CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES Third Regular Session H. No. 3043 S. No. 1913 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTIONS OF PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM‚ AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the "PartyList System Act". SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State shall promote proportional representation in
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Criminal Acts in Sport; Getting Away With Murder Introduction The amount of crimes that occur in and around sports has been a growing topic of conversation over the last decade in our society. Sports participants and spectators alike have been committing crimes on far more frequent basis over the last few years and in the minds of some‚ this is an issue that is getting or has gotten out of hand. There is a question that is asked by many‚ "Where does part of the game become a crime?" as well
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Introduction Till the middle of the XX century the only function of speech acts was to describe the reality. The process of realization of language units in speech was viewed through the comparison of language and speech as a potential system of signs. Pragmatics itself studies how transmission of meaning depends not only on the linguistic knowledge of the speaker and listener‚ but also on the context of an utterance‚ knowledge about the status of those involved‚ the inferred intent of the speaker
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CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT: OBJECTIVE The consumer protection act was enacted in the year 1986‚ in order to mainly protect the interests of the consumer. There was widespread consumer movement back then. Who is a consumer...? Any individual who buys goods‚ which has been paid or will be paid Hires or avails a service by paying or with credit Goods and services obtained for commercial purposes are not included. Rights of a consumer A consumer has the following rights Right to safety Right to be informed
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ACT of 29 August 1997 TAX ORDINANCE (Consolidated text: Dziennik Ustaw 2005‚ No. 8‚ item 60 with subsequent amendments: Dziennik Ustaw 2005‚ No. 85‚ item 727‚ No. 86‚ item 732‚ No. 143‚ item 1199; 2006‚ No. 66‚ item 470‚ No. 104‚ item 708‚ No. 143‚ item 1031‚ No. 217‚ item 1590‚ No. 225‚ item 1635; 2007‚ No. 105‚ item 721‚ No. 112‚ item 769‚ No. 120‚ item 818‚ No. 192‚ item 1378‚ No. 195‚ item 1414‚ No. 225‚ item 1671; 2008‚ No. 118‚ item 745‚ No. 141‚ item 888‚ Monitor Polski 2008‚ No. 61‚ items
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Today I read Act 2 Scene 1 of A Raisin in the Sun. In the beginning of this scene‚ Beneatha is dancing around in her new robes listening to Nigerian folk music. The drunk Walter enters and starts joining in the dancing. Later in the scene‚ George comes in the apartment to pick up Beneatha for their date to the theater‚ but is very surprised to see her in the robes and her new hairstyle. They start to talk about assimilation and George makes fun if their African culture. After much argument‚ Beneatha
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Antonia Darder. Teaching as an Act of Love: Reflections on Paulo Freire and His Contributions to Our Lives and Our Work. Summary: Antonia Darder presents a portrait of why Freire’s work as an educator was so influential in creating an understanding of education as an art. Teaching truly became an art when educators like Freire began to understand the importance of education in the movement of social change. The presence of love in the classroom‚ the type of love that is lively‚ forceful‚ challenging
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perfectly describes the war measures act. The war measures act was created in 1914 and gave the government the full power to do anything in order to maintain peace and safety for all Canadian citizens. It was only used three times in Canadian history before it was replaced by the Emergences act in 1988. It was invoked during World War I from 1914-1920‚ World War II from 1941-1945 and once again during the October crisis in 1970. The question is was the war measures act necessary‚ or was the Canadian government
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lead by George W. Bush‚ took immediate action. The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26th‚ 2001‚ just forty-five days after the attacks‚ with the intent of lawfully allowing law enforcement more leeway when investigating terrorist organizations. Terrorism is detrimental and puts all members of society at risk. The United States government has gone to great lengths to protect its country from acts of terrorism. Invoking the US Patriots Act is an example of the lengths the American government will
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The children act was first introduced in 1908; this was passed by the liberal government at the time. Even thought the act was needed to protect children of the time it was surrounded by controversy. The main aims of the 1908 act were to regulate fostering‚ baby farming‚ and wet nursing. One of the greater aims of the 1908 act was to give local authorities power to keep children of poorer backgrounds away from workhouses and to ultimately protect them from abuse. (www.parliament.co.uk‚ 1998) In
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