In his primetime televised speech on Tuesday night‚ President Obama addressed the nation on the supposed threat of Syria’s chemical weapons. He tried to make a convincing case for why the U.S should intervene in the Syrian civil war. He argued that the U.S should respond to Syrian president Bashar al Assad’s use of chemical weapons as this a was a crime against humanity. He also argued that by responding to this attack that it would send a message to the “tyrants” who might use such weapons again
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been attached to. God is okay with us doing so. By finding this land we think we have our own rights. All men are equal‚ god has given us our own rights‚ and the rights you have should not be taken away from you. We believe in life‚ liberty‚ and the right to pursue our happiness. We get to keep and use these laws of our own to keep our rights‚ and the government can not do anything against it. We as the people can change the government if they fail on giving us our rights. We can do so‚ so everyone
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Technology will not eliminate the need for government‚ order is needed to keep everyone in line and technology cannot enforce that‚ whereas the government can. Without the government the world would be an insane place and people would be allowed to do whatever they pleased. By this occurring there would be people running around creating chaos everywhere‚ even if all people were to given a device that was protective‚ it would not keep everyone safe from all that. The creators might say it will ensure
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND ECONOMIES OF SCOPE Economies of scale are reductions in average costs attributable to production volume increases. They typically are defined in relation to firms‚ which may seek to achieve economies of scale by becoming large or even dominant producers of a particular type of product or service. A distinction can be made between internal and external economies of scales. Internal economies of scale occur when a firm reduces costs by increasing production. External economies
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) tripled from 12 to 36 trillion US$. As the air transportation usage grew‚ it came to play an important role in the global economy: in 2004‚ 40% of international tourists traveled by air while air cargo accounted for 40% of inter-regional goods exports. Air transportation is the only feasible long-distance transportation mode for high-value
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Over the past few centuries the words cruel and unusual punishment have changed. When legislators created the Eighth Amendment‚ they did this for no criminal to be treated as wrong as they treated their victim. The United States Constitution allows us to interpret that a man can be executed‚ but in the most humane possible. According to the article “ The Death Penalty Does Not Violate The U.S Constitution.” It says “The US Constitution specifically allows for the death penalty to be imposed as a criminal
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How China’s Massive Economic Growth Affects the US Economy Haley Hagearty Front Range Community College Everyone knows the United States as a great economic power‚ but recently‚ another country has come up quickly to challenge this power. China is well on its way up the ranks as an economic and trade power‚ and the United States should be concerned. China’s rapid growth challenges the United States’ economic sectors‚ has productive economic policies‚ and has the opportunity
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Economies have the most impact on a country and it’s people. The economy can be impacted by many different aspects including illegal or socially unaccepted things. Afghanistan has the biggest drug trafficking scene in the world today. Their economic lives off of the money people make and then put back in the economy. Drug Trafficking is the making and moving of narcotics. Afghanistan is the number one person producer of drugs in the the world. There major drug that they produce and move is opium
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Feature Article – Draft Kaila Brown What Does The Cult Of Celebrity Mean To Us? The cult of celebrity is destroying our society. Celebrities have impacted on how we look and act‚ mostly in a negative way. Our everyday lives are affected by the cult of celebrity; it’s in our conversations‚ our magazines and newspapers. The cult of celebrity is taking interest in famous individuals and this is what everyone does‚ every day. Cult is a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards
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An open economy is the opposite of a managed economy. It is one that is characteristically market-oriented‚ with free market policies rather than government-imposed price controls. In an open economy industries tend to be privately owned rather than owned by the government. In the area of international trade an open economy is one whose policies promote free trade over protectionism. On the other hand‚ a managed or closed economy is characterized by protective tariffs‚ state-run or nationalized
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