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- 1021: Current State of the U.S. Economy
- ... an interest rate between one and two percent by 1994. This did not happen but some do credit his big budget reform as the start to what is taking place now during the era of Bill Clinton. I doubt that deflation is a reasonable goal or for that matter if it is something that we want to strive for considering the Great Depression but I would like to see inflation stay ... because the skilled workers have already been hired by companies. These trends will squeeze profit margins. BUDGET SURPLUS Economists have been arguing over budget surplus for decades and recently it has become a realistic goal. Bill Clinton and congressional Republicans are both trying to accept credit but Robert J. Samuelson stated it is neither. “The surplus is mainly the unplanned outcome of favorable events beyond their control.” He was referring to ... workers. There are fewer middle management jobs but more general office than ever. Another hot topic on the wire right now is the proposed rise in minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.15 by Bill Clinton. Republicans and some Democrats feel this will put people out of work. Bill Clinton said of this accusation “ Every time we have raised the minimum wage in my lifetime there have been those ...
- 1022: Law Enforcement Today
- ... they put on a badge, sometimes officers forget what they're there for and go too far. There are many cases when people have been falsely abused by officers for no reason. All people have rights, even when you have committed a crime. You are read your rights when you get arrested and no one can take those rights away from you. If an officer violates those rights, you will probably win you case because of it. I think the laws and rules citizens have to follow are reasonable. To run a country ...
- 1023: Educatio During The Victorian
- ... The grant increased to 30,000 pounds in 1839 and then to 100,000 pounds in 1846. These voluntary schools were paid for by private subscription and were spread out over the country. Gladstone’s Bill of 1870 was the work of W.E. Forster, who was an ardent churchman of Quaker origin. The bill doubled the State Grant to church schools and to Roman Catholic schools so they could become a permanent part of the new educational system. There were seven elite boarding schools that were defined as “Public ... The grant increased to 30,000 pounds in 1839 and then to 100,000 pounds in 1846. These voluntary schools were paid for by private subscription and were spread out over the country. Gladstone’s Bill of 1870 was the work of W.E. Forster, who was an ardent churchman of Quaker origin. The bill doubled the State Grant to church schools and to Roman Catholic schools so they could ...
- 1024: Genetic Faltering
- ... shunned by many. Many times the mistakes may not be well equipped for life in the real world. They may not be equipped for the stress of human life. The next issues are over the rights, and what rights the creators have. “While the 13th amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery can be interpreted as supporting all life, and denying who or what ever made them the right to control them” (Goldberg). According to the 13th amendment the creature should have the rights of an American citizen, and the creator would have no control over it. This exception would help total human clones, but what if it was a human-animal chimera? Would it have rights, or ...
- 1025: Legalization of Drugs
- ... last thirty years many groups have their attempts. The use of drugs is a victimless crime much like homosexuality. Homosexuals have fought for a great deal of freedom that is based on their basic human rights; the right to make decisions and act freely based on what is protected under the Constitution, so long as anyone else is not affected. Economically, the production of drugs in the United States would benefit ... David] Kessler, is they're heading in a prohibitionist direction, which is something I would regard as very bad on both policy grounds and ethical grounds." Nadelmann continues to point out that, "Progress in the rights ofÔtechnology sophisticated environment, may redound to the benefit of the drug issue. I think also that the war on cigarette users if you want to call it that--is raising the issue of individual autonomy ... re going to have tens of millions of Americans beginning to identify more and more with the heroin, cocaine and marijuana users. At the same time, you're going to have these arguments about individual rights and the freedom to use drugs in your own home.(Reason, July 1994 p.43) The personal rights and freedoms issue is a pressing point that supporters of prohibition must look towards and decide ...
- 1026: Sexual Urges, Society, and Religion
- ... of gathering continued. The church became a way of life. Strict Christian beliefs were re-introduced and followed. The North, on the other hand, became more sexually liberal, but slowly. Women were slowly given more rights from their hard work demonstrated by the commissions. Industry began to take over more lives and work was seen as more important than necessarily attending church. With the decline of the church, science took a ... Thousands of thousands of men went overseas to fight, while women at home began to work in ammunition plants. This initial freedom that women felt during the war helped push them to ask for constitutional rights, especially the vote. The twenties brought prosperity, prohibition, movie stars, flappers, gangsters and Margaret Sanger. Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, was periodically arrested for handing out pamphlets about contraception and was quite influential in ... AIDS but herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. Additional sex education programs were introduced to schools and organizations began to openly talk about sex and its implications. The gay and lesbian community began to fight for rights and for more public education about their community and HIV/AIDS, while Hoffman plays Tootsie to applause. The nineties represent a coming of age for sexuality. In a decade where the dominant philosophy is ...
- 1027: Quick Look at Gun Control
- ... or even for the pleasure of hunting. These people are penalized for protecting their lives, or even for enjoying a common, innocent sport. To enforce gun control throughout the nation, means violating a persons Constitutional rights. Although some people feel that the issue of gun control will limit crime, the issue should not exist due to the fact that guns are necessary for self defense against crime, and by enforcing gun ... These procedure guarantee the innocence and reliability of a gun owner. The second amendment states the citizens right to own and bear firearms. Freedom to poses arms is a guaranteed citizen right. If the constitutional rights of a citizen are violated, it can be a complex issue. In the case of US vs Miller during the year of 1939, The supreme court voted against individual rights to bear arms. Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws. This is why all citizens should be aware of all of their constitutional rights. Enforcing gun ...
- 1028: Same Sex Marriages
- ... be recognized outside of the state of origin. Hawaii will most likely be the forerunner in same sex marriages, expecting to have them legalized by the year 2000. The Supreme Court is readily awaiting civil rights cases that will undoubtedly arise from the legalization of same sex marriages. Like several other controversial ethical issues, most of the arguments eventually boil down to religion and morality. Many opponents believe that gay marriages ... accepted than there would be no limitations on marriages and multiple partners as well as blood-related weddings would soon be recognized. Although the argument is irrational, it seems to maintain many followers. The constitutional rights bring up a very important issue in the great debate over homosexual marriages. The constitution in no way signifies that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. The constitution allows the states ... to a long-term relationship. Throughout time, the citizens of America have chosen to push marriage and offer benefits because our belief that marriage pushes stability, therefore those citizens must understand that everyone deserves these rights to receive these benefits. Tax deductions, life insurance plans, inheritance, and alimony are just some of the benefits reaped by those in marriages or those that were formerly in a marriage. If these rights ...
- 1029: Racism
- ... the facts were known. If a person allows their prejudiced beliefs to block the progress of another, it is discrimination. Those who exclude all members of a race from certain types of employment, housing, political rights, educational opportunities, or a social interactions are guilty of racial discrimination. For centuries conflicts have taken place among three main races, Caucasian, Asian, and Negro ranging from snobbish social exclusion, to state- sponsored genocide. Racism ... lives of six million human beings for no other reason than they were Jewish. It started in little ways, an ethnic joke, stereotyping that was never challenged, then restrictions, loss of jobs, loss of civil rights, loss of voting rights, and the loss of life. Racists have very specific beliefs about their own groups and others. Columnist Ellen Futterman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says, We are guilty of race prejudice. We might ...
- 1030: The Women Of Jane Austen
- ... great deal of critical attention in recent years. Many have spoken out about the strengths and weaknesses of her characters, particularly her heroines. Austen has been cast as both a friend and foe to the rights of women. According to Morrison, most feminist studies have represented Austen as a conscious or unconscious subversive voicing a woman s frustration at the rigid and sexist social order which enforces subservience and dependence (337 ... happiness ever after in the late eighteenth century. Newman says that many Austen readers do not know that marriage [was] a real social institution that, in the [late eighteenth century], robbed women of their human rights (694). Within the marriage partnership, only the man had the right to petition for divorce (in the case of a wife s supposed adultery) and all child custody rights rested with the father ( Notes ). These are the realities that four of the most popular of Austen s heroines had to face. Elinor and Marianne Dashwood s future prospects of happiness are greatly diminished ...
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