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    The American people should have the right to bears, however in a reasonable manner conditionally; thus an arms control policy is necessary. For uniformity’s sake nation-wide, it would be imperative that policy be enacted federally. Gun control is a rather controversial issue that has been discussed at length in various settings, judicial and social. The argument for gun control is largely fueled by the rate of accidental shootings, suicides and more recently mass shootings such as Sandy Hook…

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    the inquisition quickly took place. Though the initial motif for the Spanish inquisition was to convert the Jews and Muslims, it later set a stage for increasing political authority, weakening opposition, suppressing converses, profiting from confiscation of the property of convicted heretics, reducing social tensions, and protecting the kingdom from the danger of the fifth column. () The first recorded inquisition or or auto-da-fé occurred in…

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    The PATRIOT Act was framed swiftly and passed within 45 days to serve as an anti-terrorism legislation in wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, in the name of national security. The complex Act was subject to almost no Congressional deliberation or debate and was promulgated by the then President George Washington Bush on 26 October, 2001. This Act was designed to extend law enforcement's supervision and surveillance and investigative powers. The provisions of the Patriot Act also are some of…

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    Mochulsky's Trial

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    This paper addresses a trial which took place in March of 1938 in the Soviet Union. The defendants are Grigorii Petrovich Neposedov and Fyodor Mochulsky, who were accused of being enemies of the people. The trial occurs as part of the Great Purge. Neposedov was the director of a factory that processed lumber. According to the prosecution, he deliberately broke all sort of laws, stole from the state, embezzled funds, and made shady deals in order to meet his production quota. In 1937 he was…

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    In the work place, a person encounters certain scenarios which require careful planning and deliberation to tackle. the decisions must be based on sound examination of the pros and cons of the situation and how the decision might affect the parties involved. This particular presentation is centered on the environment of an educational institution The presentation will dissect both the problem and decision and what steps were taken to reach the decision The school authorities imposed a new…

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    Through utopia, More provided the leaders of his time with keen insight to help improve his world by claiming that leaders should not allow crime to increase by not preventing it before it happens, should not use poverty to control his people, and should not take his people’s pleasure from them especially when they have a lot less to control. First, leaders should not allow crime to increase by preventing it before it happens because it shows that he’s not a good leader to his people…

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    Cuban Embargo Analysis

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    3, 1962 was to reduce “the threat posed by its alignment with the Communist powers” (Kennedy). Previous to this proclamation, the Cuban Revolution, nationalizing (to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land) and confiscation (to seize as forfeited to the public domain) without reimbursing (to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred) of American property in Cuba, and the Bay of Pigs invasion occurred (Dictionary.com). These conflicts increased tension and…

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    World War I. The Nazis stole it from Baron Mor Lipot Herzog’s Collection. This was a collection that contained only Jewish artwork and was run by the Baron family and their descendants to follow. This is where the painting was maintained until its confiscation. Although it wasn’t one of the most well known paintings Degas has done, the family still wanted was the artwork back, so they filed a lawsuit against the Nazi Party to retrieve it. They did not win the case and now it is lost among the…

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    Pros Drivers Cons

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    MY PROPOSED BILL A citizen or visitor to Canada will be subject to confiscation of their car keys when they are in a business establishment that is licensed to sell alcohol. Drivers will be tested for alcohol level prior to departure, and if found to exceed legal limits, will be required to use alternative transportation. Many Canadians and visitors go out at night or even during the day, and will consume alcoholic beverages. As the time flies by drinking in the bar, a person may believe they…

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    Magna Carta Thesis

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    and so on also shall not the inheritance big landowners and the retain of the others. Any free agent, such as without the nobility at the same level of referee in accordance with the law, or by the national law, all not arrest, imprisonment and confiscation of . should be uniform, quantity, value of degrees. Alcohol, spirited ale and grain weight, on the basis of London kua,; Dyeing cloth, cloth, cloth hauberk width should be under the selvage of two yards for the standard; Other instruments…

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