Before Sandy hit, the city was successful at evacuating 218,000 people from the flood zone A areas yet the rebuilding took a very long time. ... It could also help the economy since cleaning up after disasters will provide many people with jobs. ... Before this agency was created, relief was limited and it left upon the local governments to try to help which was not a practical solution.However currently, FEMA is a part of one of four major branches of the DHS, or the department of homeland security. ... The Government was not able to "aid reconstruction efforts quickly and competently ...

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Indeed, I think the time I get to know about what was going on and what this course is about is right before spring break. ... After midterm, we started our White House Simulation. ... Before I came to the United States, I did most of my schoolwork by myself. ... Before taking this class, I didn't think too much about public policy. ... After these 16 weeks study of public policy, I have more deeply thought about public policy. ...

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This film reveals the truth of the clean-up after the World Trade Center tragedy. ... This film informs us that these brave people were abandoned by federal and city officials after they did a brilliant job of cleaning a toxic site. ... It took months before proper procedures and equipment were provided. ... I am sure they tested these sites and made sure those senators, government officials, and others who worked there were safe before they were allowed to return there. ... It's clear to me that the whole system is flawed and puts greed before the interest of people. ...

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Everyone has an equal right to live after he was born. ... Nonetheless all discussion is about medical costs, in my opinion it is the government that has duty to provide this patient who was working for this government and its entire people before his injury. ...

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More people live in free societies now then ever before. But still some nations like Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Somalia and North Korea have not advanced like others. Big part of the people in these nations earn very little money and in Africa there is still some slavery. These countries can affe...

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The Mao Years In China, the years from 1949-1976 are known as the Mao years. There was growth and change taking place in China during this time. New policies were passes as well as new Mao government campaigns. Some policies were successful while others failed to properly achieve the desired affec...

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When convict transportation ceased shortly after 1840, the British government reinvented public opinion of the Colony of Australia and began to promote the country as a prospective new home for their excesses of population. After the convict transportations ceased there was a dearth of female residents in the new communities. ... After arrival the women needed to find suitable employment in order to leave the Depot (Hyde Barracks) and disperse across the wider community. ... However, in general, the women who had accepted the bounty would spend several years in the employment of a wealthy esta...

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Public policy follows a series of steps before the government addresses it. ... After the problem is recognized, the government sets an agenda on how to solve it. ... Some groups such as minority do not have power to influence decisions that are before the government. ... This is because it takes much time before a compromise is reached (Turner et al 455). ...

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Just before they wrapped up for their 5-week long summer recess, the House voted to continue the disaster relief to livestock producers suffering from increased feed prices following the nationwide drought. In a 223-197 vote, the lawmakers squeezed in the measure as one of the last actions before the recess. ... After being unable to come to a majority decision, lawmakers agreed to informal talks during the August recess in hopes of finalizing a plan within the early weeks of September, according to Senator Debbie Stabenow, the head of the Senate Agricultural Committee. ... Before his annou...

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After reading a few articles on democracy and discussing it with others some new ideas and theories have came to mind. ... These laws in democracy's case are political, but before there were common laws to go with Liberty. ... After all, Democracy is here for the people, setup by the people, and is the people....

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The high chancellor ordered Gordon Deitrich's execution after a satire tv show that made fun of the high chancellor. ... The Norsefire party came to power after the death of 100,00 people and out of fear from the escalating St. ... The high chancellor orders the army to stand their ground before the rebelling citizens on the night of revolution which indicates how intimidation, firearms, and force could be used to crush any dissent in the country. ...

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He first came to Rome after he was notified of Caesar's assassination. After confronting his enemies Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the battle of Activum, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide and Augustus was left unchallenged by any man. ... On all-important issues, the emperor was naturally consulted before action was taken, and the Senate never acted against his wishes. ...

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After Trotsky was out of the way, Stalin killed his supporters and furthered his totalitarian role. ... Earlier, in the nation of Italy, totalitarianism had been introduced before the grounds had been laid in Russia. ... After the First World War, Germany lay in ruins. ...

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Since most scholars would agree that East Asia was far more advanced than the West before the eighteenth century, it draws a peculiar attention that how the "West" was able to achieve the "World Power" after the eighteenth century. ...

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Introduction After some 6,000 years of various types of government in different circumstances and locations, it still seems that, despite the vast knowledge that empowers us human-beings, we are still unable to answer the basic question: What is the primary purpose of the government? ... The list goes on Another more viable approach is to go back to some arbitrarily chosen historical period and list what one or another of the then governments did and, after weeding out actions which have no modern equivalence or relevance, to treat those as fundamental. ... Increasingly, ex...

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The arts provided a place for youth to go after school, a place where they felt they belonged, and a place that opened doors. ... Haven't we heard that somewhere before? ... Because the programs that supported students before have had their funds cut as well. ...

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She does not hold strong political beliefs before the dictatorship began. ... Magda found herself falling for Marco well before she was an adult. ... Magda found herself becoming involved shortly after she heard of her friends' contribution to the fight. ...

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After all, an inquiry into Victoria's secret police has been forced before, but the ombudsman concluded that it was considered necessary to continue at least "some of the activities" of the special branch. ...

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When applied to the use of human subjects in research, good ethics requires that each subject be fully informed as to the purpose of the research before they consent to participate. ... After hearing quietly and patiently the opposition, the Government stood to ask a question and was open to what they had to say, but would reiterate a definition to keep things backing his argument, not to get off track. ...

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I had never seen that word before, but he used it many times, and it was a focus. ... I think it remarkable that our modern government could be so closely patterned after such an ancient thinker's idea....

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We must be able to explain to them that participation in these activities will eventually help them and may improve their lifestyle condition but the results would be gradual that it will take a long time before they could see and feel the effect. ... It is short-lived and will easily pass thus after the initial triumph, it is important to proceed to the true task of the communicator as stated earlier. ...

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After the government took away literature, Faber began to call himself a coward for not having the courage to stand up against the burning of books. ... In this society, people are taught that pleasure comes first before work and that socializing is one of the most creepy, disturbing actions that someone can do. ...

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The first thing that I would say, is that you should bequeath this system, before it destroys what's left of you. ... It harries me that no one does anything about it, I hope others will instigate after hearing you. ...

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However, in the World State, all citizens are predestined from before decantation as to what social class they will be in rather than being exposed to the greedy capitalistic system that puts people into social classes by natural selection. ... After decantation, the children undergo years of conditioning so that they will never question or even want to leave the social class that they are a member of. ...

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Companies where making trades after the 4p.m. bell ring from the NYSE and getting the closing price in hope that the market would go up or down the next day. ... The Internet Fraud Complaint Center is only accumulating complaints about fraud after they have been committed. ... It is only a matter of time before everyone gets caught for illegal trading, false information, and any other types of scams. ...

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