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- 1071: Capital Punishment: Is It Required
- ... private member's bills introduced to end capital punishment as early as 1914, and again in 1915, 1916, 1917, 1924, and 1950. All were defeated. In 1954, the government established a joint committee of the House of Commons and the Senate, dealing with capital punishment and other items. The committee recommended abolition of the death penalty for offenders under the age of 18, and the substitution of the gas chamber for ... the gallows. Neither recommendation was followed. Between 1957-1963, the Conservative government under John Diefenbaker commuted 52 of the 66 death sentences. In 1961, MP Davie Fulton (Minister of Justice) piloted a bill through the House which distinguished between capital and non-capital murder. In 1962, there were three cases of capital murder in which the juries recommended mercy. The government commuted all three of these deaths. In two other cases ... 1, 1974, Canada temporarily abolished the death penalty for the period up to December 1977. This temporary abolition was made permanent in 1976. The issue of abolishing capital punishment in law was argued in the House of Commons under the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau in 1976. After an impassioned debate lasting 98 hours, the abolitionists won the vote by 130 to 124 (Bill C-84). At the time, there ...
- 1072: Personal Writing: Our Trip to See the Band "Last One Standing"
- ... cars that are going thirty-five miles an hour in a fifty zone does not help. A sigh of relief passed through the car as we came into Burlington. Justin dropped me off at my house in Burlington at four o'clock, a few hours before his show started. I made my plans with them for later and sent them on their way. Something about being home makes me feel much more relaxed. Walking into your house and immediately recognizing that perfect smell of freshness (my mom keeps a clean house), flopping yourself onto your comfortable bed, now this is what makes me feel at peace.I was relieved to be home, knowing that I was going to see Kristie,a friend of mine that ...
- 1073: Who Are You?: Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder
- ... versions of "Even Flow," "Alive" and "Whipping" sound like the leaden workings of a cover band. And Vedder seems to know it. "Well," he says, before quitting the stage, "this was almost worth leaving the house for." Lately, it seems, Eddie Vedder is searching harder and harder for reasons to leave the house. While the four other members of Pearl Jam are regularly spotted in Seattle's nightclubs and restaurants, Vedder sightings are few and far between. And not just on the streets of Seattle. Shunning interviews, refusing to make videos and playing truncated tours because of his unwinnable war with Ticketmaster, he now keeps a low profile in the city, living in his large house in West Seattle, in an enclave of upper-middle-class homes on a tree-lined slope that overlooks Puget Sound. The house is patrolled by two bodyguards who check out even the Domino's ...
- 1074: Should Gambling Be Legalized?
- ... loose as much money as possible. Gamblers who come to casinos with the intention of winning money are habitually disappointed. As casino crime lord, Meyer Lansky's universal gambling truth states; "Gamblers never win, the house never loses"2 Slot Machines and most table games allow players to make bets where the probability of winning is relatively high. Frequent wins are characterized by low payouts. These frequent wins encourage further gambles ... pursuit of profitability in the corporate era of gambling has turned the average casino into a financially hazardous place for betters"3 The casino's beliefs are all based on the fact that since the house has an advantage over the player, the longer the house can keep the player playing, the more money the house will make. The gambling industry spends millions each year to whether wider isles, fresher air, and back rests on the chairs at slot machines ...
- 1075: A Summary of A Christmas Carol
- ... Christmas Carol 1). This story takes place in London, England. The time is winter and it starts the day before Christmas, also known as Christmas Eve. The settings of the book include Scrooge's Counting House, Scrooge's Home, Bob Cratchit's home, assorted places throughout Scrooges childhood like the schoolhouse and the Fizziwig's place where Scrooge was an apprentice, this is where a Christmas party took place and he ... least major character is Scrooge's nephew, Fred. He seems to be the only individual who comes to converse with Scrooge and offer him anything. In this case, Fred offered him an invitation to his house for Christmas dinner. Fred is convinced at the beginning of the story that Scrooge doesn't really mean "Bah!
Humbug!" (18) no matter how many times he says it. Fred is presented cheerful and in ... pity for Scrooge. 3). The book starts off talking about Jacob Marley, Scrooge's former business partner. It basically says that he "was dead as a door-nail" (11). Then it moves to Scrooges counting house where he converses with Fred. Then two men come in to ask for a donation and Scrooge shoos them away quickly enough. Then Bob Cratchit come in for a days work and Scrooge is ...
- 1076: Luis Gutierrez
- ... he serves on include Banking and Financial Services; General Overnight and Investigations; Housing and Community opportunity; Veteran Affairs and Hospital and Health Care. Mr. Gutierrez's addresses in Washington and in Chicago are: 408 Longworth House office Building, Washington Dc 20515; 3181 North Elston Avenue, Chicago 60618; 1715 west 47th street, Chicago 60609; 3659 Halsted Chicago 60609; and 2132 West 21st street Chicago 60608. Luis Gutierrez start the road to politics ... of the National Riffle Association. On the issues of labor he was one hundred percent for; United Food and Commercial workers; AFL-CIO; American Federation of Government Employees: American Federation of state. Gutierrez, in the house, is excepted with mixed feelings Gutierrez has been known to speak unprofessional about the house as well as it's members. In a sixty minute profile he claimed that the house was "belly of the best" and later called the new democrats "sell outs", because of these comments, Gutierrez ...
- 1077: Evolution
- ... For Beginners. New York: Pantheon Books, 1982. 11 Moore, Johh A. Heredity and the Environment. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. 12 Patterson, Colin. Evolution. London: British Museum of Natural History Press, 1976. 13 Random House Encyclopedia, The. New York: Random House Inc., 1987, p. 406-25. 14 Ridley, Mark. The Essential Darwin. London, Eng: Allen & Unwin, 1987. 15 Smith, J.M. On Evolution. London: Doubleday, 1972. 16 Stansfield, William D.. Genetics 2/ed. New York: McGraw ... 1820-1870, Washington: Oxford University Press, p. 229. 21. opsit. p. 80 22. opsit., p. 262. 23. ibid., p. 536. 24. opsit., p.417. 25. opsit., p. 183. 26. opsit., p. 419. 27. The Random House Encyclopedia, New York: Random House Inc., 1987, p. 432. 28. ibid., p. 437. 29. opsit., p. 348. 30. The New Grolier Electronic Encyclopedia, Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1991, MALTHUS. 31. opcit., p. 403. 32. ...
- 1078: Birdhouse
- ... the first place. It was supposed to be a good school though, even though it was a Jr. College named Chuffy. When she finally arrived in San Francisco she went straight to her cousin s house. The whole house was painted bright colors, making it seem more fresh and new. Compared to her house, which happened to be all white! Giving the sense that it was boring and plain, which Beverly seemed to think it, was. The school was even worse Each room was painted a dark green, ...
- 1079: The Men We Carry In Our Minds and Why I Want A Wife: Gender Roles
- ... that it was the men who were sent off to the factories and the mills to provide for the family. It was the men that had to perform all of the laborious tasks around the house and if the time were to come men would be the first to join the military and go die for their country. These are not expectations of men these are obligations! It is our job ... five days a week for thirty plus years. A man is expected to put his life on the line and go fight in a war. A man is expected to maintain the upkeep of the house, not simply by cooking and cleaning, but by fixing the instruments that are used to cook and clean. We have grown up in a time where we are told to thank mom for all that she has done for us, thank you for taking me to my friends house or thank you cooking dinner. Who the hell ever thanks dad? When is the last time you heard, Hey dad, thanks for paying the bills, or Man this is good book? It sure is ...
- 1080: Bouchards View Of Canadian His
- ... has to choose between Newfoundland and Quebec. He reasoned that Quebec was more important to Canada than Newfoundland . His comments earned Bouchard some nasty comments from Brian Tobin, a liberal MP from Newfoundland, in the House of Commons. Several others criticized him as well, saying he was not fit for office and demanded his resignation. Bouchard reached a height of frustration because the English simply did not understand him or Quebec ... in Quebec as the sovereignty option was gaining popularity in Quebec polls. On may 21 1990, Bouchard handed his resignation to Mulroney, ending a thirty year friendship. When the resignation was formally tabled in the house of commons Bouchard began by saying "I felt that in read reading the accord the first time that Quebec had managed to overcome its humiliation and just indignation... I felt we had to leave the ... society, he was opposed to an equal senate and was enraged that a decision from Newfoundland had to be awaited . With the collapse of Meech, Bouchard devoted himself fully to the sovereignty option. In the house of commons, five other Tories sat with Bouchard as an independent. As the most popular Quebec figure in Ottawa, he was named the leader of their small group known as the Forum-Quebec. Bourassa ...
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