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Letter to Utinger – This letter is Zwingli’s efforts of defending himself and dispelling false rumors about him having inappropriate relations with a daughter of a high official. After saying how he has taken a vow of celibacy and that studying theology and Scripture weakens any sensual desires, he does concede that he had relations with her in a time of temptation. So, he denies the rumors that he seduced her (and possibly raped her) and says that not only was the decision mutual, but also that the entire town of Einsiedeln knew about it and did not care.

In the study of English literature, “The Sullivan Ballou Letter” by Sullivan Ballou and “To Lucasta, Going To The Wars” by Richard Lovelace are very similar and different in many various forms of ways. These works of literature can be categorized as goodbye letters from two men who sent them to their wives to show their love, before they leave for different wars. “The Sullivan Ballou Letter” is written in American literature and “To Lucasta, Going To The Wars” is written in British Renaissance literature. The work of literature written by Ballou is perceived in more of a formal way and Lovelace’s is viewed in the form of a ballad with a iambic tetrameter as a rhyme scheme. These two works of literature are compared and contrasted by their

small part of the up and coming criminal­justice reform that the nation has been raving about.

The United States is one of the most culturally and religiously diverse countries in the world. The founding fathers of the United States wanted to ensure that its people would have the ability to practice their religion with no threat of persecution. In order to accomplish the goal of religious freedom and continue to ensure that all people of any religion would be free to practice their religion, the United States passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits an employer from discriminating based on the religious views of its employees. As the citizens of the United States spend a large amount of time in their places of employment, religious practices that these employees feel are necessary for the true observance of their religion must be accommodated by the employers. This law contends that in cases where the accommodation of religious practices of its employees does not create undue hardships, an employer must make reasonable accommodations for employees to practices the beliefs of their religion. As the demographics of the United States continues to change with more religiously diverse people immigrating to the country, employers are coming under more pressure to ensure they are taking all possible precautions to accommodate the religious practices of its employees. These precautions are important as the once an employee has established a bona fide complaint of religious discrimination, the burden of proof then falls on the employer to prove they

In the text, it shows that cities with organized religion can sometimes spiral out of control. It seems to start out as something simple. Rules are put in place, the people begin to agree, and before you know it, the government has tightened down on the rules and the people are being held back from fully thriving in their community. The government keeps them in line and keeps them in the right direction, but sometimes can go too far when it comes to punishment and how the citizens are treated. When it comes to the socioeconomic standings, it keeps the people from having high social and economic standings. It seems to keep everyone in the colony equal. These types of communities aren't fair to everyone. In order to survive in this world, where people are constantly trying to gain higher status, you have to do everything you can

Firstly, one of the main facts of this case is the fact that the company refused to hire a covered woman due to her religious practices and beliefs. According to the New York Times website, Mrs. Elauf felt, as she states it in Liptak’s article, discriminated and “disrespected because of her religious beliefs” (Liptak, 2015). She explains how the company action results in a religious discrimination which is prohibited by the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Samantha also declares that the denial of her being hired is a result of an unequal treatment against her due to her religious beliefs although she is an American citizen. All Samantha Elauf tried to do was get a job in a company where she is used to be a customer as she enjoys fashion and thought she would receive the same treatment another American uncovered woman would receive as they are both American citizens thus should receive equal treatment no matter what the professional situations are. Yet, she was refused a job she could have obtained in

This case emphasizes the importance of the right to freedom of religion, as disallowing an individual to participate in either a citizenship ceremony, or court proceedings solely based on their religious garments is not only discrimination but prevents justice from taking its

There has been recent changes in the felon disenfranchisement laws which can be credited to the President Obama’s administration. Starting with the passing of the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010 which reduces the sentence gap between cocaine and crack cocaine. Fast forwarding in 2015 a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill passed called the Sentencing Reform And Correction Acts Of 2015. This law reduce mandatory minimum sentence for non-violent offenders, the bill also made sure that the Fair Sentencing Act Of 2010 was made to retroactive for prior offenders who were sentence before the law passed. The newly passed bill Provide intensive recidivism programs for incarcerated prisoners to earn credit to be released early into a residential halfway

In this particular case, Hassan v. City of New York, a variety of issues have been raised that intersect with the idea of government surveillance on these Muslim Communities. This case does not utilize a federal or state RFRA, but rather focuses strictly on determining the legal validity of the government surveillance program of Muslim Americans. The Plaintiffs have argued that the NYPD’s government surveillance program has violated the equal protection, establishment, and free exercise freedoms of the constitution. To understand these issues, it is important to examine each of these issues one by one.

Businesses have been the heart of economic growth since the beginning of the United States. Not only has businesses been at the center of this nation but also freedom of religion as well. In this case, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., its how the business (Abercrombie & Fitch), denies Samantha Elauf the job at that store because she wore a head scarf because she was a practicing Muslim.

At the ending of the “First Letter”, Coates says that such a question can’t be answered. However he believes that there are multiple forms of reaching an answer to such a problem as this one. For him, undergoing the brutality that the African community faces is a form of answer, considering that by experiencing racism he is able to better understand what it means to be humane. Originally, like anyone one else Coates experienced what it's like to be judged just based off his appearance; especially his skin color. When referring to his body being judged by the host of a popular news show, he is saying that by just making assumptions based off of a person’s skin color, one would think that they have underwent the same treatment of severe backlash.

Firefighters and police get exposed to scarring traumatic experiences and dangerous situations such as facing the possibility of failure in saving everyone in a fire, the distress of stumbling across a corpse, or the horrors of killing someone, intended or not. This brings up the misconception surrounding the shoot-to-kill policy. To start, officers are actually trained to shoot-to-stop or to end the immediate threat. In the United States, deadly force is only granted under the impression they are in danger of significant bodily harm or threat. A common question civilians bring up to condemn this policy is, “why didn’t they shoot to disarm instead?” The reason why is because the concept of shooting to wound is problematic. One reason

President Johnson implemented the Rules of Engagement (ROE) during the war in Vietnam, particularly Southeast Asia. His intention for this set of rules was a means of control. The ROE dictated who (of the enemy) and where the American troops were allowed to attack, even if they were clearly within enemy reach. This set of rules benefited the hierarchy in the Chain of Command, but had a much less desirable effect on those who actually carried out the rules. This paper will explore the ROE and how it affected the military through the Chain of Command.

The Tragedies that are the US Rules of Engagement The United States has been in a seemingly endless conflict with Afghani goat farmers equipped with 20th century-era weapons, and embarrassingly enough, there seems to be no clear winner in many areas of this conflict. Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen are fighting the War on Terror at a serious disadvantage which is at the fault of today’s rules of engagement. The US is fighting an enemy with no common uniform, which means that forces must be fired upon before firing back. Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen are basically fighting only in self-defense and when already in a sticky situation.

In the past 45 years, there have been 27 shootings on various military installations with an approximate total of 78 killed and 120 injured. (Rothschild) Of those, six were prior to the 1992-gun policy directive set up by Department of Defense Deputy Director, Donald J. Atwood under President George H. W. Bush and modified by President William Clinton, restricting military personnel – with the exception of military and DoD police officers along with sentries – from carrying weapons on base (Darcy). Subsequently, there has been a rise in shootings on military installations, most of which could have undoubtedly been avoided if soldiers could properly protect themselves by having the choice to conceal or open carry on duty and off when on an installation. To avoid more bloodshed on bases, personnel must be properly equipped and ready at all times.