Controversial themes have long been a component of memorable film. These particular films touch on topics audiences might have typically found taboo or litigious‚ often dealing with ethical and social affairs. A prime example of this is the 1997 sci-fi film Gattaca. In a nutshell‚ Gattaca is a tale about a genetically caste era featuring modified humans and technologically reinforced discrimination. This world is no longer prejudice against class‚ gender‚ or religion but rather on DNA itself. The
Premium Genetics DNA Gene
Derek Brown Professor Janet Smith Employment Law BA370 25 July 2011 REEVES V. C.H. ROBIONSON WORLDWIDE The legal issue in this case was whether Reeves was subjected to harassment based on her sex and whether the harassment was sufficiently severe or pervasive to be actionable. The court reversed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment to C.H. Robinson‚ holding that “sex specific” language satisfies the “based on sex” element even when the language does not target the plaintiff. The
Premium Discrimination Employment
GONZALES v. OREGON Oral Argument: 05 -’06 Term Subject: Physician-assisted suicide‚ Ashcroft directive‚ Controlled Substances Act‚ Oregon Death with Dignity Act A group of Oregon residents‚ including a doctor‚ a pharmacist‚ and several terminally ill patients‚ sued the United States Attorney General to challenge an interpretive ruling of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The rule‚ referred to as the "Ashcroft Directive‚" declared that the use of federally controlled substances to assist
Premium Supreme Court of the United States United States United States Congress
King v Cogdon Minerva Rodriguez Criminal Law 1310 22 April 2013 Professor Holden Case: King v Cogdon King v Cogdon‚ was an Australian case heard in 1950. Ms. Cogdon who suffers from minor neurotic conditions is believed to be her daughter’s murderer. She had on an occasion dreamt spiders were attacking her daughter (Pat). That night Ms. Cogdon had slept walked into her room and began to violently brush the spiders off her daughter’s
Premium Psychosis Psychiatry Sleep
Legal Brief Case: Right to Confront: Coy V Iowa. Date: August 2‚1985. Principals:(main characters) *Kathy Brown (13) *Linda Thompson (friend) (13) *girls names were changed to protect identities. -intruder believed to be John Avery Coy‚ (34). Facts of the Case: Kathy Brown invited her friend Linda to come and sleep over. Kathy made a makeshift tent out in her backyard. Girls fell asleep between 10:30 and 11:00 pm. In the middle of the night Kathy saw a hand pull back one of the blankets
Free Supreme Court of the United States Jury United States Constitution
Korematsu v. United States Japanese Internment‚ Equal Protection (1944) When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ the American military became concerned about the security of the United States‚ particularly along the West Coast. At the time‚ about 112‚000 people of Japanese descent lived on the West Coast; about 70‚000 of these were American citizens. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War or any designated
Premium Japanese American internment President of the United States United States
“Kramer v. Kramer” In the beginning of the movie‚ Billy was primarily raised by his mother while his father‚ Ted‚ was apathetic towards the raising of his child. Not even aware of Billy’s grade level‚ Ted was seen as a workaholic with an overall permissive parenting style. He was always subject to Billy’s desires‚ had little punishment‚ and also little bonding time with Billy. For example‚ Ted was working on a project for work and Billy‚ being a kid‚ wanted him to play with him. Instead
Premium Theory of cognitive development Jean Piaget Parent
Kendall Russell AP English-8th Mrs. Guthrie Nov-30-2012 Junior Theme: “Inhuman mockery and Sacrilegious irony!” This is the description The Fourth of July received from one of the many heads of the abolitionist movement. The day commemorated by many Americans as a day to celebrate freedom and independence was described by Frederick Douglass as ”bombast fraud.” through the use of rhetorical questions‚ emotional appeals and visual imagery Douglass hammered to expose to his audience the hypocrisy
Free Slavery in the United States Abolitionism Slavery
After reading both Plato’s Symposium and Saint Augustine’s Confessions‚ one can see how the latter holds certain ideas and concepts that are parallel to those found in the former. Despite the differences in time‚ men are hindered from their pursuit of goodness‚ truth‚ etcetera‚ by similar‚ if not entirely identical‚ desires. That being said‚ of all of the speeches found in the Symposium‚ Augustine would connect most deeply to that of Alcibiades. Alcibiades is depicted as a prominent Athenian statesman
Premium Plato God Socrates
DIMAPORO V. HRET FACTS: This is a petition brought by Congressman Dimaporo seeking to nullify the twin Resolutions of the HRET which denied his Motion for Technical Evaluation of the Thumbmarks and Signatures Affixed in the Voters Registration Records and Motion for Reconsideration of Resolution Denying the Motion for Technical Examination of Voting Records. Pursuant to the 1998 HRET Rules Congressional candidate Mangotara Petition of Protest (Ad Cautelam) seeking the technical examination
Premium Voting system United States Constitution Election