Gun Control: If not now‚ when? The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia‚ and to use that gun for traditionally lawful purposes‚ such as self-defense within the home. When it comes to protecting freedom‚ Americans‚ including those on the Supreme Court‚ recognize that personal liberties must often be modified for the safety and protection of others. Yet today’s gun rights advocates constantly cite the Second Amendment of the
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Self-control is the ability to control one’s emotions‚ behavior‚ and desires in order to obtain some reward‚ or avoid some punishment. Presumably‚ some reward or punishment is operating in the short term which precludes‚ or reduces‚ the later reward or punishment. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation. In behavior analysis Another view is that self-control represents the locus of two conflicting contingencies of reinforcement‚ which then make a controlling response reinforcing
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Offer An offer sets out the terms upon which an individual is willing to enter into a binding contractual relationship with another person. It is a promise to be bound on particular terms‚ which is capable of acceptance. The essential factor to emphasise about an offer is that it may‚ through acceptance by the offeree‚ result in a legally enforceable contract. The person who makes the offer is the offeror; the person who receives the offer is the offeree. Offers‚ once accepted‚ may be legally
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Pierson v. Post Deciding Court: Supreme Court of New York Parties: Pierson v. Post Procedural History: Appellate Court ruled in favor of Post Facts: Post was in pursuit of a fox on a beach with his dogs and hound. Pierson having well known the fox was being chased by Post and his hounds‚ caught up to the fox‚ caught it‚ killed it‚ and carried it off. Post is defendant even though he was the one in original pursuit. Post first sued Pierson but Pierson appealed when the court ruled in Post’s
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Nicky Kassab Mr. Van Meter Post-Soviet Eurasia 13 November 2012 Privatization of Russia On midnight of December 31st 1991‚ the Soviet Union collapsed‚ along with the communist ideals that it followed. The former the soviet union were forced to transition from a communism to a private government literally overnight‚ which is why it was referred to as spontaneous privatization. This abrupt economic reform cause problems with the people‚ as the government struggled to devise an efficient
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chapter 1: STATS – STATISTICS DATA AND STATISTICAL THINKING 1.1 The science of statistics * Statistics - is the science of data. It involves collecting‚ classifying‚ summarising‚ organising‚ analysing‚ and interpreting numerical information. 1.2 types of statistical applications in business * Descriptive Statistics - describe collected data. Utilizes numerical and graphical methods to look for patterns in data‚ summarize the information in the data and to present the information in a
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has delivered packages and other various mail for more than two centuries. With a significant increase to the USPS‚ however‚ the deficit in income has caused the USPS to shorten delivery days. In light of this‚ the United States Postal Service should not cut back on delivery days‚ but alternatively be reconstructed to meet the needs of Americans. It is important to support the traditions of the USPS by revamping the corporation’s policy‚ image‚ and by implementing
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Write a letter to the editor of the Jakarta Post expressing general concern over the present status of canals running all through the city of Jakarta and discuss its effects on the city. Make a request to the administrative authorities to take up this issue and to monitor it at regular intervals‚ as we all prefer to have a cleaner and healthier environment in the city‚ the capital of Indonesia. Dated 31 August 2012 The Editor of the Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia Ref: Dear Sir/Madam
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Has America become a post racial society? Throughout the history discrimination and prejudices has been an ongoing phenomenon across the world. Each country has its own system which is bias toward certain groups of people. Why does a person skin color determine a person’s values in the society? The idea of white skin has been an important factor in American culture. Today in the 21st century‚ there is evidence that African-Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asian and other ethnicities are still being treated
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Colony Optimization for Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks in Urban Environments Gianni A. Di Caro‚ Frederick Ducatelle‚ and Luca M. Gambardella Technical Report No. IDSIA-05-08 May 2008 IDSIA / USI-SUPSI Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Galleria 2‚ 6928 Manno‚ Switzerland This report represents the draft English version of the book chapter (in French) Optimisation par colonie de fourmis pour le routage dans les rseaux mobiles ad hoc en environnement urbain‚ that will appear
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