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    later‚ two British spies‚ Mr. John Barsad and Roger Cly‚ are trying to frame French émigré Charles Darnay for their own gain; and Charles Darnay is on trial for treason at the Old Bailey. They claim‚ falsely‚ that Darnay gave information about British troops in North America to the French. Charles Darnay is acquitted when a witness who claims he would be able to recognize Darnay anywhere cannot tell Darnay apart from a barrister present in court‚ Sydney Carton‚ who looks almost identical to him. In

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    Overview Sydney Carton (1755-1793) was an alcoholic‚ the namesake of Sydney Darnay‚ and an English lawyer largely recognized for being the former legal partner of Mr. Stryver. In March of 1780‚ the duo won an infamous case in which the accused Charles Darnay was found innocent‚ due to unease over his uncanny physical likeness to Carton. Following this initial contact‚ Carton became acquainted with the Manette family‚ who had served as witnesses in the trial. Though relations between the parties were

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    Unjust Laws

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    Are we morally obliged to obey even unjust laws? Think about what this means. This means that laws‚ regardless of how unfair‚ unjust‚ or immoral they may be‚ must be followed with no better reason that they are the law. To the thesis that we are obliged to obey even unjust laws‚ I will argue that the standard objections to Civil Disobedience‚ given by Singer‚ are incorrect To begin‚ however‚ I believe it is necessary to define an "unjust" law. According to St. Thomas Aquinas‚ "Any law that uplifts

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    The assassination John F Kennedy was unjust because he fought for equal rights ‚ he served for our country in the navy ‚ & tried his best to show people what & how segregation was affecting the blacks . However‚ some people argue that he was just a rich man who didn’t know how to use him money wisely & use it at right time for good causes. As Mr.Kennedy arrived to Dallas he was just suddenly hoping to be in the parade & go back to his LA home but instead Mr. Havard Lee Oswald decided to kill him

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    Oleh Lemishka PHIL 182 Response #1 Let me approach this question at an angle. I believe that unjust people exist only because the rest of the people are just so the unjust can take advantage of them. Those people are not self-sufficient‚ so they are in need for things that they cannot provide themselves with therefore they have to rely on others. Socrates said‚ “perhaps there would be more justice in the bigger and it would be easier to observe closely” (Book II 369 a). Socrates’ use of the city

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    Unjust Justice: Juveniles Serving Life Without Parole The 14th amendment of Constitution of the United States grants every American Citizen the right of due process of the law. This right is being denied juveniles sentenced to “life without parole”. Recent Supreme Court rulings have held that “life without parole” is cruel and unjust punishment for those juveniles sentenced for non-homicidal crimes‚ because of limited capacity. Life without parole is essentially cruel and unjust punishment

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    Do you know who was the 35th US president?John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Friday‚November 22‚1963 at 12:30 pm in Dallas‚Texas.While riding in a presidential motorcade to a plaza‚Lee Harvey Oswald killed John F. Kennedy.He got arrested for the state crime‚ but he was never prosecuted due to his murder by Jack Ruby.The assassination of John F. Kennedy was unjust because he took the US economy out of the recession and he worked for the Civil Rights for African Americans;however‚people believe that

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    European witch trials began when both men and women were accused of consorting with the devil. Due to the accusations of consorting with the devil many women were tortured for days and even weeks for information. The most documented witch trials occurred in Europe and the United States. Throughout history millions of people have been accused‚ arrested‚ tortured‚ put to trial‚ and persecuted as witches. However‚ why were a majority of the accused and prosecuted women? The trials occurred during

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    13 reasons why

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    Thirteen Reasons Why 13 reasons why is a story about Hannah Baker‚ a high school student who committed suicide because of bullying‚ a very serious problem with schools today that needs to be stopped. No one saw it coming‚ no one expected it. before she committed suicide‚ Hannah left behind thirteen recorded messages that explained the thirteen reasons why she killed herself; the reasons to why she was driven over the edge. Each of these messages were copied to tape‚ each side of the tape had one

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    restricted to the Arrest and Pretrial process the focus of our research was these two phases and the decision points that fall in these phases. To start off it was essential to understand what is Arrest and Pretrial process and what these processes entails. Figure 1: Sequence of Events in Criminal

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