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Olmstead V. United States (1928)Olmstead v. United States (1928)
Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Taft
Vote: 5-4
Case reached Supreme Court by writ of certiorari.
Facts:
The evidence in the records discloses a conspiracy of amazing magnitude
to import, possess, and sell liquor unlawfully. Involved were not less than
fifty ...
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To Kill A Mocking BirdUsually, my method of writing a book review starts off with a quote. However, this time with this particular book I�ve decided to begin with a description of the author. Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926. She studied law along with her father and sister. In her allegorical novel, To Kill a ...
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Almost A WomanIn the autobiography by Esmeralda Santiago, there are many cultural differences. She feels alienated from the rest of the people in New York or the United States, for that matter. When Esmeralda was thirteen she moved to New York with her family from Puerto Rico. She did not know a word of ...
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Analysis Of The Rubaiyat Of Omar KhayyamThe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam presents an interesting
challenge to any reader trying to sort through its heavy symbolism and not-
so-obvious theme. Not only does the poem provide us with a compelling
surface story, but a second look at the text can reveal a rich collection
of seperate meanings ...
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Shooting An ElephantThe story that my evaluation will be based on is written in 1936. The author George Orwell was born in 1903 in India to a British officer raised in England. He attended Eton College, which introduced him to England�s middle and upper classes. He was denied a scholarship, which led him to become a ...
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The Dead Sea ScrollsClearly and the schism that caused the Dead Sea sect to arise can only be understood in the context of Jewish history and the sectarianism of the Second Temple period in Judea. Across twenty centuries, the Scrolls speak to us of the pluralism that existed in ancient Judaism, each group competing ...
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The Characteristics Of Shakespeare's ComediesShakespeare wrote many different forms of literary works and one of them is
comedy. At the end of his professional life he had written four famous comedies
which were later called his "romances". Shakespeare's comedies were not
primarily love stories but they all included a love plot. His ...
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CusterThe Tragedy of Little Bighorn is such a tale for over a hundred years. This is one of the most startling defeats in the Military history. More than two hundred cavalrymen were killed in battle on June 25, 1876. Is General to blame for all this mishap with the loss of his troopers including ...
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On The Universality Of PoetryLike any art form, poetry is considered universal. It ranks with music, dance, and fine arts as a form or process of expressing Man's thoughts and passions. Unlike other art forms, however, poetry -- and in fact literature -- has a peculiar characteristic. As a medium it uses language, and unlike ...
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Leguins OmelasIn Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” we find ourselves faced with a moral dilemma. What is it that we as people base our happiness on? The idea of societal and personal happiness is played out through the analogy of Omelas and the abandoned child. In this story, ...
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Nick From The Great GatsbyNick Carraway tells the story of The Great Gatsby, and also plays an honorable and trustful character in the novel. Throughout the story, developes and adjusts to life on the East Coast to better fit in the intellectual, rich and snobby East and West Eggs of Long Island. As a narrator, Nick is an ...
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Sanity For IndependenceA look at “The Yellow Wallpaper”, by C.P Gilman
The short story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a woman’s cry for freedom. It is about a creative woman whose talents are suppressed by her dominant husband. His efforts to oppress her, in order ...
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Oedipus Rex - PlotOedipus Rex is a tragedy in classical style plot. The plot starts with the exposition of the dramatic conflict. Then follows with the rising action. The climax then brings a turning point at the high point of action. The falling action then occurs and the tragedy end with the catastrophe.
Oedipus ...
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Cause And Effect Of WwiThe First World War had many causes; the historians probably have not
yet discovered and discussed all of them so there might be more causes
than what we know now. The spark of the Great War was the
assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of
Austria-Hungary, and ...
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Lord Of The Flies - Character AnalysisLord of the Flies - Character Changes In his first novel, William Golding used a group of boys stranded on a tropical island to illustrate the malicious nature of mankind. Lord of the Flies dealt with changes that the boys underwent as they gradually adapted to the isolated freedom from society. ...
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Australia's FutureAccording as there was intellect or no intellect in individuals, will the general conclusion they make-out embody itself as a world-healing Truth and Wisdom, or as a baseless fateful Hallucination.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
Seeking relief from severe back pain, my spouse consulted a doctor who ...
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Daddy By Sylvia PlathAs a poet Sylivia Plath has been renowned for her style of writing and the power she evokes from her ideas in her poems. The themes of her poems tend to be of a negative nature with war, death and the problem of patriarchal societies as such topics. One of Plath's most famous pieces of poetry is ...
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Watership DownIn light of the description of anthropomorphism, I think it is only fitting to use the novels Charlotte�s Web and to demonstrate them. While both of these novels show animals behaving in different manners, they are both uncharacteristic of normal animal behaviour. Charlotte�s Web shows animals ...
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�William�s Wife�- the historical novel written by Jean Plaidy. The action is going on in England. This is the story about Queen Mary who was William�s wife-the King of Orange and James� II daughter. She loved her father very much and had sun-filled childhood with her sister Anna. She was torn from her loving ...
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A Farewell To Arms: SummaryMain Characters and Description of Each
Lieutenant Fredric Henry (Tenente)
-The story is told from his point of view. He is a young American in
the Italian army during WWII. Rinaldi
-One of Tenente's best friends, he is also a Lieutenant.
Catherine Barkley
-A nurse who works with a group of ...
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