Confiscation

enough to go to war. Adler goes on to discuss another ancient historians differing view point on the justifications Boudicea’s reasons for going to war. “According to Dio, the reasons for the rebellion were threefold: the procurator Decianus Catus’ confiscation of money that the emperor Claudius previously bestowed on prominent Britons; Seneca islanders: and the entreaties of Boudica herself, which Dio considers the fundamental cause of the revolt” . Adler interprets the writing of these two…

camps and suffered the brutality of the Canadians because of their race (Japanese Canadian History). Their properties were being sold and the proceeds from this sale were used to cover the finances of the internment (Japanese Canadian History). The confiscation of the Japanese’s properties without their consent reveals the form of unjust acts and exploitation. Canada violated their basic rights to own properties and also the Order-In-Council believed they could enforce new rules based on the…

Source: "Fact Sheet: The Obama Administration Announces Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking at Home and Abroad." The White House. September 25, 2015. Accessed January 10, 2016. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/09/25/fact-sheet-obama-administration-announces-efforts-combat-human-trafficki. Notes: Message from President Obama (2012) addressing human trafficking, and the importance of eliminating this problem in the United States and worldwide. President Obama initiates efforts to…

It’s true, there are some things money can’t buy. Human beings are not one of them. Globally, the average cost of a slave is $90 (Dosomething.org). According to the United Nations’ Trafficking Protocol, human trafficking is defined as “the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation." (United Nations Trafficking Protocol Art. 3.a) All…

Socrates and Antigone vs. the Law The proclivity for people to challenge the law has been a topic of discussion for thousands of years. In Plato’s Crito, Greek Philosopher Socrates explains his point of view on the subject in which he chooses to abide by the law, even if he knows that he will be executed. Antigone, a main character from Sophocles’ play of the same name, contradicts Socrates’ ideas and clarifies her belief that one should rebel against authority according to their own justice.…

AMEND OVER REPEAL Upon researching more about the 2nd Amendment I have formed an opinion as to whether it should be amended or repealed. I have decided that the 2nd Amendment should be amended. The problem that America is having is that people are misusing guns. It seems easy to understand that we should create laws and rules on what a person has the right to carry, own, and use. But it should be mandatory and made priority to keep track of the purchasing of the intense powered weapons that have…

by President John F. Kennedy, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Proclamation itself took roughly three years to finalize into the constitution. The first step was taken in July 1862 when congress placed two laws into action, “a second confiscation act that freed slaves of persons who had engaged in rebellion against the United States, and a militia act that empowered the president to use freed slaves in the army in any capacity he saw fit—even as soldiers”. (The Readers Companion to…

Garland (2011) stated, “that in the penal welfare framework, the offending individual was the centre stage and the primary focus of criminological concern. Sentencing as he stated was to be individualized to meet the offender’s particular needs and potential for reform. To obtain penal action, the individual’s life history, social and psychological accounts comes to play but, the individual characteristics were in theory the key determinant of all penal actions. In vivid contrast, the individual…

What do you believe is right? Do you believe in modern day slavery? Human trafficking is a perfect example of modern day slavery and those involved should be heavily punished. When most people think of human trafficking they think of people being sold as sex slaves. That is not the only reason for trafficking people as they are also being used of force, fraud, or labor. This is happening all around the world and chances are, no matter where you live it could be happening nearby. Human…

Cambodia still struggles with internal conflicts such as poverty, malnourishment, and even land confiscations. Cambodia is one of the poorest and least developed countries in Asia. 42 percent of Cambodia’s population does not have access to safe water. 22.8 percent of Cambodians are destitute, surviving on less than $1.25 per day. 3.7 percent of Cambodians…