The American recovery and re-investment act of 2009 is often referred to as “The Stimulus” and was signed into law on February 17‚ 2009‚ by President Barack Obama. The act was in response to the great recession of 2008 and had immediate goals of creating jobs and adding a higher level of job availability. The act totaled nearly 890$ billion dollars total and key factors of this act include education‚ health‚ energy‚ spending in infrastructure federal tax incentives‚ and expansion of unemployment
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Response to Bang Bang You’re Dead: The concept of the hero and villain depend on ones point of view. In Bang Bang You’re Dead‚ the main character Josh is viewed as a villain by everyone except himself. In his mind‚ the murders he committed were purely for the sake of justice‚ an avenging of the wrongs done to him by others. However‚ it isn’t until later when the voices of the kids he murdered are tormenting him‚ breaking through his ‘mask’ to his inner vulnerabilities‚ that he becomes truly
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Susan Bordo’s “Beauty (Re)Discovers the Male Body”‚ I believe that she not only enjoyed writing the piece but also knew she would give others pleasure by writing it. She wrote as a real person with natural feelings‚ not as a writer simply stating facts about a subject. Bordo meticulously designed the essay in a way that kept the audience excited for what would come next but also enthralled in the current text. She has an interesting writing style that I have not come across before and after reading this
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In a world where there are many relationships available there is one that pertains to living a fulfilling life‚ friendship. Friendships arguably falls into three different categories‚ pleasure‚ utility‚ and virtue (Aristotle‚ Nicomachean Ethics - VIII – IX‚ 121). These styles of friendships behave in such a way analogous to bonds in chemistry. Bonds require time and energy to fully form. The bonds between pleasure‚ and even utility is considered the weakest. These relationships usually stem from
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Abstract Being well-educated is a product of both the school and the individual. Simply going to a quality institution and obtaining an education does not translate into being well-educated. On the other hand‚ being able to perform a specific task very well but lacking in some very basic academic fundamentals does not mean a person is well-educated either. Alfie Kohn examines what it means to be well-educated and I will respond to some of his thoughts on the topic.
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JOSE RIZAL : RE-DISCOVERING THE REVOLUTIONARY FILIPINO HERO IN THE AGE OF TERRORISM BY E. SAN JUAN‚ Jr. Fellow‚ WEB Du Bois Institute‚ Harvard University Yo la tengo‚ y yo espero que ha de brillar un dia en que venza la Idea a la fuerza brutal‚ que despues de la lucha y la lenta agonia‚ otra vzx mas sonora‚ mas feliz que la mi sabra cantar entonces el cantico triunfal. [I have the hope that the day will dawn/when the Idea will conquer brutal force; that after the struggle and the lingering travail
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RE-VISITING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL: NEED FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN NIGERIA BY ONDOTIMI SONGI* BACKGROUND This paper comes in the wake of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day marked by the world including Nigeria on 3 May‚ 2010. One aspect of press freedom that is of interest to me having regard to its importance in building the Nigerian nation is the need for freedom of information (FOI) or access to information held by public officials. It is now a cliché to say that there is
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The Possible Positive Effects of Community Service As I walk to school‚ I see another wall with graffiti‚ trash on the streets‚ and a woman walking around with no sense about her. While Riverside County has some nice areas‚ there are also unkempt neighborhoods. I believe in Eggers points in Serve or Fail‚ about some of the possible positive effects of community service. Although he states many views about students stepping up and helping the community‚ I agree with three possible positive effects
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AP English 5th Hour 11-13-13 Community Service Albert Einstein‚ one of the smartest men to ever live‚ is quoted saying “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” This is achieved through striving to uplift those around you with volunteering. Anything from cleaning up garbage to offering companionship to elderly and disabled people is a way to change the world‚ bit by bit. However‚ no single person can change the world on his or her own. There must be a constant effort from all of
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In the matter of Re MOLOPO ENERGY LTD; MOLOPO ENERGY LTD v KEYBRIDGE CAPITAL LTD‚ an analysis into the division of powers between the members of a company and its board of directors was completed as well as the protection of interests of a company’s creditors. This case touched on these two issues in the context of reduction of capital under section 256B of the Corporations Act (2001). The Facts In this case‚ the Supreme Court of New South Wales found that the power to effect a capital reduction
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