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    Political Socialization Paper Politics encompass so much of our day to day lives no matter where or how you live. Growing up in South Texas with a very republican family has definitely shaped and influenced my views somewhat when it comes to politics. Because of our democratic government system‚ it is important to become educated and participate in government through voting‚ petitioning‚ and much more which is something that has always been stressed to me growing up. Although I live in a primarily

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    McDonalds and Wendy’s 1. Think about demographic and sociocultural trends and changes and explain how each organization’s interpretation of these trends and changes has affected its choice of strategy? McDonald’s has recently had to dramatically change their marketing strategy due to social pressures. On Tuesday Nov 14‚ 2006 it‚ along with 9 other companies that make up about 2/3 of child-targeted food and drink marketing agreed to ‘self-regulate’ their advertising in response to health trends

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    did. 1. What are the major issues in the Liebeck case and in the following incidents? Was the lawsuit “frivolous” as some people thought‚ or serious business? The major issues in the Liebeck case are McDonald’s handling of the case‚ the actions of Miss Liebeck that attributed to the incident‚ and the legal proceedings and outcome of the case. McDonalds

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    & Savage‚ 2010‚ pg 251). In order to prove an intentional tort‚ the following conditions must be met: 1) Intent 2) Voluntary act by the defendant 3) Causation 4) Injury or Harm. The following tort cases‚ Pearson v. Chung and Liebeck v. McDonalds‚ have been a pinnacle “poster child” for tort reform in the United States. In 2002‚ frivolous lawsuits cost taxpayers over $233 billion (Insideprison.com‚ 2006). What is considered a frivolous lawsuit? It is when an attorney files a

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    Research Web Your topic: The Second Amendment Fill in the list of resources relating to the topic you selected. Two sources have been provided for you to assist in your research. Explore the provided sources and add sources from your own research. Use your Research Process Notes from this lesson if you need help remembering the research strategies introduced in this lesson. Multi-media Sources: videos‚ audio‚ slideshows‚ or graphics Source 1: http://time.com/ http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0

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    Gun Control in America: Past‚ Present‚ & Future Abstract "Had Americans in 1787 been told that the federal government could ban… firearms… it is hard to imagine that the Constitution would have been ratified‚” these words were used by the National Rifle Association in a court brief where it challenged the most restrictive gun control laws in the country at the time‚ those is Washington‚ D.C. (Schwartz‚ 2008‚ Individual freedoms section para.4). Cities‚ such as Chicago‚ New York‚ and the District

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    Researching Tort Cases of Liebeck v. McDonalds and Pearson v. Chung The law defines a “frivolous” lawsuit as “presenting no debatable question” to the court. The tort cases Liebeck verses McDonalds and Pearson verses Chung were both highly publicized cases that were coined as “frivolous” lawsuits that have a negative impact on the economy and the way we conduct ourselves in society. According to Phillip Howard‚ Chairman of Common Goods‚ a legal reform coalition‚ Tort claims cost the country hundreds

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    MGMT 310 Hot Coffee Essay 3-31-13 Hot Coffee This film was very interesting to watch. It made me realize how many frivolous lawsuits that have occurred. The Stella Liebeck case was huge example. Yes I understand she suffered third degree burns and had to be hospitalized for a week or so to recover but it could have possibly been prevented. The right thing to do would be to be careful when handling the cup of hot coffee. The cup itself says to be careful and why would anyone put a cup of

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    two cases that are classified as frivolous lawsuits. Lieback v. McDonald’s Facts On February 27 1992 Stella Lieback of Albuquerque New Mexico was driven through the mc Donald’s drive through by her grandson and she ordered a coffee she was given the coffee in a Styrofoam cup . Where then she spilled some coffee on her sweat pants and was severely burned. She received 3rd degree burns from the coffee. She proceeded to sue McDonalds for her injuries. Below I will list all the current facts presented

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    676-679. 1. What are the major issues in the Liebeck case and in the following incidents? Was the lawsuit “frivolous” as some people thought‚ or serious business? The major issue is that McDonalds didn’t warn customers of the coffee being hot. After Liebeck one the case McDonalds finally put warning labels on their coffee. If you ask me this questions years I would of said it was frivolous but not learning more information on how serious Stella Liebeck burns really were. After reading all the evidence

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