Politics
1. William Shakespeare "The Marriage of True Minds" Simple love sonnet: What one characteristic must true love have? What can cause love to change? What does the final couplet mean? Answer: One characteristic must be true love should have is an impediment. Love can be change when one starts having too much expectation or starts comparing with other things. The last couplet means that love is not for only outer looks of a person it is more than that. Love is something from heart to heart. "Remembrance of Things Past" What are thee things the speaker miss/regret about the past? What makes up for his sorrow over the past? Answer: Three things the speaker miss or regret about the past are friends, afresh love's long and expense of many a vanished sight. While he thinks on them dear friends make up for his sorrow. "When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men's Eyes" When is disgrace with Fortune and Men's Eyes" What are four of the things the speaker desires? Why does he think he is better of than a king? Answer: The four things the speaker desires for are to be richer in hope, featured like him, like him with friends possessed, also desiring this man's art, and the man's scope. He thinks he is better of than a king because he has everything that he wants and still he does not have to worry about other people because king is always thinking for his people. "Black as Hell, Dark as Night" In what way is this different in tone and content from the other love sonnets? Answer: This is different in tone and content from the other love sonnets because this love is more being negative then loving someone. Also it is more of selfish and being mad with him or herself. 2. John Donne "The Flea" Who is the speaker and to who is...
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George Orwell's classic novel 1984 is a perfect example of a futuristic totalitarian regime and a dystopia. Orwell's tale expresses his vision of a government changing and becoming a totalitarian government. The government, in this story, is run by an unknown leader who goes by the title "Big Brother." The concept of "Big Brother" is that someone is always watching, and people can never deceive the government. In Orwell's idea of what may happen in the future, "Big Brother" monitors everything everyone does or even thinks. Orwell was born with the name Eric Arthur Blair, in 1903, in Bengal, India. His father was Richard Walmesley Blair. He worked in the Opium department of the Indian Civil Service as a minor customs official.(Biography) When Orwell was four, his family returned to England. They then settled in a village near London, Henley. Soon after their move his father returned to India. Orwell was sent to a private elementary school in Sussex when he was eight years old. His experiences there influenced his views on the English class system. After finishing school there he went to two private secondary schools using scholarships.(Biography) He went to Wellington for one term and Eton for four and a half years. Orwell later received training in Burma and became an Indian Imperial Police officer. He served there from 1922 to 1927. Orwell decided not to return to Burma while he was on leave in England. He had dreamed of becoming a writer ever since he was a child. He did not feel the Imperial Police was a suitable job for him.(Biography) He had also realized how imperialistic the Police unit was and rejected it. He resigned on January 1, 1928. The opening of the book explains the setting of London, which is now Oceania, in the year 1984. London is...
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Before the current administration was allowed to take office, the environment may not have been perfect, but due to years of ongoing legislation it was slowly getting better. With numerous agencies to protect the air, water, wilderness, and ozone layer against the majority of harmful devices that industry and civilization has created, we were finally gaining ground on something that is worth protecting, our environment. We had begun to learn that not everything should be up for grabs in our world and that not al1 things are meant to be left to their own accord. There is a time and a place to protect the unprotected and save our environment. Of course, all of these safeguards are slowly becoming unraveled by our current President, George W. Bush. First, to fully understand Bush's complete disregard for the environment, we must take note of where he came from. At age two George W. Bush moved from his birth place, New Haven, Connecticut, to Midland, Texas where he was to grow up around the oil business. After attending Yale and Harvard, Bush returned to Texas and attempted starting his own oil company. Although his father had made millions in the oil field bush junior did not fair quite as well. Even though he had an exorbitant amount of money given to him from old family friends and deep pocketed investors hoping for political gains in George Bush seniors' administration, he never seemed able to gain any momentum in this enterprise. In 1978, Bush lost his attempt to win a Congressional election, immediately returning to the oil field to try once more. Once again, thanks to low barrel prices, he failed and had to turn to deep pockets to bail him out. It wasn't until 1991 when the Persian Gulf emirate of Bahrain struck a...
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George Washington was a war hero from 1776. All war heroes are always known for their accomplishments. Even though he lost the first battle he commanded in the French and Indian War, he never made that mistake again. George Washington had a very important military career. He was a General at first, then he got ranked to commander-chief, then he went all the way up to president after the Revolutionary War. George Washington got his first job because he was tall physically impressive; he was also an expert hunter. At first he got hired to train all the soldiers. The bad thing about this is that George had no idea how to train soldiers. So, since he was being paid a great deal of money he hired people to train the soldiers for him. Over the next few years he ranked up to commander-chief of the continental army. Later on, after the Revolutionary War he became the first president of the U.S. He got this position partly from his amazing outcome from the war. Because of the assumption of state debts, the Bank of the United States, and the excise tax--Washington became the target of attacks by Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans. Now he is found on any of the one-dollar bills, if you want to see what he looks like. By March 1797, when Washington left office, the country's financial system was well established; the Indian threat east of the Mississippi had been largely eliminated; and Jay's Treaty and Pinckney's Treaty (1795) with Spain had enlarged U.S. territory and removed serious diplomatic difficulties....
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(federal law, trial court, another old case) Location in Course Outline · Acquisition by First Succession o Acquisition by capture § Capture on public lands · Exception to rule: Limited custom affecting few people Parties · Original Plaintiff: Ghen, Whale killer · Original Defendant: Rich, Whale purchaser Facts · Whale killing o Ghen, who was in the fishing business of killing fin-back whales, shot and immediately killed the relevant whale using a bomb-lance. It sunk. · Whale finding o Then three days later ended up on a beach where a guy named Ellis found the whale · Whale selling o Instead of notifying Ghen, he auctioned it off to the highest bidder, who was Rich. Rich extracted the blubber to use for oil and sold it. · Constructive Notice o Though neither Ellis nor Rich knew that Ghen killed the whale they knew, or should have known, then it was killed by a whale killer in the industry. Procedural History Trial level opinion o Ghen sues in federal trial court, claiming title to the whale. Disposition · Plaintiff wins. Question Presented/ Issue & Holding · Question Presented o When will the court use a long-established custom followed in an industry as an exception to the general dominion and control rule established in Pierson for the acquisition of title by capture in wild animals on public property? · Holding o An exception may be granted when the custom is of very limited application, will affect by a few persons, has been followed for a long time by people in the industry, and when the survival of the industry is dependent upon it. Analysis I. Precedent A. Case law 1. Taber v. Jenny & Bartlett v. Budd a. Whale Killing; Appropriation Marks (a) Both cases involved a whale that had been killed and left with marks of appropriation. (b) The killers had done everything possible given the technology of the time to appropriate the whale from nature and make it their own. b. Actual Possession / Appropriation (a)...
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On June 3, 1961, a burglary occurred at the Bay Harbor Pool Room in Panama City, Florida. During the burglary, a window was smashed and the cigarette machine and jukebox had been broken into. A witness claimed to have seen Clarence Earl Gideon in the poolroom early that morning. Later Gideon was picked up nearby with a bottle of wine and some change in his pockets, the police proceeded to arrest him. They charged him with breaking and entering in to the pool room. Gideon was a drifter who could not afford a lawyer. When he appeared at the Florida Circuit Court for trial, he asked the judge to appoint a layer for him. Gideon argued that the Court should grant him one because the Sixth Amendment says that everyone is entitled to a lawyer. The judge denied his request, claiming that the state doesn't have to provide a poor person with a lawyer unless "special circumstances" exist. Gideon was left to represent himself. He had been arrested many times, so he understood some of the legal procedures. However, he did a poor job of defending himself. An example of his inexperience was his choice of witnesses was unusual. He asked the police officers who arrested him to testify on his behalf. He lacked skill in questioning witnesses, which made it difficult for him to make his case. Gideon was later found guilty of breaking and entering and petty larceny, which is a felony in Florida. He was sentenced to five years in a Florida state prison. While he was in prison, he began studying law in the prison library. Gideon's study of the law reaffirmed his belief that the Circuit Court's refusal to appoint counsel for him constituted a denial of his rights. With that in mind, he filed a petition...
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Abstract There is a general perception in the general worldwide community that the criminal behavior of women and the delinquent behavior of girls are not serious issues. It is generally asserted that women are more likely to commit minor offences and also supported by historical statistics. It has been quite noticeable in recent trends, however, that there is a dramatic rise in the pace at which women are being convicted, and showing a faster rate than men. People who have worked closely with the youth have also known for a long time that girls are different than boys in their adolescent development; in their habits, attitudes and traditions. Studies have also shown differential treatment in families, schools, recreational facilities, and in the juvenile justice system. Other contributing factors to the differential treatment are sexism, classism and racism. Racism and classism, as well as sexism, may also play into the difference in treatment. The culture around these girls also tends to send conflicting and often confusing messages to further complicate their healthy development. It is hoped that the recent increased focus on adolescent girls unfortunate plight in the juvenile justice system has raised the consciousness of the community and the recognized organizations in the legal profession to willing focus on what can be done individually and collectively to improve the plight of adolescent girls. 1.0 Introduction "Girls have received second class treatment and historically have been neglected by the system." . To reflect on this assertion and to consider ways of eliminating the issue of juvenile delinquency , it is important to look at the history of the current worldwide judicial set-ups and to propose questions that would lead to the resolution of this crisis. It is worthwhile reflecting that the juvenile justice system is quite distinct from the criminal justice system. It was started...
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As the meaning and effects of globalization become more and more widespread, people across the world have formed grassroots organizations. These organizations protest the negative effects encouraged by globalization and try to form worldwide acknowledgement of a particular problem. This paper discusses some disadvantages of globalization and which have prompted people to protest. It will then examine at a closer level two protested issues, labor injustice and wealth inequality. Finally, conclusions on the prospect of globalization in the future will be reached. Globalization includes the global exchange of capital, labor, information, politics, technology, and culture, all which have formed an integrated "global" world. But growing disparity, corporate power, and environmental destruction has overshadowed the hope for a global civil society, a global community. Ordinary people have become increasingly aware of these problems (due in part to globalization itself and the spread of instantaneous information) and protest movements have sprouted. Although many are unorganized and address a single issue, grassroots organizations' protests have had a surprisingly influence on the institutions they protest, including the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. The World Trade Organization's meeting in Seattle of November 1999, for example, "saw the birth, and to date, the high point of this new mode of activism," where protesters aimed to "shut down, or at least badly disrupt, the meetings of the global elite" (Angry and Effective, 2). Protestors have greater aims than simply disrupting the work of international organizations; they wish to bring attention to a variety of issues. The major issues of globalization that have prompted people to protest are environmental destruction, human rights standards, labor injustices, and the growth of multinational corporations. Specific problems within these issues include industrialized countries exploit the resources of developing countries, corporations exploit underprivileged people in labor, the outsourcing...
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Thursday, July 31, 2003 WAR IN IRAQ The war in Iraq was declared to be over several months ago. The troops are still hunting Saddam Husein and never seem to be in the same area as he is. He always seems to get away and to know how close the troops are to him. They have killed his two sons and the President of the United States is not even raising our terror alert. President Bush stated to day in a news conference "that the risk for a terror attack as retaliation in the killing of Saddam's sons is very high but we are not raising the terror alert. Security at all airports will increase and everyone will be on guard. We are asking passengers, flight attendants and pilots to be aware of any out of the ordinary behavior." Saddam Husein is a mad man. The man who turned in his sons for $30 million dollars is part of his régime. What are they thinking handing that kind of money over to them? Why don't we just send our people over there to help them build their weapons of mass destruction? I feel that we are just asking for another attack on our soil. We are free, but if Saddam has his way we are going to pay for everything that has happened over there. We are spending the money to rebuild their homes, schools, religious temples, and stores, ect. Who is going to help us rebuild when something happens here? We will just be left to fend for ourselves. I did not see any of his people offer to help us on September 11. They say he had nothing to do with it, that it was all Bin Lauden, but I feel they are connected and Saddam knew exactly what was going to...
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History Humans Arise Five million years ago the first African people evolved. The Great Rift Valley is were the first fossils of humans appeared. Africa has such a great variety of climates. Some of the climates include the rain forest and deserts. These climates have helped people evolve in Africa. Nile Valley The Nile Valley was home to two major African civilizations. The Nubian kingdom was in the south and Egypt was to the north. These two kingdoms traded between each other. Sometimes the two kingdoms would start wars with each other. Both of these kingdoms had a king and developed a writing system. Mali The Niger River is one of the most fertile and useful rivers in Africa. These fertile banks have produced some of the oldest cities. The earliest cities that were built here were built almost 2 million years ago. After the first million years the city of Jenne-jeno had risen to power. This city contributed to the success of Ghana. Then in 1250 Mali overpowered Ghana and became the dominant ruler. Africans in Spain In 1086 African Muslims conquered Spain and Portugal. This Islamic rule led to a stable leader in much of Africa. By 1000 much of north Africa had become Muslim. In 1232 the Almoravids are taken over by the Almohads who were also of the Muslim religion. Muslim culture has become the dominant religion in Africa and today every 1 of 3 people are Islam. Slave Trade In the 1500's, millions of Africans were captured and brought over to the U.S. to work on plantations of white owners. This lasted for more than 400 years. Most Africans were taken in war as prisoners, then sold as slaves, but some were just taken from the Europeans. Many Africans fought for their freedom, but had little success. Central African Trade After the African slave trade ended, trade...
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Global temperatures on the Earth's surface have increased by 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit during the last century, faster than any time in the last 1000 years (Rauber 41). Consequently, the 1990s was the warmest decade in the last 1000 years ("Global Warming"). As humans emit fossil fuels, greenhouse gasses slowly warm the Earth's atmosphere ("EPA Global…"). This gradual process is known as global warming. As glaciers begin to melt, sea levels rise and coastal areas in Florida may suffer immense losses ("Beach Erosion"). Florida's tourist economy may also suffer a tremendous loss, as well as agriculture ("Florida Scientists…"). With a warmer atmosphere, disease will spread quicker and human health will be threatened throughout the state ("Global Warming"). Serious action needs to be taken in order to slow the process of global warming. Global Warming is an increase in the temperature of the Earth due to the use of fossil fuels and industrial processes that build up to the emission of greenhouse gasses, mostly carbon dioxide and methane ("Global Warming Threatens…"). As energy from the sun strikes the surface of the earth, it turns into heat which, in turn, releases the heat as long-wave infrared radiation (Crowe). Gasses in the air, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and water vapor, trap some of this radiation as it tries to make its way back out to space (Olgesby). These gases trap in heat as do the windows of a greenhouse; therefore, they are called greenhouse gases (Elston). As an excess amount of these gasses are emitted into the Earth's atmosphere by industries and fossil fuels, the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere gradually increases (Oglesby). Humans escalate the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and by many manufacturing processes (Crowe). In the U.S., from 1990-1997, carbon dioxide emissions...
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GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENTCOMPARE AND CONTRAST THE MODERNISATION AND DEPENDENCY APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT
The various theories of development differ widely in their approach and evolved towards new forms in the 1950's and 1960's. This evolution itself reflects differing views seeking to contribute to, or work against the process of development. By comparing and critically analyzing two different approaches to development, modernisation and dependency, a more broad-based understanding of their strengths and weaknesses at the time they were put into practise can be created. Many difficulties have arisen whilst trying to explain underdevelopment and attempting to condense a number of theories in to one is sure to give rise to criticism. The 1950's and 1960's saw thinking and action on development dominated by the modernisation approach. Modernisation is defined by Hulme and Turner (1990 p34) as"… a total transformation of a traditional or pre-modern society into the types of technology and social organisation that characterize the advanced Western World." It was only in the late 1960's that dependency was considered as the modernisation school could not provide adequate explanations as to what was happening in the third world and how development could be achieved.. Dos Santos (1973, p13) defines dependency as follows, "… a conditioning situation in which the economies of one group of countries are conditioned by the development and expansion of others."
It is important to note where each theory originates from and how it came to be an influential concept in world development. The modernisation approach was characterised by different phases and movements ranging from a move from simple to complex technology, a change from subsistence farming to cash crops, a move from animal and human power to machine power the generation of more urban settlements. The research website for socialolgy, specializing in world economic development, http://webdata.soc.hawaii.edu/fredr/welcome.htm#global (1998)...
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The first and probably most important area on the topic of globalisation and food is the issue of food policy and food security. It is believed that the vast inequalities between the rich and the poor of this world have strong links to way both developing and developed countries manage, or are forced to manage, their food resources. Two documents are of particular interest to the debate as to what is to blame for the increased inequality mentioned. A recent Oxfam report states that "the problem is not that international trade is inherently opposed to the needs and interests of the poor, but that the rules that govern it are rigged in favour of the rich" (Fowler, 2003:2). This point is validated by the fact that "when developing countries export to rich country markets, they face tariff barriers that are four times higher than those encountered by rich countries. Those barriers cost them $100bn a year – twice as much as they receive in aid" (Fowler, 2003:2). The report claims that while rich countries impose such tariffs, the poorer countries are pressurised by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to open their markets at breakneck speed, often with damaging consequences. The other key document I looked at was an article by Bonnie Setiawan, which was submitted to the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development. Setiawan blames globalisation and import liberalisation for the current crisis in developing countries. Her key point is that "this liberalisation of foodstuffs is the treatment of foodstuffs and agriculture as industrial products which are traded freely like manufactured goods. As the United Nations once said, food becomes a commodity, instead of a human right; it becomes part of free trade and the free market" (Setiawan, 2001:1-2). Setiawan goes on to show what import liberalisation...
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McKINSEY & COMPANY – KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY BACKGROUND AND CURRENT SITUATION § Founded by James McKinsey in 1926, the firm recruited experienced executives and showed them the general sequence of analysis that they should work by, but also encouraged them to expand and analyze for themselves. § In 1932, Marvin Bower decided he needed to upgrade the firm's image to be more 'professional'. His main objective was to spread the 'One Firm' policy in order to exploit their intangible resources. Huge domestic growth occurred through the 1950's and provided the platform to expand globally. § However, after Bower's departure, the growth of McKinsey's slowed quite rapidly and seemed to stall due to the appearance of new competitors (thanks to very low entry barriers in the industry and demand outstripping supply) as well as the economic disturbance of the oil crisis. § Management established that the firm had been growing too fast, and that "consultants lacked the deep industry knowledge or the substantive specialised knowledge that clients required", hence the drop in their business. To overcome this, McKinsey's focused on developing their associates and slowed the growth of the company. § In 1976 Ron Daniel was elected. As the company was losing both clients and staff to competitors, especially BCG, he believed McKinsey's needed further commitment to developing the skills and expertise of their consultants. Daniel also made some significant structural changes by creating industry based clientele sectors and also moved the company towards a more product driven approach. § In 1987, Fred Gluck became MD and believed that the firm's organisational infrastructure needed a major overhaul, thus, he developed a Knowledge Management project. This project put forth recommendations which were developed and implemented over a number of years into the company. § By 1994 the company had grown to reflect a profit estimated at $1.5 billion annually. Rajat...
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Globalization is wide spread due to orientation and awareness although similar to any other issues it is both advantageous and unfavorable in nature. Positive on concern, Globalization tends to interconnect the whole continent in culture and values. It allows labor opportunities and labor standard upgrading. As a third world country it is prospecting to be a part of an open trade that will be very beneficial to our economy. And International open entrepreneurship shall give more substantial product diversity from immense to modest local consumers. Adverse in effect it emphasis on American culture and the colonial mentality will be more rampant. Third world as we are, competing in the international trade may be in adherent to our substandard products and system comparable to the international market. It may be opposing to a point of view that putting sanctions only hurt the more vulnerable sectors of society when imposed by the high standards of more developed countries. It's a big level advancement that our own country might not be capable of measuring. Government fund allocation for developing Globalization stature, when priorities are readily set for the majority lower class development. Opening a trade path doesn't guarantee not only legitimate products but it can be used as the same means as criminal process such as drugs, terrorism and spread of weapons alike. Not to mention the Human rights and Environmental concerns which should be a basis for excluding certain imports. These are values more important than the benefits of trade. It is true that Globalization can unify a community it is more positive than negative in statistics but certain issues out-weights the quantity of the strengths which in any case shall need extra attention and amplification....
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With the importance of education being emphasized in our technologically advancing society, the next president of the United States faces an education system in need of drastic reform to continue to compete in the world market. Education standards between wealthy and poor areas of the country continue to remain drastically unequal in their scope, and it is vividly apparent that education standards must be reformed to ensure all students are offered the same opportunities for academic and economic success. The major question is, which of the two candidates, Al Gore or George W. Bush, has the correct game plan and ideology, to ensure future success for America's children. In comparing Al Gore and George W. Bush on education reform, the two men differ substantially on how education should be overseen in general. Al Gore favors national government supervision of education and its funding, curriculum, and accountability, while George W. Bush is pushing for a laissez faire or "hands off" federal government that would keep control of education in the hands of local government, where it has traditionally been. While the federal government provides substantial funds to states for education, Bush believes that its role in education should be limited strictly to funding and accountability. While encouraging the distribution of federal funds for education, Bush is adamant that schools, especially those showing academic failure, need to display a notable degree of improvement to qualify for grants from the federal government. Bush believes schools that do not show considerable academic progress should have their funds revoked in the future and must demonstrate substantial progress to have the money reinstated (George W. Bush on Education par. 20). If revoked, these funds would then be awarded, in the form of a voucher, to the parents of the children enrolled in these failing schools so that they...
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Got very happy with China's fist manned Space flight, like our nuclear program in the 60's. The main effect to ordinary people is not its potential to war, who like it? It is the feeling of the nation's big step forward in the world wide prestige. Chairman Mao knows "being left behind is being vulnerable" though he made some mistakes in the 60's and 70's.
Some folks born with a silver spoon here may not understand such kind of feeling because they just take their country's current status for granted, no matter how hard their people had fought for it, and how much other innocent people had suffered from it.
It is such a pain to read history about how our people suffered in the beginning of the 20's century, for a few decades, from the lost of Hong Kong to Japanese's invasion, to the civil war. No one could imagine this country could have today's fast development.
No matter communism or capitalism, ordinary people just want to have a happy life that satisfies their puny needs. Every society has its own problem, we are, like Deng Xiaoping said, "crossing the river without known path". There are some progress we made particularly in the past two decades, but some reforms is arguable making things better, personally, I think the current health care, pension system not necessarily better than the old socialist ones. Socialist and capitalist system in my view is like mechanistic and organic system, while socialist offers stability, capitalist adds vigor and responsiveness. Why people have to be extremists about this matter? Maybe china's traditional Taoism or Confucianism Zhong Yong - The Doctrine of the Mean will help?
We had other problems in the financial, education system as well, but I emotionally hate Gordon Chang's hyped book title, "the coming collapse of China"....
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Senator Charles Schumer offered a list of five possible Supreme Court Justices if there is a vacancy this summer. Chief Justice William Rehnquist and one other justice is rumored to retire sometime this summer. This would leave President Bush the job to nominate a new one. He/she would then have to be approved by congress. Schumer met with Alberto Gonzales to discuss how to avoid a bitter nomination batter should there be a vacancy. The goal is to nominate someone who will gain the full support of the Senate. This is very unlikely because President Bush is Conservative. Schumer said he used the criteria of moderation and diversity to come up with his list. Two Guilty Pleas in Baby Snatching Case A man, Anthony Vanis, and woman, Angela Sorcio, tried to kidnap an infant girl from a supermarket parking lot in Bay Shore. Anthony pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted robbery. Angela pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted kidnapping. They drove together to King Kullen. Sorcio told Vanis that she was going to "jack somebody off for money". He had no idea she was going to kidnap a baby. Once in the parking lot, Sorcio demanded that the mother hand over her baby. She pulled out a knife. When the mother started screaming, Sorcio fled the scene in Vanis' car. State Supreme Court Justice Michael Mullen heard the pleas of Sorcio. She will receive 6 ½ years in jail, while Vanis will only receive 1 1/3 to 4 years. A Real Impeachable Offense Edward Ciaccio shares his view on how the American people are blind when it comes to President George Bush's decision to go to war. He states how Clinton was impeached because he had sex with another woman. This did not kill anyone. Bush has "exaggerated, misled, manipulated, and quite possibly lied" about the...
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The free operation of market forces does not always achieve the most desirable economic and social outcomes. Discuss reasons for government intervention in the Australian economy. The free operation of market forces does not always achieve the most desirable economic and social outcomes. Australia has a mixed market economy where the decisions concerning production and distribution are determined by a mixture of market forces with some degree of government intervention. Markets are not perfect. They are extremely effective in determining what our economy produces and how production is organised. No other system of economic coordination has produced the level of prosperity, innovation and satisfaction of material wants. But markets are not enough. They only consider private economic interests, and not just broader social interests. We live in a society, not just an economy. We need governments, not just to make markets function, but sometimes to change market outcomes when they are not satisfactory. The challenge is to find the right balance. Too much government intervention may stifle innovation, efficiency and growth. Too little may leave us exposed to instability, inequity and a lack of basic community facilities. There are certain situations when the market fails to allocate resources efficiently, this is known as market failure. Market failure occurs with the provision of merit and public goods and when externality benefits and costs are associated with the production and consumption of certain goods. The value of merit goods to society justifies the government subsidising the provision of these goods and services. Public goods have two important features: · Indivisibility in consumption · They are fully accessible to everyone. It is often too costly, relative to the values people attach to the good, to exclude non-payers from consuming public goods. This results in 'free riding' which occurs when obtaining benefits without paying a correspondence share of the...
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