I. What is Sin Tax Bill ? A sin tax is a kind of sumptuary tax: a tax specifically levied on certain generally socially proscribed goods and services‚ for example alcohol‚ tobacco and gambling. Sumptuary taxes are ostensibly used for reducing transactions involving something that society considers undesirable‚ and is thus a kind of sumptuary law. Sin tax is used for taxes on activities that are considered socially undesirable. Common targets of sumptuary taxes are alcohol and tobacco‚ gambling
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Assess the reasons for the victory of the Greeks in the Second Persian War (480–479 BC). The Greeks were victorious in the Second Persian War because of a number of factors. These include the superior leadership from commanders such as Themistocles and Leonidas‚ the effective Greek strategy and the cooperation of all the Greek city states to unite against a common threat. Ancient historians such as Aeschylus in his play ‘The Persians’ and Herodotus attribute the Greek victory to the so called ‘hubris’
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In 1985‚ The Iran and Iraq war is feuding overseas and America had an embargo against selling arms to Iran. Our President was Ronald Reagan and the National Security Adviser was Robert McFarlane. “Iran made a secret request to buy weapons from the United States‚ McFarlane sought Reagan ’s approval” McFarlane told Reagan “that the sale of arms would not only improve U.S. relations with Iran‚ but might in turn lead to improved relations with Lebanon‚ increasing U.S. influence in the troubled Middle
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– The Seven Deadly Sin of Student In Simple words‚ Greed means want of something and desire to have more than what is needed. It does not allow anybody to feel satisfied. A person always feels that he has a less than what he deserves. Greed can be affecting many college students and it can be distract the college student from the correct path of study. I agree with that greed is one of the deadly sin of students which is said by Thomas H. Benton in the “The Seven Deadly Sins of Student” because
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leanna 11 December 2008 2Y Abortion has been a controversial topic in the U.S. for a long time. There are people always debating whether it is right or wrong. There are many different “truths” in this topic‚ for religion‚ a person’s upbringing‚ and personal experience come into play. I personally do not know what is true and what is not because of what I have been told all my life about how abortion is bad. The importance of this topic to me and the many versions of the truth and my life depending
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Corona Extra Corona Extra is the leading brand in the domestic market‚ the number one imported beer in the United States and the fourth most valuable brand in the world‚ is the best-selling Mexican beer in the world‚ beer‚ and their marketing is focused on a market for relaxing and looking for refreshment and that why their slogan says “Miles Away From Ordinary” That’s Corona its so easy to drink‚ they made a clear‚ see-through bottle Because when you ’use only the finest ingredients‚ you
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MUS 354: The Beatles After the Beatles (Fall 2012) You are signed in as: Da Yin Top of Form Sign Out Bottom of Form Home Classroom Exams/Assignments Grades Help Exam #1 Time Limit 50 minutes Starting Time 9:40 pm Arizona time Top of Form 1 Beatle ______________ sings lead on this syncopated melody. Paul Ringo John Yoko George 2 One writer describes this 1971 John song as "leaping right out of the radio" with its dramatic‚ unaccompanied vocal choir opening and powerful funky rock bass and
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In this essay I will explain the strategies used within health and social care environments to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal skills. Staff training in communication skills Employers need to make sure that they have given employees full training. It is the employer’s job to make sure that the employees are fully qualified with the correct training. Employees would have to go on training courses to prevent communication barriers between service users. Staffs who receive
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less patriotic? There are other ways in which Americans demonstrate their patriotism. Americans demonstrate patriotism in times of crisis and disaster such as during the Iran hostage crisis. On the 4th of November 1979‚ Iranian demonstrators protested through the streets of Tehran. Times in Tehran‚ like most of the rest of Iran were highly uncertain and turbulent. Amongst the group of demonstrators‚ were a group of Iranian college students
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Wrath Are you guilty of sin? In this world there are seven deadly sins as follows: gluttony‚ greed‚ envy‚ lust‚ wrath‚ pride‚ and sloth. Wrath is considered to many people to be the deadliest of them all. Wrath is described as being feelings of rage and anger. Anger‚ in its purest form‚ presents self-destructiveness‚ violence‚ and hate. Anger makes people do dangerous and crazy things including revenge‚ vigilantism‚ and violence. Due to a person being angry‚ revenge can take place in retaliation
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