...ago it is still something that we still talk and study about now in days. Many important people were involved in this war. There is no real beginning to how everything started. There were so many thing that happened altogether that caused this war. The general view was the fact that we broke free from Britain to come and gain our independence. The colonies we runned from England under the direction of the King of England. This didn’t seem to work for the American people so they did everything in their power to help themselves gain freedom. Because of this came a lot of battles and acts of boycotting. For this reason the stamp act, sugar act, Boston tea party, and so many acts happened. There were some pros and cons of it all. Some pros were the fact that we all came together as one to fight for our right. We gained freedom after the war. Although to every pro there was a con. Some of the cons was the fact that many lost their lived to give us the freedom of speech. There was also a price to pay for being in a war. A lot of the soldiers were made fun of and humiliated. But in the end everything turned out for the better. After it all we are what we are because of all the brave people that choose to fight for something greater then themselves. I’m happy to call myself an American. I thank the people that chose to fight for others to have what we have. There are still many people today that wake up and want to make a difference. And those are the ones that have made our life...
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...American Legislators. On top of this, the American Board of Customs Commissioners was created, appointing a small army of customs collectors, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the Townshend Acts. Considering this, as well as the Stamp Act, Americans began to notice how different they were being treated compared the British. Americans also saw that they had to of have a say in the decisions made by the British Empire. The actions performed by the British may have generated revenue, however, it created more anger in the Colonists. It was only a matter of time before this anger lead to the full rebellion of Americans against the British, also known as the American Revolution, and the declaration of their...
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...Hutchinson, 2011). He could of also used the construct pro and con arguments (Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, 2009), which he would have made two lists one which consist of pros and the other to consist of cons to let the ships clear the harbor. I believe he came up with more cons then pros and that is why he did not allow the ships to clear Boston Harbor (Thomas Hutchinson, 2011). 2. The building of a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events as the Boston Tea Party is to find what the truth is? Gathering all the factual information of events that lead up to the Boston Tea Party. Also gather all the factual information that happened during and after the Boston Tea Party. To find the truth it may need to be investigated, verify that the report where the information is received is correct (Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, 2009). Opinions and judgment also need to be weeded out of the information that is gathered. A clear understanding of cause and effect relationships is crucial to the responsible formation of opinions (Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, 2009). Once all that information is in hand a clear judgment and foundation can be found. 3. The basis of the moral judgments that were made by Samuel Adams were he was against the raising of revenue tax without representation. He also drafted a protest against the Stamp Act in 1765 (Samuel Adams, 2011). I believe Samuel Adams made these decisions to not support the Tax Act and to not support the Tax Raise is because the...
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...Should Drug Testing be Mandatory to Receive Welfare Benefits? BCOM/275 Should Drug Testing be Mandatory to Receive Welfare Benefits? Thanks to our ancestors, America is a country built from a foundation of hard work and perseverance. This pioneering spirit has paved the way for many opportunities, as well as rules to be set along the way. This includes mandating laws and acts starting with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. With these guidelines America humbly started as a nation where every citizen was entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These laws stressed the simplest of privileges which included freedom of religion, freedom of speech, protection against enemies, and restriction against monopolies (America's Freedom Documents, 1996-2011). These were all expressions of the American mindset long ago. Fast forward to current America and we find problems we must confront now that are more complicated. These problems have evolved through history that has now made our present day precedence in relation to laws and rules. We now have the freedom to vote, be active in our government, and have an opinion. Our opinions are shaped by the physical world around us and the controversy we have created as a people. However, The United States as an ideal presents a uniquely contradictory set of principles that is generally not openly discussed. This includes the tendency to accept government officials, network...
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...1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, also known as the Welfare Reform Bill, into effect ending welfare as it had been known for many years. “This law transformed the traditional entitlement to cash welfare under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) into a transitional program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), which requires most recipients to work after two years of receiving assistance, or, at state option, even earlier, with few exceptions. After 60 months of receipt during a lifetime, a recipient is ineligible for federally-funded cash benefits (NPC, 2004)”. (1) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act shifted the responsibility of the poor to the states. The Act also made allowance for states to perform drug testing of those who were in need of federal assistance. According to an article in the New York Times “Policy makers in three dozen states this year proposed drug testing for people receiving benefits like welfare, unemployment assistance, job training, food stamps and public housing (Sulzberger, 2011) .” The controversy rising from the proposed drug testing has many debating the question: Should people seeking government assistance be required to take drug tests? PROs/CONs: There are several pros and cons to the new legislature to drug test those seeking government assistance. PROS: Those in favor of the bills feel that it is reasonable to drug test those who receive...
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...Drug Testing Welfare Recipients: A Wise Choice Robert Denson ENG1420 Mr. A. Hewlett 10 February 2015 The national welfare system was created in 1935 to provide federal aid to the elderly, disabled and qualifying single mothers during the Great Depression (Costly, 2015). Public housing assistance, the Food Stamp Program and Medicare are examples of state programs available to assist families in need. Welfare, undoubtedly, is an essential source of assistance for many under privileged families. In recent years, some states have enacted drug testing for welfare recipients. This action has raised the question if it’s unfair search and seizure, other words, unconstitutional (Fourth Amendment to The United States Constitution, n.d.), or does it really discourage suspected drug abuse Many Americans agree there needs to be a reformation to the Welfare act and how the assistance should be utilized by its recipients. Opponents argue that the children will bear the brunt of the drug testing policy and it will cost more than it saves (Drug-Testing & The TANF Program, n.d.). The children depend on the adults to receive the benefits on their behalf, but when those benefits are being traded for drugs and/or cash to purchase drugs, there is no benefit. Discontinuing benefits to individuals who test positive for illegal substances would allow those funds to be returned to the state and federal budgets. In return, those unused funds will aid in balancing the state’s budget and...
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...this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each section listed below. 1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs. Two strategies’ that Thomas Hutchison and Samuel Adams used were weighing out all the pros and cons and solicitation. Thomas Hutchison felt that all ties need to be maintained with England to keep the peace between them and their colonies. Therefore weighing out all the pros and cons to increase the trade for the colonies so that it would put them in a better position financially, could have been a strategy they likely used. Basically the pros and cons show the positive and negatives of taxation without representation. This could have likely been determined through solicitation of opinions among the colonists, in which a number of them agreed with the radicals. 2. Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events such as the Boston Tea Party. The importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events is to consider the facts of the things that happened. In other words the things...
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...Human cloning is the process of somatic cell nuclear transfer to create a human embryo which has the potential to be implanted into a woman's uterus and develop into a child. http://search.proquest.com/docview/274730164?accountid=152046 Pro Con Intro. The debate is usually divided into two issues -- reproductive cloning (creating cloned human beings) and therapeutic cloning (creating cloned human embryos for research and destruction). For now, there is near-universal consensus that we should shun the first. The idea of mother-daughter twins or genetically-identical "daddy juniors" stirs horror in us. Our moral sense revolts at the prospect, because so many of our cherished principles would be violated: the principle that children should not be designed in advance; that newborns should be truly new, without the burden of a genetic identity already lived; that a society where cloning is easy (requiring a few cells from anywhere in the body) means anyone could be cloned without knowledge or consent; and that replacing lost loved ones with "copies" is an insult to the ones lost, since it denies the uniqueness and sacredness of their existence. For these reasons, Americans agree that human cloning should never happen -- not merely because the procedure is not yet "safe," but because it is wrong. http://search.proquest.com/docview/398885498?accountid=152046 Point 1 Many research advocates say that they, too, are against "reproductive cloning." But to protect their research,...
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...Common Sense Approach to Reforming the Federal Tax System On February 3, 2013 marked the 100th birthday of the 16th Amendment. The 16th Amendment paved the way for the creation of the federal income tax that continues to this day to have far reaching repercussions on the American tax payer. Before the ratification of the 16th Amendment, the birth of the federal income tax dates back to the Civil War. In order to finance the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law Revenue Act of 1861 on August 5, 1861. The Revenue Act consisted of a flat tax rate of 3% on income above $800 and 5% on individuals living outside of the United States. On July 1, 1861 United States Congress repealed the Revenue Act of 1861 and replaced it with the Revenue Act of 1862. The Revenue Act of 1862 introduced a progressive tax and established the Bureau of Internal Revenue. In 1872 Congress repealed the Revenue Act of 1862. One again elected officials tried to revive the federal income tax in 1894. However, in 1895 the federal income tax was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court because the tax was not apportioned according to the population of each state. In an address to Congress on June 16, 1909 President Howard Taft proposed that Congress consider a new amendment to the Constitution. “I recommend, then, first, the adoption of a joint resolution by two-thirds of both Houses, proposing to the States an amendment to the Constitution granting to the Federal Government...
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...light of recent events, tensions amongst American citizens and police officers have risen due to the alleged use of excessive force and the unjust shootings of African Americans. In the aftermath of such incidents, the integrity of police officers has been called into question, raising the issue of whether or not police should wear body cameras. With increasingly widespread reports of such incidents, it is clear that body cameras do need to be implemented into police forces in order to restore public confidence in police officers. On the 17th of July 2014, Eric Garner was approached by NYPD police officers, on the suspicion of selling cigarettes without tax stamps. Garner responded by saying that he would not be harassed and that he...
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...The Politics of Competitive Federalism: A Race to the Bottom in Welfare Benefits? Author(s): Craig Volden Source: American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 46, No. 2 (Apr., 2002), pp. 352-363 Published by: Midwest Political Science Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3088381 . Accessed: 29/01/2014 22:22 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Midwest Political Science Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to American Journal of Political Science. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 146.57.27.61 on Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:22:08 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions The Politics of Competitive Bottom in Welfare Federalism: A Race to the Benefits? Craig Volden Claremont Graduate University and University of Michigan Existing evidence of a race to the bottom in welfare benefits may be an artifact of inflation and internally fo? cused state policy adjustments. De? clines in...
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...CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL LIAISON UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS AND PLACEMENT UNIT LAGOS, NIGERIA Ag. DEP. DIRECTOR: JOHN U. NWALOR B.Sc. (MIT), M.Sc. (MIT), Telephone: 01-7403208-11 Ph.D. (Pittsburgh), FNSChE, MNSChE E-mail: directorcilpu@yahoo.com …………………………, 201… Dear Sir/Madam, STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL WORK- EXPERIENCE SCHEME {SIWES} SIWES YEAR………………………………….. The bearer Mr./Miss/Mrs.…………………………………………………………is a year ………………………..student in the Department of …………………………………….. He/She has expressed willingness to have his/her Industrial Training beginning from April, ………………………….. to September, …………………… . in your company. We are confident that your company can provide him/her the required exposure. It will be appreciated if you could let us know if you are prepared to take him/her for the training. We trust that we can always count on your support now and in the future in ensuring that SIWES continues to play its role in the formation of technical manpower for the economy. Please complete the attached form and send it back through the bearer. Thank you. DR. J. U. NWALOR, Ag. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL LIAISON & PLACEMENT UNIT CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL LIAISON & PLACEMENT UNIT UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL WORK- EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) OFFER OF PLACE OF INDUSTRIAL...
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...Macroeconomics May 13, 2014 The Two Economic Systems Throughout history there have been two basic forms of social organization: collectivism and individualism. To briefly define each one is to say capitalism is an economic and political system in which all the means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated within a free market society. On the other hand Socialism is an economic and political system in which all the means of production and distribution are collectively owned and operated by all members of a society. In my opinion, both systems, in their purest form, have their pros and cons. Capitalism promotes a free market system whereby citizens are practically free to create almost any product or provide almost any service and ideally start their own business to make their own profits. One of the main selling points of capitalism is that it’s a system that primarily self-regulates. It’s meant to keep prices and the quality of products and services at least half way decent. Of course it doesn’t always work out that way, but that’s the general idea. Another wonderful thing about capitalism is that it aims to preserve economic freedom from excessive government control. However, there is always at least some government regulation involved, as there should be in my opinion. Though most hardcore capitalists believe in the French expression Laissez-Faire, which means “leave it alone.” They hold to the idea that if government would...
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...English November 12, 2012 ‘Should a curfew be put in place to decrease teenage crime and violence in Belize?’ There are many words or phrases that teens dread hearing from their parents, one of these words is “curfew”. Many teens see the adolescent years as a time to break away from their family and parents, and experience more freedom in certain aspects of their lives. Having a curfew seems unfair and unreasonable, but what many teens fail to realize is that curfews are actually beneficial to their overall well- being. According to a survey conducted by California’s legislative analyst’s office, “teenagers make up 26% of all property crime arrest and 14% of violent crime arrest.” It isn’t a far stretch to assume that the statistics are similar in other regions including our own Belize. With statistics like these, the government needs to enforce curfew for teenagers in order to reduce the amount of crimes committed by minors by keeping them in door and out of trouble during late hours. Curfews have many advantages that teenagers might not realize. Firstly, when following curfew, teens tend to stay out of trouble more because criminal activities or high-risk behavior is more likely to occur later in the evening when parental supervision is not present. Secondly, curfews help teens to become used to setting a schedule which they routinely follow, and become able to develop important time management skills, and being able to manage time effectively is useful in a variety of...
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...The Glamour and Heartbreak of Scott Fitzgerald’s American Dream When one is moving to the United States of America, all they must be able to think about is living the American Dream. They must imagine having a family, a nice house, a good job, money and maybe even being famous. Those who live in America must know that the American Dream is not an easy thing to achieve nor is it as great as it seems. Those lucky few who manage to achieve the American Dream sometimes get so caught up in all the glamour that they let it get to their heads. When that happens, the American Dream usually ends in heartbreak for that person. A perfect example of this situation was F. Scott Fitzgerald. He went from being a nobody to becoming a rich and successful American novel writer. Although, he did not stay that way for long as his doomed marriage, drinking problems, and partying habits put him on such a decline, that his books stopped being printed at one point. Therefore, no writer has more closely personified the glamour and heartbreak of the American Dream than F. Scott Fitzgerald in his early, middle, and late life. Even as a young man, Fitzgerald strived to achieve the American Dream for himself. In school, Fitzgerald gained a reputation as a show off. He used his high levelled writing skills as a way to become popular and become the centre of attention. In university, Fitzgerald began to seriously write. He began to write for the campus magazines and his lyrics for a Princeton musical caused...
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