The easiest way to approach the question would be to be against it. Ballot initiatives known as a direct initiatives undermine the political process we have had in place since the beginning of our nation. American voters elect representatives to create laws that benefit society. If these representatives fail to do their jobs then they can be voted out of office during the next term. There should never be a time when a group of voters gets together and decides that since they can’t get what they want
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Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (hereinafter referred to as the Belt and Road Initiative). In March 2015‚ Chinese National Development and Reform Commission‚ Ministry of Foreign Affairs‚ and Ministry of Commerce jointly released the Vision and Actions on Jointly Building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. Why the Belt and Road Initiative The impact of the global financial crisis remains‚ and the world economy is recovering slowly. The international
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Tay-Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive disease that affects the lysosome storage in cells. Over time‚ the disease deteriorates the functions of the body leading to blindness‚ deafness‚ dementia‚ and recurrent convulsions in the terminal stages. Unfortunately‚ its main victims are children‚ who often show the first signs and symptoms at around 6 months old and usually do not live past the age of 5. There is also a juvenile and late-onset form that may not appear until the second or third decade
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gives people a sense of independence‚ and even if someone doesn’t achieve that dream it will open up more doors for them in the future. First off‚ I believe that it is worth it to dream because it causes people to work hard. In the book‚ We Beat the Street by the three doctors‚ three young‚ african american‚ boys growing up in “the hood” make a pact to all become doctors. They struggle through gun violence‚ drugs‚ alcohol‚ and being in poverty. They all have to work extra hard to go to college‚
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cities‚ casinos bring in money‚ but most tribes struggle to bring in money. “According to True Sioux Hope Foundation‚ Pine Ridge has a 90 percent unemployment rate and a 70 percent high school dropout rate” (Elder). Pine Ridge is one of the poorest reservations in America with a low life expectancy rate. Suicide has also become a major problem. The White House is working with Pine Ridge to create a better environment and help with jobs (Elders). Population by the 1900’s of the Indians was 250‚000
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Strategic Initiative UOPX Finance for Business FIN/370 Davidson Jensen November 13‚ 2013 In this paper the team will be discussing the relationship between strategic planning and financial planning for Microsoft. The paper will discuss strategic planning initiative and identify a strategic initiative discussed in the Microsoft annual report. The team will also discuss how the initiative affects Microsoft financial planning. It will then go on to discuss how the plan affects costs and how
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Reflective The most compelling aspect of this project has been finding the resources to start my initiative. I didn’t realize how many community programs Durham had to offer. It really gave me hope for the youth in my community. The only issues that I could see was in finding the right fit for the right youth. Once I started to research programs‚ it really informed me of how very important youth are in our community. In order to help our youth succeed‚ we must be willing to come together and
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Given Sachs’ beliefs‚ values and issues that he wrestles with‚ he has his own vision of development or what the good life looks like that mimics the Westernized trajectory and focuses on economic development as a way to improve culture in societies. His vision of the good life moves beyond the freedom to maximize personal utility which is what neoclassicists argue is the good life. Rather‚ living a good life “means finding a golden mean‚ living by virtue and being able to flourish” (Guo 2014). This
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The Battle of Pine Bluff took place in Jefferson county. At 8:00 am‚ October 25‚ Col. Powell Clayton sent a company of cavalry toward Princeton which ran into Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s men advancing. After some fire‚ the Rebels‚ under a flag of truce‚ came forward demanding surrender. Lt. M.F. Clark answered that there would be no surrender. Clayton slowly retreated back into Pine Bluff. In the meantime‚ about 300 African-American soldiers rolled cotton bales out of the warehouses for barricades
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prepare administrative and logistic for regular working meeting‚ field visit‚ regional and national consultations‚ working for developing draft Government regulation in compliant handling and review launch. Liaison with contact person within BAPPENAS‚ GoI ministries‚ State Commissions which include in the scope of review works‚ suppliers‚ etc; To liaise In with Finance and Procurement unit of UNDP country office in the term of administrative and logictic items; to liaise in providing Purchase Order and
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