Can the power of the Supreme Court be justified in a democracy? (25 mark) The Supreme Court is the only branch of government which is unelected and therefore unaccountable‚ but appoints members for life. These characteristics have been criticised for being out of place in a democratic country such as the United States; especially due to the power the Supreme Court has‚ such as the power of judicial review. However while it could be argued to have too much power‚ in a liberal democracy such as America
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James Colley Jr. was an ordinary man with little money and no fame. He shot and killed his wife‚ Amanda Cloaninger-Colley and her close friend‚ Lindy Dobbins on August 27‚ 2015. He fled from the police but was later arrested and found guilty of both murders. On June 13‚ 1994‚ Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend‚ Ronald Goldman‚ were found murdered outside of Simpson’s condo. Her husband‚ at the time‚ was the very famous and very wealthy professional football player Orenthal James Simpson‚ also known
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Franny and Zooey‚ written by J.D Salinger‚ is a story about a brother trying to help his sister get over her religious breakdown. Franny Glass is an actress who uses her religious stories to get rid of her problems. Zooey Glass is an actor who attempts to help his sister understand that her religious book isn’t the answer to everything. Franny uses her book to comfort her when she’s in the middle of a breakdown‚ but Zooey thinks she’s taking the book a little bit too far. As Franny catches up with
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William Gay ’s feeling about euthanasia is that the idea of Euthanasia is not the practice a lot but it is slowly gaining acceptance within our society. According to Cynics there is an increasing tendency to devalue human life‚ but William Gay don ’t believe this is the major factor. The acceptance of Euthanasia is much more likely to be the result of unthinking gentleness and showing kindness. He wants to show that euthanasia is wrong and it is inherently wrong‚ but it is also wrong judged from
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Libby Carr 2.9 Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio Novel: Wonder Wonders tells a story of ten-year-old boy named August who is born with a rear genetic facial disorder. He has been home schooled his whole life but his parents decide its time for him to start attending middle school for his well being. The book follows August through his first year of middle school along the way us observing his struggles and high points due to his face disorder. Palacia has written the book with 8 different narrators
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There is a myriad of sources which influenced Tolkien’s writing‚ which is evident in both the novels and the movies. Among many‚ the most influential are the Industrial Revolution‚ religion‚ Norse mythology‚ Old and Middle English language and literature‚ and Tolkien’s own experiences in the World Wars. Tolkien had many literary friends‚ and one of their favorite pastimes was to talk about chivalrous deeds and adventures that were no longer present in their lives. Tolkien took this as one of his
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Snow is ruined so easily. Within hours of falling to the ground‚ snow becomes marred with footprints‚ tire tracks‚ and mysterious brown and yellow stains. Unable to accept this reality‚ Holden from Catcher in the Rye and his author‚ J.D. Salinger‚ seek a perfect world where snow stays white and pure. In their own lives‚ they find children and lovers who offer a glimpse of this world‚ and they strive to preserve this purity and innocence in these people. This fantasy does not last long. No matter
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It is no surprise that Stacey and T.J are best friends. Though they have their fights and quarrels‚ they always remain friends‚ no matter what. Such as when T.J is cheating on the test and lets Stacey take the blame for it. Afterwords Stacey and the kids follow T.J to Wallace store and Stacey gets into a fight with T.J. Yet afterwards‚ When they are at school again‚ they are still best friends. I believe that this may reason that Stacey lets him get away with so much. I know that he constantly tells
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“Wonder” by R.J Palacio takes place in the narration of August (Auggie) Pullman. A 10 year old boy born with a facial deformity which prevented him from attending a normal school‚ until now. Especially with a face that isn’t exactly “normal” this can be very challenging. Luckily he is protected by his loving‚ big hearted‚ sister named Olivia (Via) Pullman‚ and also her best friend named Miranda. Via and Miranda also have trouble with their freshman year. Miranda grows a love for Auggie and developed
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The problem of evil‚ as articulated by J.L. Mackie‚ is directed at theism and concerns the consistency of the following claims: God is omniscient; God is omnipotent; God is omnibenevolent; evil exists. If God is indeed omniscient‚ then he should be completely knowledgeable about all evil that exists. If God is omnipotent‚ then it should be within his power to prevent all evil from occurring. Finally‚ if God is omnibenevolent‚ or morally perfect‚ then it should be the case that he would not allow
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