The efforts of five women known as the Famous Five has had a lasting effect on the rights of women in Canada to this day. These women‚ all from Alberta‚ were Emily Murphy‚ Nellie McClung‚ Louise McKinney‚ Irene Parlby and Henrietta Muir Edwards. Emily Murphy pressured the Alberta government into passing the “Dower Act’ which protected a wife’s right to one-third (⅓) share of her husband’s property. Nellie McClung was very active with organizations and was involved in politics from 1914 to 1926
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Unit Outline 2013 Faculty of Business‚ Government and Law Legal Systems G 6777 Page 1 of 16 Australian Government Higher Education (CRICOS) Registered Provider number: #00212K This Unit Outline must be read in conjunction with: a) UC Student Guide to Policies‚ which sets out University-wide policies and procedures‚ including information on matters such as plagiarism‚ grade descriptors‚ moderation‚ feedback and deferred exams‚ and is available at (scroll to bottom of page) http://www
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Ethics and Economics Dr. Wight 12/12/13 Tobacco: The Ethical Regulation of an American Symbol Tobacco has been a staple of the American economy since the early days of colonial Virginia when it because the young country’s first cash crop. As the nation expanded‚ so too did tobacco’s prominence and it joined cotton as the primary export of the southern United States‚ playing a critical role in solidifying our economic stability and prosperity. However‚ in the 20th century‚ with technological advances
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When people hear stories like this they do not know what to think about medical marijuana. It is therefore very important to look in depth at the effects and potential uses for this trending medicine. There is evidence that medical marijuana has been used since 2900 BC‚ though it and has been shunned for over the past 5000 years. In the late 1960s‚ marijuana made a comeback in the U.S. as a recreational drug‚ which gave it the bad reputation it has today. It is due to this reputation that it is illegal
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The Five Pillars of Islam are known as being the regulation of how the Muslims deal with God. They include the Shahadah‚ canonical prayer‚ charity‚ observance of Ramadan‚ and pilgrimage. These Five Pillars are each unique in different ways‚ but they all contribute to the overall conclusion of how Islam should contract with their God. The first of the Five Pillars of Islam is known as the Shahadah. Islam views the Shahada as
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The Five Forces Framework and Competitive Strategy In this framework due to Michael Porter there are two high-level stages in the creation of competitive strategy‚ each stage corresponding to a high-level determinant of profitability mentioned in the previous section. The first stage is the assessment of the attractiveness of the industry in which a given company is embedded based on a structural analysis of the industry. In this stage‚ called the five forces framework‚ five forces that influence
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THE LOW FIVE After reading the story of the Low Five‚ it appears the new coach Shirley did not understand the complete concept of the leadership process. She was peering through the lens of only her coaching role‚ and not the lens of the basketball team‚ which were her (followers) and the leadership Situation which was her (method of training). I believe if Shirley had been willing to view all three lenses of the interactional framework surrounding leadership process‚ her vision would have
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Martha McKinley: Legal Memo Kaplan University Unit # 8 Iraida TO: Professor Howard FROM: Iraida RE: Martha McKinley DATE: October 15‚ 2013 QUESTION PRESENTED Does Ted McKinley‚ Martha’s father‚ have a right to file suit against the CES for punishing his daughter without a fair trial? SHORT ANSWER Yes. Ted McKinley has the right to file suit against the CES board. There are many issues present‚ but most importantly‚ the CES violated the
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2012 Is fast food the new tobacco? Should government further regulate fast food advertisements as done with tobacco advertisements? On June 22 of 2010‚ over ten years of intensive planning from the FDA would finally result in the extensive regulation of the $89 billion tobacco industry. Although the newly created laws could not illegalize nicotine or tobacco‚ the FDA was given vast authority to regulate the ingredients in tobacco products as well as the way they were sold‚ distributed‚ and marketed
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555 P.2d 696 Supreme Court of New Mexico. Zelma M. MITCHELL‚ Plaintiff-Appellee‚ v. LOVINGTON GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER‚ INC.‚ Defendant-Appellant. No. 10847.Oct. 27‚ 1976. Appeal was taken from an order of the District Court‚ Bernalillo County‚ Richard B. Traub‚ D.J.‚ reversing a decision of the Unemployment Security Commission and awarding benefits to discharged employee. The Supreme Court‚ Sosa‚ J.‚ held that employee’s insubordination‚ improper attire‚ name calling and other conduct evidencing wilful
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