... 's enemy. Ralph tried to be a good and democratic leader. He wanted them to make laws so that they could live in a civilized way. Jack on the other hand was like a dictator. He forced the children to obey him by violence and threats. In the begining the children followed Ralph but gradually they turned against him and joined Jack. They became wilder and wilder. They painted their ... like dancing around a head of a boar. The children obeyed Jack in everything without questioning. They even killed two of their friends. Ralph was desperate. He was chased by Jack who tired to kill him. Jack...

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... greater. 115 million Americans who consume alcohol, 85 percent rarely become intoxicated; with drugs, intoxication is the whole idea. As you all know alcohol consumption in the United States averaged 2.6 gallons per person per year. It fell to 0.73 gallons during the Prohibition decade, then doubled to 1.5 gallons in the decade after repeal, and is now back to 2.6 gallons. So illegality suppressed usage to a third or ... a fourth of its former level. At the same time, incidence of cirrhosis of the liver fell by half. Also by making this entire illegal drug legal won ... 't lower the per...

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... these controversies that carries subtantial weight today is that of the death penalty. The death penalty should be abolished because it is a risky punishment in which the final judgement is made by a human jury, and it takes away a person's right to live. What I mean when I say that the death penalty is a risky punishment is that the judgement made could be wrong, therefore killing an innocent person ... are many "precautions" made to make sure this does not happen, but the jury is only human. Because the jury is human, they rely highly on their emotions to make their judgments. The law...

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... contains over 4,000 man-made chemicals, 43 of which are known to cause cancer. Marijuana smoke contains THC and CDC, which are not linked to any kind of precancerous changes in the human body. With this being said, it is safer to smoke marijuana than cigarettes because you are at a much lower risk of developing precancerous cells or any other smoke related ... can smoke something much less harmful. Each year approximately 20,000 people die from prescription drug overdose and this number is growing steadily. The number of painkiller overdoses has now surpassed the combined total of heroi...

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... "either by withholding or conferring signs of group status and respect, or more directly by channeling material resources toward or away from particular members (475)." Also included in social relations is the fact that people do not commit crimes because their family and friends would look down upon them if they did. Second, a person's normative values include ... , "is regarded as a reservoir of loyalty on which leaders can draw, giving them the discretionary authority they require to govern effectively (477)." Legitimacy has three possible objects including authorities, the regime, an...

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... is also harmful to there body and kills the very important brain cell and can even cause brain damage. Most kids get started in drugs because of peer pressure and they think there cool if they do it. Kids feel the need to have a gun for protection the local law enforcement isn't giving so they feel the need to take the law into there own hands. Are teens to ... rebellious for there own good? I don't think kids are scared of getting caught. The practices put in place by the law enforcement does not strike fear into teens like they ... think it does. The kids see it as a game of not gett...

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... Many may view Creon's decision to kill his niece Antigone to be cruel and inhumane. However, in his defense, this decision was the only one that would gain him a certain respect in the eyes of his people. He struggles through his role as king and works hard to prove to the people of the kingdom that he is a worthy ruler. King Creon locked himself into a commitment ... in issuing a decree warning of the ensuing death of whoever buries Polynices. He made this declaration before knowing that his niece, Antigone, had been the "culprit," and couldn't back out of his pledge. Creon's main conc...

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... that led to the different endings. Since the movie Westside story took place in present time New York. The level of civility, the amount of individual freedom, the laws, the loyalty and friendship between the people made a big difference in how the story was performed and how it ended. In the movie Westside story the party was planned by the owner of the gym. Both gangs the Sharks and the Jets came to the party. In the play written by ... William Shakespeare, the Capulets planned the party ... ...

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... grew more and more weary of politicians during the previous decade of political and administrative failures. Since he was regarded as a national hero due to his massive successes on the battlefield and had virtually no current political identity in the midst of corrupt political figures, he was the best candidate for a new France. Once in power, Napoleon saw the need to draft a new constitution to keep his ... people content and at the same time reinforce his position as ruler of france. With ... the Code Napoleon, he sought to give france one uniform set of laws, and to maintain ... ...

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... around me. I simply cannot understand why I have to wait to be 21. I feel that I am speaking for a lot of kids my age. Adults may not be aware of this but us young adults cares alo6 and has the sufficient amount of knowledge to be able to vote for both federal and state elections. My brother is two years younger than I am and when he ... turns 18 he will be able to fight for his country, it just makes no sense to me. I want to be able to vote for what I believe in. It is not official yet ... but I believe that I heard in the news that a 26th amendment is being proposed to congress to l...

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... what will not accept or want this change even though it is an obvious necessity. A government is a necessity and no matter how it is put together the people must surrender some of there natural rights for it to succeed. Therefore it makes sense to come under one stronger central government than to allow this union to split up into many separate, smaller ... cheaper to run one united government than thirteen separate ones. This will allow for a more prosperous overall union. The original Idea that the separate states could exist separately and act as one in concert was incorrect. Each in...

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... not at all. If someone is attacking you and you can't call the cops, you should able to fight for yourself (Martin S. etc.). Most people would call the police but the time in between from when you call the police and the time they actually get to you can be long or short. You protect ... yourself as much as you need to until the cops get there. That is ... why Stand Your Ground laws should exist because cops aren't always around to protect you and for ... abuse their power. Yes, trained cops should protect citizens because that is what they are there for, but many cases have happened ...

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Should We Have the Decision? In society, many laws are established to protect the members of the community. When do these laws begin to cross the line with the intention of protecting us from ourselves? Do people of adult age need a law to guide them, or can adults be trusted to protect themselves? An example of this type of law is the seatbelt law. The seatbelt law allows policemen to ... pull a person over on a highway or road to fine them for not wearing a seatbelt. The purpose of this law was to save more lives in vehicular accidents. Failure to wear a seatbelt has ... of seatbelts is ju...

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... by three fourths of the state, which is very difficult to do. The second way, which has been used once, is that it has to be approved by special conventions held in the states. Since the constitution has been written only 17 amendments have been added. The 13 through 15 were made for the purpose of the Civil War. The thirteenth abolished slavery, the fourteenth gives citizenship to ... slaves, and the fifteenth allows the people to vote no ... matter the race, color, or if they were a slave. The eighteenth is the probation on alcohol, which was ... ...

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... people's decisions and mind sets and can have an impact on their feelings, confidence, exedra. The next pseudoscience is Palmistry. Palmistry is another word for Palm readings. Medical research shows that a number of diseases of genetic disorders can be diagnosed by studying the lines in the palm. It is unknown and really up to ones belief if personality be interrupted or if ... the future can be told. Palmistry is really a type of scam because the palm reader watches everything that you ... of a reading. Numerology is next. Numerology is the calculating of a person's "magic number" bas...

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... can function efficiently and effectively. These rules reflect the attitudes of a community which exist in relation to specific types of behaviour and the community belief that these actions should be punished. Is "Justice" available for everyone living in australia? Justice, it is the principle of fair treatment or conduct, but is it really so fair? Back in the days when laws first came into practice, Justice ... was not important when it came to punishing. To the Babilonians justice was payback. The British beleived that ... if a person was guilty then the gods would send them a sign. ...

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Marijuana is a harmful drug. People under estimate the dangers of this futile drug. In fact, people protest for the legislation of marijuana. Are these people mad? Of course they are if the use marijuana, its been proven it leads to mental problems, depressions and low sperm count in males. As a current member of MOCAM, Mothers Of Christianity Against Marijuana, I feel marijuana should not be legalized because it ... leads to harder drugs, will increase the amount of users ... . It doesn't matter we send them to jail for up to a year for simple possession because they"ll become heroine heads ...

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... look at things. I believe in real life situations, there are more things that need to be added to the first principle. Religion would be a very high influence for me when looking at the paradigm. I don't believe that my religious standpoint would hinder me protecting the constitution or my mission to greatly or at all. I will need to know that religion may guide my thoughts but I will ... have to overcome it to do my job and respect the oath that I have taken. Family would also be another tough decision to decide between. Family would be on my triangle in the first principle, although i...

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... Age to 18 I believe that the drinking age should be lowered to 18. In the early 60's the government changed the drinking age to 21. I believe that if we are old enough to drive, vote, smoke, and go to war for the country then we should be able to drink. I think that if they changed the age there would be actually less kids going on binge drinking sprees. First ... , I would like to know how can our country give 18 year olds the ... drink. I know that not every 18 year old is mature but if you think about neither is every 21 year old or even every 40 year old for that matter. To me matur...

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... a business." At common law individuals" actions and circumstances have illustrated how a business is "carried on". The ordinary notion of "a business which is carried on" implies continuity but recurrence of transactions was not the most important consideration for Dawson J when deciding if a partnership relationship existed in United Dominion Corporation Ltd v Brian Pty Ltd. "Whilst the phrase "carrying on a business" contains an element of continuity or repetition ... in contrast with an isolated transaction which is not to be repeated the decision of this court in Canny Gabriel...sug...

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... branches: executive, legislative, and judicial branch. The executive branch- two leaders of the branch, the consuls, were elected for one year by the upper class. They supervised the senate and ordered the Roman army during wars. Other member of the executive branch was tax collectors, mayors, and city people in positions of power in cities. The legislative branch- the senate ran most of the legislative branch, the senate was a group of 3oo male citizens ... , they could tell the counsels how much money ... ...

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... this law fair to all. If we simply added the option for American's to also exclude government agencies and charities of their choice this newly enacted law would become more constitutional. By doing this it would be beneficial in many ways. First it would solve many of the arguments concerning whole political debate and the legality of this do-not-call list since many of ... the opposing point of view stem from the argument that the government has excluded itself from it. This would also stop all unwanted intrusions into ... happiness and by siding with this we are pursuing are form of...

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... founding fathers saw how carelessly our government has disregarded liberty and justice they would be in no way at all pleased. In my opinion the sheer disregard of individual human rights by our current government is a total ignorance of what our founding fathers fought for. The last option to the people of the United States of America is a revolution. But because our people have lost sight of ... justice and liberty, they do not have the desire or will to do so thus eliminating any ... be infringed." There was no other nation on earth that offered more freedom than the USA. This broug...

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... it is. Consequently, I think the flag does follow the Constitution in that aspect. The reason for this conclusion is that the flag represents the American Revolution Era, to me, because the red represents blood meaning lives lost, the white represents freedom, and the original stars represented the colonies that was established. Therefore the flag does follow the Constitution in the aspect representing one race. I think the flag should follow the Constitution. For the simple reason the constitution is what makes ... America-America. The Constitution makes us ... ...

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... you want to be Christian, you can; if you want to be homosexual, you can. Nothing is holding you back in life today from being what you want. Within the law it is virtually an open society. And with people being these so called controversial things people do not approve of people ... is right or wrong. It may be wrong telling us what to do but for us to be tolerant, they must. Tolerance is needed for everything to move and flow smoothly. With the government taxing everything and enforcing laws that in my opinion are not very fair, we need to be tolerant to a degree. ... With such laws as...

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