Corpus linguistics

black, republican leaders. Eventually, the Ku Klux Klan grew so powerful that congress had to step in and pass multiple laws banning the organization In some cases, the KKK became such a potent force that Ulysses S. Grant suspended the writ of habeas corpus in nine South Carolina counties. Hundreds of men suspected of being klansmen were rounded up and arrested. Sadly, although these measures tried to limit the power of the KKK, the acts were futile and…

sometimes brief muscle jerks or long-lasting uncontrolled muscle spasms. Sometimes epilepsy can be treated with drugs and as Kara had been suffering from epilepsy since a young age, the operation was vital. The surgeon who operated on Kara, removed the corpus callosum, that is the fibrous strap which keeps the two parts of the brain in connection. “Whenever I am out, I would bring my handbag with me. My alien hand removes items from my bag and later in the day, I realise that I had lost items…

When it comes to the United States Supreme Court and the Juvenile Court, things changed in the 1960s, when the Supreme Court issued several decisions that would expand the due process rights for any criminal defendant. This was under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren, who was concerned that civil liberties and human rights and how they were reflected in decisions. “In general, the Court believed that criminal defendants were citizens who were presumed innocent until they had been…

In the mafia movie Godfather Part 3, the crime boss Michael Corleone, when confronted with the difficulties of trying to take his crime family legitimate, frustratingly states, “It took me to go legitimate to find out where the real criminals are.” Is Statesmanship still possible in today’s political context? Interestingly, one of Susan B. Anthony’s biggest hurdles in women suffrage movement existed, subsequently, because it stood linked with temperance, “ensuring its defeat by men who feared…

The feud between Apple and the FBI has received a substantial amount of media coverage lately. The legal arguments for each side appear to be equally laudable, which impelled investigate on my own. I decided to explore the question of whether or not Apple should produce a back-door to assist in the FBI’s investigation. The FBI, which initiated the debate, argued that Apple has to comply citing the All Writs Act of 1789. Apple refuses to comply stating that if the back-door was to be produced and…

author, Matthew Warshauer of Andrew Jackson and the Politics of Martial Law, Nationalism, Civil Liberties and Partisanship claims that then Major General Andrew Jackson believed it was crucial to declare “martial law and suspend the writ of habeas corpus” in order to win the battle of New Orleans. However, as Washauer claims, by doing so, Andrew Jackson became the first American general to suspend civil liberties. Through this monograph, Washauer tells the tale of Andrew Jackson’s…

The Death Penalty The death penalty how much does society really knows or understand about the process? Many people view the death penalty a justice “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth ( mathew5:38).” The victim’s family might feel that the criminal is to be punished to the highest degree for his crime. Most people feel that is justice. However, most people do not really know much about the process of executing a death row inmate, how much more the death penalty cost comparing with…

The surgery of split-brain has led to different conclusions as to how many minds there are in one body. There is a total of five different hypotheses that are popular with the philosophers about the split-brain outcome, but I will only be mentioning three of them. One of the main hypotheses is that of Tim Bayne’s notion of one mind-one body in split-brain patients. Another is that of two minds-one body supported by Roland Puccetti and Roger Sperry. And last is that it is indeterminate as to…

Alien Hand Syndrome is a neurological disorder in which a person cannot control their hand motion, of which usually occurs in one hand. Usually, the afflicted hand attempts to reach for an object against the will of the person, often restraining the afflicted hand with their own controlled hand. This syndrome usually occurs after a surgery that separates the two hemispheres of the brain. It also has been observed to occur after brain surgery, stroke, infection, tumor, aneurysms, as well as other…

Civil Liberties, Habeas Corpus, and the War on Terror Habeas corpus is a way of determining whether those that are jailed have been jailed through the legal processes and if the reason behind the jailing is legal. This paper will discuss how the administration led by Bush kept prisoners at GITMO during the war on terror. The civil rights of the prisoners were never considered since the place where they were kept was beyond the reach of the constitution of the United States of America. It was the…