mandatory death sentence may appear cruel it is not unequal in its application in that every person convicted of the offence would be subject to the same punishment. 4. The plaintiff had gone through all the stages of the judicial process and his case had also been placed before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in the Pardons Board. Therefore the subject sought for declaration is not a proper one. 5. The application of the Attorney General is granted and the Statement of Claim of the plaintiff is
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Literature Review The New Jim Crow PAD5043 I must say that I may have been completely wrong about the state of diversity in our country. I have worked in public service for literally my entire working life (30 years) and in public safety for all of it. I have worked in inner city areas and subsidized housing plans. But my opinion has been similar to that of most white Americans; that people of color do not want a hand up‚ they want a hand out. Not to be derogatory
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Immigrants are known to travel to new countries in hopes of finding a better life for themselves and their families. Refugees are different types of immigrants in a sense that they were not moved willingly‚ due to political or economic reason’s they were forced out of their home country. In “Braving a New World: Cambodian (Khmer) Refugees in an American City” by MaryCarol Hopkins‚ Hopkins ethnography is about Cambodian refugee and their lives in Middle City‚ CA after the Khmer Rouge which forced
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Ryan Gillespie 12/10/14 HIS 343 Dandan Chen Gangs of New York: A Cultural Shift In the 2002 Film “Gangs of New York” by Martin Scorsese we see New York City reshaped and changed through cultural influence of feuding individuals and groups with different ideas. On the surface the movie seems to have a straight forward theme but in the back ground we see a cultural shift as immigrants come into America and New York City. In the movie we see the political influence during that time
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On Tuesday night “NCIS: New Orleans” fans watched as Agent Dwayne Pride’s team made some personal sacrifices to bring a kidnapped petty officer home. With a twist that most fans didn’t see coming‚ the murder at the beginning of the episode was one of two crimes that the team needed to solve. Unfortunately‚ the decorated petty officer was only trying to help when he got killed saving another military service member. Hoping to stop the kidnappers and offering a personal favor to the get a location
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Construction of Crime News” it discusses the process in which journalists and editors choose and pick stories that are newsworthy. If a story is not newsworthy than it does not appears in the news agenda. They determine this by looking at the news value‚ which essentially means seeing if the story appeals to the public and if it will interest people. These values tend to change and be different in other parts of the world. According to Yvonne Jewkes‚ “they sift and select news items and – in a process
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The New England Patriots lost superstar tight end Rob Gronkowski to a season ending back injury in their Week 12 matchup with the New York Jets. Without question‚ Gronkowski’s presence on the field makes New England’s offense a nightmare for opposing defensive coordinators. But if any NFL team can adjust to being without their No. 1 target‚ it’s the Patriots. New England can adjust to Gronk’s absence with plenty of bunch formations‚ which can setup miss matches with linebackers. However‚ the pivotal
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The insightful book‚ “The Emperor’s New Clothes”‚ there is a collection of evidence from various time periods. Looking in the past to analyze the current issues of today‚ is a tactic that is sometimes overlooked. Dr. Graves has stated‚ “In order to understand racial thinking in the western world‚ you have to understand the Christian Bible.” In chapter 1‚ “The Earliest Theories”‚ the previous statement was supported by Biblical‚ Greek‚ Roman‚ and Medieval concepts. As I read through the chapter‚ I
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The New American Dream The idea of living‚ “The American Dream‚” has shifted quite a lot since past generations. In the past‚ the American Dream was thought to be an easy thing to achieve‚ but now‚ teenagers are coming to the realization that it is more difficult than it used to be. College is one of the most important things to achieve the American Dream‚ and college is not cheap or easy‚ and this has become a hard reality to teenagers of today’s society. College is not the only factor in living
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In “The New Liberal Arts‚” the president of Goucher College‚ Sanford J. Ungar claims that people are not taking advantage of a liberal-arts education due to common misperceptions held by the public. He structures his argument into his seven common misperceptions about a liberal education and starts off by stating his first misperception: a liberal-arts education is a luxury and a “career education” should be the main focus of today’s society. He refutes that point by explaining a “career education”
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