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- 1581: Taxation & Democracy
- ... modern democratic nations. With the increase in taxation rates during the war, many expected for the taxes to be "scaled back." Due to the national debt resulting from the conflict, governments felt compelled to maintain high taxes. Both progressive taxation and welfare state programs became mainstays during this period, from 1945-75. Although the governments wanted to tax so-called excess profits, it was in no one's interest to tax away the capital necessary to build a strong defense. It was generally assumed that the end of the war would bring an end to high rates of tax and an end to many if not all tax expenditures on defense. However, rates remained high. The postwar tax policy had three main characteristics: governments were either unwilling or politically unable to reduce formal tax rates on the rich and corporations; second, the political and administrative elites were both developing ...
- 1582: Cancer
- ... for cancer is believed to be able to drastically reduce the number of deaths due to the disease. Knowing what to look for when detecting cancer, as well as knowing if you are in a high risk population are two of the main factors of early intervention. Early intervention of cancer has proven to increase survival rates and lower the length and severity of treatments. Detection and protection are two types ... easily responsive to earlier detection through physical examination. The performance of these tests is usually measured in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. The type, periodicity, and commencement of screening in high-risk populations for most cancers reflect the judgment of expert practitioners rather that evidence from scientifically- conducted test. Some individuals are known to be at high risk for cancer, such as those with a strong family history of cancer. Physician judgment is needed in such circumstances to determine the most appropriate application of available screening methods. Once the high-risk ...
- 1583: Women's Rights in Afghanistan, China and Iran
- ... U.S. corporations (Bender 69). Women comprised only 1 percent of executives in the 1000 largest corporations outside the United States (Bender 69). Women remain at a distinct disadvantage in education as well. While primary school enrollment for girls now roughly equals that of boys, women constitute about two-thirds of the worlds one billion illiterate adults (Microsoft 3). Of the more than 100 million children who drop out of school before completing the fourth grade, two-thirds are girls (Microsoft 3). On the other hand, women are entering colleges and universities in increasing numbers (Microsoft 3). Reproductive rights for women vary greatly from country to ... right to education. This is the story of a 15 year old girl who was repeatedly raped in her house by armed guards after they had killed her father for allowing her to go to school: They shot my father right in front of me. He was a shopkeeper. It was nine o’clock at night. They came to our house and told him they had orders to kill him ...
- 1584: ... said, "…I don't take no stock in dead people."(Twain, pg.2). But later on he tries to teach Jim about the story of Solomon. Huck also says, "So the longer I went to school the easier it got to be. I was getting sort of used to the widow's ways, too, and they warn't so raspy on me."(Twain, pg.17). He grows accustomed to things in ...
- 1585: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... than John and took it upon himself to be John's coach and protector. John's childhood was full of sports, fun and activity. This all ended when John grew old enough to leave for school. At the age of thirteen, John left home to attend an away school for the first time. Canterbury School, a boarding school in New Milford, Connecticut and Choate Preparatory in Wallingford, Connecticut completed his elementary education("JFK" 98). John graduated in 1934 and was promised a trip to London as a graduation gift. ...
- 1586: ... main themes in this novel are Social change and the banning of books to stop inequality and Individualism. One of the changes the ‘Give them zippers instead of buttons’ (pg 63) Clarisee also says in School, children are given fun activities, are blasted with useless facts and information, and given no time to ask questions. In the world of Fahrenheit 451 the books are banned. Figures of ‘We must all be ...
- 1587: Witchcraft
- ... of churches in Christianity in the Craft. According to Johnson, it consisted from 3 unrelated members to 13 people. Members of fellowship meet regularly for Rituals or other important matters. It is runs by the High Priest and High Priestess. In the traditional religion, the Coven is divided into the Inner court and the Outer court. The Outer court is mainly a training group. Those who wish to join the Coven like Prospects and Novices were taught how to behave in the coven. The Inner court is the actual place where Witches worship and learn. High Priest and High Priestess run both courts (Johnson). The most common system works in coven is the "Three Degree System". The first degree is the student/Witch. The second degree is the practitioner/Priest/ ...
- 1588: Cannabis Hemp. . .Marijuana!
- Cannabis Hemp. . .Marijuana! Article copied work for work from April 1990 Issue of High Times Magazine pages 37-41 and page 57. "OUR CHALLENGE TO THE WORLD: TRY TO PROVE US WRONG-- If all fossil fuels and their derivatives (coal, oil, natural gas, synthetic fibers and petrochemicals) as well ... machine was developed, cannabis would again become America's largest agricultural industry. Some 22 years later, Popular Mechanics introduced a new generation of investors to just such a device, (See the February 1989 issue of HIGH TIMES.) which brings us to this next bit of history: A PLAN TO SAVE OUR FOREST Some canniabis plant strains regularly reach treelike heights of 20 feet or more in one growing season. In 1916 ... year 2000, the U.S. will have burned 80% of its petroleum resources, while our coal reserves may last 100 years or so longer. But the decision to continue burning coal has serious drawbacks. This high-sulfur coal is responsible for our acid rain, which already kills 50,000 Americans and 5,000 to 10,000 Canadians annually. CLEAN, RENEWABLE FUEL SOURCE Fuel is not synonymous with petroleum, let's ...
- 1589: The Drug War in America
- The Drug War in America The drug war in America has many elements to it that ranges from education of the public not to use drug such, a teaching grade school children to “just say no” and the D. A.R.E. program, to intervention and treatment for drug users. Protecting United States borders from incoming drugs and trying to keep other countries from growing the ... success of the drug war may not be accurate. One reporter for the Washington Post state that reports that say that violent crime has decreased since 1993 fail to take in to account the “usually high levels of violence that prevailed in the late 1980s and early 1099s”. (Las Review-Journal) The violence associated with the street sale and dealing of drugs such as crack bring up another issue and that ... drug use and from regular beer to light beer and from cigarettes without filters to low tar filtered cigarettes. He also used examples from Alaska and the Dutch, when drugs/marijuana was legalized use by high school teens went down. Legalization not decriminalization would bring the economic of drugs above the line and make drugs a controlled substance just like alcohol and tabacco. Drugs could be controlled, taxed, and regulated. ...
- 1590: The Invisible Man 2
- ... narrator's mind throughout the book, although he never fully understands their meaning. His grandfather's words eventually serve as catalyst for his subsequent disillusionments, the first of which occurs directly after he graduates from high school. At this time, the narrator is invited to give a speech at a gathering of the town's leading white citizens. The speech he is planning to give expresses the view that humility is the ... a pile of coal. He searches for an exit by burning the contents of his briefcase, one by one. Each item he burns represents freedom from an aspect of his past. First he burns his high school diploma, then a doll made by Clifton. Next he burns the anonymous letter and the new name given to him by Jack. He discovers that the handwriting is the same on both documents. ...
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