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    The Philippine Legislature from Spanish Roots Pre- Spanish Roots Pre-Spanish Philippines was composed of barangay societies scattered throughout the archipelago. These villages were located along the seashores or along riverbanks‚ close to the resources of food supply. The Spanish Regime By the time the Spaniards reached the Philippines in 1521‚ some of the barangays‚ such as those Cebu and Manila‚ had formed federations. By 1571‚ the Spaniards settled in Cebu and Manila and placed the

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    Americans received their rights thanks to the speeches and all Martin Luther King Junior had contributed in the efforts to be as equal as another person. There was also the women’s civil rights act in which the women protested so they could be able to vote. The women also received their rights. That is one type of hero: one that helps make a historical impact on society. However‚ there are also other people in present day who can help make a big impact of this world. The historical heroes are remembered

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    How to Die Soon

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    Name: Thearakvong SO (Peter) PRC101B How to die soon All people in the world tend to live longer now. Their living standard is improving gradually. The scientists try to facilitate and save people’s life by discovering new technology of healing people’s disease. People nowadays cannot die easily. According to the United Nation’s report‚ Central African Republic has the shortest life expectancy with 45.91 years while Japan has the longest life expectancy with 82.73 years. The world average

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    Beasley Jail’s and Prison’s Response Prisons range from minimum to maximum security. They are designed to house criminals who have committed similar types of offenses. The penal institutions of developed countries usually offer better living conditions and greater inmate safety than those found in undeveloped or authoritarian nations. Although most correctional facilities are intended to incarcerate adult‚ civilian criminals‚ prison types‚ exist for military personnel‚ juveniles‚ violent

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    Recommended Action The Administrative Maximum (ADX) facility in Florence‚ Colorado utilizes the separate and silent strategy‚ so that offenders would reflect on their crimes all day‚ which started a debate on if it is healthy for inmates to undergo and whether is it a secure way to control inmates at the facility. Furthermore‚ to address the issue previously stated‚ I would recommend that the ADX change their strategy to the Auburn System‚ but change the prohibitions on the face-to-face contact

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    Projectile motion is a form of motion where a particle (called a projectile) is thrown obliquely near the earth’s surface‚ & it moves along a curved path under the action of gravity. The path followed by a projectile motion is called its trajectory. Projectile motion only occurs when there is one force applied at the beginning of the trajectory after which there is no interference apart from gravity. The initial velocity If the projectile is launched with an initial velocity v0‚ then it can

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    Maximum Cell Size & Diffusion – Ferris Shaw Research Question: How does the surface area to volume ratio affect the diffusion rate in agar cubes? Hypothesis: The rate of diffusion in directly related to the surface area to volume ratio of cells and is responsible for the efficiency of absorbing nutrients‚ oxygen‚ minerals etc. in the cell. This ratio is specific to cells as they require a ratio that isn’t big enough to take too long to receive the nutrients and oxygen or too small to

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    Discuss whether the introduction of maximum prices by a government would solve the problem of scarcity. Introduction Maximum price is the highest possible cost of a good or a service that is legally allowed. While an unregulated market usually does not have a maximum price besides what consumers are willing to pay‚ during certain times‚ the government would step in to assert some price control so that consumers within the country will not be affected that badly by inflation. (BusinessDictionary

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    bullets‚ rounds‚ magazines. There is a few realistic solutions that former Arkansas Congressman Asa Hutchinson and a team of experts from around the country have found. The National Rifle Association contacted and asked if he’d head a project that would offer recommendations to policy makers regarding an increase in school safety around the nation in the wake of the most recent school murders. Hutchinson agreed only if three conditions are met. The task force must be able to have: Full independence

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    Lokpal bill or Ombudsman Bill came in to existence in 1960’s when the corruption went rampant in the several administrations and systems in India. The idea of Ombudsman Bill originated in Sweden in 1809. Ombudsman is a Swedish word which mean ‘an officer appointed by the legislature to handle complaints against administrative and judicial action’. In layman terms a person or body appointed to keep check on public servants. So‚ The Administrative Reforms Commission ARC set up 1966 came up with the

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