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    Peaceful resistance to law positively impacts society. Humans have a lengthy‚ detailed history of not always being able to see what is right or moral in certain circumstances‚ and unfortunately‚ humans are who create laws. One infamous example of unjust laws would be the Jim Crow laws of the south. Today‚ it is clear as day that discrimination and racism is unconstitutional‚ but why was it so hard to see that during that time period. There is a certain hindsight people gain after going through

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    ranscendentalist Essay “Live life to the fullest.” This quote by Ernest Hemingway was made after the era of transcendentalism‚ but I believe that the idea came from the transcendentalists. In Walden‚ by Henry David Thoreau‚ he writes “I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life‚ to live so sturdily and Spartanlike as to put to rout all that was not life‚” Among Transcendentalists’ core beliefs was an ideal spiritual state that ’transcends’ the physical and empirical and is only realized

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    In this journal entry‚”An Immoral Law‚” Henry David Thoreau states his opinion on the ‘enforcement’ of the Fugitive Slave Act in his ‘community’. In spite of the fact that Thoreau and I have an age difference of over one hundred years‚ I realize we share a common belief. Which is to stand for what we believe in. Even though Thoreau isn’t that popular among his community for his beliefs‚ he continues to speak out on them. As a result‚ he then goes on to serve as a motivation for many other people

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    ← Older posts How to Get a Record Deal Posted on July 13‚ 2010 by admin INKED! 10 Tips from Entertainment Insiders on What Gets You Signed! “While working at Universal/SRC‚ my ex boss used to say‚ the easiest thing is‚ getting signed” -Monique Baines The phone rings and on the other end is a voice‚ that can’t quite express himself‚ at least not intelligently. The typical random caller to the label that wants to “sign” his artist usually says something like “Uuh…my name is blah blah….and uh

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    Luther King and Unjust Laws Martin Luther King’s “Letter to Birmingham” is a very moving piece of literature. He is very passionate in what he believes‚ and will do anything to get people to realize how cruel and corrupt people are towards Negroes. He will do anything to make society realize how unjust people are when they treat minorities with darker skin differently than the majority of the people. In the letter Martin Luther King explains two different types of laws. The two laws are just and

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    greater good. Thoreau did not invent the concept civil disobedience‚ for we can see myriad examples throughout history. Transcendent law appeared in the writing of Socrates as well as in many of the Greek Tragedies. It is a concept which bases its morality on the premise that there are “higher laws” which transcend the laws of the state. Should the higher law and the laws of the state come into conflict‚ the individual had not only the right‚ but had the OBLIGATION to disobey the laws of the state

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    Legal Studies – International Law Evaluate the influence of international law on Australian domestic law The influence of international law on Australian domestic law has enhanced the values of Australia in various ways. International law is law that governs the relationships between nation-states and domestic law is the law of a nation. Both international and domestic law has been affected negatively and positively due to state sovereignty rights. State sovereignty is where states have the

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    what they are watching on television is what happens in real life and get the wrong idea about  how it really works.  It affects law enforcement because suspects think that they know better than  experienced detectives. Jurors think that certain types of evidence need to be presented in order  to convict them which makes it harder for the detectives and attorneys to keep the suspects off  the streets. This CSI effect affects law enforcement because it puts a delay on the case. People do  not realize that it i

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    How to Deal With a Hostile Audience by Lenny Laskowski © 1996 LJL Seminars http://www.ljlseminars.com 1. Listen carefully to the question & repeat it aloud - Make sure you understood the question correctly & that your audience knows the question to which you are responding. 2. Answer directly. Look directly at the person asking the question - Give simple answers to simple questions. If the question demands a lengthy reply‚ agree to discuss it later with anyone interested. 3. Refer to your Speech

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    Peaceful resistance to laws positively affects society. By following a law one agrees with it. For the most part laws are just and by following them one can contribute positively to society‚ but there are unjust laws. By following an unjust law simply to prevent personal harm one is agreeing to the terms of the law. In agreeing to the law it is strengthened and others are more likely to follow. It is in this way that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Luther) due to the

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