Testimonies to Congress Society & Genetics 5 Landecker‚ Hannah Flaherty‚ Devin October 25‚ 2012 Testimony 1 Good Afternoon‚ Congress. Thank you for inviting me to discuss the significant issues and possible actions that can be brought to the antibiotic resistance issue. My name is Dr. Joe. I am a professor of professor of Society and Genetics. Through the research facilities at the university‚ I cultivate bacteria and observe what harms or benefits the different species
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CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives Updated May 19‚ 2005 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the House of Commons and the House of Representatives Summary Although the United States Congress can trace its origins
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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America‚ consisting of two houses‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are 535 total members in congress. The framers viewed the legislative branch as the most powerful branch. When congress meets its called a session and this happens once a year. We got the bicameral legislature from the great compromise. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of
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Continental Congress: The First Continental Congress was made up of delegates from the colonies and met during 1774. In 1775‚ the Second Continental Congress began meeting right after the Revolutionary War. It declared that America was independent from Britain and in 1781‚ ratified the first national constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation. Constitutional Convention: The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17‚ 1787 in Philadelphia. The task before the Constitutional
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2. What did the Congress of Vienna accomplish? The Congress of Vienna accomplished many things. They first met in September of 1814. After the defeat of Napoleon‚ European rulers wanted to restore the old order. Great Britain‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia met at the Congress of Vienna. They met to arrange a final peace settlement. The most influential leader was the Austrian foreign minister‚ Metternich. He wanted the royal families to be restored to their positions of power. They also wanted
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countries‚ and to prevent any events which may prompt a world war. In this regard‚ it is much similar to the Congress of Vienna; however‚ that is the place the similarities end. One of the key standards of the League of Nations is that every nation is self-determinate and has an independent mind‚ thinking for itself alone. This implies‚ as opposed to meddle in the working of every country‚ as the congress did‚ the League held that it would just intercede in intense circumstances‚ prompting a demeanor of lack
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“Work Doesn’t Work” Reading this chapter of “Work doesn’t Work” from the book of “The Working Poor: Invisible in America” was a very interesting reading‚ but stories that I hear too many times very often. Like the three ladies in this story it gives a great example of how the struggle remains for many Americans‚ and it doesn’t matter the color or race you are. For Christie‚ Debra‚ and Caroline they had many of differences which included they had low paying jobs and they lived their lives on a check
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who have been in congress for a long time. With this ambition‚ multiple problems arise. People who have a job should not just be pulled out because they have been in there too long. That is not a good enough reason in any case. The people working in congress have worked and worked very hard to become part of this high position. Donald Trump should open his eyes and realize what these people are doing not just for him‚ but for our country. Without these people working in congress our country would
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Theodore Roosevelt was an energetic and progressive President with big goals for our nation. In his “Message to Congress” in 1901‚ he explained the difference between good and bad trusts‚ saying that good trusts were good for the public while bad ones were led by selfish executives (pg. 123). He stated that big business was created naturally‚ and he gave credit to the “captains of industry” who led the nation into an industrial era (pg. 123). Roosevelt warned against hastily striking at big business
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Final Chains Essay Dear Gentlemen of the Continental Congress‚ “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Source D). These words were stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of independence. One sentence from here will be a piece of evidence used countless times when arguing for the rights of people with my skin color. This
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