tax on corporate franchises. His efforts at moderate reforms included a number of conservation measures and improvements in public education. In 1900‚ Platt and other New York Republicans urged President McKinley to take Roosevelt as his running mate; the previous vice president had died in office and Platt was anxious to be rid of the hard-charging governor. Roosevelt was initially reluctant‚ but quickly realized that he had no base in the Republican Party and that his only hope for the presidency
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Congress is facing a multitude of consequences due to high levels of polarization. First‚ there are many scholars who believe that increases in polarization are damaging to American democracy. This trend contributes to the frustrations present in the policymaking process. In addition to Binder and Jones finding polarization associated with gridlock and policy inaction‚ they also discovered that ideological divergence between the parties has a stronger effect on government’s legislative productivity
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WHAT IS AN OFFICE MEMO AND HOW DO I WRITE ONE List these headings in your memo. Please do not forget to list the headings - Facts‚ Issue and Short Answer‚ Analysis‚ Counter-Argument‚ Rebuttal‚ and Conclusion. The office memo combines your ability to explain the law along with your ability to apply the law. In the Office Memo‚ you make a determination of the likely outcome based upon your review of the law and the facts in a case. In the memo‚ you will write about the facts in a client’s case
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The Duty of Care Policy in Western Australia for Primary School’s INTRODUCTION: A Brief Outline The policy that will be examined is the Duty of Care policy . The purpose of this report is to analyse the Duty of Care policy of the Western Australian Department of Education.. This policy will be discussed in the context of the Local Primary school in Western Australia. Three scenarios will be illustrated in relation to the Duty
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A Canadian politician‚ Harold Taylor‚ once said "Most of the important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged a head of time with any precision." This quote imitates the lessons explained by John Dewey in his 1938 book Experience and Education; moreover‚ he refers to how ineffective traditional education can be opposed to progressive education which is based off personal experience and understanding of useful interactions. Traditional education is based off the idea that a teacher lectures
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Marcos once claimed that one of his forefathers was a "15th century Chinese pirate." This pirate is the well-known Limahong or Lin Feng in China. Rumors in the Chinese community claims he is the illegitimate child of Judge Chua to Josefa Edralin. Thereby making him a half-Chinese by blood. It was said Judge Chua made arrangement for the young Josefa who was his secretary to marry with Mariano Marcos.[4] In December 1938‚ Ferdinand was prosecuted for the murder of Julio Nalundasan along with his father
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Directors Duties 1 Types of directors: Ordinary‚ de facto‚ shadow directors and non executive directors. Table A section 80 is the cornerstone of corporate governance. Gives the directors powers to act as they see fit for the benefit of the company. Directors have a FIDUCIARY relationship with the company – trust and confidence. The distinguishing obligation of a fiduciary is the OBLIGATION OF LOYALTY. Shadow directors – not appointed by the board – have a decisive say in managing from a distance
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United States was in need of direction‚ the Second Continental Congress took the authority to act as a national government. Through the history of the United States of America‚ it has struggled to create the government that exists today. In order to succeed‚ like many things‚ this government went through several trials. Without these failures‚ the government of the United States wouldn’t have changed. In the type of government that was being worked toward‚ certain aspects such as ability to make war
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clip was quite interesting I found it to be very educational as to the legal obligations of therapists in the mental health field. There were issues that were brought up that were quite important‚ such as therapists need to understand confidentiality‚ privileged information‚ and a therapists responsibility related to reporting suspected child abuse‚ elder abuse‚ and/or suicidal ideations‚ and possibly the most important of them all is a therapists duty to warn. The first case they were focusing on
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In tort law‚ a duty of care is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. The claimant must be able to show a duty of care imposed by law which the defendant has breached. In turn‚ breaching a duty may subject an individual to liability. The duty of care may be imposed by operation of
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