Pros and Cons of Patriot Act The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). The events of September 11‚ 2001 led to the near unanimous
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Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept or Obstruct Terrorism Acts of 2001‚ or colloquially referred to as the PATRIOT Act. While many will argue the PATRIOT Act is helpful in combating terrorism‚ critics argue it infringes on the 4th Amendment rights of US citizens. The PATRIOT Act significantly increased the powers of law
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Richard Brown First draft of history essay Topic: Is it true to believe that Germany was the sole instigator of the First World War? No topic in the 20th century is more debated about by historians. The causes of the Great War‚ which raged on from 1914 to 1918‚ can be found as far back as the Franco- Prussian war which ended in 1871‚ the political and economic environment of Europe and the web of alliances which divided the empires of Europe into two tense and armed camps. As for Germany’s involvement
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days after September 11th a panicked Congress passed‚ with little debate‚ the USA Patriot Act. The 342 page patriot act violates our 1st‚ 4th‚ 5th‚ 6th‚ 8th and 14th amendments‚ thus making it unconstitutional. I don’t know why Congress passed this act‚ or how it got through the Supreme Court‚ but most people in Congress didn’t even read the Patriot Act. I am sure that our founding fathers would not have wanted the Patriot Act. Just look at what Ben Franklin said‚ "They that can give up essential liberty
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metrics Research Prospectus | Draft or Free Agency | Using High Profile Athletes to Maximize Revenues | | Christopher Walsh | 3/3/2011 | I. Introduction Professional sports teams are one of the most intriguing operations in the economic climate. Fans want nothing more than for their team to win games and more importantly championships; however‚ this is not the goal of the majority of owners. Sports teams require a large amount of capital up front in order to purchase one‚ and because
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Will You Stand Up The words patriotism and patriot are commonly invoked in the United States‚ especially in times of crisis‚ but do we truly understand what patriotism is and what it means to be a patriot? Patriotism has been described as an emotional attachment to country and the ideals that it stands for. Here in the United States those ideals include freedom‚ liberty and the equality of all people; and they are ideals worth fighting for. Patriots are people who support and love their country
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because of this issue the people of the United States should sign a petition and gain signatures‚ draft the petition‚ and then gather a sponsoring committee together. The law should be changed to make it legal for people 18 years and older to be able to buy and/or drink alcohol. This needs to be accomplished by changing the law through your state government. The first step in doing this would be to draft a petition stating the drinking age should be 18. Then it is necessary to obtain signatures on
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effort will be equal.” (unknown) With Brutus and Portia this quote holds true. During the time period that this play was written women were deeply looked down on‚ this was called the Elizabethan Era. Portia‚ in this play‚ contradicts what is happening to the women during this time period. They did not have any power‚ and did not state their opinion openly for the most part. Portia‚ however; did she talked to Brutus and was not worried about what she said‚ she was open to him‚ this proves that he treated
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one of his most famous and well-known plays. It was believed to be written in 1599 and it is based on the events of Rome’s history. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ one of the main characters is Brutus‚ and he is an interesting character to say the least. Brutus is hypocritical‚ gullible and makes bad decisions. Brutus was shown to be hypocritical by stabbing Caesar in the back. He said‚ “I will myself into the pulpit first” (Shakespeare 44). Brutus explained to the Roman people why him and the conspirators
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Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus was convinced by Cassius that killing Caesar was a good idea for the good of Rome. So he kills Caesar at the crowning. After the killing of Caesar. Caesars death was seen as necessary for a variety of reasons. Brutus shows three different character traits stoic‚ manipulator‚ and orator. One character trait that Brutus shows a lot in this play is stoic. Brutus shows very little emotion when his wife Portia had died. (4.ii.147-149) Brutus: “No man bears sorrow better
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