was just as easy to find the same files free from users who are willing to share. This process of file sharing causes billions of dollars in loss for such intellectual properties. The No Electronic Theft Act (NET Act) was introduced by President Bill Clinton in 1997. “The NET Act makes it a crime to infringe a copyright willfully for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of one or
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assault weapons. Several years ago, congress passed a landmark bill, banning the sale, manufacture and, importation of semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition clips. Due to this ban, the number of crimes traced to assault weapons has decreased almost 20% from 1994 to 1996. This ban was repealed by the House of Representatives. On March 22, 1996 another big legislation in the fight against guns was the Brady bill, which demands a 5 day waiting period for all handgun purchases
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IS HILLARY CLINTON preparing a run for the White House? Before pondering that timely question, consider another which may matter just as much. Why would any Democrat want to become president in 2016? Mrs Clinton is certainly giving people cause to ask the first question. Before too long, she will need to answer the second. On September 14th she headed to Iowa for the first time since her wounding defeat by Barack Obama in that state’s 2008 Democratic caucus. The former secretary of state, senator
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of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress that was originally proposed by the administration of President George W. Bush immediately after taking office. The bill, shepherded through the Senate by Senator Ted Kennedy, one of the bill's sponsors, received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. The House of Representatives passed the bill on May 23, 2001 and United States Senate passed it on June 14, 2001. President Bush signed it into law on January 8, 2002. The purpose and mission of the No
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Bill Maher’s book, “When you ride alone you ride with Bin Laden”, is written to inform American citizens of the things they can do to help win the war on terrorism. In this book Maher criticizes our government for their failure to do so. Maher questions why we are not using methods that have been used in past wars to enlighten our citizenry. Things like posters to conserve our natural resources, providing the media with information for Americans to rally around, turning off lights that are not
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second chances so for this reason, I love to see spouses give each other second chance and not at the first mistake. Let’s take for example former president Bill Clinton is a perfect example of why we should consider giving our spouses second chances in our relationship. Her cheating spouse publicly humiliated former first lady Mrs. Clinton. In the eyes of the public, everyone said that it was not going to work for them and that she should walk away from the marriage that she took all those years
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to buy uniform for my daughter and not my son because she is in grammar school where uniforms are worn but my son wears regular clothes. So that makes me spend more money on my son than my daughter. This will help a lot of parent to save money, pay bills on time, and buy other necessities. There are several stores around town that sale uniforms for a reasonable price. Looking Good and Wal-Mart are the best known sellers of uniforms in town. So parents do not have to travel out of their way and spend
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War in Afghanistan On May 2, 2012, exactly one year after the death of Osama bin Laden, President Obama made a suprise visit to Afghanistan to meet with Afghan president Hamid Karzai. In a speech to American troops several hours later at the Bagram Air Base about 35 miles north of the capital Kabul, President Obama announced that US forces would end combat operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2012, and hand off security control to Afghani forces by 2014. In the remaining period, American forces
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necessary to protect children when in comes to information technology. CIPA places restrictions on schools and libraries such as limiting the support of federal funding if certain requirements are not adhered. This act was signed by former President Bill Clinton in December 21, 2000. The design of CIPA is to protect children while using internet websites. Libraries and schools are required to implement filters that will eliminate or attempt to eliminate objectionable material from website possibly viewed
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Demonstrative Communication Vera Speller BCOM/275 September 10, 2012 Stephen Goodman Demonstrative Communication Demonstrative communication is a form of communication conveyed without verbally speaking or without the written word. This communication is effective for both the sender and the receiver. Body language is a powerful way to get your point across without saying a word. Tone of voice, expressions, and eye contact are a sure way to get the attention of an audience. Demonstrative
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