Issue Draft: Gun Control April 15, 2003 A recent epidemic of school shootings is dominating headlines nationwide and sending policy makers, parents, teachers, and other concerned citizens in to a tailspin. Our country's citizens are crying out for new policies, and attempting to change our constitution to outlaw the possession of all firearms will be outlawed. Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... Opponents of gun control claim that advocates can not see the forest for the trees. ... Both sides of the gun ...

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Issue Draft: Gun Control April 15, 2003 A recent epidemic of school shootings is dominating headlines nationwide and sending policy makers, parents, teachers, and other concerned citizens in to a tailspin. Our country's citizens are crying out for new policies, and attempting to change our constitution to outlaw the possession of all firearms will be outlawed. Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... Opponents of gun control claim that advocates can not see the forest for the trees. ... Both sides of the gun ...

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Issue Draft: Gun Control A recent epidemic of school shootings is dominating headlines nationwide and sending policy makers, parents, teachers, and other concerned citizens in to a tailspin. Our country's citizens are crying out for new policies, and attempting to change our constitution to outlaw the possession of all firearms will be outlawed. Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... Opponents of gun control claim that advocates can not see the forest for the trees. ... Both sides of the gun control issue a...

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General Purpose: To persuade the class Specific Purpose: To persuade the class in supporting the legalization of drugs. INTRO: I. In our lives we face many things, like stress, stress from work stress from our families or from health or money. More than other countries especially due to our...

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What social policies might be most effective in bringing down the crime rate? ... According to the consensus view, crimes are behaviors considered harmful by a majority of citizens that because of their potentential for causing social harm have been controlled or prohibited by the existing criminal law. ...

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The World Trade Organization, or the WTO, is a multinational organization that controls and deals with the rules of trade between countries. ... The WTO has several dispute panels that rule on which laws and policies are barriers to trade. ... By voting on certain policies, they can make money and powerful partnerships through aiding the corporation of their choice or a benefactor. ... Because the WTO is not democratic, its policies are unfair and only serve the needs of international large business. The policies impact many aspects of society, including international environmental laws, huma...

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Going into this decision President Clinton was faced with a challenging decision either decline MFN status and support "democracy, human rights, and the need to control the spread of dangerous technologies" or grant MFN status to protect US economic interests in China. ... On the other hand, supporters of MFN status look at the issue and point out that 150,000 American jobs rely on Chinese trade, and furthermore they believe that trade with China will lead to more democratic reforms. 2) The two main worldviews that underlay the various positions of the U.S. debate over China Policy are syst...

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Worrying about excessive policy for abusive behavior will only further decrease their ability to fight crime effectively, efficiently, and safely. ... Some think that the policy should restrict physical force to the narrowest possible range of specific situations. ... For instance, not only should officers use brutality in very limited situations, to help curtail unwarranted use, but policies should require officers to file a written report after any use of physical force, regardless of how seemingly insignificant. ... If they do not take control, then who will?...

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The institutions have policies governing such incidences. ... Also, good network administration goes beyond the mere setting of the policy. ... Also, the organization's policy should clearly define the penalties for the violations of the email guidelines as well as establish an internal control of dealing with the violations of intellectual property rights. The organization can also adopt a usage and networking monitoring policy. ... The corporate policy should reflect on the organization's beliefs toward the use of intellectual property. ...

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Since there are no clear consistent laws addressing employee privacy rights, employers are left to their own company policies. ... Many employers feel that they have a right to intercept and read employee e-mail messages in order to effectively monitor employee work and maintain control of the workplace. ... Employers, on the other hand, argue that the need to monitor employee e-mail communications is imperative in order to investigate employees work related activities and prevent theft, insider trading or other illegal conduct, as well as to measure productivity, efficiency and quality con...

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Prostitution has grown intensely in China as the policy of repression has grown more than ever. Thus, many people doubt that the present policy is a good way. ... Should we continue the current policy or change another direction to try legalize it? ... However the issue has never been controlled or even worse. ... The good way of controlling prostitution is likely to be the way China controls smoking. ...

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Reflected in its policies and attitudes toward business are a governments idea of how best to promote the national interest, considering its own resources and political philosophy. A government controls and restricts a company's activities by encouraging and offering support or by discouraging and banning or restricting its activities depending on the government. ... International law recognizes the right of nations to grant or withhold permission to do business within its political boundaries and control its citizens when it comes to conducting business. ... Wal-Mart was caught between a...

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That's why, even if you observe the present policy toward drugs as fairly justified, considerations of realism make that policy most unwise. ... There is so much pressure to take tobacco out of the workplace, restaurants, public spaces, even the home, but with the production of drugs or any other activity, we struggle to control. ...

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Political science is the study of government and public policy and of the political behavior of individuals and groups. Political Science examines the need for government, its various forms, and how it can be controlled. ... Political science majors use both humanistic and scientific perspectives to study public policy, political institutions, political theory, and international relations. ... There are many careers in related to political science degrees here are some: GOVERNMENT Public Policy Research Regional Planning City or Town Management Peace Corps Intelligence Service Foreign S...

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The federal government regulates drugs through the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. ... Under federal law, marijuana is treated like every other controlled substance, such as cocaine and heroin. The federal government places every controlled substance in a schedule, in principle according to its relative potential for abuse and medicinal value. ... Although the federal government may use its power of the purse to encourage states to adopt certain criminal laws, the federal government is limited in its ability to directly influence state policy by the Tenth Amendment, which prevents t...

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It is important for companies to have policies in place to limit their exposure to violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... There are other laws such as, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Immigration reform and Control Act, Equal Pay Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the National Labor Relations Act. ... The companies may also have to pay damages for emotional suffering and be forced to change their company policies. ...

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Where once it was commonly held knowledge that the manager's main focus was that of recruiting and controlling staff and other corporate resources available to achieve the organisation's objectives, whether it be maximizing profit or increasing market share, in today's working environment the manager's function in the organization has discernibly altered from that of previous times. ... Changes in global market policy, increased technological productivity, Labour laws, increased individual mobility, higher values placed on customer service, quality standards and employee sa...

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Bennett, "Drug Policy and the Intellectuals", accepts that medications ought to stay unlawful, and goes down his announcement with (American illustrations/past issues). ... In the event that we are experiencing difficulty controlling medication utilize now, in what manner will our police have the capacity to handle such a vast increment? ... "Control it, direct it, and assess it, "Johnson said of recreational medications. ... He perceives that actually when Britain's arrangement of having specialists control the drugs, "an energetic medication society developed with an interest...

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And then John Walters, Director, United States Office of Drug Control Policy said: "The attitude that nothing we do can make a difference is a greater enemy than the trafficking organizations we face. ...

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I can't imagine that situation because a country needs government to control all the activities such as economy, cultures, politics, education and health service. ... Central intelligence Agency (CIA) is responsible for gathering and analyzing information for policy-makers. ...

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His definition was a policy of preferring qualified women and minority candidates who have been disadvantaged by past injustices over equally or more qualified white male candidates who have not been similarly disadvantaged. ... Sterba goes on to discuss how the Hopwood court was right in arguing that we shouldn't think that a person's race, or sex, controls his or her points of view. ...

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It was found in a recent study conducted by the Drug Policy Alliance that about 42% of people in the U.S. have used marijuana at least one point in their lives, clearing indicating that our current federal laws are not stopping people from using marijuana (Health & Family). ... However, if marijuana were to be legalized, marijuana users could have a way of obtaining their desired product safely due to enacted regulations and policies. ... Opponents of the legalization of marijuana argue that while the government could control demand of marijuana by raising or lowering taxes, higher taxes wou...

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In our opinion, the main reasons for the low efficiency of interaction of customs and other law enforcement agencies in the field of prevention of customs offenses are the following: -Lack of timely exchange of information in the field of foreign trade activities; For example, the lack of important relevant information sometimes leads to the situations when a customs officer has difficulty in carrying out customs control, taking a decision about allowing or forbidding the release of goods under a certain procedure. ... Because of that sometimes certain difficulties in the tracking of all the...

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Disparity is often things that cannot be controlled such are differences in race, gender, social class, and other topics (i.e. natural inequalities). ... Perceptive discrimination, which occurs when someone believes that one, has a certain characteristic regardless of them having it or not, for example indirect discrimination occurs when a policy for everyone puts down certain individuals with a certain characteristics such as wearing a shirt without a tie. ...

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Female circumcision is an integral part of societies that practice it, where patriarchal authority and control of female sexuality and fertility are unspoken traditions. ... Clear policy declarations by governments are essential to send a strong message of disapproval. ...

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