According to the first paragraph from the excerpts of the majority opinion, what did the U.S. government believe some Japanese Americans would do if they were allowed to remain free on the West Coast?…
<br>In Act 3, John's frustration is really starting to tire him out. He doesn't understand why Abby is pursuing him so, and feels responsible for Elizabeth's imprisonment. It is also very frustrating for him to feel powerless, and to not be trusted. He can usually remain even-headed, but when anger gets the best of him, he calls Abigail a whore. He was struggling with that truth, and had yet barely admitted it to himself when he blurted it out in court.…
Karen L. Jerman had a mortgage with Countrywide Home Loans and was contacted by the law firm Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, on behalf of Country Wide, seeking a foreclosure on Jerman’s property.…
The Federal Court System contains three levels of courts: first, U.S district courts and various courts of limited jurisdiction (trial courts of general jurisdiction). Second, U.S courts of appeals (intermediate courts of appeals). Finally, the highest level of the three level federal court system is the United State Supreme Court. Today, the United State Supreme Court is located in Washington D.C.…
Oleanna is a two character play about a power struggle between a University Professor, John, and a student, Carol, who accuses John of sexual harassment. The play begins when John, a condescending University Professor who holds power with his status, expresses his frustration at Carol's class performance as she deduces that he is buying a house. He feels she is, in reality, bright but troubled, and she agrees, citing her social and economic background as impediments to her class performance. John lowers his guard against Carol in order to find her motives for complaining to him. Carol then goes on the offensive and bombards John with a flurry of his own actions with different interpretations which makes John nervous about losing his career. In an attempt to silence Carol, he invites her to his office to work out any problems or complaints which Carol may have. Carol, ultimately, ends up stippling John from his power pedestal and replacing him which eventually makes him succumb to violent actions.…
“There is no greater injustice then the false accusation, the innocent suffer the persecution of the guilty when they have done nothing wrong.(Caryn)” This statement seems especially self evident in reference to David Mamet’s “Oleanna”. In “Oleanna“, a college professor simply referred to as John, is falsely accused of sexual harassment and eventually rape. Yet, no real sign of sexual contact, rape, or sexual phrases seem to appear through out David Mamet’s play. Which is why John is in no way shape or form, guilty of the pending charges. The charges are brought forth by a student named Carol. She is performing poorly in his class, and as a result she decides to consult him about the class, and the material. John gives her the offer of a second chance and to help her pass the class, if she is willing to put in the effort. However, instead of choosing to take John’s help, she decides to falsely accuse John of sexual harassment. The reason why appears to consist of John’s over eagerness to help, Carol not understanding the material , and a hidden agenda that Carol seems to posses.…
* Identify six key characteristics of the U.S. Constitution. 1. Constitutions are a higher form of law that speak with a political authority that no ordinary law or other government action can ever match.…
There are many themes and issues displayed in the play such as power, conflict, change and doubt. These themes have each got their own purpose to create ‘Doubt’ in the minds of the reader.…
We are then introduced to Adam Sandler’s character – John Clasky – who seems to be every bit the patient father. When his son wakes up in the morning, we find out that his mother and he had an argument the day before, so he asks his father whether he’s mad at him too. John says “no”. Deborah, on finding out about this, is furious. She insists that if John and she are to be happy with each other they have to agree on matters like this, instead of taking sides. She seems to grow increasingly irritates with his apparent calm and logic. He walks out sighing to himself and enters the kitchen where he meets Flor. He finds out she speaks no English when Deborah walks in, red-eyed, but trying not to show she’s been crying. She insists on taking the kids to school while John heads off to work. Despite the language barrier, it’s obvious that Flor notices the rough patch this family is trying to work…
Misunderstanding is simply when a person takes a certain situation or words and doesn’t understand correctly what they mean or what is going on. For example Mrs.Caroline didn’t understand why Walter wouldn't take her money so that he could buy food, she didn’t know that a poor person like him won’t take money unless his family has enough to eventually pay back. It wasn’t so much her own fault, Mrs. Caroline simply just didn’t understand like the rest of the townspeople did because they have lived there for years. In society this shows how the people in our world judge before the people from society know anything. A real life example would be when a person tell you that they think you’re dressed nice today, and the person takes it as you saying that they dress bad…
The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal court to decide the outcome of cases from lower courts. All decisions and outcomes of the case are final, but the case must go through proper channels before going to the Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court has the authority to overturn, question, and investigate cases that were decided in lower courts. Researchers stated that the President of the United States has the authority to nominate a potential candidate with the advice and agreement of the Senate. Once the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices are appointed, all members have a life contract; however, if they violate the Constitution then they are more likely to be removed after impeachment.…
Oleanna by David Mamet documents what occurs between a professor and his student over a period of three meetings in which trivial daily interactions and their meanings are interpreted the wrong way. The critics who call Oleanna "a parable about the tragedy of failing to listen" are absolutely correct. If John and Carol had actually listened to each other, they may have been able to communicate effectively and nothing bad would have come from their meetings. Instead, due to the nature of their characters, they ruin any sort of connection that could have been made between the two. However, neither John nor Carol are villains, they are flawed characters who represent "humans with the same human flaw a failure to communicate." Their failure to communicate ultimately leads to the accusations against John and his retaliatory actions against Carol.…
Within the play, a tea party featuring Cecily and Gwendolen is used to exploit secrets previously embedded in the drama, as well as provide comedic tension through the stressed niceties between the two women. Seemingly betrayed by Ernest, represented by both Algernon and Jack, tensions climb as the two women struggle to maintain etiquette and keep their composure. Through the forced use of endearing terms such as darling and dear, we witness an onslaught of passive aggressive behaviour that Cecily and Gwendolen impose on each other. Following this strained exchange, we see Gwendolen insult Cecily, reverting her initial impression "Something tells me that we are going to be great friends…My first impressions of people are never wrong” (Wilde 41) and undermining herself in saying “From the moment I saw you I distrusted you. I felt you that were false and deceitful.” (Wilde 46) By fixating on the importance of dignity within Victorian high society, Wilde once again flexes his comedic fingers by exaggerating the comicality of the conflict occurring between the two women. As their poise shatters following the absence of the servants, we observe a clumsy array of reverted loyalties and jealous competition. Consequently, through Wilde’s use of flamboyant satire and skilled mockery, we are able to understand and joke about character actions opening up the possibility of…
The central conflict here involves the father, Paul, who has missed his daughter, Lisa's, dance recital. The opening scene presents Lisa in a dance studio practicing alone. The first line of the play shows Wasserstein sympathizing more with Lisa than Paul as he is introduced as simply "a man." In fact, the audience does not realize he is father until the eighth line of the play. Wasserstein makes a point of using realistic dialogue. There is a short, back and forth conversation that is typical in American households. So it is also apparent that, while there is an obvious weakness in their relationship, Paul truly cares about Lisa and is not snide and compassionless. However, just as the play unfolds, so does the weakness between the two. "Lisa: Daddy, Miss Judy wanted to know why you were late today. / Paul: Hmmmmmmmm. / Lisa: Why were you late? / Paul: I was in a meeting. Business. I'm sorry" (1773). This is the first apology mentioned from Paul for missing his daughter's recital. Also notice that Lisa first lets Miss Judy do the accusations toward his being late. This is the first of many instances of inadequate communication.…
Brendan was called in her office one day. He says just about “yes, ma’amed” and “no, ma’amed”. Yes ma’am, everything is fine. No ma’am, I don’t have a problem with anyone. But you could see the pain and anger in his eyes.…