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  • Marriage

    Marriage

    Only in the states of Vermont and California are gay couples allowed to marry. Same-sex marriage is very important with gay couples and activists in today's society. On January 1, 2002, a bill became effective to give members of registered same-sex and opposite-sex couples the right to adopt a partner's child. A reason why the Vermont same-sex union battle received so much nation press is because legislators were responding to a court order, while some

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    Essay Length: 1,491 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation

    Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation

    Running head: LEGAL ISSUES IN REDUCTION OF WORKFORCE SIMULATION Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation MBA560 - Graded A March 24, 2008 University of Phoenix Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation FastServe, Inc. is a $25 million dollar company with a workforce of 350 employees directly involved in the marketing of sports apparel. The primary segment of the population that is targeted by FastServe targets is labeled Generation Y. This segment of the

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    Essay Length: 1,316 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: David
  • The Important of Freedom in Marriage Life in Kate Chopin's the Story of an Hour

    The Important of Freedom in Marriage Life in Kate Chopin's the Story of an Hour

    The important of freedom in marriage life in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" In “The Story of an Hour” portrays the hidden feeling of the wife; Mrs. Mallard, who realized her real own though of bright future after knowing about the death of her husband. Unfortunately, she got a heart disease so she died when her husband appeared at the house in the end of the story. In the fact that the marriage

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    Essay Length: 615 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Janna
  • Discrimination and the Legal Process

    Discrimination and the Legal Process

    Discrimination and the Legal Process Today’s organizations are faced with many ethical and legal issues when dealing with the diverse work force such as the potential of discrimination when conducting day-to-day activities. The issues of diversity and discrimination affect many organizations behavior when considering how to properly treat the employees without making decisions based on based on race, nationality, creed, color, age, sex or sexual orientation. The influence of laws on decision-making has a direct

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    Essay Length: 1,173 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Yan
  • Should Marijuana Be Legal?

    Should Marijuana Be Legal?

    The argument over whether or not marijuana should be legal has been a big debate over the last decade. There are many who are for it being legal and a lot that are totally against the idea. Me personally, I don’t see the problem with marijuana being legal in the United States. All though some may not agree with what I believe in I do have my reasons for why I think marijuana should be

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    Essay Length: 961 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Salvia Divinorum Keep It Legal

    Salvia Divinorum Keep It Legal

    For Hundreds of years the Mazatec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico have used Salvia Divinorum, or as they call it, Ska Maria Pastora, for both it’s medicinal and mind expanding, psychoactive properties (Siebert 1). In 1962 two scientists by the names of Gordon Wasson and Albert Hofmann went to Oaxaca in search of the plant and introduced Salvia Divinorum to the western world. Since Salvia Divinorum reproduces mostly asexually there are not many genetic differences between

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    Essay Length: 3,326 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Wrongful Dismissal & How to Minimize Legal Risk

    Wrongful Dismissal & How to Minimize Legal Risk

    Wrongful Dismissal & How to Minimize Legal Risk Introduction: Employment is a relationship between an employers and employees. This relationship is extremely important, as it becomes a part of our daily life. Aside of being a professional relationship, in many cases it becomes a personal and expressive one. In today’s work place, if the conditions of employment are excellent, and the employees are treated with fairly, it is more likely that they will be pleased,

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    Essay Length: 2,342 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Legalization

    Legalization

    The world would be a much better place if illicit drugs didn’t exist, but they do, so we must deal with them. (Eldredge 24) Having a drug free America is unrealistic and will never happen. Each year the number of regular users has increased and it varies in age. (Eldredge 24) So would legalizing drugs serve America’s national interest? Would it end the war on drugs? Or has the war on drugs just begun? In

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    Essay Length: 858 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Max
  • Does the Rising Rate of Chabitation Mean That We Are Witnessing an End of Marriage?

    Does the Rising Rate of Chabitation Mean That We Are Witnessing an End of Marriage?

    DOES THE RISING RATE OF COHABITATION MEAN THAT WE ARE WITNESSING AN END OF MARRIAGE? SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPARY SOCIETY SOCI102 In today's society cohabitation is an increasingly popular trend amongst couples. Trost’s 19 study hypothesized that cohabitation would decrease marriage rates, with Sweden and Denmark providing empirical support for his hypothesis. We now see that this is indeed the case in both America and the United Kingdom. It is important to understand the

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    Essay Length: 1,090 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Jon
  • Green Card Marriages

    Green Card Marriages

    Some people marry for love, some marry for money and others for their right to stay in the United States, a Green Card. After a United States passport, a Green Card or Permanent Resident Card is without a doubt one of the most sought after and valuable documents in the world. But how common are the Green Card petitions scams? These scams were very common up until the events of September 11, 2001, when Citizenship

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    Essay Length: 791 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: David
  • A Brief View of the History of Marijuana Legalization

    A Brief View of the History of Marijuana Legalization

    The legalization of marijuana is, and has been a heavily disputed issue for decades. On one hand, marijuana could lead to a medical breakthrough, or at least provide relief to cancer and AIDS patients. On the other hand, legalizing a drug could expose it to too broad an audience. As a drug, marijuana has never proven to be anywhere near as harmful as cigarettes or alcohol. Each year in the United States, 400,000 people

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    Essay Length: 1,387 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Same Sex Marriage

    Same Sex Marriage

    Same sex marriage seems to be a very controversial subject in today’s society. Many people do not agree with it what so ever, however others feel that same sex marriage is perfectly okay. This topic seems to be an on going argument because of the fact that it is abnormal to most, rather than normal and possibly a hard idea to get used to. I personally don’t have an issue with same sex marriages. In

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    Essay Length: 814 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Same Sex Marriage

    Same Sex Marriage

    Marriage should be entirely about love, but now in today’s society, marriage is a matter of gender, rather than a love shared by two people. Many people, whether they realize it or not have at some point befriended someone who is homosexual. And someone who is homosexual is just as suitable a parent as anyone else. Everyone should be able to receive equal rights, even when it comes to marriage. Civil Unions are not equal

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    Essay Length: 1,793 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Vika
  • Marriage Between Two People with Different Culture

    Marriage Between Two People with Different Culture

    Marriage between two people with different culture Most people think they should remain within their culture when they marry. But, don’t you think it would be fascinating to marry someone from a different culture? Getting marry often requires compromise, flexibility and love, and for many intercultural couples, getting marry has been the learning experience of a lifetime. In fact, the whole relationship process can be difficult for the average couple, but for intercultural couples, these

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    Essay Length: 2,118 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • Enron from a Legal Standpoint

    Enron from a Legal Standpoint

    Enron The tragic fall of Enron led to a revolution in the way people think about large corporations. Before the surge of white collar crime in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there were no regulations in place that forced corporations to accurately report their finances. This led to a series of immoral and devious deceptions that caused many people to unfairly lose their life savings without any form of recourse, while a select few

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    Essay Length: 1,143 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Legalize It

    Legalize It

    Pot, weed, grass, dope, and ganja. Surely, Dr. Provet, you know that these are all street names of marijuana or cannabis sativa. In your article, “Keep Marijuana Illegal-For Children's Sake,” you stated several reasons as to why marijuana should be kept illegal in this country. You argued that legalizing marijuana would lead to a larger general use and spread to our country’s children. The article also stated that marijuana laws should stay the same because

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    Essay Length: 1,328 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Legalization of Cannabis

    Legalization of Cannabis

    “All human beings are born with inalienable rights. These human rights empower people to pursue lives of dignity -- thus, no government can bestow them but all governments should protect them. Freedom, built on a foundation of justice, tolerance, dignity, and respect -- regardless of ethnicity, religion, political association, or social standing -- allows people to pursue these fundamental rights. Whereas dictatorships deny human rights, free societies continually strive to attain them.” (Principles of Democracy)

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    Essay Length: 2,198 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Legalization of Cocaine

    Legalization of Cocaine

    Editorial: Cocaine Legalization 4/26/02 David Borden, Executive Director, borden@drcnet.org, 4/26/02 Earlier this week, a member of the British Parliament made a very bold statement. Jenny Tonge, a prominent member of the Liberal Democrat party, called for the legalization of cocaine. Even in the UK, where the drug policy debate has advanced dramatically further than in most places, Tonge's statement is cutting edge, going further than the already forward-looking position of the party itself. The Liberal

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    Essay Length: 1,008 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    I grew up with marriage as image of something wonderful that when it is, is for whole life. Two people connect together in bond of marriage in which their promise each other to be together for better and worse. In my family marriage is view as something beautiful that has to last forever. If married couple has a problem there are together to solve it not to fall apart because of that. When I

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    Essay Length: 544 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Vika
  • Gay Marriage

    Gay Marriage

    According, to Merriam-WebsterЎЗs Dictionary, one definition of marriage is defined as ЎИthe state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage.ЎЙ If this definition is true, why does society and the U.S. government intervene and judge same-sex marriages? The topic continues to arise in political debates whether or not same-sex marriages are right or wrong, with same sex marriages in the U.S. today, society

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    Essay Length: 527 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Yan
  • Chaucers View on Marriage

    Chaucers View on Marriage

    In the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer instituted his opinions on marriage. Even though he did not show one constant view on marriage through all of the tales, his different outlooks on balance of power and happy marriages are interesting to interpret. The Wife of Bath’s Tale, the Clerk’s Tale, and the Merchant’s tale are the tales that clearly show all the sides of Chaucer’s view on marriage. Each has it’s own unique position on this

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Abolition of Arranged Marriages

    Abolition of Arranged Marriages

    Every person in the world, someway, somehow, wishes to grow old with a person they know would care for them and love for who they are, whatever they may be. At some point in people’s lives, they have to make life changing decisions, and getting married is one of them. Ever since the beginning of time, man, being a social and inter-relational being, has been known to be in need of a companion, an a

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    Essay Length: 1,514 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Homosexuality in America

    Homosexuality in America

    According to The Nation, “ All the crosscurrents of present-day liberation struggles are subsumed in the gay struggle. The gay movement is in some ways similar to the movement that other communities have experienced in the nation’s past, but it is also something more, because sexual identity is in crisis throughout the population, and gay people-at once the most conspicuous subjects and objects of the crisis-have been forced to invent a complete cosmology to grasp

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    Essay Length: 1,161 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Legal Case

    Legal Case

    MEMORANDUM TO: WILL SMITH, ESQ. FROM: QI ZHENG, PARALEGAL DATE: December 20, 2004 RE: RESEARCH ON ISSUE OF CASE NO. 1. DIANA LEWIS. INTRODUCTION You have asked me to determine whether our client Diana Lewis committed unauthorized practice of law by providing her services. I have done research on statutes and cases. This memorandum will address the issue of this case, California Bar’s claim, and Ms. Lewis’s possible defense. STATEMENT OF FACTS In May

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    Essay Length: 1,076 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Steve
  • What's Happening to Marriage?

    What's Happening to Marriage?

    Americans haven’t given up on marriage as a cherished ideal. Indeed, most Americans continue to prize and value marriage as an important life goal, and the vast majority of us will marry at least once in a lifetime. By the mid-thirties, a majority of Americans have married at least once. Most couples enter marriage with a strong desire and determination for a lifelong, loving partnership. Moreover, this desire may be increasing among the young. Since

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    Essay Length: 3,901 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Victor