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    The Events Surrounding the Whiskey Rebellion For hundreds of years‚ there have been many reasons for citizens to feel like they were being taken advantage of by their government. The biggest source of these exploited feelings seems to be taxes. Now‚ when citizens feel like they are taken advantage of‚ there seems to be 2 ways that they deal with it: they accept it and pay their taxes‚ or they get angry until the whispers of rebellion are heard ‘round the country. A great example of a rebellion

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    The Inequalities Surrounding Australian Indigenous Health Inequality in health is one of the most controversial topics within Australian Health Care. Inequality in relation to health is defined as being “differences in health status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups” (World Health Organization‚ 2012). Within Australia inequality affects a wide range of population groups; however Indigenous Australians are most widely affected therefore this paper

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    Being successful overall is hard to accomplish. There has to be lots of time associated with having success. Also‚ you have to portray great qualities‚ skills and experience to excel in your career. Five of the most important qualities is self-motivation‚ interpersonal skills‚ thinking strategically‚ innovation and being open to change. In this paper I will explain how these qualities fit into my personal success throughout my life‚ education and career. By using habits‚ knowledge and mindsets necessary

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    The 3 Most Pressing Issues The three most pressing social issues in the United States today are the economy‚ lack of appropriate education‚ and our priorities. In the U.S. today our national debt is over fifteen trillion dollars. Our national unemployment rate is 8.5%. Big businesses seem to continue to flourish at the working classes’ expense. When the wealthy lose their jobs‚ they tend to have “nest eggs” or resources that they can rely on until another position comes available. Yes‚ they sometimes

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    Rachel Bohnenberger Professor Van Doorn ENVS 150-002 26 January 2015 Critique One In the interview with journalist Chris Mooney‚ conducted by Jeff Young‚ the main subject is the issue of scientific illiteracy in the United States. This discussion is brought about by a Pew Research Center poll that found a majority of Americans do not believe in evolution‚ do not think climate change is being caused by humans‚ and do not know that an electron is smaller than an atom.1 Jeff Young and Chris Mooney

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    Elements of a Crime and how the elements of a crime apply to the overall criminal procedure process? The three elements of crime are actus reus‚ mens rea‚ and the relationship between the two. Actus reus is commission or omission that is illegal. The act must be voluntary and must break a criminal statue. Mens rea is the guilty state of mind. Accidently switching briefcases with someone at an airport does not possess mens rea. (Jon’a F. Meyer‚ Diana R. Grant‚ 2003) The relationship of the two must

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    throughout history sought to create empires as a way to establish their power. Often when one looks at the wide spectrum of history‚ some empires only last a few hundred of years and then dwindle out. After their fall‚ their legacy does not continue and their history is loss to the ages. Without a legacy‚ Rome would have ceased to exist‚ and would not have carried it’s ideals to post-classical civilizations. Rome had a successful and functioning government that help established its power‚ grandeur‚ and

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    I think there is too much attention given to the black-white issues in the United States. This is because while all of this happens there are other major things that happens. Also‚ there is a lot of political cases and crimes that happen over this issue. Most if these events get aired on tv‚ which caused more problems‚ by people taking their sides. Social Media is a very big part over this issue in America. This causes people to post things saying what they believe in‚ but people will get offended

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    Federal vs. States Recently in Florida news‚ voters are debating about the topic of legalizing medicinal marijuana. But one thing these voters should really focus on is if this is possible. As of 2012 sixteen states‚ including Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Maine‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington‚ and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana (“Medical”‚ 1). Although in these states medicinal

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    How effective would an increase in government spending be at promoting economic growth? Economic growth is best defined as a long-term expansion of the productive potential of the economy. Sustained economic growth should lead higher real living standards and rising employment. Short term growth is measured by the annual % change in real GDP. Government spending is a way of increasing aggregate demand‚ and if successful can help boost economic growth. Government spending tends to be directed at

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