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    The Brady Act

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    Violence Prevention Act is an Act of the United States Congress that instituted federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States. It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 30‚ 1993‚ and went into effect on February 28‚ 1994. The Act was named after James Brady‚ who was shot by John Hinckley‚ Jr. during an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30‚ 1981. (Federal Register) While the idea and implementation of the act had all the best intentions

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    The Act of God

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    Act of God is a legal term[1] for events outside of human control‚ such as sudden floods or other natural disasters‚ for which no one can be held responsible. This does not protect those who put others in danger of acts of nature through negligence‚ such as an adult who instructs a group of children to stand under a tree to escape a lightning storm.[citation needed] The legal term‚ "Act of God"‚ does not necessarily imply that a God had a direct intervention which specifically caused a "natural"

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    The Quartering Act

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    constantly harassed and taxed. Secondly‚ the British were placing too many enforced high taxes and acts that caused financial depression to the Colonists. Lastly‚ more rules and taxes were being laid out and the voice of the Colonists were being completely ignored. Therefore‚ colonists believed that both money and ideas were valid enough reasons to spark a revolutionary war. The Quartering Act (1765) was an example of how the British were overly controlling over the colonists. They made the

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    Act Of Silencing

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    In performing certain speech acts‚ sometimes actions speak louder than words. The act of silencing is effective when the biased group manipulates the illocutionary and perlocutionary speech act and prevents certain groups from being able to speak or feel comfortable to express their opinions freely. The speech act of consent is the illocutionary act of saying “yes” or “no” and trying to convey to the fact that we accept or do not accept what is happening. The perlocutionary force is where the hearer

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    Acts of kindness

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    Yarimar serges Ms. Frate English III 4/22/14 Acts of kindness Act of kindness #1 Category: Community Description of Act: Today I went to portage Park (which is very close to my house) and I picked up garbage with my pink gloves in a trash bag around the whole Park. Reflection: Since I live close to portage Park I go there a lot and when I go there I see that there’s a lot of trash around and nobody picks it up. So

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    The Factories Act

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    FACTORIES ACT The object of the Factories Act is to regulate the conditions of work in manufacturing establishments coming within the definition of the term "factory" as used in the Act. The first Act‚ in India‚ relating to the subject was passed in 1881. This was followed by new Acts in 1891‚ 1911‚ 1922‚ 1934 and 1948. The Act of 1948 is more comprehensive than the previous Acts. It contains detailed provisions regarding the health‚ safety and welfare of workers inside factories‚ the

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    Factory Act

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    Did it solve the problems of children in factories? Dean Mills - The Doubling Room 1851 (ZPER 34/19) In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows: •No child workers under nine years of age •Employers must have an age certificate for their child workers •Children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours

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    In the late 1800s and 1900s‚ the United States was very different from how it is today. Not only were segregated schools the norm‚ but hotels‚ restaurants‚ bathrooms‚ and even drinking fountains were. This period‚ also referred to as the ‘Jim Crow era’ took place shortly after the abolition of slavery‚ and is characterized by high tensions between Americans with different skin colors‚ and several landmark cases‚ two of which will be explored in this essay. We start with the case of Plessy v. Ferguson

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    The Equality Act

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    The Equality Act 2010 – key areas for employers and how to meet the challenge The main provisions of the Act came into force on 1 October 2010. Who is protected? As previously‚ job applicants‚ employees (and former employees)‚ partners (and former partners) and workers (and former workers) are protected. Which characteristics are protected? As previously‚ age‚ disability‚ gender reassignment‚ marriage and civil partnership‚ pregnancy and maternity‚ race‚ religion or belief‚ sex and sexual

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    Sedition Act

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    Virginia legislator who was known for his opposition to the Sedition Act of 1798. The Sedition Act was originally part of the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ which were passed at the anticipation of war between our nation and the French. These acts‚ particularly the Alien act were specifically aimed at the French immigrants who were waiting for their citizenships. Americans did not really care about those laws except for the Sedition Act. A lot of Republicans including George Hay opposed to this law‚ because

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