A Building Block for the Future: The G.I. Bill of 1944 “We’re finally home boys!” shouted one of the young invigorated soldiers as the plane landed on the runway. The young men arriving from the European and Japanese fronts were filled with excitement but among them there resonated a feeling of unknown. World War II had finally come to a conclusion and what the future held for many young men in the middle of the 1940’s was completely unknown. The only feeling of security
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The Sin Tax Bill (Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago) The Philippines has scandalously low taxes on two commodities that have been proven killers of individuals‚ destroyers of families and threats to national economic security: cigarette and spirits. At present‚ 25 million Filipino youth who are 18 years old are smokers. If they continue to smoke‚ half of them will die. Santiago is the principal author of Senate Bill No. 3249‚ “An Act restructuring the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
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Anti-Epal Bill by Miriam Santiago Anti-Epal Bill By Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago Anti Epal Bill Anti-Epal Bill Proposed By Miriam Santiago Before we start this article‚ let us just remind everyone that this is no laughing matter. Anti-Epal Bill is a serious proposal intended to change the country’s corrupt political image. Anti-Epal Bill is a proposal by no other than Senator Miriam Santiago who targets politicians or any government officials who claim credits for projects funded Filipino
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Abstract An analysis of Bill Clinton’s speech In September 2012 Bill Clinton held a Speech at the Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Convention was held in Charlotte‚ North Carolina‚ by Bill Clinton‚ the 42nd president of the United States. Our main focus of the analysis was to look what type of language Bill clinton used in the speech‚ sum up the main points of the speech like the message and time and context in connection to what is said in the speech and include the tools
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27th REPORT Article 21 of the Constitution of India provides the right to life to all the citizens of India including the Right to Food. Further‚ Article 47 of the Constitution‚ provides that the State shall regard raising the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public health as among its primary duties. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Convenant on Economic‚ Social and Cultural Rights‚ to which India is a signatory‚ also
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government‚ the U.S. Constitution. When creating a constitution for our nations‚ certain citizens wanted to guarantee that there would be a Bill of Rights included in it. These people were called the antifederalist‚ and they wanted a Bill of Rights to assure that their individual rights would not be taken out of their possession. One reason why the antifederalist wanted a Bill of Rights is because it would be able to limit the power of the government. They believed if they gave too much power to the federal
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* * * * * * * * Bill of Rights and Amendments NAME........... HIS/301 25 July 2013 Mark Durfee MBA‚ MA‚ M.Ed * Bill of Rights and Amendments * The original U.S. Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights. This was added at a later date at which time Amendments were also added. Since the creation of this original document there have been several alterations and additions to the Constitution. How these amendments are included and why they were
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The Bill of Rights‚ Then and Now By Veronica Majerol This article is an information piece talking about the difference between the Bill of Rights in 1791‚ and the Bill of Rights today. In this article the author talks about the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and the debates that are still stirring almost 220 years later. John Adams called the Constitution “the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen.” Many other people thought that
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possible‚ and has become a daily part of life thanks to one creative thinker: Bill Gates. Bill Gates: The Person. - Bill Gates is from Seattle‚ Washington‚ in the USA. - He was born William Henry Gates III to William Henry Gates II and Mary Maxwell Gates. His father was a lawyer and his mother a teacher. - Bill Gates began university studies at Harvard University‚ but dropped out of college in his third year. Bill Gates met XXXXX XXXXX‚ who would be his future colleague and partner in
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A Walk in the Woods essayIn the novel A Walk in the Woods‚ the author Bill Bryson entertains the reader with a humorous‚ yet authentically personal account of his expedition along the Appalachian Trail. He carries you along through the beautiful sceneries‚ endless discomforts‚ overwhelming joys‚ and infinite frustrations with an honest commentary‚ complete only with his colorful splash of impeccable irony. The book‚ as well as chronicling his individual journey‚ also educates the reader on various
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