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Harcourt Brace Warning Labels
791 words
Charles Bradlaugh revealed the reality of
censorship beautifully when he stated, "Without
free speech no search for truth is possible... no
discovery of truth is useful... Better a
thousandfold abuse free speech than denial of free
speech. The abuse dies in a day, but the denial
slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope
of the race. " Bradlaugh realized the importance
of restraining censorship from destroying truth.
Censorship continues to be increasingly present in
our everyday lives. ...
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Point Of View Miss Moore
1,086 words
A social activist, writer, teacher, and graduate
from Queens College, Toni Cade, who later changed
legally to Toni Cade Bambara, is one of the
representatives of the Afro- American writers and
black socially political black activist in
American history. She has made many contributions
to the inner city especially in her own upbringing
in Bed- Study, NY and Harlem where she was born,
March 25, 1939. Growing up in what was then one of
the roughest cities she managed to succeed in life
with her man...
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Pulse Of Morning Maya Angelou
1,218 words
... hotel lines are slower; they don't feel choppy
or silted (Shiflet 19 - 20). The word "stanza"
directly translated from Italian, means "room, "
so it's useful to think of each stanza as a place
the poet collects her thoughts, a place to explore
and move through (Neubauer 24). Angelou varies her
stanza length greatly in the poem, from one to ten
lines, depending on the subject matter she needs
to contain. The shorter the stanza, the more
emphasis each line has to carry, framed by so much
space...
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Equal To Men Title Ix
1,063 words
Womens Inequalities When you think of a CEO of a
company or of world political leaders, do you
think of a man or of a woman? Many, if not most of
us, see these positions as being held by men. In
this essay, I will explain why women are still not
equal to men. In the first paragraph I will
discuss inequalities that happen in the workplace.
The second section will show the differences that
occur within the athletic world. Thirdly, I will
explain the differences in education and home
life. The Unit...
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Public School Vs Private
310 words
Which is better Public or Private schools? This is
a common question that parents ask themselves
today. Hopes for the best possible education
drives schools, teachers, and parents to create
better fields and means in which to thrive, and
keep up in todays society. As the major
differences between these two is organization and
funding; private schools are funded by student
tuition costs, which can add up to substantially,
more than public schools. This advantage gives the
private schools more acc...
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Economic Growth Versus Income Inequality
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Economic Growth versus Income Inequality For ten
years now, our economy has been growing more
dramatically than any other time since World War
II... The stock market is at an all-time high. The
government is spending less on itself, and more on
the people-weve finally achieved a balanced
budget. If were doing so well, why isnt everyone
getting rich? Most economists point to the fact
that the upper class is running away with
capitalism-and that the middle class is left to
defend itself. Many expe...
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Compulsive Gamblers Illegal Gambling
1,650 words
Gambling, while it lowers taxes and creates jobs,
it also causes addicts to lose money and therefore
creates a higher crime rate. Gambling was a
popular pastime in North America long before there
was ever a United States. Playing cards and dice
were brought over by both the British and the
Dutch. By the end of the 17 th century, just about
every country seat in colonial America had a
lottery wheel. Cockfighting flourished throughout
the countries, especially in the South. Bear
Baiting was also a...
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U S Court European Union
766 words
BXA Issues Revised Encryption Export Regulations.
On October 18, the U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) announced
further revisions to the export regulations on
encryption products. The new rules amend the
Export Administration Requirements (EAR) and
liberalize the export and reexport of encryption
products to the 15 European Union member states
and Australia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Japan,
New Zealand, Norway, Poland and Switzerland. The
Administration first...
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Gore And Bush Bush And Gore
1,087 words
The first election of the millennium will take
place on November 7 th, 2000. The two most
recognized candidates running are Al Gore who
represents the Democratic Party and George W. Bush
who represents the Republican Party. Gore is
labeled as a liberal, who leans towards being a
moderate in some issues. Bush is labeled as a
conservative but takes many positions considered
as moderate. Gore and Bush have very different
views when it comes to issues such as a
prescription drug plan, education, oil...
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Makes It Easier Young Adults
863 words
Anyone can take a look at the world today and see
that computers have a major role in keeping
everything in order. Some people find it hard to
go just one day without being able to use their
computer. I sometimes find myself to be one of
these people. One way that I propose to help
introduce young adults into this computer age is
to have colleges issue laptops to entering
students. With the United States being one of the
most technologically advanced nations in the
world, there is no reason why ...
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Child Abuse And Neglect Make A Difference
829 words
Our nations is at war with a crime that has
existed over the years and yet, we are still not
gaining substantial ground in winning. That war is
abuse toward our nations youth. Millions of
children each year are being struck, violated, or
put into any unspeakable situations that a child
should go through. Every act of violence leaves a
permanent scare in a childs life and in some
cases, those scares never have a chance to form
because they are brutally murdered for whatever
brutal act was infring...
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People Per Square Mile Standard Of Living
1,461 words
The United States of America... the land of the
free and the home of the tax-stricken. The country
that is known as the last superpower in the world
that developed the deadliest weapon on earth, sent
the first person to the moon, and was the
birthplace of the most powerful man in the world,
Bill Gates, has forty million people (which
include ten million children) without basic
healthcare coverage. (Packet, pg. 58) Although
this supination boasts of the American dream,
where the poor become rich ...
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Women And Children Welfare Reform
1,092 words
Poverty in the United States is getting worse each
day and not enough is getting done about it. The
readings from Babies and Benefits by Sheila
Holbrook-White, the article on poverty by Michael
J. Paquette, and Keeping Women And Children Last
by Ruth Sidel made me view the issues of poverty
in a different way. I never realised what kind of
people were living in poverty, and the true
reasons why they are there. What amazes me the
most is how much these people need help, and how
little the governm...
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Of The United States Budget
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Background of the United States Budget This coming
year, in 1999, our Federal Government will spend
over $ 1. 7 trillion. They use this money to
support causes that aid to the betterment of
society, the health of the people, research for
better and new materials, education, and one of
the biggest, the military. Each year, by the first
Monday if February, the President of the United
States presents to Congress the proposed Federal
Budget for the next fiscal year. Each fiscal year
starts on Octobe...
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Cyber Communism The New Threat In Millennium
1,106 words
My expedition into cyber-communism began when I
read Brock Meeks' "Hackers Stumble Toward
Legitimacy"[ 1 ]. The article addressed a recent
hackers' convention. Interestingly, the keynote
speaker was Eric Boucher[ 2 ] (alias Jello Biafra[
3 ]), a rock star with no technical background.
Numerous questions ensue. Who is Eric Boucher
(alias Jello Biafra)? What does he believe? More
importantly, why schedule someone with no
technical background to speak at a hackers'
convention? Addressing his belief...
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Association
745 words
Muscular Dystrophy Scientists have been struggling
with the cause, treatment of, and cure for
Muscular dystrophy since its discovery in 1886, by
Dr. Guillaume Duchenne. Muscular dystrophy is a
hereditary disease, affecting thousands of people
every year, two-thirds being children between the
age of birth through adolescents. However,
Muscular dystrophy can occur with no family
history of the disease. Muscular dystrophy is a
degenerating disease, in which the skeletal
muscles degenerate, lose the...
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One On One Private Schools
311 words
Which is better Public or Private schools? This is
a common question that parents ask themselves
today. Hopes for the best possible education
drives schools, teachers, and parents to create
better fields and means in which to thrive, and
keep up in today s society. As the major
differences between these two is organization and
funding; private schools are funded by student
tuition costs, which can add up to substantially,
more than public schools. This advantage gives the
private schools more ac...
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Democrats And Republicans Political Spectrum
791 words
The Political Spectrum The spectrum of political
attitudes is a diagram that divides political
thoughts and ideologies into two parts or halves:
the left and the right. From the center, moving to
the left, the attitudes and ideologies grow more
liberal, from liberal to radical and from
liberalism to communism. From the center, moving
to the right, the attitudes and ideologies grow
more conservative, from conservative to
reactionary and from conservatism to monarchism or
fascism. The division evi...
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Military Personnel Social Security
362 words
There are currently eight candidates running for
the United States Presidency. Even though there
are eight running, there are only two that are
most likely to win. These two are Vice President
Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. The
election all depends on what the candidates debate
about and where they stand on the issues. Among
these issues are abortion, agriculture, campaign
finance, reform, civil rights, defense, economy
and taxes, education, energy, health care,
international policie...
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Minimum Wage Student Loans
611 words
The federal government has the power to cutback
the funding of student loans. There are several
different ways the government can go about doing
this. One way is to keep the amount of each loan
the same and reduce the number of loans granted.
Another option the government has is to reduce the
amount of each loan and issue the same number as
in the past. Either way, students that belong to a
low-income family will be greatly affected.
Cutbacks in the funding of student loans have
several effects....
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