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…," stressing that happiness is the product of civic virtue and public duty. Jefferson emphasized the contractual plea for independence, arguing that when the cruel government of King George III of England repeatedly violated "natural law, " the colonists had…

…that cloud this smoky debate. Lester Grinspoon, MD, is a proponent of the medical legalization and re- classification of marijuana. In the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Grinspoon wrote an article entitled "A Plea for Reconsideration…

…to me as Dian in her orb, As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown; But you are more intemperate in your blood Than Venus, or those pamp'red animals That rage in savage sensuality (p.96) In that passage Claudio is denouncing Hero's plea of innocence. He…

…of fornication with his fiancée, Angelo sentences him to death for repentance. Hearing this Claudio asks his sister, Isabella, a novice nun, to plea for his life. As Isabella confronts Angelo, he is immediately taken back by her intelligence and beauty and lusts…

…"Batter my Heart" by John Donne is a plea to God by the narrator. He feels imprisoned by his own sinful nature and describes himself as taken to the "Enemy" of God, namely Satan. The sonnet conveys separate yet related concepts and emotions in three…

…the insanity defense. So yes I do feel that women should be tried differently than a man if in fact it is proven that she does suffer from this condition, and is proven that at the time of the crime she was in this kind of altered state. The insanity plea has many…

…be declared unconstitutional. A more limited reading of the wording "mental condition shall not be a defense to any charge of criminal conduct" would mean that an affirmative plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity" could not be raised. The crucial distinction…

…to the Civil Rights movement is that it made it increasingly difficult for Americans to ignore their innate humanity and their plea for equality. Education was a major proponent of African American discontentment. Facilities reserved for Black education failed…

…" or the "right not to be brutally exploited." He relentlessly condemned the oppression, exploitation, and torture suffered by the Vietnamese peasant by French colonialists. Ho's appeals were passionate pleas for equality. He understood that Vietnam's case…

…and revenue laws. The Court of Common Pleas was where pleas between subject and subject were brought. And the King's Bench heard actions to which the King was a party. <Tab/>The common law however, had a number of defects. The inflexibility…