning to everyone. Comparing American culture to Chinese culture we will find many different meanings to the word “culture”. For example‚ we Americans are always looking for something bigger and better for our future‚ and the Chinese are content with a small reserved lifestyle with no intentions
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During the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison‚ Republicans‚ such as Jefferson were seen as strict constructionists of the Constitution while Federalists‚ like Madison‚ were generally looser with their interpretations of the Constitution’s literal meaning. While the constructionist ideas were part of what separated the two parties from one another‚ Jefferson and Madison are both guilty of not adhering to these ideas on many occasions. Jefferson writes in a letter to Gideon Granger expressing
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The definition of communism is " a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single‚ often authoritarian party holds power‚ claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people." The definition of fascism is "A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator‚ stringent socioeconomic controls‚ suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship‚ and typically a policy of belligerent
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Sikhism began in 1469 with the birth of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak began preaching the way of enlightenment and God after he had received a spiritual vision from god. After his death‚ he was succeeded by nine Gurus which are regarded as his reincarnations‚ these nine would lead the Sikh movement until 1708. At this time the teachings from all ten gurus were passed on to the Khalsa Panth and the sacred text. This text is known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji‚ which was compiled by the tenth Guru
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