Unfortunately‚ it is true that there are times when officers must take down a wrongdoer in order to protect the lives an innocent person or group of people. The most efficient and promising way to do so is with the use of lethal force. This argument uses utilitarianism to justify the decision police officers must make to save an entire crowd or group of people by using deadly force to stop a person who is proposing a dangerous threat. A utilitarian scholar‚ John Stuart Mill establishes the Greatest
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juvenile is in custody‚ there are several different steps that can be taken. The juvenile can be released to their parent of guardian‚ or they could be held in a juvenile detention center. The deciding factor about where a juvenile is being held is a risk assessment. This will look at the juvenile ’s criminal history and the decide if the juvenile needs to be in a juvenile detention facility. If the juvenile does not fit the criteria for being placed into a juvenile detention facility‚ they will be
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During the 1800s it would have been difficult to serve as the president of the United States due to all the political challenges that accrued during this time period. Two of the presidents that dealt with the most difficult problems were Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson. They were different because during their presidential terms Abraham Lincoln dealt with slavery while Andrew Jackson removed Indians. However‚ these two presidents both were commanding officers. Abraham Lincoln’s biggest accomplishment
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The French and Indian war was an ever building conflict between France and Great Britain. When both countries started to expand their land in North America‚ they started to claim land under both names. This conflict was not the first for these two countries‚ and it also wasn’t the last. This war was the climax of these two countries tensions‚ but it was also a resolve between them. The French and Indian War‚ or the seven years’ war‚ was a long war that was the start of the American Revolution.
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Whitney Scott Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations Nurs 429 V March 21‚ 2015 Over the years the United States (US) has transformed from a predominately white population to being ethnically diverse. According to the 2010 US Census bureau states roughly 36.3 percent of its population belongs to a minority group. The minority groups represented in the US include; Alaska Native/ American Indian‚ Asian American‚ Black/African American‚ Hispanic/ Latino‚ and Native Hawaiian/ Pacific
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contrast‚ they don’t mix... at least not immediately! It has been stated that this stange and natural phenomenon is caused by and where heavy‚ sediment-laden water from the Alaskan glacial valleys and rivers pour into the open ocean. There is a gulf between the two kinds of water which run into each other.
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The Growing Income Gap between the Rich and Poor In the United States the income gap between the rich and the poor is at an all time high. This fact is very strange to me because I hear President Bush claim that there are so many new jobs available‚ the unemployment rate is down‚ interest rates are low‚ and inflation is going down. These two claims seem contradictory to me‚ and in my paper I will hope to find out why the income gap is so high when President Bush claims the economy is doing so well
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they all had many powers and virtues. Some granted life‚ in many forms. Some were in charge of resources like water‚ light‚ wind‚ earth‚ and fire. Some were even in charge of death. And there were also many other powers that fell into categories between those. But‚ there were two very well known deities‚ Astrapi and Keme.
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and characters consulted the oracles to learn about the future. For example‚ Cato cited the Stoic principles when he refused to consult an oracle. When Pompey died‚ his death was described using Stoic’s theory that his spirit passed into a region between the atmosphere and heaven‚ waiting for the day of conflagration (Ridley). Caesar‚ on the other hand‚ believed that Fortune was on his side and thus he had an advantage over Pompey. In the first book‚ when Caesar was about to cross the Rubicon‚ he
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one another. In the following I will answer a few questions posed regarding Greece‚ Sparta and the various city-states. Athens Early on only men who owned land could hold public office. Later Solon changed the rules dividing the citizens into 4 groups. The two richest could hold office and all citizens sat on the assembly. The assembly elected the officials. Later Cleisthenes changed the rules again and divided Athens’ citizens into 10 tribes. Of these tribes 50 men were chosen to form a council
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