...Court of Appeals An appeal is entitled to an individual (defendant) who has been found to be guilty by the court for some of all of the charges put against him or her. This person can appeal one or more levels of the appellate court. An appeal can occur in several levels of the courts. An example of this is the appealing to the circuit court of appeals first then going up to the next level. This process can continue until it has reached the United States Supreme Court. An appeal is known as a formal letter of request in which a highest court must review the decisions that had been made by a lower court. Usually the defendant in a lower court who had been found to be guilty of a crime will make an appeal. Some reasons that an appeal maybe made is insufficient evidence, how the jury handled the case, any violation of rights or the possibility of a mistake that was made by the judge hearing the case. An appeal can influence the processes and procedures of a court if the guilty defendant’s appeal has been won over by the higher courts. The entire trial will have to be examined at the beginning in detail, looking for any errors that may exist and had a factor in the ending verdict of that case. After this long drawn out process has ended and a winning of an appeal has occurred then some cases maybe completely retried. Sometimes an appellate court may decide that some of the elements of the case that has been reexamined, shouldn’t have even been within the trial at...
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...Guns or No Guns Three hundred and twenty-three students have died in documented school shootings over the past 15 years, making it the by far the largest cause of violent deaths in school. A very highly debated topic corresponding with this issue is how to stop it, any many people believe that arming teachers is the way to do it. Many also believe that arming teachers will only make things worse, and that’s what Allen Rostron tries to get across, to parents of teens, in his article Arming Teachers Will Not Reduce School Violence, published in 2012. In this article, Rostron uses many appeals, along with his reputation to provide the reader with statistics to back up his reasoning and to show his knowledge on the topic to persuade readers that arming teachers is a bad idea in the fight against school violence. Though Rostron uses many appeals throughout his writing to persuade us to his side of view, his reputation precedes him. He is a Professor of Law at the University of Missouri Kansas City and has published multiple articles on gun policy and whether or not guns should be used and how they should be used. To name a few, "Cease Fire: A 'Win-Win' Strategy on Gun Policy for the Obama Administration," Harvard Law & Policy Review, Oct. 28, 2009, "Dodging the Bullet: Tort Immunity for Gun Makers," Jurist, Nov. 3, 2005, and "The Supreme Court, the Gun Industry, and the Misguided Revival of Strict Territorial Limits on the Reach of State Law," Michigan State Law Review, Spring...
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...English 19 February 2012 Schools: How they can help prevent Obesity “Selling Obesity at School” first appeared in the New York Times newspaper in 2009. In this editorial the writer aims to convince the readers that obesity is a major conflict in our schools. Logic, Credibility, and Emotions are techniques the writer skillfully uses to create a strong convincing article. The writer begins by talking about the federal school lunch program. He/she uses background information about the School lunch program to build our credibility. The writer states why the lunch program was constituted and the revision that was made to it in the 1960’s. This brings attention to our hostile audience with its ethical appeal. This technique immediately establishes the editorial as conceivable and informative. Another way the writer uses credibility is when he/she mentions congress being aware of the issue. This appeal to our hostile audience. It demonstrates the writer’s knowledge about the topic. Both the writer’s extrinsic and intrinsic ethos are strong. Base on the article you can tell the writer not only educated himself about the issue but he also wrote the article well. Federal school lunch program were not only use to build credibility but it also uses a logical appeal. Stating the background of the school lunch program brings logic to the argument. The statement attempts to persuade the audience by making a reasonable claim and offering proof about school lunches. In addition, the writer...
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...process any GPAs that may have been submitted in prior years. In order for a student to be considered for a 2015-2016 Cal Grant award, a new GPA form must be received by the Commission by the stated deadline. The March 2, 2015, Cal Grant filing deadline has passed. The next filing deadline, for community college students only, is September 2, 2015 (see below). If circumstances beyond your control prevented the submission of your March 2 Cal Grant GPA, you may file an appeal according to the following instructions. Filing a March 2 Late GPA Appeal State law and Commission regulations allow students to file appeals if they were not able to submit their GPA on-time due to circumstances beyond their control. Students wishing to file an appeal to submit a late March 2 GPA must follow the instructions on the form below. All late GPA appeals and the calculated GPA must be submitted using this form and must be received by the Commission: 1. For High School Entitlement Cal Grant candidates who have or will graduate high school (or achieve the equivalent) after July 1, 2013, or Transfer Entitlement Cal Grant candidates who are planning to transfer from a California Community College four-year college in 2015-16: by May 16, 2015*. 2. For Competitive Cal Grant candidates (everyone else): by March 22, 2015*. *Due to March 22, 2015 falling...
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...Professional Judgment Request Bahja jones SU20025687 Student Name: ______________________________________ Diamond ID: ___________________________ Thousand oaks campus Campus: __________________________________________________________________________________ Please check the appropriate box: CHECK REASON FOR APPEAL Satisfactory Academic Progress Please submit this form to your Campus Business Office Winter Term of Submission: ________ Submission #: ________ Selective Service Please submit this form to your Campus Business Office Dependency Override Please submit this form to your Campus Business Office Professional Judgment Please submit this form to your Campus Business Office Data element used to calculate Cost of Attendance Data element used to calculated Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) Unsubsidized Stafford to a dependent student Declining to certify Direct Loan (i.e. partially or entirely) Parent enrolled in college Other FOR OFFICE USE ONLY The decision to exercise professional judgment is based on the following unusual circumstances: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following documents to support the unusual circumstances are attached: ________________________________________________________________...
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...2015 GRADUATE POLICIES FROM 2013/2014 BULLETIN POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY Academic dishonesty is a serious ethical and professional infraction. “Hofstra University places high value upon educating students about academic honesty. At the same time, the University will not tolerate dishonesty, and it will not offer the privileges of the community to the repeat offender.” Please refer to at the Graduate Policy at http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/Faculty/Senate/senate_FPS_11G.pdf for details about what constitutes academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, and Hofstra’s procedures for handling violations. UNIVERSITY POLICY ON GRADUATE INCOMPLETE GRADES When requested by the student, the instructor may grant, at her/his discretion, a grade of Incomplete (‘I’). An ‘I’ grade should be given only when unforeseen circumstances prevent the student from completing course work on time. As part of the normal final-grade process, the instructor must submit an ‘I’ grade online to the Office of Academic Records/Registrar with a default grade, the grade the student will receive if the missing work is not completed. The default final grade must be a letter grade or a permanent Incomplete (‘INC’); a UW is not an acceptable default grade. In unusual circumstances, the faculty member may submit an ‘I’ grade without prior discussion with the student. The instructor will decide the time frame in which the student will complete the required course work. However, the deadline may not exceed...
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...Medical Exemption Resource Center What is a Medical Exemption? A Medical Exemption is an exception to compulsory school immunization laws, based upon a medical condition. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all 50 states allow school children to be exempted from vaccination requirements for medical reasons. WV does not grant non-medical exemptions, or exemptions based upon non-medical reasons. Non-medical exemptions have been associated with increased occurrence of serious diseases spread by sick school children. Some states, like California and Oregon, have changed their non-medical exemption laws after seeing more school-based disease outbreaks. Is it difficult to get a Medical Exemption in West Virginia? The American Medical Association (AMA) published data in American Medical News indicating the ease of obtaining medical exemptions across the United States. WV and 17 other states are listed as “Medium Difficulty.” The classification of states’ medical exemption processes can be found here. WV's School Compulsory Immunization Requirements have been challenged in the State and Federal courts. WV's law has been upheld at each level. School immunization is a public health issue, much like drinking and driving and public smoking laws. Because noncompliance with the law has an impact on the entire population, it is not a personal freedom or parental rights issue. What Medical Exemption requests are typically granted in West Virginia? • Weakened...
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...The Court of Appeals and The State of Oregon V. Kipland Philip Kinkel On July 31, 2002, an appeal was submitted on the behalf of Kipland Philip Kinkel. Judge Haselton is assigned to the appellants case. Kipland “was convicted of four counts of murder and 26 counts of attempted murder.” (Haselton, 2002, para.1) Kipland was only 15 years old at the time of the incident. The defendant was also a freshman at Thurston High School. During the school year of 1998 in Springfield, Oregon Kipland was first arrested for a possession of a handgun. He soon targets his parents in which he killed. The following day Kipland leaves a mark at Thurston High School. Judge Haselton uses ethos, pathos and logos to defend the court’s decision in an excellent manner....
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...statement. So would it be surprising to learn that one of the roots of the American system has not changed in nearly 150 years? Well, that is true. The American education system has been nearly the same without any major amendments to it since the beginning of its creation. Chances are that an individual and their parents, possibly even grandparents, have had a very similar experience within their school career. Two creators on YouTube have stepped up and become a voice for the people. The first text, named “I Sued the School System” (Prince EA, 2016), features a skit with a man who presents a case in...
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...Cognitive Benefits of Music Ed." By Samuel Mehr agree that music does not enhance cognitive abilities. Both sources use logical as well as emotional appeals in order to support their claim. Mehr’s claim was better supported than Oppenheimer’s article. For this topic, I chose these two sources, by Oppenheimer and Mehr. These sources come to an agreement, Oppenheimer states that children should not learn music in schools, and that it should be a hobby taught and performed outside of education. Whereas, Mehr believes that music isn’t as significant an enhancement toward your cognitive abilities, he believes it is still necessary...
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...written many different works about problems in education today. Richard Arum is a professor of sociology at New York University, and he is also the Director of Education Research. Arum received his doctorate in sociology from the University of California at Berkley. Finally he led Research Partnership for New York schools, giving them solutions to improve the public school system. Josipa Roska is the associate professor and director at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. She also is the professor of sociology at the University of Virgin. Both of these authors have high degrees in higher education, and have qualified backgrounds. Their goal in this essay is to target teachers and professionals. The main points of this essay are to give these professionals tool to make education at a higher standard. Although the use of logos is clear there is an underlining essence of pathos, and a lack of pathos. The article starts with talking about how special graduation is, and how important receiving a college degree really can be. Nevertheless it also says that the difficulty of schooling has significantly decreased in recent years. School is more about fun now then about work. Surveys have shown that “Almost 9 out of 10 reported overall they were satisfied with the college experience” (291). This study is showing that more students are having fun in college than actually receiving an education. The article goes on to say that another study was done...
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...Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Essay A long ongoing debate about if college is any worth the time and money in actually attending. Mike Rose is a professor, an author, and is on the faculty of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies as well is the author of “My View: Should everyone go to college?” Mike Rose’s response to the debate is that college is worth the time and money to attend. He wants everyone to at least attend college be it for the associate’s or the bachelor’s degree because a lot of people have found themselves and their true passions from attending. Karen R. Lawrence is president of Sarah Lawrence College and the author of the piece “What value really means in higher education.” Karen R. Lawrence’s response to the debate is that is the fact that colleges’ should be giving/teaching student skills that they can use after they graduate as well in 50 years in the future (Lawrence P.6). Students need to have skills that will not only help now in their career path/job, but also in the future when the need of certain jobs in the work...
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...The Pledge of Allegiance Shantae Lovelace Strayer University SOC 205 Society, Law And Government Professor Gregory Smith March15, 2015 Each day elementary school teachers in the Elk Grove Unified School District lead their classes in a group recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Respondent, Michael Newdow, is an atheist whose daughter participates in that daily exercise. Because the Pledge contains the words "under God," he views the School District's policy as a religious indoctrination of his child that violates the First Amendment. A divided panel of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed with Newdow. In light of the obvious importance of that decision, we granted certiorari to review the First Amendment issue and, preliminarily, the question whether Newdow has standing to invoke the jurisdiction of the federal courts. We conclude that Newdow lacks standing and therefore reverse the Court of Appeals' decision (Findlaw, n.d.). Summary of Court Case Petitioner school district requires each elementary school class to recite daily the Pledge of Allegiance. Respondent Newdow's daughter participates in this exercise. Newdow, an atheist, filed suit alleging that, because the Pledge contains the words "under God," it constitutes religious indoctrination of his child in violation of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses. He also alleged that he had standing to sue on his own behalf and on behalf of his daughter as...
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...The Appeal for Online Educations Is on the Rise Abstract Education is said to be the key that open many doors. The American dream of owning a house with a white-picket fence can be made easier to obtain with a degree. Earning a degree is not always an easy task. The Appeal for Online Education Is On the Rise in America Education is important and knowledge is power. These are societal beliefs in America. Many believe that without a degree, one cannot live a good life. A good life encompasses having financial success. It’s difficult for working adults, who want to be financially successful, to earn a degree. The appeal for online education is on the rise in America. Time Constraints The first reason that the appeal for online education is on the rise in America is because of time constraints. Many Americans have busy lives, children and jobs; they hardly have enough time to accomplish their daily task. The working adult, who wants to go back to school to earn their degree, has two options. Either they can go to a traditional university to earn a degree or the can attend online university to earn their degree. Schedule re-arrangement would be required to go the traditional route. An online education is quickly becoming the more popular way to go. Going to school online does not require a change in work schedule and it does not limit quality time spent with family. Time management skills can be used to maintain a high grade average in school. Expedited...
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...George’s County Public Schools employee Possession, Use, or Distribution of Alcohol, Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, Controlled Dangerous Substances, Imitation Controlled Substances, Inhalants, Other Intoxicants, Controlled or Drug Paraphernalia Possession, Use, or Distribution of Explosives (does not include small fireworks) Possession or Use of Weapons or Instrument Used as Such Shakedown/Strong Arm/Extortion Sexual Attack If the decision is made to request an expulsion for your child you will be contacted by the school. If there are sufficient grounds to consider expulsion, you and your child will be invited to an expulsion conference. At this conference, the principal will present evidence to support the expulsion request. You and your child will have the chance to present evidence, both in writing and by having witnesses present, and give reasons why you feel your child should not be expelled. You may have your own lawyer and other school system employees present who may have personal knowledge about the incident, and you may question any witness called by you or the school staff. The Chief Executive Officer or designee will notify you in writing of the decision. If you, the parent/guardian, disagree with the decision made following the expulsion conference, you may file a written appeal, within ten days to the Board of Education. You may send your appeal to the attention of the Prince George’s County Board of Education, 14201 School Lane, Room 121, Upper ...
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