... are used steadily on an average person's day. They are needed to maintain companies, store records, evaluate performances, and just for personal use and information. The first type of writing that I will discuss is workplace writing. Say for example you don't think that you ever incorporate writing into your life because you ... work a nine to five job in the factory. Well, you"re wrong. That time card in which you clock in and out with is one type of workplace writing. Brochures, memos, ... enter, and their dealings with unions and federal and state regulatory agencies. Nike is one of...

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... , and a new uniform system of government was created. One of the greatest accomplishments Napolean made was the creation of Code Napoleon. This code also known as the Civil Code, introduced the concept of a unified, logical ystem based on general principles of law. The Code in effect did several things, it preserved the social aims of the Revolution, protected the interests of the rising middle class, and it guaranteed civil liberties. Despite these strengths ... , in the eyes of the modern world the Code had several weaknesses, particularly when it ... ...

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... States Constitution. James Madison was one of the leading and most important architects of this most important document. A study of his detailed notes from the daily meetings of the statesmen give us great insight as to the painstaking process that took place in order to draft the framework of this new Nation. His notes explain the fears and concerns of the people of that day as they had recently ... fought and won the war of independence with England. The delegates were determined to never be governed ... very good reasons on their opinions. Madison thought it should be three years to...

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... not survive, even though he is willing to trick his own citizens. Machiavelli's insistence on the rationality of his political advice is most evident in his discussion of the qualities, integrity, and behavior of the successful ruler. There is no guarantee that the general public will follow an ethical code that the prince institutes. (Jensen 1960, 55) This puts being admirable or respectable individual as a ... drawback in the real world. In order to achieve success in public life, the ruler must know precisely how to act ... His felt that Italy required a leader who could dominate ove...

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... check and put surveillance on citizens e-mail accounts. By doing that, the government can look for anything that can stop criminal and terrorist activity. "Uncle Sam and the Watching Eye," talks about it. In the article, Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil-liberties group based in San Francisco notes that, "Internet wiretapping was proposed and passed by Congress. [ ] And ... , she notes, there have already been calls for restrictions on the use of encryption technology, which allows Internet users to ... encode e-mails so that they cannot be read by anyone except ...

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... named Oak Ridge(Cohen 63). Moreover, they Kalala 3 built a third secret city in Washington, called Hanford, to house the factory for plutonium-239(Cohen 63). Just as the Manhattan Project was the code name for the atomic bomb installation, the scientists used the code name "Gadget-(Cohen 44) for the bomb itself. What seems even more intriguing is the fact that only about five or six people actually knew about ... the project. They were Colonel Leslie Richard Groves, the man in charge; the scientific supervisor, J. Robert Oppenheimer; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Enrico ... ...

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... Citizen" We are just a number according to the government, we are not referred to as a name at the IRS, but a simple nine digit code with the pattern of ###-##-####. The Poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden is about us. "The Unknown Citizen" is a poem that is written in free verse. Although, there is an apparent rhyme scheme, there is no pattern to which words rhyme, sometimes it is ... the next line that rhymes; yet at other times ... , it is the line after the next that rhymes. It is ... ...

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... Takashige and Dallon Bitz. They both were very nice to me and helped me a lot in researching our policy issues and writing the memos. Every time I had problem in understanding the articles, they went through with me and explained to me very patiently. At this point, I want to talk a little bit ... about what I learned from this teamwork. Before I came to the United States, I did most of my schoolwork by myself. We don't have any homework need to work with others in my Country. Throughout this simulation ... improve their teamwork, critical thinking and communication skills. Finally, I t...

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... charges in Germany are less harsh compared to the United States, mostly because it is considered OK to have a small amount for personal use only. Also there is not a grey area in how charges are punished. You could literally read the entire German Criminal Code Book in one afternoon if you wanted. ... Business crimes are regulated by multiple organizations and are more complicated than the Unites States laws and regulations. There is no Bail system in Germany, if you ... deemed a harm to society or likely to flee you will sit in jail until your court date. Otherwise, you are free to go h...

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... work in certain government jobs. Even though they claim that every woman has equal rights, these rights do fluctuate depending on the country the women are residing in. And even within the countries that are considered to be more lenient, women are subjected to oppression in a different way. As a whole, ... Taliban rule, ideas of Islam were taken to the extreme. Women stayed at home and were solely responsible for raising the children. Women could only leave their house with government permission. Women also had to follow a strict dress code to even leave the house. When they left the h...

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... in agricultural planning, price setting, and federal farm-aid based on parity pricing and subsidy. The AAA helped raise the average farm income and helped pushed up the prices of commodities. Towards the end of the hundred days they passed the National Industrial Recovery Act. The NRA was a self-regulating industrial code to revive economic activity. It helped to stimulate production and competition in business by regulating prices ... , output, and trade practices. Thousands of tenant and sharecropper families were forced of the land and migrated to California and ... ...

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... , gambling, polygamy and sexual activity are just a few examples. It seems that the government is trying to instill a moral code on the population, instead of letting us decide for ourselves what is moral. According to the Transweb Web site, there are over 55,000 people waiting for a kidney, and ... that 4,000 of them will die before they get one. It sounds like this law is literally an unnecessary death sentence for thousands of Americans each year. The ... such as hearts and kidneys, has been prohibited. However, payment for renewable tissues such as blood, hair and semen has been per...

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... hatred against the Party's enemies ("Themes, Motifs" 2). The psychological manipulation theme is also rather prominent in Huxley's Brave New World. Huxley describes two different main methods of this type of manipulation. The first is sleep conditioning; through this children are taught things by a catchy phrase that is repeated over and over during while they sleep. These messages reinforced the sexual code, the caste system ... , or consumerism. After this process is completed, the citizens think how the state wants them to, but the citizens are unaware of anything. The other main way t...

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... Kitchener and his recruitment campaign to enlist young boys into the voluntary army. This poster is aimed at young boys over the age of eighteen. This poster is very simple and minimalist. There is nothing to distract the eye or detract from the message. In fact the red of the written code draws our attention to the message. As expectations of a short war began to ... recede, the volunteers diminished and the Parliamentary Recruitment Campaign launched a specific campaign on the public. Using various methods ... of propaganda the aim was at the whole population and they were encouraged ...

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... you be able to relate to them? If you didn't know your friends how would you be able to help them? If you didn't know the skills of your work, how would you be able to work? In my eyes it all comes down to one thing, and that is knowledge ... . The bible says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge", and if you think about it, it's true. When I talk to people my age we ... cars, videos, clothes, sporting events, and things of that nature; they know everything. I can't remember having a conversation about the government with anyone my age, because it's something they don't know a...

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Why is the Average Unemployment Rate Falling? The government has reported that the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 of a percentage point. Businesses cut 89,000 jobs in January, which followed job losses that averaged 311,000 a month in the last three months of 2001. Economists had predicted the unemployment rate would continue to rise. So why is the nations unemployment rate decreasing? Employment gains in construction, air transportation and retailing helped offset job losses in other industries. Recently there has been also been evidence of an increase in the manufacturing sector. Analysts say...

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... your people, you must be truthful, sincere and some form of religious beliefs. As a leader you have to often appear you have something greater than the rest (qualities). Even though we are all human but you must have a certain image you must uphold, and make very little mistakes. As Machiavelli ... , all integrity, and all religion." A lot for one to obtain just to rule a country or government. But very necessary. A ruler should posses all the qualities the average joe does not. At times he should seem more superior than his people, with great intelligence and integrity. We seldom see mu...

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... have had to lead in our country. First he tells about the removal of the Indians from their own land. He states that the United States government is responsible for the removal that largest forced migration in US history. When the Indians were finally all on the reservations they were almost extinct. Then the government intervened again and tried to civilize them by taking away their heritage ... a feeling of self-worth and determination. They had control over their own reservations and governed themselves. They were finally free of government intervention. The United States government ...

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... gather around to share a fun evening together with, but television is starting to depart from "family friendly" shows in favor of adult programming. The question then arises, what can be done to protect children from seeing inappropriate subject matter on TV. Recently, a call for government interference has come ... movies. Generic letters suggesting a certain group of people's opinions as to how offensive a show may be. Also brought to aid the fight against dirty TV was the v-chip, which allowed programs with only certain ratings to be shown on a TV that has it. But still people say th...

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... in Enders Games than in The Day of the Triffids. In The Day of the Triffids we see in the beginning a possible cause for the manifestation of the triffids. The problem here was that the government wasn't around long enough to reap the bounty of their actions. The majority of them were mostly likely killed never knowing the full extent of their actions on the human populace. Politics created the triffids, that much is ... be waiting for this chance to break free from their cages and gardens, as if they knew it was coming, and they slowly began to take over the planet. John Wyndham's nove...

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... form of government had to be established to keep everyone unified. The group decided they needed a leader. Some thought that Jack should be the leader since he was the oldest in the group. Others thought that Ralph should be the leader since he was already the colonel. Ralph was elected leader since he was the leader at the military school where they were all enrolled. Jack believed that ... . There is a leader and followers. Others got tired of Ralph and all of his rules and decided to join Jack's gang. Piggy was the only one who remained loyal to Ralph and all of his ideas. They shared...

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... fast food everyday, and our kitchen cabinets are stocked full? Speaking of our kitchen cabinets, lets take a look at what is in some of them. Looking into the cabinets, drawers, and closets of the average American family, we can find a numerous amount of disposable products. So many companies and corporations are finding new ways to try to make things easier by inventing ... disposable items. The most popular disposable items are likely to include: diapers, kitchenware, and cleaning products. Why wash dishes when you can eat with paper plates and utensils, right? And disposable cleaning...

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... United States's democracy with a stark contrast, but nevertheless, Athens was responsible for the the word "democracy." It is also responsible for the evolution of democracy today. The word democracy originates from the greek words kratos and demos which means power of the people. This describes Athens. Athens was more narrow-minded than the democracy we are accustomed to, but nevertheless, it was still a democracy by far. Our ... . Pericles created counsils of numerous individuals and made it possible for citizens to hold a position in public office. He also made it possible for any man...

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... developed a moral problem in regards to travel vouchers. Travel vouchers are being completed and submitted with incorrect claims for money that the service member is entitled to but actually did not accrue the related charges during the TDY trip. Morally the service member knows that this practice is not right. What compounds this issue is that for certain claims you do not have ... For example, a service member is authorized to claim up to forty dollars a month in ATM fees. The soldier claims this just because he is authorized not because he used the ATM during the month. The utilitaria...

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... act in looking after their members" interests. Some of there major tasks are: To protect members wages particularly in the time of recession. To negotiate the working hours wanted by an employer. To monitor the health and safety conditions of a work place. To negotiate the working conditions To provide many different benefits for its members such as pensions, sick pay, unemployment pay, injury ... when in conflict or dispute with their employer. The also deal with political duties relating to the government. The unions will actively negotiate with the opposing parties and the government ...

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