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The Defendant and the Bill of Rights, 2006.
The paper discusses the Bill of Rights document and shows how the amendments ensured that all citizens have their basic human rights according to the U.S. Constitution.
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper shows by using the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution that the Bill of Rights was necessary to the foundation of law in the United States. Without these, a person accused of a crime, whether federal or state, could face unfair or even dangerous prosecution and could be denied his/her basic human rights as described in the U.S. Constitution.
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"When the Constitution of the United States was ratified by a majority of the states in 1789, it lacked what has come to be called the Bill of Rights, a very important document made up of amendments to the Constitution itself. For example, in the original Constitution, there existed no protection against the establishment of a national religion and did not guarantee that American citizens could speak freely, belong to any group they wished or publish magazines and books without the fear of being censored or banned by the federal government. But most importantly, the Constitution did not promise nor provide any protections for a citizen accused of a crime, nor did it specify that such a person would receive a fair and swift trial and if convicted receive just and humane punishment."
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Women's Rights, 2006.
A discussion of women's rights issues in Taiwan and how, when women defend their rights, they can make a difference.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses women's rights in Taiwan. The paper cites examples of how women often have to wait in long lines to use the restrooms and how they must struggle to find a safe and private place to breastfeed their babies. The paper also discusses how women have fought for more restrooms in public places and how one woman made a stand for fair treatment in the mines and won a first-class suit. The paper makes the point that women can make a difference when they stand up for their own rights.
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Animal Rights/Animal Liberation, 1999.
Defends the ethical basis for the animal rights movement in their fight against the use of animals in research, based on ecocentric philosophy.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 16 sources, $ 95.95
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Serious questions have been raised about the ethical justification of the use of animals in research designed to benefit human beings. Moral condemnation for the use of animals to benefit humans, however, is not the principal point of such questions. The issue of the use of animals in research is an integral part of the framework of animal rights/animal liberation within the larger structure of environmental ethics. This research defends the ethical framework of animal rights/ animal liberation. The primary focus in this defense is on the use of animals in research designed to benefit human beings
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"ANIMAL RIGHTS/ANIMAL LIBERATION: AN ETHICAL DEFENSE
Introduction
Serious questions have been raised about the ethical justification of the use of animals in research designed to benefit human beings. Moral condemnation for the use of animals to benefit humans, however, is not the principal point of such questions. The issue of the use of animals in research is an integral part of the framework of animal rights/animal liberation within the larger structure of environmental ethics. This research defends the ethical framework of animal rights/ animal liberation. The primary focus in this defense is on the use of animals in research designed to benefit human beings.
The Ethical Basis of Animal Rights/Animal Liberation ..."
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Civil Rights, 2004.
A brief overview of civil rights.
746 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper presents a brief discussion on the topic of civil rights. The paper defines civil rights as the measures countrymen expect from their government to defend them in the application of their rights against an unfair execution of such rights by governments, groups or persons. The paper offers an overview of various laws instated in order to protect American citizens' civil rights.
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"A civil right is an obligatory right or privilege, which in case meddled with by another results in an action for injury. Freedom of speech, fourth estate, assembly, exercise of one's franchise, liberty from involuntary enslavement, and the right to enjoy equal rights in public places are all instances of civil rights. In the event of denial or obstruction of civil rights due to owning allegiance to a specific set or class, incidence of inequity happens. Laws have been framed to check discrimination because of ethnic status, sex, religion, age, initial state of enslavement, bodily disadvantage, country to which they belong and in certain cases sexual preference. (Civil Rights: An Overview) "
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Miranda Rights, 2005.
This paper presents the history of the Miranda rights (Miranda) especially the period pre-dating its establishment.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that the case "Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436" (1966) is synonymous with the Miranda warnings given to accused criminals reminding them of their right to remain silent and to an attorney. The author points out that the Miranda cases did not create these rights; under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, defendants already had them; however, many defendants were either ignorant of them or unsure how to exercise them. The paper states that the Miranda requires the police to inform suspects of their rights prior to their interrogations; the failure to follow this process can invalidate the results of otherwise legal confessions.
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"While some might agree with the dissent's concerns, the end result of the Miranda controversy tends to indicate otherwise. "Miranda was retried, and this time the police did not use the confession but called witnesses and used other evidence. Miranda was convicted, and served 11 years." In other words, the exclusion of the results of coercive interrogations does not necessarily mean that criminals will go free. However, the fact that the Miranda decision cannot be equated with a license to commit crime does not mean that the Miranda decision did not have a dramatic effect on police procedure. Police departments were inquired to issue the so-called Miranda warnings prior to interrogating a person under arrest. There was controversy as the courts had to determine what constituted arrest and custodial interrogation. The result was that, once a defendant is no longer free to leave or to end questioning, even voluntary interrogations become custodial."
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Victims' Rights in the United States, 2005.
An overview and analysis of victims' rights in the United States.
5,421 words (approx. 21.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 133.95
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This essay examines how victims' rights are viewed in the United States, compared with the rights of criminal defendants, and provides a discussion of the constitutional issues involved. A discussion of the incidence of victimization among young people and current trends is provided. An overview of victims' advocacy groups and an examination of what people can do when they become victims is also included. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion. Also includes an appendix.
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"America has been characterized repeatedly as a land of laws. We cherish our Bill of Rights and the hard-earned liberties wrung from the tight grip of the state over the years. When an individual is accused of a crime in the United States, a vast bureaucracy of defense attorneys and court proceedings takes over which provides a wide range of benefits, services, privileges and rights for the accused. While universally characterized as underbudgeted and overburdened, the court system is still required to provide a certain level of legal defense for those defendants who cannot afford it. However, the victim of the crime (technically the proper term is "alleged victim" until the guilt of the defendant is established by a court of competent jurisdiction) is frequently overlooked while the bureaucratic gears grind out justice for the defendant. However, things are beginning to change and a national network of victim advocacy groups is taking shape. For example, in 1980, there were 27 victim compensation programs in the United States. By 1998, however, there were 50 state programs as well as ones in the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands."
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Islam and Human Rights, 2005.
This paper discusses the contemporary Muslim approaches to human rights.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains that the Muslim religion is traditionally a peaceful religion based on the principle of treating one's fellow man as one would want to be treated by them. However, just as has been witnessed in other religions of the world, over time different meanings have been constructed, which led to the formation of extremist groups that are on the 'holy' warpath and are abusive towards women in the Muslim society. The author points out that competent Muslim thinkers and scholars either purposefully or inadvertently have not tackled important issues like polygamy, apostasy (riddah) and the legal punishments prescribed in the Qur'an and Sunnah (hudud) in light of the current propagation of the Doctrine of Human Rights, which they cannot adequately defend or justify while following Western presuppositions. The paper relates that Muslims believe that no government on earth has the right or authority to make any amendment or change in the rights conferred by God.
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Objective
Introduction
Muslim Beliefs and Authorities of Those Beliefs
The Holy Quran
Findings of Research
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"The Charter of Human Rights granted by Islam is that "woman's chastity has to be respected and protected under all circumstances whether she belongs to the Muslim nation or the nation of an enemy, whether she is found in a forest that is wild or in a conquered city, whether she is Muslim or not. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was, "articulated along the lines of historical trends of the Western world during the last three centuries, and a certain philosophical anthropology of individualistic humanism helped justify them.""
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Women's Military Rights, 2002.
An overview of the rights of women serving in the U.S. military.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper is written about women's military rights. In the United States, female citizens have strived for a long time for their basic rights in every field but the most important question relevant to their rights that should be answered is and which the nation has faced in the past, present and future is the argument whether to allow women the privilege to defend our motherland and share along with men of the forces emotions, feelings and true sentiments such as dignity, honor and prestige, which are true reflections of this service.
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Defendant Remorse, 2007.
An examination of the effects of defendant remorse in a wrongful death malpractice case.
2,460 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper reports that the project used a shorted version of the case scenario than the Bornstein experiment and manipulated the variable of remorse in three different ways. The author points out that the research scenarios varied in that the defendant either (1) makes no mention of remorse, (2) expresses remorse at the time of death and at the trial or (3) denies feeling any remorse for the death of the patient. The paper relates that the subjects decided how much money to award the plaintiff and rated their perception of the defendant and the level of suffering of the plaintiff. The author confirms that denial of any remorse condition resulted in the largest amount of money awarded to the plaintiff and had the most negative effect on the jury's opinion of the defendant. The paper states that the participants did not differ significantly by gender. The paper includes several color graphs.
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Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Bornstein Experiment
Research Experiment
Methods
Participants
Materials and Design
Procedure
Results
Condition of Remorse
Gender
Gender vs. Condition of Remorse
Discussion
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"Remorse can be an effective way to deal with mistakes made in everyday situations. The simple expression of an apology can alleviate tensions between the victim of a crime and the party responsible for the grievance. Apologies are a social function of Canadian and American culture. Apologies help individuals and society accept and deal with the consequences of mistakes. They are reinforced with approval and acceptance as people mature throughout their lives. Many of the mistakes made in everyday social interactions can be resolved with a simple apology from the responsible party."
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Defendant and Juror Socioeconomics, 1994.
A research proposal to determine the relationship between jury verdicts and the socioeconomic differences or similarities between the defendant and jurors.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 22 sources, $ 79.95
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"Conviction Or Acquittal? Relationship Between the Socio-Economic Status of Juror and Defendant: A Research Proposal
Introduction
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia warned a few years ago that jurors tend to sympathize with defendants of their own kind (Marcotte, 1989, p. 41). The clear implication of the justice's warning was that such sympathies may well extend to biased trial judgments. While Scalia's statement is more anecdotal than scientific in character, the justice does speak from a position of unquestioned knowledge on the issue.
The Rodney King police beating case in Southern California caused a storm of controversy when a predominantly white, middle-class jury acquitted white, middle-class police officers in the face of an overwhelming public perception of defendant guilt..."
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Rights of the Accused, 2001.
This paper discusses the issues that arise when court cases are dismissed due to certain technicalities.
1,020 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper examines why courts may dismiss cases on a "technicality" and why the American legal system has afforded technicality dismissals to accused defendants. The author looks at reasons for dismissals, such as failure to provide counsel, unreasonable searches and seizures, and failure to Mirandize the accused.
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"It is certainly true that cases are often dismissed during a preliminary hearing or at some other early point of a trial. This may be because evidence has come to light between the time of the arrest and the time of a preliminary hearing. But charges may well also be dismissed because of ?technicalities?. The next question must thus be what the nature of these technicalities is. They vary widely from case to case, of course, given that every case is different, but they can be generally categorized."
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Catholic Schools and 'Bill 30', 2002.
Examines the Roman Catholic education within the context of the state funding bill, 'Bill 30'.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper briefly explores the history of the Roman Catholic schools in respect to the recently proposed 'Bill 30', which provides full state funding to select Roman Catholic schools.
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Minimum Wage Bill, 2007.
An analysis on bill H.R.5970, based on a USA Today article, "Senate Rejects GOP Estate Tax, Minimum Wage Bill."
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper discusses how the Senate recently voted down a bill that would have raised minimum wage but would have also lowered estate taxes. The paper examines how, by linking two oppositional tax-related issues, the bill, H.R.5970, polarized the Senate along party lines. The paper explores how an estate tax cut favors the wealthiest Americans who own multi-million dollar estates, whereas the minimum wage hike would directly affect the working poor. The paper concludes that most of the Senate's Republicans favored the bill because of the estate tax cut implications, whereas most Democrats would have favored the bill only if it focused exclusively on raising the minimum wage.
From the Paper
"Democrats oppose an estate tax cut in part for the same reasons they favor a minimum wage increase. Estate tax revenues can potentially be huge: capital gains taxes currently run about 15%. Yet only the wealthiest Americans benefit from estate tax cuts and Americans who would qualify are in the vast minority. The vast majority of Americans, on the other hand, might benefit from an increase in minimum wages. Only the tiniest percentage of Americans own multi-million dollar estates while a substantial portion of Americans earn close to the minimum wage."
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The Patients' Bill of Rights, 2007.
This paper discusses the the history and future of The Patients' Bill of Rights.
5,770 words (approx. 23.1 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 138.95
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This paper addresses the present state of the Patients' Bill of Rights, as well as its history and future possibilities. Also explored are the issues of political support, arguments for and against, and major pitfalls in getting this legislation passed into law. The paper attempts to further explain general intentions of the Patients' Bill of Rights. The most pertinent bills specific to the Patients' Bill of Rights are presented and analyzed.
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Introduction
Arguments For and Against Patients' Bill of Rights
History of the Patients' Bill of Rights
Why the Patients' Bill of Rights has Failed
Summary and Conclusion
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"Before exploring the more complex issues involved, it is necessary to understand the general intentions of the Patients' Bill of Rights. Numerous bills involving patients' rights have been presented to the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Discussed in this paper are the most pertinent bills specific to the Patients' Bill of Rights: the 1998 Patients' Bill of Rights, H.R. 3605 and S. 1890; the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001, S. 1052, S. 872, and H.R. 526; and the 2005 Patients' Bill of Rights, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2650, and S. 1012. In general, federal legislation that safeguards patients' rights is supported by both major political parties and the President, and also has considerable public appeal (Chavez, 2001, 606; Chaddock, 2001, 1)."
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Congressional Bill H.R.4278, 2006.
A brief summary and explanation of the Congressional bill H.R.4278.
1,123 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this paper the author provides a brief summary and explanation of the Congressional bill H.R.4278 which was passed for funds appropriation in the fiscal year ending 30th September 1997. The author examines all of the key issues that were discussed and cleared. The paper provides an objective point of view of these issues which are considered highly political and volatile. The four main issues that the author looks at are peacekeeping, legislation, the gun bill and the parks bill. The author gives a comprehensive and clear perspective of each of these important issues.
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"According to the "GUN OWNERS ASSOCIATION" (GOA) a reliable organization in these matters of Guns if a citizen passes through a zone with a loaded gun not locked in its container the citizen can face up to 5(five) years in prison. The definition of "school" also underwent a change to include a home school too. Only citizens having an authorized license could be exempt. Both houses of the Congress passed the merger of H.R 3610 with H.R 4278. In the House it was passed by a vote of 370 for to 37 against it and in the Senate by 84 for to 15 against it. President Bill Clinton signed the Bill to enact it into a law."
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