admissions tests in the US is the ACT. This originally stood for American College Testing. However‚ in 1996 the official organization name was shortened to only ACT. a professor at the University of Iowa named Everett Franklin Lindquist developed the ACT as an alternative for the SAT‚ in 1959. The difference between the SAT and the ACT is that the ACT‚ unlike the SAT‚ wouldn’t
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Welfare is supposed to be the financial support of people truly in need. The benefits provided by this system range from medical coverage to food stamps. People deserving of welfare include the mentally disabled‚ elderly‚ and the employees of minimum wage jobs. The United States Government established this system to aid its citizens‚ but in reality it accomplished the opposite goal. Welfare has been administered unfairly to those attempting to cheat the system. Because of this‚ the effects have been
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Dream Act Should Not Be Approved The Dream Act would offer amnesty to undocumented immigrants who enter the country before the age of 15. The bill would grant permanent residency (and then citizenship) to an undocumented immigrant if the person completes two years of college or service in the military. Under this bill‚ millions of people would make their dream come true. However‚ the Dream Act is a threat to the nation’s security‚ economy‚ and is unfair to the other people who are seeking US permanent
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE Nuclear energy is a powerful source of energy compared to other conventional fuels. All crude oil based fuels derive their energy from oxidation‚ which is a change in the energy levels of electrons outside the nucleus. However‚ nuclear energy derives power from changes in the nuclear energy levels of the atomic nucleus! Tremendous energy lies locked up inside a radioactive nucleus and nuclear fission is a way of tapping this energy. Nuclear power plants derive
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killed for who they are or what they believe in‚ by a superior group. One of the most infamous ones is the Holocaust. Since that was a while ago‚ not too many people know that genocide is still happening. In the beginning of the 21st century‚ a new act of extermination came into play and still continues today. ¨The killings began in 2003‚ as the first genocide of the 21st century. Unrest and violence persist today.¨(Mitchell Hamline School Of Law) This is powerful because this shows that it has already
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for education due to the cost of college tuition. In October of 2011‚ The California Dream Act‚ also referred to as AB540‚ passed went
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ever conducted. Fluoride has been the subject of great debate between those who believe we need fluoride in our water to help prevent tooth decay and those who say it’s a toxic substance that is leading to many health problems. In 2011‚ Arkansas Act 197 mandated all communities with over 5‚000 residents must put fluoride in their water. Representatives who voted on the issue were told of a study that was done in two communities and that the community that had fluoride in its water saw a 50-percent
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HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 1996‚ which was originally proposed to assure health insurance coverage after leaving a job. Congress felt the need to add a section to the bill in order to save money; therefore‚ the Administration Simplification section was included in the bill. The health care industry was in agreeance with the ideas of Congress because standard record formats‚ code sets‚ and identifiers in standardized electronic transactions were required. The
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The moral theory of utilitarianism consists of welfarism‚ a theory of the good‚ and consequentialism‚ a theory of the right. Utilitarianism dictates that a moral action is one whose results bring about the greatest amount of welfare for all relevant parties. Though‚ at first glance‚ utilitarianism may be appealing (Who can disagree with the claim that promoting the welfare of all members of society is the right thing to do?)‚ upon further reflection‚ it is clear that utilitarianism has a few shortcomings—namely
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Tap Water Pros and Cons Pros | Cons | Monitored and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). | Some water is carried in lead pipes from utility companies to homes‚ which means lead can leach from pipes into the water. | Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA)of 1996 have made drinking water safer. | The EPA allows tap water to have 10 parts per billion (ppb) of arsenic in it‚ although scientists now know there is no safe level of arsenic. | Numerous tests are conducted
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