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was making mean comments about me in front of my friends,” I mumbled with tears in my eyes. My dad joined in saying, “Still doesn’t give you any right to do that.” “I know. I’m really sorry,” I cried. At this point I knew no matter what I said would bail me out of my consequence, but I did truly feel horrible. My mom and dad talked for some time before I was called back into the room. “We have decided you will be grounded for a week with no electronics or friends,” they told me. I accepted my…

A DeKalb man was found guilty of murder after being charged with fatally beating his fiancé’s two-year-old son in 2012. On the day of incident, Sawyer stated that he called 911 when the child, Michael Weeks, did not wake from his afternoon nap. When the police arrived, Sawyer told police that he was in the bedroom while the child was playing in the living room of the apartment. Sawyer went on to disclose that when he went to check on the child, he saw him laying down so he took the child to the…

Amendment 1 No form of Congress, Senate or President shall make any law, at any further time, concerning religion, prohibiting the public display; Or disallowing the freedom of speech, or press; Or the right to a peaceful protest, as referred to in the Declaration of independence; In addition, this said government holds no specific restrictions on an individual’s sexual orientation, and any gender can be married amongst themselves; Amendment 2 The government reserves the highly important right…

Rosa Parks is a civil rights activist (1913-2005) who was born Rosa Louis McCauley on February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa’s fame came from her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a public bus. Her action caused a public outcry and a city wide boycott which ultimately launched efforts to end segregation between races in public areas. Rosa Parks’ childhood is credited to her being able to refuse the white person the seat on the bus because while she was young her…

How Ancient Principles and Teachings Influenced Western Democracy A democracy is a type of government in which the citizens elect their officials to represent them. The idea of democracy originated about twenty five hundred years ago in Athens. Western democracy has evolved throughout the years, but it is still influenced by ethical principles and philosophies from the Greeks and the Romans; along with Judeo/Christian teachings. Furthermore, western democracy was also influenced by…

Boone was taken into custody when other police officers got to the scene of the incident. He was later released on a bail of $20,000. David M. LaBrava David M. LaBrava, who acted the role of Happy in Sons of Anarchy, has one of the most dramatic pasts for a SoA character. Back in 2008, the actor, who belongs to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was taken into custody…

Bail "Flowers for Algernon" is a short story about a middle aged man named Charlie. Charlie, however has the IQ of 68 therefore Charlie is not very smart. All Charlie wants is to be smart like the rest of his friends. Charlie takes multiple test in order to see the doctors Nemur and Straus will be able to use him for a special operation, in which Charlie will become very smart. This test is designed to triple Charlie's IQ. The doctors decide to use Charlie for this experiment because he is very…

requires that no one be deprived of “life, liberty, property, without Due Process Law. The 6th Amendment guarantees of a speedy trial, a trial by jury, a public trial, and the right to confront witnesses. The 8th Amendment prohibitions against excessive bail and fines and against cruel and unusual punishment. At the end all of this constitutional safeguard for criminal defendants were created to protect rights of U.S.…

Out of the twenty seven amendments we have today, the Bill of Rights is the first ten. You may be familiar with some of them, Freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and bail and fines. The government expected The Bill of Rights would guarantee the rights and freedom of the people. Though no where in The Bill of Rights does it mention anything about slavery. Which is interesting knowing that the first amendment is the…

In 1984, the United states supreme court made the decision that segregation in a public schools must stop, blacks and whites where to go to school together. Many white people where angered at the supreme courts decition. By fall of 1955, nothing had changed in montgumry. Blacks still went to separate schools than whites. Most black people where afraid to demand their rights, and if they did they would most likely lose their jobs. So to make a living and stay alive they didnt say anything.…