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should rule Ireland. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) sought to remove control of Northern Ireland from the United kingdom. The protestants and the Catholics were two large groups whom also disagreed on who should have control of the northern six counties. Political tension and acts of violence in Ireland were present in Northern Ireland were the result of two groups of people having a difference of opinion on who should control the land, the British or the southern 26 counties. England took over

War on the Human Spirit in Apocalypse Now        Although Apocalypse Now is an extremely formalistic film from Francis Ford Coppola, he was quoted saying, "It's not about Vietnam, it was Vietnam!" He took quite a bit of time researching the war finding out what life was like for one taking part in the war. It is possible that any man, American or Vietnamese, may have been placed under the extreme psychological conditions of Captain Willard. In fact, in the opening scene, Martin Sheen

this time being convicted of federal offenses including conspiracy to murder, armed robbery, violating the White Slave Act*, adultery, auto theft, and breaking and entering. In the late 1930s, Patriarca gained attention from the mafia and became an important Lieutenant and Hitman for Phil Buccola, the current New England mafia boss. In 1938, Patriarca was convicted of carrying a gun without a permit, possession of burglary tools and the armed robbery of the Brookline Jewelry firm, and was sentenced

another. There are only two major Israeli political parties that have ever been able to garner enough votes in the Knesset to either have enough to have a super majority or to be the main player in a coalition. The Jewish Labor party was formed in 1968 when the leftist groups, the Mapai, Adhut

early days with the Maroons. The fighting spirit is not uncommon with people who are oppressed or forced against their will. The Maroons came in two waves, the first are slaves that fled during the Spanish rule, the second wave was during British control. The Maroons used the highlands of Jamaica to seek refuge, establish colonies and attack plantations when needed. Even today the beliefs and herbal practices of the Maroons are still evident in Jamaican culture. Their trouble past has made their life

They frequently carried guns, turned up at incidents where white police were arresting black people and were involved in highly publicised shoot outs. Opposeors to Martin Luther King's non-violent forms of protest felt that the Civil Rights Movement was dominated by white people too much and that black people should be more in control over the protests that affect them the most. Whites were heavily involved in the Civil Rights

The defendant was charged under s.23 Offences Against the Person Act 1861, which involves maliciously administering a noxious thing so as to endanger life. The trial judge directed the jury that malice was the equivalent to wicked and the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction - maliciously means intentionally

CJUS 230. Professor Jennifer DeBoer | Juvenile Justice | Should Children be Tried as Adults? | Rick Penor 5/12/2010 | Juvenile Justice: Should children be tried as adults? Are youth capable of fully understanding the consequences that their actions may cause or are they mentally incapable of processing that information? Juveniles commit crimes just like adults. Sometimes the crimes they commit are heinous, but does that mean they are no longer a child? I believe there may be special

When our founding father gathered in the warm summer months of 1787 in the city of Philadelphia they penned words that created a government that puts the power in the hands of the people. Our constitution clearly defines the separate powers of our government. Three separate operating branches, executive, legislative and judicial to ensure that with a system of checks and balances, no one branch is allowed too much power. That power was placed into the hands of the people and must remain with an educated

Social Justice and Civil Equality In the pursuit of social justice and civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael, sought to amend a flawed system. To accomplish this task, these men entered the armory and chose to wield nonviolence as their weapon. Their goal: to combat violence with nonviolence, to fight hate with love, and to spread equality through peace. In the end they succeeded. Violence breeds violence, hate breeds hate, it is an ineffective approach and an