Brown v Board Of Education is the foundation of the fight for civil rights because it overturned the idea of separate but equal that had been used to justify racism. The equal but separate idea was a result of Plessey v Ferguson that established that separate but equal does not violate the constitution. The Louisiana Separate Car Act required separate rail cars for blacks and whites. It required rail companies to provide separate but equal accommodation for black and white passengers. Plessey who
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Ochampaugh v. Seattle 588 P. 2d 1351 (Wash. 1979) Facts Ordinary pond owned by the city Popular with area residents for fishing and swimming The two boys were familiar with the pond and had gone there before. Neither boy could swim. There were no warning signs around the pond. The pond‚ while man-made‚ was in existence before the city purchased the land. Issue Was the pond a “trap” or extraordinarily dangerous enough to render it an “attractive nuisance” to children and thus create
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great decision to make in the case of United States v. Windsor. This will set precedent in United States federal law that allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. The court will deliberate on the section of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. This historic ruling will mark a monumental step‚ whether backwards or forwards‚ in the marriage equality movement. This case is a landmark in the identification
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Helen of Troy has always been looked upon as the classic beauty in Greek mythology. She is “the face that launched a thousand ships”( Roman and Greek Mythology A to Z ). Helen is the daughter of Zeus and Leda ‚ Zeus came to Leda and mated with her disguised as a swan and Helen was born from an egg. She was the sister of Castor‚ Polydeuces and Clytemnestra; Wife of Menelaus; lover to Paris and the reason of the Trojan War. It is noted that Helen is the daughter of Tyndareus and Zeus because
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vast influence on the transcontinental railroad. Their hard work and perfection resulted in the early completion of the railroad. These workers faced many hardships and difficulties along the way such as discrimination‚ hazardous weather conditions and unleveled land but it did not hinder the fierce competition between the two groups. It was their methods and work ethics that made the transcontinental railroad such a success. Although the Transcontinental Railroad was visualized‚ planned out‚ and financed
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Commander in Chief‚ George Washington‚ knew something needed to be done. The British had handed the Americans a number of defeats. They lost New York to the British at the Battle of Long Island in the summer‚ so the American morale was low and many deserted the army. Some even wondered if the bounty for enlisting in the army was worth it. They were hungry‚ cold‚ weak‚ and many were sick. They were finding it hard to continue the battle. ‘We are in desperate need of supplies!” ordered George
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Summarize Morrissey v. Brewer In 1972‚ the Supreme Court came to an agreement that the number of due process rights are to a person who is constitutionally entitled and that is straight related to potential that can outcome the rights. Coming from a criminal case these cases have the biggest amount of loss potential that the total of liberty may be forfeited by creating the liberty interest. The liberty interest is a concept that requires due process procedures whenever any type of freedom is at
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The Underground Railroad One of the most shameful periods in history was the institution of slavery in the nineteenth century 2. Slavery was a divided issue in the 1800’s. Most slaves brought to America were known as low class people who could bring no good‚ but history fails to state that many of the slaves who came were people of many trades‚ ambitions‚ as well as determinations. The Underground Railroad had its earliest beginnings with runaway slaves fleeing from the Southern United States
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Case Summary: NoGo Railroad Dave Keller a chief dispatcher with limited managerial experience has gotten a major promotion‚ making him the communication manager of the division. However this promotion has come with numerous problems. Because of NoGo Railroads unique operations it has had little to no competition and no compelling reason to modernize operations‚ but that is about to change as Dave has been given the mandate to observe different job functions‚ eliminate obsolete practices and modernize
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Case Name: Michigan v. Tyler 436 U.S. 499(1978) Issue: Do the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment apply to Firefighters in an active Arson Investigation? Facts: In the case of Michigan v. Tyler the firefighters had had legal reason to initially enter the premises of Tyler’s Auction house on January 22‚ 1970‚ which was to extinguish the fire and surmise the start of said fire. Upon extinguishing flames during a preliminary search containers containing flammable liquid were found in the premises. These
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