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    ’Id rather be a senator than a member of the house of representatives’ Both houses need each other in order to function as they are both part of the legislative branch of government however there are many arguments to suggest that senate is more prestigious that the house of representatives. American citizens see a lot more pride in their senator as they represent the entire state not just a small region within it. For example Representative Joe Baca represents a single congressional region

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    State senators of Mississippi State senators of Mississippi thad cochran is the first senator i foundWilliam Thad Cochran (born December 7‚ 1937) is the senior United States Sena tor from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978‚ he is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and was its chairman from 2005 to 2007. Cochran is the fourth most-senior Senator and the second most-senior Republican member. Roger wicker Roger

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    The Senate’s main roles are initiating and making legislation‚ being a house of review and acting as a states’ house. The Senate is able to initiate bills and pass legislation that has been processed by the House of Representatives. Unlike the lower house‚ they cannot propose money bills but have influence on the bills in parliament. Legislation begins at the lower house of parliament whether it is firstly discussed in the lower or upper house. The Constitution positions the Senate to provide equal

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    Representative bureaucracy is the concept that a bureaucracy should mirror the society that is serves. This mirrored representation can be by ethnic‚ racial‚ gender‚ or socioeconomic groups. The fundamental belief behind this principle is that a person of a specific constituent group will be an advocate for that group and will ensure that that group is properly served by the government. This advocacy can be passive or active; proponents of a representative bureaucracy state that this advocacy

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    The Senator’s Swansong How can one man’s closest friend also be that man’s murderer? This is precisely what happens in Julius Caesar. Brutus kills his closest friend‚ Julius Caesar‚ and then he gives his justification for doing so in his speech at Julius Caesar’s own funeral. Although his speech was flawed‚ the crowd of people he spoke to were easily swayed‚ and they accepted Brutus’ justification. Unfortunately for Brutus‚ he allowed Mark Antony‚ another one of Caesar’s close friends to speak

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    Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile Senate President Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Senate President Pro-Tempore Chairman - Labor‚ Employment & Human Resource Development Committee Sen. Vicente C. Sotto III Majority Leader Chairman - Rules Committee Sen. Alan Peter “Compañero” S. Cayetano Minority Leader Chairman - Ethics and Privileges Committee Sen. Edgardo J. Angara Chairman - Science and Technology Committee Sen. Joker P. Arroyo Sen. Pia S. Cayetano Chairman - Health and Demography

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    the Christian Church‚ democracy came to be understood as representative democracy. During the 18th century‚ the notion of a representative

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    Many say it is not; and consequently‚ many believe it is time for change in the Whitehouse. Our system of prioritizing major issues involving the national well-being is currently skewed‚ and there is need for immediate reformation in policy. One man promising to address this problem‚ and bring on this change in the government‚ is current Democratic Presidential Nominee: Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Barack Hussein Obama was born August 4‚ 1961‚ and lived much of his childhood in the state of

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    very independent. He doesn’t use his deformities for people to feel pity for him. But one thing is in more great importance. He believes in God behind those hardships and sufferings. Senator Reyes Moral Evil : Cruelty “Eternal Builder and Destroyer” As a senator‚ the power of words lives with Senator Reyes. Whatever words that comes out of his mouth is convincing for those who believed in the sanctity of his word. But the truth is‚ he had been cruel since long to his workers not quite

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    The Representative Poem

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    e The Representative Poem Ashley Stringer-Franco ENG/ 306 Poetry and Society Catherine Canino February 4‚ 2013 The Representative Poem The nineteenth century is known as the Victorian Era and it is famous for its improvement of information‚ growth of an empire and enlargement of the economy. The era had a vibrant spirit of events. During this era Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote the well-known poem “Ulyssses” and it represented how he felt at the time. This poem reveals the determined spirit

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