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and Found a Family as Guaranteed by Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights? Article 12 states 'Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and found a family, according to the national laws governing the existence of…

cases were in desperate need of change about thirty years ago. The courts' presumed that contact was in the best interest of the child. The only way this presumption could be rebutted was by having a 'cogent' reason, but the courts' took a…

and love their parents without thinking of what they will inherit if anything. Many people feel as though disinheriting their children is degrading and will cause dispute among siblings and show favoritism. Although, disinheriting may cause some problems…

as well as in the South during the late 1960's. It was a different kind of racism though. The segregation in the Northern states differed in the fact that it wasn't printed on signs saying, "white only", more that it was ingrained into the system of…

on January 23, 1996 he issued the following challenge to public schools across the nation: I challenge all our schools to teach character education: to teach good values and good citizenship. And if that means that teenagers will stop killing…

next to that of racial or ethnic discrimination. A person's age should never be a factor in how they are treated. Once we reach the age where we can make logical conscious decisions on our own, we should be treated like any other adult.…

a landmark case in which the final ruling changed the lives of every United States citizen from the ruling until now because it desegregated all the schools in the country. The case was about a little girl, Linda Carol Brown, who was told she could…

right to own a gun? October 17, 2003 I am writing in response to your article, "Armed and Dangerous," which aired last October on 60 minutes. I hope that you will find a different point of view after reading my letter. There is a law that exists…

BY TOREY HAYDEN Critical Book Review of "One Child" by Torey Hayden Jay Lerner National Louis University Critical Book Review of "One Child" by Torey Hayden "Three were not toilet trained, two more had accidents. Three could not…

under pressure to respond to the concerns of those who are the objects of hate, have adopted codes or policies prohibiting speech that offends any group based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. The power of a university to…