Dear President Obama‚ I understand that we need to keep our country safe. But I am troubled by actions that the government is taking regarding the deliberate drone aircraft killings. If a war is declared‚ then U.S. actions are subject to international law of war. With respect to domestic law enforcement‚ the United States constitution circumscribes government action. Without a war‚ technically neither of these law codes apply. Or‚ because we declared war in Afghanistan on al-Qaeda‚ we declared
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It was predicted that economic liberalization is the first step towards political reform and hence to democratization. The fact that all the rich countries in the world are somehow democratic is to be taken as evidence to the validity of this predicament. The process works as follows: economic growth leads to urbanization and improvements in technology and infrastructure. These improvements facilitate communication and recruitment by new political groups. Growth also tends to lead to increased investment
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ObamaCare Pros ObamaCare Cons Tens of millions of uninsured will get access to affordable quality health insurance through the marketplace. In order to get the money to help insure tens of millions there are new taxes‚ mostly on high-earners. The taxes that may affect you directly are the individual mandate and employer mandate. Over half of uninsured Americans can get free or low cost health insurance using their State ’s Health Insurance Marketplace The individual mandate says you have
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THE PORN DEBATE XBCOM/275 THE PORN DEBATE One of the most controversial topics in the United States today is the pornography industry‚ a multiple billion dollar industry. The porn industry is even bigger than professional basketball‚ football and baseball put together. Americans spend more on pornography “in a year then they do on movie tickets‚ more than the do on all the performing arts combined” (Rich‚ 2011). The controversial porn debate is nothing new to the US‚ in fact as
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TRADITIONAL DEBATES Yelling‚ blaming‚ accusing‚ pointing fingers‚ not making eye contact‚ talking over one another. Is this the latest Real Housewives reunion‚ or a debate between the front runners to become our next president? It’s election season‚ meaning this year’s presidential candidates are some of the most talked about figures in the country. Americans are inundated with political commercials and countless headlines and news stories‚ all speculating about the candidates. Presidential debates allow
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Reform-To change something for the better. That’s exactly what happened in the education reform in the mid 19th century. Now because of the education reform it doesn’t matter your gender or class anybody can go to school. This also refreshed the United States national identity to a better state. The Education Reform made the longest lasting impact on today’s society. Before the mid 19th century many kids couldn’t go to school based on there gender or class. A big motivation for the education reform
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1991 reforms The following points illustrate various achievements that 1991 reforms brought for India. 1. Indian economy has touched a higher growth plateau of over 7% long-term average annual GDP growth rate. 2. Domestic savings has increased noticeably that has enabled domestic investment to increase significantly. Improvements in corporate profitability have contributed towards the increase in domestic savings in the post-reforms period. 3. India has somewhat tamed inflation post reform period
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Business Tax Credits Under Obamacare‚ small businesses that provide their employees with health insurance are eligible for tax credits. An estimated 96% of small businesses will enjoy these tax credits [3]. According to Forbes.com‚ “By providing healthcare to employees‚ there are between 1.4 and 4 million businesses with fewer than25 employees and average salaries of $50‚000 or less that are already eligible for tax credits of up to 35 percent. After January 1‚ 2014‚ the credit increases to 50 percent
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Prison Reform Rehabilitation Process CJA/334 July 13‚ 2013 Prison Reform Prison Reform is presented through the penal system in an effort to improve prisons‚ provided not only but also punishment rehabilitative efforts as well. Rehabilitation is one of the philosophical reasons for sentencing. The general area that will be studied within prison reform is its rehabilitation process. We will study the rehabilitation process as it pertains to both male and female. This study will also show
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10/9/2014 CCE Debate – Is CCE Good or bad? | Education to Home CCE Debate – Is CCE Good or bad? Posted on July 17‚ 2012 by admin 1 Comment After the implementation ofCCE (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation) by CBSE‚ there’s a lot of confusion among schools‚ teachers‚ students as well as administrators. The system was started to minimize the exam stress. But now‚ every day the students are the victim of undue exam stress. There are more evaluations than learni ng. Students
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