rejecting Thompson’s action initiated against Take-Two in an effort to stop the release of the video game "Bully?" II. Under the Michigan statute‚ should the game "Bully" be held a public nuisance harmful to public health‚ affecting public morals? BRIEF ANSWERS I. Yes. Jack Thompson should be held in contempt of court. Court proceedings are not immune from criticism as a right of free speech. However‚ the publication of false or improper statements that reflect improperly on the dignity or authority
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Diuvska N. Quiñones August 26‚ 2013 Professor G. Pieri Sexism and Bigotry. By definition the term sexism means prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ or discrimination‚ typically against women‚ on the basis of sex; in restricted job opportunities; especially‚ such discrimination directed against women. As well a bigot is a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own‚ especially on religion‚ politics‚ or race. As I researched for this paper in the Museum of Tolerance in N.Y.‚ I learned
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WILLIAM MARBURY V. JAMES MADISON‚ SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES 1803 5 U.S. 137‚ U.S. Supreme Court‚ 11-24 Feb. 1803 Facts: The PETITIONER‚ William Marbury‚ was appointed by outgoing president of the United States John Adams as Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia. Thomas Jefferson‚ the newly elected president ordered not to deliver commissions to newly appointed judges‚ including the PETITIONER‚ making him unable to assume office. PETITIONER asked the Supreme Court to issue
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STRUCTURE PRESERVING IMAGE INTERPOLATION VIA ADAPTIVE 2D AUTOREGRESSIVE MODELING Xiangjun Zhang and Xiaolin Wu Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering‚ McMaster University Hamilton‚ ON‚ Canada L8S 4K1; zhangxj@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca/xwu@ece.mcmaster.ca ABSTRACT The performance of image interpolation depends on an image model that can adapt to nonstationary statistics of natural images when estimating the missing pixels. However‚ the construction of such an adaptive model needs the knowledge
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Case study: Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. BBA Student name: Teacher name: Date: Contents What’s The Case Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. was established in 1969 in Mario Mancini. It is one of the key manufacturers of leather and vinyl shoes in Wilmington Ontario. Currently‚ it hires more than 400 employees in its Ontario plant and 380 employees in offices and warehouses all over the world. Robert Clark is the president and chief shareholder
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State v. McNeely 358 S.W.3d 65 MO. (2012) Facts: The defendant was stopped by a Missouri state highway patrolman for speeding and during this stop the trooper noticed that the defendant was displaying all the tell-tale signs of being intoxicated; blood shot eyes‚ slurred speech‚ and the smell of alcohol on his breath. This stop then changed from being a speeding stop to a DWI investigation. The trooper had the defendant get out of his truck and perform standard field sobriety tests. The defendant
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This chapter is designated to present a concise introduction of the profile of Meerut District‚ design of research and review of literature. Meerut District – A Brief Introduction Meerut is one of the largest cities of Uttar Pradesh‚ being very close to the capital‚ New Delhi. It is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is being accepted as one of the fastest developing city of the State in terms of educational facilities‚ infrastructure development‚ as a business centre‚ agricultural
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a sufficient injury-in-fact for standing‚ the 3rd Circuit disagrees. Even thought the 8th Circuit hasn’t expressly ruled on this issue‚ district courts in said circuit have borrowed from Courts in the 8th Circuit have dismissed claims of general anxiety and stress‚ even where the plaintiff’s injuries are more particularized. In Amburgy v. Express Scripts‚ Inc.‚ the plaintiff alleged that he and other members of the class had spent “considerable time and money protecting themselves” after the company’s
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Commonwealth v Pestinakas 617 A.2d 1339 Facts: Joseph Kly met Walter and Helen Pestinikas in the latter part of 1981 when Kly consulted them about prearranging his funeral. In March‚ 1982‚ Kly‚ who had been living with a stepson‚ was hospitalized and diagnosed as suffering from Zenker’s diverticulum‚ a weakness in the walls of the esophagus‚ [***4] which caused him to have trouble swallowing food. In the hospital‚ Kly was
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Blaustein V. Burto Brief Action: The plaintiff (Blaustein)‚ was looking to receive payment for the usage of his movie idea which resulted in the exhibition of a movie. Facts: Based on a movie idea‚ Mr. Blaustein the plaintiff‚ met with Hugh French‚ the agent for Richard Burton‚ Marting Gang‚ Mr. Burton’s Attorney‚ and Burton himself June 30th 1964. During that meeting‚ Mr. Blaustein pitched his idea to develop a movie based on Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. He went into detailed
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