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    The Civil Rights Act Have you ever wondered about the U.S. history? Even if you didn’t‚ you might have heard of the civil rights movement. A few brave leaders risked their lives to fight for having an equal right. The civil rights movement was from 1995 to 1968. The civil rights movement was a very social‚ legal‚ and political act that the blacks encountered with a lot of effort and determination. With the help of brave leaders‚ African Americans were finally able to have same rights and equal treatment

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    government would bring other people to oppose that government’s actions. He refused to pay a poll tax and he considered the law to be unfair‚ even thought the government ordered by the rule of majority. 4. Thoreau states that‚ “no government would be best”. However‚ as a citizen what does he call for at once? Why? He states‚ “ But‚ to speak practically and as a citizen‚ unlike those who call themselves no-government men‚ I ask for‚ not at once no government‚ but at once a better government

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    Abstract This paper examines "Rights and Protection of the Interest of the Minority Shareholders" I will discuss the recent development‚ issues and legal practices in the subject in Bangladesh perspective as well as international. Rights of Minority Shareholder and protection of their rights is now talked topics as new problems are emerging regarding the issues. A few initiatives have taken by national level and problems are gradually increasing‚ therefore some recommendation has been prescribed

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    reflect the positive and cost saving measures that a lean system provides. Since many of a company’s choices are made from crunching numbers that the accounting department provides‚ benefits are overlooked using traditional accounting methods. The principles of lean accounting are to measure and motivate. Resource consumption accounting (RCA) is a comprehensive cost management system

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    formulation of the Rule of Law created by A.V.Dicey. He express clearly that Rule of law has 3 elements that is supremacy of constitution‚ protection of Human Rights/ Natural justice and equality before law. Rule of law is one of the most significant principles in the Australian Legal System and the three arms of government do also play roles in upholding the rule of law. All public must comply with the constitution and the laws must be enforced therefore every person has the same rights and responsibilities

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    A Democracy is when the majority of the people decide what is best for the nation as a whole. However‚ when majority rules‚ its decisions can turn out to be harmful for the unpopular minority groups. Laws can be created that target a certain group of people and limit their rights so that they cannot do everything that they want to. A Democracy should have laws set in place that limit the power of the majority so that it is impossible for the basic rights of the minorities to be taken away‚ even if

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    1(a) Explain the general principles of utilitarianism‚ including reference to both act and rule utilitarianism The theory of utilitarianism was devised by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)‚ an English philosopher‚ who gave us the general principle which is used in Bentham and Mill’s theory of utilitarianism and act and rule utilitarianism. The general principle which utilitarianism is based around is the idea of maximising pleasure and minimising pain. Bentham put forward his hedonistic theory in the

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    In the essay “The Tyranny of the Majority”‚ Lani Guinier expresses her concern that the will of the majority may trample the rights of the minority‚ which I completely agree with. Guinier speaks of the Golden Rule and the idea that if the Golden Rule is not applied‚ the majority will lack in recognizing‚ and taking in account the desires‚ let alone consider the ideas of the minority‚ representing how this is in no way a democratic process. The Golden Rule is simply stated as “Treat others as you

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    the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group) "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" (a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct) motivation based on ideas of right and wrong the philosophical study of moral values and rules known as moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is‚ concepts such as good and evil‚ right and wrong‚ virtue and vice‚ justice‚ etc. Major branches

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    caused by democracy‚ Socrates suggests that people should come to philosophers for rule rather than philosophers volunteer to rule. In Book VI of Republic‚ Socrates provides another analogy to illustrate his point: “The natural thing is for the sick person‚ rich or poor‚ to knock at the doctor’s door‚ and for anyone who needs to be ruled to knock at the door of the one who can rule him” (489 c). Here‚ in my interpretation‚ Socrates sardonically emphasizes that the way democratic rulers rule the city

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