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    Unfair treatment of the Native Americans- the Cherokee Nation Throughout the 19th century Native Americans were treated far less then respectful by the United States’ government. This was the time when the United States wanted to expand and grow rapidly as a land‚ and to achieve this goal‚ the Native Americans were “pushed” westward. It was a memorable and tricky time in the Natives’ history. The US government made many treatments with the Native Americans‚ making big changes on the Indian nation

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    Were the 1920’s an Era of Social and Cultural Rebelion? 1. How did the status and behavior of American woman change in the 1920s? The behavior of American woman changed due to a series of events that occurred that ultimately led to the social and cultural rebellion. The 19th amendment empowered the woman of that decade and allowed them to rebel against the traditional domestic roles that society has set for. Not only domestic roles but also sexual‚ economic and social roles were tested. Women

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    Imagine you lived in ancient Babylon and Hammurabi had just created his code. There would be 282 laws on a stone stele in the center of the city. Together‚ these laws were called Hammurabi’s code. Hammurabi ruled for a total of 42 years. But unfortunately‚ Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of it’s family and property laws. Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of it’s family laws. For example‚ law 168(doc c) gives the judge control over a man’s property. The man should be allowed to remove

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    Our justice system today can be unfair in the way we decide who is guilty for what crime and how to punish them for that crime. There are many factors that play into how we decide what’s best to do with a criminal. There are also many factors that have nothing to do with the crime but they play a part in deciding your fate. Depending on what time of day it is could mean you could go to prison. If it’s late in the day the judge and jury could be ready to go home so they are willing to decide

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    was both fair and unfair on the German population depending on the aspect that is looked at‚ for example‚ it implied very harsh conditions upon the German populations but at the same time it was an equivalent to what they’ve done to deserve it. In this essay I will explain how the treaty was both fair and unfair. The fair clauses of the treaty include war guilt and disarmament‚ whilst the unfair clauses include territorial clauses and reparations. The war guilt clause was a reasonably fair clause

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    Hammurabi’s code: What it Just? If a human kills another human‚ He shall die also. His death shall come the same way as the victim’s. The year is 1772‚ Hammurabi had became the new leader of Babylon. Hammurabi had to create a new way to keep order within his people. Therefore he created 282 laws telling them what they could and could not do. In this essay‚ we will be determining if Hammurabi’s laws were fair or‚ just. We will determine that by examining some of the laws and codes. I belive that

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    Free and Fair Election

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    Free and Fair Election The electoral system have to be fair and just and to ensure this‚ free and fair election will be held when the Parliament is dissolved or finish it’s sitting duration of 5 years. A free and fair election must be in orderly manner and it must not have Coup d’état. Coup d’état is meant by a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics . It is an alteration of an existing government by a small group that tend to create riots and chaos. The current Malaysia government believe

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    The child support system is unfair and too hard on the noncustodial parent‚ because of jail time‚ garnishment of paycheck‚ and work-release program‚ revoked driver license are very harsh tools . That doesn’t does not help the children. Failure to obey a court order is called contempt of court . If noncustodial parent owes unpaid child support the custodial-parent can ask for a hearing before the judge asking that the noncustodial parent be held in contempt of court‚ the court can issue a

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    The first supreme court case that impacted fair use was Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios‚ Inc.‚ 464 U.S. 417 (1984). In Sony Corp. of America‚ owners of copyrights on television programs brought infringement actions against manufacturers of home videotape recorders. The Court argued that the situations in which fair use most commonly recognized are found in the statute itself; when a work is used “for purposes such as criticism‚ comment‚ news reporting‚ teaching‚ ... scholarship‚ or

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    Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977 – 2007 1. What workers are excluded from the protection of the Unfair Dismissals Acts? • Employees with less than one year’s continuous service‚ but this does not apply when the dismissal results from pregnancy or trade union activities – dismissal for such reasons is indefensible • Employees who have reached normal retiring age • Close relatives of the employer‚ employed and living at the employer’s residence or farm • Members of the Defence Forces or Gardai

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