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    person has to sign a petition it is very difficult because you have to make a decision. The fictional novel, Lyddie by Katherine Paterson is about a young lady, Lyddie and she is really greedy and likes to do everything herself. Her mom needs money so she sends her to a Tavern to work, but she quits the Tavern job and starts working at a factory in lowell. While some people think Lyddie should sign the petition because she wouldn’t get paid as much, she shouldn’t sign the petition because…

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    constitution includes the five rights that are given to all american citizens. Those rights are freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. Of these five there are three that you might not quite understand what they intell just by reading the name. Freedom religion is pretty self explanatory, as well as freedom of speech. However freedom of press, petition, and assembly are not as easily explained. The freedom of press is defined by dictionary.com as, “the right to publish…

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    against him. Weeks then petitioned to have the property excluded and returned since it was taken in violation of his Fourth Amendment Rights. Procedural History A petition filed by Weeks at his trial stated that the property be returned to him since it was taken unlawfully and in violation of his rights. The court denied his petition and deemed the property to be pertinent to the case brought against him. Weeks then tried a second time to have the property returned, but was ultimately denied…

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    from them and given to those from whom they have received no equivalent” (Ten-thousand name" petition). By this, the petitioners are noting that even though they are forced to live by the rules of the society, they are still being deprived of their birth rights to free religion. The petition was commonly called the “Ten-thousand name" petition and was the first of this magnitude. This particular petition was most likely signed mainly by Baptist. This second time around, with Henry’s bill in…

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    Stop The Divorce Process

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    There are some situations where the spouse who filed for divorce wants to withdraw their petition for divorce. If you're the spouse that did not file for divorce, you might not be able to stop the process. You can contest the divorce, but most courts will not force the filing spouse to remain married. The Timing of the Process If you wish to stop the divorce proceedings, you'll need to consider the timing of your request. If there's been no judgement from the court, the parties can stop the…

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    mom sold Lyddie and her brother to work. Lyddie started to work at a mill as a maid then she was transfer to a weaving room and her brother to work on a farm to pay det of her family. While there are many reasons that Lyddie should not sign the petition but there are more reasons why Lyddie should sign like better environment and better money and treated better. In this paragraph i will be talking about have they should have safer in environments. Lyddie should…

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    end the live export of cattle to Indonesia (Schoenmaker et. al 17). Getup! was one of the Facebook pages created after the documentary was released. In a short time Getup! received almost 600,000 likes. The Getup! page created the fastest growing petition that received more than 35,000 signatures in the first five hours of being released. These social media accounts created…

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    Hobby Lobby Case Study

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    The petition I chose is titled “Provide equal health benefits for women!” The petition was created because recently the popular company Hobby Lobby has decided not to cover birth control under their health insurance. Hobby Lobby has chosen not to cover birth control because they claim that certain contraceptives are abortion, which is against their religious belief. Hobby Lobby is a heavily Christian oriented company, and most Christians are anti-abortion. The problem is that Hobby Lobby’s…

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    terms before they file a petition for divorce. Prior to filing a petition for divorce, couples should think about and agree with all the material terms of the settlement agreement. The categories of the material terms are as follows: (1) child support; (2) custody of children and visitation (a parenting plan is also included here); (3) allocation of debt; (4) spousal support as well as (5) personal and real property division. Once there is an agreement, a petition for divorce can be…

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    know about it. Humans are permitted with many rights for the good of protecting themselves from people’s malicious actions and the government’s role of discrimination on ethnicity. Humans have the right to make choices for themselves, the right to petition the government, and the right to privacy. As a human, “we are all free and equal.” However, there are some people who aren’t fully aware of their rights because they think they are born free, have their own thoughts and ideas, and they should…

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