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    Dear Roxanne Hack‚ On March 23‚ 2014 around 5:00 a.m.‚ Logan Wells was struck by a car and killed all while trying to enjoy his love of skate boarding on a street named Secretariat Way. To think that this young 16 year olds life could have been saved by a simple skate park infuriates me. A skate park would be a simple solution to protecting numerous skateboarders all around Yorba Linda including Logan. If the city has numerous soccer parks‚ baseball fields‚ basketball courts‚ and tracks‚ why

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    The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized (The Free Dictionary 2013) In 1973‚ the Supreme Court case Cady v. Dombrowski created the “community caretaking exception

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    Constitution and the Bill of Rights‚ the Fourth Amendment can be best defined as an amendment providing the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized (Fourth‚ 2012). In general terms‚ the Fourth Amendment protects from illegal

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    2015 Professor. Killer US History 1301 Fourth of July from a ‘Negros’ POV and Equality Before reading Frederick Douglass’ The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro‚ we can initially see that Douglass was a previous slave‚ had hardships throughout his life‚ experienced dehumanization firsthand‚ and was an individual that grew himself from nothing. The setting takes place in front of a large group of Caucasian men in which they all gathered to celebrate Fourth-of-July. In Douglass’ environment‚ he

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    collect any Americans communications The Fourth Amendment protects your privacy‚ for instance the police cannot search personal properties. Due to the definition of "the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚” it makes people feel secure (Legal Information). In addition‚ it prevents all irrelevant searches that are not useful. On the other hand the Fourth Amendment makes it challenging for law enforcement to gather information. The Fourth Amendment is beneficial to citizens:

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    Good Guy or Bad Guy? “Columbus Day Controversy”‚ written by Nanette Croce‚ is a non-aboriginal perspective on the controversy concerning whether or not Columbus Day should be celebrated. The articles states that many Native American decedents and their supporters believe that by celebrating Columbus Day‚ the entire country is joining in celebrating the genocide of millions of native people in North and South America. An annual Columbus Day celebrations started in Colorado as a period of hope for

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    The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution states that people have the right "to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚" but the issue at hand here is whether this also applies to the searches of open fields and of objects in plain view and whether the fourth amendment provides protection over these as well. In order to reaffirm the courts’ decision on this matter I will be relating their decisions in the cases of Oliver v. United States

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    UNIT 3 ESSAY: THE FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT Norma Rogers January 4‚ 2011 Kaplan University Dr. Warren PA165-01 The Fourth Branch of Government It has been taught since elementary school that the United States government consists of three branches‚ including the Executive‚ Legislative‚ and Judicial. However‚ in those early days‚ there were no lessons on the influential fourth branch of government that operates alongside the other three and plays a central and increasingly

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    fairy-tale‚ which leaves the reader feeling good about people.” Write a response to this view of the novel‚ supporting your answer by reference to the text. OR (ii) “Godfrey Cass is not perfect‚ but‚ in the eyes of the reader‚ he is always a better man than his brother‚ Dunsey.” Write your response to this statement‚ supporting it by reference to the text. C AMONGST WOMEN – John McGahern (i) “Michael Moran undoubtedly loves his sons‚ but his love contributes little to their happiness.” Discuss

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    In 1928‚ Justice Louis Brandeis wrote in his dissenting opinion “the greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal‚ well meaning but without understanding”. The men of zeal‚ described by Brandeis‚ were police officers trying to enforce the Prohibition Act. He would never have been able to fathom the modern men of zeal fighting the “War on Terror”. The modern era has carried questions of how far the Fourth Amendment and the right to privacy should and does extend

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