Legal Alien The poem “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora is in the open poem form‚ it has no stanzas. It does have a few words that rhyme which are “English” (5) and “Spanish” (6) and also with “Mexicans” (14) and then with “Americans” (15). The poem also has rhythm‚ it is a low steady beat. It is a straightforward poem about how life is for a person with the same race/ethnicity as others and at the same time‚ different from others. The poem “Legal Alien” is about a woman of Mexican parents‚ who is born
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the Roman law made Christianity illegal. If you were a Christian‚ and the Romans found out‚ you would be persecuted. It took about 200 years to make it legal‚ and we can thank Constantine. Constantine was a huge influence on the Christians and he helped them thrive. The Christians were better off after Constantine declared Christianity legal because he issued the Edict of Milan‚ which granted freedom of worship to Christians in the Roman Empire. They could no longer be punished by law for practicing
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PART A Sita is able to claim personal injury damages under an action in tort for negligence. The principle of these damages is restituo in inegrum‚ which is based on the principle restoring the plaintiff to the position they were in before the tort took place (Sharman)1. These damages are presented on a once and for all basis as a lump sum with the date of assessment being that of the date of trial. 1. Economic Loss Economic loss is under Divison 2 of the Civil Liability Act2 (CLA). Under
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The Natural Gas Case Introduction * This case is about the negotiation of buying a gas between two parties involved – the plaintiff a German company and the defendant an Austrian partnership. On the 18th of December 1990 the plaintiff faxed the defendant with an offer to buy 700-800 metric tons. Meanwhile Austria responded that the ship will be from US for delivery to Belgium and the price is $376 per tone. Additionally a letter of credit was required‚ since both of the parties haven’t seen
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LEGAL AWARENESS IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR “Legal awareness is the need of the hour” for the good of the common masses. For a common man laws are a set of rules or regulations which they have to abide by in order to escape the imprisonment and fine imposed by the government. Knowing law is just not important only for the business class groups‚ lawyers‚ judges‚ victims‚ etc but for each and every existing human being whether whatever its status may be. “Every human has four endowments- self awareness
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Legal Maxim 91: “A person is bound by his own admission” The meaning of this maxim is that a person who makes an admission is indicted pursuant to his acknowledgement and what he has acknowledge shall be claimed from him as long as the acknowledgement conforms to its conditions of validity. This statement can be simplified by saying that the person is responsible for what he say as long as it follows the condition of validity. The condition of validity is for the person making the admission and
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Topic: Legal Marijuana Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience how United States can benefit from marijuana if it can be legalized Thesis: The legalization of marijuana would help get the economy going again. Despite great efforts by the federal government against marijuana i. INTRODUCTION A. Is marijuana as bad as society makes it out to be? Since the 1930’s marijuana has been illegal in the United States. That being said it’s somehow America’s number one cash crop. Users of the drug
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This is the awakening of a new era in natural philosophy supported in the Islamic empire that affects social structures‚ cultures and attitude towards learning. One may ask‚ how do the features of my society explain its achievements in natural philosophy? And‚ how did Al-Kindi and Averroes change the course of history in natural philosophy? While it seems like the days of enlightenment in natural philosophy have slowed as a result of upheaval in kingdoms because of warfare and economic collapses
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the cotton plant . The fiber is most of the time spun into thread and used to make a soft but strong textile. Cotton is a valuable crop because only about 10% of the raw weight is lost in processing. Once natural wax‚ protein‚ and other unnecessary things are removed‚ what’s left is a natural polymer of pure cellulose. Cellulose is the structural component of the cell walls of green plants‚ many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria separate it to form biofilms. Cellulose is
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW To: Brenda Young‚ Supervising Attorney From: Steven Carp ‚ Legal Assistant Date: September 26‚ 2012 Re: Enforcement of non-competition agreement against Brett Young I.QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether the restrictive covenant is enforceable against Brett Young for working with a competitor of Finance R Us. II. SHORT ANSWER: No‚ the covenant is not enforceable against Brett Young for leaving Finance R Us and working for Titles Unlimited when the III. STATEMENT
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