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Moore’s Law and Data Storage »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper look sat Moore’s Law, how it applies to technology and specifically to data storage. The paper then considers the different media types that store data and assess the number of discs needed to store the Library of Congress printed material and considers the margin of error on the calculations. The bibliography ... View Full Description
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Diversity Management Case Study »

Number of pages 11

An 11 page paper that begins with demographic information about a hypothetical company that has no diversity management plan and who are, in fact, out of compliance with regulations. The writer justifies the need for such a plan by briefly citing laws and regulations and discussing the benefits of a diverse workforce. The writer offers ... View Full Description
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Our Evolving Concept of the "Picturesque" Landscape »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page consideration of how our concept of man's impact on the environment has changed over time. The author reviews the literature to support the contention that, as Robert Smithson contends in his discussion of "Frederick Law Olmsted and the Dialectical Landscape", the concept of "picturesque" is indeed a material one and one ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper is written in two parts, The first part considers the case of mistaken identity in a homosexual sexual encounter and assesses if there is any potential liability for rape or sexual assault. The second part of the paper discusses the findings in the case of Crabbe (1985) 156 CLR 464. The ... View Full Description
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Media Coverage of September 11 Attacks and Middle East Terrorist Networks »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines media coverage in order to reveal in what ways it assisted law enforcement and in what ways it may have aided the terrorists, and then analyzes three major sources of terrorism in the Middle East. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966): Long Lasting Implications for Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page discussion of this critical Supreme Court case. Heard in 1966, this case has had long lasting implications for law enforcement in terms of apprehension, arrest, and interrogation. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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The Erosion of Miranda v. Arizona »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which discusses the controversial Supreme Court decision and comments on the erosion of the rule, discussing case law exceptions and their rationale by the high court. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Property Law Questions; Contracts and Conveyancing of Land »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper answers three land law questions. The first considers what elements are needed in a contract for the sale of unregistered land. The second question considers why and how a potential buyer gains an interest in a property after the contracts are exchanged. The last question examines who it is possible for ... View Full Description
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Legal Rights: Case Studies »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines two particular situations and indicates whether the law enforcement individuals had the legal right to act as they did. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Search and Seizure: Searching Vehicles as a Part of Apprehension and Arrest »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page discussion of search and seizure as it applies to vehicles. This paper is based on two fictional scenarios but calls upon case law involving searches of vehicles when those searches were no predicated on the fact that a vehicle is readily mobile. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Laws Concerning Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) And Euthanasia: New York State And Florida State »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the distinctions of New York and Florida states' euthanasia and PAS laws. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Smarts and Then Some (Case Study Analysis) »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines this case study submitted by a student. Copyright law is the focus of attention. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Law Enforcement Questions »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses three scenarios pertaining to law enforcement. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Re-careering: From Commercial Property Manager to Real Estate Attorney »

Number of pages 19

This 19 page paper looks at the transition from being a real estate manager to an attorney. Many issues are discussed from making the decision to applying to law school. What attorneys contribute to society is also discussed philosophically. Bibliography lists 25 sources. View Full Description
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Prison Privatization »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper arguing against prison privatization speaking from an administrator's perspective; arguing for it from a private manager's point of view; and assessing the challenges that privatization offers. Logically, it would seem that privatization would create conditions in which prisons can operate far more efficiently than when the prison is a function ... View Full Description
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Utilizing COPPS Philosophy And SARA Method To Address Street Racing And Underage Drinking Problem »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. Proactive, prevention-oriented approaches are far superior - and generate far greater results - than the conventional method law enforcement has utilized for centuries. The extent to which the Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) philosophy works in tandem with the SARA method (scanning, analysis, response and assessment) is ... View Full Description
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Bona Fide Business Expenses and the IRS »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page review of the IRS's definition of "Bona fide business expense". This paper examines a fictional scenario utilizing previous case law. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Law Practice Billing Process »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing considerations for automating billing and reporting in a growing law office. Includes a flowchart of the billing process. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Economics and Housing Decline »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper discussing the reasons that the bubble of the US housing market appears to have burst. Average home prices in northern California increased 60 percent 2004-2006, which is not sustainable over a long period of time. The paper discusses the law of supply and demand and its action when a ... View Full Description
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Smith v. State/Hypothetical Ruling »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page research paper that offers a hypothetical case ruling on a case of search and seizure from a motor vehicle during a routine traffic stop. The writer cites case law that supports a ruling that sustains the defense's motion to suppress evidence gained from the motor vehicle search. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Murder in "A Time to Kill" »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page comparison of the legal approaches in the movie with actual law. This paper examines the innocent by reason of insanity plea. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Australian Family Law and Custody Concerns »

Number of pages 15

This 15 page paper covers this issue fully in addition to examining divorce issues and family violence. Changes in trends in divorce is the focus of this paper that looks at models like fifty-fifty parenting. Australia Family Law is discussed. Bibliography lists 14 sources. View Full Description
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Case Analyses Regarding Witness Identification, Search and Seizure and Entrapment »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper examines five questions submitted by a student related to law. Several actual cases are utilized to analyze issues pertinent to proper identification of suspects and what constitutes a proper search and seizure. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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FMLA: Program Evaluation »

Number of pages 21

21 pages in length. The purpose of this study is to uncover the legal implications of the FMLA that have caused employees and employers alike to enter into litigation, either because an employee took advantage of a legal loophole in the Act or an employer failed to uphold his or her legal obligations as ... View Full Description
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Legal Issues in Education »

Number of pages 30

A 30 page research paper that addresses specific legal issues as they apply to teaching and education. Topics covered include tort liability, negligence, law pertaining to disabled children, privacy issues, drug testing, search and seizure and others. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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An Evaluation of Australia's Corporation Law Reform Program »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper looks at the new Australian law in respect to accounting and auditing issues. The Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure Act 2004 also known as the CLERP Act 2004 is discussed. Both sides are examined and a point by point analysis made. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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Difficulties in Constructing Robust Legislation to Impose Enforceable Health and Safety Duties on Directors of UK Companies »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper considers how and why it has been so difficult to introduce legislation to encourage or force directors into improving health and safety standards in UK companies. The paper looks at the way corporate manslaughter and argues that the main problem is the inability to hold individuals accountable along with the doctrine ... View Full Description
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Recent Economic Effects on Home Health »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper reviewing economic influences on home health, including increasing fuel costs and the ongoing nursing shortage. The healthcare industry is hampered by its history of trying to operate separate from economic realities and laws, creating several hurdles that it will need to negotiate simultaneously. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Improving High School Graduation Rates for Texas Minorities in the Presence of Exit-Level Testing »

Number of pages 19

A 19 page review of the numerous factors that interrelate to result in a high Mexican American drop out rate. The author reviews these factors in relation to the standardized exit test that is now required by law for Texas to issue high school diplomas. Includes a brief Methods section for the literature ... View Full Description
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How Natural Law is a part of the Declaration of Independence »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines the Declaration of Independence to determine how natural law and natural rights are concepts included. The declaration is analyzed and quotes are included. No additional sources are listed. View Full Description
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The Canadian Prime Minister and the U.S. President: Who is More Powerful? »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper examines the powers of the Canadian Prime Minister and the President of the United States, and argues that the President is the more powerful of the two, even though by law, the Canadian government gives more power to the Prime Minister. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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NPs Prescribing/Alberta »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper that specifically looks at nurse practitioners' authority in Alberta, Canada to prescribe medication, as outlined by provincial law. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Declaration of Independence/Constitution & Law »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page research paper that discusses the relationship between the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and these documents affect the formulation of law. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Forensic Science: Overview »

Number of pages 14

14 pages in length. The entire reason forensic science exists is to help law enforcement recreate a crime scene in order to collect and process evidence with the intent of catching the perpetrator. All of this must work in tandem with little deviance from strict methodology in order to render the ultimate objective: ... View Full Description
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The Bill of Rights and Law Enforcement Procedures »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper discusses the question of whether or not the Bill of Rights unfairly inhibits law enforcement personnel from investigating and prosecuting crimes and argues that since 9/11, the Bill of Rights had been made largely irrelevant and the police given powers that are, in actuality, far too broad. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Child Support in Jurisdictions throughout the World »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses child support laws in various countries throughout the world, and suggests that the U.S. should adopt a different model than its current one. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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The Evolution of Laws Protecting Archaeological Resources and Native American Graves »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page overview of the laws that have been implemented to protect Native American antiquities and human remains. The author traces the legislative effort from the 1906 Antiquities Act through the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, the the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, and the California Native American Graves and ... View Full Description
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Practicing Nursing in Pennsylvania »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that, first of all, summarizes and discusses the nursing practice law in the State of Pennsylvania (2 pages). Then the writer discusses RN first assistants as a nursing specialty. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Policies »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that discusses the need for having Equal employment opportunity / Affirmative Action policies, including a brief description of the laws requiring such policies. The paper discusses the advantages of the policies as well as the criticisms of them. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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The Bible And The Koran »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper. Following an introduction that discusses the importance of sacred texts to religions, each of the named sacred texts are discussed. The origin, functions and uses of the Bible and the Koran are explained along with any evidence that validates or invalidates the reliability of the texts. The writer discusses the ... View Full Description
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Fishman: "The Wal-Mart Effect" »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper discusses Charles Fishman's book "The Wal-Mart Effect" and argues that the "Wal-Mart effect" is a good example of the law of unintended consequences. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Gauss and His Contribution to Number Theory »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines the way in which Gauss added to number theory, looking specifically congruence and quadratic reciprocity the paper shows how and why this was the start of modern number theory. The law of quadratic reciprocity is also explained with the use of examples. The paper then goes on to look at ... View Full Description
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Workers' Compensation Law: Georgia »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page review of workers' compensation. This paper comments specifically on laws in Georgia. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Ethics and Justice #2 »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper answering 2 questions addressing ethics and the legal system. One question discusses Fourth Amendment rights as weighed in United States V. Montoya de Hernandez, 473 U.S. 531 (1985); the other discusses Texas sodomy law and its change with Lawrence et al. v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003). Bibliography lists ... View Full Description
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Massachusetts Law for Charitable Trusts »

Number of pages 5

This 7 page paper briefly describes the procedure necessary for setting up a charitable trust in Massachusetts, which is done through the Secretary of State. It describes the Secretary's involvement in the process, and the enforcement procedures, which are the function of the Attorney General. It also discusses laws in California and Washington ... View Full Description
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To Spank or Not to Spank »

Number of pages 6

This 6-page paper discusses the controversy over spanking as a means of disciplining children, and argues that the practice should be abolished. This is particularly important at the moment, as the Canadian Supreme Court recently upheld a law that allows parents to spank their children. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Activities in Safety in Children's Services »

Number of pages 12

12 page paper answering questions related to safe procedures when caring for young children in a formal daycare setting. The paper includes information on meal and work breaks according to Australian law, specifically that of the Northern Territory. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Racial Minorities In The Judicial System »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Racial minorities make up a very small proportion of the lawyers and judges in the United States, a reality one might similarly attribute to why they also comprise a small presence in law enforcement: inability to achieve necessary prerequisites due to social determinism. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Should Law Enforcement Use Race And Ethnic Specific Strategies To Fight Gang Formation And Control Gang Crime? »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses various crime theories, as well as supports law enforcement addressing gang formation and gang crime by using race and ethnic specific strategies. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Engel v. Vitale/Free Speech in US »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper/essay that quickly reviews case law in regards to prayer in school. The writer discusses the case of Engel v. Vitale and also the use of the three-prong Lemon test for deciding the constitutionality of religion in schools. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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