Grutter, a white woman, claims that the schools goal of achieving a diverse student body is discrimination and violates the equal protection clause set forth by the Fourteenth Amendment. ... The federal court of appeals followed the precedent set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court Bakke decision, holding that the Law School's interest in achieving the educational benefits that come from a diverse student body is compelling, and that its admissions policy is "narrowly tailored" to serve that interest (Alger 1). ... The precedent set forth by this case was not only controversial, but also un...

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As the oldest of my siblings, my desire is to set a positive example and be a role model for others to see that education is the key for dreams to come true. ... I have set my mind towards helping my community and help adolescents make positive choices. ... Besides my studies, I participate in many sports activities, volunteer and serve in my church. ... My parents taught me that I was born to serve others and to be hope for others. ...

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Both were developed from common law, which were previous decisions of the superior courts and rules that were set down. ... It serves to guarantee the basic rights and freedoms of all persons. ... They may serve for a non-renewable term of 12 years, but must retire at the age of 70. ... A new Appellate Division heard appeals from the other divisions of the Supreme Court and set precedent which was binding country-wide. ...

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However indirect these elections may seem, the judges that serve us were chosen on the behalf of those that we elected with the notion that they would surround themselves with advisors, judges included, who held the same beliefs and political views. ... However, because judges can potentially serve in office for as long as their life permits, their decisions can be solely based on democratic principles and those ideals stated in the Constitution. ... In addition, a term limit can not be set on such a job, since the study of the Constitution is a never-ending process, with new situations arisi...

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The famous excerpt from Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson sets a good direction for the standards all humans should endorse, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"(878). ... Our value doesn't serve any instrumental value to others and is completely independent of the assessment of other people. ... Some people might argue that the government cannot really devise a set of laws and rights that can serve towa...

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Instead they followed the Ten Commandments, a set of moral laws given to them by their god, which set a precedent for many cultures and cities. ... For the Romans both the rich and poor served in government and was allowed their say, even if they had no other power. ...

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However, the biggest difference being that the governors don't answer to a foreign power, but rule for their own homeland, and for the vbest interest of the people who they serve. ... Every town would set uop court meetings where laws were discussed and decided on. ...

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It is also crucial to point out that there is an enormous market for cannabis and could potentially serve as a huge "cash-crop" for the United States. ... The Netherlands came to serve as sort of the pioneer in soft-drug legalization when they first de-criminalized marijuana in the 1970s. ... European natives are used to the commonality of being able to sit in the family pub and serve brew when they are only fifteen or sixteen, however, if an American of the same age is even able to sit in that same pub he would be getting wasted. ... Put limits on the drug, similar to that of alcohol; s...

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Federal courts are set up on three levels. ... Justices are appointed for life and their salaries cannot be lowered while they serve. ... The Supreme Court's ability to set legal precedent, or that principles of law once established, should be accepted as authoritative in all subsequent similar cases, is strengthened by its nearly complete discretion in choosing cases it will hear. ...

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This is another example of how a society without set laws, can become out of control. ... Overall, legislation is a way of suppressing culture, I have a utilitarian view on the topic; laws serve as a norm for social conduct. I can agree that Laws control society, they are a set of rules that we are told to follow, however we must follow these guidelines in order to live in a country we feel safe in. ...

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He argues with King the struggle for civil rights set a precedent for the violence, and asserts antiwar and civil rights protesters abuse the concept of civil disobedience. ... The black people waited to be served until the stores closed. ...

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Laws are never set in stone and people who have helped to change these laws are the ones that served consequences for them but in the long run they were the very same people who helped to make our justice system even stronger and more reputable. ...

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Although I loved her and trusted her as I would one of my family, she still served us and couldn't eat with us at the dinning room, rather, ate in the kitchen. ... To me , Tom was innocent and I was set to prove so, so I was, hopeful for the appeal - until all sense of justice seemed to be lost when Tom Robinson was shot. ...

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Without these sets of laws the civilizations of that time would have been very uncivilized, chaos would occur, and no one could do anything about it. ... If these ancient sets of laws were never formed, we would still b in the same shape the ancient people were. ... A major similarity in all three sets of laws are how all three deal with the eye for an eye principal at one time. ... Hebrew laws deal a lot with slaves and their lives by saying if thou buy an Hebrew Servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. ... Although each code had its own set of p...

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Electronic devices to gather information serves illegal. Telephone booths are considered a private area only served specifically for the user. ... Stopping this invasion of privacy will correct he fourth amendment, guarantee the privacy were promised and help set this concept of freedom....

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Although Antigone is set on burying her brother, Ismene is a little reluctant, as she does not want to go against the law of the city. ... Antigone's actions were driven by her desire to serve the gods. ... She simply was acting in desire to serve the gods and earn respect from them. ...

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Ever since the creation of the first governments, mankind has needed a set of laws to act as a guideline for what people can and cannot do. ... Throughout Dimmesdale's life, he chose to give up all aspects of his personal livelihood in order to serve the members of community, acting as the holy minister the community needed. ... This however, is a result of the inability of the law to serve its purpose. ...

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If this topic evaluated from the positive perspective; in spite of the fact that parts of the wedding and marriage convention do change, the purposes for marriage and the conventions are still set up. ... They were either natural guys who felt the vicinity of a female soul so emphatically that they decided to live their lives as ladies or the other way around, females who decided to live as men. ladies can be expressed as "The wear their improved hairdo in the same route as the men, and go to war with bows and shafts and seek after amusement, constantly in organization with men; each has a lad...

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(Plato Laws IV, 709) In the course text (Cheeseman, H. 2001, pgs 2-3) the primary functions served by the law in this country are given. ... Last, but perhaps most importantly it is set up to preserve our freedom. ...

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This is a safety mechanism and shows that justice is better served because of this. ... Because of the legal costs, Australia has set up a system where, if you cannot afford to hire a lawyer to defend yourself, you can apply for legal aid. ...

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The Bill of Rights was set up to guarantee the freedoms that the citizens wanted, but weren't included in the Constitution. ... The Federal System: Powers delegated to the national government: Regulate interstate and foreign trade, set standard weights and measures, create and maintain armed forces, make copyright and patent laws, establish postal offices, establish foreign policy, create federal courts, coin money, declare war, and admit new states. ... The duties of the President: Proposes laws, can veto laws, negotiates foreign treaties, serves as commander in chief of the armed forc...

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For the purpose of this section, "harassing" means any knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person which seriously alarms, annoys, or bothers the person, and which serves no legitimate purpose. ... The freedom of speech also protects minorities or dissenters to voice their opinion, privately defined set of norms to regulate online communication is a problematic path. ...

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Ruling parties set up and then controlled labor unions and other organizations of government employees and peasants. ... This was clearly a bold statement to serve as a public service announcement that there had been a dawn of a new day in Mexico. ...

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Three different individuals who served as examples were, Tupac Amaru II, Batallas and Juan Bautista Alberdi. ... He led the native and mestizo peasants against the Bourbon Reforms, a set of economic and political legislation introduced by the Spanish. ...

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But this was too much for just one King to handle, hence the Chancellor helped the King out by hearing those cases in a specially set up court called the Court of Chancery where the law of trust (a branch of the law of equity) applies. There are a few functions of equity, one is that it adapts to the general rules of circumstances, secondly it serves as a supplementary to gaps in the law and also spot the errors in law that is know as rectification. ...

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