Petition

First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Many would agree that this amendment is the most important in the Bill of Rights because the three things it addresses are things our daily lives revolve around. The line, “Congress shall make no…

equal rights began in the first sentence when they introduce themselves as “American citizens” which they had never previously been able to call themselves (Foner, Voices of Freedom 2). This terminology of citizenship, which began this persuasive petition, was eventually the same terminology used in the 14th Amendment which, at the time, gave all American men who were also citizens, the right to vote. After the mentioning of the Constitution, the authors tactically introduced God into the…

There are two types of cities that existed in Texas, they are home-rule cities and general-law cities. In the state of Texas, there are approximately 900 general-law cities and 350 home–rule cities (Brown, pg. 81). The general rule is the population of the city that determines if the city in general-law or home-rule. General-law cities operate under the legislature laws, the city have very limited power. However, home-rule cities have the power to pass any regulation of laws that do not…

Fatal Flaws On the Face Of The Petition and in Testimony The lack of jurisdiction is apparent on the face of the petition. On forms DV-100 pg. 1 and DV-110 pg. 1, the petitioner describes the respondent as an “ex-friend”. (exhibit, exhibit). An “ex-friend”, someone with whom one has a platonic relationship, does not satisfy the standard of a domestic relationship set forth in Family Code section 6211.1 Consider a similar case, the petitioner and appellant, hereon Oriola, appealed the dismissal…

Adjudicatory hearing – This is the actual trial that occurs in a juvenile case. The judge in this hearing will determine whether the facts in the petition (which will be defined separately) are actually true. This decision is made after the judge hears all of the information, along with any testimony. The entire process in an adjudicatory hearing is similar to some of the structure in that of an adult trial, but the hearing is a bit more controlled and without a large amount of the “adversarial…

Black men and women believed that it was finally time to have the rights and privileges that were awarded to others. For example, in the document, “Petition of Black Residents of Nashville”, Foner shares a petition written to the delegates of the state by a group of freed black men residing in Nashville. This petition was a plea for immediate freedom of blacks, abolishment of slavery, and the right for men to vote. Throughout this document, the freedmen explain that blacks have been…

The purpose of this memo is to analyze the effectiveness of the rhetorical approach of the Petition for Alien Relative form application using different techniques and criterion. After analyzing this application form in detail, it fulfils most of the technical communications but there is still room for improvement so that it will be accessible to a wider range of audiences. In this rhetorical analysis, I decided to use the five criteria that we discussed in class: whether or not the application…

brief description of the Resource Mobilization theory, we may conclude that Resources Mobilization theory represents the prefect vehicle to examine MoveOn.org model, the movement relays totally on the enthusiasm manifested by its members toward a petition. This enthusiasm shall significantly influence the number of activists, the amount of donations collected and the relationships with the different stake holders. Therefore it shall determine the degree of success of the action. MoveOn.org is by…

the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” ( U.S. Constitution. amend. I). In Amendment one, it discloses that Congress cannot interfere with one's freedom of beliefs. Also it mentions that Congress…

time. Each of these actions reveal the nature of Nehemiah’s sentiment toward the crisis that he and his people were facing. But as he enters into the the space of prayer, Nehemiah is not merely interested in expressing emotion, but in making bold petitions in metaphorical language, namely, let “your ear be attentive” and “your eyes open” (v. 6). But the eyes that see and the ears that hear are certainly aware of the sins that the people have committed. Therefore, a confession is in order.…