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Dawn Blair's American ‘2014' and George Orwell's ‘1984'

ironically producing a version of 1984 that runs afoul of government censors. Orwells 1984 has served as a frightening reminder...

America's Waste Management Services

Figure 1 shows the position in 2001. Figure 1 US Waste Management Industry in 2001 (Repa, 2001) Sector Number of Organizations A...

Zip Code 11572 and Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs

alcohol prior to being 20 years of age and most of these individuals state (47 percent) state that they began substance abuse with...

Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley (1982)

the States must fulfill in order to receive federal funds under the Education of the Handicapped Act (subsequently referred as "th...

Border Control: United States and Mexico

clearly has an affect on taxing in the United States. And, the taxing is not just involved through the situations noted above, but...

Questions in Social Organization

of change relates to many factors, one of which is the changes which occurred over time in agriculture. Additional exampl...

Zero Tolerance Policies - Do They Work?

in the Gun-Free School Act (McAndrews, 2001; McCune, 2000). McAndrews (2001) reported that policies were passed by state legislat...

The Welfare States in the UK

crime rates were rising and inflation was rife (Slack, 1990). The main aims were to reduce the extreme levels of poverty, but many...

Laws and Regulations in Insurance Practice in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania

maintains two broad categories, Property/Casualty and Life/Health. Agents must be licensed in both to be able to sell policies in...

Connecticut's Welfare and Food Stamps Programs Administration

will help the future of the nation. At the same time, the programs take a financial toll on both federal and state governments. Wh...

European Court and Social Policy of the European Union

such policies is bound to suffer discrepancies and setbacks: it is difficult to establish a level playing field across such a broa...

United Kingdom, Monopolies, and Perfect Competition

firms; with no need to differentiate ones offerings, ideally there should be no promotion or advertising; if there is, its a waste...

Cumberland County, New Jersey, and Crime

rather rural or suburban, the state has its share of problems. In fact, in addition to boasting beautiful suburban areas, and vaca...

Individual States and Construction Law

much smaller geographic region. Requirements in Washington In Washington, the states Department of Labor and Industries Construct...

Policies of Maryland Schools and Dangerous Weapons

"dangerous weapon". The legal definition of "dangerous weapon" is pretty much consistent across states. In Maryland, the t...

'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver and a Responsibility Letter

1959, and Price, like so many of his Western contemporaries at the time, believed that the inhabitants of the so-called Dark Conti...

Corrections and the Effects of Prison Overcrowding

many deem as unfair funding taken from other more socially important programs like schooling and welfare, has found itself embroil...

U.S. Healthcare Policy

of many attempts at generating what would hopefully evolve into a comprehensive U.S. healthcare policy for all Americans, but the ...

Soveriegnty in the Modern Era

the attempts in Canada to focus on sovereign control, aboriginal sovereignty, attempts by Quebec to determined their own sovereign...

NJ's Wrongful Death Act

was charged with wrongful death even though he was not convicted in criminal caught. Why? There is a different burden of proof in ...

War Concept and the 'Language of War'

Language. Orwell explains that in his time at least, political speech and writing were primarily done to defend the indefensible (...

Overview of European Monetary Union

In five pages the European Union and the European Monetary Union are examined in a discussion of the issues that relate to each al...

Reasons Why the US Suffered a Loss in Vietnam

against the US. However, like colonial Americans, the North Vietnamese turned their superior knowledge of the terrain, into a "ho...

Texas State Legislature and Congress

subsequently submitted to the voters for their approval (Texas State Government, 2001). Like most other states, Texas employs a...

Child Abuse and Neglect Laws in Louisiana

This paper addresses child abuse and neglect laws both federally and within the state of Louisiana. The author provides both fede...

California: Police Organization And Trends

as both judge and jury as they physically assault alleged perpetrators and prematurely fire upon suspects. What comes from the re...

Discovery Of Gold: Accelerated California's Drive For Statehoood

trail wherever it lead, however, California turned out to be such a plethora of mineral wealth that when the population concentrat...

Canadian Welfare, 1935-1970

public health care program in 1962 (A brief history, 2007). Subsequently, a Royal Commission recommended a "universal and comprehe...

US-China Trade 2008

Chinas "Exports to the U.S. rose 9.9 percent in the first seven months of 2008 from a year earlier after gaining 8.9 percent in th...

To What Extent Does International Law Grant Senior State Officials Immunity From Proceedings Alleging Violations Of Jus Cogens Norms?

of state and other officials are protected. Cases that have been brought internationally to seek to the hold officials to account ...