Double majority

comical, is exactly what Alex de Tocqueville was talking about when he wrote Tyranny of the Majority. His theories and observations are still relevant today present not only in silly TV shows but in governments around the world, especially the United States. Tocqueville starts his argument is that the Constitution of the United States is written to give power to the majority of the population, the majority being an entity by its self not many individuals. America has worked with the same…

“Democratic governments that the empire of the majority is absolute; for in democracies, outside the majority is nothing that resist of” (235). He’s clearly stating that the U.S is run by a Democracy, but within that Democracy is a ruling/living by majority, and all this leads to a tyranny. Before, I get into the bashing that Tocqueville gives the U.S, I want to talk about his justifications for a majority. He states, “The moral empire of the majority is founded in part on the idea that there is…

Queensland Double Jeopardy Provisions Double Jeopardy is a technicality law based upon the assumption that one cannot be repeatedly prosecuted in a criminal trial by either the jury, judge or appeal of court judges ("Questioning Double Jeopardy", 2016). This notion has been in existence for 800 years and originated from English Common Law. The double jeopardy protection averts three scenarios, a retrial for a crime that would attract a 25-year or more sentence if the original acquittal is…

I am going to begin this essay with a heartfelt apology. I wanted to get this out of the way because this is going to be a very opinionated essay, comparable to that found within the last two pages of the online reading Art Without Boundaries. Unlike the aforementioned reading, I do not believe art has cultural boundaries. Neither in the past and especially not in today’s multi-culturally embracing society. There used to be an understanding that (good) art transcends all boundaries. Up…

Irony in Good Country People Good Country People by Flannery O’Conner, touches upon the identities of Christians of Southern America and also focuses on the part played by intellectualism and physical challenges in the development of identity of individuals. The entire plot is spiced with tearing irony. There are four clear sections in the story emphasizing the relationships between four prime characters. The irony of the story encompasses the social and religious parameters and the rude outlook…

the defendant of the crime. In this body of work, the key points involved in the court determining the lawfulness of the use of force, the fundamental difference between the castle doctrine and the stand your ground law, the overall role in the double jeopardy clause, the basic features of the adversarial system and lastly the authors’ opinion in the speedy trial section of the sixth amendment, if it is necessary or not and the reasons why will be…

“Before the time of Beethoven the double bass was… invaluable to the ensemble but possessing little individuality. Beethoven… used it for special effects, making it humorous in the scherzo of the Fifth Symphony and notably eloquent in the recitatives of the Ninth Symphony.” During the classical…

Cain’s Double Indemnity, both the authors use hard-boiled fictions to highlight the effect of corruption within Los Angeles to the characters’ actions and attitudes. Chandler and Cain use their protagonist’s detailed narration to show us their viewpoint of their…

most loving man I have had the pleasure of having in my life.Six foot, Dark, and dread locks past his waist, he looked like a big scary gorilla but on the contrary he was a big soft teddy bear. Well he was a great father we all knew he was living a double life. My mom , his wife so in love with him and meant her vowels “through thick and then” just turned head and looked the other way. She never could really leave him for good . He owned a motorcycle shop. Which resulted in normal weekend trips…

The double bass had a traditional look to it, yet it had an audio jack. Willem played the double bass by plucking with his fingers rather than playing with a bow, which is to be expected of a jazz double bassist. The double bass was very quiet, soft, and in the audible background compared to the other instruments. Willem Paynter appears to be an all-around musician…