a $5‚000 fine if he files a “frivolous” tax return as a form of protest against the IRS or the budgetary process. This fine would be levied‚ for example‚ when the taxpayer files a blank tax return accompanied by a note suggesting that the federal income tax is unconstitutional or that the taxpayer wishes to protest against tax revenues going to the creation of nuclear weapons. The tax court can impose a penalty‚ not to exceed $25‚000‚ if the taxpayer brings a frivolous matter before the court. Under
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Core Ethical Guidelines The American Psychological Association has developed 10 core ethical guidelines that are used to keep psychologists on a consistent professional level and to follow the standards expected of all who work in the field with clients. The ten core guidelines include resolving ethical issues‚ competence‚ human relations‚ privacy and confidentiality‚ advertising and other public statements‚ record keeping and fees‚ education and training‚ research and publication‚ assessment and
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Freedom of Speech and expression means the right to express one’s own convictions and opinions freely by words of mouth‚ writing‚ printing‚ pictures or any other mode. The freedom of speech is regarded as the first condition of liberty. Accepted that the right to freedom of speech is the essence of free society and it must be safeguarded at all time. Liberty to express opinions and ideas without hindrance‚ and especially without fear of punishment plays significant role in the development of that
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Women in the French Revolution The French Revolution was a time of cast conflict that dramatically altered the political and social order of France. Women during the revolution period had many roles including they’re political involvement‚ donation of time to revolutionaries‚ and contributions to ideologies. However‚ with all the contributions‚ women were still victimized by the changes that occurred. While these roles had a huge impact on the equality between mean and women this impact did not
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William Marcy Tweed was the most corrupt "American Politician" the state of New York has ever seen. Tweed was known as "Boss Tweed" and he was the first man to be the boss of New York after the ten year struggle. ("American Heritage") The Boss was the leader of a political machine‚ which was a political organization that controlled enough votes to maintain control over the community. Political machines were able to restructure the city governments; they also resulted in poorer services‚ corruption
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not poor spent money on more luxurious and frivolous things instead of necessities. Consequently‚ many urban areas were poor and unkempt and were a catalyst for the spread of disease. Lead poisoning was a big problem to the Romans and its detrimental effects were even more greatly increased because of the quickly spreading diseases. The economic turmoil that eventually brought down the quality of Roman living was not only caused by poor or frivolous spenders‚ but also because of a floundering
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against their cultural‚ religious‚ and human nature. Once he has expressed his feelings towards the Jews‚ he develops why Jews should not be treated as equals; or as he calls it‚ the "moral stains on this "chosen people". He accuses the Jew of frivolous accusations of being everything from smelly and unkempt to proponents of prostitution and "white slave
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reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses directly related to litigation found by the court to be frivolous and unwarranted. This may make it unlikely that auditor’s will be sued for deep pockets if the suit is found to be frivolous and unwarranted. Provides for a stay of discovery during the period a motion to dismiss is pending‚ thereby reducing a cost that often forces innocent parties to settle frivolous class action suits. Limits punitive damages by eliminating securities fraud as a basis for
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‘I will not be the second anything‚ I’ll be the first Katy Perry’. For her image she has opted for a bubbly‚ pink‚ frivolous type of character in the majority of her products‚ it being the central image of her entire ‘Teenage Dream/tour’. It could be said that it would definitely appeal to a wide audience‚ maximizing her chances of success. The continuity of Katy Perry’s frivolous
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Should judges blow the whistle on lawyers? American Bar Association Journal‚ 68(10)‚ 1207. Montaldo‚ C. (2007‚ January 24). Nifong facing more serious ethic charges. Retrieved from http://crime.about.com/od/current/a/dukelacrosse.htm Pressler drops lawsuit. (2010‚ March 31). Retrieved from http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5045316 Richman‚ L
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