limited the use of corporate money in elections as a result of Progressive reform’s efforts to eliminate social and political problems‚ especially corruption. These specific laws have been in place up until January 21‚ 2010 during the landmark case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission‚ when the Supreme Court ruled with a 5-4 majority that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. As a result‚ the court also overruled its 1990 case Austin v. Michigan
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remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech in the 1960s? You know‚ the words that rang in my head the most was: “I have a dream”. Now he wasn’t just talking about the racism problem that was occurring back then. No. We were talking about humanity becoming combined as one race. Now a hypothetical question for you all‚ if Martin Luther King was somehow brought back to life in this period‚ would think that his proposed dream came true? What would you think he would say about this world? [Wait for audience]
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Product placement - a speech by A.Moritz The year is 1906 and the radio was just invented by Guglielmo Marconi. It’s christmas eve and the sailers hear ’Oh holy night’ on their radio. It was the first radio program that was broadcasted in history. It wasn’t only a revolutionary thing at that time‚ but also the beginning of a whole new world. I’m not here to talk about the history of the radio. I’m here to talk about product placement and its different areas. But it was on the radio that the first
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E-Government in Malaysia: Its implementation so far and citizen’s adoption strategies. E-Government is the use of information technology in to provide citizens and organizations with more convenient access to government information and services and to provide delivery of public services to citizens‚ business partners‚ and those working in the public sector. It helps to improve information flows and processes within government to improve the speed and quality of policy development‚ coordination and
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important festivity in the chinese Lunisolar Calendar. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most. In the celebration of the Chinese New Year‚ people will pour out their moneyh to buy presents‚ decoration‚ material‚ food‚ and clothing. It is also the tradition that every family cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck‚ they usually clean their house on the days before the New Year celebration. There
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Papa’s Speech Good evening everyone‚ For those who don’t know me‚ my name is Pooja. I want to say a few words in memory of my grandfather. On December 17‚ 2001 my mom and myself immigrated to CA for a better prospect. From that day till his last breath my grandfather took up the responsibility of being a father figure to my brother Raj and I‚ since our father passed when we were young. Papa was the best gift given by God to my family and me. He meant everything to us and every moment I cherished
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Fighting Fascism: J.F.K.’s Speech to the Citizens of West Berlin On June 26‚ 1963‚ shortly after visiting the Berlin Wall‚ former President‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave a speech to the citizens of West Berlin. The speech‚ titled “Ich bin ein Berliner”‚ was meant to ensure the citizens that he and the United States stand in solidarity with them in combating the communism that had imprisoned them‚ and in a sense‚ their democratic political system. Throughout the entire speech‚ Kennedy remains sympathetic
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A speech about Muslim Beliefs Good morning‚ I’m here to talk to you today about Muslim beliefs. I will explain to you what Muslims believe in and describe how different and similar it is to Christianity. Firstly‚ our beliefs. We Muslims believe that there is one God (Allah). Islam teaches that there is only one God. He has no family or partners. He is the only one who people should worship. Several times a day I say “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger) this is known as the
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Sample speech Happiness is a choice Classmates‚ Friends‚ teachers‚ ladies and gentleman‚ lend me your ears. I’m standing here in front of you to express my deep sympathy and sorrow to those people who commits suicide‚ to those who doesn’t value their life and to those who is lives in their past. Ladies and gentleman‚ let me say this to you. That you can be happy if you will only choose to be. But
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Assignment I: Is Socrates a good citizen? Discuss with reference to the Apology and the Crito. The Socratic Citizen Plato’s Socrates is a character plagued and prized with contradictions. He professed to care for nothing so much as virtue and human excellence but was incriminated by the greatest and most open democracy in ancient history. He was wrongfully convicted‚ yet unwilling to avoid his unjust execution. He is at once the most Athenian‚ citizenly‚ patriotic‚ and other-regarding of philosophers—and
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