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    Dawes Act

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    The Dawes act was passed in 1871. It caused Indian tribes to work for the federal government. The act allotted that Indians would get 40-160 acres of land. In a 25 year trust period‚ if the Indians took care of the land‚ they got to sell it or put it up for lease. However if the didn’t take care of it‚ they still had to pay taxes. I would change the fact that the Indians could sell their land after 5 years‚ and they shouldn’t have to pay taxes. The Indians also shouldn’t have had to farm. The Indians

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    Gold, God or Glory?

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    willing to risk all‚ start a new beginning and take the chance at gaining massive wealth and glory? There is no doubt that for most men‚ gold was the main source of motivation for explorers‚ followed closely by fame and lastly God. Especially apparent in Aguirre‚ or the Wrath of God‚ the Spaniard’s risking travel across the Atlantic did so because they wanted to receive the ultimate reward‚ gold and lots of it. The myth of the riches is not a myth at all but rather can be presented as fact. The desire

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    Company Act

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    The Companies Act‚ 1956 Sec 1 Short title‚ and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Companies (Amendment) Act‚ 2000. (2) The provisions of this Act‚ other than sections 7 and 75‚ shall come into force at once and sections 7 and 75 shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the Official Gazette‚ appoint. Sec 2 Definitions In this Act‚ unless the context otherwise requires‚ (1) "abridged prospectus" means a memorandum containing such salient features

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    God Sees the Truth

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    Essay “God sees the truth‚ but waits” Which kind of people can you never put all your trust on? Strangers. Why? Because‚ you don’t know their intensions. In “God sees the truth‚ but waits” by Leo Tolstoy; Aksyonof gets sent to jail‚ for a crime he didn’t commit. But‚ during this experience Aksyonof gets to know God‚ on his adventure to prison. In this story‚ the moral is that a stranger may have bad intensions that can harm you and the way he gets to know God through‚ loneliness and helplessness

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    Affordable Act

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    “government overreach.” This is the case with the Affordable Care Act. In the United States‚ are there other issues that people tend to view in these two opposite ways?   4. Republicans’ objections to the Affordable Care Act include beliefs that the law will result in increased health care costs and lower-quality care. What is your take on these objections? Explain your answer.   5. How do voters feel about the Affordable Care Act?   6. How satisfied are Americans with their healthcare‚ compared

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    a) “My grandfather believed in reason above all else‚….There were terrible governments and wars because people used their wills in the wrong direction. He said were all wild children‚ the whole human race‚ and must be instructed in how to think‚” (Fox‚ page 169). I like this phrase because of how factual it is in any time frame. Spock‚ the Vulcan side kick of Captain Kirk in Star Trek often referred to humans as illogical. I often find myself contemplating the reason why people do what they

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    Act of Revenge or No?

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    An act of revenge or no? “ON THAT GLORIUS NOONDAY when Dulce Rosa Orellano was crowned with jasmines of Carnival Queen‚ the mothers of the other candidates murmured that it was unfair for her to win just because she was the only daughter of the most powerful man in the entire province‚ Senator Anselmo Orellano” (Charters‚ 2011‚ p.42). This first paragraph of the passage as well as the title of the story leads the reader to prepare for some sort of battle. The story goes on to

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    Dream Act

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    31‚ 2013 – January 6‚ 2014 THE DREAM “Is the American dream a myth or a reality for Hispanics today?” What is the DREAM act? Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors – The DREAM Act is an American legislative proposal that was passed by the American senate on August 1‚ 2001. The act covers illegal aliens as old as thirty-five years old. The DREAM Act “provides conditional permanent residency to certain immigrants of good moral character who graduate from U.S. high schools‚ arrived

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    Republic Act

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    REPUBLIC ACT 6939: An Act Creating the Cooperative Development Authority | The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) is a government agency created by virtue of Republic Act No. 6939 in compliance with the provisions of Section 15‚ Article XII of the Philippine Constitution of 1987 which mandates Congress to create an agency to promote the viability and growth of cooperatives as instruments for equity‚ social justice and economic development. RA 6939 was signed into law on March 10‚ 1990.

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    Anselm‚ God is a being than which none greater can be imagined. He said that God exists as an idea in our mind but not in reality. In fact‚ a being that exists as an idea and also in reality is considered to be greater than a being that only exists only as an idea. In this case we can imagine someone who is greater than that idea in our mind. So‚ according to the superiority that being should be God but according to believes and ontology we cannot imagine someone greater than God because God is the

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