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    our government does not force a specific type of religion for to practice as citizens of this country. Our country should not be stereotyped to follow one religion, we have many cultures and religions that make up our country. The free exercise clause is an important part of having religious freedom in the United States. It basically states that the government cannot make laws stating what religion we can practice or whom we can worship. This law also grants some exceptions to individuals in…

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    hand, the Establishment Clause is focused on the actions of government institutions and employees. If, for example, a public school teacher tells a student in class that Christianity is the only true religion, this teacher has violated the Establishment Clause because the government (which the teacher represents when acting in his or her capacity as a government employee) is prohibited from endorsing religious beliefs or practices. On the other hand, the Free Exercise Clause is focused on…

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    The question of a student’s expression of religion either by prayer or an assignment in a public school classroom creates a labyrinth of debate. Addressing this issue is like entering into Pandora’s Box, only to find Medusa there. The question is whose God or gods will help us resolve the dilemma of personal rights verses offenses. Will it perhaps be Zeus, Athena, or Perseus? Oh have I already offended someone? Could limiting my discussion to only the Greek god and goddesss cause a prolific…

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    the famous phrase, namely, “Separation of Church and State”. Roots of this phrase can be traced all the way back to a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in January of 1802 to the Danbury Baptist Association in Connecticut. Though the First Amendment clause against establishment of religion by law was to ensure that there was separation between religion and government, various courts to this day are still hearing cases and this remain an ongoing subject of interpretation and perspectives. I…

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    Allegiance, then a non-denominational prayer in which students were to recognize their independence upon God. Then, in 1962, a parent sued on behalf of his child, arguing that the law violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, as made applicable to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case was moved all the way to the Supreme Court, which resulted in a six to one vote in favor of the plaintiff. The judges stated that the school could not force…

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    petition referred to as the freedom of expression, our first amendment. Freedom of Religion has been hugely up for debate on the continuously evolving changes. Freedom of Religion is followed by the establishment clause that prohibits the establishment by congress and the “free” exercise clause prohibits government from interfering with individuals’ practice of religion. Every time there seems to be a case the government majority of the time benefits. In the Engel v.…

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    Comas In Grammar Moves

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    realized that it may be more the matter of recognizing what the independent clause actually is in the sentence and then separating it properly from the dependent clause. The text refers to this as essential and nonessentially information. The “Purdue OWL” website has a section on “Extended Rules for Using Commas,” that helped clarify what is actually the independent clause. You see, in my mind, I think that the dependent clause is also essential information because it provides detailed…

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    A) A noncompetition clause, otherwise known as restrictive covenant or covenant not to compete, is a provision in an agreement that blocks one party from taking part in competition with another party by working 1) in a specific field, 2) inside a particular geographic range, and 3) for given time period. An elegantly composed noncompetition arrangement will keep a doctor from exercising inside a specific topographical region encompassing the employer or the employer 's clinic connections…

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    Emoluments Clause

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    The emoluments clause, borrowed from a "17th century Dutch statute…was chiefly aimed at the practice among European royalty of lavishing gifts on foreign diplomats, but it was written to cover all officers." (McLaughlin, 2017). The emoluments clause applies to all federal officers, including congress, U.S. federal judges, vice president, and the president. The constitution defines emoluments under the compensation clause, which prohibits the president from receiving emoluments from a state of…

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    Hershey Park Essay

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    the paragraph how after leaving Hersheypark, the family is going to return home. Thus, I propose removing the phrase “for home” and ending the sentence after “leave”. Pg1, P2, L1 - Because “as we got on the ride” is a dependent clause, and it is followed by an independent clause, there should be a comma after the word “ride” and before “we” in order to correctly grammatically connect the two…

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