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    certain age the release them into the wild. These animals have never had to be on their own and most people want to care for them. The U.S. law that keeps citizens from keeping exotic animals needs to be abolished. So, citizens of the U.S., go to the courthouses and tell the judge about how you want the law to be abolished that way you can have an exotic animal of your…

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    The courthouse holds the trial of Tom Robinson. Two main motifs, hypocrisies and secrets, are revealed in this event. Mayella keeps the truth of what really happened a secret from the court, hindering Tom’s chance of being found innocent. Though he is innocent…

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    informs Carl that the two offenders might possibly walk away from this incident as free men. In an act of fatherly rage Carl decides to take matters into his own hands and seek revenge for his daughter. In a fit of rage, Carl proceeds to the county courthouse, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, and opens fire killing the two rapists and injuring…

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    Russell Vs Alabama Essay

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    black men were never questioned as they were african-american and also they weren’t from Alabama. This case started out in the Alabama State Court where the nine young black men were tried all together with citizens of the town surrounding the courthouse. The Alabama State Court found the men guilty of rape and sentenced them to death except for one who was a juvenile. The case went onto The Supreme Court of Alabama where the original trial was upheld at a ruling 6-1. Chief Justice Anderson…

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    testimonies and facts rather than the color of the defenses skin. He claims that it is unfair and that “This case should never have come to trial. This case is as simple as black and white.”(271) He also demonstrates these same policies outside the courthouse. When people who may not feel as if they are equals come over to the Finch’s house Atticus shows them that they are and makes them feel welcome. When Walter Cunningham stays for dinner “He and Atticus talked together like two men……

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    The current Texas Constitution was adopted in 1876. When the people of Texas go to place their votes, they must consider nine proposed constitutional amendments. The Texas Constitution amendments are made up of joint resolutions as opposed to bills. The joint resolutions come from either the House of Representatives or the Senate. Texas Constitutional amendments may be proposed in special sessions or regular sessions of the Texas Legislature. These amendments must have a 2/3rds vote of the…

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    Within this article, economic impact has been seen as the most apparent form of impact. In Texas, historic preservation is a vital asset in the economic growth of the state. The economic development progresses the quality of life on behalf of residents in the state as well as drawing in potential tourists to visit as frequently as possible or desired. Preservation in Texas has positively maximized private and public investments in ways such as generating new employment, stipulating inexpensive…

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    Today we leave Fort Kearney to follow the Platte River until we reach the California Crossing. We will walk 170 miles and will take about 19 days to reach our destination. Yesterday Charles got food poisoning from eating raw meat. The Kenneth Flag family made us bacon to eat for breakfast. I thought it was odd to now just start giving us food when we're in the middle of nowhere but I didn't want to be rude and not take it. Charles was the first to eat the bacon and the first to get food…

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    Downtown Lapeer History

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    Lapeer is beautifully historic. The city was founded by Alvin Hart who was born in 1804 in New York. Alvin, his brother Oliver, and a friend left New York in 1831 to seek out land in Michigan. After a stop in Pontiac, MI, the trio learned about the area that is now Lapeer after talking to a judge who owned a sizable chunk of land in the area. The trio headed north and liked what they saw. They camped under an elm tree along Farmer’s Creek. While camping at this location the trio attempted to…

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    said he interviewed a woman that claimed Marci Kitchen admitted to her that she’d run over her own daughter her daughter’s friend on July 12, 2016, during a fatal collision in Fortuna. Testifying during a preliminary hearing in the Humboldt county courthouse, CHP officer William Adams said Marci Kitchen had asked a woman by the name of Ronda Rex to remove seven pounds of marijuana and a separate amount of alcohol from her jeep when she confessed. “I did it. I hit the girls,” Adams said…

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