Papers on Politics and Government
Gag Order
Words: 310 - Pages: 2.... case in which a second accused person was yet to be tried. A can also be made by an executive agency such as when President George Bush issued a which forbade federally funded health clinics from giving out information about abortions, a which President Bill Clinton rescinded on his first day in office, January 22, 1993. Shield Laws - Statutes enacted in some states which declare that communications between news reporters and informants are confidential and privileged and thus cannot be testified to in court. This is similar to the doctor-patient, lawyer-client or priest-parishioner privilege. The concept is to allow a journalist t .....
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Binge Drinking
Words: 648 - Pages: 3.... 3). Studies show that can start in high school and continue through college (ICAP 4). Twenty-eight percent of high school seniors have already associated with (ICAP, 4).
The question of why students continue to submit themselves to alcohol is unknown. While many reasons are given, students generally fall into three categories (Kaufman 2). Peer Pressure is one of the main reasons students feel as if they need to binge drink. They do this because their peers are doing it and they want to fit in better.
Insecurity is another incentive as to why students binge drink. College life can be very stressful, and drinking can sometimes becom .....
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Against Capital Punishment
Words: 2397 - Pages: 9.... and Mr. Evans was given another 30-second jolt. The stench was nauseating. Again the doctors examined him and found his heart still beating. At this time the prison commissioner, who was talking on the line with Governor George Wallace of Alabama, was asked to cancel the execution on the grounds that Mr. Evans was being subject to cruel and unusual punishment. The request was denied.
At 8:40 p.m. the third charge of electricity was passed through Mr. Evans body. At 8:44 p.m. he was pronounced dead. The execution took 14 minutes. Afterward officials were embarrassed by what one observer called the “barbaric ritual.” The electric chair i .....
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E-mail In The Workplace, Yours
Words: 912 - Pages: 4.... employee. As stated in the article, employer's reasons for monitoring their employees e-mail are to investigate and prevent illegal activities and to evaluate employee performance. Company's feel that what takes place on their premises is company property and therefore they have the right to monitor e-mail. Employees feel in some cases, this is a violation of their privacy rights. I feel I have to agree with employers on this issue, however, to a point. I feel employers do have the right to access employees e-mail with the employee's consent as to when and how often and for what purpose. I feel there are differences as to why an employer wou .....
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The Downfall Of Communism In Eastern And Central Europe
Words: 1738 - Pages: 7.... was taking place in a different
context altogether. The peoples involved were not looking to affect a
narrow set of policy reforms; indeed, what was at stake was a hyper-radical
shift from the long-held communist ideology to a western blueprint for
governmental and economic policy development. The problem inherent in this
type of monumental change is that, according to Ulrich K. Preuss, "In
almost all the East and Central European countries, the collapse of
authoritarian communist rule has released national, ethnic, religious and
cultural conflicts which can not be solved by purely economic policies"
(47). While tremendous changes are ev .....
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Air Pollution Report
Words: 2439 - Pages: 9.... "Natural pollution is windblown dust, pollen, fog, etc." The other main cause is people pollution. "People pollution is the chief concern and most serious form. Most of people pollution is caused by industry, cars, trucks, and airplanes." The causes of air pollution go on and on. There are residential causes and industrial causes. Residential causes are those such as automobile emissions and forest fires. Industrial causes are those such as factory emissions and the burning of fossil fuels. The Residential Causes One residential cause is the emissions of automobiles. This is probably the most harmful cause, at least in the United Sta .....
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Killing Us Softly A Film Revie
Words: 510 - Pages: 2.... minds without us even noticing it. Another example that is extremely disturbing to even hear about is the J B Ramsey case. Obviously the person who committed this crime was a Bergen Pines basket case, but I think that if the media wasn’t so big on showing 6 yr olds as beautiful models dressed up to look provocative, these pedophiles wouldn’t get much of a chance to view such pageants. The more exposure we get of something, the more acceptable it becomes in our society whether it’s wrong or right. Personally I’ve realized that, the media brought about even my style of dressing. If you see a commercial on TV or in a magazine f .....
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Capital Punishment
Words: 2831 - Pages: 11.... everything else is built upon. When someone willfully and flagrantly attacks this foundation by murdering another, robbing them of all they are, and all they will ever be, then that person can no longer be a part of this society. The only method that completely separates cold-blooded murderers from our society is the death penalty. Many places all over the world have used the death penalty at one point or another. The Ancient Romans and the Judaic cultures practiced retributive justice. That type of justice uses the rule "an eye for an eye." The United States picked up the act of from the culturally similar continent of Europe. We pick .....
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Canada's Institutional Landscape And The Government's Ignorance Of Farmer's Needs
Words: 3297 - Pages: 12.... The intent of
this report is to focus on the actions Saskatchewan wheat farmers can take to
ensure their success in the future. A focus on the recent political policy
decisions by the federal government, the need for intrastate institutional
reform, and effects of a possible Quebec separation will all be analyzed.
The current institutional landscape of Canada has not acted favorably
for Saskatchewan wheat farmers. The development of the institutions, ie. the
House of Commons and the Senate, and the policies that have developed from these
institutions have continually ignored the needs of prairie farmers, emphasizing
the cynicism Sa .....
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Democracy Best Form Of Government?
Words: 981 - Pages: 4.... small community where the problems of government are relatively few and simple. On the other hand representative democracy is a small group of persons chosen by the people to act as their representatives. They are responsible for representing all the ideas and beliefs of the people they are representing. Indirect democracy is usually found in large areas like the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. A word closely associated with democracy is equality. The only way a for a government to be a true democracy, there must be certain kinds of equality in society. The four most well-known are equality of rights, suffrage, schooling, a .....
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