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    other Americans when it comes to how I truly feel on what it means to be an American. Americans are no where near as free as we are encouraged to believe we are. I feel that we Americans are all under the false impression that we have the most freedom in the world, as well as how we are blinded from the fact that our faulty government has complete control over us. America has the highest number of laws in the world. With that fact, how can we even begin to call ourselves free when we are under an unnecessary

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    not synonymous terms. ‘Fair dealing’ is a legal term pertaining to common law jurisdictions. It is used to establish whether the use of a copyright material is lawful or whether it infringes copyright. With research or private study as a central requirement, a two-part test must be carried out with the purpose, the character, the amount, the alternatives, the nature, and the effects of the dealing taken into consideration. The introduction of the ‘fair use’ model, with ‘different elements’ to the

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    for God’s People; restoration and redemption, rights for African Americans will be restored, and redemption will take place. Incorporating this passage, he refers to a dream which is destined to be realised, as it is in harmony with God’s dream. With the belief in God, help will be offered from him to realise the dream. Towards the end Dr. King shifts emphasis towards religious unity and freedom, appealing not only to an American value, but to the First Amendment of the US Constitution . The line

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    Marowijne were consistently being violated. However a peace agreement had been signed in France Guiana in May 1992, the American Court of Human Rights sentenced the government of Suriname of committing actions against human rights and ordered the state to start an investigation to compensate the civilians of the massacre in the Moiwana village on November 29, 1986 in Marowijne (Inter-American Court of Human Rights 2006). Despite the Miowana village however, there were other villages

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    The Freedom Of Speech

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    standing with their hand over their heart has captivated headline news. The protests, were initiated by a former 49ers backup quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, in response to his dissatisfaction with police brutality and injustices against African Americans. Some might wonder why he would protest the national anthem rather than use another form of protest to convey his message. Those who don’t support the NFL players right to “Freedom of speech” such as our current President, Donald Trump are calling

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    Pardon of Richard Nixon

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    Controversial Pardon of Richard Nixon HIST102 American History Since 1877 Instructor: 22 February 2014 Former President Richard Nixon is most well-known for his role in the Watergate crisis in the early 1970’s. The Watergate crisis started in June of 1972, when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters was broke into by members of Nixon’s re-election committee. The press took this breaking news and began to dig deeper into what the Whitehouse (President Nixon) was hiding. Over

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    The American dream is the ideal that every citizen of the US should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. “The American Dream wasn’t seen as fame or fortune…the American Dream was opportunity” (Casaigne). This set of ideas is imprinted in us that our freedom includes the opportunity to succeed and reach this point that we are happy with ourselves, our family, and those of which we surround ourselves with. It also portrays that

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    endeavored in every way that he could, to destroy her confidence” which would “make her willing to lead a dependent life”. With men taking away women’s confidence, the women would be forced onto dependence on men which would limit their access to the American Dream. In the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the narrator repetitively keeps saying, “free,free,free” after getting news of her husband’s death. After his death, the narrator realised that she could be free and independent and

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    American colonists were justified in war execution and division of Britain. Britain’s impositions of taxes, alongside tyrannic enforcements resulted in colonial resistance. This concept enhanced British violence, for instance, the Boston Massacre, in which British soldiers killed five men. These events were to lead to the First and Second Continental Congress, in which Americans were to declare their grievances. Although, considering the circumstances under Parliament, the struggles continued. Firstly

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    perpetuated through various laws. As argued in the book, the “War on Drugs” has been used to perpetuate racial discrimination against African Americans since the 1980s and the Reagan Administration. My personal reflection on the book comes from a legal perspective. Within the world of legal education little if any discussion is had concerning the impact of the law. There is intense discussion on what the law is and where the law could go but in terms of the impact of certain laws such as that within the

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