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Introduction
According to Martinez-Cobo, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them” (as qt in Morgan 56). These people constitute the societal sectors that are non-dominant presently. However, they demonstrate the determination of preserving, developing, and transmitting their ethnic characteristics and inherited territories to their future generations. The indigenous communities are striving to survive as peoples and to keep their unique cultural patterns, ...

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States are commonly considered to be the two most important and defining documents of our nation’s history. The former, a formal declaration of independence from their status as colonies of Great Britain, established the essential concepts by which the nation wished to define itself. The latter was the second (and current) attempt to create a system of laws that would provide structure to the nation’s workings now that it was successfully and fully independent. While the Constitution is its own distinct document, the central conceits and ideas behind it ...

The Declaration of Independence has been under extensive scholarly and judicial inquiry since its adoption in 1776 by congress. It was used by the 13 colonies that initially formed the United States to justify the declaration of independence from Britain. After the revolution, the document has evolved to inspire numerous democratic principles. One of these is concept of human rights. It is vital to ensure that everyone can enjoy their rights and freedoms without interference. Human rights are essential because all humans are entitled to the same privileges and restrictions. Human beings share common values and fundamental freedoms. One’ ...

The colonists were increasingly at odds with Great Britain and he powers that they were holding over the people in the new world. Although the colonists had no representation in Parliament, they were being taxed at increasingly heavy rates and forced to fall ever strict laws. One of the newer laws that infuriated colonists was that Britain now demanded that they be sent to England to be tried for offenses that were committed in the colonies.
As the more influential members of the colonies were agitated, they began to write circular letters. These letters were started by one ...

Introduction

As most of us are aware, the Declaration of Independence was the document written largely by Thomas Jefferson and formally announced by him on July 4 1776. It declared the intention of the colonists of North America to separate from England and English rule and to form a new government. Whilst it formed the basis of the beginnings of what was to become the United States of America, many question the sincerity of some of its content and in particular the part in its preamble that declared all men to be equal. Hagerman (4 July 2011) examined that issue. How ...

Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram used by US President Thomas Woodrow Wilson to justify the declaration of war in Germany at the end of the First World War; was published in the press and caused outrage of Americans. In late 1916, German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann has developed a plan to bring Mexico to the side of Germany in the event of war with the United States.
On the eve of the war in Europe there were two opposing coalitions - the Allies and the Central Powers. The position of these two coalitions were very different. By 1914, the Central ...

AT&T Overview

AT& T corporation is a leading company in providing telecommunication services. It has been a successful company over the years with annual revenues being in excess of $74 billion. According to Tung (2001), AT& T offers services worldwide. These services include wireless services, long distance services and local telephone services, home entertainment, online services, local telephone and highly sophisticated communication networks. AT&T operations, alliances, and joint ventures offers employment to more than 100,000 people worldwide (Tung, 2001). AT&T currently provides the largest 4G network coverage in the world. Further, the company’s Wi-Fi network is the largest in the country ...

World War 1

World War 1

Introduction

The First World War became a severe test for the whole world in the twentieth century. It was a turning point in European civilization that marked the end of the 19th century - the century of conservatism, education and stability, and the beginning of the 20th century - the century of the great revolutions and world wars, mass terror and rapid technological development.
According to Dowling, more than sixty million people entered the armed services in 1914-1918. Around ten million men gave their lives in the conflict known as Great War, along with twenty million others. The ...

ISIS

I. Introduction
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or ISIS, also known as the Islamic State, has recently risen to fame in the last few years. It has taken a stronghold over parts of Syria and Iraq, and is well-funded by the revenue streams of the oil and gas fields of the areas it controls, and receives donations from around the world. Its leader, Abu Bakr Baghdadi, has recently proclaimed the group to be a caliphate, thus assuming control over all Muslims around the world. It is urgent that the United States and its allies put a stop ...

The paper aims to comprehend and document the history of Germany and delve deep into the possibilities and capacity of the nation to dominate the European continent. It requires our understanding that Germany has the potential and power to emerge as the omnipotent force in the continent and an insight into the national history would only reiterate the claim with testimonials and evidences to supplement the view.
The country was hit by the March Revolution in 1848 which ended up in being a failed attempt at establishing the German state. However, this called for more liberal state policies, nationalism ...

Constitutional Conflicts between the US Executive and Legislature

The framers of the American constitution created a document which ensured that no dictator would rule the country. The founding fathers guaranteed this by mapping out various the arms of the government. Each arm of the government has its own responsibilities, such that no arm is subservient to the other. However, in an attempt to provide enough checks and balances for the presidency, the constitution creates instances whereby the functions of the president and those of the congress overlap. In such circumstances, the unclear separation of power has led to frequent fights between the congress and the presidency. The overlapping ...

In 1760, King George III took reign of England, making quite a few controversial decisions along the way. By acting more aggressively towards France, George III started to alienate the rest of Europe, and tensions started to mount between George and the Whigs, as well as other European countries. By contrast, the sociopolitical climate of the colonies at the time was incredibly harrowing - increased taxation and more and more controversial legislation on the part of England was breeding resentment among the colonists. The Sugar, Currency, Stamp and Quartering Acts of the mid-1760s, among others, were thought to be unfair ...

The framers of the United State of America constitution did not want to create any arm of government with a lot of power or few powers. The constitution was drafted in such a way that the judiciary should check on the powers of the executive. The legislative part of the government will keep a check on the executive and judiciary. Decisions made by one arm of government can be challenged through another branch of the government. To facilitate such checks, framers of the constitution had to draft a constitution that allowed separation of powers. The separation of powers was supposed to eliminate the ...

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Introduction

Perhaps no clause in the U.S. constitution has been so misconstrued and debated as the Second Amendment. In fact, even the Supreme Court could not make up their mind as to the true meaning of “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”. A decisive interpretation to this clause has been quite elusive. Since its ratification, only a few cases have found its way to the Supreme Court while the court’s decision has not helped clarify the matter more than being ...

On what grounds is the idea of universal human rights challenged?

Human Rights

The universality of human rights is one area that has generated many debates and equally varied interpretations with respect to its existence. The debate regarding the universality of Human rights calls for the understanding of ‘universality’ and ‘human rights’. Irrespective of what they do, who they are, or where they come from, all human beings are holders of human rights, and therefore, they are entitled to their rights (Ankerl, 2011; Donnelly, 2003). Since the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, fundamental freedoms and human rights have undergone codification of different types that cover ...

Introduction

The 18th century is one of the most significant years in the history of man especially with regard to slave trade and slavery. This is because in its last stages, the world experienced two of the most renowned and successful anti-colonial revolutions against slave trade both in Latin America as well as in the Caribbean. The first, which was the revolution against Latin American slavery culminated in 1783. Nine years later, the world witnessed a second Haitian revolution which commenced with massive insurrection of slaves in the region in 1791, culminating with the first of slavery abolitions in French ...

Introduction

The debate of Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine regarding the human nature and psychology is of great interest due to the opposing views presented by both the experts. The human nature debate of these two experts is of critical importance in forming the pillars of a society. The government policies are based on similar concepts related to human nature and actions.

Analysis of the Debate

Edmund Burke was a famous individualist. As per his point of view, a reason is individual’s reason and an interest is the private interest. His individualism was combined with his belief regarding natural sociability of man. According to him, man ...

Introduction

There are several international alliances and organizations that countries may opt to be a member of. One of which is the ASEAN or Association of South East Asian Nations. The objective of this paper is to cover and discuss different key topics about the ASEAN and its member countries.
How does it operate as an international organization recognized by different countries? How do its member countries interact? What ties these countries together? Do the member countries actively participate in the discussions, forums, meetings and different projects and agenda of the organization? These are some of the questions that will ...

Human rights refer to the freedom and fundamental rights to which all individuals are at liberty. They comprise of political and civil rights. Examples of freedom and rights include freedom of expression, right to liberty and life, fairness before the bylaw; economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the right to take part in traditions, the right to work, the right to eat, and the right to get educated. Civil rights on the other hand ensure of individuals’ safety and physical integrity defense from prejudice on grounds such as mental or physical disability, race, gender, age, religion among ...

Freedom is an important component of a society where political leaders, society members, intellectuals, and institutions come together to design and implement policies that focus on the need for mutual respect for each other’s freedom. Freedom and equality are therefore the best ways through which democracy of a nation is promoted such that both men and women become equal regarding liberty. In such cases, freedom and equality both co-exist in the way the former allows everyone to express their opinions or thoughts so long as they are not contrary to the law while equality ensures that everyone in ...

Introduction

The Internet has greatly transformed our everyday lives and is an integral part of our national security. Nowadays communications systems are the mainstay for much of the national infrastructure. The communications sector creates the foundation for vital informational exchange, including audio, video and data connectivity, but with greater openness, interconnection and dependency comes greater vulnerability. The United States of America, just like any other modern and developed country, is very dependent on information infrastructure. Moreover this relation is constantly strengthening. Computer-based systems frequently face cyber attacks, which vary from pure innocent curiosity to critical intrusions. The consequences of these ...

Introduction

The Internet has greatly transformed our everyday lives and is an integral part of our national security. Nowadays communications systems are the mainstay for much of the national infrastructure. The communications sector creates the foundation for vital informational exchange, including audio, video and data connectivity, but with greater openness, interconnection and dependency comes greater vulnerability. Computer-based systems frequently face cyber attacks, which vary from pure innocent curiosity to critical intrusions. The consequences of these actions can be disastrous to the overall service of control and communications systems. It is clear that it now represents one of the most serious ...

Define what a prosecutor is.

A prosecutor is a person mostly with specialization in law who institutes legal proceedings against a party. A prosecutor is a lawyer who stands the court side that accuses a person of some crime and tries to prove the guilt of the defendant. Within the American criminal justice system, Prosecutors are important officials. Attorneys serve as a bridge between criminals and justice. They respond to various crime problems through the efficient processing of criminal cases. In most jurisdictions whether foreign or local, prosecutors dispense their duties through coordination with different security sectors and the public (Blanchard, Hart, & Blanchard, 2006).
Prosecutors decide, based on ...

PANATLAS is a multinational company with over 5000 employees distributed across the headquarters and remote offices. The organization is involved in a significant US government project and thus need seamless connectivity across its branches, and the headquarters to enhance productivity. Due to the nature of the project, the company forbids any external access of its details outside the U S. As the Director of IT, I am tasked with the responsibility of recommending a secure and efficient network architecture solution to remote branches located in Denver, Michigan, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Colorado, and Missouri. The main areas of concern include accounting, ...

Introduction

When the United States emerged from the Civil War, the divisions within its economy showed the reason why the South lost the conflict. Because of the industrialization that had taken place in the North in the first half of the nineteenth century, that side was able to develop materiel more quickly – and to get it to the men on the battlefields where they needed it with more rapidity. The South, on the other hand, was still mostly an agrarian society. While this agrarian dream would fire the imaginations of poets from Dixie well into the twentieth century, it also ...

The continental congress believed that the Declaration of independence would enable them to pursue reconciliation with the Great Britain because the colonies were preparing for war. The continental congress created a continental army after their efforts in reconciliation failed (Armitage 16).
According to Jefferson the colonists revolted because of simple facts such as the denial of their rights as English men (Armitage 22).
Jefferson did not rely on man-made laws or parliamentary laws so as to justify American action so as to unite the thirteen colonies. To achieve this, he stated that abuse of basic rights and violation ...

Abstract

Since 2007, the European markets continued to experience a decline as several European nations had felt the consequences of applying the unstable Euro into their countries that had influenced the nation’s economic instability as seen in the case of Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In recent news, the European debt crisis continues to prevail as the Eurozone reaches its all-time low for the past5 years as both strong and weak European markets now enter a state of recession that affects the entire world market. With the current European Debt Crisis continuing to influence the European markets, the United States may ...

The Boko Haram Islamic terror group in Nigeria has been associated with a myriad of hostilities in the recent past including mass bombings and major kidnappings. The recent incident by the group is the brutal bombing and killing of 85 civilians at a village in Northern Nigeria called Dalori. This massive killing, among other atrocities characterize this Islamic extremist group. This manuscript thus appraises this killing among other interrelated activities by the group from a historical perspective. The manuscript equally appraises the reasoning behind the group’s terror activities in Nigeria.
Boko Haram is a terror organization based in ...

Oliver L. Brown, et. al. vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, et. Al
The number of plaintiffs totaled up to thirteen and they were parents representing their children. Oliver Brown represented his daughter Linda who was a third grader. The basis of the case was racial discrimination in schooling. The Educational Fund and the legal defense of NAACP represented a big group including Jews who were invited by Mr. Brown as Amicus Curiae (friend of the court). At the district court Oliver lost the case but applied for an appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. It is in ...

Balance Sheet:a)What components of stockholders' equity do each of the companies disclose?

Referring to the balance sheet of both the companies, below is the information relating to stockholder equity:
Meiji Holdings:
The company during 2013, has total stockholder equity of $3242.84 Million with the components of stockholder equity as follows:
- Common Stock(Authorized and Issued)
- Capital Surplus
- Retained Earnings
- Treasury Stock(at cost)

General Mills Inc:

Noted from the balance sheet of the company for the year 2013, the total stockholder equity of the company was reported to be $3242.84 Million with the component of stockholder equity as follows:
- Common Stock(par ...

Section 1: US Government

When the US constitution was set up, the founders divided the new government into three co-equal branches of government: The Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial. Each was given separate areas of responsibilities, that were designed to make the branches work together to govern the county. The idea was that no one branch would grow to dominate the other two. To make sure that didn’t happen, the founders built a system of checks and balances into the constitution. This system consists of a series of powers that each branch has over the other two, to prevent any one branch from ...

Nike

The Nike Company first came into operation in the year 1969 as a developer, marketer and distributor of footwear, apparel accessories among other services. It was one of the leading producers and sellers of the various sporting apparel and footwear among other valuable commodities. It however majored in the production of athletics footwear unlike all the other sports. The company also sold a line of other valuable commodities under the Nike brand. Some of these other valuables included bags, socks gloves to mention but a few of the equipment that go hand in hand with sporting activities. The company’s mission is ...

Both world wars I and II had huge impact on America both economy and political issues majority of which was negative as one would expect from any given wart in the world. In the year 1914 when world war I broke out America had no interest in joining the war, and the president by then Woodrow Wilson pleaded that his country would remain neutral, a decision that was well taken by majority of America citizens as well as the rest of the government officials. However this could not last for long since later in the year 1917 America decided to ...

After the Great Wars that shook the status quo in the 1900s up to the late 90s, many believed that peace would no longer be threatened by worldwide conflict. However, this relief had been shattered when a group had decided to attack several key installations of the world’s only superpower on September 11, 2001, returning the fear that was once felt in the time of the Great Wars. With a group known as Al Qaeda taking responsibility over the crime, the US and its allies have declared “The War on Terror” against groups such as Al Qaeda across the globe. ...

It might seem strange that a lot of Americans are not even aware of the second war for independence (that is the other name for the war of 1812). However if we think about it, one can find quite a few reasons that have caused such ignorance among people. The war of 1812 has a very compound roots, extremely confusing course, and in addition to all of it the outcome of the war is also hard to understand, as both sides consider themselves to be winners. The war happened during the so-called stagnation period in the history of the US, the period ...

As is well-known, all people are naturally endowed with different physical characteristics, and other mental abilities. People differ by gender, age, race, religion, etc.. But what is their common equality? One thing which people are equal to each other in – they have the same opportunities to use their own rights. All persons are equal before the law. It means that the law applies equally to all citizens of all nations all over the world.
Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims: “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal ...

Introduction

When the European settlers came to North America, it was already inhabited by an indigenous group of people. In the 19th century white Americans came with the idea of Manifest Destiny and in order to realize their idea of possessing the entire continent of North America, they began removing Native Americans from their ancestral homeland into reserved territories for the Indians. The US government initiated the One Big Reservation policy in 1851 and according to this policy Native Americans were to shift into 'One Big Reservation' but the constant migration of European settlers, the evolution of transportation technology which ...

Part I: The Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers and Self Government Matrix

Figure 1: Adapted from Patterson (2012, p. 40). The separation of powers derives from the need to limit the government’s power by creating separate institutions that share power with no single power being able to exercise decisive power without the approval or support by the rest of the institutions.
The people of the United States have the power of self-government, expressed in the constitution ensured through the provision for individual liberties. The people have the original power including the power to change the constitution, which subsequently gives and governs the exercise of power. However, in order to ...

Introduction

All through my life, I was born and lived in a Muslim family and neighborhood. I had never thought of associating with people from other religions, especially the Christians, who I had heard many misconceptions about them. I attended a Muslim-sponsored school, where all my peers shared the same religion. Our teachers were also from the Islamic religion, with an exception of one female teacher, whom I realized had a difficult time with her colleagues.
After my parents moved to the United States, the new neighborhood was full of people of different religions: Mormons, Christians, Protestants, Hindus, Buddhists, and even fellow ...

According to Robert K. Merton of the Harvard University, there are “certain phases of social structures [that] generate circumstances in which infringement o social codes constitute a normal response.”(Meryton 1) Two parts of social structures have been identified: (a) the culturally defined goals, purposes, and interests (i.e. the “ends”), and (b) the acceptable modes or regulations of achieving these goals (i.e. the “means). Differences on the perception of importance of each part constitute ranges of behaviours that greatly identify one social group from the other, which can sometimes result to deviant behaviours from members of the group.
Social groups offer ...

When you stroll through that red-bricked part of Philadelphia that features Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Franklin Mint, and the other historical sites where the Founding Fathers sat down and penned the Declaration of Independence, it is easy to wax eloquent about the nobility of the American experiment in democracy. After all, it was a ragtag group of revolutionaries who, upset about being told what to do by the government that had established the colonies where they lived, decided that they would stop paying taxes to that government and would instead declare their own independence. Rather than submit to ...

Introduction

It can be said that editors function as “gatekeepers”. By deciding which submitted works are rejected and which are passed through for publication, they could be seen as being in a position to shape cultural, political and social thinking, merely by “filtering” the total spectrum of published material from which peoples’ views and opinions are formed.
Given that situation exists, how does an editor deal with it? Are the editor’s responsibilities to the readers, or to his/her employer, to a combination of the two, or to himself/herself? Surely an editor has a responsibility to all of these; the difficulty is ...

Ethical behaviors of Syngenta

This report aims at revealing the unethical business practices of Syngenta, the world largest agrochemical corporation. It provides a detailed background of the ethical violation by the company, the ethical concepts that were violated in the agrochemical industry, and gives recommendations on what the company could have done to remedy the situation.

Section 1: Background of the ethics violation

Syngenta is the world’s largest producer of pesticides. The Swizz based company is also the third largest producer of seed in the world. It generates more than 75% of its revenue from pesticides. Some of its common agrochemical products that are sold in various countries across the ...

The Palestinian conflict is one of Biblical proportions, a perpetual crisis that has for decades served as a political “football” for the world’s leading states. Its profoundly historic roots continue to further an environment of confrontation in what is arguably the most volatile and fought-over region on earth. The creation of Israel in 1948 and consequent splintering of the Palestinian territory was administered by the British Empire, which had emerged from World War II the victor in the Middle East. Great Britain’s characteristically imperialistic and exploitative motivations soon gave vent to widespread civil unrest and provided a backdrop for the ...

Introduction

This paper discusses the persistent racial discrimination in the United States of America. It goes ahead to specifically focus on Cain Herman. It does this by using John Hartigan’s, Race in the 21st Century: Ethnographic Approaches. In this book, Hartigan explores the theme of racism and other forms of discrimination in the USA. According to John Hartigan, discrimination is the belief that one person is more equal than the other due to race, colour, tribe, language, creed, polical affiliation, place of birth, gender or age. Naturally, people are diverse. However, we may be unjustified to cling on our ...

The current economic crisis has been unanimously and officially declared the worst since the great depression period of the 1930s by Wall Street, media, economists, other scholars and the government. This financial crisis has busted several highly reputed financial institutions of America, like Lehman brothers, Washington mutual fund, AIG and Merrill lynch. Some of the financial institutions have declared their bankruptcy while others are comforted by the federal government and received heavy bail out packages. The story of other sectors like manufacturing, retail, consumer goods and automobile is not much different and they are also facing the heat. If ...