Dan Keegan Current Event 4-29-05 Lately‚ there has been a surge of bills throughout the nation regarding homosexual rights. In Texas and Alabama‚ either the House or the Senate decided to "narrow their rights." On the same day‚ Connecticut became the first state to approve "marriage-like civil unions" without a court order. Vermont and Washington State remain relatively torn‚ but the pending bill in Washington regarding equality for gays in housing‚ insurance‚ and employment was rejected
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Erin Powers Mrs. Runkle Economics- E Period February 26th‚ 2013 Current Event #1: International 1.) Source money.cnn.com‚ http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/27/news/economy/minimum-wage/ index.html 2.) Summary of Article According to CNN news tabs‚ Americans in the United States who possess the ability to work for minimum wage has dropped in the past year. From 2012 to now in 2013‚ the estimated amount of people who have minimum wage paying jobs has lowered from 3.8 million to 3.6 million. In some states
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The 1960s is a decade filled with a series of remarkable and significant events that still resonate today. From the charismatic John F. Kennedy winning the nation ’s highest office to Vietnam War‚ the 1960s was a decade of transformational changes (Whithaus‚ 2004). Adding to this transformation were a host of technological breakthroughs. For the first time in American history a presidential political debate‚ between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon‚ was aired on TV. In 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald
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Feb Major Events -Delhi emerged as worst place in terms of key parameters of environment in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI).Delhi was ranked at number 32. -Sugata Mitra was awarded the million-dollar TED Prize for pursuing his idea for building the schools in the Internet. -Anupam Kher‚ the veteran Bollywood actor was awarded with the City Proclamation Award in Los Angeles. -The Government of Japan nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for the designation of next governor of the Central Bank
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Shanai Leon Gothic Literature Mary Shelley’s traumatic events throughout her life made her a more sophisticated writer because she expressed how she felt through her writing. It is only noticeable if you know her biography and read her books. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born on August 30‚ 1797‚ in London‚ England. She was the only daughter of philosopher William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft‚ an early feminist ( a person who works for women rights). Both of Mary’s parents were novelists‚ her
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Current Event Summary- 2012 US Presidential Elections Whether it is about taxes‚ spending‚ the bailouts‚ the debt ceiling or entitlements‚ a fundamental source of disagreement between Republicans and Democrats is whether the federal government should be a support system for the country or play an extremely limited role in business‚ social and day-to-day life. The tea party wing of the Republican party has used reducing the size of government as a rallying cry while progressive Democrats
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Table of Contents Info graphic: Why Sex Ed for Teens May Need to Start Earlier Page 1-4 5 Medicine Mistakes You Could be Making Page 5-9 Drugs helping kids’ mental health Page 10-13 Antibiotics Improve Health of Children In Developing Countries Page 14-17 Pediatricians Say Training Can Help Teens Avoid Knee Injures Page 18-22 Two Major Cities Make Condoms More Easily Available to Young People Page 23-26 Learning the Yin and Yang of Sexuality Page 27-32 Boy Scouts member accidently
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Year President Event April 30th 1789- March 4th 1797 George Washington French Revolution began (1789)‚ Bill of rights created/ratified (1789/1791)‚ Whiskey Rebellion (1791)‚ Jay’s Treaty (1794) March 4th 1797-March 4th 1801 John Adams XYZ Affair (1797-1798)‚ Alien & Sedition Acts (1798) March 4th 1801-March 4th 1809 Thomas Jefferson Marbury v. Madison (1803)‚ Louisiana Purchase (1803)‚ Embargo Act (1807) March 4th 1809-March 4th 1817 James Madison Battle of Tippecanoe (1811)‚ Burning
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The Banning of Cough Syrup to Minors in California Tawney Hanson University of Phoenix February 17‚ 2013 Author’s Note This paper was prepared for HCS 531‚ taught by Dr. Tracey Lane-Belcher EdD‚ RN‚ CNL Abstract This paper will discuss the topic of over the counter cough syrup being banned for minors to purchase. California was the first state where this law started. We will examine why and how it started‚ then lead to research of results. Also the understanding of how ingesting too much
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Antigone’s Suffering Connected with Past Events Have you ever believed that your family was cursed or that fate was lead you to your destiny? In the philosophical play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus believed she was “destined” to die because of her family’s curse that has proved itself true through many different family deaths. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ ordered that Antigone’s brother would not be buried since he was fighting against Thebes in the war. Eventually
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