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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…
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…
What Makes Chipotle Unique Among Other Fast Food Chains?
Culture
Discourse Community
Empowerment
Understanding
The fast-food chain restaurant Chipotle is known for their quick service and hospitable atmosphere, as well as their friendly workers and managers, that separates them from other fast— food industries But what makes Chipotle so unique? When hiring new recruits, managers are asked to look for “13 characteristics” that a person must have in order…
How the Labeling Theory Can Explain the Behavior of the Shooters in the 1999 Columbine School Shooting
Aggression
Crime
Criminology
School shooting
Looking at back at the Columbine tragedy there are many ways to interpret what happened and what caused such an act of violence and anger. With the information known about both shooters, Harris and Klebold, it is apparent that there were signs that these boys exhibited anger and other anti-social behavior, and it is Labeling…
There’s Always a Way If You Have a Will to Succeed
Art
Fiction
United States
Many people struggle in life because of frustration and limits. Many don’t know how to deal with failure. Many are repelled just by the thoughts of failure. If there’s anything I’ve learnt in my coming to America, it’s that there’s always a way. Is the way easy? No, many times it’s not. It asks a…
Gumshoes, Gats and Gals: Robert E. Howard’s Detective and Crime Stories
Crime
Detective
Robert E. Howard
Between December 1933 and June 1936, a group of rather unusual Robert E. Howard stories were published: “Talons in the Dark” (1933), “The Tomb’s Secret” (1934), ‘‘People of the Serpent” (1934), “Names in the Black Book” (1934), “Graveyard Rats” (1936) and “Black Wind Blowing” (1936) were published in the magazines Strange Detective Stories, Super Detective…
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…
“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…
Relations between North Korea and the United States
North Korea
United States
Introduction The relations between North Korea and the United States go back to the Korean War in 1950s. The United States always took interest in the Korean peninsula after the end of World War II. The US presence in the Korean Peninsula had been a bone of contention between both the countries for decades. The…