Obesity is a disorder where there is an ample amount of fatty tissue on a person which leads to health problems. Obesity is problematic around the world. Obesity not only affect adults‚ but it also affects children as well. In order to overcome obesity‚ one must go through rigorous diet and exercise. Obesity swells a person when their calories intake (food) is more than their output (exercise of some sort) to burn off the calories. Obesity is an epidemic. According to an article‚ titled‚ An Epidemic
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A category of interest groups that has the most political clout in Texas is business‚ which includes oil and technology. These business groups have the ability to lobby lawmakers to pass legislation that would benefit them. They are able to do this because many of the businesses are big businesses with much money at their disposal. Because of this‚ business groups are able to maintain professional staff‚ lawyers‚ or a legal relations department in Austin to communicate with the legislature. This
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Texas Veterans are some of the first that would march in a line to make medical marijuana legal. One veteran states that she starts her day with a cup of coffee and a marijuana cigarette. No‚ she is not some kind of street junkie. The army veteran explains that medical marijuana is the only substance that will ease the pain that she suffers every day in her hip. The medical marijuana also helps reduce her anxiety and depression. This veteran is not hiding her marijuana use‚ even though it could cost
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policy that exclusively benefits group members or one segment of society (e.g.‚ government subsidies for farmers) or a policy that advances a broader public purpose (e.g.‚ improving air quality). They attempt to achieve their goals by lobbying. (Zorack‚ 1990) Lobbying‚ one of the oldest professions‚ has always been part of our political and legislative system.
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WAT Role of women in socio-economic growth of India cannot be undermined “Woman is the companion of man‚ gifted with equal mental capacity”- Mahatma Gandhi. The need for women’s empowerment arises from the subordinate position they have been accorded for a long time. Empowerment of women needs to begin with her participation in different spheres of life. Education is a great determinant in this regard. To achieve empowerment‚ women have to be educated to be aware of their rights and
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Feminism is defined as the belief that women and men are‚ and have been treated differently by society‚ and that women have frequently and systematically been unable to participate fully in all social arenas and institutions. It is also described as a desire to change that situation. In the play Lysistrata‚ women have absolutely no political rights. There is a war going on and one woman wants to put and end to it. It is my opinion the character Lysistrata can be viewed as a modern day feminist. She
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interested in. The interest of these groups may be about a large section of society‚ such as the gay and lesbian rights group‚ or may be an organisation‚ such as Greenpeace‚ with members hoping to benefit out of it‚ or the RSPCA‚ where members are lobbying against cruelty to animals. These groups try
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has a poor reputation in the UK‚ with Public Affairs practitioners concerned for their industry image. Debate why private lobbying is sometimes seen as damaging to democracy‚ while considering why it is important that business gets the chance to lobby government. Contrast this to public lobbying‚ comparing the tactics‚ cost and aims of public lobbying to those of private lobbying. 6. International PR
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pharmaceutical industry’s scope of power is huge. Their influence stretches into many different areas. One of the fundamental problems is their influence on our government. Big Pharma spends more on lobbying our leaders than any other industry except one. From 1997 to 2000‚ the industry spent $734M lobbying Congress and the executive branch (Barlett 69). They also contribute massive amounts of money to various political campaigns. As a matter of fact‚ in the last
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sometimes makes lifesaving treatment impossible. <br> <br>Due to all these lobbying groups which show substantial evidence that marijuana can be used as a prescribed drug. Also many advocates who are pro marijuana complain that morphine and cocaine are legal and are very dangerous drugs‚ that brings up the question why not legalize marijuana as medical drug which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine. Lobbying groups in a San Diego‚ California ‚ council committee unanimously voted
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