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well known Supreme Court cases is the infamous District of Columbia v. Heller case. It was the very first Supreme Court case to decide whether the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. The District of Columbia v. Heller, plays a crucial and decisive role in our constitutional rights to bear arms for self defence. In February 2003, the six residents of Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit on the District of Columbia, challenging the Firearms Control…

Flights land at 7am in the infamous O’Hare airport which seems to be a standard time arriving from Toronto. The markets gear up to open, and the brokers are already thirty stories above the streets in their offices preparing for the day. Chicago is a city of many skyscrapers, traffic, and the odd smell of chocolate coming from the Boomer’s Chocolate Company. It is a city of shadows that casts a never-ending gloom, only to have it broken up into tiny fragments by the narrow gaps in-between…

towards three factors. The first factor is the proximity to central business districts in areas well served by public transportation (Allied REIT). The second factor is the distinctive internal and external environments that assist tenants in attracting, retaining, and motivating employees (Allied REIT). The third factor is the significantly lower overall occupancy costs than those that prevail in the central business districts (Allied REIT). Interestingly, these three factors are reflected with…

In the film, “District 9,” there was a twist on the storyline, instead of a race being inherently inferior, the alien race in the movie is seen as second class to the whites. In Newitz’s article, she describes the plot as human’s oppressing and attempting to commit genocide against the alien race. The “White Messiah” is contaminated to alien fluid, which causes him to transform into one of the aliens against his will. Aliens are seen as inferior in this film because they eat cat food, adding an…

Single Member District Vs Proportional Representation The two most popular and most used types of voting systems are single member districts and proportional representation. A single member district is a voting system with a predetermined constituency that elects a single individual to some place in office. A proportional representation is a voting system used to elect an assembly or group of people. The clear difference between the two systems is that a single member district…

have a duty to contribute towards costs that school districts incur in offering education to learners. In this case, both states and districts are deemed to have a formula that guide them in funding these costs. In addition, the formulas also help in distributing funds among the districts depending on factors such as enrollment of student levels, characteristics of students and local wealth. A funding formula helps in making sure that districts have enough funds thus increasing equity. Though…

was a force behind his anger. Nobody knew he suffered from his war experiences like I suffered from mine. Yet, he was able to marry. I wondered could I find a woman if anytime I thought about anything I thought about Nam. I remember the red light district of Saigon. I remember going to those houses, but mostly I remember the everyday woman walking with children or along the dams of the rice paddies. I thought of Bao’s woman. She was blown apart because she had an American…

I represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District, a predominantly Republican district where federalism, additional legislation, a bicameral legislature, and the Electoral College are vital to success. Covering the southeast corner of the state, Alabama’s Second Congressional District is a region marked by diversity. From large cities and major military installations to sprawling farmland and small towns, there are a variety of economic and social interests at play. Home to Maxwell-Gunter…

within the city. Julie Turkewitz, a reporter who specializes in Latin American studies investigates a proposed Business Improvement District in the incredibly diverse neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens. Through her article "In Queens, Balking at Change, Even if It 's Called Improvement" Turkewitz finds an ethnic enclave that fears a loss of culture if the Business District…

ELMIRA HEIGHTS (WENY) - The Elmira Heights School District is asking taxpayers to vote "yes" to a $12 million capital project that would apply to all of the district's schools. The project includes making upgrades to roofs, parking lots, electrical work and replacing a 15-year-old turf at Thomas Edison high school. As well as upgrading things that at this point Superintendent Mary Beth Fiore says have become safety issues.Such as security cameras and door lock systems. Another big piece of…