Agencies have discretion and they are able to use that discretion as they see fit. However, when a challenge to that discretion becomes an issue, the court can become involved. The two cases are similar because they are challenging an agency’s discretion, but end with two different outcomes. These are very important cases dealing with constitutional rights. In Heckler v. Chaney, inmates serving a death sentence filed a complaint against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alleging the drugs…
The newer generation live a relatively struggle-free life. However my parents worked all their lives. Most of the earlier generation worked hard to get where they are. Times have changed between the upbringing of my parents and I. I was born in the age of technology and they were not; also we grew up in different settings. First, my parents and I grew up in different technological times. Even tho my parents know about technology they are clueless about it. I have had technology at my disposal…
24 thousand Muslims battled with Greeks in what is known as one of the deadliest battles. It is known as The Battle of Yarmuk. The Muslims killed over 70 thousand Greeks at the Battle. The survivors then fled to countries as far as Mesopotamia, Palestine, Armenia, etc. The Muslims, who were battling the Greeks for Syria, conquered Syria.…
Overarching questions about both episodes: 1. Why did Albert Kahn send photographers around the world for two decades? Give at least two reasons. Albert Kahn sent photographers to promote peace between different cultures. He also sent photographers around the world to allow people to see what life was like for others around the world and for them to understand that they may not be so different from themselves. 2. What events, scenes of everyday life, and themes in Europe and the Middle East did…
ever in the United States. People had to wait in line overnight for gas. The government asked citizens not to put up Christmas lights as to not put an extra strain on energy. The United States had helped Jews crave out part of Palestine to promote the state of Israel. Palestine was a Britain controlled territory. Middle East countries did not like that, the Israel state: slowed down production of oil in protest and many wars broke out. United States had slowed down production of oil at home…
The Rule of Herod King Herod the great was the son of Antipater, his name was a variety of membrs of the royal dynasty which originated in Edom or idmea after adopted by Jewish religion. His kingdom was comprised of Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Idumea, Batanea, and Peraea which reflected the same size of Solomon and David kingdoms. Herod had exceptional leadership skills, but he was disliked by the Jews. He was related by marriage to the Maccabean dynasty, but his attitude toward them was cruel.…
emperor ordered temples to put up statues portraying him, which contradicts with the Jewish beliefs, however the Roman authorities delayed the process in order to prevent problems. The hatred for the Romans began building up, which led the Jews in Palestine to start rebelling; this eventually led to the First Jewish…
the epicenter of the drama”(12). Ari Shavit is foreshadowing the war that happens amongst the Jews and the Arabs by expressing that drama is to take place. Shavit goes on to say “there are more than half a million Arabs, Bedouins, and Druze in Palestine in 1897”(12). Shavit’s grandfather saw that the land of Israel was occupied by another people, but chose to carry on any way. Mentioning another people living in Israel foreshadows that trouble could occur especially when Shavit says, “My great…
indisputable that Jesus’s words convey a powerful and compelling message on how to truly live as a follower of Christ (ESV). In approximately 28 A.D., Jesus delivered his sermon in the main region of his ministry: Galilee, which is located in northern Palestine, east of the Mediterranean Sea. Jesus himself was born in Bethlehem, near Jerusalem, and grew up in Nazareth of…
Discuss the importance of Golda Meir’s role throughout the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973. Golda Meir was an active Zionist and Israeli politician who played a crucial role in the 1967 and 1973 Arad-Israeli Wars. From being a leader in the Histradrut, working as Foreign Minister of Israel and eventually becoming the fourth Prime Minister of the country, Meir’s diplomatic and controversial role in Israeli politics was highlighted. In the lead, up to the Six Day War, Meir’s hard work as…