It may surprise you that ACT and SAT scores used for admission is a controversial issue. Although‚ many people take a high ACT or SAT score for granted‚ individuals oppose it on the grounds that many people are not good test takers and might not have been aware of what exactly to study to prepare for the exam without paying for an expensive class to help them study. According to school systems‚ what’s at stake in this issue is having a base line understanding of certain topics per student. For me
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Nothing is being done to prevent this discrimination‚ so we suggest putting a law into place‚ which would be the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act is an act that permits landlords from discriminating against minorities. It also keeps other tenants from physically harming or using racial slurs in public towards these minorities. One of the reasons the Fair Housing Act should be placed into law is to keep the African American population safe from harm. An article‚ “Housing and Race” states‚ “Sometimes
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The Indian Act of 1876 was designed to control the First Nations people. Major highlights of how this Act unfolded included the First Nations people to sign specific agreements which were commonly known as “The Numbered Treaties”. Children of First Nations’ families were kidnapped and put in residential schools and were forced to learn a new language and to practice a new religion. Later on‚ the Canadian Government changed the Indian Act to ban traditions and celebrations such as the potlatch. It
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On July 30‚ 2002‚ the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act‚ better known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)‚ was signed into law‚ with the intention of rebuilding public trust in corporate America. Its laws‚ which required boards to “oversee closely financial transactions and auditing procedures‚” applied primarily to publicly traded corporations (Baker‚ 2005). Only two of the practices named within were required of not-for-profit companies. Nevertheless‚ due to the proliferation
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passing new legislation and amending existing legislation. The U.S. Senate quickly passed the USA PATRIOT ACT‚ which mean Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. The USA PATRIOT ACT was a new tool to fight terrorism head on. The USA PATRIOT ACT bill was signed by President George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2011. The USA PATRIOT ACT bill gives the court authorize to issue the search order for any United States citizen who law enforcement
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The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 90 is an act of the Congress enforced in response to the Exxon Valdez incident of Good Friday 1989. The accident involved Exxon Valdez which spilled more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. It emerged from the incident that the country lacked sufficient resources to counter cases of oil spills. The country’s facility entrusted with the role of responding to cases of maritime oil pollution was the United States Coast of Guard. However‚ the agency
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lands‚ americans petitioned natives to be removed leading to the Indian Removal Act where authorized president‚ Andrew Jackson‚ signed a treaty to remove native tribes east of the Mississippi river and provide land west of the river. In difference‚ I believe this act wasn’t justified for several reasons; such as laws being disobeyed‚ natives being disrespected‚ and the Trail Of Tears The Indian removal act wasn’t justified because laws were disobeyed throughout the supreme court; for instance
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III. JUDICIAL ACTIVISM The Equal Remuneration Act was passed about thirty two years ago but number of violations detected‚ prosecution launched‚ and convictions obtained have been extremely small. In fact‚ almost all the cases have been in the central sector‚ though most of the employments covered area in the state sectors. The Equal Remuneration Act is insufficient and ineffective. Firstly‚ it seeks to provide for payment of equal remuneration to male and female workers‚ but it does not guarantee
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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Health is a human necessity and right‚ it’s also a foundation for everything we do for everything we hope to achieve. Over the past thirty years‚ the health care costs have increased disproportionately in America. Many people are suffering for not having money to pay for their health care costs money‚ the unforeseen health emergencies are tough for everyone. Disease does not constitute a physical burden only on the individual‚ but also puts a psychological‚ emotional and financial burden to family
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