political economy‚ branch of social science that studies the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state‚ using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics‚ political science‚ and sociology. The term political economy is derived from the Greek polis‚ meaning “city” or “state‚” and oikonomos‚ meaning “one who manages a household or estate.” Political economy thus can be understood as the study of how a country—the public’s household—is managed
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Political Advertising: What Effect on Commercial Advertisers?* Shanto Iyengar and Markus Prior Department of Communication‚ Stanford University June‚ 1999 This research was supported by grants from the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation and the University of California‚ Los Angeles. Introduction Commercial advertising has always been a central feature of filipino culture. As encountered in the mass media‚ it is pervasive and inescapable
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formal one‚ which views law as a set of mechanical and abstract principles. A legal realist approach on law takes into account extra-legal factors which help shape how law is used within a social context. This approach does not view the discipline of law as a literal set of principles to be formally detected and applied‚ but recognizes that the interpretation of law by legal actors is manipulated by situational factors. BrianTamanaha in Law as a Means to an End: Threat to the Rule of Law examines
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When most people think of marijuana‚ they imagine a teenager down in his basement getting high while his friends play video games. What people do not know is that the teenager had just got back from chemotherapy and found that smoking marijuana was the only way to stop himself from feeling nauseous. When people hear stories like this they do not know what to think about medical marijuana. It is therefore very important to look in depth at the effects and potential uses for this trending medicine
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LEGAL WRITING 201 30 SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE READABILITY OR HOW TO WRITE FOR JUDGES‚ NOT LIKE JUDGES JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS Legal Writing 201 JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS TAFT LAW CENTER 230 EAST NINTH STREET CINCINNATI‚ OHIO 45202 513-946-3444 – FAX 946-3411 mpainter@cms.hamilton-co.org www.judgepainter.org ........................................................... Introduction to Legal Writing ...............
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATED FACTORS INFLUENCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN BARANGGAY TIKAY‚ CITY OF MALOLOS‚ BULACAN A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of La Consolacion University Philippines In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in MAN 201 - Research Methodology by: Andrew S. Zerrudo R.N to: Dr. Alvin V. Nuqui MABS‚ Ph.D October 2012 Chapter 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Teenage pregnancy or adolescent pregnancy is
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Models for the Analysis of Legal Argumentation EVELINE T. FETERIS Department of Speech Communication‚ Argumentation Theory and Rhetoric University of Amsterdam Spuistraat 134 1012 VB Amsterdam Netherlands e.t.feteris@uva.nl Introduction In their classical works on argumentation the philosophers Chaïm Perelman and Stephen Toulmin presented the procedures and practices of legal reasoning as a model for a rational practice of argumentation. In the 50 years since the publication of Perelman and
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Factors that can enhance and inhibit communication Communication can be influenced either in a positive or negative way by variety of factors. An Individual using the service could be inhibited if the factors are not supportive. For example‚ if there was too much noise in an environment it could drown out a conversation. If positioning is correct and the environment is convenient then communication can be enhanced. In positioning sitting arrangements should be put into consideration when communicating
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generally agree that paralegals may not: a. Give legal advice; e. Plan strategy; f. Make legal decisions; or g. Chart directions of a case The National Association of Legal Assistant (NALA) Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility: Canon 3: A legal assistant must not (a) engage in‚ encourage‚ or contribute to any act which could constitute the unauthorized practice of law; and (b) establish attorney-client relationships‚ set fees‚ give legal opinions or advice or represent a client before
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The Republic of the Fiji Islands is currently plagued by political and social unrest. Since the hostile May 2000 coup the status of the Fijian government has been extremely unclear. Although George Speight‚ the coup leader‚ and remaining government officials agreed to an interim government‚ it has not yet gained stability nor received recognition from the international community. The interim government has initiated the process of drafting a new constitution to replace Fiji’s multi-ethnic constitution
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