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James Winthrop: Agrippa I

Agrippa IJames Winthrop23 November 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.Many inconveniencies and difficulties in the new plan of government have been mentioned by different writers on…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci Scene 5.2:

by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 5.1: SCENE 5.3: SCENE 5.2: A HALL OF JUSTICE. CAMILLO, JUDGES, ETC., ARE DISCOVERED SEATED; MARZIO IS LED IN. FIRST JUDGE: Accused, do you persist in your…

The Supreme Court: Mandating Criminal Rights

Mandating Criminal RightsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court The next major focus for the…

Romans: 10

Romans Chapter 10 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.…

Tobit: 13

Tobit Chapter 13 1 Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom. 2 For he doth scourge, and hath mercy: he…

The Supreme Court: Limiting Forced Medication

Limiting Forced MedicationThe Supreme CourtArresting RulesLimiting Forced MedicationConfessing Illegally Can the government force psychotic defendants to take drugs? The Supreme Court…

American Law

1788 The U.S. Constitution is formally ratified. 1791 The Bill of Rights is ratified. 1803 Marbury v. Madison is the first instance in which a law passed by Congress is declared…

St. Augustine of Hippo

Name at birth: Aurelius AugustinusAugustine was born in a Roman province in 354 and educated at Carthage. As a young man he became interested in philosophy, with little interest in Christianity until…

Avi

Name at birth: Edward Irving WortisAvi is the author of several novels for young readers and has won Newbery awards for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (1990), Nothing But The Truth (1991)…