Meet Your Rep I reside in California’s 6th district and Doris O. Matsui is the congresswoman for this district. She was elected when she ran for the open seat that was created upon her husband’s (Robert Matsui) death in January 2005. Each district now represents more than 700‚000 constituents rather than the original 30‚000 as intended by the Framers of the Constitution‚ because of a 1929 law that changed the procedure and froze the House of Representatives to its 435 member level. (Levin-Waldman
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wondered why some people get their lucky break and why you don’t? I believe that luck does not just happen and that you must work hard at what you want to achieve. You must make the time and put in the effort to succeed. If you are lucky enough to meet the right person that notices your hard work and dedication they may just provide you the opportunity to help you reach the next level. We learn this word “opportunity” early on even from the very first moments of our existence. We depend on our
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Meet Ernie a fourth grader from Alabama‚ he is very polite‚ and shy‚ that is until he found a new app called Call of Duty. The only problem is the app cost forty dollars‚ and Ernie’s parents would never allow him to buy the game. His parents are all about him being active and playing outside with the neighborhood kids. This angers Ernie and he becomes obsessed with with getting the game and doesn’t go outside for three months. He becomes very rude to neighborhood kids‚ and his parents which doesn’t
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Case 7—3 Stafford Press* Stafford Press was founded in 1993 as a one-man job-printing firm in a small southwestern town. Shortly after its founding‚ Lucas Stafford‚ the owner‚ decided to concentrate on one specialty line of printing. Because of a high degree of technical proficiency‚ the company experienced a rapid growth. However‚ Stafford Press suffered from a competitive disadvantage in that the major market for its specialized output was in a metropolitan area over 300 miles away from
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Singapore‚ 17 April 2009 – All Singaporeans should have the freedom to love‚ regardless of their sexual orientation. With this belief‚ a group of like-minded volunteers are encouraging Singaporeans to gather at Hong Lim Park on 16th May 2009‚ in support for an inclusive Singapore – free of bigotry towards LGBT (Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgender) Singaporeans. Through the event‚ Pink Dot Sg hopes to show that Singapore can be a better society if it breaks down the barriers to understanding.
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In The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom‚ Eddie‚ the main character‚ is a really good man. Throughout the story we see several of the distinctive traits he has. He is extremely devoted‚ caring‚ and was very brave. He was a very decent man. Eddie was devoted to very many things in his life but several stick out to me. He was devoted to his job at Ruby Pier. He never missed a day and he was always certain about key decisions so no mistakes are made. He even died saving a little girl in
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Muslim Press during the War of Independence of 1857 and Aftermath This disintegration of Mughal Empire started after the demise of the emperor aourangzeb‚ to which several causes are ascribed which are at present out of out study. Form journalistic point of viuew ‚ we should have a glance to the independence war of 1857and its effects. The struggle for the feerdom of the county began long before 1875. Including the infidelity of the Hindus and infidelity of other sections of the native inhabitants
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Assignment #1 part 3 In Darkness We Meet Melissa Nicholls 12 H Diaz states in this interview that‚ “learning English is such a violent experience as a kid.” He explains that it could be such a violent experience‚ especially for immigrants‚ because English seems to be this language that one has to perfect. Someone learning this language will punish them selves for every mistake they make‚ thinking everyone will be judging them‚ when in reality they’re their only critic. This “violent experience”
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History of Press freedom in the Philippines Press freedom is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Philippines‚ where it is enshrined in Article III‚ Section 4. Although the Philippines is said to have one of the freest press in Asia‚ Philippine press and news media‚ from the campus‚ local‚ and national levels have suffered censorship‚ prosecution‚ intimidation‚ and attacks‚ particularly during Martial Law. Currently‚ the Philippines is ranked 140th in the 2011 Reporters Withour Borders’ Press Freedom
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Privacy Rights and Press Freedoms By Valerie Jacks Axia College of University of Phoenix As citizens of the United States‚ we expect what we do behind closed doors to remain private‚ whether or not the act is illegal. We expect our telephone conversations to be private‚ not to be recorded by the government. We hope that our dirty little secrets‚ like drug addictions or prison time‚ not to be public information. The more famous or infamous a person is‚ the more all of these expectations
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