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- 3281: The Presidential Election of 2000
- ... plan, there would be no separate tax on savings, pensions, and capital gains. Bush's opinions on this subject are very different than Forbes'. On 1 December 1999 he unveiled his "tax plan for every American." These cuts, which will total $483 billion over five years, leave $103 billion of the $506 billion budget surplus untouched. The specific groups who benefit most from Bush's plan are the poorest working families ... of the marriage penalty, Bush supports reducing it. The issue of education is something that both candidates feel very strongly about. Both George W. Bush and Steve Forbes feel that the key to improving the American educational system is to put more power into the hands of the taxpayers. How they go about the distribution of this power are two different matters. While Forbes has not yet some out with a ... enter the 1st grade, and supports increased and focused research in education to determine what works in educating children. Both George W. Bush and Steve Forbes feel that Social Security is a major issue the American public faces today. Both candidates call for some deregulation of this system, but Forbes takes a much more dramatic position. He strongly opposes the plan of the current Democratic administration to "have the government ...
- 3282: Pesticides Are Affecting Our F
- ... so that we can have the perfect fruit or vegetable. Pesticides are everywhere in the food children eat and the levels of toxicity are alarming. According to the Environmental Working Group, every day, 1 million American children age 5 and under consume unsafe levels of a class of pesticides that can harm the developing brain and nervous system Given this information the use of pesticides on food should be band, these ... presents a significant additional cancer risk to these young children. In a recent study on apple juice and pesticides, the EWG found that, Infants and young children drink 15 to 21 times than the average American. Most apple juice consumed in the United States is a blend of juices and concentrate from domestic and foreign sources. Many pesticides not registered in the U.S. are allowed for use on apples in ... close to 90 percent of their time indoors. Overall, the study estimated that 85 percent of the total daily exposure to airborne pesticides was from breathing air inside the home. Another study published in the American Journal of Public Health examined air and surface residues following indoor treatment for fleas with the insecticide chlorpyritos (under the trade name Dursban). The results were as follows, Three to seven hours after application, ...
- 3283: Kurt Vonnegut
- By: Aaron Burgman Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a contemporary American author whose works have been described by Richard Giannone as "comic masks covering the tragic farce that is our contemporary life" (Draper, 3784). Vonnegut's life has had a number of significant influences on his ... examined in terms of each influence. One of the most significant influences from Vonnegut's life on his personal philosophy has been his participation in World War II. During the war, Vonnegut served in the American army in Europe and was captured by German soldiers. As a prisoner of war, he witnessed the Allied bombing of the city of Dresden, in which more than 135,000 people died due to the ... Draper, 3784). Bibliography Draper, James P., editor. "Kurt Vonnegut, Jr." World Literature Criticism: 1500 to the Present. 1992 ed. "Existentialism." Microsoft Bookshelf '94. (CDROM) N.p.: Microsoft Corporation, 1994. "Kurt Vonnegut, Jr." Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography: Broadening Views, 1968-1988. 1989 ed. Mantell, Harold, producer. Kurt Vonnegut: A Self Portrait. Films for the Humanities, Inc. 1975. Nuwer, Hank. "Kurt Vonnegut Close Up." The Saturday Evening Post. May/June ...
- 3284: Teens and Smoking
- ... to start smoking. Yet, even though teenagers sometimes smoke to gain independence, and to be part of the crowd parental influence plays the strongest role as to whether or their children will smoke, Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), 1991. Children are exposed to and influenced by the parents, siblings, and the media long before peer pressure will become a factor. Mothers should not smoke during pregnancy, nicotine, which crosses the ... R., Hedeker, D. (1995). The inlf\uence of friends and parental smoking on adolescent smoking behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, v4 (3), 215-225. Jessor, R. (1993). Successful adolescent development among high-risk settings, American Psychologist, 48, 117-126. Johnston, L., O'Malley, P., Bachman, J. (1988). Drug use among American high school students, College students and other young adults. National trends through 1991. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Research Monograph Series, (1979). Cigarette Smoking as a dependence Process. National Institute on Drug Abuse. 23
- 3285: Francis Scott Fitzgerald
- Francis Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is known as one of the most important American writers of his time. He wrote about the troubling time period in which he lived known as the Jazz Age. During this era people were either rich or dreamt of great wealth. Fitzgerald fell into ... him into someone who felt he had no control upon his destiny, because it could never be as successful as his past. He did know that his work would have a permanent claim upon the American Literary World. Fitzgerald's life mirrored his novels. His live was filled love and tragedy. He pursued his dreams, and in real life, often lived those dreams. He longed to capture his youth and its ... their frivolous lifestyles as well as to tell their stories. Many scholars have critiqued his work and their desire to interpret Fitzgerald's work line the shelves of libraries. The Great Gatsby is a Great American Classic in which hundreds of thousands of copies are sold each year to high school and college students every where. Much of his work has been translated into 35 languages. It's ironic that ...
- 3286: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau
- ... think for themselves and only act of their own will. "Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist" (Emerson 87). Thoreau's argument on nonconformity came mainly from a distrust and dislike for the American government. He believed that though the citizens of America were intelligent enough to see their government's wrongdoings, --"All men recognize the right of revolution"-- (Thoreau 227) they were not brave enough to take action in order to make a necessary change. He was frustrated with his fellow countrymen who seemed to be standing by and permitting something they knew ...
- 3287: The Federalists vs. The Anti-Federalists
- The Federalists vs. The Anti-Federalists When the revolutionary war was over, the American colonists had found themselves free of British domination. Due to the fact that they were free from British control, they wanted to create their own system of government where tyranny would be practically diminished. Originally ... document needed to be created to strengthen the central government and at the same time ensuring the safety of the states. So came to be the constitution. The constitution brought about a division between the American people. These two groups were the federalists, who believed that the constitution was good, and the anti-federalists who thought that the constitution would not be able to protect the rights of the people. These ... the highest quality government. In a small republic, options would be very select making it an unfair election. Besides finding officials to best represent the people, there were many other controversial topics that faced the American people. The topic of taxation brought about many different ideas of what should be. The anti-federalists believed that by forming a new system would be very challenging because that is what they know ...
- 3288: Articles Of Confederation (wea
- ... certainly took care of the vast majority. Americans got used to the idea of trusting a central power once again, even if it was what they were trying to get away from being having a revolution in the first place. Scrapping the Articles and devising a Constitution was the first step in the right direction in terms of American democracy and its future.
- 3289: Apollo
- ... I will prove that this dream became a reality to be the best at ones goals and see them through. President Kennedy showed us all he was a hero by getting America to support the American space program, and get three heroes on the moon. On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite and caught America and the whole world off guard. This was the Soviet's ... in space, when President John F. Kennedy decided to put faith in the still young NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) program. NASA, established on October 1, 1958, had the historical job of putting an American on the moon. It was on May 25, 1961 when Kennedy finally made public his commitment "to land an American safely on the moon by the end of the decade," (Shepard 28). The pressure was on the NASA, but all eyes were on James E. Webb, NASA Administrator, who was not even certain the ...
- 3290: Benefits Of Pet Ownership
- I think I could turn and live with the animals. They are so placid and self-contained, writes American poet Walt Whitman (Schellenberg 1). Yes, pets have been part of human culture throughout history, and in American households, they are more common than children. It is reported that 58% of U.S. households have at least one pet, whereas only 35% have children (Whitaker; Witherell 76). Owners spend billions of dollars each ... Indeed. Harvard Health Letter. Dec. 1993: 1-3. Simross, Lynn. Pets on Duty. DollarSense. Summer 1996: 14+. Whitaker, Julian. Adopt a Pet For Your Own Health. Human Events. 15 July 1994. Witherall, Mary. Rover, Heal! American Health. Sept. 1995: 76-77.
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