...legally bonded with the one they love. While the counterpart, mostly religious aspects, is that it is not morally right for two members of the same sex to be together. Whether or not gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to wed is only part of the problem. The other issue at hand is whether the law should be decided by a peoples vote, or by a proposition to legislature by the Governor. Most states rest this choice with the people, deciding the content of their states constitution themselves. But the Governor also has the power to decide if their state is mature enough to be passed, though it would still not be a for sure thing. In the midst of this budget crisis in Washington State, there is also talk of legalizing same sex marriage. Christine Gregoire, the Governor of Washington State, “vowed to get a marriage bill passed in the upcoming legislation session (which was Monday)” (Garber). For the span of seven years which Gregoire has been in office, this is the first time she has been straight forward with her opinion. As stated in the article, Gregoire had said, “to me, the state’s...
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...Kevin Hudson 3-29-2011 Prof. Kuennen Review of Bail Bond System To begin the process of bail, first there must be a suspect, an arrest, a police report filled out, and charges filed against the suspect. From here, there are five possible release options: own recognizance, property bond, cash bond, surety bond, and citation release. In the following paragraphs, I will present each of these topics and show how they are typically used. The most commonly used form of release from jail, until the court date, is own recognizance (O.R.) This program is used through the county or the specific law enforcement managed pre-trial program. In order to determine whether a suspect can be released by the own recognizance, a staff member of the program will ensure an interview takes place with the individual while in jail. If the staff member deems the suspect capable of being released on their own, they will make a recommendation to the court for the release of the suspect. Own recognizance is a base of trust on the suspect, as it holds no financial security to insure that the suspect returns under his/her own power. When using a property bond to post bail with somebody, the courts must place and record a lien on a property with a high enough value to cover the cost of the bond. It is very similar to using their property as collateral using the terms in the paperwork they must submit prior to the release of the suspect. If the suspect were to skip court/fail to appear at their previously...
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...Meghan Tedder 4/01/2012 College Writing II Literary Analysis [Broken] Dreams The album Rumours by Fleetwood Mac is considered to be one of the best albums of all time by critics (Rumours). This album was the peak of the band’s success but also represented the end of several relationships within the group. During the time the album was made, drummer Mick Fleetwood was going through a divorce, band members John and Christine McVie were separated, and Stevie Nick’s eight year relationship with Lindsey Buckingham had ended. Through the tension, the band was able to produce a mix of emotionally charged songs. Within the album, “Dreams” received the best feedback. The song talks about how a guy that wants his freedom by being single, but also the inevitability of loneliness he will feel once he realizes what he’s lost. When analyzing the lyrics the complexity of emotions is apparent and familiar to many audiences. The first verse, “Now here you go again. You say you want your freedom. Well who am I to keep you down?” sets the stage for the breakup (Fleetwood Mac). The use of the word again shows the frustration Stevie felt when Buckingham was not trying to meet her needs and instead wanted the freedom to do things for himself. The wording, “keep you down” applies to the idea that Stevie felt she did not have the right to control his independence. With a more accepting tone Stevie sings, “It’s only right that you should play the way you feel it” but continues...
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...The concert I chose to watch on the internet was Fleetwood Mac. This concert was the Mirage Tour. This concert took place on October 21 and 22 in 1982. Fleetwood Mac consists of Stevie Nicks, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, and Christie McVie. Stevie Nicks was one of the main vocalists as well as Christie McVie. John McVie, Christie’s wife, used the bass guitar along with Mick Fleetwood who would use the drums and percussion. Lindsey Buckingham also sang, played the guitar, and played the keyboards. They performed collectively as a group. I chose this group because I have always liked their music or even just Stevie Nick’s music. I grew up listening to their music from my mom and aunt always playing it. I just love Stevie Nick’s voice she has as amazing voice. The music that was performed at this concert was Pop with a combination of rock and contemporary. While listening to this concert it, in my opinion, had a blues kind of vibe as well. Their music has never been considered to be blues, but it just had a feel like blues does. It defiantly had some strong rock tunes throughout the concert. They even used their instruments as another instrument, which I thought was kind of amazing. They would beat on their guitars and even use their feet. The concert was more about the musical instruments and how they were played more than there was singing. Fleetwood Mac is a British American group that has formed and evolved thru many years. They started in the 1960’s specifically...
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...Leader 2: Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde, born on 1 January, 1956 in Paris, France into a family of academics is the first woman to run the 188 country financial organization, spending much of her two years on the job, battling the debt crises in Europe and calling out for ailing global economies to accelerate steps for a stable growth. She succeeded Dominique Strauss-kahn as the next person to lead the IMF under a cloud of controversy and in the wake of the global economic crises. Lagarde was a labor and anti-trust attorney in the US before having a six year stint as French Finance Minister. Lagarde has certain characteristics that help her succeed as a leader. Her tenacity and commitment are clearly shown through her ability to climb the ranks and reach the positions of power even amidst adversity. Even though she has no economics degree, she seems to have made up for it through her experience. She followed a more inclusive and team-minded management style. Her blunt and straightforward discussions which can be actually taken as rude by some are actually an advantageous quality for a leader. She is very intelligent and confident and her quick wit keeps others on their feet. She is an assertive spokesperson for the advancement of women in everything and believes that in the economic and financial area, women are for a variety of reasons underrepresented. A mother of two, divorced, she liked to trumpet womanhood as an asset in the huge world of finance. Her...
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...cases where the justice system has failed to put the correct person in jail. Wrongful convictions occur when an innocent person is arrested and charged with a criminal act. “Two thirds of all wrongful convictions are related either to rape or assault” (Ramsey, 2007). The case of Guy Paul Morin is an ideal example of wrongful convictions. This paper will first address the case of Guy Paul Morin, showing where the justice system went wrong. Later, lead on to the ways this problem can be solved and remedies that should be available to people who have become a victim of wrongful convictions. The case of Guy Paul Morin occurred between the 1980’s and the 1990’s. “Morin was accused with the rape and murder of his eight year old neighbour, Christine Jessop, and was convicted in 1992 in Ontario ” (Kaufman, 2001). “He was charged due to the evidence of hair and fibre found on the body of the victim” (Denov & Campbell, 2005). This indicated that there was direct contact between the victim, Jessop, and Morin. This is where the whole situation takes a turn. The forensic scientists that were put to investigate made some mistakes that had a huge impact on the case. “They failed to report that the fibre and hair found on Jessop was contaminated” (Macfarlane, 2006). This now creates the possibility that there was no physical contact between Jessop and Morin. In 1995, he was acquitted of the murder in 1995. This was due to technological advancement that was not available at the time of...
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...She is one of the best-known crime writers of all time but few know the extent of Agatha Christie's archaeological pedigree. Married in 1930 to eminent archaeologist Max Mallowan, Christie spent two decades living on excavation sites in the Middle East, writing her crime novels and helping out with her husband's work. Travel by boat and on the Orient Express to far-flung places such as Cairo, Damascus and Baghdad inspired some of Christie's best-known works of detective fiction, including "Murder on the Orient Express," "Death on the Nile," and "Murder in Mesopotamia." Now, 3,000-year-old ivory artifacts recovered by Mallowan between 1949 and 1963 from the ancient city of Nimrud, in what is now Iraq, and likely cleaned by his famous wife using cotton wool buds and face cream, go on display Monday at the British Museum in London. Nimrud was a city in the Assyrian kingdom, which flourished between 900-612 B.C.. The ivories found by Mallowan and his team were originally made in what is now Syria and Lebanon and brought to Assyria as looted treasures. John Curtis, keeper of the Middle East collections at the British Museum says they make up "the finest collection of ancient carved ivories that have ever been found at an archaeological excavation" and are in good condition, possibly because of Christie's efforts. "Face cream in fact is quite a good thing to clean (artifacts) with. Obviously conservators now wouldn't use that but I don't think it's done (the pieces)...
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...“Shakespeare” Essay Critique The essay, “Shakespeare”, was a poorly constructed essay that lacked many key functions that put together a good essay. The essay written had a vague thesis, used awkward narrative, improper tone, and did not have proper essay structure. Firstly, the title of the essay named, “Shakespeare”, does not clarify what the paper is going to argue or prove. Also, the introduction paragraph did not follow proper structural guidelines, which is general to specific information about the topic. The thesis of the introduction paragraph was also very vague and was posed as more of a non-rhetorical question rather than a statement. Right after the introduction, the essay began deteriorating, which was caused by the lack of revision and proof reading of the essay. Many structural errors such as sentence fragments and grammatical errors were made, for example, “Watch any class of high school students tackle Shakespeare and the first book you'll see on theredesks is a student guide of notes explaining who characters are, the plot and the themes.” Also, we can see many cases in which the sentences in the body paragraphs do not back up or support the point that is given in the topic sentence, for instance, “I would like to write a graphic novel using Shakespeare's plots, but maybe it's been done.”, which has little to no relevance to the authors point, which was how much of a challenge speaking to the world about Shakespeare’s work is. In brief, the essay “Shakespeare”...
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...The Enduring Appeal of Agatha Christie was written very well, it is well-organized and carries the information in a order that helps the readers understand and enjoy the work. The introduction starts with the question “Who does not enjoy a good mystery?” this method is used to grasp the readers’ attention, also known as the ‘hook’. The paragraph uses both general and specific topics to guide the reader, by stating different authors it effectively influences a diverse group of readers, thus creating an organized path to the thesis that is very eye-catching and distinguished in the paragraph. After reading the introduction which was very bold, the thesis is supported the body paragraphs very well by providing examples of Christie’s works and how they relate to her in the exact same order given in the introduction. First, he explains Agatha Christie’s characters in the body paragraph 1; in the second body paragraph, he gives examples of her interesting settings. Finally in the last body paragraph, his opinion is given on Agatha Christie’s morality. Also, the writer put enough examples and detail to support each point he had to make. Linking the paragraphs together, the body paragraphs allow uniformity and induce the opinion of the essay. By doing this, the readers are heavily convinced that Christie is really the “Queen of Crime”. Following the body paragraphs is the conclusion, which is begun with a specific topic that broadens at the end. A reverse effect from the...
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...The essay, The Enduring Appeal of Agatha Christie was very well written, and used a clear essay structure; following the order of writing. The introduction starts with the question “Who does not enjoy a good mystery?” which is a good method to grasp the readers’ attention. The paragraph guides from general to specific ideas, such as stating different authors to effectively influence a diverse group of readers, and creates an organized path to the thesis that is very eye-catching and prominent in the paragraph. After a bold introduction, the body paragraphs support the thesis by providing examples of Christie’s works and how they related to her in the same order that was given in the introduction. Linking the paragraphs together, body paragraphs allow uniformity and evoke the opinion of the essay. By doing this, the readers are heavily convinced that Christie is really the “Queen of Crime”. Following the body paragraphs is the conclusion, which begins with a specific topic that broadens at the end. This is a reverse effect from the introduction. Instead of repeating the thesis, the conclusion of this essay briefly outlines the supportive points for the opinion and expands by relating her success to everyday life. Readers can reach an agreement at this point in the essay and because the conclusion speaks to a wide, diverse group of readers. In a sense, this gives the reader an “awe” effect, ending with a nicely encapsulated essay. The effectiveness of essay structure has clearly...
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...“The Ex” Imagine you are accused of a crime that you didn’t do and everyone thinks you're guilty. But the one person who thinks you're innocent and didn’t do the crime is your ex-fiancé. “The Ex” a novel by Alafair Burke is about an attorney named Olivia Randall. Olivia is the one the best attorneys in New York City and is having to deal with some daily life struggles. Olivia struggles came up when her ex-fiancé, Jack Harris, is accused of a crime and he is also struggling and need her help. The lesson in this book is everyone encounters the same daily life struggles. In the novel “The Ex” the lesson is everyone experiences the same daily life struggles which are shown by the characters Olivia Randall and Jack Harris. Everyone struggles in life with pressure on them. For instance Olivia Randall had pressure on her when helping her ex-fiancé Jack Harris. An example is on page 102,103, “‘You’re a really good lawyer, right?’ ‘Reportedly’ ‘Like you get people off even when they’re guilty.’ ‘That’s probably happened more than a few times.’ ‘Just do your best to help my dad, okay?’ ‘Of course, Buckley. I promise.’” Olivia Randall shows the struggle of having pressure on her in the quote above. During the time when the quote was said Olivia was talking to Jack Harris’s daughter, Buckley. Buckley was talking to Olivia and trying to figure out if her dad is going to get out of jail because they were about to go to his bail hearing. Different people struggle with different things on...
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...And Then There Were None by AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 1 IN THE CORNER of a first-class smoking carriage, Mr. Justice Wargrave, lately retired from the bench, puffed at a cigar and ran an interested eye through the political news in the Times. He laid the paper down and glanced out of the window. They were running now through Somerset. He glanced at his watch-another two hours to go. He went over in his mind all that had appeared in the papers about Indian Island. There had been its original purchase by an American millionaire who was crazy about yachting-and an account of the luxurious modern house he had built on this little island off the Devon coast. The unfortunate fact that the new third wife of the American millionaire was a bad sailor had led to the subsequent putting up of the house and island for sale. Various glowing advertisements of it had appeared in the papers. Then came the first bald statement that it had been bought-by a Mr. Owen. After that the rurnours of the gossip writers had started. Indian Island had really been bought by Miss Gabrielle Turl, the Hollywood film star! She wanted to spend some months there free from all publicity! Busy Bee had hinted delicately that it was to be an abode for Royalty??! Mr. Merryweather had had it whispered to him that it had been bought for a honeymoon-Young Lord L-- had surrendered to Cupid at last! Jonas knew for a fact that it had been purchased by the Admiralty with a view to carrying out some very hush hush experiments...
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...Agatha Christie MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Agatha Christie is the world’s best known mystery writer. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her writing career spanned more than half a century, during which she wrote 79 novels and short story collections, as well as 14 plays, one of which, The Mousetrap, is the longest-running play in history. Two of the characters she created, the brilliant little Belgian Hercule Poirot and the irrepressible and relentless Miss Marple, went on to become world-famous detectives. Both have been widely dramatized in feature films and made-for-TV movies. Agatha Christie also wrote six romantic novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. As well, she wrote four nonfiction books including an autobiography and an entertaining account of the many expeditions she shared with her archaeologist husband Sir Max Mallowan. Agatha Christie died in 1976. 1 Agatha Christie MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS HarperPaperbacks by Agatha Christie MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY POSTERN OF FATE CROOKED HOUSE ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE THE CLOCKS Coming Soon THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS POIROT INVESTIGATES THE MIRROR CRACK’D ENDLESS NIGHT BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS MURDER WITH MIRRORS FUNERALS ARE FATAL...
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...1510152025303540 | How all occasions do inform against me, And spur my dull revenge! What is a man, If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more. Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and god-like reason To fust in us unused. Now, whether it be Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple Of thinking too precisely on the event, A thought which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom And ever three parts coward, I do not know Why yet I live to say 'This thing's to do;' Sith I have cause and will and strength and means To do't. Examples gross as earth exhort me: Witness this army of such mass and charge Led by a delicate and tender prince, Whose spirit with divine ambition puff'd Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal and unsure To all that fortune, death and danger dare, Even for an egg-shell. Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake. How stand I then, That have a father kill'd, a mother stain'd, Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep, while, to my shame, I see The imminent death of twenty thousand men, That, for a fantasy and trick of fame, Go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause, Which is not tomb enough and continent To hide the slain? O, from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody...
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..."It is perfectly clear. Mr. Owen is one of us….” (Christie 150). These famous words from Agatha Christie’s novel, And Then There Were None, would define the murder mystery genre for generations to come. Her use of many literary devices, such as foreshadowing, symbolism, and similes, allowed her to truly express herself. Agatha Christie utilized the gramophone as foreshadowing for the identity of the killer, the 10 solider boys as a motif for the characters’ deaths, and the seaweed as a symbol of guilt and regret all to add suspense to her novel, And Then There Were None. The gramophone in Agatha Christie’s novel, And Then There Were None, foreshadowed who among them was Mr. Owen, thus adding suspense to the story. Near the beginning of the book, all of the characters gather to eat dinner, when suddenly a...
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