This scene is set inside a mall after a shoplifter is escorted out for stealing clothes. Socrates sparks up a debate with a mall cop named Gregory. The dialog is on the matter of law and punishable actions. Socrates: What makes a deed or action worth punishment by the law? By what level of severity must the action be for the law to feel the need to step in and control the person whom is committing the deed? Gregory: That’s simple; that man stole a couple of clothes from the store‚ so he is being
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References: Curry‚ Shamara. (2009). I am Proud to Be a Bahamian Poem. Dold and Foster. (2007. The Rough Guide to The Bahamas. (page 32). Maura‚ Matt. (2011). Ministry of Health to unleash major campaign against obesity in 2011. Bahamas Information Services Updates. Retrieved from: http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-news-updates/Ministry_of_Health_to_unleash_major_campaign_against_obesity_in_201113882
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Maura Toye English 101 Javier Avila Final Paper Just Breathe It’s 5:30 A.M. on Monday morning and I’m startled by the loud buzzing coming from my alarm clock; I hit snooze. I do this a few more times before I begin to drag myself out of bed. You see‚ this is just the first day of my busy week. Let me walk you through what a normal week consists of in the life of Maura Toye. Monday‚ Tuesday and Wednesday consists of everything I mentioned above. I work full time at the local hospital as a
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Do you know what women had to go through to get the right to vote? It was a long and tough battle known as the women’s suffrage movement. It took a long time‚ but the women won the battle! Leaders like Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Lucy Stone and many more are behind this victory. One of Susan B. Anthony’s quote is “No genuine equality‚ no real freedom‚ no true manhood or womanhood can exist on any foundation save that of pecuniary independence.” The 19th Amendment declared the right
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the point? If one law is changed then people are going to try to argue more and more laws‚ and those will change to. Pretty soon there will be no laws. "The public meaning of marriage is not something that each new generation is free to redefine."(Stanton‚ 3) Same-sex marriage should be prohibited. Marriage is meant for reproduction. How can you reproduce if you ’re the same sex? There are laws on same-sex marriage. It has such a negative effect on children. It also affects society in so many different
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Woman’s Rights I have heard this Chinese phrase few years ago‚ “Women hold up half of the sky.” Today‚ both men and women can work outside the house; basically they got almost the same rights either in families or in society. Men are no longer the central of the family‚ and women also are no longer slaves of the family. However‚ can you image in the past decades‚ women have no rights and positions neither in families nor in society. The only things that the society gave them were their abilities
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In “What to a slave is the 4th of July?”given by Frederick Douglass an “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Women’s Right Convention” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton both talk about the equality problems in America. Douglas speaks on behalf of women and their rights. Throughout American history many people have struggled with who should be granted freedom. Those who were denied freedom‚ never stopped fighting for what they believed in. Douglass uses powerful sentences to get his point across
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The story of American Independence is one constantly stressed in our education system. The American Revolution is a subject ingrained into the minds of American citizens‚ as well as the many Civil Rights movements that took place in the years . These seem like two very contrasting topics‚ however‚ the two main pieces of literature of the time are abundantly similar. The two declarations‚ The Declaration of Independence and The Declaration of Sentiments‚ display very similar characteristics despite
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As once said Maura ’’I’d rather have peace on earth than pieces of earth.’’ Unfortunately‚ we are having a struggle at this moment with Isis. We have been seeing people kill‚ beheaded also people killing for religion.I been seeing articles also social media talking about how could we deal with Isis. Social media says let’s throw nuclear misuse or let’s throw the atomic bomb and finish everyone for the better. Here come articles saying should we go to war with Isis? To be talking about Isis There’s
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A Definition of the Word Trust A paper submitted to Webber International University in partial fulfillment For the Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration By: Maura Matter Date: February 11‚ 2013 Course: English 111-3 Semester: Spring 2013 Instructor: Dr. Pat Nickell Word Count: 777 When you think of a very special quality everyone should have‚ trust is the first thing that comes to my mind. Being able to trust someone is very important. We have to trust people in our
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