RE: First Amendment and the News

I saw the movie today in class and was very intrigued with the system dealt with the Supreme Court and how a female’s presence was conveyed. I think it is very valuable as a female to have someone of the same gender representing my voice and beliefs. Not only do I find it necessary for there to be females but also a wide variety of races as a whole to better understand what society is interested in and what values means most to those individual. The first amendment is very tricky but also very necessary for anyone who wants to express who they are as an individual and not have any legal ramifications to follow due to someone else’s opinion of who they are and what they believe. As for the news about the individual who wants to burn 12 copies of the Quran as symbol of sympathy to the victims of 9-11; I found this to be a bit outrageous. This individual is knowingly doing something that will indeed jeopardize the lives of so many innocent people. Here is where the first amendment becomes questionable. Do you allow someone to voice their opinion when you know it will be a violent effect on so many people lives? I’m not sure how I feel about this situation…..it all reminds me of how one individual can start so much hatred amongst an already conflicted world. Not to mention what type of backlash this will cause between the two cultures. This to me seems like a cry for media coverage to shine light on something that is significant to their culture and this is a bogus way of doing so!!!!

Attorney Questions

1. If my child was having a bad day and giving me a hard time and spanked him in public what would be the consequences as a parent?
2. What are your rights when an officer makes a traffic stop and requests a vehicle search when there are no probable cause or signs that you are doing anything wrong?
3. If I was to go into a Wal-Mart with $100 cash in my wallet and ended up shoplifting something, how would they treat the case if it was not my intent to steal to begin with?
4. I sell on eBay and there are buyers who make purchases and switch good parts for bad parts and claim that the item I sent them was DOA or NON FUNCTIONAL, what can happen to these buyers if they are caught or I have proof that the parts were swapped?
5. If someone stole my idea and I have all the digital media to prove it was my work, is this a possible case in court? Can I sue the company my stolen work was sold to?
6. A minor child was killed at the hands of the child’s mother. Child Protective Services were sent to the home several times prior to the child’s death to report child abuse against the now deceased victim. Would the father be able to sue child protective services for neglect to prevent this from happening and what would be his chance of winning the case?
7. If I create a fashion design and displayed it at a trade show , and someone took that design and sold it as their own, can I sue that party and what are my chances of recovering my design?
8. If I made a logo that had a had a trademark to one of the letters and another marketing company used that letter exactly how it is displayed/designed but used the letter in a logo but did not have the same complete logo then what could happen if I take legal action.
9. Can packaging look exactly the same as other products on a retail shelf (ex. Medicine products Color, Shape, Look). **EXCLUDES the name.
10. Can you sue a company that advertises a commercial which sells a product that has a disclaimer at the bottom but don’t give you enough time to read the disclaimer and it ends up affecting your life or puts you in burden?

WEEK 7 EOC:

I think the child protective laws concern me the most because these are innocent victims who can’t control what happens to them and protect their well being. I am constantly saddened by news of yet another child abused, abandoned, sexually molested, child trafficking, teenage pregnancy or even those kids who get themselves in trouble along the way due to the way they were raised. When you watch the news and see two murdered kids lying on the floor and their drunken parents being arrested, how does that make you feel? Then as the story progress you find that Child Protective Services has been out to the home several times and the Parents have this long list of criminal charges that clearly states how misfit they really are. I am beyond mortified and to say it lightly pissed as to how we as society constantly keep dropping the ball. Where are the laws protecting the welfare of our kids? If they are in place why are we not using them to avoid these tragic situations? The latest epidemic of abuse is obesity in our youth. I think that is just as much abuse to overfeed your kids as it is the beat them. You are lining them up for a future of health problems, self esteem issues along with social issues which sure will take them down. How can you explain that you had nothing to do with your six year old weighing in over 100 pounds or more….that’s crazy? This is unbelievable to me as to how this is occurring everyday and we are contributing to the problem and not the solution. I think that if I had to pick a topic then it will definitely be children because they are our future!!!

The Dark Trade

The Dark Trade documentary has really shocked me out of my ignorant shadow I have been unconsciously hiding behind. This was an unbelievable documentary for me to watch. It was captivating to see the details as to how corrupt criminals can be while preying on the weak and underprivileged. I was mortified looking at the way some of the people were being smuggled in to these countries. How terrifying of a feeling seeing this as a last recourse in making your life better. I always thought of illicit behavior very minimal only viewing counterfeits such as purses, sunglasses, luggage etc. as a means of the most popular way of this type of elicitation. I would have never imagined just how far you can go into this and turn over billions of profit and revenue. This was such an eye-opening experience for me to see how countries were fully dependent on the one thing that is killing the moral aspect of their native land. You have to decide as a government do I stop this illegal activity that is causing war on my native ground? Or do I continue to let it happen because it produces more revenue for the country than anything else? Some country leader’s answers to this imposing question were to do both. You as a citizen could not possibly know who to believe and or where to turn to. It is an impossible battle that is still embodying many places in a way most people could not believe. Crazy thing is that it is wrapped up like a pretty package only to find out there is a bomb inside waiting to explode on the naïve. I am a better person having watched this film and will thrive on being a part of the solution and not the problem!

EOC week 3

Stanley Nolan
Copyrights, Contracts & Negotiations
Blog Post 3


We are building a game to mimic the infamous TV game Jeopardy to help influence our learning abilities.
First you choose your overall objectives. Look through your curricular standards to choose the information you want to learn and review. In this case we chose topics pertaining to this class which were definitions of patent law. Next I determined my four categories I will be choosing from. The actual game uses six categories in each of the two rounds, as well as a final Jeopardy category. We only came up with 4 plus the bonus round different to modify the game to suit our needs. Next we created our answer to go with all of our questions making sure they matched accordingly and fairly easy to identify as the answer based on how much that Q & A was worth. This will be helpful when we start rotating through material in small groups. Each category will have five answers per category per round bringing it to a total of 21 including the bonus question. We will assign values on each question in the category which represents bonus points for the winning group. Rounds of points will range from $100 to $500 so I will have to make sure that I determine point values carefully. This is the overall idea as to how the game will be set up and then played. All of this will be formatted in a Power Point Presentation that has already been prepared for us by our Teacher. Once our power point is successfully done we will form groups and challenge each other in a round of Jeopardy until a winning group is selected. Hopefully that winning group will be mine!!!

EOC WEEK 2

Stanley Nolan
EOC WEEK 2: What do you think of lawyers?

I don’t have a negative nor positive overall view of lawyers nor have I had any personal experience with in lawyers in my life. If I were going by just things I have heard and saw I think lawyers provide a service for whomever they are defending benefit. In most cases if the lawyer is doing a good job he/she will win the case whether their client is innocent or guilty. Is that not what you are paying them to do in the first case? People often get upset when they are watching a case go dreadfully wrong in their opinion and the verdict outcome is not to their liking. On the other hand if it directly affects that individual, friends, family, loved ones, associates or bank account; they indeed would want that same lawyer to argue in their favor then all is forgiven. I try my best not to judge a profession in its entirety as good or bad. How could that possibly be fair to all that is doing the right thing by law and the society we live in. Some lawyers obviously are only in it for the money and whatever they have to do to win the case…good or bad...They definitely will not leave the money on the table. So it just depends on if you have had an actual run in with lawyers in my opinion if you actually really have a good or bad view of lawyers. Today I’m all about keeping my networking circle as broad as possible and that circle includes several lawyers who I feel like would definitely come in hand one day if I need any legal questions!!!

ABOUT ME:

About Me:

As an Interior Design student I am dedicated to learning and growing to my fullest potential in my personal field of choice. I am currently working as a Showroom Director for the World Market Center where I am embracing all the knowledge I can learning how the real world of Design works. My short term goal is to seek as much knowledge as possible over the next five years to the point where I am confident enough to sit for the NCIDQ exam and become a certified registered Interior Designer. This would elevate my potential to succeed at the highest level within my industry. Once I received a opportunity to work on any design challenge I am dedicated to providing complete interior design services, which exceed the expectations of clients while committed to achieving a professional, signature interior for their home and/or business. To fulfill my mission, I shall abide by and uphold the ethics of the profession of Interior Design as outlined by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) quality relationships with professional contractors and suppliers of quality components, and shall create an environment to make these services enhance the lives of my clients.