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1. Classes of 2010 and 2011 for the Fair Treatment of Graduating Students 
Classes of 2010 and 2011 for the Fair Treatment of Graduating Students With Reference to the Graduation Project
It has been mentioned, though vaguely, before this time, that a Graduation Project might be required of all students. Just this year, the project, which is supposed to be a four year endeavor for every student, was imposed upon the classes of 2010 and 2011.
This project was unfairly imposed upon the classes of 2010 and 2011. These classes will not have the amount of time which was supposed to be allocated by the State for completion of this task. This project was poorly planned, and the teachers and administrators who are supposed to guide these young people are uninformed as to what the project is, and what requirements must be met in order to properly complete this work.
Many students, coming from less-privileged households will find it extremely difficult, if not nearly impossible to properly finish this project, as they may not have access to the materials necessary for completion of this task. It is a tragedy that all students do not have access to these materials, but if the Great State of North Carolina is truly determined and adamant to push this unscrupulous proposition upon the classes of 2010 and 2011, then the Great State must accept this proposal from those who are suffering this serious injustice: North Carolina must be willing to provide the materials appropriate and necessary for the completion of this project to every student who needs them. It would be only proper that every student who wanted to partake in this project to secure their graduation would be offered an equal opportunity.
Accuracy is also of significance. As of this time, the classes of 2010 and 2011 will be required to complete this project in order to obtain a high school diploma, even if these students have excelled during all of their years in school. Not having a decent amount of time in which to successfully complete this project could present a problem. This project should not be a means with which to gamble with the graduation of these students! The schools, counties, and State have at least twelve years of work and grades completed by these students with which to determine whether or not the student is deserving of graduation. To put twelve years of strenuous work in jeopardy because of one piece of work is absolutely unacceptable, and a disgrace to the students who were working hard for their entire schooling career only to have yet another restriction to bar them from reaching success.
Daily, and exponentially, the opposition and resentment for this inequity grows. Every time this project is mentioned, the students become irate and frustrated. They desperately seek for answers by interrogating their teachers and administrators, only to find that ignorance and occasionally the same contempt is held by the educators and administrators. Because of this uncertainty and lack of direction and management that appears to be mutual amongst students and those above them, students are stressed to the point that they are almost incapable of completing the work assigned to them by teachers. This project has become an unexpected distraction to schools across the State who did not already have this system in place.
Because of lack of time and preparation, this project is unfair to the classes of 2010 and 2011, except to those schools who already had this program in place and thus had a proper plan. For the remaining schools who did not have this plan in place before this year, they will have to deal with apathy, confusion, frustration and anger. However, throughout the State, graduation rates will decrease, and possibly dropout rates, because of contempt for this project.
The Great State should know that too many irreplaceable, outstandingly brilliant minds will be wasted if this project is required of these classes. The resentment is so strong, that there has been talk of virtually no class of 2010 or 2011 for North Carolina, because of the perplexity of a project that is unnecessary and improperly planned in haste.
2. Muscovy Ducks to be designated as a Florida native species
We, the undersigned, are calling for the abolition of cruelty to Muscovy Ducks in the State of Florida and asking that they are designated as a Florida Native species.
One of the main reasons the Muscovy duck was brought here several hundred years ago, was to help keep down the mosquito and bug population. There are billions of insects on an acre of land, and the Muscovy ducks are worth their weight in gold at eating mosquitoes and insects; including mosquito larva. They also eat flies, maggots and roaches.
Muscovies do not cause pollution in the water and do not cause algae... they eat it, they do not cause it.
The Muscovy duck is very friendly and loved by many people who take the time to get to know them. There are a lot of lies spread about these ducks. These ducks are not aggressive towards human beings in any way.
They also do not carry diseases. As any living person or creature, ducks can occasionally get ill, just as any bird of fowl can, this does not mean they carry diseases. They are also very clean and take from 3 to 10 baths a day. Their droppings are soft and wash down with a hose very easy, and is also very good fertilizer.
The Muscovy has the nicest character of any of the breeds with a pronounced sense of humour/ very intelligent and head of any escape committee !
"Duck haven" information below:
**** Trappers do NOT relocate. They KILL. They drug them, maim them, and then gas them. Do not believe the ducks are being sent elsewhere
**** Muscovies are not a health hazard. Yes, they may poop on the driveway, but with a little care and patience and a working garden hose, the mess is cleaned up. There has never been a proven incidence where a duck has spread any disease. This is a myth.
**** They are environmentally helpful. They rid our yard of many insects including; mosquitoes and spiders. They also rid out yards of snakes, and small rodents.
**** They've been here in
Florida longer than we have! They settled here over 100 years ago.
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We want these friendly ducks to be protected. We want to stop the abuse and killings of the Muscovy Ducks. We want to stop the trappers from abusing and killing the Muscovy Ducks.
We want the Muscovy Ducks to be declared native and be protected.
Egrets have only been here for about 50 years and they are protected, yet the Muscovy has been here for hundreds of years and is not protected. We are asking for the Muscovy Ducks to be a native species in the state of Florida.
Thank you
3. Abolition of University Tuition Fees in the UK
A call for the abolition of university tuition fees and for grants to be kept for poorer students.
Opposition to the introduction of top-up fees and support for Conservative plans to restore free access to highereducation and to reduce student debt.
4. Abolition of the TV licence in Britain
A report calling for the abolition of the TV licence was sent to the Commission, the BBC and HM government in February 2002 but nothing has yet been done.
