Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as president of the United States on November the 7th 2012‚ by beating Mitt Romney despite dissatisfaction with the way he handled the economy. Before this particular outcome of the election‚ Obama made some remarks at a Campaign Event in Denver‚ Colorado. These remarks were among many other initiatives established by Obama to persuade the American people to vote for him. In order to reach this goal‚ he uses modes of appeal and rhetorical features‚ which
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The Catholic Church’s First Amendment Right to Freedom of Religion is being by President Obama’s Health Care Bill‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and more specifically the HHS Mandate‚ which is the section of Obamacare that deals with contraceptive materials‚ abortions‚ so on and so forth. The Church has made its stance on abortion and birth control very clear. Obama is going directly against the beliefs of Catholics. The HHS Mandate is unconstitutional. It would force
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"Poverty." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Gale‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2010.Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. 1. The definition of poverty used by the U.S. government is based on the amount of money a person or family would need to pay for food. It assumes that most people spend about one-third of their budget on food. The poverty line—the annual income level below which one is considered to live in poverty—is the cost of food for one year multiplied by three‚ with
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Social Security & Health Care Outline 1. Social Security a. Introduction: Social Security: What is it? b. History of Social Security i. Pre social Security era 1. Greek 2. Medieval European 3. The “Poor Laws” ii. Early American Social Security 4. Colonial 5. Civil war 6. Great Depression c. Modern American Social Security iii. When was it established?
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the farmers about the probable results of free trade while disagreeing about their desirability. Industrialists wanted to repeal the Corn Laws to increase foreign consumption of British manufactured products; if foreigners were allowed to sell grain to Great Britain‚ they could earn the foreign exchange to buy British manufactured goods. Agricultural elites‚ by contrast‚ saw repeal of the Corn Laws as a direct threat to their interests because the trade barriers kept the price of the grain they produced
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total revenue. In 2009 the Federal deficit was 1.6 trillion which was largely contributed by healthcare costs. (Walker‚ 2009). With the recent passing of a major landmark legislation‚ Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ commonly known as Obamacare‚ many hope it will solve the problem. Now this is a major political and philosophical issue among many Americans. But according to Elias‚ it will bring unprecedented changes to the healthcare system in the US. He says it should increase market share
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Thornton vs. Thornton‚ G.R. No. 154598 August 16‚ 2004‚ J. Corona Facts: Petitioner‚ an American‚ and respondent‚ a Filipino‚ were married in Manila. A year later‚ respondent gave birth to a baby girl. However‚ after three years‚ respondent grew restless and bored as a plain housewife. She wanted to return to her old job as a "guest relations officer" in a nightclub‚ with the freedom to go out with her friends. Whenever petitioner was out of the country‚ respondent was also often out with her friends
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Bibliography: National Federation of Independent Business Et Al. v. Sebelius‚ Secretary of Health and Human Servies‚ Et Al.‚ 11-393 (Supreme Court of the United States of America October Term 2011). Amadeo‚ K. (2012‚ 07 14). Obamacare Summarry. Retrieved from www.about.com. Associated Press. (2012‚ July 22). Texas Latinos and Working Poor at Center of Medicaid Expansion Debate. Retrieved from Fox News Latino. Handcock‚ J. (2012‚ 07 18). Businesses Will Push Perry to Rethink Medicaid
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sprung up‚ causing the government to lose tax money (Doc E). Losing this tax was another reason that the United States decided to repeal the 18th Amendment. Losing money‚ government scandal‚ and an increased homicide rate are all negative outcomes of the Prohibition. Finally‚ after 14 years of this new law‚ the U.S. government decided‚ for the first time in history‚ to repeal an Amendment. On December 5th‚ 1933‚ the 21st Amendment was ratified‚ which officially repealed the 18th Amendment and allowed
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On March 22‚ 1765 a law called The Stamp Act was imposed by the British Parliament. The Stamp Act was an act of the British Parliament that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a tax on newspapers and legal or commercial documents. The Stamp Act was made because money needed to be raised for military defenses‚ for the British troops that were staying in the colonies‚ and the British wanted governmental authority over the colonies. This made the colonists very infuriated
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