We currently spend more on defense than the next 10 countries combined. Defense spending accounts for about 20 percent of all federal spending — nearly as much as Social Security‚ or the combined spending for Medicare and Medicaid. The sheer size of the defense budget suggests that it should be part of any serious effort to address America’s long-term fiscal challenges. National security threats have evolved over the past 50 years‚ changing the nature of U.S. commitments around the world. We need
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fight back to save your own life‚ or stay still for nothing as an innocent victim? Of late years‚ self-defence has been a topical issue‚ especially about the right of owning weapons. Undoubtedly‚ every human being has the right to protect oneself; however‚ would it be a sound reason to carry a weapon? This is arguable. It is believed that people should have the right to carry a weapon for self-defence whenever there is a life-threatening danger. Some people suggest that it is because everyone has the
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CRIMINAL LAW PROJECT CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. SECTION 96: THINGS DONE IN PRIVATE DEFENCE i. Private defence: Object ii. Right of private defence iii. Scope III. SECTION 97: RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE OF THE BODY AND OF PROPERTY i. Right under this section essentially a defensive right ii. Right of private defence not available to aggressors iii. No private defence in free fight iv. Right of private defence not available against lawful acts v
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HC/PS/13015-Faith Kisio Self-defence and its Implications to the War on Terror Introduction The quest for international security has become more elusive in recent years. From the continuous conflict in the Middle East to resource wars in Africa and territorial conflict in Europe‚ there has been an increase in insecurity globally. This has been incredibly exacerbated by the war on terror post September 11‚ 2001 attack in the United States (US). It was following this attack that the US declared
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A DEFENSE OF POETRY Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) born on August 4‚ 1792 at Field Place‚ near Horsham‚ West Sussex‚ England. one of the major English Romantic poets regarded by critics as among the finest lyric poets in the English language classic poems: Ozymandias‚ Ode to the West Wind‚ To a Skylark‚ Music‚ When Soft Voices Die‚ The Cloud and The Masque of Anarchy love of freedom and political opinions influenced poems such as Prometheus Unbound (1820)
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CONFLICTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT By Alabi‚ A. T. (Ph.D.) Department of Educational Management‚ University of llorin‚ llorin Abstract This paper focuses on conflict between individuals and between groups as a universal phenomenon of management and organizational behaviour. It recognizes conflict .as an inherent feature of organization‚ and induced‚ in part‚ by the very structure of the organization. The structure of universities allows the sharing of functional
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Key Concepts All readings are useful. If you complete them before class you will find the materials covered in class much easier to understand than if you do not. At the same time‚ this is an Introductory Course and we do not expect you to remember all content for midterms and final. For this reason‚ we are summarizing the points from each chapter that we think are most important that you understand and remember. You may use these as a guide for preparing your own study notes. If you are confused
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa – Año: 2011 Segundo parcial: domiciliario NIGERIAN ENGLISH Berardi‚ Lucía Introduction As Jennifer Jenkins states in her resource book World Englishes “... there are approximately seventy-five territories where English is spoken either as a first language (L1)‚ or as an official (i.e institutionalised) second language (L2) in fields such as government‚ law and education.”[1] There were two dispersals or diasporas of English that contributed
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Defence Day 6 September 1965 is a very bright day in the history of Pakistan. It is the day on which everyone in the whole nation is proud of. This is because we Pakistanis on that day were able to protect ourselves from the aggression of our neighbour who was much bigger in power than us. It is also known as Youm-e-Difa. And we celebrate it as national day on 6 September‚ in memory of those who sacrificed in war for their country. Defending country means you are strong enough to
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COURSE GUIDE GST 201 COURSE GUIDE GST 201 NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE Course Developer/ Writer Dr. Cyrille D. Ngamen Kouassi Department of Sociology/Anthropology Igbinedion University‚ Okada Benin-City Course Editor Prof. Bertram A. Okolo Faculty of Arts University of Benin Benin-City Programme Leader Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National Open University of Nigeria Victoria-Island‚ Lagos Course Co-ordinator Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National
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