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The Story Behind Republic Act 1425 Short Summary
Act
Have you ever wondered who and what are the reasons why we need Rizal subjects in class? Or even why do we need to study the subject itself? Well, it is because of the Republic Act 1425, or the Rizal Law. It has been years since it was implemented and it has come a long…
Taking a Life is Not Justifiable
Death Penalty
Much controversy around the world surrounds the death penalty. The idea of killing someone as a consequence of a crime seems just to many but others are against it. The death penalty Is a capital punishment that is put into effect for major crimes. Some criminals are left on death row for a long period…
CrimeControl in America
Crime
There has long been a debate over which, if any, are the most effective methods of crime control. Governments from bottom to top in our nation have poured over the issue with mixed results for as long as there has been a nation. Until very recently deterrence was completely based on fear of punishment. However,…
To be an American Samoan
America
Citizenship
American Samoa is a domain of the United States, which means its natives hold numerous rights as US nationals while in the meantime holding some proportion of independence in their household undertakings. In any case, as of late a few strains have risen concerning the self-assurance and citizenship of American Samoans. While those conceived in…
Analysis of “Native Son”: the problems of racial discrimination and life under Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws
Society
“Native Son” was written by an African-American named Richard Wright. This book was published in the year 1940. Bringing to light hardships that African Americans faced in Chicago during the 1930’s. This book is based upon a young, poor black man’s life named Bigger Thomas. Who is living in a shaggy apartment with his family…
Different World Legal System
Legal
Legalization
In most of the nations around the world, two fundamental legal systems prevail, namely the civil law system and the common law system or we can say, they are legal systems that are more or less derived from these two. The common law system is also called ‘judge-made’ law and is a more flexible, less prescriptive system that prioritizes published judicial opinions of…
Jon D’man and Marsha Mellow
Legal
Trade
It was very difficult to determine whether the seller and the buyers, Jon D’man and Marsha Mellow, had a contract with each other to purchase the seller’s home. The reason why was that each party was acting on their own accord without notifying each other of what had been discussed and agreed upon. However, I…
Compact Oxford English Dictionary
Crime
Criminology
Violence
A hooligan is generally referred to as a “rough, lawless young troublemaker, typically of a gang ˮ (Worthington,2016). Even though the etymology of the word is still open to multiple questions and interpretations, the Compact Oxford English Dictionary states that the word may have originated from the surname of a violent, rowdy Irish family in…
Sundown Towns as an element of discrimination
Jim Crow laws
Society
The 13th amendment abolished slavery and considered it to be a crime if practiced. This amendment failed to abolish racial segregation, though In 1864 when the 13th amendment was passed, many other laws came to be. These being the “Black Codes” or Jim Crow laws that mean; separate but equal. “Separate but equal” really does…
America’s views and understandings toward race in book “The Strange Career of William Ellis”
Jim Crow laws
Society
The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire by Karl Jacoby is about a successful entrepreneur named William Ellis who lived an extraordinary life. Born into slavery as William Ellis in Victoria, Texas, he later decided to begin his new life as a Mexican named Guillermo Enrique Eliseo to…