1994 Michael Fay‚ a young American boy‚ was sentenced to series of canings and jail time for the act of vandalism. The unusual punishment raised several controversial arguments in the US and put the Singaporean justice system in the spotlight. Harsh and oppressive punishments such as caning should not exist in the justice system of any country because s it considered torture and establishes fear in society. In the article “Time to Assess American Values”‚ by the New York Times‚ caning is refuted gracefully
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under the age of twenty-one should not be allowed to get credit cards. Ms. Kulman who is a senior writer‚ for the U.S News & World Report uncovers that [American consumption has reached such a high level of consumption to the point that we obtain more garbage bags] "than the 90 of the world’s 210 countries spend for everything" (Kulman112). For Americans‚ consumption became an uncontrollable need in materialistic things. I as a freshman‚ do not own any credit cards‚ came into agreement that within the
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Unsuccessful Companies Expanding internationally can be a profitable venture‚ and it can be the first business of its kind in an international market. Although there have been success stories of big companies expanding internationally‚ there are also companies that failed. When expanding internationally it is important to consider the external factors. These external factors include regulation‚ investors‚ competition‚ technology‚ globalization‚ and customers (Sheth & Sisodia‚ 2009‚ para 10)
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Engineering Vol. 02‚ No. 03‚ 2010‚ 898-902 Analysis of Secure Real Time Transport Protocol on VoIP over Wireless LAN in Campus Environment Mohd Nazri Ismail Department of MIIT‚ University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)‚ MALAYSIA mnazrii@miit.unikl.edu.my Abstract- In this research‚ we propose to implement Secure Real Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) on VoIP services in campus environment. Today‚ the deployment of VoIP in campus environment over wireless local area network (WLAN) is not considered on security
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Question 1: Introduction: Patent Right; is essentially a limited monopoly whereby the patent holder is granted the exclusive right to make‚ use‚ and sell the patented innovation for a limited period of time. According to Collins English dictionary a Patent Right is the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention. A patent is essentially a government grant to a person for the exclusive right to make‚ use‚ and sell his new and useful discovery‚ design‚ process‚ machine
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Almost all people are fond of travelling. It is very interesting to see new places‚ another towns and countries. People may travel either for pleasure or on business. There are various means of travelling. For me there is nothing like travel by air; it is more comfortable‚ more convenient and‚ of course‚ far quicker than any other means. There is none of the dust and dirt of a railway or car journey‚ none of the trouble of changing from train to steamer and then to another train. With a train
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Interest groups play as somewhat of an advocate for multiple businesses and corporations. There is an interest group are formed for almost every industry in the U.S. The transportation sector is highly immersed with lobbying and trying to persuade legislation to help pass bills that will improve aspects of the industry for better functioning. The transportation industry consists of air‚ automotive‚ rail‚ and sea transport. Some of their top contributors are delivery and car dealerships‚ who really
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report includes detailed study on tea tourism in Darjeeling‚ different types of tea‚ advantages and disadvantages of tea tourism. Special Interest Tourism Tourists looking for products that will fulfil their particular need are the special interest tourists referred to as ``niche market.’’. Brotherton and Himmetoglu (1997) suggest that people who decide to take such holidays are people‚ who already have an interest in a specific activity as a`` dabbler‚ an enthusiast‚ an expert or a fanatic.’’ Though the market is small
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1 Public Interest Litigation is a good thing when it is used to enforce the rights of the disadvantaged. But it has now been diluted to interfere with the power of the government to take decisions on a range of policy matters Judicial activism is not an easy concept to define. It means different things to different persons. Critics denounce judicial decisions as activist when they do not agree with them. Activism‚ like beauty‚ is often in the eye of the beholder. In India‚ the opening up of access
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The Insurable Interest Doctrine: What is it? And What Does It Mean? Evan B. Sorensen‚ Esq. Kenne J. Zielinski‚ Esq. Tressler LLP The Insurable Interest Doctrine | 1 The Insurable Interest Doctrine: What is it? And What Does It Mean? While one cannot define an insurable interest with complete certainty or precision‚ in general it exists when the policy holder derives pecuniary benefit or advantage by the preservation or continued existence
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