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Representative American speeches, 2012-2013.
Contributor
Simonovic, Ivan.
ImprintIpswich, MA : H. W. Wilson, 2013.
Descriptionxi, 210 pages ; 25 cm.
Note:I. DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS. Rights in crisis / Ivan Simonovic -- Reassessing solitary confinement / Anthony Graves -- Human trafficking and forced labor / Mohamed Mattar -- Why we need to clos Guantanamo / Elisa Massimino -- Ending gender inequality leads to a more perfect union / Bill Clinton -- UN Resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity / Ban Ki-moon -- Revisiting the success and continued challenges of the Vienna Declaration / Navi Pillay -- Expansion of war crimes reward program: a discussion / Stephen J. Rapp, Sarah Pray, Fatou Bensouda, Mark Quarterman, and Lisa Dougan.
Note:II. ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE AND MEDICINE. Achieving as AIDS-free generation / Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Let's move! / Michelle Obama -- The rising importance of family medicine / Margaret Chan -- The growing movement for universal health coverage / Jim Yong Kim.
Note:III. THE DEBATE ON GUN CONTROL. Pro-gun ownership and anti-gun violence / Mark E. Kelly -- The human and economic cost of gun violence / James Johnson -- Stricter gun control legislation: a waste of time / Orrin Hatch -- A father's appeal to ban assault weapons / Neil Heslin -- A more accountable gun culture / Alan Lowenthal -- The right to bear arms is an individual right / Chris Stewart -- One man with courage makes a majority / Joe Manchin -- Families are saying enough is enough / Kristen Gillibrand.
Note:IV. IMMIGRATION REFORM. "How do you define 'American'?" / Jose Antonio Vargas -- Living under the threat of deportation / Benita Veliz -- The opportunity of immigration reform / Thomas J. Donohue -- Life in the shadows / Eric Holder -- Puerto Ricans are US citizens, but our citizenship is second class / Pedro R. Pierluisi -- Success on immigration reform runs through the border / Mitch McConnell -- Solving guest worker problem leads to immigration reform / Marco Rubio -- Million undocumented workers in the balance / Rand Paul.
Note:V. REMAKING BUSINESS. A rose by any other name ... would probably violated the FTC Act: Shakespeare, the FTC, and advertising / Edith Ramirez -- Progress and opportunity for the disabled / Seth D. Harris -- Making it: my addres to the 2012 Women Entrpreneurs Festival / Joanne Wilson -- Capital formation from the investor's perspective / Luis Aguilar -- The power of socially and environmentally engaged companies / Bill Novelli -- Grassroots economics / William C. Dudley -- Immigrants and America's innovation economy / Luis Arbulu -- Leveraging private sector investment in the developing world / Jim Yong Kim.
Bibliography Note:Includes index.
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Simonovic, Ivan. | Graves, Anthony, 1965- | Matar, Muhammad Yahyá. | Massimino, Elisa. | Clinton, Bill, 1946- | Pan, Ki-mun, 1944- | Pillay, Navanethem. | Rapp, Stephen J. | Clinton, Hillary Rodham. | Obama, Michelle, 1964- | Chen Feng, Fu-zhen. | Kim, Jim Yong. | Kelly, Mark E. | Johnson, James. | Hatch, Orrin, 1934-2022. | Helsin, Neil. | Lowenthal, Alan. | Stewart, Chris, 1960- | Manchin, Joe, III, 1947- | Gillibrand, Kristen. | Vargas, Jose Antonio. | Veliz, Benita. | Donohue, Thomas J. | Holder, Eric H., 1951- | Pierluisi, Pedro R. | Rubio, Marco, 1971- | Paul, Rand. | Ramirez, Edith, 1968- | Harris, Seth D. | Wilson, Joanne. | Aguilar, Luis A. | Novelli, William D. | Dudley, William C. | Arbulu, Luis. |
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American. |
Index Term - Genre/Form
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Primary sources. | Speeches. | |