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- 6471: The Effect of Third Party Candidates in Presidental Elections
- ... win any individual states and therefore received no electoral votes (Jackson). Ross Perot ran a platform based solely on economic change. Although this platform captured the interest of a large number of Americans in a short time, his failure to define his position on other issues or to particularize his plans for cleaning up the economy lead to his downfall in the latter part of the campaign (Murr 71). The political ...
- 6472: The Death Penalty: Justifiable
- ... just smells a strange smell, then there out of it. The only pain in lethal injection is sticking the needle in the skin. The last one, the electric chair is the most controversial. There are stories of people surviving the first shock, in one case the man was sent back to his cell, but later he was finally killed. That may be very shocking, but mabey you haven't heard what ...
- 6473: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- ... card carrying member of the ACLU who opposed the death penalty."(Dionne 311) He was pro-gun control, pro-abortion, and had as the Bush campaign put it, "...vetoed the pledge of allegiance." Dukakis, in short, was a classic, unrepentant "sixties liberal."(Dionne 311) This accusation gave Dukakis a liberal reputation in a campaign that was middle of the road leaning toward conservatism. In this case the truth hurt. "In the ...
- 6474: Social Security In the Future? Maybe Not
- ... 65. The average at which people began collecting went from 68.7 in 1950 to 63.7 in 1991. The Government has tried to institute new polices and reform old ones, but they are falling short over the long run. In 1993 the President pushed a tax that stated 85% of Social Security became taxable income to people with substantial amount of other retirement savings such as pensions and personal savings ...
- 6475: Clinton Administration Policy Toward the Caribbean Country of Haiti
- ... the return of President Aristide, the installation of a consensus government and replacement of the army high command." It looked as though a transition from arbitrary, oligarchic rule towards constitutional government had been found. In short the Clinton foreign policy towards Haiti was to remove the leaders of the military coup and return exiled President Jean - Bertrand Aristide to power. The policy was also designed to put pressure on the military ...
- 6476: Henry James
- ... social scene. (Matthiessen 14) The first phase of James' writing begins when he is twenty-one, in 1864 and continues until 1881. He was extremely popular during this time, especially during after publication of a short story Daisy Miller, which is concerned with the destruction of a naive American girl by European mores. James continues the theme of placing Americans without sufficient social experience into the complex society and culture of ...
- 6477: The Four Political Parties of Canada
- ... Albertans" and "small-minded evangelical cranks." (Harrison, pg.118, 1995) This left Preston Manning as the first (and current) leader of one of Canada's newest political parties, the Reform Party of Canada. In its short history to date, the Reform Party of Canada has had some success federally, and has weathered its share of criticism. In the last federal election, they won a total of 52 seats, almost beating out ...
- 6478: Australians Against Further Immigration
- ... social services. We have our distinctive art, music, theatre, literature, sport and film with achievements in science, medicine, social welfare and a unique quality of life. Our culture developed from our history, our common memories, stories and traditions. Australia led the way with the secret ballot, the 8 hour day votes for women, invalid, widow and old age pensions, strong trade unions the arbitration system and the basic wage. Our culture ...
- 6479: Charles Darwin and Imperialism
- ... The issue this essay will deal with is Imperialism and how Darwinism justified its practice. Darwin argued in his work, The Decent of Man, "When civilised nations come into contact with barbarians the struggle is short except where a deadly climate gives its aid to the native race. . . the grade of civilisation seems to be a most important element in success in competing nations."(Darwin, Decent of Man, p. 297). In ...
- 6480: The Right To A Free Trial
- ... significance and was ready to send a teenager to death without even a discussion. Baseball tickets and the overwhelming heat concerned the jurors more than the actual case. Some members played games and told business stories rather than pay attention. It was not until key points expressing doubt in the boy's guilt appeared that everyone realized their significance. Life experiences and stubbornness still prevented many of the jurors from understanding ...
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