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Griswold vs. Connecticut, 2004.
A discussion of the facts behind a court case that challenges the use of contraceptives in modern day America.
879 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper discusses the features and facts of a lawsuit that establishes the right to privacy as declared in the American Constitution. It highlights a conflict between a statute of the State of Connecticut and various amendments in the American Constitution.
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"Griswold, executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut and Buxton, a licensed physician and a professor at the Yale Medical School, advised couples on the use of contraceptives for voluntary birth control. Ways and means to prevent birth control by the wife were prescribed. Fees were charged and sometimes the service was rendered for free."
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Supreme Court Abortion Decisions, 1991.
This paper Examines issues & effects of Supreme Court abortion decisions "Roe v. Wade", "Webster v. Reproductive Health Services" and "Griswold v. Connecticut".
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, £ 68.95
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"In 1973, the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in America. In addition, it established the right of the individual woman to chose whether or not to have an abortion. The ruling of the Supreme Court implied a right to privacy in making reproductive decisions as well as the right to freedom from government interference in making such decisions. The legalization of abortion at that time was important because it permitted the medical procedures involved to become much safer than they had been in the past. Prior to the 1973 decision, women seeking abortions had to do so illegally, and the conditions of such illegal operations were very dangerous. It has been estimated that as many as a million illegal abortions per year were conducted prior to Roe v. Wade. According to Marian Faux, a proponent of women's rights, "these unsafe, septic ... "
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Connecticut Department of Revenue, 2004.
Discussion of the tax laws of Connecticut and how Connecticut collects tax revenues.
2,333 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper explains the income tax filing methods available in the state of Connecticut. The paper gives a detailed summary of the three income tax booklets available for filing and talks about the penalties incurred for incorrect or late filings. Also discussed are residency laws, when returns must be filed, and taxpayer rights.
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"Three income tax booklets ? Form CT-1040, CT-1040EZ telefile combination, and the separate telefile -- are available for resident taxpayers. They can choose to make a paper tax return or one of the paperless filing methods, i.e., telefile, electronic or web-file. The CT-1040EZ, or simply EZ form is most commonly chosen and most convenient, because it reduces processing time and speeds up refund. It is also shorter and simpler and can be filed even if the federal form equivalent cannot be filed."
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Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage in Connecticut, 2007.
A discussion of the need for the State of Connecticut to recognize marriage between same-sex couples.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper examines the need for the State of Connecticut to allow legal marriages for homosexual couples. It explains how at the moment the only recognition given to same-sex couples is a civil union. The writer interviewed Michael Fiorello, a high school English teacher that is currently in a same-sex relationship, to try and understand why same-sex couples actually want to be married. The writer then discusses, using different sources, how same-sex marriage is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution though marriage in and of itself is. The writer further discusses some of the facts and benefits of same-sex marriage in Connecticut and the United States. The writer believes that is time for the State of Connecticut to realize what it is suppressing and allow homosexual couples the right to a legal and recognized marriage.
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"The Constitution actually has very vague mentioning of marriage; let alone any sort of same-sex marriage. Evan Gerstman, author of Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution, makes note that the fundamental rights (which include marriage) were derived from the due process clause, which is where one cannot "deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law." And, most justices would ignore the equal protection clause and infrequently mentioned it. (Gerstman, 118) These rights come from the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, where as it is, the justices of the Supreme Court have a hard time figuring out what that part of the amendment specifically stands for. This does not appear to be all right when it comes to the demands of same-sex couples and their attorneys' attempts to untangle the knots of the Fourteenth Amendment."
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Connecticut Taxation, 2005.
A discussion on tax collection in Connecticut.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 8 sources, £ 95.95
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This paper discusses tax collection by municipalities in Connecticut, noting that the tax system in the state of Connecticut gives a particular role to municipalities to determine rates for their own budget and to collect the tax as well. It explains that the state does not collect such taxes for the city, though some of the city taxes are such that they would be collected and distributed by the state in other parts of the country.
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"The tax system in the state of Connecticut gives a particular role to municipalities to determine rates for their own budget and to collect the tax as well. The state does not collect such taxes for the city, though some of the city taxes are such that they would be collected and distributed by the state in other parts of the country. The property tax is the primary revenue stream by direct taxation for cities and towns in Connecticut, subject to a number of rules set down by the state to guide and control local taxation. Some believe that the state needs to do more to make the system more uniform. Business taxation is also subject to complaints that the system is not uniform and that it creates untenable differences in rates between one area and another."
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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court", 2004.
An examination of the social message Mark Twain attempts to make in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court".
3,102 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 64.95
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This paper examines the ways in which Twain used wit, repartee, and an engaging cast of characters in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court" to make a strong statement against imperialism. It also looks at how some of his other works, like "Huckleberry Finn", also have social messages against slavery.
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"Twain?s novel suggests that when different people come together the one with the simpler weapons will always lose: It only takes a handful of imperialists (and indeed in the novel it takes only one) to lay waste to the structure of an entire culture. The message of the novel is that meddling is bound to lead to terrible consequences. (Although a secondary reading of the novel might well be that such imperialist meddling is also inevitable.)"
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Constitutional Ratification: A Case Study of Connecticut, 2004.
Examines how Connecticut vigorously represented the national, political and economic motives and the Federalist ideology that secured the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
5,700 words (approx. 22.8 pages), 51 sources, APA, £ 98.95
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This paper discusses the Connecticut delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1788. It shows that by providing the compromise on representation in Congress that kept the assembly from disbanding, and by championing the Federalist solution to the economic disarray under the Articles of Confederation, the delegates represented in one key state the nation's constitutional crisis and its solution.
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"Although zealous anti-Federalist campaigns raged in the largest states-New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia-Anti-Federalist critics in Connecticut mounted meager opposition. General James Wadsworth of Durham, leader of the anti-Federalist delegates, disputed the scope of the financial and military authority granted the national government, and protested vehemently against the power granted Congress to tax imports. [Art. I, Sec. 8], but offered no alternative solution to the credit crisis. William Williams, defending the state's established church, objected to the prohibition (Constitution, Article VI) against any religious test for federal or state officers. Oliver Wolcott said he could content with or without religious tests. Hugh Ledlie called the Constitution a "gilded pill" that would corrupt freedom. Dr. Benjamin Gale called it a "dark, intricate, artful, crafty, and unintelligible composition.""
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?A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court?, 2002.
A review of Mark Twain's ?A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court?.
2,154 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper analyzes how in his "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court", Mark Twain seeks to satirize many of the "romantic? notions about the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It looks at how his depiction of 6th century England reveals a time and a country that is rife with political, economic and social problems where many people are subjugated by fear of the supernatural and forced to lead oppressed lives. It discusses how Twain?s novel seeks to tell us as much about the failings of 19th century post-Enlightenment American ideology as it does to criticize the romantic vision of King Arthur.
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"In his zeal to develop 6th century England into a technologically-advanced republic based on democratic principles, the Yankee unleashes all of the horrors of modern warfare upon the knights that try to stop him. In this final battle, we see the ways in which Twain?s satire has increasingly come to question the values of America in the 19th century, and that this critique is just as profound and deep-seated as his earlier attacks on the romanticism of Arthurian England. The Yankee?s idea is that it is only the Church and the aristocracy that are opposed to a republic, because a democratic government would not benefit them since they already possess a higher role in the social order under the monarchy. Hank argues that if he and his supporters can just get rid of the upper echelon of British society, then they will have control of the country and can set up a new government."
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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", 2004.
A review of Mark Twain's novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court".
705 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper examines Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", which presents a humorous picture of the sixth century A.D. The paper asserts that, in the story, Twain not only ridicules the customs and traditions of this ancient British civilization, but he also criticizes his present day American society, making it unclear as to which group Twain was indicting in this novel. The paper concludes that, by creating an "all American" character such as Hank who is proud and almost egotistical about the advances of his time, Twain is able to point out how much some "good old American know-how" could have improved Camelot and the lives of the people living in it while also taking subtle jabs at the American people's overt self-confidence.
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"Throughout the novel, Twain continuously pokes fun at the gullibility of the extremely religious people, from King to commoners, which he meets during his journey. He becomes "The Boss" simply by using knowledge and skills he had from his more advanced era to come up with different ploys that will fool them into thinking of him as mighty and powerful. For example, when a water well in a community of monks is not filling with water, the monks all assume it is a punishment from God and are shocked when "The Boss" says he can magically solve their problem and refill the well with water. He recalls a time in America when an oil well had ceased to flow. Dynamite was used to blast it out and allow the flow to continue. This would also cause a sudden surge of water that would astonish those present."
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Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court", 1995.
This paper critiques Mark Twain's satirical novel "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court", a portrayal of British-U.S. social and character differences, business life and progress.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, £ 28.95
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"Mark Twain in his satirical novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court develops his satire with a dual thrust, one prong directed at the British and their superior attitude, and the other at Americans and what Twain sees as the myth of the entrepreneur who succeeds by superior ability and force of will. Hank Morgan is the American who finds himself far from home both in terms of place and time and who resolves that he will be able to become boss of the whole place in a short time because he is infused with the American spirit of the entrepreneur. The England he faces does not live up to the myth that has been promoted by British writers like Sir Walter Scott. Instead, the King Arthur of "reality" is unqualified as a leader, just as the people are superstitious, easily gulled, and foolish in their own ways. While this might seem to make this England fertile ground ... "
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Human Morality in "Huck Finn" and "A Connecticut Yankee", 2000.
2,395 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 52.95
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This paper shows through Mark Twain's books "Huck Finn" and "A Connecticut Yankee" that one of Twain's major convictions is that people are innately evil. With examples from both books to illustrate the point, the paper shows how Twain uses his narrators as a channel to convey the message that society and the masses are cruel, and always projects a hero as the isolated person, brave enough to transcend the rules and achieve a higher ideal.
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"In The Damned Human Race, Twain declares that he has been "studying the traits and dispositions of the lower animals (so-called), and contrasting them with traits and dispositions of man" (Devoto 176). The results were "humiliating." His findings can be uncovered throughout the two novels. "Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it" (Devoto 179). These are Twain's own words, and they come to life in Yankee when Hank relays the images of the knights and ladies watching a dogfight and after the tournament, when the screams of the dying losers resonate throughout the stadium (Kepos 385)."
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The Connecticut Department of Public Safety vs. John Doe, 2002.
An look at the rights of sex offenders to privacy vs. the interest of public safety through studying a court case on the topic.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper studies the court case which dealt with whether the state of Connecticut had the right to post the names of convicted sex offenders on the Internet in the interest of public safety. The paper explains the details surrounding this case and attempts to predict the ruling the Supreme Court will make.
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"In 1994 a paroled sex offender raped and killed 7 year old Megan Kanka in New Jersey. The sex offender had been living in the neighborhood prior to the rape without anyone, including Megan's parents, having knowledge of his past.(Savage, A14) As a result, every state has adopted variations of what are known as Megan's Laws. These laws state that sex offenders must register with their local authorities. The controversy here is in to what degree the states enforce the Megan's Laws. In other words, who has to register, how these records are disclosed to the public and how long these records are kept public."
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"A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" ( Mark Twain ), 1999.
Examines the plot, characters and themes of this pessimistic novel about human nature, religion, war and the future.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, £ 50.95
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Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court may be the author's most misunderstood work. This can be traced the book's dual strands that often seem contradictory
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Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court may be the author's most misunderstood work. This can be traced the book's dual strands that often seem contradictory. Twain wrote a novel that is part polemic and part farce, and while attacking institutions he often praises individuals who make up those institutions. This paper will examine Twain's work and attempt to ascertain his true intent.
A Connecticut Yankee as Polemic
Later in life, Twain wrote that Connecticut Yankee "was an attempt to imagine, and after a fashion set forth, the hard conditions of life for the laboring and defenseless poor in bygone times in England, and incidentally contrast these conditions with those under which the civil and ecclesiastical pets of privilege and high ..."
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"A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court"( Mark Twain ) & "The Twilight Of The Presidency" ( George Reedy ), 1997.
Compares novel & book by former White House adviser on nature of courtly govt. in 19th Cent. England & 20th Cent. U.S.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, £ 33.95
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"A King and His Court: Fact and Fantasy
In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court, Mark Twain wrote a satiric fantasy about a 19th century Yankee master mechanic who wakes up in 6th century Britain. The observations of the main character, Henry Morgan, could be similar to those of a first-time foreign visitor to the White House and Congress. Through personal narration, the reader accompanies Morgan from mild amusement and curiosity to gradual recognition of the cruelty, ignorance and superstition which prevails in Camelot.
Through the course of the story, Morgan uses guile and his technical and scientific knowledge to unseat the wizard Merlin and force King Arthur to grant him authority over the kingdom second only to his. In this version of King Arthur?s court, Merlin is depicted as a wicked old fraud. As the King?s magistrate.."
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