To what extent do the advantages of referendums outweigh the disadvantages? (25 Marks) A referendum (sometimes referred to as a plebiscite). Is a vote in which the electorate can express a view on a particular issue of public policy. Referendums have become more widely used since 1997 and have helped to decide controversial policies. The advantages of referendums are great‚ however so are the number of disadvantages. This essay shall include how the electorate could be affected by the positives
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inhaled – can severely reduce the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. It does so by combining with the blood pigment haemoglobin and preventing it from carrying the oxygen it was supposed to. This action of carbon monoxide displays one great advantage of the ban on smoking in public places. People standing next to the smoker will‚ against their wishes‚ be inhaling the tobacco smoke emanating from the tip of the cigar or cigarette as well as that exhaled by the smoker. Thus‚ large quantities of
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students. I think that a teacher should obtain multiple qualities to be able to have the skill in teaching. In my view‚ a teacher must enjoy their job. They should do this because if they do not then they will become unhappy. Once a teacher is unhappy‚ they will not be able to perform well for their job. If a teacher is not able to perform well; how will a student be able to learn the proper skills for their subject? A teacher should have knowledge about their subject
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This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of death with dignity in order to give the reader a clear picture of whether death with dignity should be legal in Texas. I will briefly discuss the reason I choose this topic and why it is important to me. In the conclusion of the paper‚ I will state my opinion of why I am pro and or con against this movement; therefore this paper will discuss important issues of death with dignity in detail. Some advantages of death with dignity that will
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Introduction China is‚ without a doubt‚ the fastest growing economy in the world today. Companies from around the world have wanted to tap into China’s market to cash in on the tremendous success that it continues to experience. There had been many restrictions for foreign companies who tried to do business in China‚ limiting the number of foreign companies‚ and allowing only the big players to come into China. Even then‚ these big players from around the globe faced more restrictions and rules
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Art Censorship in China: The Unknown Third Side 15/04/2013 English Composition Fatima Al-Mousawi Art Censorship in China: A Western Issue & the Chinese Opinion “Free societies... are societies in motion… Free people strike sparks‚ and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom ’s existence”. So are the words of Salman Rushdie on the topic of freedom of speech and its censorship (Rushdie). Those words bring attention to many of today’s societies that disallow these sparks in many of
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naval fleets known to man. As a result‚ China was able to establish many trade routes to places such as Africa‚ India‚ Singapore‚ etc If the Chinese wanted to‚ they could have sailed all the way to Europe and even as far as North America. However‚ the Chinese ran into some political problems that prevented explorations in the future. If they had continued their voyages‚ it would have been possible for them to have discovered the New World before Columbus. Had China discovered America before Columbus
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Do you want our future generations being exposed to violence‚ hate‚ sex‚ illegal substances‚ and false information‚ and then one day think it would be cool or alright to try these things? The internet is filled with dangerous information‚ that children should never have the freedom to access. Children learn from example‚ and if they search‚ watch‚ or read something on the web that could be potentially dangerous‚ they could be influenced or curious and think that it would be alright to imitate one
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The Internet is a battleground where fights for technical‚ social‚ and political control are waged‚ including between governments and their citizens‚ separate governments‚ and competing commercial interests. These fights take many forms‚ including Internet filtering versus circumvention‚ surveillance versus anonymization‚ denial of service attacks and intrusion attempts versus protection mechanisms‚ and on- and offline persecution and defense of online activists. These battles impact and are impacted
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Case Study: Google in China Google issued a statement mentioning the attacks across the Internet generated from China and declaring its unwillingness to censor search results any more and indicating its decision of exiting China. Several months later‚ the company moved from Beijing to Hong Kong‚ out of Mainland China‚ and still has provided services to users in Mainland China‚ but also has faced many difficulties. This case is very typical and meaningful for foreign companies‚ which have willingness
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