...Critical Argument Analysis Essay ENG/215 1/26/2015 Jennifer Rainville | Immigration Control Introduction Illegal immigration is a big problem in the United States. If you ask around where you live you will get so many different views and arguments. Realistically immigration has resulted in the laws having more illegal immigrants live and work here in the United States. I have read three different articles on the pros and cons of illegal immigration. Immigration is becoming a normal thing in the United States and it shouldn’t be. Summary In the article “Let Us Give Thanks to Our Immigrants” by Rupert Murdoch, he shows some evidence to support his agreeing with illegal immigration. He shows support on how they have contributed to the education in America. Whereas in the articles “The Winners in Immigration: Public Prisons,” by Aubrey Pringle, and “Republican Views on Immigration,” by RepublicanViews.org shows support on why immigration is not good for the United States. Murdoch shows that many of the high paying jobs in the United States are held by immigrants or children of immigrants. Whereas Pringle and RepublicanViews.org shows that our government is suffering because of all the illegal immigrants in our country. Argument Murdoch is pro-immigration. He has provided evidence to show why he supports immigration. He also was an immigrant himself and all his family was from Scotland. He does state though that these days it’s hard to talk about the benefits...
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...We have access to information every day of our lives. This information can inform us, entertain us or instruct us. More importantly, it can be used to control us. The following essay will examine how information is used to exercise power over others by discussing the novel “Animal Farm”, the film “Erin Brockovich” and the issue of asylum seekers. The issue of how information is used to control others is demonstrated in the novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. The novel “animal farm” is a story about animals that take over a farm. Flee their owner out, and begin to manage the farm on their own. Using their own system and power led by Napoleon. However instead of all animals being equal in the end some animals tent to have more power than others. Napoleon does this by using a variety of false information. For instance the animals must obey and follow the 7 commandments, but as time goes we seem to see these commandments being changed by the pigs. For example (page 15) the seventh commandment that “All animals are equal” gets changed to (page 90). “Some animals are more equal than others” this makes Napoleon and the other pigs better and sets more power over the others. In this and other ways, the novel “Animal Farm” demonstrates how information can give us control other others. Erin Brockovich is a film based on a true story of Erin Brockovich (played by Julia Roberts) who fought against the US energy corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Erin Brockovich was an unemployed...
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...The Writ of Habeas Corpus Research Paper and Essay Charlie Potter American Government June 2, 2009 Mr. Potter PART 1 - HABEAS CORPUS RESEARCH PAPER “By this action we should call him King Lincoln I.” - Anti-war Democrats, 1863 INTRODUCTION English in origin, the concept of habeas corpus literally means “that you have the body,” meaning that the court can force the police to produce a prisoner before them for review of their case. While complex in its use, a writ of habeas corpus forms the foundation for the rights of the accused since it allows one branch of the government (the courts) to check and balance the actions of another (the police) in criminal proceedings. And yet, while habeas corpus has been maintained as a fundamental right of the imprisoned, this protection has been tampered with in our history, making habeas corpus sometimes a casualty of our desire for security during times of crisis. Constitutional Principles Several constitutional principal are expressed through habeas corpus, the foremost being checks and balances and that the accused are afforded due process. The framers of the Constitution knew that governments become abusive of the rights of citizens when there is no power to check that abuse and when the treatment of the accused is arbitrary. The use of habeas corpus is in fact one of the few constitutional rights enshrined in the main body of the Constitution instead of the amendments, and is established...
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...The Writ of Habeas Corpus Research Paper and Essay Charlie Potter American Government June 2, 2009 Mr. Potter PART 1 - HABEAS CORPUS RESEARCH PAPER “By this action we should call him King Lincoln I.” - Anti-war Democrats, 1863 INTRODUCTION English in origin, the concept of habeas corpus literally means “that you have the body,” meaning that the court can force the police to produce a prisoner before them for review of their case. While complex in its use, a writ of habeas corpus forms the foundation for the rights of the accused since it allows one branch of the government (the courts) to check and balance the actions of another (the police) in criminal proceedings. And yet, while habeas corpus has been maintained as a fundamental right of the imprisoned, this protection has been tampered with in our history, making habeas corpus sometimes a casualty of our desire for security during times of crisis. Constitutional Principles Several constitutional principal are expressed through habeas corpus, the foremost being checks and balances and that the accused are afforded due process. The framers of the Constitution knew that governments become abusive of the rights of citizens when there is no power to check that abuse and when the treatment of the accused is arbitrary. The use of habeas corpus is in fact one of the few constitutional rights enshrined in the main body of the Constitution...
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...prosecuted for. I will discuss the cause for Habeas Corpus and the effects it has on a prisoner’s freedom. I will also discuss the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867 and Death Penalty 1996 and why they are so important to court system. Prisoners must exhaust all direct appeals before they can use the Habeas Corpus. This essay also will tell discuss why the courts don’t very often grant and overturn a prisoner’s conviction. Under the Constitutional Law it is stated that anyone prisoned in the United States has the right to a Habeas Corpus and can petition a court to hear their case and if there’s enough evidence the case may be reopened and tried again. The Law of Habeas Corpus 3 Habeas Corpus also known as the “Great Writ,” is the most celebrated in the English Law that offers protection against illegal restraint or confinement to any person that is detained by the law. The law allows a person who is detained to legally request to go before a judge after all petitions has been exhausted to give evidence and have their case reopened if the judge thinks that it should be retried. The Habeas Corpus Act was formed in 1679 to protect a person from the abusive detention of a person without legal authority. This means prisoners who have exhausted all their appeals can use this act to try to overturn their conviction because of the conduct of a judge prospector or defense attorney. In 1867 the Habeas Corpus Act gave federal courts the right to issue Habeas Corpus writs to any...
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...Is the Use of the Habeas Corpus Helping or Hurting the War on Terror Brandy Hudson POL201: American National Government Instructor: Spencer Walsh 08/04/2014 Habeas Corpus originated in English common law as a means to protect individuals from illegal detention. Modern day, habeas corpus is mainly used as a solution prior to conviction for state and federal prisoners who challenge the legality of the application of federal laws that were used in judicial proceedings that resulted in the detainment of the individual ( Kavarsky,2014). This essay will examine the evolution of habeas corpus in the United States, how it affects civil liberties, and its effects on the war on terror. The most famous habeas corpus case was that of slave Dred Scott, who attempted to sue for his freedom. Earlier another slave by the name of James Somersett ran away from his master while in England. He was later captured but supporters obtained a writ of habeas corpus that required his captors to produce Sommersett in court where he sued for his freedom. Almost a century later, Dred Scott petitioned the U.S Federal Courts for a writ of habeas corpus. It was granted and later upheld in a court of appeals in 1857, in one of the most controversial cases in American history. The Supreme Court ruled Scott Seven to Two. The court found that no slave or descendent of a slave could be an American citizen, and so Scott was not considered a “person” within the purview of the constitution. Therefore...
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...HABEAS CORPUS AND THE WAR ON TERROR POL 201 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT JEFFREY LONG JANUARY 27, 2014 September 11, 2001 has brought about many changes in the form of how the country protects itself from terrorists. In particular, how we handle individuals captured and labeled as enemy combatants. The United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba(GITMO) is land leased to the United States under the Cuban-American Treaty of 1903 for the use of coaling and a Naval station. Since 2002, the naval base has operated a detention camp for alleged enemy combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places. Legal issues surrounding the imprisonment without due process is an argument that has continued since the opening of this facility. This essay will argue why the rights afforded by the Constitution should be afforded to detainees at GITMO in terms of habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is a demand by a court to a jailer to produce the prisoner and announce the charges(Levin-Waldman, 2012). Derived from English common law, habeas corpus first appeared in the Magna Carta of 1215 and is the oldest human right in the history of English-speaking civilization. The doctrine of habeas corpus stems from the requirement that a government must either charge a person or let him go free. The Bush administration’s decision to incarcerate enemy combatants at GITMO without habeas corpus has tested the scope and commitment of this constitutional right(Schultz, 2011). This right is...
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...Habeas Corpus: An Ancient Law Evolved POL 201: American National Government Habeas Corpus: An Ancient Law Evolved Habeas Corpus is a law that ensures that a person who is arrested or restrained is brought before a judge or court. Should there be a lack of evidence the prisoner will be released. Habeas Corpus can be sought by a prisoner or by the prisoner’s representation. Habeas Corpus has been said to be “the ultimate lawful and peaceable remedy for adjudicating the providence of liberty’s restraint.” (habeascorpus.net) Considering the fact that numerous people have suspended Habeas Corpus or have suspended it for certain individuals, is it still the “ultimate and peaceable remedy” that it used to be? Evolution of Habeas Corpus Habeas Corpus is an ancient common law which originates in England. The precise origin of Habeas Corpus in uncertain but it does appear to be mostly from an Anglo-Saxon origin. Habeas Corpus does date back to before the Magna Carta. (habeascorpus.net) The principle effect of Habeas Corpus was ultimately achieved in the Middle Ages. This was does by employing the use multiple writs. The sum of the writs essentially gave the same effect as the modern day Habeas Corpus. (habeascorpus.net) The Writ of Habeas Corpus was established to create a check of power for the state. It also preserved the rights of individuals from the arbitrary powers of the King, his Court, and his Counsel. (habeascorpus.net) Parliament enacted Habeas Corpus in 1679, codifying...
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...future immigrants are failing ideas of sustaining illegal immigration. She inflicts sympathy to the reader on the idea of why illegal immigration will not stop. I consider Ngai’s writing to appeal to readers of The Shorthorn because of the relativity of ideas of demographic predicaments of their future. This text brings forth ideas of why actions of legalization happen. One point being the loss of money regarding border control, but not halting the true problem all together. Ngai’s states her central...
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...Compare and Contrast Torture or Not to Torture 2012 “Any direct or indirect participation in any act of torture or other forms of degrading or inhuman treatment or punishment by psychologists is strictly prohibited. There are no exceptions.”(APA website, 2012). The American Psychological Association through the last two decades has taken a sever stand on torture and helping the United States government on how to handle prisoners at the “black site” also known as Guantanamo Bay (Peltz,Burnstein,Grand, 2008)P587. Their stand on how psychologist should aid in the treatment of information recovery in forms of torture interrogation technics has always been a longstanding policy against psychologist involvement in torture. Many members wanted the association to take a strong stand against any involvement of psychologists in national security interrogations during the Bush administration. Psychologists were used during the bush administration “war on terror” efforts and took part in both abusive interrogation techniques and torture. While the APA acknowledged issues of psychologist involvement in national security-related investigations has been an extremely difficult and divisive one for our association (Personal Communication, 2012. The APA has always had a longstanding policy against psychologist involvement in torture; many members wanted the association to take a strong stand against any involvement of psychologists in national security interrogations...
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...his actions are a sin. In time, Equality begins to denounce his leaders, but the reader is left wondering if he has the right to. In the novella, Equality denouncing his leaders is used to demonstrate Equality’s advancement towards individualism. To begin, Equality starts off as a very naive and acquiescent character. He believes even writing his thoughts down is a substantial sin because the leaders in his society have trained him to be altruistic. Over time, he begins to realize that the leaders in his society are just controlling the people. After he was in prison for being in the tunnel, the leaders have made all individualistic work somewhat illegal, and Equality having his own space in the tunnel that did not include his brothers resulted in punishment, he begins to realize that the leaders think the people of...
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...“Unit 2 Individual Project” Eric Carr Engl106-English Composition 1 Mr. James Keating June 18, 2012 Abstract In this Individual Project for Unit 2, the author will be writing a definition essay on Juvenile Delinquents. Introduction In today’s society, Juvenile Delinquency is at an all time high. It is the most mildly punished act committed by minors in throughout the world. What is a Juvenile Delinquent? A Juvenile Delinquent is an underage person who commits a crime. The crime is committed based off of their behavior. The behavior of a Juvenile Delinquent is often wild, rough, and careless. Juvenile Delinquents rarely get punished for the crimes they commit. Being that they are so young, they don’t have to face adult penalties, even if they commit the same crime as an adult. There are Juvenile Delinquents in almost every state in the U.S. They are committing these crimes due to a lack of parental control. Juvenile Delinquents, in most cases, are negatively influenced by their poverty environment. There is no discrimination of Juvenile Delinquents. They can either be male or female minors. Crimes of Juvenile Delinquents… Crimes of Juvenile Delinquents often times includes: Car-jacking, robbery, homicide, assault, as the list continues. These crimes are committed by minors on an everyday basis. Some of the minors feel as though these particular crimes are not only easy, but also common amongst their peers and surroundings. Some of the crimes of Juvenile...
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...Compare and contrast the pre and post 9/11 law enforcement response to terrorism. What strategies could be implemented to increase future law enforcement capability in countering terrorism? Andrew McAdam Student Number: Word Count: “Things will never be the same.” (Miller, Stone & Mitchell, 2002, p. 3) Law enforcement has undergone dramatic changes as a result of the devastating events in the United States on 11 September 2001 (9/11). This essay will examine how law enforcement, specifically within Australia, has shifted its policies and strategies to fight the post-9/11 terrorist threat. An analysis of police actions towards terrorist related incidents since 9/11, displays how law enforcement agencies have demonstrated their ability to respond to the various threats of terrorism as they arise. “Since 2001, numerous terrorist attacks have been thwarted in Australia. Thirty-eight people have been prosecuted as a result of counter-terrorism operations and 20 people have been convicted of terrorism offences under the Criminal Code.” (Counter-Terrorism White Paper, 2010, p. ii) Australia’s State and Federal policing agencies have ‘a long tradition of reactive patrol’ (White, 2012, p. 487) However, uniformed policing plays an important role in counter-terrorism operations. Due to their knowledge and close working relationships within the local community, police are in the best position to detect and prevent terrorist actions from occurring. “So far, terrorist attempts in...
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...Thomas Corey 12/2/2014 Writing Skills Essay: Montana 1948 Montana 1948 and the Abuse of Power In the novel “Montana 1948” you see a common issue that is around still in our everyday lives. This issue is the abuse of power and how it leads to consequences that sometimes might be devastating. You see this in our everyday lives with the Government and also many times in are families across the nation. In the novel there are many examples of this in the Hayden family. Wes, Frank and their father all are very powerful due to their back ground. Wes Hayden who is the father of David (The Narrator) is the second generation of Hayden’s to be a Sheriff uses his power for good things; Frank Hayden who is the brother of Wes is a war hero uses his power for bad things such as rape, killing and lying; and finally you have Julian Hayden who is the father of Wes and Frank. Some would say he used his power to benefit his family, but in reality he protected Frank with his power to let the crimes add up. Julian Hayden is where the abuse of power effect many people’s lives and ends up hurting his own family in the long run. Grandpa Hayden’s corruption and abuse of power should be blamed for the tragedies. You first find this out when David explains, “He wanted, he needed, power ... He was a dominating man who drew sustenance and strength from controlling others." (Watson 20). Also when David visited Len after Marie's death, Len talked to him about being a sheriff in Montana. He told...
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...Essay on relevancy and admissibility of evidence in court: There are facts that are relevant to the issue and can be proved. On the other end there are those facts which cannot be proved on the ground that they are irrelevant to the issue. Such facts include the character of the accused and are broken down into facts of character evidence, similar fact, previous consistent and evidence of previous conviction. The general rule of law regarding the irrelevant facts is that they are inadmissible. Character evidence is regarded as irrelevant fact and the general rule of law is that it is inadmissible in court. There are, however, exceptions to the general rule where character evidence becomes admissible. In a situation where the accused adduces evidence to establish his own good character, he becomes exposed to attack by prosecution who then tries to prove a point that the accused is of bad character. Another, instance, is where the nature of the accused’s defence is to attack the character of either the prosecutor or witnesses for prosecution. For an example, the accused might allege that the prosecutor is being vindictive because he refused to pay the prosecutor money to let him off the hook. Evidence of similar fact is evidence of the past bad conduct which refers to a particular, immoral or illegal conduct of a party which has nothing to do with the issue in dispute but similar to a fact in issue. The general rule is that that the accused has had bad behaviour and character...
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