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The Earliest Code of Roman Law Ever Recorded in History (2520 words, 5 pages)

Roman Law was the law that was in effect throughout the age of antiquity in the City of Rome and later in the Roman Empire. When Roman rule over Europe came to an end, Roman law was largely--though not completely--forgotten. (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96)The earliest code of Roman Law was ... Read More

The Earliest Code of Roman Law Ever Recorded in History

A History of Hannibal’s Rule (1326 words, 4 pages)

The achievements of Hannibal and his brilliant tactics paved the road for future generals to look at his tactics and use them. Sadly, no less than seven accounts of Hannibals operations are said to have been written during his lifetime or very soon afterwards. Two of them by Greeks who ... Read More

An Analysis of the Distinction Between Murder and Execution (343 words, 1 pages)

Distinction between Murder and Execution I understand that there is a distinction between murder and state controlled execution, but I don't think that applies to the morality of both acts of murder and state controlled execution. Both have the same effect, the termination of life without consent. Although voluntary suicide ... Read More

The Monkey Trial: A History of the Case Tennessee vs. John Scopes (1323 words, 2 pages)

Tennessee vs. John Scopes The monkey trial It was the year 1925 and in the town of Dayton, Tennessee a trial that would decide whether evolution could or could not be taught in schools was taking place. This trial was Tennessee vs. John Scopes and is commonly known as the ... Read More

State of Arkansas Executes First Woman After 150 Years (360 words, 1 pages)

Arkansas executes first woman in 150 years LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A former nurse who asked for the death penalty for drugging and suffocating her two children was executed by injection Tuesday night in Arkansas' first execution of a woman in more than 150 years. Christina Marie Riggs, 28, ... Read More

The History of the Case of the Boston Strangler (1625 words, 2 pages)

Starting in June 1962 and lasting until January 1964 a mysterious murderer known as the "Boston Strangler" had women in Boston fearing for their lives. He claimed 13 victims in a nineteen-month reign of terror. He would scam, sweet-talk, and break his way into his female victim's apartment and strangle ... Read More

A History of the Amistad Case (1233 words, 2 pages)

What major conclusions can you derive in regard to the significance of the Amistad Case? In 1839, in waters off the coast of Cuba, a group of forty-nine Africans ensnared in the Atlantic slave trade struck out for freedom. They had been captured, sold into slavery, carried across the ocean, ... Read More

A History of the Sacco-Vanzetti Trial (1098 words, 2 pages)

Sacco-Vanzetti Trial On April 15, 1920 at three in the afternoon a paymaster and his guard were gunned down. Fredrick Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli were carrying the payroll for a shoe factory through the streets of South Braintree, Massachusetts. The payroll was worth 15,776. Two men standing in the street ... Read More

A History of the Code of Hammurabi and Its Importance (649 words, 2 pages)

HAmmurabis code The Code of Hammurabi is a series of 282 laws decreed by Hammurabi, the ruler of the city of Babylon at about 1750 BC. It was written so that people would have a consistent set of rules to follow in settling disputes and imposing penalties. The code regulated ... Read More

A History of the Engel v. Vitale Case (846 words, 2 pages)

Engel v Vitale The Supreme Court case, Engel v. Vitale, was an extremely controversial case that directly dealt with the First Amendment. This Supreme Court case established a separation of church and state. Engel v. Vitale was such an extremely controversial case that it has opened the doorway for other ... Read More

An Overview of the Murder Case of Sacco and Vanzetti (530 words, 1 pages)

Sacco and Vanzetti Two Italian anarchists made headlines when they committed a cold-blooded murder. Before it was over, it would develop into a worldwide controversy. On April 15, 1920, a paymaster and guard of a shoe factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts, were shot and killed, and the payroll of over ... Read More

Published: Monday 28th of October 2013