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Legalized Gambling Excise Taxes
1,168 wordsThe squeeze is on. Demand for government to decrease it's reliance on sales, property, and income taxes as sources of revenue is continuing to rise, leaving policy makers scrambling for new, less painful sources of revenue. Also going up are the costs of providing public services, entitlement programs, and conducting the other various functions of government. This upward spiral requires that they simultaneously look for better, cheaper, and more effective spending strategies. It is no wonder tha...
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A Heightened Drinking Age
826 wordsI believe a heightened drinking age would definately not stop underage drinking. Mainly due to the fact that it is considered acceptable in our society already. Drinking, unlike drugs, is considered acceptable in todays society. It is even considered a right of passage when a person first begins drinking. I have witnessed this myself. It is considered humorous, when a person is drunk, rather than disturbing. This action can often lead to alcoholism when the person is finally legal to drink. Sinc...
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President And Vice Founding Fathers
996 wordsIs the electoral college the best method for electing the president in the 21 st century? The same question was asked in the 18 th, 19 th, and 20 th centuries as well. Infact, it was highly debated by the founding fathers as well. It was proposed that the president be chosen by the Congress. Others thought that "electors" should be chosen by the people in each state and the electors should then choose the President. Still others thought it would be more appropriate if the governors of the variou...
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Percent Of The Vote Constitutional Amendment
1,143 words... Five of these bills propose a merit selection plan with a judicial nominating commission. One proposal would require nonpartisan election. Four of the five merit selection plans are very similar, and therefore only two of the proposals will be analyzed. In the Senate, Sen. Dawn Clark Netsch (D. , Chicago) is the principal sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution/Constitutional Amendment 37 (SJR/CA 37) which is virtually identical to House Joint Resolution; Constitutional Amendment 1 (HJR CA 1) spo...
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British North America Settling Of British North America Religious
319 wordsI believe that throughout the Colonial period, economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious reasons. First, according to my textbook, the British originally sponsored trips over to the New World only after other countries were profiting from their collections of goods and new trade ports. Maybe other countries in Europe had begun settling the New World for religious concerns, but definitely not Britain. The British government was more concerned w...
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Miles Per Hour Cardiovascular Fitness
2,057 wordsImagine that you " ve just turned 16 and your parents bought you a brand new Mustang. You " re cruising on the street at approximately 25 miles per hour. So maybe you " re not breaking the speed limit, but everyone's staring. You feel the light breeze through your hair. Then you " re in the air, 12 feet high. Finally, you land on your back and come this (gesture 6 in. ) close to cracking your skull. What happened? You were skating. As Aaron Spohn, a well respected ramp builder for the National I...
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South Asian Groups Based
387 wordsBush also spoke with Vajpayee and said the United States is ''determined to cooperate with India in the fight against terrorism, '' McClellan said. Bush urged both leaders to work to reduce tensions. Pakistani police say they have arrested at least 30 militants since the Dec. 13 attack by gunmen on India's Parliament that sparked the current crisis between the South Asian rivals. On Friday, Bush had praised Musharraf for the arrests and said India should ''take note'' of the crackdown. India has...
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Law Enforcement Officers Law Enforcement Agencies
538 wordsThe RCTA, located at the NAS, Meridian, MS, began as a component of the law enforcement agency sponsored, congressionally directed, Gulf States Counter drug Initiative (GSCI). The purpose of the GSCI was "to identify resources, services, and support that can be legitimately provided by DOD components and agencies to support counter drug activities along the U. S. southern coastal region. " Although sponsored by law enforcement, six U. S. Senators, nineteen U. S. Representatives, and three state ...
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Armed Forces Baseball Teams
444 wordsPost 108 Oxford, MI The American Legion was chartered on November 11, 1919. It was formed with the purpose of helping out retired war veterans and the communities surrounding their posts. All members, or former members, of the U. S. Armed Forces are eligible to become members of their local American Legion. They are eligible as long as they were honorably discharged after serving on active duty during basically any major war in our history. Presently there are 325 legion members in Oxford, and n...
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Cultural Activities In Puerto Rico
1,181 wordsCultural Activities in Puerto Rico In her book Sponsored Identities, Arlene M. Davila discusses the dynamics of cultural politics in Puerto Rican society. She examines how culture and cultural nationalism have been used to promote consumer goods and political viewpoints. Arlene Davila asserts that cultural nationalism has been used by corporate advertisers to promote consumer goods (Davila 1997: 7). Similarly, the parana has been used as an advertising tool. Images related to the parana are bein...
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Eye For An Eye Men And Women
956 wordsAn Capitalistic Punishment Capitalistic Punishment An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth says the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible. Throughout history, different societies have incorporated this principle into their legal and cultural lives. In todays context in the United States, this traditional form of retribution al theory has taken the form of state-sponsored capital punishment. The infamous death penalty, legalized nationally in 1976 by Supreme Court decision, has resulted in th...
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Afl Cio Farm Workers
332 wordsCesar E. Chavez founded and led the first successful farm workers union in U. S. history. In 1952, Cesar was laboring in apricot orchards outside San Jose when he met Fred Ross, an organizer for the community Service Organization, a barrio-based self-help group sponsored by Chicago-based Saul Alinkseys Industrial areas foundation. Within several months Cesar was a full-time organizer with CSO, coordinating voter registration drives, battling racial and economic discrimination against Chicano res...
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British North America Concerns That Caused Religious
336 wordsConcerns That Caused The Settlement Of British Concerns That Caused The Settlement Of British North America I believe that throughout the Colonial period, economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious reasons. First, according to my textbook, the British originally sponsored trips over to the New World only after other countries were profiting from their collections of goods and new trade ports. Maybe other countries in Europe had begun settling t...
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U S Department Department Of State
699 wordsA man with brown eyes, and black hair, weighing 162 pounds, at five feet nine inches tall, and winner for the best trumpeter of 1956 in the Down Beat poll must be Dizzy Gillespie. Dizzy was born on October 21, 1917 as John Birks Gillespie from Cheraw north Carolina. He was the ninth and last child of John and Lottie Gillespie. Dizzy was given early instrumental training by his father, who was the teacher and director of a local band. This in turn meant there was many instruments in their home. D...
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National Endowment Government Sponsored
833 wordsGovernment Funding for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts is a government sponsored foundation. The duty of the National Endowment for the Arts is to foster the growth of the arts evenly through the national, state, and local levels of the country. With all of the budget slashing that is now taking place the arts is the first place that people look to take money from. This not only happens on the national level but also in our schools. Many people dont see the arts as important. It is ...
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Negative Aspects State Sponsored
1,049 wordsSo many new ideas are at first strange and horrible though ultimately valuable that a very heavy responsibility rests upon those who would prevent their dissemination (J. B. S. Haldane). Whether parents are censoring material for their children or the media is presenting to the public only the things it deems newsworthy, a nearly infinite amount of censorship's are being exercised every day around the world. More significantly, every legislator or person of political power must consider carefull...
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Prime Minister Japan
556 wordsComparative Government Report: Japan Japan is a first world, industrialized nation. They are considered an economic super-power. Japan has so small of a problem with poverty that they can afford to give money to neighboring nations who need help. Japan recently gave China the equivalent of $ 1 Billion to help combat poverty in China. Japan? s poverty rate is so miniscule, every single source has Japan? s poverty rate listed at NA%. However, it is known that there are some homeless people in Japa...
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Cost Of Living Tax Payers
781 wordsThe safety of both parties involved must be taken into consideration in the process. The first thing that must be examined is the safety of society. The refugee determination process which exists in Canada prevents migrants with a past criminal history from being granted refugee status. Many believe however that the determination process is inadequate as it is backlogged with thousand of refugee claims meaning that a possibly dangerous migrant awaiting a determination hearing would be allowed to...
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Harley Davidson Steam Powered
1,134 wordsIn 1868 Ernest and Pierre Michaux of France, experimented with a steam-powered bicycle. This engine was to big and heavy to really do much other than be a good idea. In 1868, steam powered motors was all that they had. The idea of a motor-powered bicycle had not come around again until 1884 when the gas powered combustion engine was a fairly common thing. In 1884 a man from England named Edward Butler attached a motor to his son? s tricycle. Then four months later he attached a larger motor to h...
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Vary Greatly Controversial Issue
1,118 wordsThere are many benefits and many possible drawbacks for the participation in a federal school breakfast program. The USDA sponsors the federal school breakfast program. The relationship between hunger and the ability to learn are very closely related. Of the many benefits to a school breakfast program, one includes the assurance that the children are eating a balanced meal during the school day. In turn researchers believe that eating a balanced healthy breakfast leads children in enhancing atte...
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