AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM The US legal system has several layers‚ more possibly than in most other countries. The Constitution is the main power of the US legal system. It was adopted in 1787‚ and ratified in 1788. The Constitution sets strict boundaries between federal and state law and also divides legal system into 3 branches of government: legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branches. It creates a “separation of powers” between each branch and creates system of “checks-and-balances” to prevent
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The speaker addresses the hurt that three people experience because of the loss of a loved one. He tries to justify the means in which these loved ones were lost but he cannot justify war. It is ironic that Stephen Crane’s title of the poem and basically his most common phrase or chorus throughout‚ is the phrase “war is kind.” In reality‚ war is the opposite‚ it is disastrous‚ destructive‚ and catastrophic not only to the cities and towns it touches but also to the families and people of that
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Stephen Dorff as the adult Peekay‚ the main character‚ displays his emotions openly. You can really see the pain he goes through. Morgan Freeman‚ as Geel Piet‚ does an excellent job portraying an inmate. I love his accent‚ and even though he isn’t South African
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Ellie Warren 1st Hour Stephen King Interview Interviewer: “Today a very special guest is coming to visit me. He has over 50 published novels‚ He has written nearly two hundred short stories‚ most of which have been collected in nine collections of short fiction and over 50 of those have been adapted into movies or television shows! Stephen King‚ everyone.” King: “I’m actually kind of nervous‚ it’s scary as shit being in front of cameras.” Interviewer: “Well‚ Mr. King. I’d think you’d be used to it by now
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The story takes place primarily in Auburn‚ Maine at Mile 81 an abandoned rest stop on I-95 in Maine. The rest stop was surrounded by a fence‚ but now most of it has been torn down. There is a row of orange traffic cones in the parking lot. The former restaurants and shops are now boarded up. However‚ there are signs all over that people come to the rest stop to get high or drunk. The events occur around Easter in 2011. Point of View The story is told from a first and third person point of view
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the ideal king? Henry V’s qualities as an ideal king are represented significantly in both his speech of “The Gates of Harfleur” and “Before the gates of Harfleur‚ Addressing the governor”. In both of these speeches Shakespeare has portrayed Henry V with a king like nature‚ conveying that possess the unique qualities that is needed to be successful king. In the first speech he evens the social status‚ exclaiming that he is too a soldier and together the war will be won. The speech outside the gates
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Charles V was born on January 21‚ 1338 to Prince John (John II) and Princess Boone. He was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1364 to his death. In 1349‚ as a young prince‚ Charles received from his grandfather King Philip VI the province of Dauphiné to rule. This allowed him to use the title "Dauphin" until his coronation‚ which saw the integration of the Dauphiné into the crown lands of France. From then on‚ all heirs apparent of France used the title of Dauphin
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The poem “War is Kind” written by Stephen Crane in 1897. The title of the poem is ironic because war is not kind and in the poem a list all of the bad things about war. The theme of the story is completely different than the title. This poem however has more than just one theme there are actually three. Warfare is one of the themes of this poem‚ war is not kind and it is mean. War takes away families it makes them lose their loved ones. All what war is‚ is nothing but lose and heartbreak it only
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Describe the opening scene of the visual text. Explain how it helped you understand what the text was about using examples of the visual and oral language features to support your ideas. In the film‚ V for Vendetta‚ directed by James McTeigue‚ the opening scenes helped me to understand what the text was going to be about. The film opens with voiceover dialogue by Evey‚ the film’s female protagonist. Evey delivers the infamous Guy Fawkes poem ‘Remember‚ remember the fifth of November‚ the gunpowder
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Jake Sabin Mr. Kantor English IV 6 September 2012 V for Vendetta VS. 1984 “V for Vendetta” and “1984” have very similar plots and set ups but they also have very important differences. Both the film and the book are based on totalitarian societies in which the government attempts to control as much of the peoples lives as possible. Also in both the book and film the protagonists realize that they are being manipulated and that they no longer want to live this way. One of the important differences
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