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Essay Instructions: 2 1/2 pages long.Comparison Essay. With Reference page, must be at least two hard cover books for references.
Paragraphs 1/2 page long each.
The essay must be a comparison essay.
comparing three like things. From the different type of courts in the judicial system. Supreme Court, District court, and Appeals court. MUST use comparison language.
In-text siting.
two sitings for each of the body paragraphs.
Format for in-text siting: (Authors last name Page #)

Essay Instructions: Professor Instructions:

Policy position
I. Introduction
II. Previous Literature (both sides)
III. Your Opinion
a. Prevents discrimination (equality)
Efficient
Uniformity
Predictibility
IIII. Conclusion



PROPOSAL : Presented to professor for approval.

I would like to propose a paper on the doctrine of stare decisis. I will define stare dicisis and discuss its history. This will include its origine, Latin roots, and how it came to be a doctrine of western law.
I will discuss opinions of stare decisis that do not approve of this doctrine. There are those who have the opinion that previous cases have been hastily decided. Some cases may not have had proper representation through incompetant lawyers. Stare decisis is out dated, the previous cases can in no way account for the complexity of current cases. Todays far advanced technology was not even thought of during the inception of stare decisis.
There is also controversyas to whether stare decisis is more good than bad. There are those who justify the docterine with arguments which focus on the desirability of stability and certainty in law which brings about justice and fairness. They argue that there should be a sense of fairness in the judicial system where those cases should be dicided the same today as tomorrow, when the facts are the same and whether you are plantiff or the defendant. They argue that stare dicisis expedites the flow of cases through the judicial system. Without stare decisis the judicial would shut down from repetitive cases.
I will form an opinion as to which arguement I am in agreement with through my research of such materials as periodicals, text books, internet material with legitimate foundation, any documentation though newapaper articals, as well as any other publications with legitimate documentation, ECT..

Professors notes on proposal were: Focus on as to whether stare decisis is more good than bad. Stare Decisis is a judicial discretion constraining device. Is high levels of judicial discretion good or bad. Focus on this.

Essay Instructions: Hello,
I need at least 4 quotations. I also must answer this specific essay question: What was the thesis of Grisham's novel. How effectively did the author support this thesis? Is his message about lawyers the law and justice a realistic portrayal of the American judicial system?

Thank you!

Essay Instructions: Hurricane writing assignment.

Making use of the one page analysis that you did on Rubin ?Hurricane? Carter?s role in the movie?both as a symbol and as a positive and negative role model?in America?s judicial system, write a paper that shows how things have gotten worse, gotten better, or have remained just the same. Few criminal cases (and court verdicts) have resonated on the national level for the length of time this one took?how does this help or hurt accused and convicted criminals today?

You can use some personal experiences, but keep them to a minimum.

Mostly, you should use examples that you and the class have found on different web sources. Many of these sources will be posted on Manhattan under ?Internet Resources.? As you use these sources, you should weigh for the reader your opinion on how good and/or legitimate these sources are.

Sources are:
http://manhat1.spfldcol.edu/manhat2-bin/news_topic?crs=0340/ENGL11422&id=byihmhzoBDvJsR&grp=5

Use the traditional format of an: Introduction, 3+ paragraphs with clear topics, and a conclusion. Use 12 pt. type double-spaced, and no space breaks between paragraphs.

Here are the main Characters from the movie:

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Lesra Martin
Lisa Peters
Sam Chaiton
Terry Swinton
Det. Vincent Della Pesca