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    The Trial of King Charles

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    regularly (e.g. every two years) and ask for an exact amount of money‚ and give a reason for his require. Charles declined‚ and instead collected taxes from the ships that came and left the country. In 1649‚ Charles was sent to court. It was a biased trial for a number of reasons. Parliament’s argument was that after Charles was defeated in the First Civil War‚ the Parliament expected him to accept its burdens for a constitutional monarchy. Once again‚ Charles refused‚ even though he was indebted to

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    Scopes Trial Essay

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    The twentieth century Scopes trial may have started out as a simple debate between evolutionists and creationists‚ but quickly escalated to a debate of historic proportions. The 1920s were times of change in the United States‚ from women getting the right to vote to prohibition to changes in education‚ such as the Butler Act‚ which created unease and animosity throughout the country. The Butler Act of 1925 prohibited the teaching of evolution and any other theories that deny the story of the divine

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    Alfred Dreyfus Trial

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    a German attaché in Paris. The accusations were false‚ and there was no incriminating evidence against him‚ only that he was a Jew of Alsatian descent. Anti-Semitism along with a cauldron of other social forces forced Dreyfus into an ostentatious trial that would soon tear his reputation to pieces. The accusations were constructed behind clandestine doors‚ with inadequate evidence to say the least. Dreyfus was court-martialed‚ and sentenced to rot away on the fabled Franco-Caribbean prison‚ Devils

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    Tom Robinson's Trial

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    affected Tom Robinson’s trial because all colored people were treated differently than white people back in the day. Reverend Sykes explained to Jem; “I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man” (Lee 279). Tom was not going to be charged with the crime. This is because everything that was said on his half proved that he was innocent but judges never choose a colored man over a white man. Further‚ Tom Robinson was not able to win the trial because he is a colored

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    Mock Trial Reflection

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    Mock Trial Reflection Paper May I please the court! Thankfully‚ I never uttered those words during a trial. Mock Trial was difficult‚ yet full of enjoyable experiences. I joined Mock Trial for two reasons: to make new friends and to gain some form of law experience. For me‚ both of those goals were accomplished. I made a few friends‚ one of them being Adam. I learned courtroom procedure and etiquette. Mock Trial is a wonderful organization‚ yet that wasn’t always reflected in our actions. I still

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    Antigone Mock Trial

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    Antigone Mock Trial Antigone: Charged with treason against The State and contempt What if Antigone had been given a fair trial with a jury of her peers? Would they have condemned her still? You get to be the prosecution & defense in determining a fair fate for Antigone. You must ask yourselves‚ did Antigone act with treasonous intent against The State or were her actions otherwise motivated? Even further‚ was this an act of the gods and beyond her control? During this trial‚ you must base

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    Scorch Trials Theme

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    The Scorch Trials‚ written by James Dashner is the second installment of the Maze Runner Saga. Thomas and the Gladers have just escaped the maze experiment hosted by WICKED. But contrary to their relief‚ phase two has now begun. Thomas is split from his former allies and love interest‚ Teresa. The plot deepens when Thomas’s group B are told‚ that they have been infected by a brain eating disease called the “Flare”‚ and the team must travel through the Scorch to find a cure. Thus‚ the conflict does

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    Trial Of Tears Analysis

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    Dialogue: Trial of Tears One afternoon‚ Derek came by this history teacher’s room to learn a little bit extra for fun. The conversation focused mainly on the Trial of Tears. He had heard information about these events in previous history classes‚ but didn’t fully understand. Derek: Hey Mr. Smith‚ I know Andrew Jackson was a president‚ but what did he do during the Trials of Tears? Mr. Smith: He was full of contradiction and paradox. Jackson’s officials were directed to negotiate a removal

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    needed to ensure they would be following laws and give a fair trial. Those were the ideals that went in place when establishing the Nuremberg trials. They would be setting precedent when trying future war criminals the trials needed to be as fair as possible. The whole idea behind the Nuremberg trials were simple: they would put people who had committed egregious war crimes against humanity and they would pay the price for it‚ however the trials would need

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    Casey Anthony Trial

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    In some ways‚ the Casey Anthony trial reveals the way that media influence‚ including the way it is presented online‚ affects public perception. When one looks at the pages and information that pop up when one searched for information on the trial‚ a great deal of attention has been given to the way that certain commentators in the media‚ like Nancy Grace‚ tried to focus on the inconsistent and‚ most would say‚ deplorable behavior of Anthony and the tragedy of the death itself to draw ratings‚ but

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