Essays Tagged: "government officials"

Religion in Public Schools

questions about the meaning of religious freedom . Should religious expression be excluded from all government activities? Has separation of church and state been violated by the U.S.Treasury? For exa ... , on the back of every U.S. coin are the words, "In God We Trust". And what about when they swear-ingovernment officials with a Bible? Why not use the Torah or the Koran?Is it separation of church and ...

(6 pages) 498 1 4.6 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Five Journal Entries written in the voice of former president of South Africa; Nelson Mandela. Each covering a month. Details included and referenced to actual facts and events.

44, when I had just joined the antiapartheid organization ANC, we have been trying to talk with the government officials about the unfairness and the disadvantages of apartheid. Our non-violent missio ... the United States, too, is backing us up with our couple of hundred black colored folks. Since the government is mostly white dominated, they wouldn't listen to our concerns because removing aparthei ...

(7 pages) 73 0 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Five Journal Entries written in the voice of former president of South Africa; Nelson Mandela. Each covering a month. Details included and referenced to actual facts and events.

44, when I had just joined the antiapartheid organization ANC, we have been trying to talk with the government officials about the unfairness and the disadvantages of apartheid. Our non-violent missio ... the United States, too, is backing us up with our couple of hundred black colored folks. Since the government is mostly white dominated, they wouldn't listen to our concerns because removing aparthei ...

(7 pages) 74 0 3.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Internet Censoship

mbarassment to many people who sought to exploit their severity and prevalence on the Internet. The government officials used slanderous rumors and outright lies to decry situations that either didn't ... rent decide? That would be giving the public free reign, if not total control, of a mass media. The government likes control. They saw the Internet as a form of communication growing ever more out of ...

(2 pages) 48 1 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Is Government Dominated by Big Business

Good expalnation of the political lobby of Washington. Great PaperIs Government Dominated by BusinessSpecial interest groups have dominated government since the advent o ... s a problem. The richerthe companies and organizations, the better chance they have to persuade the governmentofficials.In the United States alone there are thousands of special interest groups workin ... d the ACLU. These groupsoften work at the national, state, and local levels attempting to influence governmentpolicy. Many groups have permanent offices in Washington DC. The primary goals ofthese gro ...

(4 pages) 119 0 3.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Is Government Dominated by Big Business

Good expalnation of the political lobby of Washington. Great PaperIs Government Dominated by BusinessSpecial interest groups have dominated government since the advent o ... s a problem. The richerthe companies and organizations, the better chance they have to persuade the governmentofficials.In the United States alone there are thousands of special interest groups workin ... d the ACLU. These groupsoften work at the national, state, and local levels attempting to influence governmentpolicy. Many groups have permanent offices in Washington DC. The primary goals ofthese gro ...

(4 pages) 75 0 3.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Political Parties

t behind and are becoming more and moreimportant not only in mobilizing voters, but also in lobbyinggovernment officials to aide their cause.In the early 1900's, parties solely were in charge of theno ...

(5 pages) 124 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Opinion and review of book, THE NEW DEALER'S WAR-FDR AND THE WAR WITHIN WW II

: FDR and the war within World War II by Thomas Fleming is about the hidden war inside the American Government and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's struggle to keep the United States out of World War II. W ... g the people of the United States that their country would not be entering World War II, he and his government officials and advisors were developing a plan of war against Germany and Japan. This plan ...

(1 pages) 40 0 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

What Happened to Freedom? - describing the influences that contributed to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and how it is a reflection of past societies and a warning future generations.

uch power? What could they do? Nothing. All their rights are freedoms were gone, not to mention all government officials had been assassinated. Where could they go? Nowhere because all border crossing ... e days of anarchy she was referring to were times when there was an absence of political control or government in society. This is obviously not her care now. The government was overthrown when Gilead ...

(5 pages) 155 1 4.1 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

American Unrest In the Civil War

olonists began to want more freedom. This led to the American Revolution and to many changes in the government. Although, not all of the Americans were happy with the way things turned out. This creat ... so many of their friends come back from the war dead or wounded. In New York City on July 13, 1863 government officials ignored signs of upcoming trouble and tried to put the draft into effect. When ...

(5 pages) 144 0 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Female Representation in the Canadian Government

rate, yet they account for less than one-quarter of Canadian legislators, Cabinet ministers, senior government officials and judges." Moreover, the majority of female politicians, subject to a notable ... liamentary committees, as of March 1995:"Female MPS were under-represented on the powerful finance, government operations, and public accounts committees. Women were also under-represented on the trad ...

(5 pages) 74 0 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The Trail of Tears.

smen of all types. They were educated people, many were Christians. They had an organized system of government and a body of law.The Chiefs and Warriors signed the treaty, realizing they had no option ... of law.The Chiefs and Warriors signed the treaty, realizing they had no option. For doing this the government officials guaranteed, in the body of the treaty, safe transportation to their new homes. ...

(2 pages) 122 0 2.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Two Faces of Eminem.

sonality. He has attracted a large following with young adults along with parents, writers, and the government. The youth see Marshall Mathers, a young guy that comes up with fun songs such a "The Rea ... r and coming up from a tough childhood, which many poverty stricken kids can relate to. Parents and government officials have harsh feelings when it comes to Eminem, they would like to see his lyrics ...

(5 pages) 78 3 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Canada is both an authoritarian and antiauthoritarian state.

the state means that people's actions are controlled, as they are not allowed to question publicly government policies or the actions of government officials. Also, the media is either owned or contr ... community, when you form an opinion in politics, and when you go to cast your vote, you are part of government" ), but the majority of power lies within the government officials ("Together, Senators a ...

(3 pages) 36 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Watergate: Cause and Effect.

rough a leak in the White House. President Nixon became worried and had four reporters and thirteen government officials secretly tapped for a period of over 22 months (Kilian, 8). In the summer of 19 ...

(3 pages) 195 1 3.2 Jun/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Standardized Tests.

rds and make the educational system more accountable. Educators, parents, superintendents, and even government officials take the results of these tests very seriously. These tests are a measure of sc ...

(2 pages) 152 0 4.3 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Small Pox vaccine and why we shouldn't have to take it unless we choose to.

led degree of concern and urgency regarding the liability of our society to more such attacks. High government officials have been making public announcements that it is not a matter of if, but when' ... not a matter of if, but when' another foreign terrorist attack will occur in the United States. The government said they have credible "intelligence" our unknown adversaries are preparing to attack us ...

(4 pages) 66 2 4.3 Aug/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Should Cell Phones be Ban from Driving or Do Away With?

ability of drivers talking on the cell phone and getting into accidents is only getting higher. The Government should ban cell phone use while driving in all states.In the past five years, cell phone ... es.In the past five years, cell phone use while driving has become the next biggest problem for the government to handle. Even though some government officials feel it is not causing that much of a pr ...

(5 pages) 273 0 4.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Downsizing the middle class.

clear message. The gap between the middle and upper class is growing because the rich are lobbying government officials to change the rules and regulations that protect the middle class from the rich ... ing long time employees "down the river." In the third paragraph she says that the rich pay off the government at high priced dinners in order to get what they want because the government will no long ...

(7 pages) 103 0 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The role of Woman in the Muslim religion as defined by the Quran (the Muslim's holy book).

icans have a stereotype that all Muslim women are treated like this. This is almost all a result of government officials misinterpreting the Quran, believing that it is telling them to not treat women ...

(3 pages) 125 1 3.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam