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- 2791: People In The Government
- ... to reconsider. Preservation of order 2. The Speaker shall preserve order and decorum and, in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries or in the lobby, may cause the same to be cleared. Control of Capitol facilities 3. Except as otherwise provided by rule or law, the Speaker shall have general control of the Hall of the House, the corridors and passages in the part of the Capitol assigned to the use of the House, and the disposal of unappropriated rooms in that part of the Capitol ...
- 2792: Standardized Testing As A War
- ... you need for your fight against the world. Each student is a soldier among hundred of thousands, marching in a powerful wall towards the enemy. All the soldiers are dressed in uniform, carrying the same gun, and waiting to receive destiny. Who will fight? Who will die? A soldiers mind wanders through unforbidden questions of, Why am I fighting? Who is my enemy? The student is not fighting his own intelligence but that of educational bureaucracy. Standardized testing is a futile battle. Each soldier is dressed the same, with the same boots, canteen, helmet, and even gun. All are expected to act the same; society knows nothing less. Society expects and adulates categories. Each new product, new discovery, new revelation has a classification. You are a nerd, jock, drop out, preppy. Students ...
- 2793: Being a Substitute Teachers Aid
- ... ways. Reading can be taught through work books or games that encourage reading. Math and science can also be taught through games and art. Working with games and toys can improve a childs motor control and social skills. My job, as a subsitute teachers aid is to be very patient, understanding and be able to maintain control of my group in a professional, yet caring way. At times this can be quite difficult depending on what type of children you are dealing with. If you are lucky your teachers will have discipline ...
- 2794: Does Microsoft Have Too Much Power?
- ... which includes some minor adjustments such as faster loading capabilities along with better Internet/TCP/IP components. Along with the Windows Empire, Microsoft is moving towards the Internet. There are currently two competitors fighting for control of this vast information network, Microsoft and Netscape. By controlling the Internet, a cooperation would have to seize control of all Browsing, server, client programs and any other application granting access of the Internet to the consumer. In most online haunts, supporters and users of niche products like OS/2, Macintosh and all other ...
- 2795: What Life Was Like Before The Civil Rights Movement And What More Needs To Change
- ... Life Was Like Before The Civil Rights Movement And What More Needs To Change The civil rights movement is against segregation, the system of laws and customs separating blacks and whites that whites use to control blacks since slavery was forbidden in the 1860s. During this civil rights movement, individuals and civil rights groups have challenged segregation and discrimination with many things, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal to abide by ... republican governments in the Southern states were run by blacks, Northerners, and some Southerners. The Reconstruction governments had passed laws to help blacks get economic and political opportunities. By 1877 the Democratic Party had gained control of government in the Southern states, and these Southern Democrats took away black advances and rights made during Reconstruction. They passed local and state laws that made certain places "For Whites Only" and others for ...
- 2796: Smoke The Prohibition!
- ... to reduce or suppress competition in a particular market; for example, controlling the distribution and production of a drug. Imperialism is a practice by which powerful nations or people seek to extend and/or maintain control or influence over nations or people; for example, the United States over Cuban immigrants. First, among the costs of the "War on Drugs," the most obvious is monetary cost. The direct cost of purchasing drugs ... worldwide. Civil war is currently being threatened in Bolivia by a coca-growing union. The group, which feels that the Bolivian government has been too open to challenges in sovereignty, is fighting "Yankee Imperialism" and control by the DEA of a coca-growing region. In Colombia and Peru, groups like the communist Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), both Communist groups, that ...
- 2797: The Mafia and Street Gangs
- ... problem. These two groups have continued to grow and infest our society from the early 1900's. It continues to exploit and destroy the honest citizens of our country. Now, these criminal organizations not only control the adults of our communities but have begun , through the sale and distribution of narcotics, to control our children. Crime organizations must be stopped however this is a difficult task. They have infiltrated members of our government and law enforcement agencies with the lure of money. Unfortunately crime does pay in many ...
- 2798: Analysis of Niccolς Machiavelli's The Prince
- ... peace and order, while on the contrary the Florentine's mercy allowed Pistoia to be destroyed. Princes in the company of soldier should not avoid the reputation of being cruel, because clement generals often lose control of their armies. When a prince uses cruelty, he should do so in a way that he incites fear, but not hatred. Machiavelli declares that princes are above the moral code for the good of ... faults have already been stated. The second, the princes did not pacify and befriend their people or they did not limit the power and protect themselves from the nobles. Chapter XXV explains how princes can control their fortune by comparing fortune to a woman. Chapter XXVI, the last chapter, is an essay on how a prince should unite Italy and liberate the Italians from foreign rule The dedication and last chapter ...
- 2799: Cannabis
- ... from 1925 concerning the Panama Canal Zone said it wasnt habit forming and no steps should be taken to keep it from being sold or used. The Uniform States Narcotic Act said all states should control drug distribution. "By 1937 marijuana use was restricted by law" (Snyder,1985,p42) and the Marijuana Tax Act was signed by President Roosevelt. This act was made to collect more taxes and locate people selling marijuana. You had to pay $1 for medical use and $100 for recreational use as tax. This was a large factor why doctors quit using it as a medicine. "The Narcotics Drug Control Act of 1965 increased the existing penalties for selling and distribution of marijuana and heroin..." (Snyder,1985,p46) The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) was founded in 1970. Just the facts ...
- 2800: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
- ... hatred towards Wilson, making his hostilities known in the tone of his voice. It is this hostility that begins the new life of Francis Macomber. Later that day, the three of them, along with the gun bearers, go hunting for buffalo, and if is this hostility that helps Francis in the hunt. As they get into the car and drive off, Wilson is hoping that Francis doesn't take a notion ... lifts his rifle and "aimed carefully at the center of the huge, jerking, rage-driven neck and shot." Macomber "never felt so good." As the three of them sit talking and drinking, one of the gun bearers approaches and tells Wilson that the first bull has gotten up and gone into the bushes. Unlike the incident with the lion, Macomber "felt wholly without fear. Instead of fear he had a feeling ...
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