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    Prohibition of Fast Food

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    For and against essay: FAST FOOD SHOULD BE PROHIBITED Nowadays‚ one of the biggest industries in the whole world today is fast food chains‚ lots of cities around the world are full of fast food restaurants more than ever. Therefore‚ a lot of people eat fast food because it’s cheap‚ especially during this moment of crisis that we’re facing. So‚ would it be productive if such food was banned? There are some advantages and disadvantages about banning fast food restaurants because of various reasons

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    PROHIBITION Nature and Scope The following features of the writ of prohibition may be noted: A writ of Prohibition commands the court or tribunal to whom it is issued to refrain from doing something which it is about to do. It prevents a tribunal possessing judicial and quasi-judicial powers from assuming or threatening to assume jurisdiction which it does not possess. Thus the writ lies both for excess of jurisdiction and absence of jurisdiction. Prohibition has much in common with certiorari

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    Why did Prohibition fail‚ and why was it repealed? The roots of this problem lay in the wording of 1920’s Volstead Act‚ a piece of federal legislation. Specifically‚ the Volstead Act mandated “concurrent enforcement” of prohibition—that is‚ enforcement through federal laws and agencies as well as by state and local laws and agencies. While lawmakers argued that the Volstead Act would translate into extensive enforcement‚ in practice it meant the opposite. For example‚ in states where many residents

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    the years of 1918-1920 Canada had a brief moment of prohibition. During this period in time drinking alcohol was considered illegal. As a result many negative and positive side effects had taken place in the country. Although the ban of alcohol may have been able to do great good on Canada‚ the people’s reaction to it completely flipped it around. Although it may have been overall a disastrous idea; Canada still managed to benefit from prohibition just like the United States (maybe even more). Although

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    Terrorism on the Rise?

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    York‚ 2008 Listing of Justice Department Report on BLA Activity from January‚ 1970 - January‚1976 Brown‚ J. William‚ “The Persuasive Appeal of Meditated Terrorism”‚ Western Journal of Speech communication‚ 1980 Matusitz‚ Jonathan‚ “Trends in Organized Crime”‚ Springer New York‚ 2008 Grau‚ W. Lester‚ In the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters‚ MBI Publishing‚ 2001 Cassidy‚ Robert M Seale‚ Partick‚ “Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire”‚ Random House‚ 1993 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/26/newsid_2516000/2516469

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    Carrie Nation believed that alcoholism was one of the main causes for disruption in society. Nation was married to an alcoholic who later then died‚ thus pushing her to fight for prohibition. Carrie Nation is historically significant due to her crusade toward alcoholism which contributed to the ratification of the eighteenth amendment. She was also one of the first women to put together a successful protest. Nation was an advocate for women’s rights and her actions inspired more women to become brave

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    Crime

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    Problem Identification The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 was created to solve the problem of high crime. To deal with the crime problem in our nation‚ there must be a balance approach between getting tough on the hard-core violent offenders‚ and prevention and treatment for nonviolent offenders‚ all within the context of punishment. The major crimes that were going on in 1994 were the war on drugs‚ gun violence‚ and juvenile violence(book‚ pg.470). It was suggested that police

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    Assignment Personal Perception of Organized Crime Paper Law - General Law Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper‚ describing your personal perception of organized crime upon entering this course. Identify any assumptions on which your perception is based‚ and answer the following questions: How would you describe or define organized crime? How does your perception compare to the definitions in the readings? What characteristics do you think are associated with organized criminal behavior?

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    would be changed. America then changed its mind about Prohibition due to a rise in crime‚ a lack of law enforcement‚ and a loss of potential tax revenue.   The first reason is due to a rise in crime. According to a graph published in a report in the US Census and FBI Uniform Crime from 2008‚the homicide rate was 7 per 100‚000 in 1919. This number increased to 9.8 by 1933‚ then decrease to 6 per 100‚000 after the Great Depression. Prohibition and the influx in homicidal rate was a factor that help

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    Crime

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    Legal Studies Part I – Crime 1. The Nature Of Crime The Meaning of Crime A crime is defined as “any act or omission of duty that results in harm to society‚ and which is punishable by the state” The Elements of Crime: Actus Reus‚ Mens Rea There are two elements which must be present for a ‘crime’ to be committed: 1. Actus Reus: The Guilty Act – The act is carried out or performed‚ or an omission of an act which should have been done takes place. 2. Mens Rea: The Guilty Mind – Intent

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