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    forced to resign because their supervisor made repeated sexual advances toward them. The court ruled it would be “ludicrous” to permit the women to proceed with a lawsuit because of their supervisor’s amorous advances and dismissed the complaint (Boland, 2005). Finally in 1980 the Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment was a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or non-serious isolated incidents. It becomes illegal when it is so

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    It 's Robotic Arm Hovers

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    With the click of a button, a small machine buzzes to life. It’s robotic arm hovers, lowers, then promptly repositions to hold a pair of syringes over a set of petri dishes. With short, rapid bursts the syringes release a milky white paste, forming tiny little hexagons in each dish. After only a few minutes they grow, resembling small honeycomb shaped structures. But these are no ordinary honeycombs—they’re human livers (Tomo News). These small phenomenon of biomedical engineering are identical to

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    Journal describes Hitler’s portrayal as, “a hero, the sole individual that stands apart from the masses, offering hope and preaching equality.” Hitler himself was a fan of the cinema and saw its power and the potential influence it had over people (Boland). Films shown at the cinema were used to instill Nazi beliefs through fictional stories of war heroes and German soldiers winning the war. Film propaganda usage was controlled by Adolf Hitler, "the Führer of the German Reich and People,” who was

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    There are many people in this world that have affected the medical field. Some invented places, supplies, and medicine. However, there is a certain man who created a medicine that would prevent pain while in surgery. Crawford Long discovered anesthesia. Anesthesia is insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations. Crawford Long was born on November 1, 1815, in Danielsville, Georgia, to James and Elizabeth

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    From Rags to Riches: The American Dream in US American Literature The Great Gatsby: Jazz Age Values and Their Reflection Upon the American Dream Table of Contents Introduction 3 Revolution Music 3 Culture 4 Technology 6 Excess 7 Disillusionment 9 Conclusion 10 Works Cited 11 Introduction The Great Gatsby has been acclaimed as one of the most important novels of the 20th century, and has become an American, and even world, classic. Fitzgerald has not

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    Iran Contra Scandal

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    secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo. Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of several hostages and allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress. The scandal began as an operation to free the seven American hostages being held in Lebanon by a group with Iranian ties connected to the Army of the Guardians

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    Looking at Ireland, the legal system is not much different than the United Kingdom mainly because Ireland is a member of the European Union, and that the UK is one of Ireland’s main trade partners. (By export value, the main sub sectors are:. (2016, January 15).) With their strong relationship between the two countries it makes doing business easier when the regulations are very similar. Though, looking at the last couple of months with the UK leaving the European Union this will affect Ireland

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    the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. However due to a news articles on the U.S intervention in Nicaragua, representative Edward Boland decided to propose an amendment that restricted the money flow to Nicaragua. After several revisions of the amendment, money was completely cut off to the Nicaraguan Contras and it was made impossible for the U.S. to legally intervene. The Boland Amendment was one of many steps made to separate the United States from world affairs until trouble began in the Middle East

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    Ronald Reagan Our president of the United States Ronald Reagan should have been impeached, he committed treason when he sold fire arms to terrorist for the return of hostages. Even though it was for a good cause, it is still against the law and only because his president doesn’t mean he has the right to break a law without being punished. The law says that to whoever, as in everybody, who gives aid and comfort to enemies should be punished. “Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies

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    sending money to the Nicaraguan Contras, Congress used one of their many constitutional powers, the power to manage foreign affairs, which allowed them to have control over the nation’s relationship with the Nicaraguan Contras, so they had written the Boland Agreement of 1984, in order to restrict the United States in their support for these Contras (Fredriksen). “Congress

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