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Judicial Precedent or Hierarchy of the Courts
Precedent
Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent means the decisions of the higher courts automatically binds the lower courts according to the hierarchy of the courts. This refers to the doctrine of stare decisis. For example, the Supreme Court decision binds the Court of Appeal, Divisional Courts, High Court and County Court. Ratio decidendi is the principle of…
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Crime
Prison
Prison overcrowding
Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption “I’m telling you, these walls are funny. First, you hate them. Then you get used to them. Enough time passes, it gets so you depend on them. That’s institutionalized. ” – “Red,” from The Shawshank Redemption. We are all born as bare as a blank canvas. It is through the process of…
Should Whaling Be Banned Completely
Animals
Human
Reason
Torture
Zoology
Whales, the largest animals on earth and the largest mammals on the planet, have existed for millions of years. Despite their apparent similarity, there are multiple whale species. Each year, female whales give birth to a single offspring and devote themselves to nurturing it throughout the entire year. According to Whale World (n.d), these serene…
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Art
Ethics
Rights
Jean Jacques Rousseau was born June 28, 1712 in the Republic of Geneva. He was born into a middle class working family, his father was a watchmaker and his mother attended to their home. Nine days after Jean’s mother gave birth to him, she died from the puerperal fever. Most of Jean’s childhood he was…
Hypothesis about Lying
Deception
Experiment
Hypothesis
Science
Self Esteem
Truth
But this by itself is merely evidence of social preferences, which as noted earlier, is a ell-established phenomenon. It has nothing to do inherently with lying aversion, since it applies just as well when the allocations are chosen directly in the dictator game rather than through communication in the deception game. This highlights Our analytical…
“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck Analysis
Victim
How Far Do You Agree That Curley’s Wife Is a Victim and Deserves Our Sympathy? The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck in 1936. It is set in the society of the 1920’s. The author sets up our perception of the character ‘Curley’s wife’ in a way that allows us to…
Annotated bibliography – Gun Control
Gun
Gun Control
Newspaper article McNeil. Harold. “Local authoritiess group votes for abrogation of state’s gun safety jurisprudence. ” Buffalo News. The ( NY ) 02 Mar. 2013: Points of View Reference Center. Web. 18 Apr. 2013. This article demonstrates how an act known as the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act amended by the State Senate and…
Rhetorical Analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.’S Speech
Martin Luther King
Speech
“I Have a Dream” is Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech wherein he addresses the issue of segregation and its unjust nature. He highlights the broken promises that offer a temporary solution or include loopholes that undermine progress. King aims to unite people in pursuing a peaceful resolution that negates violent outbreaks. To convey his ideas…
Thesis statement pro death penalty Argumentative Essay
Death Penalty
There Is nothing more final than death. As such before we decide such a major Issue as the Death Penalty we better be sure of what we are doing! Superficially it may seem very simple – you kill therefore you should die – but is it really that simple? Let’s take a closer look…. In…
Power elite vs. pluralist model
Democracy
Interest
Policy
Political science
Poverty
Public policy
Both the Elite and Pluralist models of public policy deviate from the democratic principles advocated by our fore-fathers, advocating for government that is by and for the people. In the Elite model, a small group of wealthy white males holds power and dictates policy-making in our nation. Conversely, the Pluralist model suggests that power is…