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    Five Categories of Crime

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    There are five categories of crime in America. These categories include felonies‚ misdemeanors‚ offenses‚ treason and espionage and inchoate offenses. A felony is considered a very serious crime in the USA‚ as well as many other countries. A felony is a crime which is punishable by death (lethal injection‚ electric chair‚ etc) or imprisonment of more than one year. There are some instances in which a crime can be considered a felony or a misdemeanor (which I will get into shortly)‚ depending on

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    being held by a constitutional law‚ the duty of the individual is to gather those that also oppose the government and take action against them. In some cases‚ citizens may decide to have a revolution against the governing body because of acts of treason or acting unfair towards its citizens. One reason that citizens would want to abolish the government is that by going against

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    The Munich putsch

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    had the SA under Ernst Roehm seize several key installations‚ however the Nazis were disorganised and after a battle between the army and the Nazis the latter backed down and the putsch disintegrated with Hitler being arrested and charged with high treason and later sentenced to five years in prison although he only served two years. Some of his fellow conspirators were arrested while others escaped to Austria (Hermann Göring‚ Ernst Hanfstaengl‚ Rudolf Hess). The Nazi Party headquarters were raided

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    The play The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller connects to McCarthyism in the modern days and he makes it clear that manipulating others leads to people manipulating them. McCarthyism is the practice of making wrongdoing of disruption or treason without proper regard for evidence. It is also the practice of making unfair statements or using unfair investigative techniques‚ especially in order to restrict resistance political criticism. Part of McCarthyism was paranoia and finding a victim and blaming innocent

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    The Spy "Be brave take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." -Paulo Coelho. In the Spy‚ Harvey had to chase whether he was going to be brave and become a spy. Everyone agrees that Harvey was a spy‚ but some say it was too dangerous‚ while others believe it was a brave and noble act. Harvey should have become a spy for three main reasons‚ America needed information‚ He had the perfect cover‚ and he was brave. The first reason Harvey should have become a spy is‚ America needed information

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    Dcush

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    CHAPTER 8 Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision SUMMARY There were always contradictions within the Republican belief in equality; the most notable was the exclusion of African Americans. Once in power‚ Republicans faced problems that forced them to compromise further the purity of their ideals. I. REGIONAL IDENTITIES IN A NEW REPUBLIC This section offers an overview of the most important developments that occurred during the period from 1800 to about 1820: prosperity‚ rapid population

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    Adultery In Biblical Times

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    Normally in society today adultery‚ even though it is a crime in most states it is not one that people who commit it usually spend time in jail for‚ if it were our jails would be more overcrowded than they are now. In Biblical times it was crime that usually ended in punishment. For example the story of David and Bathsheba‚ even though Bathsheba was married she had sex with David and had gotten pregnant‚ David in turn had her husband put into a position during fighting that would have him killed

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    Southern Secession

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    to the secession of the Southern states. According to George Templeton Strong‚ Lincoln put immediate pressure within his first 10 days in office when the South practically felt forced to commit to treason within a fortnight (two weeks.) The pressure forced upon the Southern states to commit to treason put them under immediate pressure‚ which was only driving the two regions farther and farther apart and closer to the Southern states seceding. According to the political map of the two regions‚ Lincoln

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    only cure for poverty and ignorance. “I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year ’s fashions‚” this famous line quoted by Lillian Hellman depicts the outlook of Socrates and Nelson Mandela. Even after being accused of some form of treason and being subjected to the punishment of losing their lives‚ neither man chose to conform to the basis of their authority. They had already carefully conceived their notions‚ and were not ready to mold them to fit someone else’s

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    Bill of Rights Poem

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    guarantee‚ That noone would come into your home‚ not even the army‚ Neighboring three would be Mr. Four‚ Having the same ideas‚ they would not allow anyone to knock down your door‚ Doing this without reason‚ Would be like a cruel act‚ some say it’s treason‚ But to continue this poem‚ lets talk about five‚ This one says you will not have to go against yourself‚ or in other words testify‚ Amendment number six surely has some tricks‚ A speedy trial is allowed‚ it’s so fast‚ you won’t be able to pick

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