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Term Papers on Legal and Government
Presidents And Affirmative Action
Number of words: 400 - Number of pages: 2.... accommodation and reviews of physical and
mental job qualifications.
President Jimmy Carter consolidated all federal agencies that were required by
law to follow the affirmative action play into the Department of Labor. Before
Carter did this, each agency handled affirmative action in its own individual
way, some were not as consistant as other agencies were. He created the Office
of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) in 1978 to ensure compliance with
the affirmative action policies.
Affirmative action began to go downhill when Ronald Reagan and later .....
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Gun Control: Why Do We Need Licenses To Own Guns?
Number of words: 739 - Number of pages: 3.... and
prefer a permitless system like that of the state of Vermont, which simply
punishes misuse of guns, rather than restricting their lawful use. Restricting
the ability of law-abiding citizens to own and use firearms on their own
property, and in defense of their homes and families, punishes them before they
have even done anything wrong.
In 1990, guns, which gun control supporters claim are "designed only to
kill," were involved in about 1,400 accidental deaths, 18,800 suicides, and
13,600 murders, for a total of 33,800 firearm-related deaths. There are m .....
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The Doctrine Of Fascism
Number of words: 1422 - Number of pages: 6.... The national
aspirations of many European peoples nations without states, peoples
arbitrarily assigned to political entities with little regard for custom or
culture had been crushed after World War I. The humiliation imposed by the
victors in the Great War, coupled with the hardship of the economic
Depression, created bitterness and anger. That anger frequently found its
outlet in an ideology that asserted not just the importance of the nation, but
its unquestionable superiority and predestined role in history.
Italy was the birthplac .....
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Trying Juviniles As Adults
Number of words: 2492 - Number of pages: 10.... Juveniles are committing these crimes against families, classmates, and strangers. In many states, a juvenile is any one under the age of eighteen. Young offenders commit these crimes because they feel neglected, that no one cares, and this is a way to get attention. However, professional¡¦s say that juvenile offenders commit these crimes due to being abused or even ignored as a child (Valentine). Telling a parent to not ignore, punish, or leave your child home alone or your child could grow to become a criminal, seems severe. Why don¡¦t we just tell them how t .....
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Affermative Action
Number of words: 1262 - Number of pages: 5.... the Affirmative Action techniques have the advantage of not only persuading employers not to discriminate when hiring or accepting, but to expand employment and educational opportunities for minority groups (22). Therefore, Affirmative Action is legitimate because it does reduce discrimination in the work place and related areas such as University acceptance of college students. In the end, it should in no way be abolished. Scott2 However, Affirmative action is highly controversial. Right now Proposition 209, in California which bans all programs involving race .....
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Rethinking Orphanges
Number of words: 530 - Number of pages: 2.... education-focused, residential settings available for young people, especially adolescents, who don’t have homes that can support them nor schools that can effectively teach them. However, there are tens of thousands of children who could benefit from such care. Unwanted children are condemned to constant dependency on individuals who are more concerned with their perks and privileges than with children. The government rewards those who carry out its programs for the number of children they take in, but it doesn't evaluate the quality of care. Children are moved .....
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School Uniforms
Number of words: 398 - Number of pages: 2.... are through the way they dress. If a teenager wants to show the rest of the world that he loves Jesus, then he or she might wear a T-shirt that states a positive view on the subject. Similarly, a student might want to wear green colored clothing to show his or her support for St. Patrick's day. would end both of those examples listed within this paragraph and many, many more. The last issue that needs to be addressed is the unnecessary burden that will be placed upon those families of limited resources. Many low-income families do not have the money available to .....
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Body Image In Society
Number of words: 617 - Number of pages: 3.... and adult aged people. This study is due to the limited information regarding younger male athletes. The study was done to investigate and compare body image concerns between two groups of adolescent male athletes. The two groups were composed of football players and cross-country runners. Diet and exercise often modify body image. So data was also collected on reasons for exercising and attitudes toward eating and weight control. I believe that the football players will be the ones who accept their body image more than the cross-country runners. Methodolo .....
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