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Gun Control
Number of Words: 1594 / Number of Pages: 6
... for hunting, and occasionally for self-defense. However, when the colonists felt that the burden of British oppression was too much for them to bear, they picked up their personal firearms and went to war. Standing against the British armies, these rebels found themselves opposed by the greatest military force in the world at that time. The 18th century witnessed the height of the British Empire, but the rough band of colonial freedom fighters discovered the power of the Minuteman, the average American gun owner. These Minutemen, so named because they would pick up their personal guns and jump to the ...
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America: The Land Of Opportunity
Number of Words: 397 / Number of Pages: 2
... branch. All of these
branches check one another so that there is no foul ups. The reason for the
three branches is to split up the power and work. This is done so that no one
branch has more power that the other. I think that others should move to America
because of the opportunity the U. S. has to offer. The U.S. has many jobs and
schools. The schools in the U.S. are great they teach you all that you would
possibly want to know. I know that in some countries the men can only labor and
the women get treated badly. Here there is no worry for we have a good security
system. Also many kids in other coun ...
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Tinker Vs. Des Moines
Number of Words: 392 / Number of Pages: 2
... to the authority of a school district, or school to
establish rules for student behavior and conduct.
3. The Tinker's accused the school district of violating The Bill of Rights,
first amendment, the right of freedom of speech and the fourteenth
amendment, the rights of the citizens [civil rights]. They claimed that
MaryBeth was exercising her rights under the Constitution. They then sued
the school district for violating those rights. The school district did
not agree and fought to defend their position.
4. The defense reminded the court that the school district authorities have
the right to ...
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Independence Of Judiciary In Australia
Number of Words: 885 / Number of Pages: 4
... the executive and the
legislature, so it can check the concentration of government power. The
independence of the judiciary is crucial of a democratic community because when
judges are presiding over cases, there must be no interference and intimidation
from the external forces. The independence issues touches upon the conflict of
authority and freedom. If the doctrine of separation of powers did not exist,
the authority would not be prevented from interfering in the administration of
justice, therefore the basic freedoms of the citizens would not be guaranteed.
It is up to the judiciary to exercise ac ...
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Proposition 187: Don't Mess With Texas
Number of Words: 1332 / Number of Pages: 5
... that everyone in the
state pays. That means that illegal aliens are paying just as much as "real
Americans" are in sales taxes, gas taxes, liquor taxes, and cigarette taxes. For
example, illegal aliens in San Diego, California accounted for 26.6 million
dollars in health care costs in 1994 (Serb 63). Not a single person would deny
that this is a lot of money, and therefore would seem to be an excellent reason
to cut funding right this minute. However, the logical person has to realize
how important those same aliens are to filling the state's excise tax coffers
each year. Excise taxes paid by ‘i ...
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Chinese Immigration Into America
Number of Words: 1454 / Number of Pages: 6
... to America for a myriad of reasons. The main reason was
because of the myth of the Gam Saan ("Golden Mountain.") Other reasons were
due to overpopulation, poverty, hunger, flooding, high taxes, bad economy,
collapsing government, and crop failure. (Takaki, page 38) James Marshall
discovery of gold in California in 1848 prompted many Chinese to take a sojourn
into America to get rich quick. A young man in Canton wrote to his brother in
Boston saying, "good many Americans speak of California, Oh! Very rich
country! O hear good many Americans and Europeans go there very much. I think
I shall go ...
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Drug Abuse
Number of Words: 1001 / Number of Pages: 4
... in many ways. The most popular drug in America, alcohol, is generally thought of as socially acceptable and relatively harmless. But it can have devastating effects. Alcohol might seem very harmless but it can harm the user very easily. Alcohol is easy to obtain and consume. It is taken as a beverage and, since it is legal, it can be purchased at the corner store. The immediate effects on the user are relaxation and a slight anesthetic effect. Alcohol is a very addictive drug. There are more than 18 million alcoholics in America2 , an indication of how widespread its harmful effects are. Alcohol ...
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Gore Vs. Bush On Education
Number of Words: 919 / Number of Pages: 4
... of college, but doesn’t say math and science are the key elements to attending college. He notes that money is what keeps kids away from college. He proposes to make it easier for parents to save for their children’s college tuition with tax-free and inflation free savings, the National Tuition Savings program. Gore wants to make two years of college free with more student loans with lower costs, and expanding Pell Grants. Gore says he believes that in the knowledge- based economy of the 21st Century; everyone who is willing to work for it must have the chance to go to college. George W. Bush pre ...
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Children And The Single Parent
Number of Words: 1649 / Number of Pages: 6
... and young children need to feel, hear, and see both parents in order to bond with their parents. This bond is important for their parent/child relationship later in the child's life. Parenting is difficult at this age because this young child requires great amounts of nurturing. Single parents don’t have time to give the proper nurturing because they are forced to work and take care of the household duties alone and therefore become extremely stressed because they worry about their children getting enough of their attention. Preschool aged children need a daily schedule. They have certain times for nap ...
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Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 769 / Number of Pages: 3
... was happening and history was being made. The Germans were putting up much more of a fight and the opposing troops were fighting just to stay alive. But with land mines and heavy fire from German machine guns this was not an easy task. Right when the ramp was lowered on the U.S. boats, troops were shot like dogs. Some jumped over the side looking to swim to shore, but the weight of their gear pulled them to the bottom and they drowned. Those who made it to the beach scrambled for any cover that they could find. (Being shelled and shot at they needed a miracle to save them.) That miracle was troops ...
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