discussed this issue. “The Stamp Act is an unfair tax that must cease. If the Parliament meets no resistance about this tax‚ then they will surely add even more taxes similar to this‚” I began as my family gathered by the
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different tone. “Honey please calm down. Come sit‚ we will have a family discussion.” “Julia! We do not need to have a discussion. We need to fight!” I hate hearing mom and dad fight. It doesn’t usually happen‚ but when it does‚ it’s bad. The Stamp Act‚ that is what they are calling‚ is dated to go into effect on November first of this year (Fradin). That is five months from now. They are going to require us to buy a stamp for all of our printed documents. Papers‚ newspapers‚ wills‚ and even my playing
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a mandatory legislation which had came into force in 2002 with the changes in regulation of corporate governance and of financial practice. There are Periodic Statutory financial reports which are to include certification that the financial statements and related information fairly prestent the financial condition and the results in all material respects information on any fraud that involves employees who are involved with internal activities. There are some requirements
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The history of the American Disabilities Act did not begin on July 26‚ 1990 at the signing ceremony at the White House. It did not begin in 1988 when the first American Disabilities Act was introduced in Congress. The American Disabilities Act story began a long time ago in cities and towns throughout the United States when people with disabilities began to challenge societal barriers that excluded them from their communities‚ and when parents of children with disabilities began to fight against
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Disabilities Act. This act was established in order to eliminate discrimination of people with disabilities and to break down barriers in society that limits the freedom a disabled person. According to Section 2 Subsection A part one‚ "some 43‚000‚000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities‚ and this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older." As the number suggests there are a lot of people that would be classified as disabled making this act very important
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confidentiality. They are: • Data protection act 1998 • Access to personal files act 1987 • Access to medical records act 1990 The following have to follow legislation mentioned above: • Nurseries-private/government based/child minders/nannies • Hospitals-private/government funded • Schools-private/government funded • Doctor surgeries • Care homes • NHS Data protection act 1998 The Data protection act was developed to give protection and
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The Communications Decency Act The U.S. Government should not attempt to place restrictions on the internet. The Internet does not belong to the United States and it is not our responsibility to save the world‚ so why are we attempting to regulate something that belongs to the world? The Telecommunications Reform Act has done exactly that‚ put regulations on the Internet. Edward Cavazos quotes William Gibson says‚ "As described in Neuromancer‚ Cyberspace was a consensual hallucination that felt
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specific details. The result can reflect the level of learners’ cognitive ability and the development of communicative competence. II. Relevant theories The relevant theory concerning this communicative language test is speech act theory. Researches done in the area of speech act theory by linguists J. Austin and J. Searle have thrown light on
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Effect of Force Majeure or Act of God If upon the happening of a fortuitous event or an act of God‚ there concurs a corresponding fraud‚ negligence‚ delay or violation or contravention in any manner of the tenor of the obligation as provided for in Article 1170 of the Civil Code‚ which results in loss or damage‚ the obligor cannot escape liability. It has been held that when the negligence of a person concurs with an act of God in producing a loss‚ such person is not exempt from liability by
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Protection Act on e-marketing This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in March 2008. Topics • Advertising and marketing • Commercial The law relating to data protection is designed to regulate organisations known as data controllers who collect and process information relating to living and identifiable individuals and to provide those individuals with rights in relation to such data. In the UK the position is currently governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act")‚ which
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