Plain view doctrine

The people of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are considered peculiar by people both within the church and non-members. This may be for different reasons but I think most people can tell that those of the LDS faith are unlike most other people in this world. This can be for many things, but I think a big part of it is the Word of Wisdom. So my question is, “Is the Word of Wisdom essential for the members of the LDS faith?” As the world and society continue to change, many things…

The Fourteenth amendment to US Constitution guarantees the right to privacy along with other fundamental human rights. On the other hand, the Constitution does not review privacy as an explicit human right. The purpose of right to privacy is to protect the privacy of homes, beliefs, the private lives of individuals and their professions. The right defends US citizens from governmental interference into their private lives and ensures confidentiality of personal data. It is also an element of…

those who are not familiar with the teachings of the Church of Christ, it is an old school church. Women could not wear pants; instruments were not allowed; and, anyone who did not believe what we believed was going to hell—plain and simple. Even as a child, I found this doctrine troubling and questioned it. Why would God send someone to Hell for simply worshiping in a different way? Why do I have to wear a dress? Why can’t we use instruments? This doesn’t make sense. Am I the only one who…

Storytelling: the mythological art of Hinduism in aspects of transmitting and performing devotion Storytelling, as expressed by Johari is a human activity which is “as old as the humanity itself. (P.1)” While mythologies, being the collections of explanatory stories that serves to anchor people’s understanding on both the natural and cultural, tangible and intangible world are shared universally. Hinduism, particularly favors the heavy use of mythological stories as a vehicle that can transmit…

In C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe the action begins when Lewis’s quote “And then Lucy saw that there was a light ahead of her; not a few inches away from where the back of the wardrobe ought to have been, but a long way off. Something cold was falling on her” (Lewis 7). The four young English siblings referred to as “The Pevensies” moved to a friend’s house in the country due to WWII. The sibling’s parents wanted them unharmed during the war. The four siblings traveled to…

Batman as Joker, and Spiderman as the Green Goblin. Portraying heroes as villains and the latter as heroes was his specialty. In order to make this work, Stephen Crane not only depicted both sides of a character, but also lived in his own contradictions. Following the Civil War, slaves were freed, but the minds of the people were still enslaved. Crane’s own life contradictions enabled him to publicize the idea that no one could be judged, whether it be because there are too many things going on…

Due Process There are several Amendments within the United States Constitution twenty-seven to be exact, that have a noticeable impact on the way criminal offenders are processed through the criminal justice system in America. There are few of the rights guaranteed to criminal defendants by the U.S. Constitution that have a more tangible impact on the handling of offenders throughout the criminal justice system in the United States. These Amendments are the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and the 14th…

In recent times, many academic scholars and researchers have given great attention to the breakdown of the Native American culture. Ancient traditions that were once part of everyday life is slowly fading away for many amongst this group of people as a result of acculturation and assimilation. This paper seeks to explore the book, “Genocide of the Mind,” written by, Marijo Moore, in order to gain a better understanding of the genocide of Native American identity. This paper will also explore the…

not enjoyed operational or strategic success in wars in Afghanistan or Iraq. There have been tactical successes, but often those successes have been a contributing factor to operational failure as military leaders ignore their counterinsurgency doctrine, striving to conduct major combat actions. A key contributor in Western failure has been the lack of integration of operations and intelligence in conventional forces. Intelligence is necessary to create knowledge that leads to the discovery…

“idea” enabled the scholars and thinkers to do an in-depth examination of the doctrines and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church in the light of Scripture. McGrath brings to light in his study the shortcomings of the teachings of Catholicism and the abuses of the clergy hierarchy which brought about the need for change. This dangerous idea brought about questions such as “Who gave the Pope the authority to add to the plain teaching of Scripture?” In many ways the dangerous idea was…