English law

Dear Prime Minister, As you know, the UK is not in its finest economic state. I am writing to give you a possible way out: legalise cannabis. Right now you are probably fighting against this idea instinctively, but I would like you, just until the end of my letter, to keep a completely open mind (it can not do any harm). Cannabis, hemp, marijuana, whatever you want to call it, is the most widely used illegal drug in the UK. Alcohol and tobacco are also popular, widely consumed drugs.…

With those two things in mind, shouldn’t a person have the right to defend themselves to the fullest extent that they can? IV. However, it is not possible to defend yourself to the fullest in Wisconsin due to the fact that the current law prohibits civilians from carrying weapons. V. The solution to this is to legalize the right to carry a concealed weapon. VI. There are three primary advantages as to why Wisconsin should legalize the right to carry a concealed weapon. a. It can increase…

Often it cannot be determined for sure what they really think. There is a mixture of admiration, suspicion, and most often a lot of nervousness about dealing with someone who doesn't look or act like the Japanese. It is very hard for non-Japanese to get an apartment, or a loan, credit card, etc in Japan. There is no logical or rational explanation for this conflict -- since Japanese do not think in a logical, rational fashion, at least in western terms. If you look at Japanese TV advertisements,…

evidence found to prove any deterrence is taking place. If anything there has been a complete opposite movement in society. Thirteen have de-criminized the possession of a small amount of marijuana and fourteen states as well as Washington DC have passed laws to allow Marijuana to be used for medical purposes (CNBC). As more and more states start legalizing marijuana in these ways it begins to send a message across the nation that marijuana is not as bad as prohibition had proposed it to…

He is not a reliable narrator because he is emotionally unstable. Poe heightens the tension and fear running through the mind of the narrator. There is a clear connection between the language used by the narrator and his psychological state. The narrator switches between calm, logical statements and quick, irrational outbursts. Poe effectively conveys panic in the narrator’s voice, and the reader senses uneasiness and growing tension in the story. 4. He is unreliable a narrator because he…

So why would a person want to put something into their mouth and suck on it till addictive toxins go inside the lungs and do damage? Individuals who indulge in this habit claim that cigarettes have a calming effect when they feel stressed. At least that’s what two of my friends used to tell me in high school. The reason for the calming effect is due to nicotine delivered from tobacco by smoking. The very rapid absorption of nicotine (nicotine takes just ten seconds to reach the brain once smoke…

In the article, “Uber Regulations Would Stifle the Transportation Free Market”, the author is trying to convey the point that regulations on the companies such as Uber and Lyft will only benefit the insurance companies while actually hurting the free market of transportation because this will cause less people to use the car-sharing and thus make the companies move out of California. The following essay will break down the article in order to give the reader an understanding of the author’s…

violation of a suspects rights it is important to look at was the law says. Miranda v. Arizona established that a defendant must be read their rights prior to custodial interrogation; if an offender is in jail he is in fact in legal custody, so he must be read his rights prior to law enforcement questioning. If an informant questions another inmate in exchange for personal benefits, i.e. a lighter sentence, he is indeed acting on behalf of law enforcement and this is a violation of the…

As I sit back and reflect on my time in law school, one of my proudest accomplishments is seeing how much I’ve grown as a public speaker, but something weird happened Wednesday afternoon. After completely bombing my presentation during the students’ visit to SJU I tried to make sense of what happened. The last time I was that nervous during a presentation was freshman year of college, my first public speech in a Communications class. On Wednesday, before the speech I wasn’t nervous, as I walked…

David Cole in “Five Myths about Immigration” simply takes about the five common myths of immigration in the United States. The five myths being that immigrants are overrunning the country, immigrants take jobs from natural born citizens, immigrants drain societies resources, aliens and immigrants don’t assimilate to our culture, and immigrants are not entitled to constitutional rights. All of these myths are displayed to be completely wrong and were created out of ignorance fueled by fear/lack…