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1) What are some of the historical and current considerations by the Commission in regards to the allowance of mergers in the telecommunications industry?
2) Class, what are the two fundamental issues in the merger review process for the FCC?
3) Class, how do procedural differences affect the position of merging parties before the FCC as compared to their position before the DOJ?
4) What were some of the principal reasons why the FCC approved the mergers of SBC Communications, Inc. with AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. with MCI, Inc.?
5) Class, as you think about why some Telecommunications Mergers are “Unthinkable”, why do you think the AT&T/SBC Merger was approved? What changed in the intervening years
6) Class, what is the effect and impact of the 1996 Act on traditional Antitrust Principles?

Juvenile Justice Transfer Process
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Writing Assignment 1: Transfer Paper (Required)
Although transferring juveniles to adult court only occurs in about 1% of all juvenile cases, this is a real problem facing the criminal justice. Discuss the transfer process and the options (or lack thereof) that judges have in determining whether transfer is a viable option. At what age are children accountable for their actions: make sure to discuss the differences/similarities between a juvenile at 6, 12, and 16 years of age. Make sure to address the problems associated with this process included but not limited to aggravating and mitigating factors, racial disparity, and economic disparity.

Introduction:
• Describe the type of crime.
• Describe the victim.

Demographics:
• Explain factors related to social class, gender, ethnicity, and race of the victim that might have played a role in the vulnerability of the victim.
• Explain factors related to social class, gender, ethnicity, and race that might have played a role in the type of crime committed against the victim.
• Explain how the victim’s experiences in the criminal justice system might vary based on the social class, gender, ethnicity, and race of the victim

The essay should summarize the relevant part of the text and film. The text is written by Carl Sagan and it is named as ”Does Truth Matter? Science, Pseudoscience, and Civilization”. The movie’s name is Enemies of Reason. However, the part one of the movie is important for the essay. The essay should the discuss the shared concerns of the movie and article and compare the rhetoric they use and convince us of their positions. I mean by ”concern” intellectual and social issues that matter to them and I mean by ”rhetoric” the language, examples, arguments, etc. used to persuade. The essay should point out their similarities and differences in their beliefs or approaches to communicating with and persuading the public. Also this essay should contain the summaries of both, paraphrases and quotes from both of them.

* What were the goals of Hitler’s New Order? How are they reflected in Night ?

* How was the Holocaust a logical conclusion of some of the dangerous forces at work in European society since the latter part of the 19th century? Discuss those forces and how they relate to Night.

* Reread the “Never shall I forget” passage on page 34. Discuss why this passage can be seen as the central theme of Wiesel’s book.

* Also, explain the significance of the sentence “Within a few seconds, we had ceased to be men” to understanding the concentration camp experience

Introduction conveys the purpose and structure of the assignment; conclusion summarises essay content and links back to assignment topic; use of relevant evidence in all paragraphs; sociological ideas raised consistently; sociological ideas understood and applied to the topic in all instances.

Contains introduction, body, conclusion; all body paragraphs contain 3 sentences or more; how the key point of each body paragraph links to the topic is clear in all instances; how the key point of each body paragraph links to the following paragraph is clear in all instances.

In some cases, individuals engage in cybersquatting so that they can sel the domain names to companies expensively. In other cases, companies engage in cybersquatting by registering domain names that are very similar to their competitor’s domain names in order to generate traffic from people who misspell Web addresses. Discuss each practice in terms of its ethical nature and legality. Is there a difference between the two practices?

The homework assignment is to watch the documentary “Cheney’s Law” available at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/
The topic for this writing assignment is the “Theory of the Unitary Executive.” As we will discuss in class, after 9/11 the Bush administration — in particular Vice President Dick Cheney — articulated the theory of the “unitary executive” as a constitutional justification for an unprecedented expansion of the power of the American presidency.
There are three areas of presidential power to pay attention to:
1) Presidential “Signing Statements”
2) Prisoner treatment under the Geneva conventions
3) Wiretapping of American citizens.
For your assignment, summarize and analyze the controversy that emerged about presidential power during the Bush administration (2000-2008). First, what is the theory of the unitary executive, and why is it controversial? Second, what are the main areas of controversy within each of the THREE issues (see above) presented in the documentary? What evidence does the documentary cite to back up its claims of unprecedented expansion of presidential power? Third, why do you think the Bush administration was allowed to expand presidential power in this fashion? Do you think most Americans were aware of the extent of the expanded presidential authority that took place under President Bush, and continue under President Obama? If not, what does this say about American democracy? Feel free to comment with any personal reaction to the documentary.

NOTE: DO NOT CONSULT OUTSIDE SOURCES OR YOU RISK NOT GETTING CREDIT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

In an MLA formatted paper of at least 1000 words of content, analyze a character, theme, symbolism, imagery, or other literary device used in the literary work of "Oroonoko" by Aphra Behn

Please provide a thoughtfully organized and persuasively presented analysis of the complex array of responses that a family may display when initially addressing the diagnosis of special needs of one of their children. Frame your response in psychologically nuanced fashion, and discuss ways in which sensitive professional communication can be helpful to the family.