public finance is the study of the financial activities of governments and public authorities. divided into three categories: a - Knowing what activities the public sector engages in and how these are organized (that is‚ revenue gathering and expenditures) b - Understanding and foreseeing the full consequences of these governmental activities c - Evaluating alternative policies. The positive side describes the activities of the public sector‚ explains the reasons of the programs in existence and
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Soda Tax The Policy: In February 2013‚ Senator Bill Monning‚ D-Carmel‚ proposed the soda tax that would charge a 1-cent-per ounce tax on sweetened beverages‚ such as sodas. This is described to be as part of an effort to help fight child obesity through improving nutrition and fitness programs. History: One of the biggest epidemics facing Americans right now is obesity. One can argue that soda and other sugary drinks are the biggest contributor because of all the “empty calories
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something to improve their health eagerly. Some people suggest that the public health should be improved by increasing the number of sports facilities and promoting healthy diets‚while others think that other measures should be taken. I think both views are reasonable. First of all‚with the stress of the work and the life‚loads of people had no time (some are lack of money)to go to the gym doing daily exercises.If the public sports facilities have been built more‚ such as in every residential community
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Public Enemies The film is about the FBI trying to take down American gangsters John Dillinger‚ Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during the booming crime wave in the 1930’s. The film Public Enemies‚ directed by Michael Mann‚ is a 2009 American adaptation from the book‚ “Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the birth of the FBI” written by Bryan Burrough‚ which details the demise of many notorious criminals in the 1930’s. Burrough originally intended to make a television series
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Private School vs Public School : I think that nobody should have to pay for school. Everyone should get a good education for free. Parents would not have to send their kids to private schools if public schools were just as good. To me there is no reason that private schools have better quality teachers‚ better education‚ and a higer rate of graduation. I think are government should do a better job so that there wont be a need for private schools. Robbing the poor to help the rich : I
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Public administration is not a science or an art. Public administration is known as a "craft" for many reasons. It is not science because there isn’t an entirely correct way of doing it‚ there are no equations that will constitute efficiency or effectiveness for sure. Science is all about facts‚ a scientific rule is one that works all the time. Although administrators use scientific laws‚ techniques‚ and data‚ they do so in ways that give individual imagination and temperament free rein. There
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system to the public. Community leaders and government officials will devise plan on reduce crime with a lasting solution to crime solving. The paper will discuss key issues in community policing and the key actor involved in the policy making‚ example of the policy and the effective and ineffective of community policing. Community Policing The Department of Justice describes community policing as a philosophy in proving strategies in solving crimes and address issues that raises public safety involving
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Course Description: This Public Speaking course is designed to introduce students to three basic modes of speaking. It provides each student with the necessary skills in order to communicate effectively. This lecture-performance course teaches the student how to develop and further enforce verbal and non-verbal communication skills and values. It includes: research‚ presentations skills‚ critical listening and thinking skills‚ audience analysis‚ anxiety reduction‚ and voice and articulation. In
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European Parliament It is the only directly elected body of the European Union They have 754 members (MEPs) They are elected once every 5 years through turnout for voting is low The EP drafts EU legislations which affects UK‚ which we must adhere to‚ but we can still make up our own laws They also control the EU budgets It has 2 places of work; Brussels in Belgium‚ Luxemburg city‚ Strasbourg in France Advantages of being in the EU I believe an advantage of being in the European Union is
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Public Relations definition—*Influences public opinion through sound‚ character‚ and performance *uses 2-way communication Differences between PR‚ Marketing‚ and Advertising 1. PR—positive image to public audience and target audience 2. Marketing—Communicating and delivering products to a certain audience through promotion 3. Advertising—T.V.‚ radio‚ internet etc. communication to an audience Influencing evolution of public relations theory 1. Growth of big institutions
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