school kid what happened in 1492. Columbus sailed the ocean blue‚ of course. What about 1776? You get the idea. Some events are important enough to be seen for centuries as turning points in history. What will future generations remember about 1992? Bill Clinton’s election? Hardly. They will remember an event that far too many Americans don’t even know occurred -- UNCED‚ the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. They won’t remember that UNCED was the largest
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Media’s Saturation with the Case and the Agenda Setting Theory This paper looks at the influence of the media on the importance the public place on social issues. It seeks to consider the way media prioritizes topics and how the concentration placed on a particular issue makes it appear more important to the public than other matters. Such mechanism can be viewed in the light of the Agenda-Setting Theory which will be elaborated
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University of Houston System Department of Internal Auditing AUDIT MANUAL Section C-7 Page 1 of 2 SECTION C-7 ENTRANCE CONFERENCE AGENDA University of Houston System Internal Auditing Department (Campus‚ College/School Name)‚ Dean’s Review Entrance Conference Agenda (Date) A. B. Internal Audit Plan – Scheduled Audits FY 200x and Budget Hours (Enclosed) Audit Objectives: 1) Determine whether the college’s activities are helping to accomplish its goals and objectives. Determine whether resources
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Obama’s Latest Executive Order Implements Agenda 21 Policies Occupy Corporatism March 18‚ 2012 On March 15‚ 2012‚ President Obama has released Executive Order – Establishing a White House Council on Strong Cities‚ Strong Communities in accord with the United Nation’s Agenda 21 objective to turn America into a controlled country under their global governance. Obama plans partnership with local communities and the US government to “provide them with comprehensive technical assistance to use and
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5th of November 2012 Agenda-Setting Assignment In agenda-setting news outlets act as gatekeepers of information. Policy agenda is when the media sets their own agenda based on issues that they think are the most important. And when they decide on these most important issues‚ they give them the highest importance. The media highlights certain aspects because they believe that these aspects are what we should know; and if there is something they don’t mention‚ then that’s something that according
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The Philippine Agenda 21 What is Agenda 21? Agenda 21 is a program of action into the 21st century for bringing the Earth into a sustainable future. It was adopted by the participating governments of the world in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)‚ otherwise known as the Earth Summit‚ in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil in June 1992. What is Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21)? Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21) is our own national agenda for sustainable development. It is basically
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However‚ Victor does not prefer franchising and had informed Gloria that he would rather she open up new centres with direct ownership and control. On top of that‚ he is demanding for a twenty-five per cent stake‚ a board seat with voting rights on all strategic decisions and the option of liquidating his position in the short term future of five years either through a public offering or a sale. Given this option of more funding‚ as such‚ the dilemmas that Gloria is facing are how she would grow her
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Outsourcing: A policy Agenda This article is about outsourcing jobs such as auto and apparel to places like Mexico and China in which people believed was okay because‚ “they’ll get better jobs.” But U.S. companies have been sending a wide variety of service jobs such as computer programming to India and other lower wage nations which has become a big concern. The “outsourcing” of jobs has become a trend to try and save money. Forrester Research estimates about 40 percent of Fortune 1‚000
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PNOY’s Ten Point Agenda in Basic Education 1. 12-year Basic Education Cycle (K+12) Our President is planning to expand the basic education cycle‚ from a 10-year cycle to a globally-comparable 12 years‚ for our public school children. At present‚ we are the only country in Asia that has a 10-year cycle for basic education. Those who can afford basic education get into the best universities and the best jobs after graduation. 2. Universal preschooling for all All public school children will
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born‚ Ida and Anya were fated to someday destroy each other. It was prophesied and so it must be. They were born on the same day‚ Ida in a glade full of honeysuckles bathed in the sun and Anya in a temple high on a mountain‚ swimming in the clouds. As young girls‚ they were taught to fight‚ preparing for the fateful day they would come face to face as enemies. Anya left the temple once no one else there could challenge her. She was a fearless warrior‚ ruthless and precise. When the prophets could
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