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    What does the Bill of Rights mean to me? The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution. It has different meanings for everyone. It means many different things to me today. The Bill of Rights affects me in many different ways such as what I believe‚ what I say‚ and what other freedoms I have. The first amendment affects me in many different ways in every day life. It talks about freedom of press‚ speech and religion. This amendment is one of the most important to me. Without

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    On the other hand‚ anti-federalists‚ back country people or people involved in business but not in the mercantile economy‚ opposed the ratification of the constitution. The two sides‚ after much debate‚ were able to come to a compromise after the Bill of Rights was included into the Constitution. When the new Constitution was drafted‚ the ratification‚ the official approval by the people of the United States‚ sparked a national debate. People were shocked by the radical changes it proposed; they

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    Routinely remaining on top‚ Bill Gates’s garage startup Microsoft didn’t only come to dominate the PC market‚ but also packed an unmatched amount of software inside. Due to his forward thinking ingenuity‚ brilliant business strategies and proposals that paved the way for future tech‚ and his growing humanitarian efforts‚ Bill Gates should be included in Atlantic Monthly’s Top 100 Most Influential Americans List. Consistently running into trouble at a young age‚ Bills exceptional knowledge of computers

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    Executive Summary Leadership is not a position but rather a process which involves the leader‚ the followers and the situation. Great leaders lead with the best interests of their employees in mind. A leader must lead according to the needs of the organization. The leader must not only be successful as a leader‚ but also bring success to the organization and its employees. This paper seeks to compare and contrast the leadership styles of two successful entrepreneurs. The paper consists of

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    Ronald Reagan‚ Bill Clinton‚ and George W. Bush: Two Term Presidents with Major Impacts Ronald Reagan‚ Bill Clinton‚ and George W. Bush were all two term Presidents in the last 30 years and although their policies and the time periods in which they presided were different‚ each man had a significant impact as President of the United States. It will be argued that Reagan was a reconstructive President and “savior”‚ helping to restore faith to the Presidency as an institution after the shortcomings

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    The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were proposed to assure the fears of Anti-Federalist who had opposed Constitutional ratification. The Bill of Rights guaranteed a number of personal freedoms‚ limit the government’s power in judicial and other proceedings‚ and reserve some powers to the states and the public. Firstly‚ the Bill of Rights is successful in assuring the adoption of the Constitution.

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    Article III Bill of rights - declaration and enumeration of a person’s right and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations Basis: social importance accorded to the individual in a democratic or republican state Classes of rights 1) Natural rights – right possessed by every citizen without being granted by the State for they are given to man by God Ex. Right to life‚ right to liability‚ right to property‚ right to love 2) Constitutional right –

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    religious worship‚ the freedom from want‚ and the freedom from fear. Although he did not take these freedoms directly from the Bill of Rights‚ there are several similarities between the rights listed by Roosevelt and the rights listed in the U.S. Constitution. First of all‚ the first freedom presented by the president‚ the freedom of speech‚ resembles the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights‚ which states that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right

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    Bill Gates: Here’s My Plan to Improve Our World —  And How You Can Help BY BILL GATES 11.12.13 6:30 AM I am a little obsessed着迷 with fertilizer. I mean I’m fascinated with its role‚ not with using it. I go to meetings where it’s a serious topic of conversation. I read books about its benefits and the problems with overusing it. It’s the kind of topic I have to remind myself not to talk about too much at cocktail parties‚ since most people don’t find it as interesting as I do. But like anyone

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    In 1791‚ the United States Constitution implemented the Bill of Rights to protect the rights of the individuals by listing specific prohibitions of governmental power. The Bill of Rights consisted of the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution‚ including the Sixth Amendment—the right to counsel. The Betts v. Brady case‚ Gideon v. Wainwright case‚ and Shelton v. Alabama case‚ each demonstrated how individuals wrongfully suffered due to the lack of appointed counsels. Following these

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