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    very important newspaper from New York during the Civil War. The article was titled “New York Legislation.” The proper bibliography citation for this source is: “New York Legislation.” Harper’s Weekly (New York)‚ April‚ 8‚ 1865‚ 9th ed.‚ sec. 432. Accessed September 12‚ 2016. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1865/April/amnesty.htm. The article clearly focuses on the New York legislation at the time. The author of the article is unclear. There is no given author for any of the article

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    Domestic Violence: Federal and State Legislation CJ333 Family and Domestic Violence Domestic Violence is a big problem in the United States. Domestic Violence is a problem that affects every community across the country. It affects all races‚ social and economic backgrounds‚ cultures‚ religions‚ and relationship types. When an abuser chooses to inflict abuse on his or her partner‚ it is a choice to do so. In fact‚ Domestic Violence is a deliberate pattern of abusive

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    previous ones including Dalmatians and Doberman Pinschers. However‚ the pit bull has been considered the meanest dog for the past two decades. George follows this with information about attacks in the past few weeks and how Ontario introduced legislation to ban pit bulls (and related breeds). She also brings to attention how the term "pit bull" is often misused to describe similar breeds‚ but not the true American pit bull terrier. George uses multiple animal

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    and prohibiting any legislation based on breed.  This law effectively repealed all pit bull breed bans in Colorado.  However‚ the city and county of Denver contested the law‚ claiming they were a “home rule” city and the state legislature could not dictate local ordinances such as dog breed bans.  They were successful at the district court level and their pit bull breed ban was reinstated.  There are appeals in process contesting this ruling‚ but at this time‚ breed ban legislation is legal in Colorado

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    Pitbull Can Be Good Pets

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    Pit Bulls can be good pets and should not be banned The Breed Specific Legislation is a set of laws that are being put into place to restrict and euthanize all dogs that have been determined as lethal‚ aggressive and viscous. This ban has targeted a specific breed of dog‚ the Pit Bull. This breed includes the American Staffordshire Terrier (AmStaff)‚ the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT)‚ the Bull Terrier‚ the Staffordshire Bull Terrier‚ Miniature Bull Terrier and the American Bulldog. The concern

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    Bobby Wilson English 102 October 4‚ 2011 Death by Seatbelt The question of how imperative is it to enforce seatbelt laws in order to mitigate or reduce the number of deaths in the United States resulting from automotive accidents. The answer may somewhat obscure; the reason being because this issue has been an ongoing debate since 1849. “Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States among persons aged 5–34 years” (vital signs: Nonfatal‚ motor vehicle‚ 1681)

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    According to Hobbes ’ theory of legislation‚ it is the people who enforce the law that decide what it means. On the other hand‚ Bentham argues that promulgating the reasons for a law solves the interpretation problem. Both Bentham and Hobbes viewed law somewhat negatively; arguing that the nature of the law is a restraint on liberty. Their two theories differ the most in regards to natural law. In this paper‚ I will explain both Hobbes ’ and Bentham ’s theories of legislation and apply them to the Supreme

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    Title: LEGISLATION & CODES OF PRACTICE: THE TEACHING / TRAINING CYCLE: RECORD KEEPING This assignment covers legislation and codes of practice in teaching and learning‚ the 5 stages of teaching/training cycle and finally the importance of record keeping in teaching and learning. We need to consider legislation and codes of practice in teaching and learning because it maintains a professional structure and brings standardization to all employment and other organisations. The legislation and codes

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    It is difficult to find accurate bite statistics. Some of the reasons are listed below. “Pit bull type dogs” are sometimes blamed for attacks that occur by other breeds The circumstances surrounding the attacks is not included The conditions in which the dogs were kept prior to the attack are not included Unless it was a fatality‚ the severity of the bite is often not included In writing about researching her book‚ Fatal Dog Attacks: The Stories Behind the Statistics‚ Karen Delise‚ Director

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    tagging them as dangerous and vicious. This stigma typically applies to all pitbulls‚ not just the ones that have actually caused harm. To try and take care of the issue of so called “dangerous” attacks‚ the legislative act known as breed-specific legislation is being debated and tried throughout the United States for one specific breed. We all know that there have been attacks by other breeds but we are focused on pitbulls. That’s why I say if you are looking for a good story on Pitbulls‚ you are

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