...The Death Penalty- A Divided Country Leonardo A. Davila BCOM-275 August 22, 2011 Michelle Dougherty The Death Penalty- A Divided Country The issue with the death penalty, like abortion, deeply divides this country. Death penalty laws differ from country to another country. In some countries an individual can be to the death penalty for murdering or rape, whereas in other countries the same punishment can be sentenced when one, is convicted for corruption or less serious crimes. The death penalty has been a topic of debates and rebuttal for decades, although several countries still use death penalty as the most severe kind of punishment, the majority of countries around the world have abolished this type of punishment. Here in the United States if one utters the word capital punishment or death penalty and various aspects related to it, one will see people’s reactions and heated arguments flying think and fast. For some people the death penalty is a morally acceptable punishment for murder, and believes it is morally wrong not to sentence a murder to the death penalty because punishment must fit the crime. Just by putting a murder in jail does not equate to taking someone’s life. Some will think and argue that the death penalty is unconstitutional and cruel Martin O’Malley wrote an article in the Washington Post as to why he opposes the death penalty. He questions if the death penalty is a just punishment for murder and if the death penalty is an effective deterrent for...
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...To what extent do you accept the view that the USA and the USSR were already divided by irreconcilable differences by the end of the fighting in Europe in May 1945? I agree to some extent that the USA and USSR were already divided by irreconcilable differences by 1945 due to their ideological differences which contradicted the beliefs of the other nation. The USA believed in a democratic world which would benefit the economic interests of the USA with free open markets. However the USSR with its new position in the world aimed to improve its security by spreading its communist influence in neighboring countries. Security was an important issue due to its past experiences of being attacked by the west through Eastern Europe such as the west's intervention in the Russian civil war of 1917-18. This experience therefore led the Soviet Union to have a mutual suspicion of the motives of the USA and the west during the war. Therefore the USA and USSR were already divided by 1945. However they were not completely divided as they managed to become allies in their fight against Nazi Germany. The fact that they were able to unite to fight a common cause which was to defeat Nazi Germany illustrates that they were not divided by irreconcilable differences by 1945. The two nations were already divided due to their ideological differences as highlighted in source 1 which is from the orthodox perspective. According to the USA, 'The USSR was a revolutionary state' inherently driven by Marxist-Leninist...
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...increasing in the United States. 2. People who come into a new country to live are A. emigrants B. immigrants 3. Population is fairly evenly distributed all over the earth. A. True B. False 4. Urban relates to A. the city B. the country 5. Rural relates to A. the city B. the country 6. If MANY people, per square mile, live in an area it has A. a hinterland B. a dense population C. over population 7. The average number of people living in an particular area is A. rural B. urban sprawl C. population density 8. When a population pyramid has a narrow base it does not tend to have... A. A high fertility rate B. A low death rate C. A high life expectancy D. An ageing population E. A low infant mortality rate 9. When a population pyramid has a wide base it does not tend to have... A. A high birth rate B. A high death rate C. A low life expectancy D. An ageing population E. A high infant mortality rate 10. Which one of these is not a problem associated with an ageing society A. Buildings have to be knocked down to make way for bungalows B. Schools are overcrowded and many children must go without an education C. Overcrowding within nursing homes D. Hospital waiting lists lengthen E. Nightclubs are forced to close down 11. Which one of these is not a problem associated with an overpopulated country? A. Lack of workers to exploit the country's natural resources...
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...The majority of people think that the Civil War was fought over slavery, while that is true; the Civil War was also fought over the right to secede. The south wanted to secede from the north, but the north wished to stay united. Unity of the United States of America is important therefore the south should not have been allowed to secede. If the south would have won the Civil War and seceded we would have two opposing forces and It takes two opposing forces to have conflict as a result if the United States of America was divided there would be more conflict because there would be two different governments, militaries, presidents, sets of laws, etc. Likewise if the United States of America divided it could have caused future civil wars and...
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...When I look at America today, I see a country divided by race, gender, wealth, political views, or someone's sexual orientation. This is not how it has to be though. Our country is an incredible place, founded upon the idea of all men being equal, no man better than another. Although today, that is not the case. We are divided by such things, things that seem immense, but in reality, are just minor differences. This country is divided by groups, some that are just now emerging, but are not accepted, and others have been around for centuries, and are still not considered as equals. When you look at everyone in each group, they are people, human beings, like you, like me, and they should not be treated as anything less than that. When I think...
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...diversity in Indian Culture SROUTI MODHA India is a land of diversity in race, region, caste, language, mate, landform, flora and fauna and so on. From ancient time till day India has repaintained this diversity from very ancient time. Mature has shaped the country so. Rightly this land has been termed as "the epitome of the world." The fundamental diversity in India is gleaned from the following. Geographical Diversity: India is a vast country with great diversity of physical features. Certain parts in India are so fertile that they are counted amongst the most fertile regions of the world while other are so unproductive and barren that hardly anything car be grown there. The regions of Indo- Gangetic Valley belong to the first category, while certain area of Rajasthan falls under the later category. From the point of view of climate, there is sharp contrast. As Minoo Massami has said that, "India has every variety of climates from the blazing heat of the plains, as hot in places as hottest Africa-Jacobabad in Sindh- to freezing point (the Arctic cold of the Himalayas). The Himalayan ranges which are always covered with snow are very cold while the deserts of Rajasthan are well known for their heat. The country also does not get uniform rainfall. There are certain areas like Cherapunji in Assam which get almost 460" of rain -fall per year which is considered to be world's highest record on the other hand, Sindh and Rajasthan get hardly 3 inches of rainfall per- year...
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...The Israel Palestine conflict has gone on for hundreds of years. The conflict started when refugees started moving into Israel more specifically, Zionists trying to find a Jewish homeland. The conflict continued when suicide bombers and hate started to spread throughout the country. Wars have broken out Innocent civilians started dying including woman, children, and families. As of now no peace treaty has worked to stop the conflict even though many have been tried. The causes that have kept this conflict going are boundaries, the want Jerusalem, and water. The first cause of conflict is the boarders in Israel and the fight over where the Israeli people should live and where the Palestinian people should live. When the land between the Palestinian...
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...The camel’s back is not the only thing broken When individuals think of prosperity, expansion and greatness, the first country that comes to mind is the United States of America. With an incredible history enabling it to achieve world dominance, the United States has undoubtedly caught the attention of all individuals walking the globe. Citizens of several foreign countries are rather green-eyed when it comes to the way our American government is set up. The United States government possesses a republic that is directly self-governed, over all the people, for all the people, by all the people. Recently however, circumstances have taken a turn and our country is facing one of the worst economic predicaments since the Great Depression. As the country takes a turn for a plummet, members of society find themselves pointing fingers at our government and the foundation of our republic, the constitution. Now the economy has improved to some extent under the presence of President Obama; however, the progress has been far more sluggish than anticipated by the general public, and the national debt, which was unapparent not too long ago, has managed to surpass 16 trillion dollars. With such a big toll over its shoulders, our country is facing an economic burden that is projected to keep mounting. As our citizens stand by and observe the government take on all its issues, a question leaves a great number of individuals puzzled: is our administration broken? As plausible modifications...
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...and needed fixing. The question is did Reconstruction succeed in doing so? Some may say that the Reconstruction was a failure and didn't actually put an end to slavery and still left the country divided. Others may say that it still took a step towards the right direction and fixed issues. When we assess the outcomes, the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment would now take a step towards ending slavery and giving African American the rights they deserved. However many groups like the KKK arose because of this and White...
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...Christopher Morisseau Benin Country Profile Physical Geography Benin is a small nation located in western Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a north-south strip of land bordered to the north by Niger, along the Niger River, as well as Burkina Faso, Togo to the West, and Nigeria to the East. To the south lies the Bight of Benin, which forms the northeastern segment of the Gulf of Guinea, on the Atlantic Ocean. This gives the country a coastline of about 121 km, or 75 miles. It encompasses a total area of about 112,000 km2, of which about 2,000 km2 is water. This makes it the 102nd largest country in the world in terms of physical size. Most of the country is relatively flat, with a marshy coastal plain to the south along the Atlantic Ocean. To the north, the country becomes a combination of tropical forest and savanna which gradually develops into low foothills. There is a range of low mountains along the northwestern border known as the Atacora, the tallest of which is Mont Sokbaro, which reaches a height of 658m....
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...people of Germany a divided continent. He also states that his people in his country take pride in being able to meet the people of West Berlin. To add on he also says “I know of no town, no city, that has been besieged for 18 years that still lives with the vitality and the force, and the hope and the determination of the city of West Berlin”. With that statement it lets people know that berlin is a strong and determined country. John demands freedom and in one of the lines from his speech he says “Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free.” To me that is a strong statement because not only is West Berlin closing in the people but they are a divided country and not known as a country as a whole. Ronald believes that if they take the wall down, that Germany will be the great continent of Europe, and to live in peace and prosper. Ronald Reagan’s speech focuses more on the history of Germany and how they have come so far and still manage to be a strong country. He then makes a greeting to East Berlin by saying “To those listening in East Berlin, a special word: Although I cannot be with you, I address my remarks to you just as surely as to those standing here before me. For I join you, as I join your fellow countrymen in the West, in this firm, this unalterable belief: Es gibt nur ein Berlin. [There is only one Berlin.] When he says there is only one berlin he is stating that there is no other place like Germany. No other country is as strong as Germany...
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...Govt-2301-WS3 What makes us so different? Understanding Political Ideology through Partisanship People today think that it doesn’t matter how you vote, the outcome will always be the same because the Democratic and GOP parties are run by corporations. Some think that in order to break away from the special interests and influences, there should be a strong third party and that party with a different platform is the Libertarian Party. Historically the main two parties were not much different. In the beginning both parties believed that “men (not big government) was to rule them” (The Fundamental Differences Between Republican and Democrats). There was a mutual desire for individual freedom. Currently it seems that their fundamental beliefs have changed. The Democratic Party wants to increase government involvement in the lives of the American public, whereas the Republicans would like to see decreased national government and have each state govern themselves (The Fundamental Differences Between Republican and Democrats). The Libertarians seem to want to get back to what the founding fathers envisioned. Each party has very strong convictions on the topics that confront America today. The hottest topic facing the nation is Same Sex Marriage. Since the beginning the Democrats have defended Civil Rights and supported the expansion of opportunities for all. They fight to end all forms of discrimination, but this is an uphill battle. “We support marriage equality...
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...McDonald’s-Other Countries and Corporate (David, 2011, pg. 29). The organizational chart for McDonald’s is divisional structure and is broken down by geographic area. McDonald’s organizational chart works for them and improvements would be small. The chief executive officer (CEO) has upper management reporting directly to him in the form of executive vice presidents and one president. This may work well since they are so large and expand over countries. Reports are fed up through the organization to the CEO who can make informed decisions. To me, it may create a silo affect and I am not sure that everything that is going on is making it to the top of the organization. I believe that more middle management positions should be reporting into the mix. I look at the organizational chart and would like to see store management reporting to a district manager or director. From there, the district manager reports to a territory manager and then up to the division leaders then through the organizational chart that is listed in our textbook. This way, everything from the lowest is seen and analyzed by management. Not everything will make it to the top but it is still being analyzed by management. I have focused on how the CEO is at the top with six direct reports but what I really like is how the chief operating officer (COO) has the McDonald’s divided by countries and then for the United States by divisions. These are truly divided by area and the leaders of these country markets...
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...fought directly, this was known as the Cold War. • Countries in Eastern Europe (and the eastern half of Germany) fell under the control of the Communist rule of the U.S.S.R after World War II. Winston Churchill used the phrase Iron Curtain to describe the divide between the Capitalist West and Communist East. • America’s policy during this time was containment: prevent the further spread of Communism. Included in this policy was to provide economic and military aid to countries such as Greece and Turkey through the Truman Doctrine, and to provide economic aid to Europe through the Marshall Plan. • Both sides created organizations of collective security (“attack on one equals attack on all”); the West formed NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization); the East formed the Warsaw Pact. • Although a “cold” war, several “hot spots” did develop: o Berlin Airlift (1949): USSR tried to prevent western aid from reaching West Berlin, Germany (which was located geographically within East Germany). The west airlifted food into the city and the Soviets backed down. (Berlin would be physically divided in 1961 by the Berlin Wall.) o Korean War (1950-1953): Korea had been divided between Communist north and capitalist South at the 38th Parallel. Fighting broke out when the North invaded. The U.S. helped the South push back, which brought Communist China into the War. The war ended with a truce; Korea remains divided today. o Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)....
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...The Cold War also known as World War ii began Sep.01, 1939 and lasted for.six years. The Cold War divided the globe into alliances. The Allied powers, and The Axis made up the alliances within the war. The allied powers consisted of France, Great Britain, United States. Poland, and Soviet Union. The Axis were Germany, Italy, Japan, and Hungary. The alliances were divided between NATO, and Warsaw Pact. NATO was one of the alliances within the war, and the acronym was North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The NATO was created 1947, and contain twenty-eight of the countries involved. NATO was created to maintain an allies. The Warsaw Pact was created eight years after the war was formed. The Cold war is said to be triggered by multiple events such as the tension between the countries after WW1, and the need for power on behalf of Germany....
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