Majority rule

The memory of the Khmer Rouge and the prison facility S-21 is one that is shadowed by repressed memories, lack of knowledge of the events, and apathy of the horrors that took place. By analyzing the similarities, differences, and the purpose of the book and movie we can see the issues that we have today in memorializing the genocide in Cambodia. The book Voices from S-21, and the movie Khmer Rouge: Killing machine, try and address the misconceptions that the perpetrators have in their…

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES INTRODUCTION Mort Smith (hereinafter “Defendant”) has been served by Rick Sanchez (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) in an action of unlawful detainer pursuant to West’s Ann.Cal.C.C.P. §1161. Defendant declares, as a special appearance in support of a motion to quash service of summons on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction see. Defendant was never properly served with the summons and complaint in this action. As of the date of execution of this declaration,…

The South-East Asian Refugees’ Experience of Intersectionality in America Intersectionality has been widely used by social scientists to explain social identities in relation to systems of oppression. Some of the areas the term has been applied include race, gender, and class due to their interconnectivity. From Eric Tang’s “Organizing in Poor Immigrant Communities: Starting from Scratch in the Bronx”, “How Refugees Stopped the Bronx from Burning,” and Maliha Safri and Julie Graham’s “The…

Overview of Haven The land of Haven is filled with greatness and beauty. It was a peaceful land that had a great treaty, but everything beautiful must fall. The land was also filled with warfare. Town and villages broken apart of because of meaningless war. For the people that don't concern itself with the war may find Haven filled with treasure of opportunity. Each hold has its story and each hold has its secrets. Lets hope that Haven can be a peaceful island in the end. More info can be…

When I began reading Jonathan Kozol’s Amazing Grace (1995), I was struck by a quotation early on that described the South Bronx area of New York City he would further explore throughout the book: The houses in which these children live, two thirds of which are owned by the City of New York, are often as squalid as the houses of the poorest children I have visited in rural Mississippi, but there is none of the greenness and the healing sweetness of the Mississippi countryside outside their…

For example, Tunica County illustrated one of the highest percentage of families living below the poverty level of 50.5 percent, and the highest unemployment which was 17 percent, with the exception of Humphreys and Yazoo, all selected counties in the Mississippi Delta were marked by double-digit unemployment rates and high family poverty rates, from 27.9 percent in Washington County. Regardless, of how poverty is measured deprived people that deal with the challenges of being poor are more…

their action and to their circumstances. The first principle regards the youth’s well-being, which is reflected in the belief that “young people should be detained only as a last resort”, in accordance with the UNCRC and the UNSMRAJJ 'The Beijing Rules ', both of which maintain that “children should be deprived of liberty for the shortest appropriate period of time” (AIHW, 2016). Moreover, according to the CCPA 1987 Section 33 (2) on the scale of sentencing, detention is only considered when…

Modern Issues and Applications Both majority and minority parties have utilized the filibuster and the vague rules surrounding it to pursue individual party agendas. For example, during the 113th Congress (2013-2015) changes to the “tracking” technique occurred when minority Republicans agreed to not filibuster legislation so long as the Democratic majority allowed them to suggest amendments. This restricted the Democrat Majority Leader’s ability to block the Republican minority from adding…

people can rule directly or by electing representatives. In order for authority to be given to the people in a democracy, a majority of the people has to agree with one another. For example, the public gets heard through the people and government interprets “by the people” by the majority of the people. This sounds extremely similar to the majoritarianism model of democracy. The definition of majoritarianism is rule by a majority, especially the belief that those constituting a simple majority…

manage the affairs of the company. That is for the shareholders and the directors” . From this statement we can understand that the control and power of a company is vested in the shareholders. Normally things are dealt by vote. So the majority shareholders have the majority voting powers which gives them the control of the company. This narrows down the rights of the minority. And this restricts the…