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  • Legal Liability of Parents

    Legal Liability of Parents

    Legal Liability 0f Parents Parents should and should not be held legally responsible for their children’s actions. Parents who are incompetent and parents who are in the system themselves should be held responsible for their children’s actions. Parents who are handicapped and parents who are competent should not be held responsible for their children’s actions. Parents that do not rear their children should be held responsible. There are parents who do not care what the

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    Essay Length: 744 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Name Change in Marriage

    Name Change in Marriage

    “The Name Is Mine” As a 21 year old male how I feel is completely irrelevant, I have not much say in whether or not my future wife decides to take my last name. Do I hope that my wife will make the choice to take my last name? Absolutely. But what is boils down to is that the choice is not mine. The way I was brought, up taking the husbands name was

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    Essay Length: 1,406 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Same Sex Marriages

    Same Sex Marriages

    Marriage is understood to be the decision of two people to commit themselves to each other. Marriage has no conditions, which would prohibit same sex partners. If we look closely at the purpose of marriage, we would see that it is actually in the best interest of our society to allow same-sex marriages. Marriage is an institution which promotes stability, family, and is societies lawful way of connecting two people. Marriage is more than just

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    Essay Length: 703 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Why Prostitution Should Be Legal

    Why Prostitution Should Be Legal

    Why should prostitution be legal? Can anybody tell me what is considered to be the world’s most ancient profession? (doesn’t require education, mostly involves women) Some researchers confirm that prostitution is indeed the most ancient profession, while others argue with it; however, everybody agrees that trading sex for money has existed for quite a while. According to Wikipedia, prostitution began in the 21st century BC in Near East, most likely as a religious custom, and

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    Essay Length: 1,350 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: July
  • Same Sex Marriages

    Same Sex Marriages

    Ask just about anyone. They'll all tell you they're in favor of equal rights for homosexuals. Just name the situation, and ask. They'll all say, yes, gays should have the same rights in housing, jobs, public accomodations, and should have equal access to government benefits, equal protection of the law, etcetera, etcetera. Then you get to gay marriage. And that's when all this talk of equality stops dead cold. More than half of all people

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    Essay Length: 5,734 Words / 23 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Legal Aspects of Events in India

    Legal Aspects of Events in India

    Name: Ashton Souza Course: Legal Aspects of Events A report on the legalities faced by event management companies while organizing events. Introduction: As with any business, it is important as it is hated to have laws that govern it. So events too have to be governed by laws and taxes. However special laws have not been formulated since Event management is not deemed as an industry and the general laws given below effect the Event

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    Essay Length: 1,161 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Legal Environment of Business

    Legal Environment of Business

    Final Exam Legal Environment of Business 2003 Question 6: Pizza Hut case: Is either franchisor or franchisee liable for sexual harassment? If so, what type of sexual harassment occurred? Please fully explain your answer. In this case, the franchisee is liable for the hostile work environment sexual harassment type. However, the franchisor should not be held liable unless it can be proven that it has central control over the day-to-day employment decisions of the subsidiary.

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    Essay Length: 487 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Legal Process Paper

    Legal Process Paper

    Employment laws come from federal, state, and local government sources. Their application depends on factors such as how many people are employed in a given organization, the number of employees in each location, and the minimum number of employees specified in the employment law statute. For example, as of 2005, federal laws such as Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act apply to private employers, employment agencies, educational institutions, and state and local governments

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    Essay Length: 923 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • International Legal and Ethical Issue

    International Legal and Ethical Issue

    Running head: International Legal and Ethical Issue International Legal and Ethical Issue Business Law BUS/415 University of Phoenix March 8, 2008 Introduction Disagreements are very common in international trade. Whenever a company enters into a contract with an international entity, it must ensure that the contract is legally enforceable in order to protect the company’s interest. CadMex Pharma is a global leading pharmaceutical company that is located in Tampa, Florida. CadMex has five research centers

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    Essay Length: 774 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Monika
  • Assessment of Legal Astuteness - Target

    Assessment of Legal Astuteness - Target

    Dear Bob, You have asked me audit our company and develop a plan to improve or sustain the legal astuteness level of our company, and to make sure it is a part of everyday business. Astute is defined as having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity, or otherwise a strong knowledge of. The law establishes guidelines, which function as an ethical floor, a line that if crossed will, and should, result in consequences. Therefore legal astuteness

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    Essay Length: 2,294 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Steve
  • Legal Aspects of Business in India

    Legal Aspects of Business in India

    CASE SUMMARY Sylvia Cooper, a business school professor was delivering an executive education seminar for 30 senior managers of a fortune 500 company. Coopers secretary sent the material that she required for the presentation on Thursday at 2pm through federal express. Cooper found that the package was missorted by federal express and had been sent to savannah, Georgia. She had a good image about FedEx and always took its example of service for excellence.

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    Essay Length: 1,473 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Marriage in Colonial Mexico - Patriarchy and Economy

    Marriage in Colonial Mexico - Patriarchy and Economy

    Marriage in Colonial Mexico: Patriarchy and Economy In To Love, Honor, and Obey in Colonial Mexico, Patricia Seed argues that the Bourbon Century drastically changed the view of marriage in New Spain. She suggests that the emphasis on virtue and free will in marriage gave way to a new quasi-bourgeois family unit based upon status and patriarchal control. While this is true for the elite of eighteenth century New Spain, this could not have spread

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    Essay Length: 661 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Drug Legalization by Seth Sprague

    Drug Legalization by Seth Sprague

    Page 1. I think that society should permit the use of drugs for recreational purposes. After all, over twenty years of troop sweeps, police actions and military rhetoric, the evidence is all around us. The war on drugs has flopped. It has been more then ineffective and has actually made things worse. We as American citizens have to wake up and realize that there will never be a "drug free" utopia that we have been

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    Essay Length: 2,993 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: July
  • Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation

    Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation

    Running head: LEGAL ISSUES IN REDUCTION OF WORKFORCE SIMULATION Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation University of Phoenix Enterprise Risk MBA 560 Ronald Ramsey Oct 15, 2007 Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation In the Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation (University of Phoenix, 2007) FastServe Inc. is faced with the need to downsize their organization. In order to make an educated decision in regards to who shall be downsized management has

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    Essay Length: 1,862 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Legalize Marijuana

    Legalize Marijuana

    Dated as far back as 1619, America has made it legal to use, sell and grow cannabis [marijuana]. It was not until 1937 that marijuana became illegal through the Marijuana Tax Act, “which criminalized possession of marijuana nationwide,” (Mill 13). What happened between those hundreds of years that our country found it dangerous to possess or use marijuana? There have been numerous studies into the reasoning of making cannabis legal again. These findings show and

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    Essay Length: 990 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The History Behind Marriage

    The History Behind Marriage

    The symbols and rituals that are used in the wedding mass is the development of the Sacrament of Marriage. There are many symbols and rituals involved with marriage, including: the unity candle, the bouquet, tossing of rice, and the bride's veil. The most common symbol there is in marriage is the wedding ring. The wedding ring dates back to the Egyptian time. Back then the wife would have a money ring instead of actual money

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    Essay Length: 1,863 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Legalization

    Legalization

    The war against drugs is failing miserably. Enforcement is a running joke with meager imprisonment for offenders. Recently, the situation in London has gotten so desperate, in regards to drug abuse (and more specifically heroin) that the president of the Association of Chief Police, Sir David Philips was noted saying, “The system has failed. We have an out-of-control drug industry, and it is time to try a new approach.” All signs are pointing to an

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    Essay Length: 1,126 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Life After Marriage

    Life After Marriage

    Life after marriage The lives led by people as individuals are vastly different from the lives they lead after marriage. Although single life has it’s many vicissitudes, they are greatly altered by the addition of another party into the situation. Even the simplest things change drastically when you marry the special person in your life, such as eating, sleeping, and working. The changes in one’s eating habits are altered by the addition of another person

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    Essay Length: 612 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Bred
  • Legal Drinking Age

    Legal Drinking Age

    Legal Drinking Age In the U.S., when you reach 18 years of age, you are legally an adult. Your new rights allow you to vote, join the military, obtain a marriage permit, sign legally binding contracts and many others except purchase and consume alcohol. Many feel this is the best reason for lowering the drinking age. I want to take a different approach at the issue; I think the legal drinking age should be lowered

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    Essay Length: 1,492 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Steve
  • Child Abuse: Victim Rights & the Role of Legal Representative

    Child Abuse: Victim Rights & the Role of Legal Representative

    Essay 2 : Child Abuse : Victim rights and the role of legal representative Sexual abuse cases are incredibly sensitive subjects. The way they are handled is of paramount importance because of their complex nature. This is where the magnitude of the role of the child’s representative comes into play; consequently the rights of the child must be enforced with great care. Investigation of the allegations depends on dependable information from the victim (a child

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    Essay Length: 2,691 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Top
  • Gay’s in the Militarty

    Gay’s in the Militarty

    The subject of Gays in the military has been debated over many times by many people. When dealing with whether or not gays should be allowed in the military the simple question of, Do they want to be in the military?, must be answered. After this question is answered you can begin analyzing the problem. The answer to the question, Do gays want to be in the military?, is an unquestioned yes. Gays would be

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    Essay Length: 902 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Gay and Lesbians Today

    Gay and Lesbians Today

    Gay and lesbians today In was late July of 1999, five of my buddies and I had just graduated from high school and we were enjoying one of the greatest summers of our lives in Ocean City, Maryland. We were renting out what we thought was the best bachelor pad in all of O.C. on 139th street. Even friends of ours that we graduated with and had known for several years were living at the

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    Essay Length: 1,512 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Gay Parenting

    Gay Parenting

    Gay Parenting Recently, the debate over same-sex couples and their right to adopt children, caught my attention. Last year I was watching a news program about Rosie O’Donnel, an actress, and her decision to “come out of the closet.” That story then turned into another story, about her support of a gay couple and their fight with the state of Florida. The couple, both men, are the foster parents of five children born with HIV.

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    Essay Length: 679 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Vika
  • Successful Marriage

    Successful Marriage

    Marriage is defined as the legal union of a man and a woman (Webster’s Dictionary). Customs of marriage vary widely throughout the world, but it also meets the basic needs of all human beings. “ In most societies, marriage is considered the best way to ensure orderly raising of children. It allows for a division of labor within a consuming and working unit. Ideally, it offers intimacy, commitment, friendship, affection, sexual fulfillment, companionship, and an

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    Essay Length: 1,353 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Edward
  • Same-Sex Marriage in America

    Same-Sex Marriage in America

    Same-sex marriage in America The idea of legalizing same-sex marriage is a hotly contested subject in America today. Similar to women’s equal rights and civil rights for African-American’s, equal rights for homosexuals is having a tough time being accepted by American government and by American society. I feel that equal rights for gays and lesbians should be a policy adopted by the American government. These equal rights would include all the same rights given to

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    Essay Length: 994 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike

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