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    Persuasive Essay: Curfew

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    Curfew Essay Have you ever thought that the government is too powerful, well now they are starting to make set curfews because they assume all kids are bad? The government is basically saying that adults aren’t qualified to raise their own kids so they are doing it for them. The government should not be allowed to do this to teens because it should be theirs and their parent’s responsibility on if they can go out and when they have to be back in the house. The government is becoming too…

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    Within the state of Virginia scratcher lottery ticket sales have soared over the last two years. Record high lottery ticket sales have shown that the lottery has generated 1.8 billion dollars in revenue, and at what cost to the tax payer and their chances of really winning big. According to the Pollard Banknote and the Virginia Lottery, 2015 was a very successful year for the lottery in Virginia. Within the year of 2015 the lottery alone sold more than one billion in scratcher tickets for the…

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    problem with this stance may lie in whether or not the rights guaranteed to individuals under the classical liberal view can or should be extended to include a corporation. If individual rights do include corporations, then the harm principle, which states that “government and society should not interfere with an individual's activities unless that individual is somehow harming or threatening to harm others”, would apply here as well and would provide the Big Tobacco corporations with another…

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    Welfare Essay I believe that Welfare is a good thing for people because it gives money, food stamps and healthcare to needy families. Welfare also helps with income tax and housing assistance. I also believe that Social Security is a great program because it helps blind, disabled, and elderly people get money to pay for food, clothes, and a place to live. I will be discussing why I believe these are great programs to have in a country. I will also talk about why Minimum Wage is a great thing to…

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    Why Three Sister Nations Need to Stay Independent Every few years, a provocative proposal emerges that challenges the identities of three sister nations: the merging of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Although flashing with various benefits for each country, the proposition is simply outlined by award-winning economist Simon Mainwaring as, “Change is almost impossible without industry-wide collaboration, cooperation, and consensus” (Mainwaring qutd. by BrainyQuote). This quote…

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    This has been true throughout history.” Indeed, then, there is a distinct relationship between doctrine and policy making. According to the text, an example would be, “…In some states convicted murderers are executed; in others, they are sentenced to long prison terms.” In any case, despite each state’s autonomy, all state governments are a reflection of the federal government which mandates that all doctrine in policies is relative to the republic as they are governed under the Constitution.…

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    Government is the belief that individuals need an organized allocation of authority to protect their wellbeing. Throughout history the forms of government have changed from Monarchies, Chieftains, to Popes/ Arch Bishops to modern Politics. Lao-Tzu’s views from the Tao-te Ching possess a thought that the people need a leader who is kind and gentle, but firm and wise, whereas Machiavelli describes in “The Prince” that a leader should strive to take complete control of power and wield is fiercely,…

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    countries, only the "state" is allowed to these rights and privileges. What is a state? A state is an organization which holds the monopolistic rule of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory (Weber 1918). No one can contest or use these privileges unless they are allowed by the state itself (Weber 1918). A state is not something that just appears out of nowhere, it is something that needs to be formed. There are four major steps involved in forming a state. War making…

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    The Pennsylvania Treasury Department, headed by an independently elected State Treasurer, manages and invests the Commonwealth’s financial assets and serves as a fiscal watchdog, ensuring that tens of billions of dollars in state payments are lawful and correct. It operates innovative programs that generate positive returns for taxpayers and improve the economic security of Pennsylvanians. The Treasury is committed to efficient, productive, and transparent operations. The Pennsylvania Treasury…

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    industrial firms have had to change their operations in order to combat the laws set in place by congress. The complex interactions that firms and government engage in have been key to the growth of the capitalistic system that has helped the United States become successful as one of the worlds industrial powers. The regulations helped ensure that there was an economic market that allowed for free entry and exit within whichever sector one so choose. One sector that has always been in the news…

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