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    Mental Capacity Act

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    Mental Capacity Act The Mental Capacity Act was passed in 2008 in Parliament so that Singaporeans can appoint proxy decision-makers before they become mentally incapacitated by illnesses like dementia or brain damage. The Act‚ which came into force on 1 March 2010‚ is broadly modelled on the UK’s own Medical Capacity Act 2005 (Gillespie‚ 2010) and individuals can do so through a new statutory mechanism called "Lasting Power of Attorney" or LPA – which enables adult individuals to prospectively

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    The Patriot Act Summary

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    a threat to our God-given freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution." In the following viewpoint‚ John F. McManus claims that the USA Patriot Act‚ which was passed in response to the September 11‚ 2001‚ attacks on the United States‚ gives the president authority and powers that are not limited to the pursuit of terrorists. McManus warns that the act licenses snooping on U.S. citizens‚ including the seizure of business records‚ the collecting of e-mails‚ and the wiretapping of phone calls. He sees

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    The 1965 Flood Act

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    The long term effects of the flood control act provision of 1965 The flood control act of control act of 1965 gave authorization to U.S Army Crop of Engineers (USACE) to design and construct a flood protection system to protect south Louisiana from hurricanes. It was called the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project‚ the reason for this project was prior to 1965. The state of Louisiana design and built its own flood protection‚ but on September 9‚ 1965

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    USA Patriot Act

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    and Obstruct Terrorism act of 2001 otherwise known as the USA Patriot Act was signed into law by president George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. This act is part of the foreign and defense policy area. “The foreign and defense policy area includes organizations that focus on relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations that national security initiatives and other defense-related policies‚ as well as individual countries‚ are included.” This act was enacted by the 107th

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    The Indian Reorganization Act In 1887 Congress adopted the Dawes Act‚ also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act. It was made so that the Native American Indians could assimilate into American society as landowners and citizens‚ and thus‚ eradicate the fight between the Indians and the U.S. settlers. To do this‚ the government had to give American Indians pieces of land to farm. This act granted to each head of household 160 acres of reservation land for farming (single adults

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    My Mother - My Inspiration

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    people that have had an impact on my life and influenced me in many different ways. My mother‚ however‚ has had the biggest impact on my life‚ and influenced me more than anyone else. She has had an impact on me since the day I was born‚ and she still does today. Before I could even talk‚ I am sure she had an impact on me by the way she took care of me as an infant. My mother has always been a Christian. That has influenced me throughout my whole life. Even though my mother did not see it‚ she did have

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    all could have been avoided. The Navigation Acts of 1660 happened‚ the French and Indian War‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763 May 1st‚ The Sugar Act‚ The Stamp Act‚ Declaratory Act‚ The Boston Massacre‚ The Boston Tea Party‚ Intolerable Acts‚ and The Townshend Act.Paragraph 2 Body (The Navigation Act)The Navigation Act included the british with 3 requirements. Between 1650 and 1696 the british parliament passed a series of Navigation Acts limiting colonial trade by using the system

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    HUMAN RIGHT ACT

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    Discuss whether the Human Rights succeeded in doing what it was designed to do Prior to Human Right Act 1998‚ European Convention Human Rights were not directly applied by the courts and while there were infringements of the rights enshrined in the ECHR an application have to make to the Strasbourg Court when domestic avenues had been exhausted. Therefore‚ Human Right Act 1998 was incorporated in UK in 2000 to bring ECHR rights to the English law and to ensure that the public authorities

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    Othello Act 1

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    AP ESSAY -- OTHELLO ACT I Iago‚ of the epic "Othello"‚ is a very cultured and competent villain; so much that one could say Iago is the most fearsome villain in all of Shakespeare. Iago has no remorse or sympathy for his actions or the consequences they entail. Othello‚ the Moor which Iago’s crosshairs have set aim on‚ is a veteran of the Venetian Cyprus Wars as well as other battlefields which have given him unparalleled credit as a soldier. Othello has promoted Cassio to a position that Iago

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    US Immigration Act

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    Course Nov.‚ 2015. Historical Overview of U.S. Immigrant Act In my above comic work‚ I have displayed an outline of history of U.S. Immigration Act. With the progression of time the U.S. immigration act confronted numerous historical changes which depended on the political history of America and historical relations of American with different nations. The Immigration Act of 1917 which likewise called as Asiatic Barred zone Act was the first federal law to force a general limitation on immigration

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