... will increase. if schools allow this it will seem as if they support cigarette smoking for teens. besides it is an law that tobacco is prohibited from being on school campuses. reasons to ignore the 'cigarettes on campus' request are: avoid parent protests, easier access for a minor, and it is a law already. should tobacco be allowed on campuses, it would set off ... of foul smelling kids in their school? No school! Should this actually happenit would be embarrassing forthe school. Also the parents will startslapping schools with lawsuits. Schools in all should just avoid the criticism ...

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... some kids start experimenting with drugs. The problems of drugs in school and on the street may not be that bad as many people think. But drugs have become more and more common in recent years, particularly among the younger students in school. In order to prevent drugs in the school, some people suggest that high school teachers should search students for the drugs in the ... school. But search is not an automatic right given to anyone, which of course includes teachers. So the question is obvious that whether teachers have the ... right to search students. According to the U.S. laws,...

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... some have failed and the situation has become worse. There are many organizations and volunteer community groups as well as law enforcement, which are continuously trying to make our communities safe. This struggle is known globally as the "War on Drugs". The war on drug and alcohol abuse is a very big ... the dealings that go on. One program that helps do this is the "Just Say No" program taught in the public school system. The "Just Say No" movement was coupled with rigorous law enforcement and produced solid results. One could help this program by encouraging younger students ... not...

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... fourth year of undergraduate study at Northwestern University, I find myself drawn to the study of the law. I believe that a law degree will be the cornerstone of my career; knowledge of the law has value in all human endeavors. During the time I spent immersed in one subject, Economics, at the London School of Economics and Political Science, I learned a great deal about that ... inexact science which dissects human productivity and transactional relations. In addition, I had the opportunity to come to better understand young people from all over the world. Although cultures and langua...

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... want guns kept away from criminals and people with mental problems, but it is a little ironic that they are the same that want the government to stand aside while Sadaam sits on chemical and biological weapons. These are the same that voted against the resolution authorizing the use of force against Sadaam ... , a criminal with mental problems. Gun control will only affect those that obey the law, not criminals. According to data published by the NRA, states with waiting periods have seen increases in homicides. Criminals that cannot pass the required waiting periods or an immediate ... ...

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... supposed to have. As teenagers get older in their upper teens they will be dealing with bigger disobedience issues with more consequences and run-ins with the law. If the law states that the legal drinking age is twenty-one. You will still find a lot of people drinking that are under twenty-one, mostly high school and ... speeding in your car and you are pulled over by the police and given a ticket for speeding. You are told that you will need to appear in court to fight the ticket or pay the speeding fine. So you think that if you throw out some story and the judge that the judge will u...

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... both in and out of season. Developing good citizen-athletes involves defining and developing the relationship from athlete to athlete, from athlete to team, and from athlete to community. Connecting athletes to the community should be an important part of any athletic program. A coach may remind the athletes that ... the community supports them through taxes and through attendance at events, and that they have an obligation to give back to the community in some way. The community is part of their team, and it's role should not go unacknowledged. Questions for discussion ... this question...

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... is absolute fairness a fallacy? The United States allows the people a voice which conflicts with many other countries, achieving a high closeness to equality. However, fair or equal treatment within the criminal justice system could only exist without the human factor. Influence whether due to political reasons or society erases complete balance. Whereas people in governmental power are no doubt educated they are not ... without bias, carried from life, personal and professional experiences. Diversity of culture can bring to the table many views from sympathy to prejudice. Money plays a...

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... time, which means there will be one more person in the prisons for longer. Also, many people go back to prison because they do not meet the rules in their parole agreements. The second reason I believe our incarceration rates are so high, is due to our extremely firm stance on drug offenses. In 1971, President Nixon declared a War on Drugs and you still ... a problem in the United States and there are still many harsh laws in place for drugs that can lead to incarceration. And anything that can lead to more incarceration also leads to higher incarceration rates. The third reason I belie...

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... Garfield Barwick, Sir Edmund Barton and Herbert Vere Evatt are among the many that have had political roles or backgrounds (High Court, date accessed 25 May 2001). Since the controversy surrounding the appointment of Senator Lionel Murphy to the High Court in 1975, High Court justices have been almost exclusively drawn from the Federal, state supreme courts or from the ranks of solicitors-general ... the vital needs of contemporary society when the elected "political" branches of the Federal Government and/or the various State Governments seem to them to be failing to met these needs (Joh...

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... However, from my point of view, abortion should be legalized in Thailand for two main reasons. Firstly, abortion can help prevent the children to have to be born in the cruel world where their family can't give them enough love and care. If a child is born in a family which ... problem such as drugs or robbery causing more problems to the society. Moreover, the parents who are not ready to raise a child would also have a problem. Since most of them are young and still in school, they would have to drop out of school to raise their baby. Undoubtedly, parents who are this ... young and do...

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... Atticus" children have a special love for him, and that he is a great father. One characteristic of a fine father is his ability to tell the truth to his children, something that Atticus always does, even in an awkward situation. Atticus" truthfulness stands out when Scout asks him what rape is. ... of rage, Atticus admits that she is not a pleasant woman, yet he teaches Jem that it was the wrong thing to do, by making him read to her after school. Atticus" punishment was effective because by the end of his months reading duties, Jem learnt a valuable lesson about empathy ... and regrett...

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... on your license. But this hasn't been the first time a law like this was made. The bill to ban cell phone use while driving dates all the way back to 2002 but was turned down until now. Florida quickly got the word out to local high schools and produced public service announcements for the rest of the general public. The ages of 16-35 ... were the largest of offenders when it comes to fatal crashes where distraction played a key role. So it only made sense to get the word out to the high schools. Local news media and papers also made ... the announcements. This event is very similar to...

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... and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use." It is our right through the United States Constitution and the West Virginia State Constitution to keep and bear arms. Some people actually believe if we would make all guns illegal that criminal activities would almost be eliminated, but ... would break the gun law, such as criminals, could make there own guns. Homemade guns are referred to as pipe or "zip" guns. These guns can have been constructed by criminals in high security penitentiaries, such as one in Marion, Illinois that was found by officials. It was made from ... by ...

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... But for those seeking justice in Americas judicial system, this movie is disturbing. Synopsis This movie is based in a southern Mississippi town where racial tension runs high through out the community. The plot begins with 10-year old, black girl, Tonya Hailey, one of the many children of a poor black man Carl ... young white struggling lawyer, and asked for Jake's help in case he gets in trouble. In other words he was indirectly forewarning Jake of his intentions to kill the men. The rest of the movie follows the trial of Carl Lee, defended by Jake Brigance creating a dramatic forum f...

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It is my belief that defendants should never face a jury of their exact peers. The effect of allowing the defendant to go to court of there peers would destroy the whole system of what this country was built on. In our country's history blacks have fought to break threw racism and women, the right to vote. There have been so many battles won in our country with juries far from having anything in common with the defendant. If defendants where allowed to have juries of there exact pears the justice to the victim would be detrimental. A Jury of exact peers would have a limited view of the subject...

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... , which is pain. If pot is really a good medication for those problems are still sketchy, and there are many conditions, which need to be known before using pot as medication. For example, with Nausea patients who are HIV-positive or undergoing chemotherapy can have trouble keeping food ... is significant "though not necessarily for the reasons marijuana boosters think. Pot's ability to enhance appetite may have more to do with its high and less to do with any direct effects on nausea. Only 20% to 25% of patients in two 1980s trials could completely control vomiting with marijuana; other...

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... Our judicial system is not perfect. There are many problems with it and people are constantly complaining about everything from a parking ticket to the death penalty. Many different people can make a mistake during each stage of the judicial system. Some Americans feel that convicted criminals are ... while being imprisoned. They feel that the accused are treated unfairly while being questioned. They believe that many people who confess are basically forced to confess, whether with or without force. Many of the people who hold this view point are either defense attorneys or people who ar...

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... Later on into the 20th century there would be laws repealing the older immigration laws and acts making it possible for many more foreigners to immigrate to the United States. Even with the new acts and laws that banned the older ones, no one can just walk right in and ... Mexicans inadmissible. It insisted that all aliens pay a head tax of $8 dollars. However, because of the high demand for labor in the southwest, months later congress let Mexican workers (braceros) to stay in the U.S. under supervision of state government for six month periods. A series of statutes were made ... facto...

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... 1999, a jury found him guilty of the death of one of his "patients". Dr. Kevorkian pushed the legal point last September by videotaping himself administering a lethal injection of potassium chloride to Thomas Youk, a fifty two year old suffering form amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The troubling video was broadcast during a segment on "60 Minutes" in November, 1998. Kevorkian used the media in ... his favor so as to challenge prosecutors to charge him with murder, a rap he had beaten four times before. Three days later, they complied. The legal case against Kevorkian was of course,...

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... victims to win privacy suits against media that identifies victims. However, this has not stopped rape victims from filling privacy suits against the media. The good news for news organizations is that the chances of winning suits brought against them by rape victims are very high. ... An overview of privacy suits filed by rape victims shows that nearly all of them are lost at appellate levels, because courts find information from the investigation and the trials to be of public interest. The Courts have ... .findlaw.com/scripts/results.pl?co=lawcrawler.findlaw.com&topic=3b/3bed14eeb6a8a...

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... many supporters as enemies. People who are against are usually basing only on religion beliefs without any effort to understand it thoroughly. In my opinion, euthanasia should be legalized, and people should be able to end their lives when pain and suffering left no other options. However some people say that death isn't ... they should not say or think like that. This sort of decision demands a great amount of courage, and people should be allowed to do what in their opinion is right no matter if we think that they are cowards or not. We are not in position ... legalized it can be condu...

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... the antique understanding of the almighty authority of law. The law is the objective leader which dictates one's behavior. Not decisive is his personal relation to the men who found the ruling; their reasoning becomes objective law as soon as it has the format of a judgment; for the better or the ... worse this ruling has to be obeyed. Law serves as objectification of authority. It orders the living together and discloses spaces of freedom as well as limits. It defines the ... also own maxims and values. Crucial this becomes when a conflict arises with the state's rules. Should one then ...

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... you are eighteen or older is another right we have. This allows us to express our opinion as far as who we want our leaders to be. We are also given the right to privacy. This means that no one has the right to search us or anything we may own without proper legal authority, such as ... if you are disobeying the law in anyway. If we are charged with a crime, American citizens are allowed a fair trial with a jury of our peers to judge whether or not we are guilty. Whereas, in other countries if you are accused of a crime, you don't get a fair trial with a ... their salary income, race o...

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... persuasion or compulsion and by making them share each other the benefits that each class can confer on the community" (519-E). The rulers are to be all knowing. They know the difference between right and wrong. They are to have full knowledge of wisdom. Philosophy should be used in all the decisions of the rulers for the best results. "Until philosophers rule ... a whole. The commoners are at the lower part of the society. They do not know the difference between right and wrong. The citizens are to do to the best of there ability in what is right. They have to control their desires. "M...

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