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    Online Voting

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    2011 ISSN: 2041-3114 © Maxwell Scientific Organization‚ 2011 Submitted: July 22‚ 2011 Accepted: August 27‚ 2011 Published: September 30‚ 2011 The Design of an Electronic Voting System G.O. Ofori-Dwumfuo and E. Paatey Methodist University College‚ Ghana Abstract: The aim of this study is to design an electronic voting system based upon the electoral process adopted in Ghana. In recent years‚ information technology has greatly affected all aspects of life‚ and to a large extent‚ this includes

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    also be caused by pieces of paper. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a law passed that primarily gave African Americans the right to vote without having to take any sort of literacy tests. African Americans were widely ignored in voting rights because they were forced to take literacy tests to be eligible to vote. Having this event in our nation’s civil rights movement was a landmark that allowed the other half of our nation’s voice to be heard. “The Voting Rights Act itself has been called the single

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    Did the 1920s Roar?

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    DID THE 1920S ROAR? Mary Haj Ms. Murray CHC2D1 October 28 2012 When people think of the 1920’s they think of a time of prosperity. Although due to Canadians not experiencing greater levels of equality the 1920’s did not in fact roar. The injustice felt by the Native people was a direct result of inequality and discrimination by the Canadian government. According to ‘A Day at Indian Residential Schools In Canada’ living in these Residential schools was a complete nightmare. Only 2 hours of

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    What problems did Hispanics‚ Native Americans and women face in 1945 and how far had these been overcome by 1968 World War Two has often been described as a turning point in the battle for equality between men and women. From the beginning‚ women were always struggling to gain status‚ respect‚ and rights in their society. Prior to World War Two‚ a woman’s role in society was seen as someone who cooked‚ cleaned‚ and gave birth. The years during and following the war marked a turning point in the

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    of the movie‚ the twist is that narrators character and Durden are actually different personalities within the same person‚ in what is supposed to be a form of DID. The narrator portrays many signs of this psychological disorder. Some are amnesia‚ hallucinations‚ having different personalities‚ and depersonalization. The criteria for DID require 1) the existence of multiple "identity or personality states‚" each of which exhibits independent opinions‚ 2) that two or more of the subject’s personalities

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    Geology Research Project Page 1 Where did that Diamond come from? Geology Research Project Rough Draft December 4‚ 2013 Geology Geology Research Project – Rough Draft Page 2 Where did that Diamond come from? Diamonds are seen everywhere in stores and they are displayed in necklaces‚ earrings‚ pins and rings. They sparkle brilliantly in the right light. More than likely‚ most people don’t know how that diamond made it to the

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    legitimate a claim to the presidency as Jefferson did. The task of choosing the president fell to the House of Representatives. After seven days and thirty-six

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    Did Witchcraft Exist

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    Did witches truly exist? “Johann Weyer (1515-88) was the first critic to deny the existence of witches altogether‚ arguing that it was not the witches who were recruited by the devil to harm mankind‚ but that the very belief that witches existed at all was a harmful diabolical invention” (pg. 280). Weyer used a close examination of the study of language‚ terminology‚ and translation of scripture and documents to refute the existence of witches through logic and detailed argumentative analysis.

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    Stuarts learned nothing from the Civil War. One would think that after hiding away‚ awaiting the day that England would decide to restore its monarchy‚ they would have realized the faults in their fathers beliefs that had caused the disastrous civil war. Once they had reclaimed the throne from 11 years of Commonwealth‚ they followed the ways of their father‚ CharlesⅠ‚ into the belief of the Divine Right of Kings. This made Parliament wonder‚ did the Stuarts learn any thing from the Civil War?CharlesⅡ

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    According to Election Data Services the percentage of electronic voting machines per county doubled between 1998 and 2002 to 16 percent-‚ yet a full replacement of the traditional voting procedure is very unlikely. In its essence‚ an electronic voting machine is a computer assisted self-interviewing device (CASI) giving the voter the opportunity to review and change his/her vote before submitting it. The different types of voting machines allow for different kinds of interaction‚ such as using

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