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Accrual Accounting in the Public Sector

and practices does not mean the movement to accrual accounting is not favorable for a public body (Chan, 2003; 14). The issue, as ...

Falun Gong

falun, a spinning body of energy said to be located at the lower abdomen" (What is Falun Gong?, 2007). Followers of this disciplin...

Trading and Trade Sanctions

or selective sanctions. There is little doubt that one of the impacts seen in any economy that is suffering the impact of broad tr...

Is Outsourcing Leading to an Economic Decline in the U.S.?

thousands of new jobs in the United States" (Outsourcing creates jobs, study says, 2004-hereafter "Outsourcing, 2004"). Global Ins...

Evolution of Social Welfare Policy in the United States

insurance approach to public welfare" (Historical development). That is, these public programs would "ensure that protection was a...

Taiwan and the US/Comparing Domestic Violence

domestic violence, offering comparison to the legal standard on this issue in the US. In 1993, a horrific incident, the stabbing ...

Government and Its Roles

is a matter of some debate. Opinions about government run from those who believe it should make all decisions to those who would j...

Governance of Municipalities

are areas around a city that are not incorporated into that municipality. Each state has its own criteria for an area to be design...

The Transition of South Africa After Apartheid

program of peaceful coexistence, the Truth and Reconciliation commission has met with great success (Moller, 2007). Some inequiti...

Roman Government

This paper considers the need for evolution in Rome’s government. Caesar Augustus was particularly successful in adjusting for co...

The Truth About September 11

History holds many lessons for those that care to examine them. One of the more prominent of...

Risks Faced by the Hospitality Industry in Venezuela

Venezuelan situation is that the risk is already known and it is not a matter of assessing changes in policy, but how existing pol...

ARTICLE REVIEW: MINORITY THREAT AND POLICE BRUTALITY

the Department of Justices Police Brutality Study 1985-1990; Uniform Crime Reports during the same period and the 1990 U.S. Census...

Substance Abuse and Society

to hire a lawyer. This is true even when police use illegal tactics to secure an arrest. Certainly, there are tax implications an...

Mexicans and Assimilation in the U.S.

141). In this one can readily understand how her accent, also the title of the novel, is one of her biggest concerns in relation...

New York State and Federal Government Budget Process

the President must request funds for discretionary or appropriated programs because these fall under the authority of the Senate A...

Superpower Status of China

the low-end retailers like Wal-Mart are able to supply inexpensive goods, low income Americans will remain satisfied and uncritica...

Government and The Economy

influence on the American economy, exceeding that of the federal government (Mandel and Dunham, 2006). Just a decade ago, the U.S....

Government Subsidies and the Nation’s Newspapers

took steroids the game would still not be even, however, comes into mind. Much of the intent of government subsidies is to give t...

The John F. Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy

seriously injured Governor Connally. One bullet passed through the Presidents neck; a subsequent bullet, which was lethal, shatte...

Inadequacies in U.S. Antiterrorism Provisions Prior to 9-11

report illuminates the fact that our government is geared to addressing the threat of one large enemy (such as that that existed d...

Some Legal Aspects of Hoover Dam

lived nearby. Rationale for Hoover Dam The benefits that a dam on the Colorado River could bring to the southwestern United...

Uninsured Americans - The Racial Demographic

and whites (Overview of the uninsured ..., 2005). The picture is somewhat better for African-Americans. They comprise 12% of the...

Native Americans and Government Policies

they were always taken advantage of in one regard or another. The native inhabitants of this country at the time of...

Boeing vs. Airbus: The Question of Government Subsidies

of the latter company. Boeing, on the other hand, has relied more on internal strategy to keep the company afloat. The battle ha...

Iraq: Collateral Damage

This 3 page paper argues that the Iraqis have been lied to by both Saddam Hussein and the U.S. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

Wright/Armageddon in Waco

presents views that see the tragedy at Waco as entirely due to the mistakes of government agents in handling the situations and no...

Local Government and Its Importance

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at local government. Different forms of historical local government structure are analy...

Government Contract Issues

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the FAR and the regulatory controls on contracts with government agencies. The a...

Media Issues

This paper covers three media issues. The first discusses the manipulative nature of ads, the second discusses a medical procedure...