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    The Exclusionary Rule

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    exclusionary rule was established (Hendrie 1). The exclusionary rule was a part of the Fourth Amendment. It states that evidence found at a crime scene is not admissible if it was not found under the correct procedures. This means that the government cannot conduct illegal searches of a person or place and use evidence that is found at that time. The government must go through the procedures of obtaining warrants or have probable cause to search an individual or place. The exclusionary rule is used

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    School Rules

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    Rules About School Students tend to break the rules once in awhile that that is because of peer pressure or rebellion against or with someone else. Teenagers explore and do things others wouldn’t do to look “cool” or to prove something that they could do something with their life‚ or to look “superior” to someone else. Imagine a smart and decent student could do inappropriate behavior just to prove they are fit in that society and to not be called names like “nerd” or “loser”‚ that’s how rules are

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    Ethics

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    demographics)‚ moral issue characteristics such as moral intensity (T.M. Jones‚ 1991)‚ and organizational environment characteristics (ethical climate‚ ethical culture‚ codes of conduct). Personal Characteristics Cognitive moral development The theory of cognitive moral development (CMD) states that there are different levels of reasoning that a person may apply to ethical issues. The individual at level one is concerned with their self-interest and external rewards and punishments. At level two

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    Capitalization Rules

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    Capitalization Rules Capitalizing the first letter of a word indicates the word is being used in a special way. The rules of using capital letters are quite simple: 1. A capital letter is used to mark the beginning of a sentence. Example: This girl is my friend. 2. Capital letters are also used for the first letter in proper nouns. Types of proper nouns are: • People’s name: Tommy Johnson‚ Barack Obama. • Titles‚ terms of address: Mrs. Brown; Sir

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    Cramer’s Rule

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    Cramer’s Rule Cramer’s rule is a method of solving a system of linear equations through the use of determinants. Matrices and Determinants To use Cramer’s Rule‚ some elementary knowledge of matrix algebra is required. An array of numbers‚ such as 6 5 a11 a­12 A =  3 4 a21 a22 is called a matrix. This is a “2 by 2” matrix. However‚ a matrix can be of any size‚ defined by m rows and n columns (thus

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    Washington Rules

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    Dawn King Andrew J. Bacevich‚ Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War (New York: Metropolitan Books‚ 2010) Before even reading the book‚ Readers are easily enticed by the covers bold‚ and clear book cover‚ The red backround is daring and prevokes the person in a bookstore to pick the book up‚ and at least read the back of the book to see what could be so important to have such an eye-catching

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    Traffic Rules

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    child‚ running on road. » • Watch out for a animal on road. » • Watch out for a speed breaker. » Exercise tolerance‚ respect other’s rights. » • Overtake with caution and care. » • A motorbike is for two‚ not for too many. » • Traffic rules are life saving tools. » • Break should be perfect. » • Don’t drive if feeling dizzy‚ or sleepy. » • Clean the windscreen before driving. » • Use the mirrors for rear or side view. » • They are your third eye. » • Watch the rear before reversing

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    The Hearsay Rule

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    1. Explain why the Hearsay Rule was developed and why the admission of hearsay in a criminal trial may violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights. a. Hearsay is an out of court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The Hearsay Rule was developed in order to prevent unreliable testimony from being admitted in court and misleading the jury. Hearsay was considered unreliable because it was not given under oath‚ cannot be heard and observed by the jury‚ and cannot

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    Rules of the Game

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    Amy Tan writes American literature with a Chinese-American view with her short story titled “Rules of the Game”‚ where she shows multiple themes like; chess is a game of life‚ mothers versus daughters‚ cultural gap‚ and the generation gap. The Characters The writer Amy Tan uses similar experiences to give the characters life and a sense of real Chinese-American life and the clash between cultures. The Chinese have a life thought of honor and luck and the American’s is cockiness and self-confidence

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    is an approach to ethics that argues about the morality of an action is depending on the action’s outcome or consequence. Therefore‚ a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome or result‚ and the consequences of an action or rule generally outweigh all other considerations. The term "consequentialism" was coined by Elizabeth Anscombe in her 1958 essay "Modern Moral Philosophy"‚ as a pejorative description of what she saw as the central error of certain moral theories. There are also

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