A Timeless Debate
Essay - 3 pages - Humanities/philosophy
At a lecture given at our own Stony Brook University, Michael Ratner asserts that “Justice is losing its power” . What Michael Ratner, the defending lawyer for many prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, means by this daring statement is that America is losing sight of its...
Ethical Considerations of the Ford Pinto Case
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
In the 1970's, the question about the Ford Pinto arose and became a very large issue about whether or not it was safe in a rear end collision. The problem in this case is whether or not Ford conducted business morally and ethically in regards to recalling the Pinto. There are many factors...
Memorize your timetables: The rational world and the power of prediction in Tabucchi's La Testa Perduta di Damasceno Monteiro
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Humanities/philosophy
In Antonio Tabucchi's La Testa Perduta di Damasceno Monteiro, the reader is pulled into a detective murder-mystery dealing with decapitation, murder suspects named il Grillo Verde, and tripe. Of particular interest, however, is the character of Don Fernando, a lawyer whose mind flies from...
Obesity in children
Essay - 5 pages - Social sciences
In the year 2002, America watched closely as Samuel Hirsch, a lawyer from the federal court of Manhattan, filed a lawsuit against McDonalds. Hirsch filed a complaint against the famous fast-food chain accusing the company of violating the state of New York consumer fraud statutes by...
Symbolism of geography in Thomas More's "Utopia"
Essay - 6 pages - Literature
Thomas More was born in 1478 at a time when England was in transition between Feudalism and the early Renaissance. More was a lawyer, a historian, a philosopher and became Henry VIII's chancellor in 1529. When Thomas More refused to convert himself to Protestantism, he was accused of being...
Bill Gates
Essay - 5 pages - Journalism
On October 28, 1955, shortly after 9:00 p.m., William Henry Gates III was born. He was born into a family with a rich history in business, politics, and community service. His great-grandfather had been a state legislator and mayor, his grandfather was the vice president of a national bank, and...
Profile of a leader: Nicolas Sarkozy
Thesis - 5 pages - Journalism
Nicolas Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa was born in Paris on the 28th of January 1955; he is the son of Paul Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa a Hungarian immigrant who fled the Red army in 1944, and Andree Mallah a jurist of Jewish origin native from Salonica in Greece. At the age of four, he is abandoned by his...
The presidential system of governance in United States
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
According to George Vedel former professor of public law, the presidential system of governance is a system of strict separation of powers. When viewed in this sense, the American political system appears to be the only example of a presidential system in the world. It is based on a strict...
An overview of the off shoring concept
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
Mindcrest, a Chicago based legal firm, had younger associates who wanted to do more challenging work rather than doing simple legal work related to research and routine legal affairs like filling of qualified domestic orders. And also clients were not ready to shed $ 200 for such simple work. So...
Social spheres and genteel women
Book review - 2 pages - Journalism
The book The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives In Georgian England by Amanda Vickery is a study of “genteel” women during Georgian England. These women came from prominent families (however, not aristocracy) who were daughters of lawyers, clerics, minor gentlemen, merchants...
Global overview of the death penalty around the world and reasons to abolish it
Dissertation - 13 pages - Criminal law
As far back as the Old Testament, the death penalty has been established to punish offenses. Nowadays the death penalty, also called capital punishement, defines the execution of an offender who has committed an infringment.This sanction is applied by a recognized instituion after a trial....
Harriet Monroe
Thesis - 2 pages - Literature
Harriet Monroe was born on December 23rd, 1860 to Samuel and Amelia Monroe. She was born in Chicago, where she spent most of her life. Her father was a lawyer, and she spent most of her time in his library reading his poetry books. She studied at Dearborn Seminary in Chicago. She wrote a...
David O'Connell: Catholic Emancipation & Repeal of the Act of Union
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
The success of the Catholic Emancipation campaign aroused a lot of hopes in Ireland. Six seventh of the Irish population was catholic, and hence, it was possible for them to “hold all civil and military offices except the offices of Regent, Lord Chancellor and Lord Lieutenant” . Daniel...
Deterministic Human Freedom
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
One of the key contemporary issues identified in society is the use of contraceptives. Recently there has been a controversial debate about the use of contraceptives. We cannot refute the reality that technology has taken over every aspect of life. We should also recognize the reality that the...
Lieutenant Commander Edward 'Butch' O'Hare: First Naval Aviator Medal of Honor Recipient of WWII
Thesis - 3 pages - Modern history
February 20, 1942 was just another day for then Lieutenant Edward “Butch” O'Hare. Stationed on the USS Lexington (CV-2), he was dispatched on a sortie to investigate some Japanese aircraft that had been detected 40 to 80 miles away from the carrier. O'Hare climbed into his F4F-3...
The tax on added-value (VAT)
Course material - 4 pages - Accounting
Value Added Tax (VAT) is an indirect tax on consumption that is paid by the consumer. The company is an intermediary between the consumer and the final state. The company acts as a collector of taxes, and VAT has no influence on the outcome. It is neither a burden nor a product for the company....
Blacks, Jews, and Gendered Representations
Essay - 5 pages - Humanities/philosophy
The gendered representations of Blacks and Jews have caused them to struggle with their identities as people in American society. The stereotypes that have arisen from these representations have given two options to these marginalized groups of people:(1) either follow the predisposed vision the...
Race, sectionalism, and gender in America
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
John C. Calhoun and George Fitzhugh had very little in common especially regarding where they came from; Calhoun was a leading statesman in the south and managed to reach the helm of the senate and vice presidency while Fitzhugh was a lawyer. They, however, shared the same views about...
The Film, "Class Action" - Problem Based Learning Task
Case study - 3 pages - Film studies
The film, “Class Action” by Michael Apted (1991) is a legal/law -themed movie that is concerned with injuries that a defective automobile causes. The lawsuit takes a rather interesting dimension when it becomes apparent that the defence attorney and the plaintiff's attorney have a...
To do business in Russia
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Business in Russia is organized by the clan system. This means that the Russian contractor engaged in this activity in Russia, is required to follow the moral standards (be responsible, honest, keep his word etc; this includes customer/supplier relationships) with his partners in the business,...
Professional ethics of attorneys (South Africa)
Law case study - 6 pages - Other law subjects
Mr. Matlou was the attorney at the state attorney who was briefed by the department of health to represent it as a defendant in the case L v MEC for Health, Gauteng. His conduct in the matter and the manner in which he dealt with it both before, during and after the trial, illustrates...
Uruguay Geography
Essay - 30 pages - Geography
Uruguay is a country in South America, which is economically, politically, as well as socially stable country not forgetting its mild climate that is free of hurricanes and earthquakes. It is among south Americas, smallest countries covering 170,000 km total area. It is the smallest nation,...
Heritage Management: How Can Finance Professionals Propose Wealth Management Strategies Adapted to the Needs of Their Clients?
Dissertation - 25 pages - Heritage and real estate
Wealth management is a hot topic that is of increasing interest to individual and professional investors. Indeed, faced with the complexity of the financial markets and the diversity of investment products, asset management has become a necessity for investors wishing to preserve and enhance...
Brown v Mississippi
Case study - 8 pages - Criminal law
Friday March 30th, 1934. A sixty-year old White planter from the Giles community in Mississippi, Raymond Stewart, was found mutilated at approximately 1 o'clock that day, in his house. The police had discovered his body, and requested a physician come. The wounds, large gashes that looked...
International Business Law
Essay - 10 pages - Business law
A buyer, who had previously ordered phones from a Company, recently ordered a batch of 2,500 phones from it at the price of 40/unit, for a total of 100,000, plus a fixed 500 shipping charge, for delivery to "CIF Miami." At the Buyer's request, the phones have the Buyer's logo printed on...
Legal Proceedings in Common Law Jurisdictions and Civil Law Jurisdictions
Dissertation - 4 pages - Civil law
Common law and civil law jurisdictions are often regarded as antagonist interpretation of the rule of law in modern societies. Indeed, both constitute the dominant views of law in general, as they are "often made the basis of comparative law studies". The bipolarisation of the legal systems can...
Globalization: Knowledge-based economy in Europe
Tutorials/exercises - 31 pages - Economy general
It is a fact that today's European economy is strongly impacted by globalization. European firms have the opportunity to go to the global market. In order to be successful and to achieve a local and international development, those companies have to adapt and to reinvent their strategies. The...
Class action litigation
Essay - 2 pages - Services marketing
Class actions are a unique yet contentious procedural mechanism in which a single person represents the interests of a group of plaintiffs, who will collectively share in any damages rewarded. Allegedly, the use of this procedural method provides redress to many societal wrongs that may otherwise...
Urban policy: Implementing housing counseling resources
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
This increased demand for foreclosure counseling has put a strain on housing counseling centers across the country. With little to no demand for pre-purchase counseling, counseling centers have had to internally reorganize their staff and services to meet the growing outside demands. The demand...
The class action lawsuits
Essay - 3 pages - Other law subjects
We read about class actions almost everyday in the newspapers. The idea to gather together in order to sue big companies such as tobacco or food companies originates from the United States; however, as these lawsuits are increasingly successful, the phenomenon currently spreads into the whole...
