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Gun Control In America
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Slavery In Greece Rome And Africa
1,692 wordsThe issue of slavery has been debated since its early inception. In recent times, there has been considerable debate as to the definition of slavery. Western scholars have attempted to justify slavery of the New World by comparing it to the slavery that existed in Biblical times as well as Greco-Roman and African slavery. Some argue that there can be no international definition of slavery. Others try to define by a few words that apply to every instance of slavery. The only true way to define sl...
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Iran Contra Affair Central Intelligence Agency
1,029 wordsThe Iran-Contra affair is not one scandalous incident, but rather two covert operations started under Reagan's administration. In the beginning, these two operations were independent of each other, but eventually became linked though funds received from the sale of arms to Iran for hostages and then given to the Contras fighting to overthrow a Marxist government in Nicaragua. The scandal began with Nicaraguan politics. After the Marxist Sandinista regime took over Nicaragua in 1979, the governme...
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18 Th Amendment Sale Of Alcohol
1,034 words... Evidence shows a drop in smoking among youths until 1980, when it eventually reached a plateau. For more than ten years the number of teenagers who smoked stayed basically in the same range, however, in the early 90 s the percentage increased by thirty. Regulations restricting the use of alcohol are long existent. Early governments such as those of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Romans established laws to limit the use of alcohol in order to prevent its abuse. Only a decade after alcohol...
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Christian Temperance Union 18 Th Amendment
1,340 wordsHerbert Hoover called it a "noble experiment. " Organized crime found it to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Millions of Americans denounced it as an infringement of their rights. For nearly 14 years - from Jan. 29, 1920, until Dec. 5, 1933 -- the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was illegal in the United States. The 18 th, or Prohibition, Amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress and submitted to the states in 1917. By Jan. 29, 1919, it had been ratified....
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Greatest Marketing Mistakes 10 Greatest Marketing Mistakes One
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Federal Income Tax Shareholders' Equity
1,765 wordsOGDEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA DECEMBER 31 1988 1987 ( ) 1986 ( ) (In thousands of dollars, except per-share amounts) Net sales and service revenues $ 1, 087, 785 $ 902, 565 $ 819, 629 INCOME (LOSS) FROM: Continuing operations 57, 780 47, 802 35, 109 Discontinued operations 80, 920 Net income (loss) 57, 780 47, 802 116, 029 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: Continuing operations 1. 44 1. 19. 89 Discontinued operations 2. 09 Total 1. 44 1. 19 2. 98 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER ...
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Building A Radio Empire Chancellor Media
1,091 words... 42, 500 billboards and outdoor displays in 38 states. However on June 1, 1999, due to management issues, Chancellor struck a deal to sell its outdoor business for $ 1. 6 billion in stock and cash to Lamar Advertising. In return, Chancellor will receive a 30 percent stake in Lamar. The sale comes just months after Chancellor cancelled a consolidation with LIN Television. 'Hicks said that because Jim McLaughlin, president of the outdoor group, has elected 'not to stay with the company for very...
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Sherman Antitrust Act Market Power
965 wordsTying: Right or Wrong If we discuss the important tying case between Eastman Kodak Co. V. image Technical Services, Inc. , 112 S. Ct. 2072 (1992), the decree prohibited not only tying, i. e. , conditioning sales of film on the purchase of photo-finishing, but also bundling, i. e. , offering film with or without photofinishing, or the use of coupons. In terminating the decree, the court eliminated the ban on tying as well as on bundling. Court has terminated an anti monopoly decree over the gover...
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Breach Of Contract Contract Theory
583 wordsContracts Business Law Jan, a student at a university, places an ad in the student newspaper offering to sell her Toyota automobile. Robert, upon reading the ad, calls Jan and agrees to met Jan to examine the car. When Jan and Robert meet, Robert offers to purchase the car for $ 2, 000. Jan informs Robert to go to his bank and get a cashiers check for that amount. An also informs Robert that upon his return, she will sell him the car. While Robert is at his bank, Jans friend John offers to purch...
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Ford Motor Company Mutually Beneficial
2,524 wordsExamination of Organizational Management of Reputation Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903. It is now one of the worlds largest corporations that operates three distinct businesses: Automotive Operations, Ford Financial and Hertz. The Automotive business consists of the design, development, manufacture, sale and service of cars, trucks and service parts. According to the survey (Reuters Fundamentals, 2004), in 2003, the Company organized its Automotive business as two primary segments, Americ...
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Legalizing Drugs Drug Abuse
5,337 wordsHistory of the American Drug War The first act of Americas anti-drug laws was in 1875. It outlawed the smoking of opium in opium dens. This was a San Francisco ordinance. The basis on passing this law was that Chinese men had a way of luring white women to their dens and causing their ruin, which was the association with Chinese men. Later, other Federal laws such as trafficking in opium was illegal for anyone of Chinese origin. The opium laws were directed at the smoking of opium. The law didnt...
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Legalization Of Marijuana Smoking Marijuana
1,732 wordsLegalization of Marijuana Marijuana is the dried flower clusters and leaves of the hemp plant when taken to induce euphoria. Marijuana has been in existence for centuries even Magellan spoke of it during his trip to India. In his log he spoke of a plant that you smoked that made a man drunk without drinking. Marijuana would be beneficial if legalized because it would bring in extra money, it has medical uses, hemp is one of the best materials in the world and on average it is healthier for you t...
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Anti Gun Control Pro Gun Control
1,451 wordsRegulation of guns is a necessary action that needs to be taken in order to save lives. A good definition of gun control is needed to understand the sides and issues. Gun control is an effort to stop the rise in violent crime by strengthening laws on the ownership of firearms. Persons in the group against gun control believe that gun control is wrong, and that it is a violation of constitutional rights. Those in favor of gun control believe that gun control is good, that the Second Amendment doe...
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3,160 wordsMarijuana is a Marijuana Thesis Marijuana is a substance that has become very much a part of American culture. Nearly 65 million Americans have either used it occasionally or regularly. The use of marijuana hit mainstream America about thirty years ago and it has been accepted by a large segment of society ever since (Rosenthal 16). The debate on whether this substance should be legalized or not remains a very hot topic today. Despite government efforts to isolate and eliminate its use, it is cl...
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10 000 Years Real Estate
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Mailing List Mail Order
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Board Of Directors Mr Howard
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Board Of Directors Mr Howard
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3,067 wordsLegalization Of Marijuana Thesis Marijuana is a substance that has become very much a part of American culture. Nearly 65 million Americans have either used it occasionally or regularly. The use of marijuana hit mainstream America about thirty years ago and it has been accepted by a large segment of society ever since (Rosenthal 16). The debate on whether this substance should be legalized or not remains a very hot topic today. Despite government efforts to isolate and eliminate its use, it is c...
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