February Con Case Resolved: In the United States‚ Organized Political Lobbying Does More Harm than Good I would just like to start off with a quote from the US court of Appeals..... "In support of the power of Congress it is argued that lobbying is within the regulatory power of Congress‚ that influence upon public opinion is indirect lobbying‚ since public opinion affects legislation; and that therefore attempts to influence public opinion are subject to regulation by the Congress. Lobbying
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The University of Queensland 28/03/2013 EDUC 3701: Assessment Task 1 Essay: Parent to child‚ child to parent influences Author: Nicole Castledine (s42590480) Tutor: Gregory Vass Introduction Students who are gifted and talented are recognized as those with an innate ability in any domain that places them within the top 10% of their age peers (Collins‚ 2011; Gifted and Talented Children‚ 2013). What constitutes giftedness varies in cultures and society‚ however gifts
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arguments criticizing video games. The author recognizes these attacks‚ but offers a new point of view towards the practice of video games during child development years. The author begins with a brief record of video game development in the past several decades and how these video games have become more complex‚ leading children who play them to develop a more complex mind‚ with elevated abilities. These benefits include: increased dexterity and cognitive ability‚ improvement in perception‚ reasoning
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relationships‚ work and society. Generativities‚ primary interest is to guide and set foundations for the next generation…the concept is meant to include inspiration and creativeness. During middle age the primary goal is one of contributing to society and helping to guide future generations. When a person makes a contribution during this time in their lives‚ perhaps by raising a family or working toward the betterment of society‚ a sense of productivity and accomplishment-results. People who are self-centered
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Peer Pressure is the influence of a social group. on an individual. Children and teenagers feel social pressure to conform to the group of peers with whom they socialize. Peer groups are usually cliques of friends who are about the same age. Peer Pressure is not always bad. If you can pick selectively‚ peer pressure can push you towards something positive. Positive Peer Pressure can lead you to adopt good habits in life. Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked‚ to fit in
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members of the floor. I as the 3rd speaker of the negative strongly disagree with the motion for today which is SUCCESS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAPPINESS. As such‚ I am bound by my duty to rebut‚ refute and expose all three points brought forward by the affirmative. After that‚ I will reaffirm the negative’s stand on today’s motion‚ which is “HAPPINESS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SUCCESS” Allow me to first and foremost rebut the elaborations made by the third affirmative speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen
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Debate: Science and technology has done more harm than good for society. For the motion: * "so-called scientists" discovered mass weapons of destruction..."atomic bomb‚ etcetera" * mobile phones‚ supposed to "bring people closer‚" actually "destroy marriages" * motorbikes‚ motor cars‚ and factories destroy the ozone layer‚ which contributes to global warming * motorcars‚ motorbikes‚ and airplanes have caused the death of many lives * "many people lost their lives in Iran
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Large schools are being built all over our country‚ but are large schools more effective than small schools? Although it has been said that small schools are better for students‚ the truth is that larger schools are a lot more effective because of opportunity and diversity. Larger schools can offer a very wide range of opportunities to their students. A high school in Illinois has "an enrollment of 3‚1oo students and a budget of $67 million"‚ allowing students to explore their intrest freely (Myers
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effect of combat experience on two channels that change local ethnic composition and future political control: ethnic cleansing and co-ethnic immigration. During the Partition of South Asia in 1947‚ an environment where national borders were themselves endogenous to ethnic composition‚ we find that ethnically mixed districts whose veterans gained more combat experience exhibit greater co-ethnic immigration and ethnic cleansing. However‚ where ethnic groups had been in complementary economic roles or the
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“E - cigarettes may be less harmful than cigarettes” Drummond says‚ “but we still don’t know their long term risks” Electronic cigarettes are designed for adults to continue using nicotine at a reduced harm. Electronic cigarettes were never intended for teenagers‚ they were simply made for adults to help quit smoking. Although others may think it isn’t‚ electronic cigarettes or otherwise known as vaping‚ is very unhealthy and can cause lung damage. The main difference between E - cigarettes and
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