...Protect Marriage, Protect Money As the 2008 presidential campaign heated up so did a proposition that everyone formed a personal opinion on. This was a proposition that challenged religious beliefs, family values and most importantly threatened the churches tax status. Those voting no on the ballot stood for equal rights while those who voting yes were standing for what they believed in as a moral issue. Prop 8 allowed for same sex marriages. The most important aspect about the churches' stand against Prop 8 was that the church was against homosexuality not against gay marriage. The churches' stand was focused on the bible verse Leviticus 18:22. When translated directly from Hebrew to English the verse states; "And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." In a modern translation Leviticus 18:22 is allowing those "Yes on Prop 8" supporters to hate what they don’t believe in. This quote is giving those ultra conservatives the right to claim AIDS is Gods way of punishing sinners and in a more extremest view is allowing the Westboro Baptist church to think it's their right to picket funerals for gay soldiers who have died in Iraq. Just as American finally announces our first African-American president Arizona votes to turn down civil unions and Arkansas enacts a law to prevent same sex couples from adopting. This law states that a couple cannot adopt a child...
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...Braden Pellowski AP Eng III P1 3/24/12 To Serve and Protect Any student in high school cannot deny that a significant percentage of the student body engages in seemingly harmless, but illegal activities, as is common among teenagers. These infractions of the law include drug and alcohol use, speeding, petty theft, J-walking, etc. Inevitably, when there is a sizable population of students breaking the law on an at least somewhat regular basis, a number of them are bound to encounter the police and face the bitter consequences of their actions as stipulated by law. Therein lies the problem. It is all too common for young adults and adolescents to misconceive that they should bear a grudge against the officers arresting them instead of resenting their actions or the laws that they broke. An average high schooler's interaction with the police is limited. Students typically only experience or witness arrests for less serious violations. Disillusioned by the severity of what they likely see as unjust consequences, teenagers are led to believe that the police are primarily concerned with apprehending minors for what they view as non-injurious crimes. This popular misconception could not be further from the truth. Police have little personal investment in their decision to make an arrest, and are undeniably more concerned with capital crimes, however, lesser crimes are exceedingly more frequently committed and their perpetrators are much more easily apprehended. These begrudged...
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...destruction is a form of protest which is considered a right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment of the American Constitution. The controversy of flag desecration started with the case, United States Supreme Court in Texas v. Gregory Lee Johnson in 1989, when Johnson drenched an American flag in kerosene and burned it in front of the convention building while protesting the polices of Ronald Reagan. Other protesters followed Johnson with chanting “America; red, white and blue; we spit on you.” Johnson was arrested and convicted under a Texas law for intentionally desecrating a state or national flag. He was fined $2,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. He appealed the Supreme Court decision and Texas argued that they had a right to protect the flag as a symbol of national unity. Johnson argued that his freedom to express himself protected his actions. Luckily, the Court sided with Johnson’s argument for expressing freedom of speech. The United States Supreme Court in Texas v. Johnson case generated years of debate over the meaning of the flag, including efforts to amend the Constitution to allow for a prohibition of the “physical desecration” of the flag. Because of this controversial case, Congress rushed to create the Flag Protection Act of 1990, which enforced a federal ban on flag desecration. This act was later struck down in the United States v. Eichman case. Congress has made four attempts since 1995 to pass a Constitutional...
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...AIDS in the Philippines has an adolescent face. This means that those who are greatly affected by this are the adolescents or the youths of today. This brings us to the question, “why are the youths the ones who are greatly involved in this kind of cases?” I suppose the reason for that is the fact that the youths of today are different. They are more energetic, enthusiastic, they love to explore a lot of things and thus, they are more vulnerable to the dangers of being misled when it comes to the information they acquire. Because of that behaviour, it is up to those who are knowledgeable about the topic to provide them with accurate information about sexual, reproductive health and other related topics. This must be done in order to protect them from the risks of teen pregnancy, early marriage, violence against women, STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections), AIDS and HIVs. Youths must be educated carefully and correctly in order to avoid misinterpretations. The causes, effects and methods of how to prevent these infections must also be taken into consideration...
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...Protect My Pay December 7, 2010 Microeconomics BU224 The importance of having minimum wage is to impose fair wages to all employees regardless of the race, sex or disabilities, how minimum wage impacts the amount labor workers are willing to do and how by setting the minimum wage rates the government is able to ensure fair wages to workers unlike other countries. Some major points to look at are Men and women need to be paid based on their knowledge and kills not on the gender, keeping your employees happy will make for a much more productive output of work by them and the government playing a role in having set a minimum wage that employees must get paid are ways to protect my pay and my rights. In time men have (and some say still are) making more money than women. By having minimum wage a set pay more people should all start at the same pay. Each employee sound be paid on their skills and education not based on their sex. Men also have a tendency to feel inadequate when they have a female boss or their wife is making more money than they are. Equal pay for the sexes could help men understand that it makes no difference of your sex buy only of your knowledge. What has been done to close the gap? Women have been discriminated against for many reasons with pay being just one of them. In 1963 women earned 59% of the wages that men were earning; they were earning 77% of men income in 2008 (Brunner, B. 2007). The improvement of about a penny per dollar earned...
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...WE Must Give 1% to Protect Our Environment Though most of the world's surface is covered by water, since the Earth is so large relative to human horizons, there doesn't appear to be a shortage of land. However, when one begins to think of land in terms of a human resource, i.e., a producer of food, a provider of wood, an expanse for passage, one realizes that many portions are either too lacking in nutrients, too high in elevation, too prone to flooding, or too cold or ice-ridden for extensive use. Furthermore, habitable lands are becoming less abundant due to desertification (the expansion of deserts due to the misuse of land), agricultural expansions and rising sea levels. Since humans aren't the only species that need land, it isn't surprising that this resource is becoming limited for other forms of life too. In part as a result of this added stress on living things, we are also witnessing extinctions of grand proportions-at a rate of many thousands species per year. Since these losses are largely due to human actions, such as deforestation and non-native species introduction, many are beginning to pay attention to how we use and protect land. Recent ecological research has also recently provided a message of hope concerning the future well-being of life on this planet. In the world today, scientists estimate that the Earth is losing at least 1 percent of species every ten years, and the percentage loss may be close to 5 percent. Even if only the lower rate persists...
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...What are we doing to protect our surroundings? Garbage heaps are increasing and disposal of waste seems an alarming task. People are becoming insensitive towards plants and animals thereby harming our ecosystem. As a student, what have you done to protect our environment? Do you know why we need to conserve our wildlife? We must make a conscious effort to conserve the world's plants and animals. Plants are essential for our own survival. Plants use the sun's energy to make food—a process called photosynthesis. Therefore plants are the first important link in the food chain of which humans also form a part. During photosynthesis, oxygen is released and oxygen is vital for the existence of life itself. Animals need plants in order to survive, but plants also need animals. Animals and plants are therefore delicately bound together. The removal of even one species of animal/plant can drastically alter the ecosystem. Isn't this frightening? Our own survival may be threatened if we cause too much disruption to the natural processes that occur on this Earth. Destruction of rain forests, for example, has reduced the local rainfall. A further reduction in rainfall will increase desert areas. We need to preserve our wildlife as well. We use many plants and animals to supply us with food, materials, chemicals, etc. If we continue to exploit these species to a point where they cannot replenish themselves, they will no longer be available to us. Gradually if we manage to destroy most...
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...Question: Why are slowly destroying our planet? In an essay of 200-250 words, suggest way to protect our environment. (20 marks) I. Introduction A. Introductory statement : Environment is something that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth. Nowadays, when you hear people talk about “the environment”, they are often referring to the overall condition of our planet or how healthy it is. Unfortunately, our environment has been polluted day by day. B. Thesis statement : There are several ways to protect our environment which are recycling, reducing and reusing (3R), saving water, and car-pooling. II. Body A. First topic sentence : First, environment can be saved by recycling, reusing, and reducing things. 1. For recycling, we can try to sort out rubbish. a. For example, we can recycle the aluminium cans, glass bottles and newspapers. i. We can practice to use ‘3R’ dustbins which are chocolate for glasses, blue for papers and oranges for tins and plastics. b. We can transfer solid wages such as potatoes peelings, leftover food, and tea bag to a compost heap at the backyard. i. We can also use it as a natural fertilizer for the plants especially watermelon waste. 2. In addition, we can reduce the usage of plastic bags. a. This is because plastic bags are non-biodegradable and high in chemical substances. i. The chemical substances can harm our environment and also our health. b. When we...
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...Password-protect Documents When most thing network computer is on you think about it, the valuable your or the Set a password in a Microsoft Office documents To encrypt your file and set a password to open it: 1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, point to Prepare, and then click Encrypt Document. data you create. After all, that data is the reason for having the computer and network in the first place--and it's the bits and bytes that make up that data that are your first priority when putting protective strategies in place. Some data is also not only do you lose it, you don't to even view authorization. confidential; not want to want others it without 3. In the Encrypt Document dialog box, in the Password box, type a password, and then click OK. You can type up to 255 characters but it is advisably to put best practice password which is alphanumeric 8 characters. Encryption is a standard method used to help make your file more secure. 5. In the Confirm Password dialog box, in the Re-enter password box, type the password again, and then click OK. 6. To save the password, save the file. Exposure of your identification card number, credit card, and bank account information could subject you to identity theft. Company documents may contain trade secrets, personal information about employees or clients, or the organization's financial records. What you should do Let's look at some ways to protect your all-important user data from loss and/or unauthorized...
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...PROTECT CHILDREN NOT GUNS 2012 THIS REPORT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF TRAYVON MARTIN AND THE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS KILLED BY GUNS EACH YEAR IN AMERICA. Children’s Defense Fund Mission Statement T he Children’s Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. CDF provides a strong, effective and independent voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investments before they get sick, drop out of school, get into trouble or suffer family breakdown. CDF began in 1973 and is a private, nonprofit public charity supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations. © 2012 Children’s Defense Fund. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Stand Up and Take Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Child and Teen Gun Deaths . . . . . . . . . ....
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...Protect Your Money: Check Out Brokers and Investment Advisers Tips for Checking Out Brokers and Investment Federal or state securities laws require brokers, investment advisers, and their firms to be licensed or registered, and to make important information public. But it's up to you to find that information and use it to protect your investment dollars. The good news is that this information is easy to get, and one phone call or web search may save you from sending your money to a con artist, an unscrupulous financial professional, or a disreputable firm. Before you invest or pay for any investment advice, make sure your brokers, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives have not had run-ins with regulators or other investors. You also should check to see whether they are registered or licensed. This is very important, because if you do business with an unregistered securities broker or a firm that later goes out of business, there may be no way for you to recover your money — even if an arbitrator or court rules in your favor. Brokers and Brokerage Firms The Central Registration Depository (CRD) is a computerized database that contains information about most brokers, their representatives, and the firms they work for. For instance, you can find out if brokers are properly licensed in your state and if they have had run-ins with regulators or received serious complaints from investors. You'll also find information about the brokers' educational...
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...Complaint Against: Tata Docomo I'm using tata docomo postpaid connection for last one year. In my bill dated on 25-Nov-2012, I got huge bill amount above my limit. I have complained 'N' number of times to tata docomo customer care but the issue is not resolved till date. I have not activated ISD call in my account but customer care executives say that it has been activated on 7th of November 2012. I would like to know by what source I have confirmed ISD call activation. I have not given any written request for activation. I have also not paid any deposit amount which is mandatory for ISD activation. My Number is blocked by Tata Docomo customer care Mr.Arun Raj, January 2013 Solution:After CAI's intervention, waiver posted and the number has been restored ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Complaint Against: Tata Indicom Termination of Tata Indicom landline. Non refund of security deposit of Rs.1000/- I had sent a written request to their office in Royapettah, for immediate refund of Rs.1000/-. They have only recorded the request under Sr. no 307984311 but nothing has happened till date. I seek the forum's help for recovery of my deposit of Rs.1000/- from Tata Indicom. Mr.Natarajan, January 2013 Solution:After CAI's intervention, the Complainant received a refund cheque for Rs.1018 from Tata Indicom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Complaint Against:...
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...There are lots of defects in laws for Animals in present system and many ambiguities are in execution of new policies. But we need to make some suggestions for better protection of wildlife and to control crimes against Animals in our surroundings for better existence of their on the earth. Some planned and balanced methods are required to protect the rights of Animals in India. As Henry Ford said “don't find fault, find a remedy,” in the same way we have to find remedy not the fault. There are many laws for the protection of animals in India: The main laws are, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, and the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and rules framed under these Acts. Few peoples know the law; therefore in the face of such ignorance...
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...HBS’s The Lego Group: Publish or Protect? Innovation and Intellectual Property Project 10.12.2014 Lego Group is the worlds’ fourth largest toy manufacturer. Their core product is a construction play design which allows for bricks to interlock together to design pre-designed or unique creations. In terms of volume and precision, the company relays on their core competence of “high volume precision molding” and has developed further strategies and technologies to ensure their growth and success in the area. The company is therefore faced with the difficulty in deciding how to protect this internal process and technology. Should this information be patented, kept as a trade secret, or published? This paper explores the options and proposes a possible solution for Lego Group, through careful research and analysis. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Main Body 3. Conclusion 4 Bibliography Who is Lego Group? Lego Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kritiansen in Billund, Denmark. In the beginning Lego Group made wooden toys and later (1946) changed their production to plastic interlinking building bricks after purchasing their first Plastic Moulding Machine. Lego group states that the “brick is their most important product” and although they have continued their almost 100 year expansion their core product remains to be their brick. In 1958 their “stud-and tube” coupling system was...
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...How to Protect Home Wireless Network The following are methods used in ensuring home wireless networks are safe and secure from unauthorized access. Check the SSID (Service Set Identifier) if it is the default one, and change to something unique. Manufacturers give their wireless routers a preset SSID. Changing the SSID to something unique is a good practice. The default SSID will show to a hacker that a novice set the network and that the other settings such as passwords are default. Enable encryption of the wireless router. The routers often come with the encryption disabled. Use 128-bit encryption or higher to increase security. The recommended encryption scheme is WPA2 encryption. Also use longer passwords that use a combination of numbers, letters, and symbols. Enable the MAC Address Filter so that the wireless router screens MAC addresses of devices that connect to the wireless network. The wireless network can be configured in such way that it accepts a connection from wireless devices with allowed MAC addresses. Change the default access password that comes with the wireless router. The default password is for administering the router’s settings. Use a random sequence of the maximum possible character length. Firewalls protect networks from hardware-based and software-based harmful intrusion. The recommended setting is that you enable the built-in firewall of the wireless router. Turn off the setting that allows administering the router through a wireless connection to...
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