(HONG KONG) — Pro-Beijing parties in Hong Kong trounced the opposition as voters in the Chinese territory expressed discontent with pro-democratic parties in local elections that may predict the outcome of more important polls next year. Results from Sunday’s poll were released early Monday for individual candidates‚ but the government did not immediately provide a breakdown by political party.(See more on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.) The South China Morning Post newspaper says candidates
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customer’s. A system that will help personnel work more efficiently especially in accessing and retrieving data in and less time as possible. The creation of an Automated SSC Election System of STI-Dipolog will help the staff’s work a lot easier and more effective because of the automation of tally of votes of students during the election period. Using computers/machines‚ they would be the one to tally and transmit the votes to the electoral board without human intervention. The automated electoral system
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To my fellow citizens‚ and candidates‚ a pleasant evening to all! First and foremost‚ I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for being here‚ for your time‚ for allowing us to‚ and for having this election‚ without your presence this election wouldn’t be of great success. As time goes by‚ we experience different conditions in terms of living. As time goes by‚ we see and now realized that sticking to old traditions do not provide anything for us. So we‚ the candidates of Partido Democrata
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Andrew at the tender age of 15 as an orphan and a harden veteran who would never forget the cost of achieving America’s freedom and the rights for all of it’s citizens. In election 1802 Jackson challenged Governor John Sevier for the position of Major General in command of the state militia and won. After the election he and Sevier would end up in a showdown‚ with Andrew winning the duel. There were many enemies for the US to fight including Indian tribes‚ Spain‚ and the British. Andrew came
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Eze Simpson Osuagwu 4/21/2012 Affirmative Action: Has the Election of Barack Obama Changed the Discussion? With the election of an African American as President‚ many would think that the question of affirmative action and equal opportunity have been finally laid to rest in the United States. This perception may seem to be true for the protagonists of affirmative action‚ who over the years have believed that the struggle for civil rights and equal opportunity can only be seen to fruition if an
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“Thirteen years of conservative misrule” How far does this explain Labour’s election victory in 1964? (50) In 1951 Winston Churchill’s Conservative party‚ won the general election‚ and this would be the start of 13 years of Conservative rule spanning three prime ministers. This rule was ended in 1964 by Harold Wilson’s reunited Labour party. In this essay‚ I will look at the factors which led to the Labour victory. Whilst in power the Conservative government made many mistakes‚ a key example
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Good morning! I am [name here] ‚ I am here to urge you to vote me into presidential office on [date here]. I’d like to address some of the issues involved in the elections. On Friday’s election is of crucial importance to the short-term and long-term future of [school here]. We need strong leadership this school year and the next. I would like to remind you all that the position of Student Council president is not a figurehead. This is a real job with real hard work‚ and I feel that I am the best
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coverage of the U.S. presidential election involves two key elements- news reporting and paid advertising. Combined they make the media an important and influential factor in the election process. The media depends upon the campaigns for both news and revenues. The candidates then rely upon the media to get in touch with the largest number of voters possible. The Media has a " very powerful and justifiable role" (Fullerton-1) to play in presidential elections and can actually dictate a campaign
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Critically evaluate the role of the media in the British General Election 2010. “Media should keep people informed about public affairs so that individuals are adequately briefed when they take part in the process of self government.” (Curran‚ James 2005). The role of the media‚ as Curran as explained is a supposed to be a way of allowing individuals to think for themselves‚ having their own opinions and ideas about the news and information that is given to them through different medias. So
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Hate Speech‚ Should it be Regulated? Hate speech‚ what is it? The definition of hate speech‚ according to Mari J. Matsuda‚ author of "Assaultive Speech and Academic Freedom‚ is " (a word of group of words) of which is to wound and degrade by asserting the inherent inferiority of a group" (151). In my own words hate speech is a humiliation and demeaning slur of words specifically used to disgrace a person for their race‚ religion‚ or sexual habits. There is now a controversy if hate speech should
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