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    Court Cases

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    vote(s) for Mayor and City Council‚ 0 vote(s) against *Background of case: *the case began with a lawsuit from John Barron against Baltimore stating that it deprived him of his property which violates the Fifth Amendment. It proves that the government cannot take private property with just compensation. The court found that Baltimore deprived him of his private property and gave him $4‚500. It was later reversed but then appealed to the Supreme Court in 1833. *judges in the majority opinion: *they

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    Communication Officer

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    sociology‚ the study of mass communication has flourished into an acknowledged field of study. Authors Stanley Baran and Dennis Davis have organized the 20th century of mass communication study into four eras: mass society‚ limited effects‚ critical/cultural studies‚ and meaning-making. Throughout the 20th century‚ most research studies regarding mass communication have either employed a macroscopic or microscopic method of research. A macroscopic lens considers media effects on society‚ and attempts

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    Who is the global citizen? Many ideas came to my mind‚ such as a person who knows many languages; those who travel a lot; or people who are interested in different cultures. Lastly‚ I decided that global citizen is the person who cares about humanity’s well-being and maintenance of nature. Every morning I turn on Life News and see what is going on in the world. Once a week I open the newspaper and read what happened during the week. Every day we witness the disasters and catastrophes around the

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    The Unknown Citizen

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    The Unknown Citizen : W.H. Auden - Summary and Critical Analysis |       The Unknown Citizen by W.H. Auden is a satiric poem. It describes an average citizen in a government-controlled state. In many big cities‚ there is a monument to the Unknown Soldier that stands for the thousands of unknown soldiers who die for their country. The title of Auden’s poem parodies this. | | The citizen to whom the monument has been built has been found to be without any fault. He was a saint not because he searched

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    Protection Relays

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    NOTE SUB: Distance Relay for 110kv Line-1 In our 110kv Line-1 we have Enertec-Schlumberger‚ France make Back-up Distance relay (21-B1) for line protection and it was kept out of service from 17.09.02 onwards. Because it was malfunctioned in four/five event for unrelated fault in the Grid. There is an another Distance relay in the same line is called Main Distance relay(21-M1) which is in service. But this relay also was not operated in recent fault. Any way it is to be checked

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    Police Ethics

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    Police Ethics and Deviance Police officers are presented to the community as a support system. Society is given a conception that the police are to protect and to serve the community. However when ethical standards are breached and deviant behaviors prevail in policing society is affected and intimidated. Ethics Ethics are values and a system by which acts are judged. Many ethical behaviors are learned in childhood‚ family‚ educational‚ and community experience. All levels

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    Protection for Prostitutes In her expository essay‚ “Enough Already‚ It’s Time We Decriminalize Prostitution‚” Patty Kelly debates the controversial issue of the legalization of prostitution. Discussing her research of the involvement of American male adults in prostitution‚ Kelly successfully quotes the large number of males who are involved in paid sex services. She also uncovers the reasons sex workers are in this specific field which are: after leaving a distressful marriage‚ a disturbing

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    Citizen Kane

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    Citizen Kane Along with its renowned outstanding cinematic achievements‚ what ultimately exalted Citizen Kane to such incredible heights was the character of Charles Foster Kane. In despite of reporters attempts to unveil the genuine Kane. Kane claimed the name of an enigma. The depth of Kane’s loneliness and isolation concludes in a vignette that will continue to impress generations of audiences . A series of rough chronological flashbacks tells the life story of Charles Foster Kane. The first

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    In order to reach the best conclusion on what it means to be a citizen‚ a discussion of the most primitive answer to the question must be established. To put it bluntly‚ a citizen‚ without any outside considerations or sophistications‚ is a person who is associated with a group of people. This definition is necessary‚ but not sufficient to define what a citizen is. To generalize what a citizen is under a set of definiens creates complications with regards to analyzing different cultures within different

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    Court Trial

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    observation of a court trial following the commitment of a murder. The trial involved two types of vulnerable participants‚ children and persons for whom English was either not spoken or was a second language. The court trial‚ as well as the reporting of the crime to the police‚ were both affected by misunderstandings between the various parties‚ due to language and cultural differences. The complainant‚ (who was later arrested and charged with murdering his wife)‚ a native from Yemen‚ did not have a strong

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