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  • Are People Taking Marriage Less Seriously as Divorce Rates Rise?

    Are People Taking Marriage Less Seriously as Divorce Rates Rise?

    Are people taking marriage less seriously as divorce rates rise? As divorce rates in the United States rise it seems that two groups of people are formed: one group deciding marriage isn’t for them and the other group being even more determined to make marriage work. A lot of factors can influence a person’s view on marriage. If a person has grown up with parents who never divorced and had a good marriage that might

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    Essay Length: 276 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Legalization and the War on Drugs

    Legalization and the War on Drugs

    Legalization and the “War on Drugs” For roughly a century, the United States government has been putting their priorities out of order by placing more important things off to the side in order to fight a “war” on drugs. More recently, the “War on Terrorism” has been pushed aside several times to capture and prosecute the real criminals, marijuana smokers. They have even started lumping cannabis users into the same pile as terrorists. Shortly

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    Essay Length: 2,661 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Banning Arranged Marriages

    Banning Arranged Marriages

    Arranged marriages have been around for a while and they still are. In some countries arranged marriages are actually tradition but it is wrong to arrange a marriage for necessity instead of love. Did you know that arranged marriages can be annulled? You can legally annul your arranged marriage with a legal court session. With arranged marriages, you hurt your children more than help them. By marrying them at a young age, they don’t

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    Essay Length: 1,315 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: Artur
  • Fastserve Inc - Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce

    Fastserve Inc - Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce

    RUNNING HEAD: LEGAL ISSUES IN REDUCTION OF WORKFORCE Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce University of Phoenix Introduction FastServe Inc is a 25 million dollar 350 person-strong organization that focuses on the direct marketing of branded sports apparel. The company decided to shift focus towards the Generation Y sports-crazy segment and opened two online marketing distribution channels, one for boys and one for girls. At that time the company moved ten percent of employees to

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    Essay Length: 1,379 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Homosexuals Should Be Allowed to Serve Openly in the Military

    Homosexuals Should Be Allowed to Serve Openly in the Military

    Andrew Keating Homosexuals Should Serve Openly in the Military According to the International Herald Tribune, at least 58 Arab linguists were kicked out of the U.S. military (“U.S. military continues to discharge gay Arab linguists, and Congress members seek hearing”, Par. 1). One might ask why, during this time of combating Islamic terrorist networks and insurgents in Iraq, would the military get rid of people with such valuable talents? The answer is simple: these men

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    Essay Length: 1,123 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: regina
  • Gender Issue in Legally Blonde

    Gender Issue in Legally Blonde

    Legally Blonde In many ways today’s society, even though women have come a long way, we still live in a patriarchal world. There are many examples of this in everyday life, whether it be that there aren’t very many women CEO’s or the mere fact that we’ve yet to have a woman president. No matter where you live, there is the presence of a male dominated world. It especially extends into the working fields. There

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    Essay Length: 1,532 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Paradoxical Marriage of Godwin and Wollstonecraft

    The Paradoxical Marriage of Godwin and Wollstonecraft

    Marriage is law, and the worst of all laws.”(Godwin in Paul 113) is what William Godwin, an 18th century English writer who is also known as “the founder of philosophical anarchism” (Philip), wrote in his Political Justice book. His future-to-become wife, Mary Wollstonecraft, was another English writer whose fame shone after the publication of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Wollstonecraft was one of the first women to come open and sharp against

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    Essay Length: 1,298 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Same Sex Marriage Ban

    Same Sex Marriage Ban

    After reading the article by the guest columnist in the April 23 issue of the Three Penny Press I felt compelled to give a rebuttal to his arguments for gay marriage. I realize that many of those who read this, including students, teachers, administrators, and parents, do not agree with me on this issue; but please do not skip this article because you may not agree with the position I support. Please hear me out,

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    Essay Length: 1,125 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Edward
  • Marriage Is Healthy

    Marriage Is Healthy

    Marriage is Healthy Marriage is an institution that can produce great rewards. When the love struck groom-to-be got down on one knee and looked up lovingly into the face of the intended bride, a bet can be made that being married and living "healthfully" ever after was not even a consideration. It has been proven that love helps promote a healthy immune system. Being single, however, does not mean that there is more risk of

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    Essay Length: 438 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Legalization of Marijuana

    Legalization of Marijuana

    The Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is a plant, known as cannabis sativa and cannabis indica, which contains a psychoactive chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The effects of THC include disruption of psychomotor behavior, short-term memory impairment, intoxication, stimulation of appetite, antinociceptive, and antiemetic activities. Marijuana, the Mexican name given to cannabis is a mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the plant. Cannabis is a term that refers to marijuana and other preparations

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    Essay Length: 561 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • Raising the Legal Driving Age

    Raising the Legal Driving Age

    Raise the legal driving age in Florida to 18 It is estimated that 16-year-olds are 3 times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than the average of all drivers. Therefore, the legal driving age in Florida needs to be raised to 18. This can be done with the right reasoning, correct process of passing a law, and some problems that would be encountered along the way. First, there should be reasoning behind

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    Essay Length: 444 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Marriage in Pride and Prejudice and in Jane Eyre

    Marriage in Pride and Prejudice and in Jane Eyre

    Most of the novels we read involve marriages .Discuss the dialectics involved in the marriage of Pride and Prejudice and another novel of your choice. Marriage in the 19th century has always been an important issue and thus, it is manifested in most of the novels of the 19th century. Pride and Prejudice as well as Jane Eyre are two novels in which the dialectics of marriage are strongly present. In the opening of

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    Essay Length: 690 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Legal and Ethical Aspect of Drug Testing in the Workplace

    The Legal and Ethical Aspect of Drug Testing in the Workplace

    The Legal and Ethical Aspects of Drug Screening in the Workplace Introduction Workplace drug screening policies in America revolve around the risk management views of corporate accountants and lawyers, and do not consider the individual rights of employees. Risk management can be defined as the process of analyzing exposure to risk and determining how to best handle that exposure (investorwords.com). Since companies are concerned with profitability, the risk can further be defined as what is

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    Essay Length: 739 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Lay People in the Legal System

    Lay People in the Legal System

    AS Law 1. There are about 90,000 solicitors practising in England and Wales 2. They are controlled by the Law Society 3. To qualify as a solicitor you must:- - Have a degree in law or done a law conversion year onto another degree and then take a Common Professional Examination. - Have one year in a legal practice course - Training Contract 4. A training contract is a period where someone spends 2 years

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    Essay Length: 402 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Bred
  • Gay Marriage

    Gay Marriage

    The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the history of American family law. The

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    Essay Length: 2,721 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Victor
  • Legalize Marijuana

    Legalize Marijuana

    Legalize Marijuana Driven by the Drug War, the U.S. prison population is six to ten times as high as most Western European nations. The United States is a close second only to Russia in its rate of incarceration per 100,000 people. In 2000, more than 734,000 people were arrested in this country for marijuana-related offenses alone. The US war on drugs places great emphasis on arresting people for smoking marijuana. Since 1990, nearly 5.9 million

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    Essay Length: 965 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 14, 2010 By: Monika
  • Gay Marriage Rights

    Gay Marriage Rights

    In the United States today, the people are strongly divided on the hotbed issue of same sex marriage, and the definition of marriage itself. Much of the problem arises from what stance one chooses to define marriage. Individuals opposed to gay marriage stand by the Bible’s definition of marriage: “Marriage is the union of a man and a woman, creating a new entity…a new ‘whole.’ This union is brought about by a mutual commitment before

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    Essay Length: 680 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 14, 2010 By: Bred
  • Ethics and Morals in Marriage

    Ethics and Morals in Marriage

    “Can I spend the night with you tonight” the young boy asks the other boy? The response, “No, my dad has me this weekend, maybe next week.” We live in a world where over half of the marriages end in divorce. This is truly a confounding issue that faces us today. The moral and ethical ramifications brought about by such a change in family organization will only begin to show in the years to

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    Essay Length: 1,477 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Max
  • Would America Benefit If Marijuana Was Legal?

    Would America Benefit If Marijuana Was Legal?

    Would America Benefit if Marijuana was Legal? In the perspective of America's war on drugs, marijuana is one of the biggest enemies. And since alcohol and tobacco, two life threatening substances, are legal it is a relevant question to ask why marijuana is illegal. The taxpayers of America can partly answer this question when they fill out their tax forms and when they hear the language used against marijuana by the government. The fact that

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    Essay Length: 1,101 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Vika
  • Just Say No to Legalization of Marijuana

    Just Say No to Legalization of Marijuana

    Running head: JUST SAY NO TO LEGALIZATION Just Say No to Legalization of Marijuana Your Name Your University Legalization of illicit drugs is a controversial topic. Proponents approach the issue from many vantage points. This paper will address two main arguments proponents of drug legalization put forth. First, they claim illicit drugs such as marijuana should be legalized due to medical value this drug is alleged to possess. They also claim that legalization would

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    Essay Length: 1,580 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Legal Distinctions Between Slaves and Freemen in Roman and Germanic Law

    Legal Distinctions Between Slaves and Freemen in Roman and Germanic Law

    Slavery is subject that most Americans are well versed in. The average American knows that our ancestors oppressed an entire race of people for hundreds of years as a labor force for our agricultural base. However, that was colonial slavery, a form of slavery that is no way represents the slavery that both the Roman and Germanic people practiced. These forms of slavery were based not on where the slave was from, but if they

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    Essay Length: 285 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • Identifying the Legal Issue in the Dispute

    Identifying the Legal Issue in the Dispute

    Identifying the legal issue in the dispute I am going to discuss the legal dispute which involves a former Burlington Industries employee. The dispute asks whether a company can be sued for sexual harassment even if a worker who rejects a supervisor’s sexual demands suffers no job-related consequences. Burlington says it is wrongly ordered to face a harassment lawsuit charging a male supervisor with implying that a female subordinate’s career would suffer unless she had

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    Essay Length: 552 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 16, 2010 By: Steve
  • Gay Marriage

    Gay Marriage

    Gay marriage has been the topic of discussion in recent years. It has been broadcast on news stations and printed in magazines all across America. Each publication has displayed a different point of view. Although marriage is a fundamental right under the constitution, same sex couples don’t have the ability to marry. Marriage is a private union not a political subject. In my opinion, any two people who love each other should be able to

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    Essay Length: 338 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Legal Process Paper

    Legal Process Paper

    Discrimination in the workplace is a very touchy subject for some people. If a person feels that they have been discriminated against then several federal laws have been placed into effect for protection. In the hiring and terminating process, employers need to be fully aware of the correct legal course of action to avoid discrimination practices. John is an employee in a private sector organization that has strong resistance to enforcement of existing discrimination laws.

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    Essay Length: 687 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: monique
  • Legal Forms of Business

    Legal Forms of Business

    Partnerships Definition “Relation which subsists between persons carrying on a business with common view to profit” In a Partnership: • You want it to be really easy to set up • You can lose all your money and even your possessions if you fail • You want to keep all you financial affairs private • You want to share control with a few other people • You want to share profits with a few other

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    Essay Length: 589 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Victor

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