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What Are the Duties of a Cemetery Groundskeeper?
The choice to be either buried or cremated is a personal one that many times is tied to the deceased's religious beliefs. Historically, burial has been more common than cremation. However, cremation has been slowly growing in popularity over the centuries, in part because the costs associated with b...More...
How Small Can We Make Government and Still Have it Function?
United States government has obviously gotten to big and it is often referred to as the blob of bureaucracy, which is rather fitting considering that our government does nothing very well.Except of course, it is really good at wasting and spending our money.It has become even better at borrowing mon...More...
Carnivals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and home to an eclectic mix of indigenous and internationally influenced carnivals. These festivities reflect the culture of Philadelphia's local citizens who hail from countries around the world. Many of Philadelphia's carnivals and festivals offer f...More...
Responsive Community Governance and the Role of the Nigerian People
Now that the traditional noise-making jamboree preceding what is regarded as elections in this clime had been concluded, and also after the "re-insult" (results) had been unleashed on us, there is a justified need for us to once again appraise our existence as a people. It beats all reason...More...
Do We Really Need to Dummy Down People to Control Them in Our Society?
Past rulers, kings, and dictators worked very hard to keep the masses uneducated, and in the dark as to information which might help them and lift them up in society. The reason they did this was simple, because the uneducated masses could be controlled much easier if they had less knowledge. Nevert...More...
Politicians of Paranoia
American politics has often been an arena for angry minds. In recent years we have seen angry minds at work mainly among extreme right-wingers, who have now demonstrated in the Goldwater movement how much political leverage can be got out of the animosities and passions of a small minority. But behi...More...
Open Vs. Closed Primary Elections
A primary is an election in which political parties' nominees for office are decided. In the United States, primary voters will either inhabit a state that has an open primary system or a closed primary system. In an open primary, voters have more choices as to how their vote should count, while in ...More...
How to Applaud During a Joint Session of Congress
While a check of the Senate Web site shows joint sessions of Congress are rare occasions, the practice of interrupting the invited president or foreign dignitary with applause is not. In these meetings between both House and Senate, applause is appropriate in a number of circumstances, from welcomin...More...
Is Michelle Bachmann's GOP Presidential Run a Challenge for Republicans?
The other day, I was watching news clips of Michele Bachmann who is running for president of the United States under the Republican ticket. You see, I know that the statements politicians make are generally taken out of context and played in the mass media. The left leaning liberal media does not li...More...
Types of Government Primaries
Voting for candidates to represent a political partyvote america image by Pix by Marti from Fotolia.comA government election primary is the process by which each party in the political system elects candidates for party representatives. Once chosen in the primary, the elected......More...
Extremism - End of Mankind
Is there not a very important lesson to learn from the "Virginia Tech Shootout" of the United States when a single person shot dead thirty two inmates before committing suicide? Was that person a naxalite, a fundamentalist or a terrorist i.e., an extremist in any sense of that term? He was...More...
Why Unions Are Still Needed Today
As we are approaching the one hundredth anniversary of what many believe to be the true beginnings of labor unions, there are many people today that have come to blame unions in many cases for some of our economic woes. These people state that he unions have gotten too powerful, and far too greedy. ...More...
President Barack Obama is Coming to Canada For Business
President Barack Obama came on 19th February 2009 paying his first official visit to Canada as the US President. His visit focused on business. It is a business visit rather than an official visit as his predecessors did visiting the Parliament Hill at Ottawa for the glamorous reception prepared for...More...
Campaign Banner For Running For All Offices
When running for office, many people will use a campaign banner to get their name and face known in an area. Buying the same design campaign banner in bulk can be one of the best investments in using your campaign fund....More...
Married Women In the Victorian Era
The Victorian era refers to the time of Britain's Queen Victoria who ruled from 1837 until her death in 1901. The era represented massive population and economic expansion in England, as the world witnessed the industrial revolution. Marriage during the Victorian era was very different compared to m...More...
The Best Political Memes of the 2012 US Election
Memes are a great way to express and share a political opinion in a fun way. Here is a roundup of the top political memes of the election season so far....More...
Digital Round Table - Election 2010 - A Preview of Several Key Races in the 2010 Alabama Election
Joseph O. Patton and Josh Carples have appeared as election/political analysts for several Alabama River Region talk radio programs. On July 14, 2010 as guests on one program they discussed the results of the Tuesday run-off election and previewed some of the races for November. The following is an ...More...
The Voting Rights of African Americans
The right to vote in elections is key to the democratic process. Throughout U.S. history many minority groups, such as African Americans, have been denied this civil right. Legislation now exists to protect the right to vote....More...
Is It The Right Way To Save The Country?
Now-a-days, when every presidential hopeful is in the race to get the support of the public, they talk about thousands of things that are in favor of the Americans. But, do politicians really care about America? Here is an interesting story about a chemical called 'DDT'. ...More...
Why Justice Is Still Important Years After the Offenses - Franco, Bush, Torture, and Human Rights
An international court based in Argentina is hearing the charges of human rights abuses under the military regime of Francisco Franco during his time as leader of Spain from the 1930's to the 1970's. To this point, Spain has given amnesty to all the actions done under Franco's regime ...More...
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