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    What I want to be when I grow-up” By: Lauren Phillips When I grow-up‚ I would like to become a prosecuting attorney (A prosecutor is the lawyer that will bring charges against a criminal. Then try them in court. They work for the government to put away the bad guys.). Because‚ I believe that I can take on the task of enforcing criminal laws among those who supposable “broke the law”. I also believe that I will feel satisfactory knowing that I could have possible keep another criminal of the

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    During this unit we have studied the steps that led to the Revolutionary War. We have learned about many events in history that led up to the beginning of the war‚ and important people during these events. I will be using my ISN and textbook as sources. Now we move on to conflicts with the colonies and British. The British and colonist had many problems‚ like the Boston Massacre‚ the battle of Lexington and Concord and lets not forget the British acts‚ the Intolerable acts‚ the Quartering act‚ the

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    If the world ended up exactly how the Mayans thought‚ we would be dead. If the world ended up exactly how America though 200 years ago‚ we would all have white picket fences‚ and family`s would be all white; husband‚ wife‚ son‚ and daughter. We would all live in peace and harmony. But that’s not reality and in this quote the author explains how society always changes it`s standards‚ “That’s the way politics works sometimes. We try really hard to persuade people that we’re right and then people vote

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    Page 1 The civil rights movement was a mass protest movement against racial segregation and discrimination in the southern states that came to a national eminence during the mid 1950’s. This movement can be said to be a “long time coming” for African slaves and their descendants to resist racial oppression‚ especially after the United States abolished slavery. Although‚ slaves were emancipated during the civil war & were then granted basic civil rights through the passing of the 14th amendment

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    Growing up One of the scariest things about growing up is realizing how fast it has all gone by. In the first couple of days you slowly start to realize that you are now at the top of the food chain being the oldest in the school. At this point‚ you look at the younger kids and ask yourself where they all went wrong. You tell yourself that you were never this rude or weird but in reality‚ you were. Once you start critiquing the younger population you slowly realize that you really are

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    What are the Miranda Rights and what should they mean to you? Why is exercising the Miranda Rights beneficial to you? Why are law enforcement officers required by law to advise an individual that is being investigated for a criminal offense of their Miranda Rights? Why should Miranda Rights be important to you? The Miranda Right should be important to you‚ because when being arrested‚ questioned‚ or investigated a person must know the constitutional rights that are given unto them so they know

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    Locked Up Almost three years ago I went to court and was locked up for 11 months. It all started in high school. I was in the 9th grade for the second time. I didn’t really hang out with anybody but Kayla and Trey. On October 31st Kayla and I went to 4th hour as usual and were planning on what to do that night for Halloween. Next thing I know Trey walks up and sits across from me. We start talking as any other day‚ Trey mentions if I still need a phone. Trey sets an I-phone on the table in

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    demonstrated to all people.The Charter of Rights and Freedoms directly progresses theses ideas into a few simple concepts. In this document the Canadian government has outlines the core values that all Canadians share‚ these values as outlines in source one‚demonstrate the ethical nationalism that connects all citizens of Canada. Nations often come into being because of the shared ethics-racial‚cultural or linguistic similarities among people. Stated in The Charter of Rights and Freedoms Canadians except all

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    It is indeed important that rights are considered with responsibilities. In every human undertaking‚ it is understood that rights are given because of the responsibility that a person has adopted. Rights cannot be given to irresponsible people. It is true that people who are given rights often abuse them and make society pay the price. Certainly‚ teenagers are old enough to make decisions about things that concern them. It is at the end of the teenage that a lot of decisions are made. Decisions

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    Natural right is distinguished from that of legal right. Natural rights are those rights of any species that exist outside of artificial legal contrivances. Fish that swim in the ocean do so by natural right and not out of some legislation that allows it. Here then are John Lockes own words on the subject: "The main intention of nature‚ which willeth the increase of mankind‚ and the continuation of the species in the highest perfection" "The people can not delegate to government the power to

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