Obscenity law

Luther King Jr.). This quote by King describes how morality cannot ultimately be dictated by laws, but behavior can be. True morality comes from the heart and laws won’t cause someone have a morality change. Moral behavior is very often influenced by both religion and laws in the way that religion can make people think they may be punished in the afterlife for certain actions, laws, and both religion and laws have things that are prohibited that really aren’t “wrong”. Firstly, morality is often…

prison. However, Socrates refuses to escape from prison because he believes he ought to obey the law. Socrates states that the doing of injustice actions is in every single circumstance shameful and wrong for the people who do it. I agree with what Socrates has to say because I believe that we all have a moral duty to obey the laws set by our government. Even today, we are expected to abide by these laws and in return the government provides us with protection and basic qualities of life.…

A Decision to Make Up for the Past Tobias Wolff’s Bullet in the Brain tells the story of the death of the main character, Anders. Anders makes a decision that leads to his death, when he decides to talk back to the gunmen that are robbing the bank he is in. His decision to talk back comes from numerous pressures and motivations. He is pressured by the other victims in the bank, and by one the gunmen. Anders is also pressured by his internal need to preserve his life, and his inability, or…

Megan's Law: The Megan Kanka Murder Megan Kanka was a young, blonde, girl living in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. She was only seven years old when she was raped and murdered by her neighbor, Jesse Timmendequas. He was pictured as a monster to all of America, and his horrific act made headlines across the country. This tragic case is what changed the way registered sex offenders were viewed in the United States, and possibly saved many childrens lives. On July 29th, 1994 Megan was lured into…

Bhakti comes from the Bhagavad Gita and is one of the three paths described within the scripture. The Bhagavad Gita comes from the Hindu epic Mahabharata and it is the council of Arjuna from Krsna. Krsna helps Arjuna with an internal conflict on whether to fight or not. Krsna teaches Arjuna three paths to end his internal conflict. Thus, the Bhagavad Gita show’s these three paths and has become a foundation in Hindu scripture. Krsna teaches or shows Arjuna three paths to self-realization. Among…

The issues at hand call in to question the protection of workers at Pencey Enterprises, as determined by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The two main parties in this case include Robert Ackley, a worker at Pencey Enterprises, and Spencer Antolini, a supervisor at Pencey Enterprises. The four main issues ask: Were the employees partaking in protected concerted activity? Was Ackley’s outburst towards his supervisor, Antolini, protected speech? Was Ackley…

1. In order to maintain Ben & Jerry’s unique company culture, Unilever ensured it took several preemptive measures. First, Unilever agreed to keep the company brand name as Ben & Jerry’s. Normally, Unilever would acquire companies and integrate them into one of their established brands. Preserving the name kept the Ben & Jerry’s brand image of super premium ice cream with a quirky personality. Unilever also promised to retain Ben & Jerry’s employees for a minimum of two years. Retaining…

Freakonomics Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms? Alexis Campbell POLS 1 Summary John Kenneth Galbraith came up with the term “conventional wisdom” which means “the enemy of the truth.” Conventional wisdom is not always true but tends to be simple. An example of conventional wisdom is advertising. Listerine convinced people that bad breath was a disease and that the only way to cure themselves from this disease was to use listerine. Another way that…

Crucible Act III Questions 1. In the beginning of Act III, Miller describes the courtroom III as solemn and forbidding (83). There are several features in the courtroom that make Miller describe the courtroom this way. First, he says there are high windows (83), which makes for an imposing room because it means the walls must be very tall. He also says the walls are made up of different boards and that some of these boards jut out of the wall (83). This shows that the court must be in a…

Ali Mithani Mithani 1 Professor Sharifan GOVT 2305 10/5/17 Liberties or Rights? “Civil Liberties” specifically means the rights that are endowed by the Bill of rights, constitution, and any following cases or legislation. “Civil Rights” on the other hand is meant to make sure that fair, and equal treatment exists against separating factors like race, gender, sexual preferences, interalia. These are similar in the respect that they have both come to being to maintain rights against unfair…