Pork barrel started in the American era. In the book The Senate 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate‚ former US senator Robert Byrd wrote that the term “pork barrel” refers to the national treasury from “which government officials dip for pork‚ or funds for local projects.”( Robert Byrd. The Senate 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate) And also‚ defined by a Civil Society group in the Philippines‚ PDAF Watch‚ “pork barrel funds are those allocated
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Introduction When I read the instructions for the interview with a special education teacher‚ I immediately thought of my aunt Janet. My aunt had been a special education teacher for as long as I could remember and I knew she was the best candidate for this task. I went to her house in Charlotte‚ North Carolina to conduct the interview. My aunt was eager to be interviewed‚ she loves talking about her job‚ even though she is retired now. Even though the interview only last an hour I felt like I learned
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taken control. She portrays the topic of misogyny and gender norms in this text. A realistic element Russ displays is the importance of family structure between Janet and Katy.. Russ writes‚ “I remember wandering into the nursery and picking up my wife’s baby‚ dozing for a while with the poignant‚ amazing warmth of an infant in my lap.” Janet reminisces in the memories of her and Katy’s‚ avoiding the thought of men coming back to their planet. Russ uses the idea of family by showing that “gender norms”
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Prepare yourself for a journey. Travel with me‚ as we explore the mind of a character named Roy played by Edward Norton in the film directed by Gregory Hoblit in 1996 Titled “Primal Fear”. In this film Roy suffers from a psychological disorder. As we travel on this journey deep into the mind of this character‚ we will begin to unlock the secrets that lay within. Discovering what psychological disorder Roy suffers from‚ how he thinks and his thought process from a bio-psychological perspective‚ and
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BUGusa‚ Inc. product‚ and there is damages for loss of revenue from the statement. Scenario: WIRETIME‚ Inc. (Janet) Has WIRETIME‚ Inc. committed any torts? If so‚ explain. Janet has a two year contact with BUGusa‚ Inc. that if she gets fired or quits from BUGusa she is not allowed to work for a competitor. Janet informs WIRETIME that she has a contract and WIRETIME offers Janet 10% increase over her current pay and also gives her a $5000 signing bonus to come to work for them. The tort is
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flushed the toilet while I was occupied with laundry. After his flushing‚ he returned to me‚ gave me the look‚ said “No” and held up one finger. Without me saying a word‚ he knew what he had done “wrong” and almost seemed to provide his own guidance. Janet says‚ "Guidance has behind it the goal of self-discipline" (p. 134). I feel that this was Max’s way of disciplining himself after he had been guided by
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Andrew Gonzalez 10/30/10 Theater Arts 7B The Rocky Horror Picture Show For many movies‚ a tagline can simply sum up what a movie is all about in a few words‚ along with leaving an impression on whoever is reading the tagline. Sometimes this impression could be distasteful‚ funny‚ or possibly thought-provoking. In the case of The Rocky Horror Picture Show‚ the tagline is certainly one you have to read twice. “A different set of jaws” is the tag line found on the poster of The Rocky Horror Picture
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Napoles has been alleged of having engineered a PHP 10 billion scam over the past decade by using the pork barrel funds of 5 senators and 23 Congressmen for ghost projects. She was even tagged as the alleged mother of the PHP 10 billion pork barrel scam. Napoles’ firm was allegedly tapped for government-funded projects that were later found questionable. The “so-called projects” include the PHP 728 million funds for a fertilizer project for poor farmers. It was alleged that the fund was diverted
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The movie Rope is the definition of backstabbing a friend. Two upperclass men Brandon and Phillip take it upon themselves to murder their “friend” David “for fun.” After their murder ‚to “honor” David they have a party with their close friends and family. This movie definitely makes a viewer think and makes me ask many questions‚ but this movie makes me ask maybe too many questions. Why did they kill David in the first place? Murdering David couldn’t have just been for fun. There must have been
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XXXXXXXXX 3/15/14 English IV Honors Mod D Short Story Analysis Roald Dahl was one of the most prolific and influential writers of the 20th century. He wrote for both children and adults alike. However‚ his adult stories usually have a lot darker topics.. In the short stories "Mrs.Bixpy and the Colonel’s Coat"‚ "Nunc Dimmitis" and "The Visitor"‚ Roald Dahl
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