replaced national currencies in twelve of the 15 countries of the European Union (Belgium‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Spain‚ France‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ the Netherlands‚ Austria‚ Portugal and Finland). The European Union is a group of countries whose governments work together. It’s a bit like a club. To join you have to agree to follow the rules and in return you get certain benefits. Each country has to pay money to be a member. They mostly do this through taxes. The EU uses the money to change the way
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people are in such a difficult situation‚ they need to live further somehow and they have no other way out than to live in a small carton and beg for some money. The governments of different countries started different social programs to deracinate the problem; however‚ there are no positive results yet.Some people think that the governments should continue helping the homeless and others think that they deserve nothing. Homeless people vary from people who are on the streets due to drug addiction
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While reading the article‚ "After Boston: Pros and Cons of Surveillance Cameras"‚ some eery similarities were made in correlation to George Orwell’s novel‚ 1984. Today‚ technology is rapidly advancing‚ and unfortunately‚ due to recent events this advancement has been pushed in the wrong direction. The article best clarifies how advanced reconnaissance systems have been implemented in numerous urban communities such as London and New York. Like in the novel‚ 1984‚ it is a terrifying thought that someone
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Is the world will be a better place‚If the nurses get paid more than pro athletes.We save lives‚ they throw balls.(5 things about nurses on Pinterest) Are athletes overpaid? Many Americans that work full-time job‚ Nurses who save lives even the president who run the country didn’t make that much.But many retired athletes have chronic health problems. It may seem unfair that athletes get paid to play game‚ but remember who they are really play for. However‚ many Americans work until they are about
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Every government has a certain way to help to provide the citizens. In every state accountably gives out social welfare which the person has low income or none that will qualify for social welfare. Many government and community organizations have worked to fill the need its citizens through social to welfare programs. In fact‚ the American welfare system was designed to benefit impoverished Americans or those affected by serious medical problems. These important welfare systems among others have
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What is Sexting and Why Is it Not Wrong? Have you seen people sharing explicit photos‚ videos‚ texts‚ or other media about themselves with others online‚ over the phone or e-mail? This is what the new age calls sexting. Smart phones coupled with easily accessible technology and media result in sexting. This is an activity that 1 in every 4 teens indulges in and a number of adults enjoy. At times it just helps relationships heal themselves or gives them a more romantic turn‚ or else it ruins them
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Many people around the world use social media sites. However‚ many do not realize that governments are able to use surveillance programs to spy on them. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ surveillance is the close observation‚ especially of a suspected spy or criminal and it can be defined as processes of information collection and processing. Surveillance on social media has its positives and negatives and people should know how to use it responsibly‚ critically and effectively. Surveillance
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The threat of terrorism has been vastly exaggerated by the U.S. government for political and bureaucratic purposes. “When the agency responsible for assessing the threat is the same agency responsible for addressing that threat‚ obviously their incentive is to make the threat seem much worse than it is‚” says Michael German
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Universal Healthcare: The Pros and Cons On March 23‚ 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed by President Obama‚ raising the question for many of whether this new law was going to be more helpful or hurtful. With universal healthcare‚ healthcare coverage would be increased tremendously‚ costs would be reduced‚ jobs would be created‚ and consumers would be protected. Conversely‚ it will also raise taxes and wait times‚ lead to a smaller number of doctors‚ and infringe on
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prehistoric times‚ so Japan has a strong historical connection with the sea as a source of food. But there are other countries that used to have such a connection to the sea as well‚ for example France and the US. Those countries ‘set sail’ to whaling or limited their whale hunts when the IWC put a ban on commercial whaling back in 1986. So Japan has no traditional reason to keep up the whale hunt. A country cannot‚ or may not keep up something like this just because it is a tradition. The Japanese whale
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