Should English Be the Law? Arguing in support of a tolerant linguistic America‚ Robert D. King’s liberal article Should English Be the Law? explores the political polarities (and numerous grievances) consequential to governmental interception of national language. Concluding with a don’t fix what isn’t broken recommendation‚ King fails to validate social conflict as greater than communication barriers. Commencing his article by stating language as a “political force” then later noting it as a “convenient
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English Should be the Law? Whether or not English should be the law in the United States is an argument that is widely being considered. Some believe the United States should make English the official language‚ some do not. Various Americans believe it would unify the country by giving us a common thread‚ it would help immigrants in school and in the job market and it would be less expensive than having a multilingual nation. Many opposers of the law do not agree with it because they think they
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Robert D. Russell In 1955‚ the Vietnam war‚ also known as the American war started. Officially the war was between North Vietnam and the South Vietnamese governments. There was 1‚291‚425 known deaths in this war. This war was one of the worst and ended on April 30‚ 1975. The 101st Airborne division played a role in this war‚ they flew air assault missions behind enemy lines. In 1965‚ Robert D. Russell joined the military. Robert joined the 101st Airborne. The 101st Airborne‚ during the Vietnam
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English common law and the rules of equity from part of the law of Malaysia. I was reading about some of the extent of the application of the English common law as applied in Malaysia. Any opinioins with sources? First of all as i know we are following UK ’s english common law and other bits and pieces i read around google. As i read from wiki i found out that theres very minimal information on this topic. Could anybody practicing law help me with this? I am actually researching thing for
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Malaysian law is English law. Explain how English law and the other sources of law form part of the law of Malaysia. The law of Malaysia mostly based to the common law legal system. It was a final result of the colonisation of Malaya‚ Sarawak‚ and North Borneo by Britain in between 19th century to 1960s. The supreme law of the land—the Constitution of Malaysia—sets out the legal framework and rights of Malaysian citizens as they will obey all the rule that had been state. Federal laws enacted by
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It Should Be Law! Handguns and teens do not go together. Why then is the number of young people being killed by handguns increasing each year? It is against the law for anyone under the age of twenty-one to handle a gun‚ but it seems that this law isn’t being followed by the world today. Many people have guns in their homes‚ for “protection” they say‚ but one cannot honestly say that the weapon killing young people is a good means of protection. As a nation‚ a society‚ the people of today should
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A) Early English law sought not only to deter crime and immoral behaviour but to exert social control‚ particularly over the lesser mortals‚ nothing changes. Crimes committed in early England are not much different to the crimes committed today‚ although the punishments given are very different. Our methods today for punishment no longer use barbaric methods such as hanging‚ stoning‚ burning‚ drowning‚ decapitation and the breaking of the neck for serious crimes nor do we amputate ‚ blind
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Discuss the relationship between law and morals and whether law should uphold moral values? Phil Harris in an introduction to law defines a society’s ‘code of morality’ as a set of beliefs‚ values‚ principles and a standard of behaviour. A compliance with these rules is not compulsory and not required by the state. People are influenced by their family‚ friend’s religion. However‚ they could consider from themselves what they believe to be moral or immoral in their view‚ because a society is pluralistic
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1.14.03 Response Paper #1 In the first chapter of Bowling Alone‚ Robert D. Putnam claims that in the last several decades community groups have decreased in number and among the groups still in existence membership is low. Yet he also says that Americans now have more time on their hands. Could this be the effect of our world’s rapidly changing technological abilities and is this new technology decreasing one’s social capital? I think that it was because of events during the past that caused
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The Revenge of Geography “What the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate.” The author‚ Robert D. Kaplan traces the history of the world’s hotspots by examining their climates‚ topographies‚ and proximities to other embattled lands. He then utilizes the teachings learned to the tragic‚ present day occurrences in Europe‚ Russia‚ China‚ the Indian Subcontinent‚ Turkey‚ Iran‚ and the Arab Middle East. The result is a complete understanding of the next cycle of conflict throughout
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