The Bill of Rights was written by James Madison. Its purpose was to define the basic rights of the citizens. A total of ten amendments were added to the new Constitution for the protection of individual liberty. During its ratification‚ the Bill of Rights would be fiercely debated by the Antifederalists and Federalists. The debate was about whether enumerating some rights makes all other rights not enumerated illegitimate. The Antifederalists claimed that a man who was alone in the countryside
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time an unfair situation happens to them. Bill Gates‚ the richest man on Earth whose net worth is 84.9 Billion Dollars‚ was a person who overcame many challenges and difficulties(gatesnotes‚com). He is the founder of the biggest software company in the world‚ Microsoft‚ and is one of the biggest tech tyrants in the world. He is also one of the biggest donators in the world‚ in which he donated an enormous ton of money of about 28 Billion(gatesnotes.com). Bill Gates was a man who overcame difficulties
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the Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights is a memorial and milestone in the never ending struggle of men to recapture and uphold liberty and dignity. The need of a stronger government was the cause of the creation of the Constitution of the United States. “The Constitution established not merely a league of states‚ but a government that exercised its authority directly over all citizens.” (Almanac of Policy Issues) The Constitution protected citizen’s rights in the states. However‚ the Bill of Rights
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I am in favor of the Reproductive Health Bill/RH Bill‚ not because I don’t believe in God or I disobey His rules but let’s open our eyes on our countries status. As of now our country is growing and continues to grow. We are in number 65 out of 144 economies in the world. But‚ as you can see‚ we are still behind when regards to economic growth. I don’t believe those who say that over population is not a problem. Because‚ I do believe that overpopulation is a big‚ big problem. The Philippines is having
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A Building Block for the Future: The G.I. Bill of 1944 “We’re finally home boys!” shouted one of the young invigorated soldiers as the plane landed on the runway. The young men arriving from the European and Japanese fronts were filled with excitement but among them there resonated a feeling of unknown. World War II had finally come to a conclusion and what the future held for many young men in the middle of the 1940’s was completely unknown. The only feeling of security
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The Sin Tax Bill (Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago) The Philippines has scandalously low taxes on two commodities that have been proven killers of individuals‚ destroyers of families and threats to national economic security: cigarette and spirits. At present‚ 25 million Filipino youth who are 18 years old are smokers. If they continue to smoke‚ half of them will die. Santiago is the principal author of Senate Bill No. 3249‚ “An Act restructuring the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
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SIN TAX BILL MANILA‚ Philippines—A “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol dampened the New Year party spirit when it was introduced in the Philippines Tuesday‚ as part of a government bid to boost finances. Many stores started selling tobacco and drink at inflated prices before midnight‚ ahead of the official implementation of the tax hikes on January 1‚ hitting partygoers in the pocket. Tax on cigarettes will gradually be raised to P30 ($0.72) per pack by 2017‚ roughly doubling the current price
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Abstract An analysis of Bill Clinton’s speech In September 2012 Bill Clinton held a Speech at the Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Convention was held in Charlotte‚ North Carolina‚ by Bill Clinton‚ the 42nd president of the United States. Our main focus of the analysis was to look what type of language Bill clinton used in the speech‚ sum up the main points of the speech like the message and time and context in connection to what is said in the speech and include the tools
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Bill French Case CASE : BILL FRENCH 1. What are the assumptions implicit in Bill French’s determination of his company’s break-even point? Assumptions Sales volume will be maintained. No planned changes in volume next year Only one‚ aggregate break-even point is utilized in the analysis. Sales mix will remain constant. Linearity will be exhibited by both total revenues and expenses over the relevant range. No capital investments that will increase fixed costs. Constant dividends are paid out to the
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this results to poverty‚ so the Government of the Philippines decided to pass the Reproductive Health Bill or also known as RH BILL. The RH BILL is aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on maternal care and birth control. Since RH BILL is heard here in the Philippines‚ many thoughts have entered people’s mind‚ what is it for? Obviously it is for population control. The Bill focuses principally on the social welfare of the people. More importantly‚ through this‚ population
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