Obergefell v. Hodges is the Supreme Court Case that gay marriage legal in all fifty states. The case required that all states allow gay marriages and recognize gay marriages that happened in other states. It was a 5-4 decision that was based on the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th amendment. Obergefell wanted his marriage in Maryland to be recognized in Ohio‚ so he could collect the benefits from his partners death. Hodges is the director of the Ohio Health Department. The Supreme Court decided to grant
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Why was Galileo so condemned when he held the correct view of the universe? Essentially Galileo was condemned for questioning the accepted‚ traditional explanation of the universe as supported by the Catholic Church at the time. Not only was Protestantism dealing heavy religious and political blows to the Church’s dominance in Europe‚ so to was an increasingly questioning scientific community of which Galileo seemed to be the most vocal combatant. Whilst he certainly didn’t question God’s involvement
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population just like that. Having a civilization like the one Lois Lowry wrote about become real‚ would be an alarming concern. The nation that we live in today would no longer be the same. There would be no more deciding for ourselves. Everything would strictly
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Anglo-Saxons wanted a king who was strong and brave‚ just like the Gods they worshiped. In today’s society‚ we look for the same qualities in our leaders‚ just in different circumstances. The Anglo-Saxons wanted their leader to be strong so he could protect them from danger. Beowulf was exceptionally strong‚ he was said to be the “strongest of the Geats—greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world (110).” Many of his followers loved him because of his strength‚ even Grendel was shocked when they fought
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Sam Walton‚ a leader with an innovative vision‚ started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that it is today. Through his savvy‚ and sometimes unusual‚ business practices‚ he and his associates led the company forward for thirty years. Today‚ four years after his death‚ the company is still growing steadily. Wal-Mart executives continue to rely on many of the traditional goals and philosophies that Sam’s legacy left behind‚ while simultaneously keeping one step ahead
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of witchcraft‚ and trial. This book was written during the McCarthy Era‚ which‚ as defined by http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mccarthyism?s=t‚ was the government‚ amongst others‚ making unsupported claims of people being communist. The Crucible was based on the witch trials of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ in which central european countries would trial‚ torture‚ and kill tens of thousands of men and women across the continent. The Crucible was based on the central european witch
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Just because a nation falls to another does not mean its culture disappears forever. In some cases‚ its culture may continue to live on for centuries. Such was the case for ancient Greece‚ whose culture trickled down into the Western Roman Empire and even further into the Medieval Ages. Aspects of ancient Greek culture are even relevant today‚ thousands of years later. The reasoning behind why Greek culture continued to thrive after the nation’s decline can be attributed to many reasons‚ the most
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has been the most important historical event ever. The plot of the war is humongous‚ but there are key ideas that make the war so important and significant. To start off‚ the first atomic bombs were used during this war. Devastating damage was caused by such explosives. Secondly‚ Adolf Hitler committed suicide. People may wonder‚ well there were so many casualties‚ so why is this one person’s death important to history. Read on and the truth of Adolf Hitler will be revealed. Lastly‚ Germany’s surrender
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As a whole‚ the Internet of today is more open than closed. The Internet has considered as a great source of communication throughout the world from the beginning of it. It is a way for us to transfer and obtain information of all sorts‚ and it is the space where the free is mainly concerned. If the Internet gets more closed than at some point‚ human’s freedom will be violated more and more. Yes! We will get crazy if the Internet is more closed than open. The Internet has become a huge part of everything
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Reid of the San Francisco 49ers chose to take a knee during the national anthem‚ which would contribute to the controversial debate over American ideals and police brutality that still persists today. With much backlash‚ Reid establishes a dismayed tone in order to express his disappointment with the misunderstanding of his motives. In his New York Times article‚ "Eric Reid: Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee‚" Eric Reid seeks to justify his and his teammate’s actions on that September
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