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    Melissa Kalani Faustin October 2‚ 2013 Period 5       Her Watering Eyes  There once was a land all dull and dry. Not a river‚ puddle or bird in the sky. Everyone just went on with their day‚ without a single emotion. Everybody was just simply blah. But then one day all that changed‚ one day a girl began to cry and just did not know why. She didn’t quite understand why water began to pour down her face. This is where it all began. Her mom always knew her daughter was special but couldn’t

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    III Bill of rights - declaration and enumeration of a person’s right and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations Basis: social importance accorded to the individual in a democratic or republican state Classes of rights 1) Natural rightsright possessed by every citizen without being granted by the State for they are given to man by God Ex. Right to life‚ right to liability‚ right to property‚ right to love 2) Constitutional rightrights which

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    Substantive Fusion Essay

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    The JA does not allow courts to award damages for the breach of equitable obligation therefore‚ it is argued that substantive fusion has not occurred. This strengthens the dualism argument and supports Ellesmere’s comment. However‚ as common law and equity are administered in one court it is argued that each jurisdiction has borrowed from the other but‚ this has not happened because the remedies do not cross over. However‚ it is argued that the different remedial responses of the common law and equity

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    Offender

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    It is often surprising and disturbing that we‚ as a people‚ have come to a point where the protection and safety of society has come down to a “list”. We are always faced with list in life. There’s the grocery list‚ to do list‚ the honey-do list and even a list of the dreaded chores. But‚ to this day‚ no list is more important or more scrutinized for its information then the register for sexual offenders list. This list contains names and other important information about the people on this list

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    Which is mightier‚ the pen or the sword? Throughout history‚ there have been two main tactics of promoting a cause: the pen and the sword. The pen refers to writing and giving speeches whereas the sword refers to violent direct actions. One tactic is more civil and metropolitan the other is more forceful and dynamic. African-American rights and Women Rights have been stood for in the national spotlight. Both tactics have been used for each movement‚ but which tactic was more effective for promoting

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    Procedural Due Process

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    Procedural due process involves the government applying and enforcing laws by following fair procedures that apply equally to everyone. Procedural safeguards play a huge role in criminal law and limit the government in taking action without an opportunity to object or be heard by an impartial judge and jury. The procedural due process assumes that the government is rightfully allowed to remove a right whether it is a government issued license or civil service professions‚ which the courts

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    The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights were created in 1791. They were written by James Madison. The bill of rights was created because of a call for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties by several states. The bill of rights began as seventeen amendments. Twelve of those were approved by the senate. Ten of those were quickly ratified. Those ten became the basis for the basic right for every United State citizen.

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    The Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court On September 25‚ 1789‚ the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most frequently advanced against it. The first two proposed amendments‚ which concerned the number of constituents for each Representative and the compensation of Congressmen‚ were not ratified. Articles 3 to 12‚ however‚ ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures‚ constitute the first

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    The role of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution was designed to protect the basic rights of the people. When the Constitution was first created there were only ten amendments‚ as time has evolved an additional seventeen amendments have been added. There are specific amendments that pertain to the criminal justice system‚ these include the fourth‚ fifth‚ sixth‚ eight‚ and the fourteenth amendment. The purpose of these amendments is to protect the right of those who are arrested or suspected of

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    Bill of Rights Essay

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    Hello President Obama‚ The rights that are presented to the American citizens are created to protect and defend individual rights‚ while some rights are non-negotiable‚ there are many that are not absolute‚ for safety purposes. In order to protect citizens and ensure of their safety‚ certain changes must be made to ensure safety to the American citizens. The Constitution was created to protect and limit certain ideas and rights created by and given to Americans to ensure that the communities

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