From these indicators scholars have developed an equation for calculating a state's perceived power. The equation is as follows: Pp = (C+E+M) * (S+W). ... Nigeria supports an effective banking system and is trying to clear up congestion in the ports (Maffry). ... Which I believe was an excellent idea after reviewing their perceived power equation. ... China has invested into Nigeria's archaic railway system (Pini). ...

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Teacher tenure has been critiqued of being extremely outdated; this belief holds weight as the "concept has deep historical roots in property law " especially from the English feudal system"" (Vacca 1). ... The advocates of teacher tenure would argue that it is not the fault of the teacher per-say, but of other economic, environmental, and federal factors that contributes to the atrociously sub-par education students in the public school system receive today. ... If education was not striated but controlled from a federal level rather than at the state level then maybe it would be easier ...

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The education system in the United States is in crisis. ... This leaves a massive portion of the country out of the equation and in search of ways to access the extremely positional good of satisfactory American education. ... In order to better our system we must change the very nature of our system and make education in America a non-positional good. ... "Urban school systems lack families with political clout," whereas middle-class parents are more likely to be active within the school system and hold teachers and principals responsible (Ryan 272). ... In order to fix our syste...

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The founding fathers created our government with a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one branch got out of hand in terms of its power over the citizens. ... This played into the system of checks and balances by allowing the judicial branch to deny law enforcement officials the ability to search and seize evidence on a particular subject. ... However, these acts have removed the judiciary from the equation, opening the doors for widespread abuse and denial of fourth amendment rights. ...

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This new leisure time, the availability of new automobiles, and the freedom provided by new freeway and interstate systems provided families with an opportunity for a different type of "weekend togetherness." ... As the new freeway systems and the rise in car ownership freed Americans to move to the suburbs, it also caused a breakdown within the "familial chain of cooking." ...

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