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Government Is Best Which Governs Walden Pond
1,463 wordsBorn David Henry Thoreau, Thoreau chose to legally change his name at the age of twenty, to make it the name that would later become the highly recognized and respected name of Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau chose a different path for his life than many other individuals during his time, he rejected the normal ideas of a democratic government and based his life on the ideas of transcendentalism. Thoreau is best known for living two years of his life at Walden Pond, but there are more aspects of hi...
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World Trade Center September 11 2001
1,020 wordsOn the morning of September 11 2001 the United States awoke to find itself under attack. In the city of New York hijacked commercial airliners smashed into the World Trade Center with enough intensity to topple them to the ground killing thousands of innocent men, women, and children plus hundreds of rescue workers trying to save the endangered. This is undoubtedly the deadliest day on American soil in American history, costing more lives than Pearl Harbor. The attack was meant to break our spir...
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Pay Equity Earnings Ratio
1,448 wordsWhy do people pursue an education? Many people would answer this question by stating they pursue an education to attain personal growth, to obtain a career of their choosing, and to earn an income that will meet their needs. The aspirations, dedication, and effort made toward receiving an education are the same for men and women. So why is the outcome for women less fruitful than for men? I believe it is because de facto discrimination has not been discouraged by legislation. If the Civil Rights...
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Independent Variable Campaign Spending
820 wordsAs campaign finance reform remains a hot topic in congress with legislation such as the McCain-Feinghold Bill, it is important to determine if campaign spending affects the outcome of elections. If the results this question indicate a direct relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable then legislative restrictions might necessary. If campaign spending does not factor in on the outcome of elections, then maybe there is nothing wrong with a candidate outspending their...
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Majority Of Americans Socio Political
1,204 wordsShould the U. S. Penny be Retired? Nowadays, the economic activity is thought of in terms of economics alone, even though that it is directly linked to socio-political situation in every country. In U. S. , people are being told that the economy will function much better, once we rid it of certain traditions that have a largely nostalgic nature. The voices of those who suggest that Federal government needs to consider retiring U. S. penny coin are getting louder. They point out to the variety of...
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Presidential Race George Bush
1,433 wordsElection Strategies The coming elections in United States are marked with unusual aggressiveness with which both candidates supporter teams pursue their goals. A variety of dirty tricks had been applied on the part of Bush and Kerry. The latest one is revelation of some army veterans, who served with Kerry in Vietnam, about his, not always honorable performance there. Although George Bush rejected any accusation of applying dirty tactics to undermine Kerry's support, it nevertheless did cost Dem...
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Drugs Case For Legalizing Marijuana
868 wordsDRUGS: CASE FOR LEGALIZING MARIJUANA Recent years exists very controversial issue about legalizing drugs, especially marijuana. There are two opposite public opinions fighting each other. First convinced that marijuana is a drug and it should be outlawed. Others persuade legalization. These two opponents have been fighting on this issue for many years. Let us try to look into this issue closer and examine both sides of drug war. Anti-drug agencies, such as Drug Enforcement Agency and police depa...
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Cause Of Road Accidents Cause Of Road Driving
1,410 wordsBad Driving In this essay I will discuss when and why bad driving makes mad. There are a lot of stupid things that people do while driving car. Such driving becomes dangerous not only for such drivers but, of course, for the people around. Motorists have revealed that bad driving and unruly children in the car distracts them most. A survey showed that 48 per cent of drivers quizzed claimed that other motorists' faults made them lose concentration behind the wheel. Twenty-one per cent blamed traf...
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Taking Into Account Presidential Elections
1,196 wordsSampling Polling has become one of the most essential things of the modern democracy. It helps authorities make right solutions that satisfy the majority of the population and gives people an opportunity to express their point of view and to be heard. Unfortunately, polling is not an exact science and it is not free from mistakes that often happen and may seriously mislead the public. The main reason of many polling mistakes is insufficiently conducted sampling. When used correctly, sampling can...
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Rights And Privileges Native Americans
1,574 wordsCreation of Chicano Culture The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848 was, in essence, an annexation of Mexican territory to the United States and it changed the citizenship of thousands of Mexican citizens overnight to American. These citizens were not asked if they wanted to be American and they were also not accorded all the rights and privileges of American citizenship. They became, instead, a subjugated ethnic population, barely accorded status above that of the negro, an enslaved population....
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Equal Protection Clause Civil Rights Movement
765 wordsCivil Rights Several events in the history of Americas civil rights movement marked turning points that changed or illuminated aspects of the movement. For example, when a governor from Arkansas closed down the school system to prevent Black children from attending white schools, it brought up the resistance the movement would face. A turning point in the movement was the formation of the Black Panther party, marking a change from nonviolent protest. These events in the history of the movement a...
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Minorities And Women Opposing Sides
532 wordsGovernor Jeb Bush's One Florida Initiative has come into action and there have been many opposing opinions towards this plan since The Board of Regents approved it. Some might say the plan has split Florida in two. Many Florida citizens who support One Florida argue towards opposing positions to give the plan a chance. These supporters believe this state needs a change because of the numerous problems within our school system. Opposing sides argue that they might consider part of, which is the p...
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Freedom Of Expression Hate Propaganda
1,280 wordsCENSORSHIP ON THE INTERNET The Internet is a fast becoming a part of every day life. It allows for world wide communications. It is easy to access. But like any other media whether it is invited or these invites it into their home it has its positive and negative sides. The Internet provides us with valuable resources yet it also provides us with inappropriate information. The following essay will deal with censorship on the net, its affect on freedom of speech and ways of censoring by various g...
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Rapid Eye Movement Stage Of Sleep
1,609 wordsI chose this topic mainly due to how much the subject intrigues me. I usually am a person who searches for an answer that is correct and definite. This subject, on the other hand, has no correct answer. Instead, it has different hypotheses in which the reader can either believe or distrust; I have made my own educated guess about dreams. Within this paper includes many details pertaining on dreaming and some theories that I have found to be most captivating. Why do animals dream? Are the reams i...
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Minorities And Women Opposing Sides
534 wordsFlorida Initiative has come into action and there have been many opposing opinions towards this plan since The Board of Regents approved it. Some might say the plan has split Florida in two. Many Florida citizens who support One Florida argue towards opposing positions to give the plan a chance. These supporters believe this state needs a change because of the numerous problems within our school system. Opposing sides argue that they might consider part of, which is the plan that grants schools ...
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Secondhand Smoke Logical Fallacies
535 wordsThe Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke Are Exaggerated, according to an article written by W. Kip Viscusi, which is published in 1997 in Smoking, Opposing Viewpoints. The article, is not effective. Not only are the sources of the evidence not clearly identified, but also Viscusi uses logical fallacies, and the organization is confusing. The first reason why Viscusi's article is not effective is that the sources of the evidence Viscusi uses are not clearly identified. To begin with Viscusi talks ab...
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Government Is Best Which Governs Thoreau
1,479 wordsBorn David Henry Thoreau, Thoreau chose to legally change his name at the age of twenty, to make it the name that would later become the highly recognized and respected name of Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau chose a different path for his life than many other individuals during his time, he rejected the normal ideas of a democratic government and based his life on the ideas of transcendentalism. Thoreau is best known for living two years of his life at Walden Pond, but there are more aspects of hi...
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Task Force West Coast
1,052 wordsCall to Action Improve nations balloting but leave control to locals Author Unknown SUMMARY: A Call to Action is an article from the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, February 20, 2001 informing the nation on the controversial issue of the nations ballots system. The article begins with the announcement of next month s Census Bureau release of the population s data. This means that all the voting boundaries are going to be redrawn and reconfigured. It continues to talk about the amazingly close and...
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Defense Of Marriage Act Sexual Orientation
1,081 wordsOn Legislating Sexuality Legislating Sexuality On September 21, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, a bill proposed by Republican Bob Barr of Georgia in order to prohibit the marriage of gay and lesbian couples. (CWA) Although this bill cannot be called unconstitutional, by forbidding the marriage of same-sex couples the government is taking a stand on an issue that does not require its lofty opinion and judgment. Marriage has long been an institution that was based ...
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Legalization Of Marijuana Gallup Poll
509 wordsShould Marijuana be Legalized? Abraham Lincoln once said, Prohibition makes crimes out of things that are not crimes. This is true with the prohibition of marijuana: the use of marijuana should not be a crime, but prohibition makes it one. The real crimes being committed are those by the government. The spend billions of our tax dollars every year in the war against marijuana, lie to us about the harmful effects, and deny sick patients the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Joseph Califano...
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