Interpretation Case Studies Samples For Students

The dream with which I used the Dream Dictionary involved the one I saw myself besides a calm river. I was sitting besides the river relaxing and later decided to cross the river in order to get to a city across the river, which I never did. This was because as I tried crossing the river, the bridge all over sudden disappeared, and it was in that shock that I woke up.
Dream Dictionary indicated that seeing such a dream is an indication that one is going with the flow. It means that one is allowing life to flow away, and ...

Abstract

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a Clause statute. Its main aim is to guarantee that all children with a disability access free and appropriate public education. Each district is given the mandate to create a specialised education program for each child with a disability. An individual and a county have to satisfy certain requirements to obtain funds from the Education for all Handicapped Children board. The petitioner Amy Rowley demanded this hearing after being denied a sign interpreter in her regular classrooms in Furnace Woods.
Keywords: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, special education, disability, individualised education program

The Background of the Case

At the heart of ...

Abstract

A nurse is likely to face different worldviews constantly in their line of work. Such worldviews are often shaped by different religious and cultural beliefs. The question of euthanasia for patients with terminal illnesses lends itself to different worldviews and interpretations. George’s condition of ALS has forced him to consider euthanasia. From, a Christian standpoint, this choice is wrong because only God the Creator has the authority over life and death. Also, Buddhism does not favor euthanasia. The question of the causes of sickness also lends itself to religious interpretation. Christian interpretations are varied. One view is that ...

EEOC v. Watkins Motor Line Inc.,

Introduction

The nexus between human resource management and the law lies in the fact that employers and employees must observe the law. In addition, the law steps in to protect the rights of the employees who invariably are the weaker parties in the employment relationship. In this paper, consideration is placed on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The case essentially turns on the interpretation of the anti-discrimination provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It involves a worker, who previously served as a driver or dockworker. During his employment, he served under ...

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
467 U.S. 837 (1984)
Facts: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 required some of the states which have not yet conformed to the national air quality standards of the EPA to comply with the set standards pursuant to the unamended Clean Air Act. The EPA enacted regulations which interpreted the term “stationary source” to permit the other states to treat all of the pollution-emitting devices coming from similar industrial group ...

Introduction

The courts judicial review and constitutional interpretation has been a central rational objection for democracy. The regular judicial invalidation of policies passed by elected officials as a minimum brought up problems of democratic legitimacy. The rational objection, which has been brought up against a background over many years of the United States populist political argument, prompted the active use of the judicial power in constitutional interpretation give way to the decision of legislative and majorities. The courts power in striking down laws considered unconstitutional has been politically controversial throughout American history (Prakash, 2003). The judicial review power has become politically salient and ...

The Automobile company is experiencing a major problem due to inadequate production which has made it difficult for the company to meet its financial goals that were estimated particularly profit. As a result, the board met to discuss ways on how to boost sales in order to reach its sales target. A board member proposes for actions that will see the company sell to an Auto fleet rental company at a discount so that they may increase their purchases and the Automobile Company meet its target. However, it seems the company will have to offer the Auto fleet a large discount in order ...

Introduction

The traditional system of the United States federal government consists of the Congress, the Executive, and the Courts. Congress passes the laws, the Executive enforces the laws, and the Courts interpret the laws. But this is a dramatic over-simplication of the way in which the government carries out its functions and duties. Congress and the President will often delegate their authority to agencies that are tasked with performing specific government functions and objectives. Because the number of government agencies is so voluminous and vast, a large body of agency law has emerged.
Agencies have authority to act pursuant to ...

Chapter 1

Questions to consider

Dr. Maria Hunt the special education supervisor
What are the facts of the case?
Jake has been having learning disability over time. However, his teacher, Ms. Rose Weiss has been teaching him to overcome the learning challenge. Jake was making progress. As of September when Jake joined the learning disability class, he could not read three-letter words. After receiving one-hour instructions in a day with a focus on reading and presented with one hundred basic sight words, Jake could read them with an eighty percent accuracy. When given twenty single syllable nonsense words, he could also ...

Introduction

Erie Railroad v Tompkins was a fairly simple case in which the Supreme Court was called upon to give an interpretation as to the application of state common law over federal common law in cases of diversity jurisdiction. In addition, the case is celebrated for its empowerment of the state common law as it clearly denied Congress the power to set federal common law, an action it perceived as unconstitutional.

Federal Court’s obligation to state court decisions prior to Erie Railroad v Tompkins

Before the decision in Erie, federal courts enjoyed the discretion as to whether to follow decisions from the state courts or not. Despite issues falling under diversity jurisdiction necessitating the ...

Systems and design perspective

Improving systems and design in an organization is the most important and effective measure that is established to achieve the success of the company. When recommending the improvement of the systems and design, the Board of Director’s main idea was to enhance effectiveness in the daily operations of the automobile company. The two types of the systems that should be put into consideration include the physical system or an abstract system. The physical system involves tangible entities that may be dynamic or static in operation, such as computer systems (Schlickman, p.76). On the other hand, abstract systems are ...

Facts

Japan, in the implementation of the Japanese Liquor Taxes Law, sought to impose higher taxes on the foreign manufactured spirits and alcoholic products as opposed to the lower taxes on the locally produced shochu. The complainants who included the European Union, Canada and the United States of America sought an interpretation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and in particular four provisions on the issues of taxation of products.

Procedural History

The case was first heard by the Disputes Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization and appealed against at the Appellate Body of the same institution.

Issues

The ...

Introduction

Erie Railroad v Tompkins was a fairly simple case in which the Supreme Court was called upon to give an interpretation as to the application of state common law over federal common law in cases of diversity jurisdiction. In addition, the case is celebrated for its empowerment of the state common law as it clearly denied Congress the power to set federal common law, an action it perceived as unconstitutional.

Federal Court’s obligation to state court decisions prior to Erie Railroad v Tompkins

Before the decision in Erie, federal courts enjoyed the discretion as to whether to follow decisions from the state courts or not. Despite issues falling under diversity jurisdiction necessitating the ...

Citation: Toyota Motor Mfg., Ky., Inc. v. Williams, 534 US 184 (2002).
Procedural History
Who is appealing on what issues?
The petitioner to the United States Supreme Court is Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky. They are appealing a decision by the Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit that Williams’ impairments substantially limited her in the major life activity of performing manual tasks, thus meeting the definition of “disabled” under the American Disabilities Act (ADA). In particular, they are asserting that the Court of Appeals applied an improper standard in making that determination.
What happened in the ...

Bank of America

Bank of America is a national giant in the financial sector. It offers a wide range of banking and non-banking services, not only in the United States of America, but in the entire world. It has six main business segments. These are: Global Commercial Banking, Deposits, Global Wealth and Investment Management, Card Services, Global Banking and Markets and Consumer Real Estate Services. In the stocks, the American Bank has a record of good performance. Currently at the stock market, the share price stands at $ 11.33. The organization structure is functional based, that is, segmented according to services and client groups. Currently, it ...

The numerous small round objects found in the urine sample could be glucose and ketones. In urine, no or little glucose is found. However, in conditions of kidney damage and uncontrolled diabetes, glucose is evidenced in urine. Ketones develop in urine in cases where there is incomplete breakdown of fats. Ketones may also develop in cases where vomiting or diarrhea causes starvation. These small round objects may also be crystals from components such as calcium oxalate.

If the laboratory technician is not able to identify these small objects, the technician may suggest that the patient is suffering from diabetes ...

Abstract

This paper offers an analysis of Christian and Buddhist perspectives George’s case, eventually making a recommendation that his Primary Care Physician should take him through euthanasia. George is an ALS patient in his mid-fifties, who is considering euthanasia as a quick solution to future suffering. However, based on Buddhism consider the fact that there is no need for George to suffer during his last days alive. On the other hand, while they value respect for persons, Christians grapple with the idea that George has no moral mandate to take his life. Nonetheless, an application of these worldviews in ...

Legislation Interpretation

Purpose of Judicature Act 1908
The Act provides for rules that are to be used in securing and ensuring just, speedy and cost-effective determination and disposal of all sorts of civil proceedings and interlocutory applications in New Zealand. Section 1.4 of the Act provides that the rules set by this Act shall apply to the practice and procedures of the court in all civil proceedings and interlocutory application except in cases where appeals are filed to the Court of Appeal of Supreme Court (Judicature Act 1908).

Proposed Changes

The Judicature Act 1908 has undergone several amendments over time. The most recently ...

UNIQLO Marketing Research

As one of the most lucrative industries globally, fashion has attracted many companies. One such companies include UNIQLO a Japanese company located in Yamaguchi. The company offers different types of cloth brands to local Japanese people, the Asian region and other consumers globally. Singapore is one of the biggest markets for fashion wear with many companies in operation and new ones seeking on entry strategies. Considering the strategic importance of the country to UNIQLO, it is essential for the company to conduct a marketing research to establish what influences consumers decisions to purchase different fashion brands. According to Shen ( ...

The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States envisages the right of the citizens to bear arms. This Amendment has attracted a lot of controversy since its inception.

The Firearms Control Regulation Act, 1975 was passed in the District of Columbia. This Act restricted the owning of handguns (by prohibiting the registration of handguns) by residents post 1975. The Act also laid down that all firearms of registered users had to kept unloaded, disassembled or secured with a trigger lock. The complainant filed the case on the grounds that the preceding stated provisions of the Act violated ...

In analyzing and identifying the federal guidelines, including statutory, case law, and APA standards for psychological tests, the need to account for basic ethical and moral principles is evident in the professional practices of evaporators. This presents the need to establish an understanding of the basic priorities of these statutes. In this sense, it is essential to have “a thorough knowledge of professional statutory regulations and current legal standards upon which forensic testimony may be based” (Kalambach & Lyons, 2006, p. 263). Looking at the various elements that are necessary in these cases presents the basic priorities of the guidelines ...

Integrated Corporate Reporting

Introduction
Integrated Corporate Reporting (ICR) can definitively be termed as a contemporary approach to communication by businesses with the intent of providing a holistic report on the organization’s strategy. Hence, ICR is a concise communication approach to bring together all mannerism of reporting on the state of the business enterprise. Such include concerns regarding strategy, risk, performance and sustainability etcetera. Therefore, ICR is particularly concerned with provision of succinct information that captures the key challenges and opportunities that a business is faced with in its sustainability. This paper evaluates the concept of Integrated Corporate Reporting in the context of Malaysian companies ...

As a fundamental of contemporary society, law is crucial in enabling society coexist and interact in an orderly manner. The case in study suggests a typical case scenario where an official happens to be related to a potential case defendant, abate on current bitter terms. This may be a reason for the official’s procedure to prosecute the brother-in-law, bringing about the issue of discretion. It is present when an agency has two or more alternatives, to a given case, with regard to case proceedings and prosecution. In this case under study, it may hold true or not that the official’s brother-in-law is ...

The Tugendhat House is one of the classic examples of Mies van der Rohe’s architecture. The structure fits in with its surroundings in the wealthy suburb of Brno and has a sense of modernism without being too stark and bland. The emphasis on horizontal planes with the ground and the roof supported by vertical elements is an important and crucial part of the whole building.
The plan of Tugendhat House actually comes out to create a boundless spatial freedom, obstacle-free space. The uniformed orthogonal grid of supports suggests that the plan ideally projects beyond the limit of the enclosure. ...

Chapter 10: What is the ethics behind our ideologies?

The case study on Chapter 10 questions an individual responsibility on the pretext of business to what it might bring in terms of political and military interest overseas. Mr. Dan was acting carefully in exporting non military products to Turkey. He has just been appointed as the new export manager and he was wary about Aishagu Import-Export Trading Company, a Turkish company. It surprised him that the owner of this Turkish company happened to be a college classmate and dorm mate, Mr. Mustafa. He suddenly remembered the political intent of this guy and wondered if the exports are being used to ...

NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY

Physical environmental safety within the St Albans Queens community lies in the infrastructure. There are well constructed streets with lights in close proximity to each other for vehicles and pedestrians to move along roadways and pavements safely. Also they have been constructed wide enough allowing space for two way vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The building code enforcement department through frequent inspections ensures that buildings are safe for residents to live in. Water and sewage standards are maintained, license for eating houses and business are issued prior to operations, landlords affect repairs to apartment complexes; garbage disposal services are efficient ...

Critically discuss why principles-based standards require a conceptual framework and how the principles-based approach can enhance the quality of financial reporting: Financial reporting depicts the present condition of the organization while bringing in use the various relevant financial statements and communications such as annual reports, management forecasts, news releases etc (Bragg, 2011). A conceptual framework can be understood as a consistent system of interconnected goals that is potential of creating an unswerving standard. Such framework basically ensures the adherence to the laid guidelines rather than just sticking to rules.
At a certain echelon, a conceptual framework can be perceived as an attempt ...

Cross cutting: Cross cutting implies the restructuring of resources available to an organization in such a way that the make more sense than before and also add to the efficiency of the organization in terms of money, time and other latent resources.
Both International Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board are working together to come to common terms in establishing a common conceptual framework for the purpose of financial accounting and reporting standards that need to be set in the face of the complexities arising out of intricate nature of financial transactions and rampant globalization. In the present ...

It is suggested that several parties can benefit from a conceptual framework. Do you consider that a conceptual framework is more important for some stakeholder groups than others? Explain your reasoning.
Conceptual Framework: In the words of Duska, Duska & Ragatz (2011, p.11) “The conceptual framework is a coherent system of interrelated objectives and fundamentals that is expected to lead to consistent standards and that prescribes the nature function and limits of financial accounting and reporting”. In the light of the above definition it is clear that the main areas of concerns related to financial accounting and reporting that are addressed by a ...

Chapter 7 – Listening (19 questions)

1. Percentage that listeners remember after hearing a message
Right after hearing a message only about 50% of people remember the message. Within 8 hours the 50% drops to 35%, after 2 months only 25% remember the original message. (Page 241)
2. Listen more than any other type of communication
3. Questioning and paraphrasing
These are two techniques that show a speaker the listener is attentive. They also help the listener make sure he/she understands what the speaker is trying to say. They need to be learned and practiced to do well.

Questioning on pages 249 and 250

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1.0 Description of a Health Care Assistant Job
1.1 Duties and Responsibilities
My main role as a healthcare assistant is to help in creating and maintain a supportive, secure and homely environment in which the service users can achieve maximum independence, freedom and choice. The job’s main purpose is to provide physical, social and emotional support to service users. My main tasks include assisting patients with their personal care and mobility which involves dressing them, washing them, toileting and helping them in movement as may be appropriate. I also undertake social services for the service users which entail talking ...

The major roles of federal court

Federal court is a judicial structure formed by the constitution, and it is largely involved in rulings and decision making. It appears third in the hierarchy of the federal system of the United States of America formed under the Article III of the constitution that states there is only an existence of one Supreme Court structured in a procedural way. Based on the jurisdictions, Supreme Court normally takes the highest position, followed by the courts of appeal and lastly the District Court taking the lowest level. Being a key branch of the government, it performs exceptionally vital roles that are fundamental to ...

Introduction

Several researchers from all over the word, going by the clarity of their findings, have come up with conclusions about the change in behavior of an individual. Some of these conclusions have been specific while others contain the kind of precision which leaves us with many unanswered questions. It is therefore logical to explore this matter in order to come up with some dependable information with regard to the dynamics that surround the behavior of consumers.

In the business arena, the changes in the behavior of the people in various capacities go along way in affecting the flow of ...