...Marvic (Vic), Marcelino (Maru), and Valmar (Val) Sotto and a grandson and grandnephew of former Senators (Vicente Y. Sotto and Filemon Sotto). Vicente C. Sotto III, or “Tito” to many, was born on August 24, 1948, to Marcelino Ojeda Sotto and Dr. Herminia Castelo Sotto, who was a staunch women's rights activist and the first Medical Commissioner of Workmen's Compensation Commission and President Emeritus of the Kababaihang Rizalista ng Pilipinas. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He embarked in an Executive Program for Leaders in Development at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government that he completed in June 2000. He is married to Ms. Helen Gamboa of Pampanga, a beauty titlist and multi-awarded actress and singer. They have four children: Romina, Diorella, Gian and Ciara and two grandsons Romino and Victorio. A very well-versed actor but not a politician. Prior to his entry into public service, Senator Sotto was a well-known composer, actor and musical artist. He was a prime mover in the irreversible trend toward the popularity of the Filipino singers and local compositions during the 1970s and the 1980s when he was the Vice-President for production of the Vicor Group of Companies. Among his popular compositions is the song Magkaisa, considered the anthem of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Senator Sotto's television and movie career spans three decades starting in the 1970s to the present...
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...Assuming the role of a Radical Republican Senator including arguing the Radical Republicans position of Reconstruction requires examining the highlights of Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction views for the Union, which include developing an oath under which Caucasian southerners would have to accept upon regaining personal civil including political rights furthermore all property excluding slaves would be given back to the owners. Confederate hierarchies including individuals whose property was worth a specific amount of money were discounted from taking the oath in which these individuals had to apply for an independent pardon. Under Johnson’s plan states had draft new congress including the election of state officials including congress for recognition of new state government and martial law retracted from the state. Ex-confederates influenced Andrew Johnson by methods of threatening his life, which made Johnson conform to ex-confederate influences by writing pardon after pardon while in the public spotlight Andrew Johnson’s proclaim to Reconstruction was complete. Deriving from Johnson’s absurd claim were few followers representing Moderate Republicans who conformed to Johnson while possessing some views similar to Radical Republicans who openly opposed Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction methods. Radical Republicans idea of Reconstruction centralized on making a mirror copy of the North out of the South while Moderate Republicans hold no regard for social revolution or equality...
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...Name Address December 15, 2011 Senator John Smith U.S.Senate 241 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0001 Subject: Proposed Television Ban of Violent Movies and Shows during the hours of 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Dear Senator Smith, As your constituent I urge you, as a Member of the Senate, to support the proposed Ban of Violent Movies and Shows during the hours of 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The violence promoted by the media has a profound and degradating effect on the younger generation, as is evidenced by the amount of violence in school all the way down to the Elementary level. We must be diligent in the protection of our children’s physical and mental well being by monitoring the amount of depravity they are subjected to. Statistics have shown that children with behavioral, emotional, learning or impulse control issues, such as mine, are more easily influenced by the violence shown on TV. In a study done by the Parents Television Council (PTC) [http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/reports/violencestudy/exsummary.asp] it was shown that violence on TV had increased by 75% between 1998 and 2005. With Television shows like C.S.I. , Dexter, and True Blood appealing to the younger generation, and placed in timeslots when these children would be watching TV, Cable networks are currently contributing to the sexualization and the aggressiveness of the younger generations. Researchers from the University of Michigan have published findings...
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...James Thomas, Senator for the State of Oklahoma To the Congress of the United States of America: When our Constitution was first drafted the Founding Fathers argued long and hard about the inclusion of a Bill of Rights .The key reason the Founders finally united and agreed to pass a Bill of Rights, even though the Federalists had initially argued that a piece of paper could not act to protect individual freedoms, was because they felt there had to be a way to “oblige the government to control itself,” (Postell). There are many searches of colonists’ private homes and their inability to protect themselves from such intrusions by the British Crown led the Founders to pass the Fourth Amendment (Flex Your Rights Foundation). At its core, the Fourth Amendment protects the right of the people to be free from an absolute government intrusion and from a government that has run wild with its own power. The Fourth Amendment says (Findlaw): The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. People have a right to feel safe in their houses and property cannot be lost to government action simply because the government has the power. To protect people from government intrusion and its...
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...Christopher Coons Senate Speech Thank you, chairman Gorski. immigrants have always played an essential role in this country’s success, but the system that makes it possible for them to do so legally is clearly in need of reform. It is critical that the legislation ultimately voted on by the Senate is balanced, taking strong steps forward across an array of the shortcomings of our current immigration system. Chief among them is a practical approach to the nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants already making a contribution to our country. I support the inclusion in this proposal of a path to citizenship for upstanding immigrants, many of whom who had no choice in being brought to the United States and now want the chance to contribute to this country as members of our military or civilian workforce, in fact there are whole industries that rely on the labor of those who are here illegally. America’s immigration system should reflect America’s values, and as Congress works on comprehensive reform, the basic rights of those in the system should be considered. With the amendments I am proposing, I believe this bill should be passed and will help to reform our immigration policies to reflect upon America’s core values. In addition to bringing millions out of the shadows and welcoming them as full participants in our society and economy, this bill will go a long way towards fixing our current backwards-looking policies toward high-skilled immigrants who want to remain in the...
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...Congress of the United States, There is a specific issue I would like to address, and that is the Exclusionary Rule. I am most certain that you are familiar with the Exclusionary Rule, and its meaning. The Exclusionary Rule is grounded by the Fourth Amendment, and its intentions are to protect citizens from illegal search and seizures. I am most definitely for this rule. I am a firm believer in our constitutional rights, and if it were not for the Exclusionary Rule, a lot of citizens that were charged with a crime after they were illegally searched will be found guilty, convicted, and then sentenced even though the evidence that was presented against them was gathered illegally. That is flat out a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights. If there was no Fourth Amendment, or Exclusionary Rule, a lot of people would be convicted of crimes based on the said evidence gathered was gathered illegally against them, and that would most likely give law enforcement the opportunity to gather evidence in a less morale way. I am not saying that all police officials would use these illegal tactics to gather evidence to convict a defendant, but there are some. Example: Mapp vs. Ohio May 1957. May 23, 1957 Cleveland Ohio police officials were following up on information they had about a bombing suspect was housed at Dollree Mapp house. They were also under the impression that there was also illegal gambling equipment in the house. The police attempted to try and search the...
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...Saludos, en esta ocasión en el foro, hablaré sobre una expresión artística, en este caso, una película titulada el gladiador, es una película histórica basada en los gladiadores. Un gladiador era un combatiente armado que entretenía el público en la Antigua Roma en confrontaciones violentas y mortales contra otros gladiadores, contra animales o contra condenados a muerte. Aunque algunos gladiadores combatían por voluntad propia, la mayoría eran esclavos o condenados, que eran entrenados en condiciones muy duras y estaban socialmente marginados y segregados. ¿Qué expresión artística es? Película, El Gladiador. ¿Quién la realizó? Director: Ridley Scott - Actores principales: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou y David Schofield. - Productores: David H. Franzoni, Branko Lustig y Douglas Wick - Guión: David H. Franzoni - Fotografía: John Mathieson - Música: Hans Zimmer y Lisa Gerrard ¿Cuándo se realizó? La película se rodó en tres escenarios principales entre enero y mayo de 1999. Salió al cine en el 2000. ¿Qué tema trata? La película está ambientada en la Roma Imperial, iniciando en el final de la vida del Emperador Marco Aurelio, con su victoria sobre los marcomanos cerca de Vindobona (año 180 d.C.); y muestra a continuación cómo su hijo, Cómodo, se convierte en el nuevo emperador, Cómodo supone el fin del Alto Imperio y la dinastía Flavia, comenzando la...
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...Starting with the most important aspect of the internship, Senator Donovan was amazing. I feel very lucky to have gotten to spend the internship in her office. Senator Donovan, who is from Vail, represents seven counties including: Eagle, Pitkin, Lake, Chaffee, Hinsdale, Gunnison and Delta county. When looking at the makeup of these counties, it is a hard area to represent. For starters, Senator Donovan does not represent any solid blue counties. Eagle, Lake, Gunnison, and Pitkin County are all purple counties, which account for approximately 92,000 of Senator Donovan’s constituents. Delta, Hinsdale, and Chaffee County are solid red counties, accounting for the other 50,000 of Senator Donovan’s constituents. As a first-term Democratic Senator, this means that there was very little margin for error in the office. This also means that Senator Donovan must work a bit harder with constituent outreach. About the Office Constituent outreach in the office made up a large part of what we worked on. Although this work was a bit tedious at times, it was also really fun. Each intern in the office was assigned two counties as we were supposed to find five-ten constituents to reach out to each week within those counties. Most of these constituents were people who were highlighted in the newspaper for a...
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...Affordable Care Act while in the Senate. When Tammy Baldwin won election to become a Senator from Wisconsin, I was proud to know that I was represented by a leader who would constantly fight for progressive policies that improve the lives of all Wisconsinites; I wish to assist Senator Baldwin in this fight in any way that I can through interning with her. I have examined the duties of an internship as listed in the application on Senator Baldwin’s website, and I am confident that my experiences of working with people as well as my problem-solving skills and my unending dedication are well-suited for the duties of an internship with Senator Baldwin, as they would...
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...The time had finally come. The letter my parents had dreaded was in the mail just months after I had turned 18. The draft notice that required me to present myself for an Armed Forces Physical Examination. Despite my mother’s fear, my first was reaction was to just do what I was told and go with the flow. So that is what I decided to do, however this mindset did not stay for long. March 9, 1970, my fellow draftees and I were audience members in the Senate Chamber. Senator Edward Kennedy was set to make a speech today about voting rights for 18 year olds. Before entering boot camp, this thought rarely crossed my mind because of my shy personality. Sure I thought it was wrong that at my age I had to go risk my life for my country, even though...
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...Meagan Murray United States Senator Paper October 30, 2011 History 125 Being a radical republican makes it a necessity that we remain in control with complete power over both the north and the south. In order to achieve this we must implement a reconstruction of the United States. Restoring the south to the way it was prior to the war is an important issue that we must address and it should take president over the other issues that will arise on the path to reconstruction. In order to rebuild the South to its pre war stature we will need to establish new states, establish new governments, and rejuvenate the economy of the south. The affect of the civil war on the south has been total devastation that includes economic devastation, land devastation and personal devastation. There has been a complete shutdown of all transportation of goods which means that the goods and materials can not be moved from one place to another. For example, the steel that was created in Alabama can not get to Georgia where it is needed to build factories. The main points of my reconstruction plan are that we need to punish the South for their acts of treason in not supporting the Union and we need to ensure that we protect the rights of the freed slaves. If we do not impose stricter polices the South will revert back to the same social and political...
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...Chapter One Senator Lucius Lyon Invests in Sugarbeets United States Senator Lucius Lyon was in his country clothes… black alpaca coat over a brilliant white shirt bearing a high collar that heightened the richness of the fringe of dark hair, the remnant of an abundance that once covered his scalp. His boots were made of fine black oiled leather designed for wear with equal comfort in Michigan's loamy farm fields or Washington, D.C. streets. He was thirty-nine years of age. Though pattern baldness added a decade to his appearance, he had lost none of the physical qualities that had made him a legendary land surveyor who had trekked the vast reaches of the Michigan Territory when it included, in addition to the state of Michigan, all of what...
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...McCarthyism is the act of unfair accusation for the purpose of gaining attention. This is evident in the article “Joseph R. McCarthy” from History.com, where it is stated that Senator Joseph McCarthy gained national popularity through his efforts to “expose communists and other left wing ‘loyalty risks’ in the U.S government”. McCarthy created a feeling of unrest and unending suspicion throughout United States. Citizens joined his cause for a few reasons. The first is because his accusations were so intimidating, so people did not want to be against him. The second is because of a fear of communists due to the Cold War. As McCarthy’s movement grew, so did the amount of attention he was receiving. In a way, the attention fueled the movement,...
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...Senator Charles Walker was the first African American appointed as Georgia’s Senate Majority Leader. Walker, an Augusta native was formerly said to be one of Georgia’s most powerful politicians before losing his seat in the senate due to felony offenses. In June of 2004, Charles Walker was indicted by a federal grand jury on 137 counts of tax evasion, mail fraud, and other conspiracy charges. On November 29, 2005, after a 12-day trial Walker was convicted of 127 of the accused charges. Walker was sentenced to 121 months in prison with 3 years of supervised release and ordered to pay a fine of $150,000. Many Americans stand by the federal governments verdicts against him. Regardless of how big or small your impact is to American communities, no one should feel as though they are above following the law. Walker was given a fair trial in front of a jury to invalidate the claims made against him. The federal government was able to acquit him of 10 of his charges including personal tax fraud and multiple accounts of mail fraud. This goes to show how the federal government will thoroughly evaluate claims before coming down on a conviction. Due to good behavior, Walker was released from custody after only 8 years of incarceration. U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. Bowen signed a document authorizing Walker’s early release, stating...
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...What did Ilearn during Class 1? We all want to be mobile and have different devices at home and at work but we are not ready yet to rely entirely on technologies. During Class 1, we first learnt why firms invest so much in IT. They are seeking operational excellence, meaning they want to keep abreast of things and information going on inside and outside the company. Customer and Supplier intimacy is another reason why firms invest in IT. For instance, warehouses use barcode so they know immediately when they are short on a certain product, can inform the supplier and customer accordingly and react immediately. IT can help decision making since we can do most things from home and do not need to be phisically in an office to work. Then, a competitive advantage can be reached through IT, the idea is to keep away the competition developing something that they do not have. An analysis of the 5 Porter forces can help identifying this competitive advantage. It can be the development of Xml sales for instance if the competition does not do it yet. It is important to realize that once you have a competitive advantage, the competition will try to do the same and then you have to look for something new. That’s why firms do invest a lot in IT and R&D. One other reason is survival, the idea is to protect the company’s cloud and data from the competition. And the last reason is that IT can help creating new products, services and business ideas. We debated in class the 3 dimensions...
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