Castle Doctrine in the United States

The United States of America developed the 2nd amendment so that citizens would be able to protect themselves legally against any dangers ahead of them. This civil right was intended under the assumption that citizens would use it to defend themselves under militia structure. However, as time went by the country has begun to use guns for personal protection of individual life and property. The manipulation of this civil right has led Texas legislators to create new gun laws that instead of…

Stand your ground law The Stand Your Ground Law, a law that the United States of America should have because everyone has the right to protect themselves from any danger. The Stand Your Ground Law, a law made to allow people to use self defence against any threat someone may present upon them or upon some around them. This law should take effect in all the States because this law could help increase security among the people. Every person should have the opportunity…

aggressive- a twisted, morphed version of the original peaceful idea. Even so, this causes change and improvement almost every time. The evidence for this is written across history, from when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle church to when Rosa Parks defiantly sat in the whites-only section of a public bus. Without these examples of peaceful civil disobedience, nothing would change for the better. In the early 16th century, Martin Luther, a devout German…

Cold War. From the Truman Doctrine to the Cuban missile crisis to the LGM-30 Minuteman missile silos that still dot the American plains, many Americans did not know if they would wake up the next day to a nuclear winter. The geopolitical tensions between America and the Soviet Union put the world on edge and made…

already known among the Romans in the 5th century B.C., and written down in “the laws of the XII Tables” (also called “of roman equality”, or “decemviral”) and contained norms regulating daily life of the roman people. Crimes were persecuted by the state, while all other delicts were treated privately. During the Republic and the Empire the private domain was gradually absorbed into the public domain. During the Middle Ages (5th through 11th centuries) the three sources of law (roman, feudal,…

ahold of one of the men 's gun and fired a warning shot, but he was still coming towards her, so she shot him. She also could have been dead if she was not able to defend herself. “As of December 2014, women made up nearly 14% (about 10,300) of state prisoners convicted of murder or manslaughter and 8.5% (about 7,800) of those convicted of nonsexual assault” (Law). In 1999 seventeen percent of violent crimes where women (Law). Therefore, the world will…

Have you ever thought about how the government came to an agreement with the church? Does the fight for power between the two still exist in Europe today? Where did a balance between the church and state derive? The medieval period also known as the Middle Ages began in Europe and lasted from the fifth until the fifteenth century. There were so many uprisings and falls in this society such as, the Crusades, the Renaissance, and countless wars. The most intriguing part of the period is it shaped…

at the door. Someone has entered in your home uninvited what do you do? In this day and time we must protect ourselves, and with that we have a law that has been created called make my day law. Clearly everyone is all too familiar with the law. It states that someone can defend them self if they feel threatened or In Harm's Way and not be punished if they prove that the situation was credible. In Oklahoma citizens may use this in their home car or place of business. I believe that this law…

against their lords, in an attempt to end the oppression and enslavement brought upon them by the nobility. Empowered by the Protestant advocation of individual piety, yet pressured by their poverty and low social standings, the peasants of German states defied secular authorities and their repressive domination during the Peasant Rebellion of 1524- 1525. The German Peasant Rebellion was influenced by…

where individuals commit criminal acts while in an unconscious state of mind. Specifically, there have been instances where defendants acted outside of the law while sleep-walking. As a result, the…