FACING THE GIANTS A variation on the standard football movie plot‚ Facing the Giants takes place in a Christian high school‚ where coach Grant Taylor is trying to keep the school’s football program alive. The team isn’t winning‚ the players are apathetic‚ and some of the parents are trying to have Grant replaced. When we first see him go home to his wife‚ we learn that Grant’s also having problems off the field‚ the film begins stacking the odds so high against Grant that it flirts with outright
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“Facing It” is a very sincere‚ emotional poem; the speaker in this poem is an African American Vietnam veteran visiting the Vietnam memorial in Washington D.C. The speaker is an African American because he states this in the lines “My black face fades‚ hiding inside the black granite” (Komunyakaa 1-2). The speaker’s memories of the war are like undying passenger with him for the remainder of his life. The passenger has a solid grip on the speaker when he gazes at the wall of names at the Vietnam
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OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE (Providing appeal to the court as remedy for denial of protest by local government treasurer) By Judge Teodoro C. Fernandez I. INTRODUCTION Autonomy of local government units is one of the fundamental state policies enshrined in the Constitution (1987 Constitution‚ Art. II‚ Sec. 25). Thus‚ the Constitution directed Congress to "to enact a local government code which shall (a) provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure
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Theoretical Framework Theories on Human Needs in Organization Probably psychologist Abraham Maslow’s proposed the best known theory of human needs in organizations (as citied by Baron and Greenberg‚ 1995). Maslow believes that people‚ in general‚ have five basic categories of needs that are achieved in as specific order: physiological‚ safety‚ social‚ esteem and self-actualization needs. This means that once the most fundamental of all needs is satisfied. Despite
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A Review of Revenue Generation in Nigeria Local Government: A Case Study of Ekiti State Destiny Chiagozie Abstract: Local government is faced with varieties of difficulties to source adequate revenue from federal government‚ state government and the internally generated revenue‚ such problems are cogwheel to the smooth running of local government administration. They are; the dishonesty on the part of officers collecting the revenues‚ such as cases of printing receipts by the officers had been
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DRAFT MANAGING LOCAL REVENUE IN INDONESIA Raksaka Mahi *) Prepared for: CAN DECENTRALIZATION HELP REBUILD INDONESIA? A Conference Sponsored by the International Studies Program‚ Andrew Young School of Policy Studies‚ Georgia State University‚ Atlanta May 1- 3‚ 2002 Introduction The role of local owned revenues had been very small for a long period of time. In the past‚ almost ninety percent of total district’s revenue came from central government transfers and subsidies. Moreover‚ those transfers
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction The role and importance Small and Medium Enterprises play in the development of nation has been well documented and beyond doubt now that any emergent economy must have a viral and sustained SME subsector which are critical to the development of an economy. The significant roles SMEs play in development is acknowledged universally. Even in countries such as the United States. Small and Medium Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMIEIS)‚ are enterprises with
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Facing the Lion “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying‚ “I will try again tomorrow.” - Mary Anne Radmacher. Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton‚ a 2003 graduate of Harvard University with a master’s degree in educational policy‚ built up his success from nearly nothing. He grew up in a Maasai nomadic tribe on the savannas of Kenya. Joseph was like any other boy in his tribe until one of his brothers was told he must attend school. His brother refused
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face various problems and issues on a day to day as well as long term basis. These Challenges can be changed country to country like some problems faced by NGOs in Sri Lanka might not be a problem of NGOs in China. In this report we have identified common problems faced by NGOs and other special challenges for NGOs in different countries. Challenges faced by Non Government Organizations: Leadership Challenges The health of the nonprofit sector depends on the quality of its executive leadership
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Tourism is one of the most effective ways of redistributing wealth‚ by moving money into local economies from other parts of the country and overseas. It brings income into a community that would otherwise not be earned. Economic benefits Economic benefits resulting from tourism can take a number of forms including: 1. Jobs Employment may be associated directly‚ such as tour guide or managerial positions; or in supporting industries like food production or retail suppliers. 2. Increased spending
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