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Cyber-bullying has been defined as "when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person",[2] or as "when an electronic device is used to attack or defame the character of a real person. Often embarrassing or false information about the victim is posted in an online forum where the victim and those who know the victim can see it publicly."[3] Other researchers use similar language to describe the phenomenon.[4][5] Cyber-bullying

1896 to Brown vs Board of Education 1954 The U.S. Supreme Court : the highest court in the american land. Their job: to decide the constitutionality of cases. But is that what they are really doing? Can we trust that their decisions are just? Two important cases in history can help answer this question. A 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, made facilities and schools separate based on race. In another case in 1954, Brown v. Board of Education, the court reversed its decision

Cold War: Consequences of a Shattered Trust The Cold War, which was almost half a century long, was waged with good reasons. Tension back from World War I and continued throughout post-World War II set the stage for the Cold War. The Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 converted the Soviet Union into a communist nation, which allowed Joseph Stalin to come to power in the 1930’s. At first the Western powers rejected Stalin’s forceful ways, but during World War II an alliance was formed between Joseph Stalin

Fundamental principles. The UK has a common law legal system. It is very difficult to give a simple definition of the legal system in the UK, but you may find it helps to think of it as the system that covers how all civil and criminal laws are made, used and enforced. A fundamental part of any legal system is its constitution. A constitution is the basic law of the state providing the rules by which the state is governed and setting out the rights and responsibilities of the state and its citizens

de Slaves que de Britanniques, Scandinaves et Germaniques. Le « rêve américain » a conduit des millions d’immigrants à voir l’Amérique comme une terre promise. Aujourd'hui le rêve américain prend aussi le visage plus démocratique de l’Americain way of life, promu par Hollywood : le modèle d’une famille unie vivant dans une jolie maison entourée d’une pelouse, avec une belle voiture et de beaux enfants qui iront à l’université et pourront accéder à leur tour à la « bonne vie ». Définition : Le

Summary The massacre of Columbine and its aftermaths The aggression of Columbine marked the Americans enormously because it provoked debate regarding gun control laws, the availability of firearms in the United States, and gun violence involving youths. Much discussion also centered on the nature of high school cliques, subcultures and bullying, as well as the role of violent movies and video games in American society. The shooting also resulted in an increased emphasis on school security

These two guys are not Charley. The British scientist Richard Dawkins and British-American author Christopher Hitchens wants to stop Pope Benedict XVI for "crimes against humanity" on the occasion of his visit to the United Kingdom, after accusations that he had covered the actions of pedophile priests, their lawyer said Monday. Mark Stephens (read The Guardian). Both militant atheism British intend to enter the UK courts and the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Questioned by AFP, Mr

is an article of newspaper extracted from the famous English newspaper The Economist. It was published January 1st, 1998 and is entitled " More neighbourly government". At that time, Bill Clinton was the president of the United States. He was president of the United States from 1993 to 2001, he belongs to the democratic party and he was just reelected in November of 1996. This text deals with the loss of power of the centralized power in the United States. Indeed, the United States are a federation

1) ECONOMIE The economic importance of agglomeration angeline is considerable: in 2002, the GDP of the city was 411 billion dollars , that is to say it produces more wealth than the Netherlands for example. The GNP of the city represents more than 3.3% of U.S. GDP. Over 60% of California businesses have installed their headquarters in Los Angeles, and although the city is home to many companies (three of which are Fortune 500), quadruple that number when you consider its suburbs; Most companies

Part I The European Union: A definition An association of states, which decided to work together for political and economic purposes (buts) in order to insure domestic tranquillity. 1950 – 1959 -> European Coal and Steel Community (France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, The Nederlands) Treaty of Paris 1973 -> Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined ECSC 1981 -> Greece 1986 -> Spain and Portugal In 1991, political transformations in the European continent (fall of the Berlin