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- 2611: Life or Death: Who Chooses?
- ... the fact of the matter. An incontrovertible fact that cannot change as feelings change. If abortion is undeniably the taking of human life and yet sincere misguided people feel that it should be just a personal matter between a women and the doctor, there seems to be 2 choices open to them. (1) That they would believe that other acts of destruction of human beings such as infanticide and homicide should ... in the Honduras flooding disaster than of a serious accident involving a close friends or favourite relatives. That is why some are less disturbed by the slaughter of thousands of unborn children than by the personal problems of a pregnant women across the street. To rationalize this double standard, they pretend to themselves that the unborn child is a less valuable human life because it has no active social relationships and ... the innocent victims of highjacking but what is abortion but this? The highjacking without reprieve, of an innocent passenger out of his mother's womb. Should we really leave the right to hijack as a personal decision only? Those campaigning for further liberalization of the abortion law, hope to make abortion available and safe for all who wish it during a pregnancy. Qualifications have been placed on the abortion on ...
- 2612: Abortion Paper
- ... 1960's abortion has been shifting from a predominantly illegitimate status toward a more legitimate one. Several cases have been fought for the right to choose. Many of these have been hard cases with very personal feelings, but the perseverance showed through and gives us the rights we have today. In 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut upheld the right the right to privacy and ended the ban on birth control. Eight years ... oppose government welfare programs to help support needy and dependent children. These people are also in favor of the death penalty and see the killing that goes on during war as justified and noble. My personal belief is that each woman should have a right to decide whether she wants to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. For reason's of women's right to self-determination, protection of their health, adequate care ... slogan than a genuine goal of the anti-abortion forces; what they really want is control. Control over our behavior and power over women. Abortion is a tough choice and the decision should be a personal one, without interference of government or special interest groups. Losing safe and legal abortion would mean reducing women to "childbearing vessels". It would mean turning our backs on the technology we have, and it ...
- 2613: Comparison of Paine's Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence
- ... announcing that the time has come to take a stand. The main part of Common Sense contrasts in concept with the majority of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson takes a rather rough approach to his writing style, deciding to introduce his ideas in the beginning few paragraphs, then proceeding to list his grievances in the bulk of the piece. Paine however, presents his ideas in more of a persuasive essay style ... not, then you have only his facts to rely on. One of the obvious reasons for the difference in tone between these two writers however, can simply be the situation in which both pieces of writing were constructed. This is evident even from the heading of Paines third chapter, Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs. The word thoughts can infer that what follows is simply one mans ... argue that the new States would be better off without the ties to Great Britain, and both offer very valid points as to why this should occur. However, the differences can be seen in the writing styles and overall tone of the work. Paine becomes more of a salesman, trying to sell his readers to his thoughts on the government of Great Britain, though not completely becoming a force on ...
- 2614: The Presidential Election of 2000
- ... system, but Forbes takes a much more dramatic position. He strongly opposes the plan of the current Democratic administration to "have the government invest your money." He feels that people should have more freedom and personal control in where their individual Social Security contributions go. His platform contains the promises that no tax increases will go to benefit Social Security and no benefits will be cut either. He says that he ... the current system for those currently on it and those who are going on it in the next ten to fifteen years. He believes that young people should be able to put contributions into a Personal Retirement Account. This PRA is similar to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) or the 401k program. Forbes feels that this is the best course of action because you can take your money out of the hands ... system afloat or to ultimately salvage it. Like Forbes, Bush promises not to raise taxes at all in order to benefit Social Security. As part of this system's reform, he is in favor of Personal Retirement Accounts. This is an idea that many political analysts credit Steve Forbes with developing. Bush also agrees with Forbes on the issue that the government should not invest private citizen's Social Security ...
- 2615: Explain the importance of Contingency Planning
- ... required. The procedures should also be available to staff likely to be called in from home after hours and to back-up personnel. Contingency planning processes should increase employee awareness of the issues and highlight personal responsibilities and procedures. All staff should respect the value and relevance of such a plan not only to the company or agency but also to themselves and their own safety. It is much better to ... to the risk assessment. This requires ranking vital assets or operations, for example Category A - must continue to operate, Category B - must operate as soon as possible and Category C - can be delayed if necessary. Personal Needs of Staff Depending on the emergency situation, the contingency plan may need to consider anticipating medical and welfare services after an event such as local hospitals. It may also, in some circumstances, need to provide counsellors for events such as armed hold-ups. In Bhopal, the personal needs of persons affected from the incident was totally overlooked, largely due to an understanding of the chemical MIC. This in itself produced shocking results. Although emergency services had no idea how to deal ...
- 2616: The Behavior Of Presidents
- ... the performance of the president is often shaped by outside factors which control how he must act as a Chief Executive. The behavior of presidents come from a number of different criteria. A president's personal character, his approach to the position and circumstances during his term all contribute to presidential behavior. Presidents have approached the office from two vague positions. They have believed, to varying degrees, that either the president ... had to set many standards. In fact President Washington hoped that the presidency would not be dominate. In his inaugural address he argued for a strong legislature which he received (Lowi and Ginsburg 227.) However, personal beliefs on the role of the president have been minor in the behavior of a President. When required all Presidents have assumed power to quickly deal with a situation. A President's personality and beliefs ... deal with, it does not necessarily explain how he comes to a position on issues and deals with problems. The behavior of a President can only be explained as a combination of many factors. His personal politics and approach to the power of the Presidency will explain if he will try to lead the whole government and beyond that the whole nation, or if he will act as a clerk, ...
- 2617: The Bill of Rights
- ... by the Florida courts. RIGHT TO BE SECURE IN PERSONS, HOUSES, PAPERS AND EFFECTS AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES: A new law goes into effect in Oklahoma on January 1, 1991. All property, real and personal, is taxable, and citizens are required to list all their personal property for tax assessors, including household furniture, gold and silver plate, musical instruments, watches, jewelry, and personal, private, or professional libraries. If a citizen refuses to list their property or is suspected of not listing something, the law directs the assessor to visit and enter the premises, getting a search warrant ...
- 2618: U.S Foreign Policy Toward Jewish Refugees During 1933-1939
- ... employed for the refugees. The only positive outcome of the conference was the revival of the IGC, whose mandate gave relief to those already rescued but did not participate in rescuing. The New York Times writing on the conference noted, "Not only were ways and means to save the remaining Jews in Europe not devised, but their problem was not even touched upon, put on the agenda or discussed."19 Three ... the tide of American foreign policy was going to shift. The changes were precipitated by a report submitted to the President by the Secretary of Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr., dated January 16th 1994, entitled "A Personal Report to the President". The report outlined the State Department's repression of news of the Final Solution in cable No. 354, its policy of apathy, and recommended that all rescue operations be removed from ...
- 2619: Actions and Behavior of the President
- ... the performance of the president is often shaped by outside factors which control how he must act as a Chief Executive. The behavior of presidents come from a number of different criteria. A president's personal character, his approach to the position and circumstances during his term all contribute to presidential behavior. Presidents have approached the office from two vague positions. They have believed, to varying degrees, that either the president ... had to set many standards. In fact President Washington hoped that the presidency would not be dominate. In his inaugural address he argued for a strong legislature which he received (Lowi and Ginsburg 227.) However, personal beliefs on the role of the president have been minor in the behavior of a President. When required all Presidents have assumed power to quickly deal with a situation. A President's personality and beliefs ... deal with, it does not necessarily explain how he comes to a position on issues and deals with problems. The behavior of a President can only be explained as a combination of many factors. His personal politics and approach to the power of the Presidency will explain if he will try to lead the whole government and beyond that the whole nation, or if he will act as a clerk, ...
- 2620: The Press and Media Cause Rampant Swaying of the Election Votes Through Their Opinions and Reports
- ... Buren administrations. Thus Jackson emerged as the first presidential manipulator of the press, in a practical, systematic way that far surpassed any earlier attempts at such (Tebbel 1985). So the "Globe" became the president's personal and frequent conveyer of propaganda and the beliefs he wanted the people to have. Ironically, since everyone knew that the Globe was the president's personal organ, its circulation naturally increased because in its pages could be seen what the president was thinking (actually, what he wanted you to think) and assiduous readers might even anticipate what he might propose next ... Van Buren possessed an innate ability to grasp the interrelationship of the press and the public mind. Yet, what he wrote about both was hardly full of brilliant insight. He said, "In this matter of personal popularity, the working of the public mind is often inscrutable. In one respect only does it appear to be subject to rule, namely in the application of a closer scrutiny by the people to ...
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