Judges do make law — it’s their job By Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk Misleading and silly slogans about what judges do are dominating the debate about Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. President Bush and Republican politicians constantly repeat‚ as a mantra‚ that Roberts is a desirable choice because he won’t "legislate from the bench" and will merely "apply the law‚ not make it." But every lawyer knows that judges make law — it’s their job. In fact‚ law students learn in the first semester
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What Makes Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare There is little question that Shakespeare is the greatest‚ and most innovative writer to ever pick up a pen. His innovation with modern language and his invention of new words has changed the world in countless ways. However‚ that was not the only way that he advanced society. For example‚ Lady Macbeth‚ one of Shakespeare’s most groundbreaking characters‚ was one of the first female characters in literature to have personal power. As a result she was a driving
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| "Funny Stories and Plays: What Makes Them Funny?" | | By: David Zakheim 12/21/2011 | David Zakheim Funny Stories and Plays: What Makes Them Funny? “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it” (White). One shouldn’t question comedy and what is funny to people. As soon as that happens all of the funniness disappears. There is no easy answer to why people laugh at things‚ and why things
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are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and government officials‚ but the voters of this country.” Everyday people argue about bad or good government. However‚ putting good or bad aside‚ what makes government so necessary? The government can do many things‚ but without peace and order‚ there isn’t much you can do. In fact‚ only complete and utter chaos follows suit. This is only one of many things that come with an anarchist country. In other terms no government. Though most people
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is one of the most important tools you have when looking for a job. This page will help you choose the right type of résumé for your situation. It will also provide you with tips to help you tailor your résumé to the job you’re applying for‚ and to make sure it stands out in a crowd for all the right reasons. A resume is a short‚ point-form document that you give to employers to tell them about your work experience‚ education‚ and skills. Before you write your résumé‚ you may want to complete a skills
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What Makes You Beautiful In the article “Marketing New Inventions” by Robert Rodriguez he states the various amounts of competition when it comes to different‚ or even the same‚ kind of products. Even when that product takes a rise‚ someone will always be watching you to make sure that whatever product they decide to invent‚ that it over powers yours or any other invention in their range. The article also states that in order to survive the marketing world an entrepreneur must be market savvy‚ develop
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Rose Brown De Martini October 28‚ 2012 English 51 How to make a birthday Cake Making a cake can be really fun especially a birthday cake. It can also be really simple and easy. But many of us may have tried and have failed not knowing what kind of ingredients we may need. I thought it was hard to make a cake at first but as I asked my friends I had the confidence to make a really good cake. Some of may think it’s going to take a lot of time so they rather go buy a cake. It’s actually not really
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Watching TV Makes You Smarter Steven Johnson’s argument in “Watching TV Makes you Smarter” that television increases intellectual and enhances our cognitive faculties‚ therefore making us smarter Johnson’s states that‚ “For decades‚ we’ve worked under the assumption that mass culture follows a path declining steadily toward lowest-common- denominator standards‚ presumably because the “masses” want dumb‚ simple pleasures and big media companies try to give the masses what they want. But as that
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Adebowale Oluwakemi Professor Sharon Rossum English 1302[online] February 15‚ 2015 What Makes A Society Great So many things make up a great society or contribute to any great society. Society is formed by many people of similar likes and most of the same value. Different cultures‚ different tribes also comes together to form a great society. Personally‚ there are many things that makes up a society great which includes‚ civilization‚ the ability of a society to answer most difficult
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Leadership is involved within everything around the world. In order for that specific thing to be successful‚ good leadership must be An effective leader is an essential component to any business wishing to be successful. “Leading is the use of influence to motivate employees to achieve organizational goals. Leading means creating a shared culture and values‚ communicating goals to employees throughout the organization‚ and infusing employees with the desire to perform at a high level” (Sambajee
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