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    Student Council Essay I think I would make an excellent member of Muir,s Student Council for many reasons. Some of the traits I have that are useful to Student Council are leadership, trustworthiness, responsibility, confidence, intelligence and commitment. I am also a fun person to be around because I am enthusiastic, energetic, outgoing, creative, passionate and so much more! I do a great job working independently and with others, I think this is a great opportunity to be around and work with…

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    The reasons why I wish to serve in the Miramar Youth Advisory Council is because I want to be more involved in my community, I am also very interested in learning more about the municipal government but most importantly I want to gain real world experiences. I feel that by being a part of the Miramar Youth Advisory Council I would be more involved in my community. I think it’s very important for me to be a part of my community because I always hear people talking about how Miramar needs changes…

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    Paquete Habana Case Study

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    Please illustrate using Paquete Habana, found at DRW pp. 82-85, and related readings. In the case of the Paquete Habana, the U.S. Navy captured two fishing vessels (the Paquete Habana and the Lola) during the Spanish-American War, both of which were sailing under the Spanish flag in and out of Havana while there was a blockade in effect. The Paquete’s crew was unaware of the blockade. Both ships were taken to Florida and sold at auction after a district court ruled that they were not “exempt…

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    section 2 of the HRA as per “to take into account” Strasbourg interpretations . This requirement along with the proportionality principle that the ECtHR employs, allows Strasbourg judges to bound UK courts in a way that serves the sole interest of the Council and not the country. Adding to their criticism, Conservatives also mention section 3 of the HRA, which allows domestic courts to derogate from statutes by interpreting provisions as widely as alienation with the Convention requires. One…

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    have to work to maintain our family, affording the high cost of living, either by our choice or just to earn for the sake of cost of living expenses. City councils officials have chose to be in that field by their own interest, by interacting with people, by serving their community and decide best for their citizens. To have a job as a city council official is not an easy position to obtain. The citizens of the official’s county or borough go through the decision-making process of electing the…

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    article 3 in relation to applicant’s life imprisonment without the prospect of release, which amounts to inhuman treatment. In any case, the European Court of Human Rights referred to a wide range of information from the United Nations and Council of Europe to support the decision that prisoners on whole life orders should be offered not only the rehabilitation but also the possibility of release when they realize rehabilitation. In Europe, the rehabilitative approach must be applied to…

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    Fontevraud Research Paper

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    FOUNDATION Abbayi itinerant preacher, Robert dArbrissel is the origin of the foundation, in 1101, the abbey of Fontevraud, which was directed by women, including many from the family of the Bourbons. By Ivan Cloulas. The foundation of Fontevraud is part of the vast movement of spiritual renewal xil "century. Under the influence of a charismatic preacher they leave everything and follow him at désert. In general, as Grandmont, hermitic center famous domain Plantagenets genet, a monastic…

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    Currently, I am the sophomore class treasurer of the high school’s student council but my civic responsibilities did not start there. I have held an elected position in student council since the sixth grade. While serving in the middle school, my fellow council members and I were instrumental in working with the administration in the decision making and design of the new playground. I have devoted countless hours to student council in order to make school better for the students. I have also…

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    Democratic Deficit The plurality of Eurosceptic people argue that the European Union has a democratic deficient and I believe they are correct. The EU is fairly removed from individual nation-state governments and lack of accountability results in the loss member-state soverignty (Coughlan 2004). A democratic deficit refers the involvement of citizens in decision-making, and it is a foundational part of a legitimate government (Follesdal and Hix 2006). As discussed earlier, EU law is…

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    Crusades Religious Factors

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    “The Crusades - the most signal and most durable monument of human folly that has yet appeared in any age or nation.” (David Hume) Typically, historians question the events of history, how they happened, when they happened, or even if they happened. In the case of the Holy Crusades, however, the events, and how they occurred are not the source of contention amongst historians. Instead, the motivating factors that initiated the Holy Crusades are under scrutiny. Religion and its involvement…

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