Lately there has been much debate among political analysts regarding the power of the Supreme Court and possible overextension of this power. A quote has been presented, which claims that " this unelected group of nine, usually white and usually male, individuals has overextended its powers to the point where it acts like another legislature, complete with elicit displays of partisanship." ... (Woll 412) Due to this lack in power of the Court, there is no foundation to accuse it of abusing its power. ... Also, the structure of the Supreme Court affects its power. ... As the quote presented...

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Power, Pressure, and Persuasion "Power is the ability to get another actor to do what it would not otherwise have done" (Goldstein, 73), this declaration is a accurate. ... Since the political arena always has and continues to be based on power balances. ... Power is indivisible; and military and economic weapons are merely different instruments of power" (Betts, 62). ... The love spoken of in the previous quote incorporates respect and honor. ... Alliances are established to create a balance in power or to increase power of those states that would normally not be perceived as a treat. ...

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The power of taxation and tariffs were given to the states, and each state had its own currency, which made it difficult to interstate trade. ... Some people were afraid to let the national government have a lot of power of the economy. ... By granting to Congress a power to collect moneys from the commerce of these states, indefinitely as to time and quantity, and for the expenditure of which they are not to be accountable to the states, they would become independent of their constituents; and so the proposed impost is repugnant to the liberty of the United States. " (Document A) This quote f...

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Anti-communist historian Richard Pipesi highlights the success in the Bolsheviks using terror 1918 to preserve a totalitarian dictatorship Bolsheviks ' were successful in using terror to preserve power during their time in power, simply because apart from terror they only had popular support'. This quote shows the way in which terror alone can preserve autocracy. ... Historian Stephen Tongev quotes Lenin instituted a very brutal totalitarian regime. ... This then supports the idea that the more intense the terror the easier it was to uphold power. ... The key words in that quote a...

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In addition, for the first time he quotes using Latin. ... He refers to Galen, a famous ancient physician, and his Latin quote explicitly means that 'the doctor begins where the philosopher ends'. ... This can be seen once he has succeeded in gaining magical power. ... It is the analysis of a Latin quote that guides Faustus away from becoming a physician - he compares this quote to a previous quote on line 7, and because both quotes refer to there being an 'end', he again claims that he has "attained that end". ... It appears that as Faustus thinks of more Latin quotes,...

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Although the average American had little power or say regarding the issue, many were brainwashed into believing African-Americans were inferior or unequal. ... " This quote illustrates the fact that southern whites saw abolition as a threat to their way of life. ... It is very easy to point the finger solely at those in power; however, all of those individuals grew up in an environment that caused them to view African-Americans as inferior. ... During the argument over electoral votes, southern states were quick to try to include their slaves in an effort for more power. ... This led to m...

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Every day animals are fighting for their lives, having no power or any sort of communication. ... This quote clearly explains to us that animals are genetically different and they have never served as great subjects for testing, so abuse should stop. ... This quote by Carlson explains that animal experiments are no longer used to help humans. ... This quote is important because it explains to us that animal experimentation has influenced other industries to use animals to test products. ... This quote explains to us that numerous animals were killed to find a single polio cure. ...

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In the author's note Misto describes why he wrote the play "I didn't have the power to build a memorial so I wrote a play instead". ... Historically, society is still oblivious to the extent of suffering the women went through and this is reinforced by the quote "I have good news for Australian womans. ... The upbeat song, and the quote, if full of positive, optimistic imagery- the irony of it in these dire circumstances is actually funny. ... The war sticks with the female POW forever and is reinforced by the quote "Probably none. ... The low angle shot of a stat...

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The author uses a direct quote from his parents; they "reasoned that their strictures would at least improve our chances of surviving and thriving" (Kennedy 24). ... A second significant point can be derived from the quote in the previous paragraph that may not seem of much importance, but is in fact quite significant. ... Kennedy writes, "This transformation has been marked concretely by legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as well as its four reauthorizations, and by the exercise of power by blacks at the highest levels of gove...

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In the novel, the Party seems to have a limitless power over the people of Oceania, and it is due to the fact that in the eyes of the citizens, the Party is always doing what is best for the society. ... " This quote emphasizes how one's understanding of the past affects one's attitude about the present. This quote is found shortly after Winston attempts to interrogate and old man about what life was like before the Party, but he soon realizes that the Party's methods of destroying the past are specifically designed to weaken people's memories in order to render them u...

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Concerning this issue he declared I quote "In a little less than four years, therefore, after becoming a public lecturer, I was induced to write out the leading facts connected with my experience in slavery, giving the names of persons, places, and dates, thus putting it in the power of any who doubted, to ascertain the truth or falsehood of my story." ... To further, stress the power of slavery in dehumanizing its subjects. ... For instance, as a boy, not yet ten years old, Douglass learned the importance of knowledge when he overheard Hugh Auld chastising his wife Sophia for teaching a sl...

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Henry Kissinger's quote, "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" has been depicted throughout history. ... Correspondingly, "soft power" was presented as an opposing tactic to "hard power.... Others have cleverly been able to combine hard and soft power and call it "smart power.... In this first example, it can be proven that a soft power can exist without a hard power. ... In the second example, it can be proven that a hard power can exist without a soft power. ...

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This quote illustrates how the U.S government is over abusing their power towards their own citizens simply to become wealthier and re invest the tax papers money in industries the government sees as profitable for them. ... Evidently, this quote proves that the U.S government is not the worst of how they impose their rights and economic justice, yet it is still important to take note that how they are treating people is wrong. ... " Names such as Warren Buffet, and Lloyd Blankfein are if you would call "players" of Wall Street, they have the power to decide what happens and h...

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"A state also of equality, wherein all the power and jurisdiction is reciprocal, no one having more power than another, there being nothing more" (Locke, 452) The quote stresses the importance of equal opportunity for each member of society, and fair treatment, a focal point for the morality of the society is that no one person is treated better or with special care. ... Government in Locke's society would not be legitimate without the power of the people. ... Hobbes believes one must fully submit themselves in return for all basic necessities needed in a society, like laws and ...

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In her article on the Armenian Genocide, Alba Longoria is quoted saying, "The government of the Ottoman Empire confiscated Armenian property, deported Armenians to Syria and Anatolia, and massacred large numbers of Armenians, while many of those who were deported died of starvation, but those who survived the deportation witnessed unimaginable brutalities, like the systematic stabbing to death of numerous women and children.... Much violence ensued the decline of Ottoman power that wouldn't have that many consequences from other nations. ... Alba Longoria is again quoted in saying, ...

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The next quote "Bokanovsky's Process is one of the major instruments of social stability!" ... The next quote represents an example of hypnopaedia: "Alpha children wear grey. ... Like religion, the drug had power to console and compensate, it called up visions of another, better world, it offered hope, strengthened faith and promoted charity. ... In conclusion, 1984 and Brave New World depict a society in which an all powerful state controls the behaviors and actions of its people in order to preserve its own stability and power. ... Winston Smith hates the government of 1984 because it...

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By 1815 the power of the media was widely acknowledged by the ruling elite, Napoleon had stated that, "four hostile Newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets." ... The government in power can also influence the media portrayal of industrial debates and issues. Margaret Thatcher's (b. 1925) Conservative Government (1979-1990) persistently attempted to lower taxation and public spending, follow a policy of privatisation and curb trade union power. ... In a quote from Harold Evans, the editor of The Times, he recalls how Murdoch would, " jab fingers at headlines which he...

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This quote is relevant as death associates moments with color, and in this instance death uses colour to portray an entire race of people which is relevant to modern racism in todays society, and how colour is relative to life and death in historical periods like Nazi Germany. ... This quote is also ironic, as in one half it explains how summer was going nicely for Liesel the German child with her childhood progressing colourfully, when in contrast the colors are symbolic of all the deaths occurring and loss Germany is encountering. ... Zusak used written texts to symbolise the power of words....

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Ewen quotes, "the emerging colossus of factory capitalism was giving rise to two contrasting perceptions of reality," (186). ... From "Scientific America" Ewen quotes, "Factory industrialism as producing the accoutrements of a 'democracy,' one 'which invites every man to enhance his own comfort and status'" (187). ... Ewen makes it clear that class is understood to be "focused on the social relations of power which dominated and shaped the modern, industrial mode of production" (187). ... He quotes, "to be a good citizen, one ...

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Justice O"Connor's "protect us from our own best intentions" quote very plainly points out the importance of federalism. The overwhelming significance of the each decision made concerning federalism must be consistent with this notion of protecting ourselves for our "own best interests" that is to say from the centralization of power. Chief Justice Marshall's ideals are set forth in the given quote as he explains the reasoning and need for vagueness in the Constitution (and therefore federalism). ... Justice Marshall wrote that the power to tax involves the power to destroy. ......

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However, several key topics would be held in question fervently enough to discern a clear separation of these two parties and an ensuing struggle for power and enactment of ideals would occur. The party in power at the start of this quest was the Federalists, whose members included the president of the time, George Washington. ... Thomas Jefferson felt that with hard-working, moral, virtuous farmers the nation would be shaped in the same manner and is quoted as writing, "Corruption of morals in the mass of cultivators is a phenomenon of which no age nor nation has furnished an example" (M...

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This era saw the expansion of political and economic freedom through the renewed effort for women's suffrage, the use of political power to expand workers' rights, and efforts to improve democratic government by weakening the power of capitalists and giving everyday citizens more influence in legislation. ... Through her book The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets, as quoted in document C, she showed the deplorable conditions of America's working children and their total loss of childhood. ... In his book entitled The Crisis, quoted in document I, he lamented the fact that Ame...

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Kieffer quotes "We repealed the 18th amendment via the 21st amendment"(Kieffer, Par2) stating that the U.S government eliminated the ban of alcohol with the 18th amendment and passed the 21st amendment that made a age limit for the consumption of alcohol. ... Kieffer assures this later led to the expense of $2.5 billion to this day fighting the war against drugs which is unconstitutional because in Article I section 8 of the constitution it gives only the congress the power to declare war, not the president (Kieffer, Par12). ... In David Sheffs article "Marijuana should be lega...

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Natural order is maintained only through the responsible use of power. ... King Lear explores how responsibility and order are one and the same with power and authority. ... Kozintser's 1969 Koral Lir represents power relevant to the post-Stalinist, Khrushchev era. Lear's conceited perception of power is shown through animal imagery as he walks past falcons, dogs which are symbolic of servants and Lear's power over them. ... " This quote states that regardless of the time and place this text is read or watched, audiences will continuously interpret the play and will explore...

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Although the colonial governments were growing in power and support, the British statesmen at home refused to evolve with the developing colonies. ... It began in England with the rise of assemblies and factions against the government in power. This struggle between those in power and those without can be traced to the beginning of time, the haves versus the have-nots. ... Compromises were reached concerning the extent of the King's power and also the relationship between church and state (Church of England). ... For these radical thinkers, the world of politics had become a struggle betw...

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