8TH Amendment: Atkins v. Virginia The Eighth Amendment: It prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. In the case of Atkins v. Virginia‚ the facts brought to the court was that the defendant‚ Daryl Atkins was tried for capital murder and sentenced to death for the shooting of a victim named Eric Nesbitt. Atkins had been smoking and drinking all day before he decided to walk to a convenient store and hold Nesbitt at gun point‚ upon Daryl’s dissatisfaction with the money he took‚
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Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children’s Workforce Children’s Workforce Development Council Association of Chief Police Officers Contents Introduction 4 1 Effective communication and engagement with children‚ young people‚ their families and carers 6 2 Child and young person development 10 3 Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child 13 4 Supporting transitions 16 5 Multi-agency working 18 6 Sharing information 21 7
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The 18th Amendment ‚ considered to be one of the biggest follies of the nation‚ was brought about with the intent to sincerely help the U.S.‚ but more harm came from it than good. Prohibition‚ also known as the 18th Amendment ‚ was ratified on January 29th‚ 1920 and was repealed on December 5th‚ 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment which nullified prohibition.The 18th Amendment stated that it was illegal to manufacture‚ transport‚ and sell alcoholic beverages in the
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sniffing trees. The fourth memory is about me leaning my head back and telling my Mom that that is how long my hair will be next year. The last is about me making card houses along the baseboards of my biological fathers and step mothers house. I can see him sitting in his chair in the livingroom drinking a beer and watching T.V.. The last dream is significant as it is the only memory I have of my biological father. I have no sense of belonging to North Dakota or any culture associated with
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government that affect everyday life. While the school own the lockers and the supreme court considers us minors‚ privacy should be extended to students cellphones and lockers. The fourteenth amendment addresses all citizens the same rights and equal protection of the law including minors. The fourth amendment also states and proves the right of the people to be “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not
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The 19th Amendment was one of the most important pieces of legislation as far as women in the United States were concerned as it granted them the right to vote. Previously‚ they were only “represented” by their husbands and fathers‚ it was a time of transformation in women’s history. The women’s rights movement of the mid-nineteenth century focused attention on Constitutional rights for all U.S citizens which included: the right to own property‚ access to college‚ suffrage‚ and the right to have
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Between 1865 and 1870‚ the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments outlawed slavery which "provided equal protection under the law‚ guaranteed citizenship‚ and protected the right to vote" (United States). Unfortunately‚ individual states continued to allow unfair treatment of minorities and passed the ’Jim Crow’ laws allowing segregation of public facilities. "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. It required equal access to
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not accuse him but shelter him. Confucianism approved this act as it showed the relationship between son and father was not ruined by hiding the fact. But in terms of law‚ we all know that stealing is a serious offense and those who harbor criminals should also be charged. I am not trying to compare the strength between morality and law. What I want to express is that‚ in this traditional society which was dominated by these kinds of philosophy‚ is it possible to carry out such a critical and logical
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The Equal Rights Amendment "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." In 1923‚ this statement was admitted to Congress under the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution granting equality between men and women under the law. If the Era was passed‚ it would have made unconstitutional any laws that grant one sex different rights than the other
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Qantas in the Airline Industry Air travel industry has come long way. Established with the intention of achieving more efficiency in communication‚ the industry has diversified itself to a far reaching economy. With the advent of war during the mid-centuries and globalization by the end of last century‚ the commerce morphed itself to become more useful in the economies of communication‚ freight‚ domestic and international investments‚ travel and leisure. Qantas which were among the
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