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Term Papers on Legal and Government
Child Abuse
Number of words: 507 - Number of pages: 2.... because abuse most commonly occurs when the parent wants the child to comply. "It's a question of trying to determine which type of parent produces which type of child or which type of child elicits which type of parental behaviour," explains Oldershaw. As a result of their work, Walters and Oldershaw have identified distinct categories of abusive parents and their children. 'Harsh/intrusive' mothers are excessively harsh and constantly badger their child to behave. Despite the fact that these mothers humiliate and disapprove of their child, there are times .....
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A Civil Action Position Paper
Number of words: 1322 - Number of pages: 5.... in 1979, two wells supplying drinking water to Woburn were
shut down because health officials from the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) thought they might have been contaminated by industrial wastes. The
two main defendants were the W.R. Grace corporation, a chemical and
manufacturing giant that built stainless steel equipment at a plant in
Woburn, and Beatrice Foods, another mega-corporation, which operated a
tannery there. Toxic chemicals from these operations, many thought, had
leaked in and contaminated the wells. The most serious of these chemical .....
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Female Genital Mutilation
Number of words: 1595 - Number of pages: 6.... identity of women. A circumcised woman is a virgin, ready for marriage and to bear children for her husband, “Girls who are infibulated will probably not find husbands. In most cases they will become outcasts.” is not a new practice. In fact circumcised females have been discovered among the mummies of ancient Egyptians. A Greek papyrus dated 163 BC refers to operations performed on girls at the age they received their dowries. A Greek geographer reported the custom of circumcision of girls he found while visiting Egypt in 25 BC. In Africa female circumcision ha .....
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Differences Between Various Crimes
Number of words: 749 - Number of pages: 3.... of a home or other building
with the intent of carrying out a felony. An example of this would be
when a person breaks into your house and steals money or possessions from
you. Robbery is when the perpetrator takes personal property from another
against their will while threatening to do bodily harm or damage. An
example of this would be when a bank robber holds up a bank and orders the
tellers to hand over money to them while holding a gun in their hand. The
robber is threatening to harm the workers while steeling the money.
Define discovery in the lit .....
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Important Cases Of The US Supreme Court
Number of words: 787 - Number of pages: 3.... living in Utah had two wives. Polygamy was
allowed in the teachings of the church, but prohibited by a federal lab banning
the practice in the United States. Reynolds when convicted argued that the
federal law violated his constitutional right to the free exercise of his
religious beliefs. The Supreme Court did not agree with Reynolds claiming that
congress was not without the power to punish violations of social duties or
subversive of good order. The court said that to place religious belief
superior to the law of the land, would in affect permit ever .....
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Communism
Number of words: 900 - Number of pages: 4.... communist governments are dictatorships; the government oppresses all
opposing views. Communist polices deny people their basic rights and freedom.
The people cannot even own their own private property. The methods of Communism
have been varied slightly by each different government. Stalin and Lenin were
the driving forces behind Russia's Socialist Workers party. Fidel Castro ran
the party in Cuba. Mao Tung ran the Chinese Workers party.
Democratic governments support basic rights and freedoms. People in the
United States can participate in governme .....
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Death Penalty
Number of words: 607 - Number of pages: 3.... crime,
Capital punishment should be legalized in all states, because it is morally just
and it will deter crime.
The many opponents of capital punishment who are against it feel that the death
penalty is not a deterrent and that it is barbariaertic of the past. It has no
place in a civilized society today. One of the biggest arguments against capital
punishment is people feel that it violates the eighth amendment which forbids
cruel and unusual punishment. People against Capital Punishment believe the
death penalty is absurd and is in un-christian practice. Furt .....
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Child Prostitution In Asia
Number of words: 735 - Number of pages: 3.... Many Asian men also believe that sex with a virgin will rejuvenate them, and that sex with a virgin will cure venereal disease. Many different countries have been promoting the brothels by selling child sex tours. Police also keep their information about brothels and pimps quiet, making Asia a prime pedophile playground. Pedophiles who find the laws in their countries too strict can go off to Asia and find themselves young girls, or boys. Many of the non-pedophile tourists believe child prostitution to be custom, or feel they are helping the children. What thes .....
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