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    The rights granted to a U.S citizen in the Bill of Rights is different than the rights Jonas has in The Giver. A U.S citizen has more freedom than Jonas does. In the Giver the city or town is being controlled‚ there are only a few things you can do freely. Only a few things you are allowed to say as well. A U.S citizen only has to follow a few rules here and there to prevent trouble. A citizen can worship anything/anyone they choose to (willingly). They are allowed to vote for whom is running for

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    The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were proposed to assure the fears of Anti-Federalist who had opposed Constitutional ratification. The Bill of Rights guaranteed a number of personal freedoms‚ limit the government’s power in judicial and other proceedings‚ and reserve some powers to the states and the public. Firstly‚ the Bill of Rights is successful in assuring the adoption of the Constitution.

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    The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a dark time in American history. More than 200 people  were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria. Ever since those  dark days ended‚ the trials have become synonymous with mass hysteria and scapegoating.    Causes    Salem‚ Massachusetts was not alone in its witch hunt. A wave of witch trials swept Europe  from the 1300s to the 1600s. These witch hunts happened for a variety of reasons and were  greatly influenced by the fear

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    the New York Times‚ "A right is not what someone gives you; but what no one can take away." It is in this vein that a country drafts legislation to protect the rights of their inhabitants. In the United States there is the Bill of Rights‚ which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution‚ 1787 . The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the first part of the Canadian Constitution Act‚ 1982 . Both of these documents provide for the rights and freedoms that both

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    Analyzing the Bill of Rights: Ninth and Tenth Amendments Mississippi College Abstract The first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights were intended to protect Americans ’ specific personal rights. The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of these rights and fought so that the people in the United States would have the independence that no other nation had known. These same men were well aware of the unavoidable sacrifices they were going to have to make. Listing every right that a person

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    The First Amendment and the Bill of Rights: The first amendment‚ established on December 15‚1791 by James Madison is one out of the ten amendments in the bill of rights. This was First Amendment to the U.S constitution but some call it “Amendment 1”. The first amendment gives the right to freedom of religion. This prevents the government from establishing one religion for the whole country‚ allowing anyone to choose their own religion. It also gives us something called freedom of speech and

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    III Bill of rights - declaration and enumeration of a person’s right and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations Basis: social importance accorded to the individual in a democratic or republican state Classes of rights 1) Natural rightsright possessed by every citizen without being granted by the State for they are given to man by God Ex. Right to life‚ right to liability‚ right to property‚ right to love 2) Constitutional rightrights which

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    During the year of 1692‚ the small town of Salem seems to have been in a state of panic and confusion. The book Witchcraft at Salem‚ by Chadwick Hansen‚ is about the witchcraft conspiracies the town has experienced. Hansen goes on to explore the truthfulness of the "possessed" young girls. The reason why Hansen wrote the book is to try to set straight the record of the witchcraft phenomena at Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in the year 1692‚ about which much has been written and much misunderstood. Hansen

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    Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 22‚ 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Bill of Rights and Amendments Bill of Rights and Amendments to the Constitution refers to the ensuing changes to the nation’s supreme document after its preliminary ratification. At first the founders conceded the initial 10 Amendments known as the Bill of Rights at the same time. In an attempt to tackle envisaged challenges and perfect the union‚ the founding

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    Witch Hunt Research   Sophia.Colon  10/21/14  4th    “It is one thing to believe in witches and quite another to believe in witch smellers‚K.G Chesterton” In the early 1600’s some people started believing the witch hunt trials‚ that the devil was really inside their souls controlling them maybe even for the simple reasons of suspicion as well. In two articles “Modern Day Witch Hunt” and “The Salem Witch Trials” we see how society is impacted by so called witch hunts. The Salem Witch Trials occurred

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