Some of the first were concealed gun laws passed in 1813 in the Southwest (Cramer and Burnett 7). ... As with many social problems, legislating contrary to the popular morality of the society only shifted the problem from dueling to brawling-it did not solve it" (Cramer and Burnett 7). Possibly the most important law though, is the Gun Control Act of 1968. ... Gun laws also have not been proven to be effective. ... That leaves honest, law-abiding people at a distinct disadvantage" (Cramer and Burnett 20). ...

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It is thought that religion "elevates morality in society" (Edwards, 1741). Morality makes people want to follow laws because it's the "right thing to do". ... By following God's law, they act better by choice to aspire to God. ... Man's law which is also known as the law of Nature and God's law is mentioned once again when John Winthrop speaks to the settlers from the Arbella ship. He states that the "morality of following God's law will lead to a love and affection for fellow citizens" (Winthrop, 1630). ...

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Gangster films are developed around the menacing actions of criminals, or gangsters, who operate outside the law, stealing and murdering their way through life. They are morality tales, in which the gangster lives in an inverted dream world of success and wealth. ... q Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation. ... It looks at the tensions within American life between making money and morality, and between self-interest and legality. ... In fact it is still unclear as to whether the repeated punishment of the gangster figure has helped...

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Keeping an eye on Corporate America by Alynda Wheat (2002) The author remarks the declining in American Corporative moral and provides numbers to state the increasing interest in internal control on ethics due to the presence of new regulations enforced by law (Wheat, 2002). ... Sandy's Story by Bill Saporito (2003) Inside the biography of one of the more outstanding icons in the Wall Street, market, it is easy to find, in between the lines, a world of morality and ethics to be reviewed. ... Closing these notes is pertinent to call an old philosopher to remark about the ethical ...

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Materialism for the "me" has supplanted the Morality for the "us"" (1). ... Based on the First Amendment to the Constitution, which states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances," government is powerless against any instance of religion (House.org). ... None of the scams on TV can be sued because the judge will not be able to make a clear judgment based on the la...

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Any hostile actions taken by whites toward blacks were looked upon without any feeling of remorse, whites had the freedom to act in any way desired toward blacks and to do so without regard for law or morality, unlike blacks who had the freedom only to think hostile thoughts toward whites, of which had there been any way to prove such thoughts, it is not entirely far-fetched to imagine there would have been a radical punishment for those thoughts. ...

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Abstinence-only education can have great benefits for children. By teaching them that there is only one option to live by, many people believe that that is the path they will follow. The curriculum teaches that abstinence helps you have more self-respect and respect for your partner. It teaches abou...

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Lately, marijuana laws have been a very common controversial topic on the news and in the political arena. ... The legality or morality of coffee is never brought up, so why is that of marijuana. ... Judge Whitman Knapp said that: "After twenty years on the bench, I have concluded that federal drug laws are a disaster. ...

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It says, "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof," (Geisler 1). ... For instance, the Northwest Treaty of 1787 and 1789 declared, "Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary for good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and t...

• Word Count: 1973
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Timeline: Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt 10,000 BCE (Mesopotamia)-During the time period before 10,000 B.C.E. there was almost certainly no beer. It was discovered once the gathering of wild grains became at the end of the last ice age, in a region known as the Fertile Crescent. This area covers fr...

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• Grade Level: High School