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    The public defense system is a way for poor people accused of a crime who cannot afford an attorney that can actually put their full focus on defending them. The problem with this system is that the people who need to be defended are not treated with priority and are often forced to take a plea deal to save time‚ or are just not accurately represented during trial. This is not fair to the person accused of committing the crime‚ but not the fault of the public defender also. These defenders have no

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    General point of view 8 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China – Short-term history 9 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China – General point of view 9 China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands 9 Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands 10 United States – General point of view 10 Anti-Japanese sentiment in China 10 Conclusion 11 Sources 12 Introduction The well-known

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    of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong” (Muhammad Ali). In the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” a lawyer Atticus Finch is given the task of defending an innocent man from an undeserving rape charge. Being a white man he takes the liberty of defending a black man‚ what is a very rare thing those days. In his case‚ he gives to his children and other people a great example of justice‚ which is the main question raised in the movie. A person without

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    “A man wearing a helmet defending his country should get paid more than a man wearing a helmet defending a football.” This quote shows that we pay more money to people who entertain us rather than the ones who protect us from harm and danger. Men and women in the military‚ compared to a professional athlete‚ get paid on average one hundred percent less than one of these athletes.This is a very controversial issue in today’s world. Most professional athletes get paid more than a person makes in one

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    flight for the soldier to travel anywhere in the world they would want to visit. Lastly‚ serving your country is another reason why people want to become soldiers. A lot of soldiers are being deployed right now for good reasons. Which is defending our country or helping out our friendly allies from different countries and to help gain their rights back from enemies or terrorists. Such as‚ Operation Iraqi Freedom ‚ Operation Enduring Freedom ‚ Desert Storm‚ and many more. A soldier’s

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    The Lincoln Lawyer. The movie’s main protagonist‚ Mickey Haller‚ is a criminal defense lawyer who happens to be caught between a rock and a hard place when he discovers that one of his clients is not the innocent man he claims to be. Haller is defending a man by the name of Louis Roulet who had recently been accused of assault against a young woman. The woman swears that Roulet was the man who assaulted her‚ but Roulet denies her quick accusations and instead makes the claim that he was set up by

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    Atticus wanted Jem to realize that although he was once admired for his shooting abilities‚ a gun is like a mask. He wants Jem to learn and fabricate his own idea of courage. Earlier in the story‚ Atticus tells Scout the story of a court case he took defending Tom Robinson‚ and why he took it. He says‚ “…if I didn’t‚ I couldn’t hold my head up in town‚ I couldn’t represent this country in legislature‚ I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again”(75). Atticus teaches Scout that even though

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    Enos‚ Sara K. “The Problem With People‚ Not Pit bulls.” Time‚ Time‚ 26 June 2014‚ time.com/2927759/the-problem-with-people-not-pit-bulls/. (MAGAZINE SOURCE) The article “The Problem With People‚ Not Pit bulls” is a strong article‚ explaining that the dog is only as good as its environment. When explaining Pit bulls‚ the article mentions how they have been bred for many different jobs over time. However‚ they are mainly bred for family companions and a working dog‚ before being bred for fighting

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    the Atlantic Slave Trade. In my opinion‚ the Amistad movie is historically accurate due to its true illustration about the brutal treatment to the slaves on the ship‚ the elegant speech and argument of John Quincy Adams in the Supreme Court while defending the Africans of the Amistad‚ and President Martin Van Buren’s attitude towards slavery and the abolitionists.

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    Tina Clough ENC1101 Rough Draft Everywhere you look homosexuality is peeking back at you. You can see it in books‚ on television‚ in the media; it is rapidly becoming a social acceptable. Given this trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same-sex marriage naturally arises. Massachusetts has made great strides by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay marriage while others are considering

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