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The Government And Environmental Policy

The purpose of the United States' public policy law is to implement restrictions in an effort to solve problems, which can be seen with the Clean Water Act. Public policy has also been employed to reform the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Although the United States government is noble in it's ...

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Civil War 7

After the Civil War ended in 1865, the south was in total ruins. Houses were destroyed, crops were gone, and lives would never be the same again. It wouldn’t be until years after the war that people would get their lives back on track. Whites in the south now hated the blacks and still think they ...

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Acid Rain: Scourge From The Skies

“North Americans have been smelting ore and burning fossil fuels for generations. In the past, the gases went up ordinary chimneys or small smoke stacks, to descend upon near by areas and pollute them,” states author, Robert Collins. Almost everyone knows what acid rain is and has a vague idea of ...

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Jesse Louis Jackson

is one of America\'s foremost political figures. Over the past three decades he has played a major role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. Jackson has been called the \"conscience of the nation\" and \"the ...

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European Integration - An Overview

European Union, the European organisation dedicated to increasing economic integration and strengthening cooperation among its member states. The European Union was established on November 1, 1993, when the Treaty on European Union or Maastricht Treaty, was approved by the twelve members of the ...

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Global Warming

Temperatures rising, ocean waters going over their banks, glaciers melting, and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continuing to rise. All of these horrific conditions are predicted to take place in the 21st Century, if is not stopped. Could we expect these types of conditions in the next few years or ...

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Margaret Sanger

: Radical Heroine founded a movement in this country that would institute such a change in the course of our biological history that it is still debated today. Described by some as a \"radiant rebel\", Sanger pioneered the birth control movement in the United States at a time when Victorian ...

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"The World Today Seems To Be Going Crazy": The Unabomber's Manifesto

It was May 25th 1978, Terry Marker was on his usual patrol on campus at the University of Illinois. This earmark package, addressed to an engineering professor at Rensselaer from a material science professor at Northwestern, was found in a parking lot. What seemed like an insignificant ...

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Abortion: A Controversial Subject

Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for the past few years and probably many years to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? First before we get into the many sides of abortion we must first define abortion. Abortion is the ...

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Participative Management

is a new approach in the work force today. Job enrichment, quality circles, and self-managing work teams are just some of the approaches. Companies share a common goal of increasing employee involvement. They want to raise the quality, performance, and productivity of their workers. The ...

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Minimum Drinking Age - 1998

The current minimum drinking age is 20 years. There are a number of exceptions, however, that permit 18 year olds and younger people to drink in many situations. The legislation is confusing for the public, the hospitality industry and enforcement bodies. Proposed Legislation The legal minimum ...

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Dave And Busters Inc

The need among Americans to be diverted in ever more imaginative ways -- through high-thrill parks, virtual reality arcades, and theme restaurants, plays right into the hands of Dave Corriveau and Buster Corley, co-founders and CEO’s of Dave and Busters. The duo’s 50,000 square foot complexes ...

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Advertiser Influence On The Media: Censorship And The Media

In North America there are 11,000 magazines, 11,000 radio stations, 2,500 book publishers, 2,000 television stations, 1,700 daily newspapers, and seven major movie studios . Such a large number of media outlets should foster free expression without the influence from outsiders. However, 23 ...

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Plants In TKM

Plants of the south are very big and showy. Big and bright plants in the south make life better. The bright showy flowers of Canna, Garden Geraniums, Camellia, Wisteria, Magnolia, Azaleas, and the big shady Live Oak, help make life a lot better in the South during the Great Depression by giving ...

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Improving The Literacy Of Amer

ica Through Our Classrooms Reading and writing are two of the most important functions performed on a daily basis by individuals. One problem in America is that a significant amount of the population can not perform one or both of these tasks. These two tasks are commonly referred to as ...

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The Censorship Of Art

Things are heating up in America. People are protesting outside of the movie theaters, concerts, and book and record stores of this great nation everywhere. What is all the fuss about? Censorship, Government officials and raving mad protesters alike have been trying to stop the expressive ...

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Goundwater

Although 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, 97 percent of it is contained in the oceans and is too salty to drink (Cunningham and Saigo, 1992). Therefor, fresh water is a precious resource that in some areas of the world is so scarce, that people will fight wars over it. ...

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Francisco Franco

was a general and authoritarian leader, who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War. In that war, he led the rebel Nationalist Army to victory over the Loyalist forces. After the war ended in 1939, Franco held complete control of ...

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John D. Rockefeller

John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) was the guiding force behind the creation and development of the Standard Oil Company, which grew to dominate the oil industry and became one of the first big trusts in the United States, thus engendering much controversy and opposition ...

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The Effects Of Over-Population On The Earth's Water Supply

What would you do if your water bill and your food bill started to increase exponentially? It is scary for most Americans to imagine the price of food doubling every month. What if you could not get fresh water? In the coming years this scenario will become more and more likely. The population of ...

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