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- 13481: State of the Union Address Essay
- ... our time is inaction," Clinton declared at the start of his speech. He finished, as he did in last month's address, by invoking the symbolism that the nation is about to pass into a new millennium. "We don't have a moment to waste," he said. "Tomorrow, there will be just over 1,000 days until the year 2000. . . . One thousand days to work together." The speech proved shorter than ... this empowerment approach, including private-sector tax incentives to renew our capital city, so that Washington is a great place to work and live, and is once again the proud face America shows to the world"
- 13482: Same-Sex Marriage
- ... Love has many shapes and colors and is not finite. It can not be measured or defined in terms of sexual orientation. (From the Statement of Affirmation and Reconciliation by the Quaker Meeting in Aotearoa, New Zealand.) Even though is it thought by many that marriage is mainly a religious agreement, it also creates a legal relationship between the couple and the state. Currently there is much debate on homosexuals couples ... this piece of paper in order to receive the benefits. A few of these are: Wrongful death benefits, child custody, joint adoption, joint insurance, hospital visitation, and domestic violence protection. Currently no where in the world can homosexual couples receive these benefits. He also discusses the difference between marriage and domestic partnership. The problem here is that domestic partnership only covers insurance, or time off to care of their partner. Also ...
- 13483: School Uniforms
- ... implementation of school uniforms is the suppression of the individual's creativity and expression. Many students' express who they are through the way they dress. If a teenager wants to show the rest of the world that he loves Jesus, then he or she might wear a T-shirt that states a positive view on the subject. Similarly, a student might want to wear green colored clothing to show his or ... having the right clothes and put it back on having the right attitude. Works Cited Atkins, Andrea. School Dress. Better Homes and Gardens Aug. 1996. 42-43. Hemphill, Clara. Clothes Dont Make the Child. New York Times 21 Mar 1998: A14 Mancini, Gail Hinchion. School Uniforms: Dressing for Success or Conformity? Education Digest Dec. 1997. 62-65.
- 13484: Bill Clinton - Redefines Democratic-Republican
- ... the later eventually bisected. The result is the two party Democrat and GOP system which the majority of politicians of current day subscribe. However, many political and economic analysts find themselves perplexed by an incredible new phenomenon radiating from the white house - the economic policies of President Bill Clinton. This dilemma has left many wondering, did we elect a democrat or a republican? Has Clinton unintentionally begun a campaign to reunite ... a fact which remains to be seen. Robert D. Rieschauer, former head of the congressional budget office, views Clinton's economic misidentity as a clear-cut case of Gingrich induced skitzopreniea, noting that "in the world of the campaign, Clinton was the anti-gingrich . . . in his actual budgets . . . he is Gingrich" (Reynolds 1). It leaves us, as voters, to the task of defining Clinton's party loyalties.
- 13485: Newly Independent Nation Seeks Advice From Other Nations
- ... example to get into a good high school or college you must pass a difficult exam. Many students who do not get into a good school often turn to suicide, Japan is second in the world behind the U.S. in teen suicide. I would not choose this because a good system of education is not worth teens killing themselves. The second area in which the nation is seeking advice is ... of all money classes to go to the doctors it also costs alot of money. In 1989 alone more than $42 billion was spent providing health care. With a little help these other nations the new nation should have a bright future.
- 13486: Government Cutbacks
- ... or go to the hospital. Well this too could be a thing of the past, with the continued cutbacks. Look what is happening to our hospitals. Our health care system was the envy of the world, but this is quickly becoming something out of the past. Look at whats happening in our region of Niagara. They have decided that Niagara-On-The-Lake hospital should be closed. The same with the ... on and on. Well qualified and educated people are deciding that they should find work elsewhere, and they choose to leave Canada. In the cash strapped society that we are living in, we must create new programs to get people jobs, cutting programs is eliminating jobs. In these hard times, the most important thing that we can do for our futures, is protect our health and our education. We can compare ...
- 13487: Veterans Day
- ... that we should respect veterans for a lot of reasons but there are three major reasons I fell all of us should respect them. The first reason is for their bravery. If they weren't brave, then we could have lost many wars. If we lost the wars we wouldn't be a free country and we would have no government . We would not be able to live the way we ... we should always respect the veterans bravery. The second reason to respect our veterans is for the kindness. The veterans fought for the future, which is us the children. We should be thankful for the world we live in, many veterans gave up their lives for us. In some countries, leaders do not care about what happens to their people, but our country does, and that is why we should respect ...
- 13488: The Watergate Scandal
- ... his Solicitor General, Robert H. Bork, to fire Cox. This event occurred on October 20, 1973 and was heralded by the media as "The Saturday Night Massacre." (Water Scandal 1). On November 1, 1973 a new Special Prosecutor was hired to replace Cox. The newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, also pressured the President for the tapes of his office conversations. Jaworski felt sure they held information that would help to ... constitutional law. Bibliography Germond, Jack W. and Jules Witcover. "Looking Back, 25 Years on, at the Watergate Scandal." [http//www.sunspot.net/columnists/data/ germond/06169/germond.html]. March 1998. Gold, Gerald Ed. Watergate Hearings. New York: Bantam Books Publishing Inc., 1993. Hartman, Brian. "Watergate: 25 Years Later." [http://www.abcnews.com/ sections/us/watergate/watergate_overview.html]. April 1998. Hougan, Jim. Secret Agenda. New York: Random House Publishing, Inc., 1984. "Watergate." [http://gl.grolier.com/presidents/aae/side/watergate.html]. April 1998. "The Watergate Scandal." [http://taxgate.com/docs/watergate_scandal.htm]. March 1998.
- 13489: Our Living Shield: The First Amendment
- ... of liberties which were, at the time ascribed, to most people belonging to the United States. The main author, James Madison, transported the previous ideas of f undamental liberties from the great libertarians around the world, such as John Lilburne, John Locke, William Walwyn and John Milton. Madison and other previous libertarians of his time were transposed into seventeen different rights which were to be secured to all those in the ... the Bill of Rights was marked by a rebirth in which the Bill of Rights was no longer a set of ideals. The second half began when in 1925, the court ruled in Gitlow v. New York that the First Amendment supersedes state laws . This nullified the Court's ruling in Barron v. Baltimore, which took place 92 years earlier. Also, in 1931, the Court overturned Minnesota's conviction of Jay ...
- 13490: Vegetarianism
- ... example; humans have no fang s or claws) and because are digestive system was not made to digest meat, a vegetarian diet is much easier and healthier for our bodies. Secondly, as known around the world, the most common cause of death is heart attack and the average man is at a 50% risk while a vegetarian man is at a 4% risk. Another fact most dont think about is ... Actually, more than 50% of rainforest destruction has been from animal grazing. Other than the destruction of rain forest, more than half of all water supplies goes to livestock production. Vegetarianism could even improve our world by preventing hunger for 1,300,000,000 humans could be fed by the grain and soybeans fed to livestock each year. Not only does meat eating help destroy our bodies but the world around us. When it all comes down to it, being a vegetarian is a wonderful, spiritual, and helpful way of life and it could be to all. It could improve health, spirituality, and even ...
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