Sin Tax Bill (For the Government) OVERALL SUMMARY: According to James Sadowsky‚ author of The Economics of Sin Taxes‚ taxes imposed on products seen as vices such as alcoholic liquors and tobaccos are called sin tax. Aside from the commodities being objects of disapproval‚ even their consumers accept such taxes because they seem to hit two birds in one stone. First‚ they raise revenues and second‚ they made vices expensive. House Bill 5727 or also known as the Sin Tax Bill aims to reform the
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Bill Gates is a hero that has a great impact on the world‚ he is a hero because he created useful technology. He started his own company‚ Microsoft‚ from scratch. Heroes have specific characteristics to fulfill their requirements. Heroes are often clever‚ promptitude‚ brave‚ and not afraid of taking risks. Promptitude is to be mentally quick and act in tough situations. Cleaver is how to know to act in very tough situation quickly as possible. Bravery is to take risks and not to be afraid of
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Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume II uses unique editing techniques to stimulate the viewer both visually and emotionally. Editor Sally Menke uses various aesthetic elements from black and white to reflect the mood‚ to close-ups matched perfectly with sound to further the opening scene. Thanks to fluid editing‚ the action and tone hit the audience just hard enough. It is clear that each shot of the scene had the next shot in mind. The opening scene fades in to a black and white overhead
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Revenge fuels the engine that drives “The Bride” in Quentin Tarantino’s ultra violent thriller‚ Kill Bill. In this critically acclaimed film‚ a clouded focal point steers the leading lady down a murderous path to avenge the attack of her wedding party. Her hit list is occupied by a group of people known as the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad‚ and specifically aims to kill her ex lover‚ Bill – the mastermind behind it all. Tarantino uses a combination of surrealism and extreme violence in this film
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Andres S. Oropeza Kathryn Dorr Eng. 122 September 9‚ 2013 Robot in Every Home Bill Gates‚ Co-founder of Microsoft has another dream similar to the one he had 50 years ago. His dream back then was to put a computer in every household in America. Back then‚ this never before seen industry that can change the world had a very foggy future and it had a long way before anything really significant happened. It was the computer industry and 30 years ago B. Gates and P. Allen were working on foundation
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The Republic Act No.10354 or Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012‚ better known to all as the "RH Bill"‚ is probably one of the most controversial and most debated topic of 2012. After many years of bickering in the congress and among senators‚ which even lead to some tearful telenovela-like scenes as witnessed in senate proceedings‚ it was finally signed into a law by President Benigno Aquino III last December 21‚ 2012. The law‚ which provides access to contraceptives as
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Madoff: Greed over Ethics? Bernard Lawrence Madoff is a former American stockbroker‚ investment advisor and financier that surprised the world of finance when it was uncovered that he had been operating the largest Ponzi scheme in history for near two decades. The fraud worth approximately 65 billion dollars ruined the lives of many who had trusted Madoff with their money and admired him as successful‚ charismatic‚ smart and exceptionally good at his job. Some even considered him as a hero‚ including
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Justifying the Bill of Rights Professor Maria Toy‚ J.D. LEG107 The amendments to the United States Constitution play an important role in the history‚ politics and law of our country. When the Bill of Rights was originally proposed to the First Federal Congress in 1789 by James Madison‚ the intent was for the amendments to be integrated into the original text of the Constitution. As we now know‚ Madison’s idea did not prevail and Congress decided the first ten amendments and the subsequent
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Bill Clinton’s Presidency Bill Clinton was a successful and effective president during his two terms in office. He had many effective policies‚ foreign relationships‚ and domestic relationships. He revived the economy that was destroyed from the past. He handed over the country to another president in the best economy that the U.S. has ever seen. At the end of Clinton’s presidency he created 22 million jobs‚ the most by any president in the United States (“Bill Clinton”). The homeownership rate
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Reaction to Population‚ Poverty and the Reproductive Health Bill by Gerardo P. Sicat Yes‚ mathematically‚ increasing population decreases per capita income. But if GDP or GNP growth rate increases faster than population growth‚ wouldn’t it increase per capita income? We can be misled by the simple arithmetic that this formula implies. Low per capita income does not necessarily mean it is due to an increase in population growth. In fact‚ population growth is necessary for economic growth. As
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