USA PATRIOT Act stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism." This act was enacted 45 days after more than 3‚000 American lives were lost at the state of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The intended purpose of the act is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world‚ to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools‚ and for other purposes. There are four primary initiatives of the act in improving
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have pondered. For although the widely held scholarly view maintains that Shakespeare did indeed write his work‚ a small but rather vocal group have questioned this conventional belief and brought forth this important question; was Shakespeare truly the author of the work we’ve attributed to him? In order to answer this question‚ it is important to first gain a basic understanding of what is currently known about Shakespeare. William Shakespeare‚ born and baptized sometime during the year of 1564
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Shakespeare writes about issues that are still relevant today Shakespeare writes about issues that are still relevant today because his themes are universal‚ his plays have been updated and remade and there are various schools of thought who argue about his plays. His universal themes of vaulting and corrupting ambition‚ a reliance on superstition and gender tell us that the play Macbeth explored themes that are still seen in today’s society. The updated and remade film versions of Macbeth (also
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May 24‚ 2016 Dear Editor: Teddy Roosevelt once said‚ "No man is worth his salt that is not ready at all times to risk his well-being‚ to risk his body‚ to risk his life‚ in a great cause." Memorial Day accentuates that very inner fire of the American service member. Though originally called Decoration Day‚ it is a day of remembrance for those who have passed on in the service of their country. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to
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Michael Peck 2/26/17 Block 2 King George III and the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts. These Acts were intended to keep the colonies tightly under British rule‚ but the opposite effect happened. One of the acts King George III and the British Parliament placed on the colonists was the stamp act. The stamp act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22‚ 1765. The new tax was imposed on all colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed
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The Stamp Act was the document that taxed many of the colonists goods like tea‚ food‚ newspaper‚ etc. The colonists were strongly affected by not being able to buy goods and other items. England had just came out of the Seven Years war and they were in war dept. In order to make back the money that the English lost‚ they passed the Stamp Act which taxed all the colonist’s goods. Across from the Atlantic Ocean the colonists were forced to boycott. Over sea the colonists were furious that the English
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I Had A Dream About You The beginning of the poem is about a dream reflecting the beginning of a relationship‚ or more specifically‚ your relationship. In your dream it seems you had a lot of fun‚ throwing oranges at your boyfriend‚ and all the kisses. In the next dream‚ you’re progressing in the relationship‚ and things get a bit more serious and realistic. In the last dream he seems to be getting annoyed with you‚ even though you’re the same. You stay a static character and he isn’t‚ in the
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scenario where it is acceptable to torture innocent children. There are many different types of torture but they can be broken down into two categories: emotional and physical. Emotional torture is when you psychologically effect the victim’s mind and soul. This can be shown through isolating someone‚ threatening him or her‚ humiliating him or her and scaring him or her. Emotional torture can harm an individual just as much as physical torture. Manipulating someone’s emotions causes the individual
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Reconstruction Acts (1867) divided the former Confederate states into five military districts‚ each under the control of the Union army. These acts also increased the requirements for gaining readmission to the Union and to do so‚ an ex-Confederate state had to ratify the 14th Amendment and place guarantees in its constitution for granting the right to vote to all adult males regardless of race. Lincoln set up a process for political Reconstruction‚ as in reconstructing the state governments in the
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asked‚ did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act make any difference and why or why not do I think this way. This Act made a big difference in the ethical behavior of companies. In the past some companies felt that they could take any liberty and show it in any way they wanted on their financial statements. For example‚ they need another tax break‚ so they would get an upper management a new car‚ when they had just purchased one the previous year. This one had not depreciated that much‚ but a tax write off was
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