The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the embodiment of the public’s right to know about the activities of its government. Transparency is an integral part of a democracy and is necessary to hold a government accountable to its people. FOIA is a foundational transparency law‚ and one of the most important tools in creating and maintaining a transparent and accountable government. It is the primary mechanism by which the public can gain access to government information. FOIA has proven to be extremely
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The Amistad was a ship that made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to Cuba in 1839. It carried more than fifty slaves in inhumane conditions‚ but on July 2‚ the slaves freed themselves and rebelled. The captive’s journey is a story of rebellion‚ human rights‚ and the "unquenchable human spirit of the world.” (paragraph 11) The Freedom Schooner Amistad is a modern model of the Amistad. Just because they have similar names does not mean that the two ships are the same. One significant difference
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Is culture a constraint or freedom? Name: Rodrigo‚ Lianne Lu Course & Year: BS-IE 1 Schedule: MWF 12:30 – 1:30 pm According to Webster’s New World Encyclopedia‚ culture is the way of life of a particular society or group of people‚ including patterns of thought‚ beliefs‚ behavior‚ customs‚ traditions‚ rituals‚ dress‚ and language‚ as well as art‚ music‚ and literature. Going back to the question‚ is culture a constraint or freedom? Well‚ for me‚ it’s both. It’s a constraint and at
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Mike Coyne Rhetoric and Composition II Limited Freedom in College College is advertised as a place where you learn to grow up and become an independent adult. A place with a variety of freedom. All the perks seem to be there except the one that has followed us since elementary school‚ the freedom of class selection. It may seem that we get freedom of class selection but there is always that catch‚ General Education. The monster that has haunted us since the beginning of our education journey
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there should be restriction or not is freedom of speech. The New York Times magazine came out with an article on July 31‚ 2017 saying that what was on college campuses is now in the homes of those students causing fights. They talk to many students who are in the middle of this saying its all politics that start the fight. From trump being elected to small minor things. The first amendment allows freedom of speech but does there come a time when that freedom of speech should be stopped? The government
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whether we have complete freedom of the will or if our will caused by something other than our own choosing. There are three positions adopted by philosophers regarding this dispute: determinism‚ libertarianism‚ and compatibilism. Determinists believe that freedom of the will does not exist. Since actions are events that have some predetermined cause‚ no actions can be chosen and thus there is no will to choose. The compatibilist argues that you can have both freedom of the will and determinism
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earliest definition of freedom stemmed from the little she saw around her and what little she knew of the world. From the stories she heard the other slaves tell‚ to the few glimpses of freedom she witnessed her white counterparts enjoy. As the saying goes‚ you can’t miss what you never had. At first Cora didn’t run for her freedom so much as she ran from the abuse and the hurt. She chose to run that night because she knew those stories she heard of the new plantation owner the other Randall brother‚ stories
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ICV1A Terrorist or freedom fighter Terrorists are evil and want only to destroy and terrorise the western society. They all have beards and see the Quran as their holy mean to convey this awful jihad (holy war). They have their ways and beliefs to justify their terrorist actions and they do not care about the people they hurt or kill. Or do they? Is the ‘western world’ not forgetting that we for centuries have excluded these people from honest deals on their oil and other trades that made us
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are. Every instruments must have aims to be useful in accomplishing some other values. What is the higher value than human rights? It is human dignity. I think human rights are the instrument to protect human dignity. the idea of human dignity is universal‚ and we can regard it as idea which should exists. Why can I regard human dignity as so important? The reason is that human dignity is based on the universal idea of “freedom of human agency” so it cannot change or lose its value through all
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ensure plurality and provide freedom to companies to expand‚ innovate and invest. Plurality is vital in a democracy as it ensures that consumers have access to a diverse range of sources of news‚ information and opinion. At the same time‚ allowing companies to have a certain level of freedom increases competition and thus this freedom provides a basis for delivering higher quality programs‚ greater creativity and more risk-taking. However there is debate on the level of freedom permitted to a company.
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