Criminal activities of the Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties were aptly named: they were indeed roaring with music and dance‚ but also with gangsters and criminals. The Great Depression having affected everybody‚ all were in need of money and ready to do whatever it took to get some. This is why the Roaring Twenties were a decade of bootlegging‚ bank robbing‚ and corruption. The first important criminal industry of the 1920’s was bootlegging. Bootlegging consisted in illegally supplying or
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impact on children‚ which can in no sense be positive or inspiring. RH BILL he issue on whether or not the Philippines indeed needs a Reproductive Health bill has been in limbo in the Congress since time immemorial. The clamor between the pro and the anti has never been at par since today‚ and each has a very valid reason as to why and why not the lawmakers should pass the RH Bill. So is there really a need for an RH Bill? Let’s weigh the reasons and consequences. First‚ the issue on the protection
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A person who is humble should be honored. A person who cares for not only himself‚ but for all people should be honored. A person who helps this country instead of destroying it should be honored. So why is Andrew Jackson on the twenty dollar bill? Andrew Jackson was the seventh president. He was different than the presidents that came before him. He did not come from a wealthy family or grow up in a nice neighborhood. He was a so called‚ “common man.” Before he became president he was considered
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Bill Value Trust is a mutual fund that has performed well against various indexes in the years leading up to 2005. Value Trust takes S&P 500 as its benchmark index‚ which it has outperformed for the last 14 years. Prior to 2005‚ Value Trust had an average annual total return of 14.6%‚ which was 3.67% higher than S&P 500’s average annual returns. From exhibits 1 and 5 we can see that the return was much higher for Value Trust (15.04%) compared to the S&P 500 (9.48%) over a ten year period. The
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL / RH BILL (PRO) Reproductive Health Bill or also known as “RH Bill”‚ aims to control the population in the Philippines. It promotes family planning methods which are safe and legally permissible. It allows the people to use contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortion. Moreover‚ it assures an enabling environment where women and couples have the freedom of informed choice on the mode of family planning they want to adopt based on their needs‚ personal
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Bill Gates is known as one of the richest entrepreneurs in the world. He is responsible for creating the largest computer and technology business in the world‚ Microsoft. In the company’s early days‚ no one would have thought that it would change both America and the world from that point on. Gates and his company have created both computers and software that has revolutionized everything in America and the world. What is more amazing is the company continues to grow and revolutionize the ways in
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its necessity‚ value‚ and morality. One of these is the Reproductive Health Bill. Almost over a decade has passed since the Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines was for the first time proposed‚ now that the pursuance of the bill has gained its rebirth‚ still it has become a part of the national debate bringing about a wider division. The Reproductive Health Bill‚ popularly known as the RH Bill‚ is a Philippine bill aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on birth control
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regarding the controversial Reproductive Health Bill. Albay Representative Edcel Lagman and other representatives sponsor the Reproductive Health Bill‚ popularly known as RH Bill. With 113 votes on affirmative‚ 104 negative and 3 abstentions‚ the RH Bill passed the second reading although the Catholic Church is against with this bill. RH Bill is a very controversial issue nowadays here in the Philippines. There is a great debate about the RH Bill. Every Filipino has their own standing about his
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Reproductive Health Bill The continuous debate on the proposed Reproductive Health Bill keeps on polarizing our country. The mere fact that the State and the Church are two separate entities has become more evident since the provisions of the RH Bill surfaced. The Catholic Church has been firm with its stand on the moral and religious principle of protecting human life. The Government‚ on the other hand‚ has intensified its campaign towards family planning including the artificial or modern
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11-12-14 Dr. Guynn ENG 0104 Buffalo Bill Museum The title of the essay written by Jane Tompkins about her trip to the buffalo bill museum was named “At the Buffalo Bill Museum.” Throughout this essay Thompkins was confused about Bill Cody also known as “Buffalo Bill” not knowing of he was a good person or if he was a bad person. Through the entire essay she was fence sitting on her beliefs of Buffalo Bill. Finally she came to the conclusion that Buffalo Bill was indeed a good person‚ and was loved
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