Scott v. Illinois 440 U.S. 367 (1979) I. Aubrey Scott was convicted of shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $150. The maximum penalty for such an offense is a $500 fine or one year in jail‚ or both. Scott objected that the state was required to provide council for him. The trial court affirmed. The appellate court affirmed. The state supreme court granted certiorari. II. Does the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require that the state provide the defendant counsel whenever imprisonment
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Col. Sanders didn’t become a chef until he was at the age of 40 and only became an icon when he sold his company at 75. Col. Sanders was born in 1890 and was brought up on a farm in Indiana. Sanders father died when he was 6 leaving him to take care of his brother and sister while the mother spends long days working. One of Sanders biggest responsibilities was cooking for his sibling’s‚ by the age of 7 he had become a decent cook. Sanders acquired a service station in Kentucky in 1930 and began
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What would life be like if everyone was supermodel perfect? How would anyone stand out? In Pretties by Scott Westerfeld‚ Tally’s dreams come true and she is finally perfect‚ just like every other New Pretty. Now that she is beautiful‚ the next goal she must reach is to become a Crim. Zane‚ the leader of the Crims‚ and Tally start seeing each other‚ but soon find out that there is a way they wouldn’t have to be like all the others. They have to find a way to leave the city and save all their friends
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is an enduring American author of the 19th century; he was incredibly influenced by many aspects and significant periods of his life. Fitzgerald’s literary masterpieces included The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. Fitzgerald had a few dominant influences that clearly inspired majority of his works‚ his wife‚ Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald‚ his lavish expenses and his Princeton education. Fitzgerald uses simile and imagery in his novels to introduce characters and settings that
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Charles Koch and Bernie Sanders may seem like polar opposites‚ however‚ in a Washington Post opinion piece penned by Koch‚ the billionaire admits that he agrees with Sanders on two keys issues. However‚ it’s not an endorsement for Bernie Sanders‚ since Charles Koch does not agree with Sander’s assertion that the federal government should play a larger role in people’s lives. Koch has repeatedly said that he is for less‚ not more‚ government control. One issue that Bernie Sanders and Charles Koch agree
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Have you ever wondered what would it be liked if where you live and what you do was based on your looks? Well in the book Uglies‚ by Scott Westerfeld which has 425 pages you can find out how it would be. In the book‚ Uglyville is where all the people who are under 16 live and Pretty Town is the place where everyone older and who has the operation live. Tally Youngblood is your average Ugly who can’t wait to be a pretty where the only thing you have to do is party all night. Her friend‚ Peris is
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Scott Equipment Organization is investigating various combinations of short- and long-term debt in financing assets. Assume the organization has decided to employ $10 million in current assets and $15 million in fixed assets in its operations next year‚ and EBIT for next year is $8 million. The organization’s income tax rate is 40%. Stockholders’ equity will be used to finance $15 million of assets‚ with the remainder financed by short- and long-term debt. The organization is considering implementing
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businessman running for office and Bernie a liberal who blamed the wealthy for america’s problems. Despite the differences between front running candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump ran the same campaign from different sides of the political aisle. Trump the republican and Bernie the democrat both ran campaigns calling for change. Bernie Sanders website stated “This your movement” promoting the idea that the American people are in charge of their future. A future without corporate greed‚ inequality
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There is no doubt that this book won’t be read 100 years from now. The book‚ “Uglies” By: Scott Westerfled is truly a great novel. This book determines that beauty is not all that proves you as a person. Beauty belongs to everyone‚ everywhere. In a world of extreme beauty‚ anyone normal is ugly. Tally must figure herself out before she undergoes surgery at the age of sixteen to become “pretty”: or what is so called pretty. Tally and Peris are the best of friends‚ but when Peris becomes pretty‚ Tally
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Dear Robert Scott‚ I am a freshman from Seguin High School in Seguin Texas; I feel that the Texas education system is corrupt that we as students are learning to test and not to actually learn. We as students retain information for short periods of time to take a test then forget which is one of the reasons I feel that the United States of America is falling behind in the education system. However Texas does not have to be like the rest we need to take away a lot of the tests and not learn to test
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