The Bill of Rights On December 15‚ 1791‚ an important bill was ratified to the United States Constitution. The bill consisted of ten amendments written by James Madison. This bill later became known as the Bill of Rights because each amendment in the bill protected the rights of every citizen. The Bill of Rights has been a major part of United States history‚ and is still frequently used today. The Bill of Rights is an important bill that protects the basic rights of humans and has been used consistently
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A bill is merely drafted when a member from congress; either a Representative or Senator decides to sponsor an idea. This idea can be suggested from a special interest group‚ a constituent‚ a public official‚ or Governor. The intended purpose for the proposal of a bill is for the advancement of the people‚ businesses‚ and organizations‚ with the backing of a legislator. These ideas are then drafted in a way to clarify the intent and consistency of its delivery. Once the ideas are established in writing
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(1) Present Details Bill Simmons‚ a former outspoken analyst for ESPN‚ was suspended last September for his critical comments of Rodger Goodell surrounding his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. Goodell claimed to have not seen the graphic footage of Rice knocking out his then Fiancé in a hotel elevator. Rice was handed a two game suspension for the domestic violence incident. Simmons‚ who was outraged by this decision‚ went on the air to call Goodell a liar‚ and said that his
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lessons of failure. Bill Gates INTRODUCTION: The entrepreneur I have chosen is legendary business figure Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III as known as Bill Gates is an American businessman‚ investor‚ author‚ philanthropist and last but not least an entrepreneur. Bill Gates is a CEO and a chairman of the software company "Microsoft". He is best known as an entrepreneur in personal computer area and he is one of the wealthiest people in the world. The main reason that Bill Gates has a big
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many heroic qualities and is able to be called a hero is Bill Gates. Bill Gates is able to be depicted as a hero because of his generous donations to charity‚ creation of Microsoft‚ and promotions of scientific research. To begin with‚ Bill Gates has made numerous donations to various charities throughout his career. Bill Gates’ generous donations demonstrate his willingness to help others and make sacrifices. It has been estimated that Bill Gates has donated over 36 billion dollars‚ half of his
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possible‚ and has become a daily part of life thanks to one creative thinker: Bill Gates. Bill Gates: The Person. - Bill Gates is from Seattle‚ Washington‚ in the USA. - He was born William Henry Gates III to William Henry Gates II and Mary Maxwell Gates. His father was a lawyer and his mother a teacher. - Bill Gates began university studies at Harvard University‚ but dropped out of college in his third year. Bill Gates met XXXXX XXXXX‚ who would be his future colleague and partner in
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http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/12/19/food-security-bill-good-for-politics-terrible-for-economy/ Food Security Bill: Good for Politics‚ Terrible for Economy ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form * Article * Comments (16) India Real Time HOME PAGE » By Vibhuti Agarwal and Shefali Anand Though approved by the Cabinet Sunday‚ the fate of the much-anticipated Food Security Bill‚ which will guarantee cheap food for India’s masses‚ is far
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need protection from those who would meddle with it. Free speech and freedom of religion are suppose to be everyone’s right‚ but somehow the government seems to still have some control over it. The first ten amendments‚ which make up the so called Bill of Rights‚ were designed to calm the fears of the mild opponents of the Constitution in its original form. On September 25‚ 1789‚ the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution
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The Bill of Rights was written by James Madison. Its purpose was to define the basic rights of the citizens. A total of ten amendments were added to the new Constitution for the protection of individual liberty. During its ratification‚ the Bill of Rights would be fiercely debated by the Antifederalists and Federalists. The debate was about whether enumerating some rights makes all other rights not enumerated illegitimate. The Antifederalists claimed that a man who was alone in the countryside
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27th REPORT Article 21 of the Constitution of India provides the right to life to all the citizens of India including the Right to Food. Further‚ Article 47 of the Constitution‚ provides that the State shall regard raising the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public health as among its primary duties. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Convenant on Economic‚ Social and Cultural Rights‚ to which India is a signatory‚ also
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