Bill Gore

The first reason torture should be justified is as followed: the use of torture can save lives and prevent future acts of terrorism. Through the process of torture, the US, was able to distinguish connections between Khalid Sheik Muhammed and Jose Padilla. The use of torture was conducted on al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah. Khalid Sheik Muhammed and Jose Padilla are two international terrorists that have committed terrorist actions m42k.p against the United States. When Khalid Sheik Mohammed…

Leonard DiCaprio’s Powerful Climate Summit Speech is a great persuasive speech. The claims Leonard DiCaprio makes during his climate change speech is based on pure fact alone, He clearly explained why and what will happen if nothing changes and if no one take a stand on the matter before our world starts to fall apart. He made a lot of good points toward his audience, justifying he does have a very well-constructed and proper speech. His research on the idea and the people he talked to are all…

important individual rights given to the people. Voting is ranked alongside the Bill of Rights. However, the Electoral College does not just diminish voting rights and disregard the phrase “one person, one vote”, the Electoral College completely alters a voter’s choice. Under the Electoral College, every vote in a state is cast in favor of a certain candidate based on that state’s majority. All the Floridians who voted for Albert Gore in 2000 ended up unwillingly voting for George W. Bush due to…

agenda to be discussed each week at the general body meetings. On the agenda, bills are up for vote and discussion. Usually, a member of the legislative body will propose a bill to be voted on by the members of the governing body. Debate procedure will follow and then most likely, the bill or policy in question will be voted on by members of the governing body with a certain quota likely needed in order to pass the bill or policy. The legislative chair basically controls the flow of…

Understanding the relationship between the president and congress is key in understanding American politics. Congress and the president cannot avoid engaging with one another, with a constitutional set up that demands they work together constructively. Congress has its roles to play in policy making as does the president. The president and congress are given certain powers in the constitution, that power is divvied up, so that neither one of these branches has too much power at one time (Fisher…

“California equal pay bill may be toughest in nation” (Masunaga 2015). This article was written by Samantha Masunaga and published in the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times has been in circulation for more than 130 years and has won over 40 Pulitzer prizes. The paper has been accused of having a liberal bias, but I do not feel that it has any bearing on this particular story. Samantha Masunaga attended UC Berkley Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to joining the staff at the Los Angeles…

Of course, Jack and Bill also have more investigations to do thanks to some information that has come to light regarding Mr. Gowen. I simply adore the pairing of these two--kind of like the dynamic duo of the Old West. One has to go by the books, and the other can be a little more creative in his interpretation of the law. Together, they are invincible as they solve whatever crime or perceived crime comes their way. As Bill, Jack is handsome, rugged and certainly committed to justice at any cost…

throughout the nation. The Bill was established to initiate a series of alerts to notify the public as to when acts of violence such as the killing or serious harm of a law enforcement officers (California Highway Patrol). Those who oppose the Blue Alert Bill, mainly oppose due to the cost…

refund arrives: Pay those Pesky Bills Most of us have them and if you don't, well then, you're already one step ahead, but many of us have at least one pesky bill. I'm not talking about a medical bill or credit card. They don't really fit into the pesky bill category, what does, however is a utility bill. NEADA, or the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, released a report recently that shows roughly 15% of all households falling behind on their energy bill alone. The average that…

I spent it. Next week another paycheck, I spent that too. My phone bill hasn’t been paid in over 3 months due to no money. And I was having family problems. My car was my get away for all of this. I would go for random rides listening to music, contemplating. Until the recent accident. I woke up on a Sunday, told my parents…