still have some power‚ but they are now there for more of a ceremonial reason rather than a political reason. The Queen‚ who is known as a constitutional monarch‚ must pass any laws which Parliament wish to be declared first. But in this day and age do we really need the royal family? Today‚ the British royal family costs just over £38 million a year to look after and maintain‚ according to the annual report from Buckingham Palace. The Queen spent a staggering £1.2 million on just catering and hospitality
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Single Families: The struggle to survive There are roughly around 6 billion people in the world or there were as of 2009 and for every 1000 people about 5 are divorced‚ over 13 million american women alone are widowed‚ and many people are just single. So me by choice others by circumstance but the truth of the matter is that over 20% of families worldwide are single parent run homes. How do these people live? Many in poverty and a grand majority of them live in the middle to low class ranks of
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How do we come to the aid of others? Qian Yu 801 ● ● ● ● We will be happy to help others. We will help others help us too. Help others can enhance our own happiness. Helping others is a blessing. If you want to help people‚you can read “Angels In the Snow” and “EmilyAnne.” The two articles are both about kids helped others and can inspiring you to help others.Can you help people? Holly St
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Ishmael Beah’s grandmother explains the local adage that “we must strive to be like the moon” by telling him that people complain about the heat when the sun shines‚ but when it is cold or rainy they want the sun. Although people complain about this they never complain about the moon shining‚ therefore we must strive to be what people don’t complain about. Ishmael has remembered this saying ever since his childhood because when he understood what his grandmother was telling him‚ he begins to observe
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Do we have a throw-away society? A Swedish proverb says “don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water”. The sad story is that most of us today are throwing away so much‚ it is very likely that there will be no resources in the future. Many of our practices today are putting a lot of stress on future resources and we might soon find many of our needs unsatisfied because of our throw away attitude and careless practices. There are many reasons as to why we are subject
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The meeting allows the public to be apart of the first half of the meeting‚ but the decision of hiring and financial items are in a closed meeting‚ then they we reopen the floor and allow the public back in to ask questions or comment. When the public is there‚ they are well spoken and polite to one another and don’t speak out of turn. During closed meetings tensions can run hide depending on the topic. Often
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economic‚ and social equality of the sexes. Russell Scott Sanders‚ “The Men We Carry in Our Minds‚” discusses his personal observation of the conflict of gender equality that grew in his mind after seeing the harsh lives of his surrounding class of people. It deals with the problems that exist between sex and social class issues. He reveals that the men in this class had no choice over their own destiny in life. Their only ways of making money to barely survive were as factory workers or soldiers. He
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Columbus Day It’s hard to decipher where the lines of justice‚ pride‚ and arrogance lie and when they are crossed; however‚ humane treatment and respect - whether that be self-respect or respect for others - is black and white. Columbus day is a holiday in which Americans celebrate a man who is not even an American‚ but better yet the Spanish-acclaimed Viceroy and Governor of the Indies and Admiral of the Seas who overpowered and subjected a whole land of natives to succumb to his rule‚ follow
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Why Do We Riot? "All of us‚ even the most sophisticated‚ intelligent‚ educated persons‚ are vulnerable to regression‚” says Ken Eisold‚ a New York-based psychoanalyst who studies group behaviour. By regression he means the primal state humans originate from‚ where an animalistic‚ pack-like behaviour was a strong pre-requisite for survival. Ken adds that there’s a primary desire to belong to a larger group and these groups can often be pulled from peaceful protests to violence by a few people
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would function much more effectively if we did not have political parties because they distort the opinion of an electee and become too power hungry consequently‚ making Americans want to seek independent electors without a party. Politics refers to the influencing of the people‚ in other words‚ corrupting the opinions of voters. This country is known for its continuous support of the people and how our voices effect the Government. If only this was true. We can’t rely on our people anymore because
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