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Exercise 1 The Things They Carried EXCERPT ① 1. How is the term common secret typical of the phrasing of this whole passage? How is run or freeze or hide also typical of the excerpt's phrasing? In which sentences does O'Brien's phrasing seem especially clear, direct, and simple, and why is such phrasing so effective? How would you describe the tone of this passage? How might the tone easily have been quite different? For instance, how could it have been highly emotional and melodramatic? Why

For most people that do not work in the legal world, the topic of law can be a dark unknown labyrinth that makes even the most intelligent individuals feel overwhelmed by the many facets that make up our system of law. Although criminal law and civil law are separate sets of legislation and punishments, they can both be entwined to deliver justice when needed; such as the case with Andrew Fastow, the Enron CFO who was indicted on 78 counts of criminal and civil wrongdoing. ("Enron Fraud," 2017

Upon his grandfather's death, it fell to Samuel to sort through former possessions. Samuel found himself now in the dusty, cobwebbed attic of the old home, surrounded by a constellation of aged trinkets: faded old photographs, medals and trophies from long distant contests, a plethora of dusty and worthless relics. Samuel quickly surveyed the items, shuffling through boxes and turning the occasional object over in his hand. It was depressing, sorting through this collection. It reminded him of death

Interpretation of the Commerce Clause by the US Supreme Court From the birth of the Constitution of the United States in 1787 to the Supreme Court cases of the 21st century, the interpretation of the Commerce Clause has been a great source of controversy in the Supreme Court. Simply put, the Commerce Clause grants power to Congress to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes” . When interpreted leniently, the Commerce Clause can give vast powers to

I love to tell stories about my childhood. Looking back now, through all of my life’s experiences, it almost feels like I was living in a fairy tale. It brings both joy and sadness to my heart when I share these memories with my daughter. The joy comes from remembering how things were back then and how those things impacted my life today. The sadness comes from knowing that she will never get to experience those things, therefore, she will only get to live them through me. Even now as a young

Her lustrous blonde hair flowed down her back like a waterfall gleaming on a warm summer day (simile), simply perfect. She walked confidently and audaciously through the hallway; her only worry in the world was what color shirt she should wear the next day to school. Her confidence dismayed almost anyone she passed by. If a student from a different high school were to describe her, she would be labeled as “an average Sartell girl.” The definition of an average Sartell girl: someone who is wealthy

individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.” Subsequently, in United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995), the Supreme Court held that the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was unconstitutional as it violated the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. In reaching this 5-4 Supreme Court decision, Chief Justice Rehnquist, in concurrence with Justices O’Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas wrote the majority opinion, correctly determining that Congress lacked authority

“Individual Mandate” provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Maria Colon-Jones Liberty University PPOL 501 May 9, 2016 Public policy is a system of laws, regulatory measures, a course of action by which a government maintains order or addresses the needs of its citizens through actions defined by its constitution. The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act is a great example of the power vested in the government to establish laws that will assist in health

Professor Goldman blogged recently about a case involving Facebook where the court enforced Facebook’s terms of use and based on a venue clause in Facebook’s terms transferred a dispute from New York to California. The court delved into (and seemed to get bogged down in) the distinctions between clickwrap and browsewrap agreements while eventually concluding that the plaintiff was apprised of the terms (or should have been) so there was no reason not to enforce the contract. Kwan v. Clearwire doesn’t

Arbitration Clause, Attorneys clause and Limitation to liability clauses Arbitration section An arbitration clause is a section in a contract that requires the parties to decide their differences over an arbitration process. Though such a clause may or might not agree that arbitration happen inside a specific authority, it always binds the parties to a type of resolution outside of the courts, and is therefore considered a kind of forum selection clause. The federal government in The United States