European Parliament History Founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and renamed the European Parliamentary Assembly in 1958‚ it became the European Parliament in 1962. The first direct elections took place in 1979. The current MEPs were elected during the 2009 elections and will serve until 2014. The evolution of the Parliament is closely linked to a succession of treaties culminating in the current Lisbon Treaty. These treaties define the
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Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines is a non-union facility. Both facilities strive to give its patients excellent care but the working conditions vary somewhat due to the difference between a union and non-union facility. From Mary Greeley’s I interviewed Mrs. Lorna Hamilton‚ the Emergency/Security Management Coordinator and from the Iowa Lutheran Hospital I interviewed Mr. Jeffrey L. Bebensee‚ the Security Manager. Both managers were familiar with the labor unions effect on their workplaces. Lorna
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Fey Engl 1301 Feb. 01 2013 What Citizenship Means To Me So what does citizenship means to me? Is it just a piece of paper that says you are a citizen of a country or does it mean something more in a deeper level. When I was just a little boy my mother always talks about that when we move to the United States we should apply for citizenship immediately. As I was growing up here in the United States I slowly understand what citizenship means to me. Being a citizen for me is fulfilling
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conceiving an offspring in that nation. Only‚ few nations give out citizenship to any kids that are born on their land and United States is one of the countries that provides citizenship to people that are born on their land. Although people from various countries come to United States of America to give birth to their babies and apply for the citizenship through that‚ I argue that the U.S government should not provide citizenship
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Birthright citizenship 1.) A. Research the term "birth tourism" and how birth tourism impacts (or may impact) our system and resources. B. Which areas in the U.S. are seeing the most birth tourism? a. Birth tourism‚ mainly Chinese women‚ travel to give birth in the U.S so that their children will be U.S citizens‚ also called Anchor babies. After getting the citizenship for the baby‚ most parents return to their home country. Their plan being to send their children to college in America‚ once old
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CIVIC AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA SCHOOLS ABSTRACT “Member States should promote‚ at every stage of education‚ an active civic training which will enable every person to gain a knowledge of the method of operation and the work of public institutions‚ whether local‚ national or international; and to participate in the cultural life of the community and in public affairs. Wherever possible‚ this participation should increasingly link education and action to solve problems at the local
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European Integration Date: 09.01.2014 Introduction The following paper will provide an overview on the importance of the regional union of Balkans countries before joining European Union. Initially the paper will describe the main forms of integration and the main benefit for each of them. Furthermore‚ the paper will explain the main barriers of political integration of the Albania‚ Macedonia‚ Kosova and Montenegro. The essay will be based in the daily political development of the
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brief – BTEC (NQF) Assignment title Concepts of citizenship and diversity Assessor Annie Foxall/ Alannah Gibbs Date issued 16th October 2014 Hand in deadline 23rd October 2014 Duration (approx) 8 hours Qualification covered BTEC Subsidiary/90 Credit Diploma in Public Services Units covered Unit 3; Citizenship‚ Diversity and the Public Services Learning aims covered Learning outcome 1: Understand the meaning and benefits of citizenship and diversity Scenario You are a trainer for
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Reflections on Teaching Citizenship Enrolling on this course will allow me to gain accreditation for a subject that I feel enthusiastic and passionate. Our student group is quite diverse and there are opportunities to listen to others in context to how they teach citizenship. Meeting other individuals‚ who are in a similar position to my self will be rewarding and provides us with an ideal opportunity to benefit collectively from each other’s experiences‚ good and bad. In addition to this‚ I hope
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the Union Unions were created with the everyday worker in mind‚ an opposite to the previous mindset where the employer ruled his employee and the employee had no recourse. Unions helped pave the way for many of the current rights we have in place for American workers today; such as the length of the workday and weekly hours‚ child labor laws‚ minimum salary requirements‚ workers compensation and safe working conditions. With so much advancement in the American workforce because of Unions‚ it is
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