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  2. 1836 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    In the course of this duty several actions took place, in which the bravery and discipline of both officers and men were conspicuously displayed, and which I have deemed it proper to notice in respect to the former by the granting of brevet rank for gallant services in the field.

  3. McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union - Wikipedia

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    McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, 545 U.S. 844 (2005), was a case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 2005. [1] At issue was whether the Court should continue to inquire into the purpose behind a religious display and whether evaluation of the government's claim of secular purpose for the religious displays may take evolution into ...

  4. French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in ...

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    A government-operated high school in central Rennes. Education is compulsory in France up to the age of 16. The French system of primary and secondary education consists of: government-operated schools (enseignement public); private schools receiving government subsidies (enseignement privé sous contrat), the vast majority of private schools; and

  5. Conspicuous consumption - Wikipedia

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    Motivations — Paurav Shukla (2010) says that, whilst marketing and sales researchers recognise the importance of the buyer's social and psychological environment, the definition of the term status-directed consumption remains ambiguous, because the development of a comprehensive general theory requires that social scientists accept two ...

  6. County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union

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    He believed that the menorah display, together with the Christmas tree, signified a double violation of the establishment clause. Since the menorah is a religious symbol, he felt that Judaism and Christianity were being endorsed by the government to the exclusion of all other religions. [4] The following table breaks down the Justices' opinions:

  7. Thorstein Veblen - Wikipedia

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    Conspicuous leisure worked very well to designate social status in rural areas, but urbanization made it so that conspicuous leisure was no longer a sufficient means to display pecuniary strength. Urban life requires more obvious displays of status, wealth, and power, which is where conspicuous consumption becomes prominent.

  8. New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten ... - AOL

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    Under the new law, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required to display a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” next year.

  9. FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Wikipedia

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    The farm must also prominently and conspicuously display the name and address of farm/facility on its label. For foods without a label then by poster, sign, or placard, at the point of purchase or, in the case of Internet sales, in an electronic notice, or in the case of sales to stores and restaurants, on the invoice. [20]