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Abortion A Moral Choice Or Leg
Number of Words: 627 / Number of Pages: 3
... nothing new to our society and has been debated many ways. American policy towards abortion has gone through several stages. In the early 1800's abortion was considered no crime by common law as clarified in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts' case; Commonwealth vs. Parker (Judges 98). But then in the late 1800's the formation of the AMA and anti-abortion leadership of Horatio Storer began to shape public opinion and produce stronger more effective legislation (105). Many states thus prohibited abortion anytime throughout the pregnancy during the 19th century. Although occasionally the exception ...
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Anti-Affirmative Action
Number of Words: 592 / Number of Pages: 3
... beneficiaries are "not the best pick, but
only the best pick from a limited group." Another article I found,
"Affirmative action: A Counter-Productive Policy" by Ernest Pasour also on the
W.W.W., is one example which reveals that Duke, a very famous and prestigious
university, adopted a resolution requiring each of it's department to hire at
least one new African-American for a faculty position the 1993 date. More
proofs of Affirmative Action in action is the admission practices at the
University of California Berkeley. In the same article by Pasour, it states
that while whites or Asian-Americans n ...
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Teenage Violence In Schools
Number of Words: 1402 / Number of Pages: 6
... he will continue to do it. Teenagers also commit acts of violence to get their parents’ attention. If parents ignore what their teenagers are doing, then the teenagers will continue to do more negative things just to get their parents to notice them. Another reason why family lifestyle is a cause to teen violence is, if the teenager is abandoned at a young age than there is no one to teach him wrong and right (Kim 82).
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There are many different situations that can occur in school that can cause teenagers to do violent things. When a student has an argument with other students or a teacher that s ...
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The United States And Taxes
Number of Words: 1195 / Number of Pages: 5
... and enjoyment of right. Indirect taxes are levied upon the happening of an event or an exchange (Dodge 88). The United States constitution requires all direct taxes to be apportioned. In Article one of the constitution it states the government’s intentions state income tax is not apportioned, it can only be classified as an indirect tax. The united states has ruled that the income tax is an indirect excise tax, imposed on privileged activity. The cases of Brushaber vs Union Pacific RailroadCo. and Flint vs Stone Tracy Co. (American Myth) are two Supreme Court cases that have never been overtu ...
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Freedom Of Speech, To Bear Arms, And From Dictatorship
Number of Words: 369 / Number of Pages: 2
... I think owning guns gives me pride, and is one of the most important rights the American people have today.
Freedom from a dictatorship is another important freedom. We the American people have the right to make choices allowing us to take pride in ourselves. People today can go out sometimes with little or nothing and make millions of dollars. The average citizen then can take pride in his house and his vehicle. The freedom from a dictatorship allows people to have the chance to become wealthy. This freedom allows the average person to take pride in his accomplishments, instead of having some di ...
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Affirmative Action: Solution Or Confusion?
Number of Words: 1122 / Number of Pages: 5
... first remark I usually receive suggests that they were hired for their
position solely based on gender. Another comment which I usually receive is,
"Well, being a woman probably didn't hurt their resume." Both of my relatives
are very good at their jobs; one was even on the popular television show, Cops.
Neither of them are "wimps", yet most males look down upon them as being hired
because of affirmative action. This type of criticism is received by many
minorities holding good jobs, whether they are qualified or not. To quote
William Reynolds, assistant attorney general in the civil rights di ...
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Policy Profile Of Senator Dick
Number of Words: 2240 / Number of Pages: 9
... Charlene Smeltzer. In 1954 Lugar received his degree from Denison and went on to be a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College on the campus of Oxford University, in England. Richard and Charlene were married in September, 1956, and now have four sons and six grandchildren. After completing studies at Oxford, Dick Lugar went to the American Embassy in London, England and promptly enlisted in the Navy as an intelligence briefer and was responsible for giving intelligence reports to 'high brass', including the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Along with Senator Lugar's political achiev ...
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An Analysis Of The Term Actually Incurred In Section 11(a) Of Income Tax Action Act No 58 Of 1962
Number of Words: 4108 / Number of Pages: 15
... and the amount
at which the settlement will take place can be measured reliably...
Recognition of expenses:
94. Expenses are recognised in the income statement when a decrease in
future economic benefits related to a decrease in an asset or
an increase of a liability has arisen that can be measured
reliably. This means in effect that recognition of expenses
occurs simultaneously with the recognition of an increase
or a decrease in assets
95. Expenses are recognised in the income statement on the basis
of ...
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Corporal Punishment
Number of Words: 643 / Number of Pages: 3
... and all the other basic lessons of living, working, playing and learning with others. They should try to teach him to control himself and take responsibility for his actions and their consequences .Unfortunately, because some parents find it difficult to do this from infancy , the teachers role is all the more difficult. Still, restoring this rule is not the way to resolve theses difficulties. Get to children in infancy and their early years and their lives will be shaped more fully for future growth. Restoring their teachers’ power to hit them across the bottom or knuckles doesn’t fit that pictur ...
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Watergate: Was The Nixon White House Involved?
Number of Words: 1607 / Number of Pages: 6
... and E.
Howard Hunt ; the “Watergate Seven” were sentenced by Judge John Sirica.
Although Nixon was worried about the break-in, he advised the White House press
secretary, Ron Ziegler, to dismiss the incident as “a third-rate burglary”
(Cannon 107). In the years ensuing the invasion at the Watergate building,
questions and controversy have surfaced consequent to whether or not the White
House, under the control of President Nixon, was either directly or discursively
involved in the planning and/or performing of any illegal deeds. As the
Watergate scandal unfolded, the Nixon administration was quic ...
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