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    Date rape remains a common problem in the United States. Although typically misunderstood and unreported, the crime of unwanted intercourse brought upon by a familiar individual has become a subject of national concern. Authors Camille Paglia and Susan Jacoby express their opposing views as to the cause of the crime in their articles “Rape: A Bigger Danger Than Feminists Know” and “Common Decency”. While Paglia and Jacoby have conflicting arguments, Jacoby's use of ethos, logos and pathos outdo…

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    Early English Piracy Law

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    Since officials exhibited such latitude in determining what constituting an act of piracy, Letters of Marque became crucially important during the seventeenth century to shield sailors from potential charges. English courts clearly identified the legal demarcation between privateers and pirates as early as the fourteenth century. The sovereign issued commissions to privateer captains authorizing them to attack the vessels of specified enemy nations. Since piracy included an element of robbery,…

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    clear and concise evidence in both Ms. Lyubov’s statements regarding the publication and Ms. Lyubov’s actions, or lack thereof, in regards to the arrest reports. Also, the cause of action can be successfully filed because there is a three year statute of limitations in the state…

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    remain functionally separate. Legislature has the legislative power which is the power to make law which in Australia lies with Federal Parliament and various State and Territory Parliaments. The law made by a parliament is called legislation, a statute, or an Act of Parliament. Executive power is the power to administer the law. It is exercised by the executive, which in Australia consists of a Prime Minister, a Premier or a Chief Minister or other ministers (within the related government’s i.e…

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    Discrimination On Pitbulls

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    Malamutes and Huskies who were assumed to be equivalent to wolves. Towards the time of WWI, the Northern breeds were replaced by German Shepherds followed by the Dobermans and Rottweilers and finally the Pit Bulls. Breed-Specific Legislation is a statute or regulation that is directed towards one or more specific breed of dogs. The majority of BSL is focused on breeds traditionally known as “dangerous” or those that have demonstrated particular propensities for aggression and violent…

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    1980 Candidate Research

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    Candidate Research from 1980 Election Ronald Reagan Cynthia Conway Casper College Candidate Research From 1980 Election Ronald Reagan The 1980 presidential election in the United States presented the desire of Americans to seek an alternative to President Jimmy Carter’s liberal policies that were deemed to be failing. Most voters complained about how the economy of the United States had remained stagnant in the 1970’s and thus called for the need to have changes in the White…

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    Medicare Payment Model

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    We thank the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule Medicare Program: Part B Drug Payment Model (CMS-1670-P) published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2016. Under the proposed rule, CMS would implement a two-phase model to test whether alternative drug payment designs will lead to a reduction in Medicare expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The first phase…

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    Leases over 3years must be registered with land register but a licence is terminated whenever requested by the owner. Unless a tenant has exclusive possession there is no lease but a mere licence. This can be shown in the case Street v Mountford [1985], where Ms Wendy Mountford had concluded an agreement with the landlord for exclusive residential occupation (of…

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    Essay On Disabled People

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    In America today, there are over 54 million disabled citizens (LIFE Center for Independent Living). They are the nation’s largest minority, transcending barriers of class, race, sexual orientation, and gender. Some of them are born this way while others acquire their disabilities later in life. They are the victims of accidents, diseases, and genetic conditions. They are your neighbors, your family members, and - should you live long enough - they are also you. At best, the human body is only…

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    I have shown that due to the fact of skin color, one is more likely to be pulled over and serve a longer sentence than that of a non-Hispanic White man. I have shown there is inequality structured within the structure. I have broken it down into three separate races describing what they are most convicted for, how long they are sentenced, and how long they serve their sentence. Racial inequality does exist. This inequality stems from the time of slavery when diversity was not accepted. With…

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