... Disorder has been Psychologist Kimberly S. Young of the Center for On-line Addiction. Young is among others who discovered the parallels between Pathological Gambling, which is described in the DSM-IV, and Internet Addiction Disorder and used it as a model to develop a formula to diagnose Internet Addiction Disorder. Young identifies a person as addicted if they answer yes to ... ) A law firm's on-line website states that "The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 regulates the monitoring of electronic communications, including e-mail." The ECPA was actually an amendment of the F...

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... buildings and vehicles. The automotive industry spends an estimated 61 million dollars per year on acid resistant coatings to protect vehicles from the affects of acid rain. The Title IV Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990 set forth a primary goal to reduce Sulfur Dioxide emissions by 10 million tons below levels set for 1980. To achieve this goal, two phases of restrictions ... 2 set to begin in the year 2000 will target smaller utility plants whose output exceeds 25 megawatts and all new electric utility units. In addition to reducing SO2 emissions Title IV calls for a 2 million-ton reduc...

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... to work were beaten severely until they changed their ways. In 19th century England, poverty was seen as caused by character weakness, not a social problem. (3) The Poor Law amendment act of 1834 was brutal, and forced poor people to live in "Work Houses". The poor law commission concentrated on the able-bodied poor, and did not take into consideration ... passed immediately after the civil war to help emancipated slaves obtain their newly won rights." (7) The civil rights act of 1964, the rehabilitation act of 1973, the fair housing amendment act of 1988 are three separate, but interrel...

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... laws.("Pros and Cons of Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage") Although some may believe it would be unfair for Hawaii to begin the process of recognizing same-sex marriage licenses, Article IV, Section One of the United States Constitution avers, "Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records and proceedings of every other state"(Madison ... very similar to the ban of interracial marriage, which was declared unconstitutional just a few decades ago by the Supreme Court. Interracial marriage was struck down as a violation of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees a...

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... had proven to be an obstacle to the ratification of the Constitution. Those who favored the adoption of the Constitution had come up with a remedy. This remedy was the Tenth Amendment which states: "The powers not delegated to the United Stated by the Constitution, nor provided by the States, are reserved to the States respectfully, or to the people." We are ... , more than likely will continue to fund this experiment by the DOD. Especially, since chimpanzees are not on the verge of extinction. Lastly, President Bush has a strong argument because Article IV, section 4, gives the federal ...

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... recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions is discrimination masquerading as morality. Finally, there is a wall of separation between church and state and this needs to be recognized. The First Amendment clearly states this, and therefore religious policies should not effect the decision of a legal issue. The issue of marriage benefits is one of the most important reasons why same-sex ... nor you are currently engaged in another marriage. Nothing states in the Constitution says otherwise. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled marriage a fundamental right under the Constitution. Also found...

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... the Supreme Court) (iii) Checks and Balances exist to avert the concentration of power in the hands of one section or alliance of sections - so no faction' could capture' government (iv) Separation of Powers - in reality powers are shared but each branch has its own distinctive role and functions in the constitution. (v) Federalism - another way to limit the power of federal ... or special conventions called in 3/4 of states (vii) Bill of Rights - 1st eight amendments (viii) Judicial Review - key: Marbury v. Madison (ix) Impact on Political Practice - e.g. changes to the electoral syste...

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... constitutional terms, furthermore, requires an extraordinary, super-majority consensus of the people. "Civil rights," therefore, include only such rights as those enunciated in the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. Those who claim fundamental civil rights status for same sex marriage, however, can point to no similar societal--let alone constitutional--consensus. The prohibition of same-sex marriage does not ... same-sex marriages are approved either by court decision or legislative enactment, Hawaii may well be deciding the issue--not only for itself--but for other states as...

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... not to be unfairly dissmissed because of pregnancy; (ii) the right to return to the same job after confinement; (iii) the right to paid time off for ante-natal care; (iv) the right to Statutory Maternity Pay. (A.E. Morris, S.M. Nott 1991) However, the employee does not qualify for the right to maternity leave unless she has been working for her employer for ... . According to a recent media report from Duncan Campbell, irrelevant details of the womans past sexual history are increasingly brought up in rape trials, ignoring constraints imposed by the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976, ...

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