Automatic Renewal Clauses: The Case between Letisha and Sudson Washer and Dryer Abstract This paper examines a contract between Letisha and Sudson Washer and Dryer that contains an automatic renewal clause. The potential defenses for Letisha if Sudson sues her for breach of contract are presented. The defenses for Sudson that support the automatic renewal clause are also discussed. The ethical issues of using an automatic renewal clause and the actions of the Sudson Washer and Dryer
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prayer:<br><br>"Almighty God‚ we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee‚ and we beg Thy blessings upon us‚ our parents‚ our teachers‚ and our country." The court ruled that this rule was unconstitutional according to the First Amendment’s "establishment clause‚" which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." In response to the Engel v.Vitale case some schools adopted a "moment of silence." <br><br>In 1963‚ another case was brought before the court dealing with school
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cases has found that people were going against the prospect of saying “under God” in the pledge‚ they claim that saluting the flag contradicted their declared fidelity to God alone‚ a spiritual commitment that the First Amendment’s "free exercise" clause protects (Sifton‚ Elisabeth). But by a ruling in 1943‚ students are also allowed to not partake in the reciting of the pledge‚ so there really is no reason for the separation of church and state in that field. Also‚ taking away the pledge would throw
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The Bill of Rights is a very important document that contains many valuable freedoms that are the foundation of American society. One of the most important freedoms available and that I could not live without is the freedom of religion. No one really wants a government that tells them what it is they should think‚ what are the correct ways to think‚ and then punishes you if you don’t. Throughout history many people have left their homelands due to persecution they have faced for believing in what
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freedom of religion because it is the one bill of rights that I believe has the broadest expansion in the constitution. I believe that everyone has the right to believe in a supernatural belief. That is why we have the establishment clause and the free-exercise clause. Which were established to keep the government from interfering with the exercise of religion. But in today’s time the government does have the right to limit the practice of a religion‚ but you still have the freedom to believe our
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Prayer in School Anyone who wishes to have prayer in their lives as well as in school should be able too. Prayer in school has been a controversial issue for many years. There are people that think teachers as well as students should be able to pray as they wish without getting into trouble or any other sort of consequences. As you may know this however‚ is not always the case. School prayer would result in many societal benefits. The public school system is tragically disintegrating as evidenced
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amendment stripped away from them. However‚ what they do not realize is that each morning they are expected to recite a phrase that strips them of their civil rights‚ as stated in the first amendment: separation of church and state. The Establishment Clause forbids the government from favoring one religion‚ yet students are supposed to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning‚ which includes the phrase‚ “under God”. In the Constitution‚ James Madison wrote that the government shall in no way break
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verse from the Bible‚ Matthew 6:5-6 (page 5‚ paragraph 3). The Case Supporting School Prayer In Dr. Kenneth Williams’ article‚ Prayer in Public Schools and Graduation Ceremonies‚ he argues that state sponsored prayer violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment (page 1‚ paragraph 1). Dr. Williams asserts that the government should have nothing to do with injecting religion into the educational process. He contends‚ “Therefore‚ exposing school children to a divine referent through
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The case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris is a landmark case that dealt with vouches for schooling and the 1st Amendment. The case was officially decided upon on June 27‚ 2002‚ but the case and history dates back to 1995. In 1995‚ the Ohio Legislature passed into law the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program as part of the 1995 budget act. The Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program was a pilot program that gave families up $2‚250 to support their children’s academics. Aid was given to parents
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However‚ some people have still presented lawsuits arguing that the Pledge of Allegiance violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment due to the phrase “under God”. Prayer was a normal practice in colonial schools‚ which were normally branches of a nearby Protestant church. Leading up to and through the nineteenth century‚ this tradition continued. As immigration
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