... live their life. Reese blames our immoral country on its people, and thinks it is their responsibility to do something about it. One of Pendleton's main points is that of public and private morality. He tries to blur the line of privacy by stating that everything a person does affects everyone else, be it directly or indirectly. Then he follows up with "others have good ... not legislate morality, Pendleton makes great points that I cannot argue with. Reese brought up an interesting subject in his last paragraph of his article he talked about the teaching of morality. He states "Teachin...

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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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... 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 everyone should have the liberty to do what he or she wanted without being reprimanded for it. He decided to be a rebel against what Ralph ... him. This is very much like today's government. 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 Ralp...

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Freedom of what? How effective is the Constitution of the United States? The first amendment protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Then again, are we really free to do what we want, when we want, and where we want? The constitution is unclear of what is right and what is wrong and the government has made it up to the country to decide. When Americans think of "freedom of speech ... " they think of the right to say what they feel. Constitutionally, this should be true; however, the government has a hold on what we can and can't say ... entire lifestyle. It seems ...

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... , 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 a poem because it is structured like a poem. However there are no stanzas, it is just one large paragraph. The main idea of the poem is the opposite of what the poem literally states. It is because the po...

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... realize, but it is not a simple task to eliminate hate speech from the University campus. If the process is not done correctly in might violate the Free Speech act of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Universities that are funded by the government don't have the problem of hate speech to the extent that private institutions do. Because of that the author proposes steps that such institution have to take if they want ... to deal appropriately with the problem of hate speech on campus. The author also explains how the First Amendment relates to the issue of hate speech. I beli...

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... entity. Each individual expresses their own public will or interest. Everyone is entitled to a voice in government and respect by society. But sometimes, the welfare of one or a few is secondary to the interests of the collective in a democracy. Because of this, the government imposes certain things such as traffic laws and filing taxes which people must obey or else they will suffer consequences like fines and ... imprisonment. These laws and taxes are forced upon people because it serves the interest of people, who are collectively the individual. Equality of all persons is the equali...

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... rule any longer. They believe that the British were treating the citizens of the colonies unjustly by proclaiming ludicrous taxes and placing troops in a land where they are unnecessary. And The Declaration of Independence also states that the People and not the Government is ending the relationship with the British. It is the will of the people not the will of the Continental Congress or the individual colonial governments. "We hold ... their rights then the people have the right to revolt and replace the government with a new one. This obviously came from the writing of John Locke who...

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... are wearing that they don't care what they want to wear, they just want to look like everyone else so they fit in. Could it be the fact that everyone is wearing it so I should to? Of course. That right there is what is called conformity. After a few people start wearing what is trendy not too long after everyone will be wearing ... putting them through school. Yes you heard me right. Elementary through high school isn't about teaching and making you a smarter person. Of course you learn some things in school like reading and math but the fact of it all is that the whole system is set up...

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... '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 talk about 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 about. I feel that the government...

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... 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 the recipient" ("Uncle"). I do not think ... ...

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... take into mind> In my mind Antigone can still be a good citizen of Thebes even if she disobeyed Creon's edict. According to Webster's Dictionary there are two separate definitions for the word citizen. The definitions are as follows, "1: an inhabitant of a city or town; especially: one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman 2 a: a member of a state b: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is ... entitled to protection from it." The first of the definitions talks about the inhabitant having rights and privileges of a freeman. Antigone, was a f...

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... the animals create the principles of animalism, he is referencing the way Joseph Stalin created the principles of communism. Another example of an allusion in Animal Farm is when Napoleon makes a deal to sell the Fredrick farm a lot of timber for a large amount of money (pounds). After all of the timber is moved to the Fredrick farm, Napoleon figures out the bank notes were forgeries. "The bank notes were forgeries! Fredrick had got the timber for ... nothing!" (106) Adolf Hitler lied to Joseph Stalin (like Fredrick lied to Napoleon) when he created an alliance between Nazi Germany and c...

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CANADIAN CHARTER OF MUTANT RIGHTS The Canadian Charter of Mutant Rights guarantee the rights and freedom of all mutants living throughout Canada. Every mutant has rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion and belief. Mutants have rights to be treated equally and Mutants must respect some laws formed by governments and politicians. All mutant should have a job or career or anything ... Canada as long as he/she is a citizen or applies through agencies to vote legally. From December 10th 2003, we will have a mixed government consisting of mutants and normal people. Mutants shall ...

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... ) role playing is a necessity. There are two sides of the table he/she must sit on. Which one side may be good and the other may be bad. But both very important, qualities to acquire. For instance, in order for you to have the trust and devotion of 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 ... anyone who sees or hears him, he should appear all compassion, all honor, all humanity, all integrity, and all religion." A lot for one t...

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... God would have made it that way and he would not be upset or jealous if men worshipped other men instead of Him. Paine supports his thesis by giving examples from the Bible. One example that Paine gives is about Samuel and his sons. Samuel's sons wanted a king to rule over ... them and the people like that of other nations. Samuel prayed to God and He told Samuel that the people had rejected Him by wanting a king to rule them and told Samuel to tell they people that they will be greatly punished for doing so. By giving this example Thomas ... Paine is showing that monarchies are agains...

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... 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 ... wants to prevent as much inconsistency as possible. The vote passed for a seven year term for the Senate. Elbridge Gerry was a delega...

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... do and what we do not do. In this society, we might as well throw our morals out the window, we are not able to challenge them in the first place. Allowing people to make decisions themselves will mean, the preservation of freedom for everyone. When people compete on the basis of their own personal beliefs, then they will be promoting a society in which most people know they ... have a say in society's morals and laws. Canadian society plays favourites, it leads to most feeling like idiots. What ... is more destructive than feeling of hopelessness? Do we wish to see ... ...

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... , census meaning to assess. Each case of censorship is different depending on individual circumstances. Most cases of censorship undermine established government, religion or morals. Censorship is a tool used by governments and communities to protect, among other things, the good character of the society we live in. There are many who feel that censorship is a good thing in some circumstances. For example, in some European countries propagating information ... literate, thoughtful, and caring human beings; but we also attempt to control what they read, think, and care about. We feel the ...

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... day era, who think that it's not a bad thing to tell people the negatives or even positives of a certain religion or belief of some sort. There are many rights that protect us from causing problems within a group of people or even the government. Unfortunately it wasn't the same back in the 1600s when Europeans discovered the New World, and started to make new laws and to make their ... system was a successful way to control the way things work, to a certain extent. I think it was a good thing to have Christianity as a central religion. There was a lot more control over everyone and eve...

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... referred to as the computer underground (CU). The CU is composed of computer aficionados who stay on the fringes of legality. The CU is composed of relatively intelligent people, in contrast to the media's description of the ultra intelligent and sophisticated teenage "hacker." The majority have in common the belief that information should be free and that they have "a right to know." They often have some amount of dislike for the government and the industries who ... try to control and commercialize information of any sort. This paper attempts to expose what the CU truly is and dispel ...

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... that without some system of checks and balances, the weak would be deprived of their three natural rights: life, liberty, and property. The first right that Locke proposed, the right to life, is certainly breached throughout the movie. Simon, the first victim, is killed by "accident- when the group mistakes him for the beast. Piggy, though, is killed purposefully. Because Piggy is the symbol of civilization and order, killing ... steal them from him. In effect, they also stole the fire from Ralph's group because when Roger took the stick, they had no fire and no specs left to make fire. ...

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... interfere with a crime in progress  It is not always death but trauma related to people who have been threatened by a handgun. It is hard to relate the way of research to actual crime figures. There could be a number of reasons for the fall or decline in criminal activitiy - eg- more computer crimes are being done, other weapons are used (eg knives, ) This is a transcript ... of The World Today broadcast at 1200 AEST on local radio. ELEANOR HALL: Now to some good news on crime in our community. The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new study, which shows ... the rat...

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... , they would be whipped or paddled. This eventually turned into kids just being spanked and now some parents don't use any form of discipline and "let them make their own mistakes". There is a complete neglect of any morals or decency on the part of parents and if this doesn't change, it could lead to turning children into criminals. By not passing down any admirable values ... upon by society and gay people were considered to be sickening. Recently it has become more and more accepted by popular culture, obviously to the point where it would be considered normal for gays to be wed. Thro...

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... Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy-The United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval air forces of the Empire of Japan...I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Empire of Japan."(1). These words set into motion more then just soldiers, planes, ... secured position as world leaders. From 1929 to 1941 the economy fell to an all time low. This time period is know as Great Depression. The American dream had become...

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