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    109, 92(5) and 92A of the Constitution Act, 1867. Although the SCC recognized that Treaty 3 was signed with by the federal government in 1873, the Court asserted that an agreement should be “between the Ojibway and the Crown.” The Court also found that under s. 109, 92(1) and 92A, Ontario has…

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    John Scopes Research Paper

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    John T. Scopes John Thomas Scopes was born 3 August, 1900, in Paducah Kentucky. At a young age, Scopes family moved to Illinois, first to Danville, then eventually settling in Salem. Johns father, Thomas, and mother, Mary, made sure to educate their five children as much as possible. They often made the children read literature and philosophy. Thomas Scopes, an Englishman, was said to have stepped off the boat in Galveston, TX with four books, including Darwin’s Origin of Species .Thomas Scopes…

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    1. Why does Frankfurt think BS is worse than lying? Explain in detail. - Although both a liar and bullshitter are abusing the truth, Frankfurt believes that bullshitting is worse than lying because when someone tells a lie they are concerned about keeping the truth from the person/s they are lying to. A bullshitter does not care about these things. The only thing that matters to the bullshitter is being able to get away with not telling the truth. When someone lies, they always have to keep one…

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    The picture is a painting of men at a battle and depicts the battle of Lexington and Concord. The battles of Lexington and Concord were the initial military engagements the marked the start of the American Revolution. The battles marked the start of armed conflict between the thirteen colonies in British America and the kingdom of Great Britain. The British government had made arrangement to resist the enforcement of alterations made to the colonial government after the Boston Tea party. The…

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    the first abolitionists. Despite the fact that he only had a few years of formal education, Ben Franklin lived in London for several years and held royal appointments. Stamp Act After the Seven Year War, Britain was in financial ruins, looking to make money out of anything possible. That’s when the Stamp Act was signed. The Act imposed the colonists to pay taxes to the British government, over…

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    many causes of the american revolution,but there was three that sparked the revolution. The boston tea party, the intolerable acts, and the battle of lexington and concord are the three main reason. The boston tea party made the king from England mad which led up to tensions between them. Then the intolerable acts is what caused fear after the boston massacre and that act was for americans to provide the british soldiers a room to stay even when they don't want them in the house. Then when…

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    significantly longer or could have even taken conflicts to resolve just like slavery did. The struggle for Women’s suffrage one such prolonged that contained numerous acts of civil disobedience. The fight to gain voting equality across the country lasted decades but was only fully achieved through a plethora of civil disobedience acts, most notably the heads of the National Women’s Party (NWP) becoming political prisoners over their actions and the national uproar causing president Woodrow…

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    people and politics as acts of manipulation. Alternatively, Shakespeare also presents politics as a manifestation of human values and beliefs inherent within people, demonstrating the absence of manipulation in this respect. In addition, Shakespeare himself was a master manipulator and the play as a…

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    Child Soldiers Amnesty

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    these child soldiers becoming who they are because of the drugs. This author’s name is Scott Gates who wrote “Think Again: Child Soldiers” , in this article he wrote “It was often coerced children, and often high or drunk ones, who perpetrated the acts.” This meaning that the children did get “high” off the drugs and brainwashed from the…

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    Terrorism And Motivation

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    difference in this sense. It is an act that is carried out by those motivated for what they view as something bigger in their eyes. There are various opinions and views on the acts of terrorism. Some are in understanding while others are in outrage and view this topic as solely one-sided. Regardless of ones opinion on the matter, it is important to understand all sides of what can motivate individuals on acts of terrorism as well as what could draw one away from acts of terrorism. Disengaging…

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