Case Study: The USA PATRIOT Act One of the most controversial policies to pass legislation within the United States congress with the approval of our president at the time‚ George W. Bush‚ was the USA PATRIOT Act. The USA PATRIOT Act is actually a acronym for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. This Act reduced the restrictions‚ which now allowed the law the power to search various electronic communications records
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Essay on the atmosphere of Act one Scene one in Hamlet by William Shakespeare Hamlet constitutes as one of the best known pieces of literature and theater throughout the world. The manner in which the story unfolds makes this tragic play a work of art. Shakespeare is renowned for writing excellent opening scenes. Act one‚ Scene one of Hamlet places the audience into the story by using atmosphere and cultural references. This scene effectively sets a strong mood for the events to come‚ gives important
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Clip 1‚ “Task 2 Engaging Class Discussion‚” illustrates a time during my lesson that I engaged students to construct meaning from two film adaptations of the same scene‚ Act 3 Scene 4‚ from Hamlet. I engaged the class by asking questions to draw inquiry‚ and it initiated a class discussion‚ where students were drawing on their initial reactions and interpretations that they had from just reading the text and comparing them to their interpretation now after watching both clips. I wanted the students
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1. Why does Debs insist that the Espionage Act represents "the negation of every fundamental principle established by the Constitution"? Debs insists that the Espionage Act represents “the negation of every fundamental principle established by the Constitution” because the Act goes directly against the freedom of speech‚ which is one of the building blocks of our nation. Debs states‚ “…if Congress enacts any law that conflicts with this provision [the freedom of speech] in the Constitution‚ that
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Act IV Write Up In the production of Act IV I played Ophelia‚ Queen Gertrude‚ and the narrator. I wrote my lines as well as some of the others. I chose to present Ophelia as distracted and not entirely together. She spends the majority of this act singing about her father’s death and Hamlet’s betrayal. The other characters‚ from Horatio‚ to the King and Queen‚ to her own brother‚ calls her mad throughout the scene. While she is most certainly aware of what’s going on‚ she seems to be viewing it
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THE FIVE STATUTORY PRINCIPLESThe five principles are outlined in the Section 1 of the Act. These are designed to protect people who lack capacity to make particular decisions‚ but also to maximise their ability to make decisions‚ or to participate in decision-making‚ as far as they are able to do so. There is a lot of detail in the MCA but there are some key principles that are important to understand. 1 All adults have the right to make decisions for themselves unless it can be shown that they
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An act of God? Euthanasia‚ "either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma"‚ the term comes from the Greek expression "euthanatos" which means "good death". Now‚ this short definition has been at the centre of very heated debates for many years‚ all over the world‚ surrounded by religious‚ ethical and practical considerations. Doctors‚ politicians‚ religious leaders‚ lawyers‚ and general public argue over
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absolutely horrible‚ even to think about. What I do to overcome that fear is do what I need to do to prepare myself for what lies ahead and never give up no matter what. That fear keeps me motivated in a sense‚ it’s both my strength and weakness. In An Act of Vengeance‚ Dulce wants to get revenge on Tadeo for killing her father but she ends up falling in love with him 30 years later so she gets ready to marry him then kills herself on her wedding day. Throughout the story Dulce has transformed from a
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the numbers cannot try the cause‚/ Which is not tomb enough and continent/ To hide the slain? Oh‚ from this time forth‚/ My thoughts be bloody‚ or be nothing worth! (IV.iv.34-68) After everyone exits leaving Hamlet along with the audience‚ his true emotions and thoughts comes pouring out. Hamlet is saying how his view of the world points out that all of his actions are wrong and a constant reminder of his inability to complete his revenge for his father’s murder by his uncle. Then points out that a
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The major plot lines of the scene (1 paragraph). How does this scene fit into the rest of the play (what is the function of this scene?)‚ in terms of character‚ plot‚ and theme? Act 5 Scene 3 In William Shakespeare’s Act 5 Scene 3 of Macbeth‚ a complete different side of Macbeth is revealed. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a man who cannot even stand up for himself‚ and a man who completely relies on his wife to make major decisions. Then the very next day Macbeth becomes a man
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