“When Ronald Reagan took the oath of office as America’s 40th President on January 20‚ 1981‚ the country was experiencing some of bleakest economic times since the Depression. Taxes were high‚ unemployment was high‚ interest rates were high and the national spirit was low.” Reagan’s Economic Recovery Tax Act was the first major legislation passed in his first term as the President of the United States. It was passed in 1981 and is also known as ERTA. This law lowered income tax rates and allowed for
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Wildlife Conservation is essential to the protection of endangered species and potentially saving humans and the ecosystem because scientists don’t know all of the affects that the extinction of certain species may have on the ecosystem and people. There is an ongoing battle between people who think that they are helpful and people that think that they aren’t doing anything. As the population of humans grows we have to expand so that we can all live comfortably. Unfortunately a lot of people believe
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preservation of wildlife important in your country? Discuss. The preservation of wildlife has gained increasing attention in the last decade when people started to realise that our attempts at making better lives for ourselves have robbed these animals of their homes. In Singapore‚ there is very little wildlife to speak of. With the exception of several species of birds and aquatic creatures‚ attention has been largely focussed on the conservation of the environment. This is not to say that wildlife has been
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Dioxins/Furans and the use of such is intoxicating & killing us like a poor man‚ hunting for his bargain each day & tricking us into death & ripening disintegration. Like many but not all toxins‚ dioxins can be an extremely deadly and dangerous byproduct; the reason why it is considered a carcinogen. It is also one of the mayor factors in the polluting of our environment‚ it may be small & puny but its resistance and bio radioactivity makes up for its size‚ increasing its potential threat immensely
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reports of 2005 showing the government got everything that passed through all domestic fiber optic cables‚ the excuse once caught was under the Patriot act the government can collect any information they deem necessary for national security. Is it national security or national
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has been quite a number of setbacks as a result of the enactment of the trading platform. NAFTA’S focus was to reduce tariffs among member states namely Mexico‚ Canada‚ and the United States over the years‚ making it easier to trade goods across national borders‚ and increasing economic efficiency in North America. Policy making and implementation has been a challenge. This is in terms of formulating legal framework providing legal trade agreements between states. Arriving at a consensus
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A severe thunderstorm is created when an unstable atmosphere reacts with different levels of pressure and temperature. Analogously‚ World War II was created in a very similar manner. The repercussion’s facing the Central Powers-primarily Germany- following their defeat in World War I included: loss of territory‚ financial reparations‚ military/armament restrictions‚ social and cultural upheaval‚ and finally the casting out and adoption of new political ideologies. However‚ the pains of the war were
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All along the border‚ more people are competing for limited supplies of drinking water and electricity‚ generating more solid refuse and sewage‚ and being exposed to ever higher levels of toxic wastes. NAFTA has left no mechanism to generate money for basic environmental services or public infrastructure: Workers’ wages are too low to provide much tax income‚ sufficient levies on the factories are not allowed‚ and tariffs on exports were banned by NAFTA. The perverse structure of the system ensures
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A wildlife biologist has an array of duties where it can range from studying and recording data from animals in controlled and natural environments‚ or reporting scientific findings to scholars‚ and or the press. However‚ the main focus is on how each animal interacts with their ecosystems‚ and fellow animals. A Wildlife Biologist would conduct a series of test and record data such as; height‚ width‚ age‚ sex‚ physical traits‚ nutrition levels‚ diseases‚ and behavioral patterns. Most wildlife biologist
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The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are set to roll around in just a few more months‚ an encore of its 2016 Summer counterpart‚ highlighting the top athletes from across the globe vying for a spot to become one of three Olympic medalists. Sports fans alike crawl out every crack and crevice to tune into whichever channel that might be covering an Olympic event‚ and if they are lucky‚ they’ll catch Frank DeFord— a longtime sportswriter‚ commentator‚ and novelist— stirring up yet another controversial topic
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