Word: argumentation
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...precise tones, seldom consulting the written opinion that lay before him, Mr. Justice Roberts proceeded to outline the law and the nature of the case. For some minutes none of the hearers in the crowded courtroom knew which way the decision would go. Gradually the general tenor of the argument became adverse. Then came the words: "The tax, the appropriation of the funds raised, the direction for their disbursement are but part of the plan. They are but means to an unconstitutional...
...should not be exercised except with the utmost care and for the gravest reasons. Very sour indeed were the faces of the Justices at being thus instructed in their duties. As a reason for the Court's not passing on the validity of the law, he advanced the argument that the Moor case was a "non- adversary proceeding; that is, a collusive suit between the plaintiff and the defendants...
...Bitting set about trying to recover as much as possible of some $3,000,000 in issues floated for and defaulted by the house's most vexatious clients, organizations of the Methodist Episcopal Church (TIME, July 30, 1934). Year ago one of these issues was up for argument in U. S. District Court in Portland, Ore. After adjourning one day, Judge James Alger Fee, as a layman, remarked...
Choice of 20 Books Further instructions are, "each student will choose one book from the list of Classics or contemporary works for his own special study; and will present on Thursday, December 19, an essay of about 4,000 words, first expounding the main argument of the book and then offering his own comment...
...figure in other essays in the book. Although it is in general an attempt to trace the tradition that Rousseau started through French literature, it is primarily of value for its incidental insights, since the essays, written at different periods, tend to become repetitious, and since Ellis' underlying argument is not convincingly proved. Ellis considers Rousseau one of the most influential men in history. He carefully recapitulates the arguments that hold this influence has been pernicious, admits that ''it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that . . . Rousseau has represented a backward movement in civilisation." Rousseau...