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    The Indian Act of 1876 was designed to control the First Nations people. Major highlights of how this Act unfolded included the First Nations people to sign specific agreements which were commonly known as “The Numbered Treaties”. Children of First Nations’ families were kidnapped and put in residential schools and were forced to learn a new language and to practice a new religion. Later on‚ the Canadian Government changed the Indian Act to ban traditions and celebrations such as the potlatch. It

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    The crisis precipitated by the Stamp Act (1765) pushed that effort into the background and propelled Franklin into a new role as chief defender of American rights in Britain. At first he advised obedience to the act until it could be repealed‚ but news of violent protest against it in America stiffened his own opposition. After repeal of the Stamp Act‚ Franklin reaffirmed his love for the British Empire and his desire to see the union of mother country and colonies "secured and established‚" but

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Sabah Saiyed ACC/561 May 21‚ 2014 Susan Hurley Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 “The paper describes the main aspects of the regulatory environment which will protect the public from fraud within corporations. It pays particular attention to SOX requirements and specifically evaluate whether SOX will be effective in avoiding future frauds” (University of Phoenix‚ 2014). Introduction “In the never ending battle against white collar crimes and corporate corruption‚ the

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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    Chapter 5: the Sarbanes- Oxley act of 2002 involved the public anger that started when Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and other big companies scandals. This is when there was support for white collar crime when it came to accounting standards. Under the law of federal sentencing rules to make sure that white collar criminals are being punished. (Barnes‚ 2012). 1. For someone to alter or get rid of documents and there intensions to obstruct or effect the crime/case. 2. The CEO (chief executive officer) and the

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act affected internal controls? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was created because of the losses that stockholders experienced due to financial fraud. Because of SOX‚ internal control of public companies’ management increased. It established provisions that companies should fulfill pertaining to their management and recording of transactions. More thorough and stricter guidelines were created to help companies go about with their activities related to internal controls. This Act increased standards

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    Patriot Act Pro

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    Pro Patriot Act There are many advantages for expanding governmental surveillance and investigative powers. For instance‚ there’s the possibility of gaining invaluable information for future attacks‚ and also the potential for targeting terrorists who may be responsible for such attacks. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)‚ “The FBI does not have to demonstrate probable cause‚ only declare it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that library records may be relevant to an investigation

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    Children Act 1989

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    covering home-based childcare are the Children Act (2004) and the Childcare Act (2006(. Children Act (2004) This influential piece of legislation which arose from ‘Every Child Matters’ and identifies five outcomes for all children: * Be healthy * Stay safe * Enjoy and achieve * Make a positive contribution * Achieve economic well-being These outcomes should underpin all practice of a childminder. Childcare Act (2006) This Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

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    Whether one chooses to view the text by title of The Acts of Paul‚ The Acts of Thecla‚ or The Acts of Paul and Thecla‚ shows how one is likely to view the tale itself. An entirely different perspective can be formed from reading the various versions by different names. For instance‚ when reading The Acts of Paul‚ the story is focused on Paul and his contributions to Christianity. When reading The Acts of Paul and Thecla or simply The Acts of Thecla‚ a new perspective is formed viewed in a feminine

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is named after two Senators who were considered the architects of the act and setting into motion the deadlines for compliance with it. These Senators were Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was brought into force in 2002 to help regulate financial practices of corporations. This was mostly due to the actions of Enron and WorldCom scandals. The management of these corporations was not being truthful with

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    Research laws and Acts

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    One of the biggest violations to American Civil Rights is the Patriot Act. “The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. The act greatly reduced restrictions that were placed on law enforcement agencies and gave them the ability to search telephone‚ e-mail communications‚ medical‚ financial‚ and other records. It eased restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States and expanded the Secretary of

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