government to mend the breaking union during the late 1800’s. Northern and Southern states differed politically‚ economically‚ and socially; thus setting the stage for one of the biggest battles in American history. The constitution was intended to be this almighty document that united the states and kept them in balance but tension rose greatly. Even though the constitution is ultimately our most important historical “rulebook” it failed in the 1850’s being the primary cause for a Civil War. For four long
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Why detention of Subrata Roy is illegal per se Execution of orders is not possible in contempt proceedings. It is a strong hunch that the Supreme Court will most likely release Subrata Roy tomorrow even though he will have no “acceptable proposal” to give. Whether it happens and how the law will get interpreted for this purpose is left to be seen. Irrespective of that‚ the actual order for detention of Roy and the other Sahara directors passed on 4th March‚ 2014 is short on acceptable jurisprudence
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Tectonics and Continental Drift Past and Present Locations Abstract When we look at our earth’s surface now it has seven continents‚ and five of them are divided by the oceans that surround them. In 1912 Alfred Wegner (1880-1930)‚ came up with a theory called the continental drift; stating that over three hundred years ago all seven continents were once one super continent called Pangaea. Wegner tried to convince other scientists and geologist for many years that the continents
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On the other hand‚ a strong case could be made for citing Americans actions domestically as the main reason why its foreign policy could not be considered isolationist. Tindall and Shi argue that towards the late 1930s ‘America retreated deep into isolationism’. This can be further supported by a number of statements made by Roosevelt in some of his speeches. For instance‚ in 1937 during Roosevelt’s Quarantine of the Aggressors speech he states ‘We are determined to keep out of war’. He then states
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Why was there an American Revolution? There are different ways of interpretation. Generally‚ it was agreed that the revolution originated in France and Britain about the war‚ ended in 1789 George Washington was elected the first President of the United States. One of the points on the two views of the American Revolution‚ the American Revolution in fact can not be regarded as revolutionary‚ because it does not dramatically change the entire colonial society‚ but simply replaced a distant government
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Jun 2014 SCI101-1402B-07 Continental Drift Abstract The Earth is formed by plate tectonics continuously shifting causing a continental drift. This theory is more accepted than when it was originally published due to better technology providing better research and evidence. This paper discusses a little on both the plate tectonics and the continental drift as well as how the scientific method helped understand this process better. key words: Continental Drift‚ Scientific Theory‚ Plate
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Why was the Supreme Court built in 2010 and how effective has it been at upholding civil liberties? The Supreme Court was introduced in 2010 as a replacement for the House of Lords as the top law court of justice in the UK‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. This court has cost approximately 59 million pounds to build and was officially open on 1st October 2009. The enactment of the Supreme Court came about under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (The Supreme Court [Online]‚ 2010) and currently stands
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only if the acts in question were done in an official capacity and that if the acts are related to the state. This has it that there is a relationship between acts done in an official capacity by heads of state and the state itself. They say that there is a question that arises in the Pinochet case as to whether torture was not regarded in the case to be an official act because torture as an act cannot be regarded as official under international law or because torture is a crime under international
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Why was there a revolution in Russia in 1905? The 1905 revolution happened for many reasons and so a combination of factors will best explain this question. However the most important reason was the tsar and his ignorant beliefs and attitudes towards Russia. The Russo-Japanese war was a major factor in starting the revolution in 1905‚ the whole purpose of the war was to try and stop the thoughts of rebellion by getting the Russian people to rally for their country‚ however when Russia lost the
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The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern states of of America. Was the Civil War inevitable? It was a conflict bound to happen due to the differences between the North and South’s views on slavery‚ society‚ and politics. The South wanted their independence and freedom from the North‚ while the North wanted unity. The Northern states‚ also known as the Union‚ had a very strong economy based on agriculture‚ industry‚ and free labor. They were independent and did not have to rely
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