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…The artillery crews of both armies of the Civil War worked with the first guns that would eventually come to be the long-range killing machines that are used by the modern armies of today. The Civil War saw the beginnings of rifled barrels and breech…

…The extremely simplified definition of civil disobedience given by Webster’s Dictionary is “nonviolent opposition to a law through refusal to comply with it, on grounds of conscience.” Thoreau in “Civil Disobedience” and Martin Luther King in “Letter…

…The American Civil War was a huge turning point in the history of the United States. The war lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865, and was marked by some of the most intense military campaigns in modern history. There were tremendous changes in the U.S…

…The Civil War Many issues and arguments arose before the beginning of the Civil War in 1961. The biggest issue of the war was slavery. The feeling of this issue was big enough to sectionalize the United States into two groups called the North…

…Should the Government Limit Individual Liberties During Wartime? Since the construction of the constitution, there have been discrepancies about it's boundaries. Specifically, when it comes to limitations of our civil liberties. Many cases have gone…

…Sadly the Civil War divided our young nation, this time we weren't fighting another country for our freedom. We were fighting now fighting amongst ourselves--all Americans!!!! The potential to ruin our own nation from within was a distinct possibility…

…that you have a right to privacy. Drug and alcohol testing should not determine your worth as an employee your job performance and qualifications should. References: American Civil Liberties Union. (1999). Employee drug testing is unconstitutional…

…. For example, in England after the English Bill of Rights was drafted in 1689 torture became less used. The English Bill of Rights stated that “Cruel and unusual punishment ought not be inflicted” (Totten & Kleg, p 141.) Thus, England wanted not to administer…

…In this essay I will be writing about the civil war in Rwanda. I will be explaining, why it happened, how it happened, when it happened, and give you all the details. A mountainous country in east central Africa, the Republic of Rwanda lies south…

…them and even abolish their elected assemblies. But, patriot leaders in America denied all this. They believed Parliament was bound to respect certain natural rights of man. The colonists did not think Parliament represented them, therefore they did…