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    participation in the American Gothic Revival movement. As one of his most innovative designs‚ Trinity Church set the standard for Gothic Revival architecture in the United States. Though Upjohn’s design appears to have similar characteristics to other churches today‚ the design was revolutionary for the time in that it pushed the simple church design. Architects and artists alike such as Richard Upjohn were committed to the exploration and expansion of Gothic Revival as an architectural movement in itself.

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    Police Reforms

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    ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INDIAN POLICE:     CREATING AN EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS          AGENCY  Written by: Adam Shinar August 2009 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Normative Source and Structure of India ’s Police Force III. Attempts at Reform A. The National Police Commission Model Bill B. Other Reform Attempts IV. Instances of Police Misconduct A. Torture and violence B. Disappearances C. Corruption D. Failure to observe due process E. Non-registration of FIR V. Accountability Mechanisms and the Supreme Court VI. Internal

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    Reforms of Diocletian

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    "Discuss the reforms of Diocletian. What were they‚ why did he think they were necessary‚ what impact long and short range." Be sure to include comments regarding dominate‚ tetrarchy (not year of 4 emperors)‚ edict of Prices (Bailkey Lim) and Xp (Christians). Diocletian affects greatly the modern world. End of antiquity was around 9th century. Diocletian brought an end to the period popularly known to historians as the "Crisis of the Third Century" (235–284). He established an autocratic government

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    IMPACT OF TAX REFORMS SINCE 1991 Tax reform since 1991 was initiated as a part of the structural reform process‚ following the economic crisis of 1991. Direct Tax Reforms: 1. As per the recommendations of the TRC the personal tax brackets were only three‚ of 20‚ 30‚ and 40% starting in 1992–93. Financial assets were excluded from the wealth tax‚ and the maximum marginal rate was reduced to 1%. 2. Further reductions came in 1997–98‚ when the three rates were brought down further to 10‚ 20‚

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    and trade benefits to help governments in developing countries strengthen their economies‚ and finally introduce a national identity card that all workers must present when applying for employment and social services. The first step in Immigration reform is to limit the number of visas that we issue to immigrants to about 600‚000 which will nearly shrink the current number of about 1.1 million in half. The reason to do this will it forces talented citizens in developing countries to stay in their

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    1991 reforms

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    1991 reforms The following points illustrate various achievements that 1991 reforms brought for India. 1. Indian economy has touched a higher growth plateau of over 7% long-term average annual GDP growth rate. 2. Domestic savings has increased noticeably that has enabled domestic investment to increase significantly. Improvements in corporate profitability have contributed towards the increase in domestic savings in the post-reforms period. 3. India has somewhat tamed inflation post reform period

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    Examination Reforms

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    Examination reforms: Introduction * Our education system is universally criticized for a number of gaps in our examination system. * It is criticized for not keeping pace with the demand of the outside world‚ for not being scientific and comprehensive for not considering the practical skills required for good adjustment and for its traditional methods of measurements. * Time and again various committees and commissions have tried to address the inherent malice in the examination system

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    State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) 8.0 The Required Way to Deal with Corporate Failure 9.0 Conclusion 10.0 Recommendation To: The president of the United States From: Charles E. Belote July 27‚ 2012 Subject: How to Reform Corporate Ethics in American Business Today 1.0 Purpose This memorandum is specifically prepared to propose the appropriate policies that will need to be implemented to help in preventing the collapse of corporate ethics in the future. Some of the proposed

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    The American Disability Act Kaplan University The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in such areas as employment‚ public accommodations‚ transportation‚ State and local government services‚ and telecommunications ("Americans with disabilities‚" 2006). The Civil Rights Movement began in the 1960’s with the Women’s Rights and Disability Rights Movement’s. Women and minorities became protected by legislation

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    IT IS THE TIME FOR THE REFORM IN THE UN 1. Introduction Reform of the United Nations (UN) is a hotly debated issue nowadays in the UN. Among those so many academicians and politicians‚ maybe the loudest voice comes from Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‚ demand for reform in the structure of the UN because of the ineffectiveness of the UN on certain issues‚ including humanitarian intervention in some countries or dealing with the issues related with economic crises‚

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