QUESTION “…reform of the House of Lords remains unfinished business. There are still 92 hereditary peers sitting in the Lords. But ending the anomaly‚ in the Government’s view‚ does not go far enough to ensure that Britain’s second chamber is fit to meet the demands and expectations of this century. The legitimacy and authority of the second chamber continued to be called into question” The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw‚ former leader of the House of Commons‚ The House of Lords: Reform‚ February 2007
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Introduction Sexual assault has become a norm on college campuses across the United States; so much so that college women are 3x more likely to be a victim of a sex crime Rainn (2017). It does not have to be this way‚ their are clear ways sexual assault in a college setting can be prevented. Unfortunately‚ colleges and universities are not taking the right steps in developing programs and safe spaces for sexual assault victims and prevention. Sexual assault prevention on college campuses is especially
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chance to become productive citizens. “Critics claim that the registry nets are cast so widely they often catch people who most would agree aren’t sexual threats. One commonly cited example are the so-called “Romeo and Juliet” offenders‚ who had consensual sex with teenage lovers‚ sometimes when they themselves were teenagers”(McDermott 22). They say these are foolish mistakes and deserve a second opportunity.
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sobriety. Godley writes in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment that other alcoholism treatment approaches such as the Community-Reinforcement Approach (CRA) provides alternatives to the more traditional treatment and intervention approaches such as the 12-step program by positively reinforcing sobriety unlike the 12 steps fail to do. CRA produced an overall patient engagement of 67%‚ whereas the 12-step program produced a disappointing rate of only 18% (Godley 463). Reasons as to why the 12-step
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THE INDIVIDUAL AND TECHNOLOGY AND LAW IN PRACTICE COMMUNICATION TASK Part A: MEDIA FILE ARTICLE 1 Kids could be charged over ’sexting’ on mobiles CHILDREN engaged in "sexting" could be charged with child sex offences under laws set to pass federal parliament. However‚ the attorney-general will have discretion as to whether people under 18 are charged with child sex offences for sending sexually explicit material via their mobile phone. The Government has accepted the recommendation
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the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable. So equality is a crucial factor for fairness. Our teamline today is that “The relationship between social media companies and their users is largely unequal and non-consensual.” Today‚ I will be talking about the inequality between companies and users‚ then my 2nd speaker will show you how social media get personal information from users without their consent and my 3rd speaker will make some rebuttal and summarise the
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High Fructose Corn Syrup: Friend or Enemy?? We eat every day‚ rarely thinking about what’s going into our bodies. Take soda‚ for example‚ when was the last time you read the label before taking a sip? For me‚ it is never. One of the first ingredients listed on the can is HFCS or high fructose corn syrup. This ingredient is a secret additive to many products in today’s market. High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of the cheapest to make and hardest to get rid of in the body. Since its introduction
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He justified his actions by stating that he did not grow up with his sister therefore the natural sexual inhibitions between siblings had not been established as well as by reiterating that the sex was consensual therefore a defense of morals was not a adequate cause to warrant the unlawful verdict that resulted in him spending two years in prison. Stübing’s defence also highlighted how the criminal ban was plagued with inconsistencies such as the fact that inappropriate touching was allowed between
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women without a way to clear other form of coercive sex (as cited in Burt‚ 1980; Burt and Estep‚ 1981; Estrich‚ 1987; Heath 2005; Lievore‚ 2003). Burkett and Hamilton (2012) points out that sex is judged by the binary system of consensual (‘normal’) versus non-consensual (‘rape’) which results in silencing women’s experiences (as cited in Gavey 1999‚ 2005; Phillips‚ 2000; Pinneau‚ 1989). Burkett and Hamilton (2012) acknowledges that the sexual miscommunication theory is embedded in the risk-avoidance
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Name Tutor’s Name Course 12 april 2016 What is the history of Puerto Rico’s relationship to the United States post-1898? How has the legal-sovereignty status of Puerto Rico evolved since then and what is the current legal-sovereignty status? Since America took control of the island of Puerto Rico from the Spanish in 1898‚ it has been referred as a commonwealth‚ a territory‚ a republic‚ and even a sovereign. Puerto Rico refers itself as a commonwealth in English‚ or a ‘free associated state’ in Spanish
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