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programs. In state funds, all of the money going in to public education goes to the Texas Education Agency who then distributes it to the local school districts. State funds are provided by several different funds such as the Foundation School Fund, the available school fund, the economic stabilization fund, lottery proceeds, property tax relief fund as well as other state funds (FAST, n.d.). With the Foundation School fund, the Texas Constitution dedicates around 25% of revenue from state…

Is Adnan Syed really guilty of murdering Hae Min Lee? He was no where to be seen on August 13, 1999 between 2:15 and 2:36 p.m. Adnan had reason to kill her after he and Hae broke up a few months prior. For instance, Adnan would have given up everything to be with Hae and breaking up with him meant that he would lose everything. In other words, Adnan got mad and killed Hae for leaving him. Adnan was known as a good liar. He also had bad character. An example of this occurs when Adnan would…

Do transnational non-state actors challenge state power? Discuss with reference to transnational corporations. The might of independent and international corporate entities, or transnational corporations (TNC’s) has extended into all sectors of our world through the process of globalisation—creating an economic system of global concentration and financialisation. Undeniably, the ultimate goal of a TNC is to make money, and state political power can be an imperative tool in achieving this. Indeed…

It is estimated that between 2008 and 2010, Arizona overpaid for these prisons by around ten million dollars (Isaacs, 2012, p. iii). Staffing within multiple private prisons around the United States include poor background checks of hired employees (California, Red Rock and La Palma), sexual-harassment lawsuits filed against workers by female inmates (Florence), and lack of staff being searched for contraband (p. 58). In Kingman (MTC), there…

The concept of citizenship and its boundaries are contested, yet its definition in the plainest form is to be a member of a political community, such as a nation-state and possess legal rights and political duties. As can be seen from its many ideals – namely republican, liberal, bound, cosmopolitan, pluralist or solidarist – citizenship has multiple sources of meaning, be they cultural, religious, ethnic or gender related. These conceptions each have their respective merits and downfalls, which…

In William Blake’s poetical verses explaining the two contrary states of human existence, he observes the world with an extensive view from a state of “innocence and of an imagination unspoiled by stains of worldliness” (Keynes 12), and from a state of “indignation and pity for the sufferings of mankind as he saw them in the streets of London (Keynes 12). Holding firm to such ideologies as proposed by John Milton and Emmanuel Swedenborg, Blake believed in the philosophy that because all men were…

citizens are slowly taking the personal freedoms to take risk away from the individuals. Although the restrictions placed upon its people have certainly help Australia government to earn its reputation as a ‘Nanny State’. It can be argued that we are not in the danger of becoming a nanny state as long as the restrictions are reasonable. This essay will focus on how the rules and regulation posed by the government on two of the most controversy topics: smoking and alcohol are able to influence…

The Role of the Police The Police are described as the civil force of either a national or a local governed mandated to prevent and detect crime and maintain public order. The institution of Police is tasked with making a number of decisions, and it is their duty to address actions that were not supposed to be taken (Klamh and Tillyer, 2010). The aim of this paper is to discuss the social purpose of the police, the reasons why we need them, and what they represent, what we expect from them and…

In most cases, countries implement regulations on lobbying only in response to public outcry over a recent scandal. In the United States, national lobbying regulations were passed through congress and implemented as early as 1933, and the first widespread act to cover all groups was passed in 1995. Even prior to this regulation, most states had their own regulations starting in the 19th century. Since 1995, the legislature has made many changes to the existing rules, creating a complex web of…

the case when she wrote this poem. The first section of the poem, Maya states "You write me down in history, with your bitter and twisted lies" (Angelou). She is stating that throughout the generations, lies after lies were written about her people. She also states "You may trod me in the dirt, But still, like the dirt, I rise" (Angelou). She is…