Luis Salas Professor Williams English 1C 23 November 2013 The United States Government: Illegal Spying Surveillance in America is nothing new. It dates back to around 1945 with the ending of World War II after the Soviet Union and the United States became rivals as the world powers. From bugs on tree trunks to cameras in shoes to airplane drones‚ surveillance tools have really evolved over the years. The United States has been spending huge amounts of money to create better spying technology
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Religion Should Be Part of Government Decisions. Religion has been a topic of discussion for a while. On whether it should be in schools‚ or on public property‚ or‚ for our cause‚ whether it should be part of the government. To be more clear‚ we’re for the use of religious views (to an extent) in governmental decision and/or regulation. Now‚ one might think that introducing religion in politics is a bad idea‚ but without really researching on the subject‚ one could easily think anything. Just
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In today’s society‚ the topic of private prisons being more effective than federal prisons can often lead to an controversial discussion because not many can agree on which one is most effective. A private prison company named‚ the Correction Corporation of America is one of the largest private companies owning 51 facilities in 16 states (Brian Kincade‚2017). It is believed that one of the biggest contributions of the CCA is the money that it can save the United States in the long run. As reporter
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and locked away. As Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has said‚ “The First Amendment is often inconvenient‚ but that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech” (Susan300). Before getting into the issues regarding freedom of speech‚ we should first begin by going into detail about what is not considered constitutionally protected speech. “Obscenity‚” a word that changes with time and society‚ has not been given protection
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The fundamental aim of this essay will be that of discussing the question of‚ ‘is representative government democratic?’ This essay will take the following structure in order to provide an attempt at exploring why a representative government can be considered democratic. Firstly‚ the concept of democracy will be defined and discussed. Secondly‚ it will discuss representation in terms of its emergence as well as its necessity. Thirdly‚ a discussion will be given regarding that of representative democracy
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the government and not by private firms? First of all‚ the fire services is a kind of public goods‚ public goods means the goods that no matter whether the individuals are willing to buy‚ each member of the whole society can benefit from. It is produced by the public sector or it is a product‚ provided by the government‚ that the private are unwilling or unable to manufacture‚ including international security‚ police‚ fire services‚ roads‚ education and so on. Typically‚ the Government is
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School lunch may not be every students favorite part of the day‚ but lunch can make a big impact on a child. Study shows that‚” a change in lunch can make an effect on the obesity rate”(Walshmedpagetoday). The gov’t should control school lunches to reduce the obesity epidemic and health risks. School Lunch has been around for a long time in fact school lunch was started by President Harry Truman in 1946. School lunch is offered to all students to provide a nutritionally balanced meal everyday
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The main focus of the government during wartime is winning the war‚ it makes sense that the government would want to keep ideas that may cause problems for the war effort to the minimum. While it does rub people the wrong way to have their rights reduced‚ it is necessary for the government to want to win a war. Opposing the war effort may lead to more casualties than supporting the draft. Therefore‚ rights should be limited during times of war because the danger that some forms of speech create can
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of Diminishing Marginal Utility’ A law of economics stating that as a person increases consumption of a product - while keeping consumption of other products constant - there is a decline in the marginal utility that person derives from consuming each additional unit of that product. EXPLANATION This is the premise on which buffet-style restaurants operate. They entice you with "all you can eat‚" all the while knowing each additional plate of food provides less utility than the one before. And
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Michael McHugh Composition II Julie Herskovitz 08/10/2011 Should Governments Legalize and Tax Marijuana? Marijuana Legalization and the Revenue from Marijuana Sales The war on drugs is an expensive battle‚ as a great deal of resources and time go into catching those who buy or sell illegal drugs on the black market‚ prosecuting them in court‚ and housing them in jail. These costs seem particularly exorbitant when dealing with the drug marijuana‚ as it is widely used‚ and is likely no
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