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Without any other further information it could be assumed that Clara has the mental capacity necessary to enter into a binding contract. If this is an issue it could be a defense supporting her argument that the contract is invalid. Even if Clara does propose mental impairment, if Matt could show she was having a…

The Federal Government, while trying to protect us from our human nature, developed harsh anti-drug policies with the hope of eradicating drugs. These policies seemed simple enough: imposition of penalties on those who use substances illegally, iterception of drugs coming from other countries while ending all drug cultivation in the States, and prevention of foreign…

The Texas of Robert E. Howard was scarcely a generation removed from its frontier heritage. In May 1934, as Howard’s tale of Conan and Belit, “Queen of the Black Coast,” was on the stands in Weird Tales, a Texas lawman ran down the notorious Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker — Bonnie & Clyde. Frank Hamer…

Crime is know as any behavior which breaks known laws. This behavior can be learned and usually stems from aggression or anti social behavior. There are various theories for crime and the cause of it but they all fit into 3 main catorgries psychological, social, and biological. One theory of crime is eysnecks personality theory….

Throughout many years, education has played an important role in improving our minds and society. However, what many people tend to forget is that education is not the best it can be. Education is defined as receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university. Many people today questions whether or not our…

Cameron Young Ms. Newsom Composition 1302 2 April 2012 Simply a Bad Case Is the outcome of our lives predetermined before we are born or by the environment in which we are born into or is it determined by our own free will? “These are some of the many questions that plague humanity, the questions…

There were multiple resulting effects of prohibition. A nation of law abiding citizens changed into law breakers. Nobody followed the law due to speakeasies, bootleggers, and moonshiners. If anything, prohibition made people want to rebel more. Flappers were a good example of rebelling people. Flappers were women in the 1920’s who started wearing more scandalous…

It has been decades since the African-American community began the civil rights movement in the United States. The movement was created to improve the lives of black people by pushing for just and equal treatment. Many years later, has the movement reached its goal? Can African-Americans today exercise their civil rights? At present, the plight…

The insanity defense is a defense that is used in the courts to say the defendant was not aware of what they were doing at the time of the crime. The terms of such a defense are to be found in the instructions presented by the trial judge to the jury at the close of…

Steven Sachs, a probation officer since 1978, defines a gang as “a structured, cohesive group of individuals, usually between the ages of eleven and twenty-five, who generally operate under some form of leadership while claiming a territory or turf” (Sachs XV). Gangs display specific characteristics such as distinct clothing, use of special street names, language,…