Essays on Abolishing

Introduction

Social advances at great lengths are the predecessor of technological advancement. Although technological advance is available globally, improved living standard of the people greatly depends on the social achievement, which is a precursor to technological transformation. In the article, The Ménagier's Wife: A Paris Housewife in the Fourteenth Century written between 1892 and 1394 by a Ménagier to her youthful wife to inform her of the moral conduct of a good wife, he clearly depicts technological transformation through the specs of social achievement in the society now and then3. Therefore, the paper will examine various social achievements ...

Introduction

There are numerous debates about the death penalty in the United States. America continues to allow states to decide whether to apply the death penalty or not. There are 32 states in America that have the death penalty as opposed to 18 states that have abolished the practice. The United States of America continues to act as the leader of the free world. American exceptionalism is premised on the fact that America is a uniquely free nation based on democratic ideals and personal liberties. America has led the process of exporting liberal democracies around the world and many nations ...

Inaction is more harmful than taking the wrong decision. The callous attitude of the Judges in the Supreme Court in recent times is affecting different sections of the society in the United States. Whether it is their reluctance to ban assault rifles or to withhold immigration reforms, the consequences are difficult to bear by the citizenry. There are several incidents of inaction in the past which disgraced the United States in the international arena. It is not surprising that neighboring countries are slowly isolating ties with the nation. Even allied nations choose to hold a neutral position. Inaction has ...

The primary difference between the two draft and ratified versions of the Declaration of Independence is the brevity of the ratified version. The ratified version is concise, brief and to the point as opposed to the draft that tended to expound on particular statements. The draft version of the Declaration was lengthier in an attempt to convey the grievances that formed the basis of the push for independence. For example, statements such as “sacred and undeniable” are replaced with the word “self-evident”, “by a power self-assumed” is removed and “totally to cease in some of these colonies” is replaced ...

Purpose: To Persuade

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that school children do not need to wear uniform Thesis Statement: I want to persuade my audience to abolish school uniforms among school going children because 1) it limits the ability of school children to express themselves in color 2) removing the requirement to wear uniforms enhances children’s esteem and 3) the benefits associated with abolishment of school uniforms are many.

Questions

What are the limitations of having school uniform requirements for kids? Does school uniform play any part in the learning process? What are some of the problems associated with having a ...

Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQ) represent an employment practice that allows discrimination in specific cases, when an applicant’s religion, age, gender or national origin, when such discrimination is justified by the need to ensure normal performance of a job. While BFOQ frequently serve as an important tool of distinguishing between the cases of justified and unjustified discrimination, the practice of applying the BFOQ is associated with a significant degree of controversy (Shaman, 1971). For instance, a question remains whether the gender-based discrimination in the military shall be considered in light of the BFOQ clause, contained in the 1964 ...

Introduction

There is always a question as to how to encourage students to listen, pay attention, and interact within the classroom environment. Too often it is seen that those who excel by choice are at the forefront of the classroom while those who are either not as adept at the given subject or are less interested fade into the background. Professor Dylan Williams and his ideas on how to better engage the entire classroom are both innovative and simplistic enough that students of all skill levels can participate and feel relatively equal. To teach effective equality within the classroom it ...

The lessons about peace movements of the past came from Gandhi and Martin Luther King (Cortright 2). The birth of the Civil Rights Movement in America was headed its leader of the Martin Luther King, a well-known activist and humanitarian. King used his written works that became part of his peaceful protest against any lawless violence that was evident the society. His famous work includes the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” which was used to ignite the black Americans to fight against the corrupt practices of religious leaders. King was a Baptist minister and he used his gift of influence ...

It is estimated that the United States and Brazil had more than two-thirds of the total enslaved population in the American continent (Horne 3). Brazil had the largest population of slaves compared to the United States. The wealth of both countries was based on slave trade commerce and labor from the slaves. This fact made the abolition of slave trade be difficult in both countries. The expansion of plantation agriculture in the two nations made it difficult for slavery to be abolished in the two countries. The increase in the global demand for sugar, cotton and coffee made it ...

Chapter 5 Outline

The chapter begins by explaining that despite usury being considered as an execrable sin against human, it continued to be famous in the United States and British. It is apparent that in a population of 30,000 people, more than 8000 individuals embraced usury or took part in the practice (Geisst 192). The reason is that the necessity of doing business using borrowed money became frequent due to trade. Besides, the chapter offers a detailed explanation on the sophisticated debt revolution that emerged in the 19th century. This made people support industrialization so as to help people to avoid ...

- In March 1766, Declaratory Act was passed by the British Parliament to affirm the Parliament’s right to pass laws in their colonies “in all cases whatsoever”. This news of repealing gave colonists confidence that British government respected and understood their situation regarding taxes. Few appreciated and recognized the claim of Parliament in passing laws “in all cases whatsoever” through the Declaratory Act. - Colonists wanted to be represented in the Parliament by some one of their own, whereas policies of British were determined by a sole leader. Apart from the colonial legislatures, mobs in many cities demonstrated ...

Secession commissioners were slave-owning politicians from the South. They were determined to defend slavery and mobilize other politicians from the South to separate from Abraham Lincoln’s Union. The Southerners claimed that the objective of quitting from the Union was not destructive but rather help in saving the tenets of the constitution. They believed that the slave system of the South would not thrive under the rule of the Republicans. The commissioners included state appointed individuals such as Jabez Curry, John Smith Preston, William L.Harris and Stephen F.Hale. They were a total of fifty-two commissioners with diverse experiences and affiliations ...

The re-construction era was the period after the civil war. It took place between 1865 and 1877. Abraham Lincoln began planning for the reconstruction during the Civil War because there were many union soldiers from the areas of the South. His goal was to bring the Nation together. In December 1863, he proposed his plan for reconstruction which demanded the States new constitutions stop slavery. Congress proposed an amendment to abolish slavery in the United States in January 1865. Congress formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery in 18th December 1865. In April 1865, the Civil War ended. ...

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- Introduction The Civil War (1861-1865) is an unforgettable event in the history of the United States of America. This renowned war was fought between the Northern and the Southern states. The Northern states were the part of The Union. On the other hand, the Southern states had disaffiliated from the Union and were successful in forming Other names given to this War are the War for Southern Independence , the War between the States , the War of Secession and the War of the Rebellion. Although the name Civil War is greatly criticized as vague ...

- Introduction Motivation is a behavioral concept used to illustrate momentary effects of administration of a conditional operation. A motivating operation was initially developed in order to show the results of changing the normal conditions of an organism by either increasing or reducing the operant can either increase or reduce its effectiveness. Motivation can therefore be defined as a measure of effectiveness on change of amount of a reinforcer. This operation affect whether an organism wants or does not want a stimulus. Motivating operations that result increase of effectiveness of a stimuli are referred to as establishing operations (EO). On the other hand, those ...

The series of American revolutions aimed to support the ideas of liberty, federalization and independence of the colonies. These values are the key ones for the formation of the democratic society. The American patriots highly supported these ideas and therefore the revolution emerged bringing the series of new consequences to the social environment construction. The impacts of these changes were felt mainly is social, cultural, political and less in economic sphere of the new independent country. The key role in the formation of American national played American Revolution of 1775-1783, although it had no French revolution’s terror ...

Slavery played a vital role in America’s social, economic and political history during the antebellum period. It became a topic of discussion all over the United States because of the American economy and plans to expand its territories. Most politicians were using it as a tool to gain votes and it was compulsory for them to air out their views on the issue, and Abraham Lincoln was not an exception. Many people in the United States have debated Abraham Lincoln’s views on the issue of slavery and race for so many years. Even though he issued the emancipation proclamation which ...

The war that caused over half a million casualties happened in 1861 and lasted up to 1865 and would have continued if the right foot was not set forward by the warring parties. Like most of the battles that have been fought in the past, the causes of this one are some of the most widely studied aspect that brought ugly scenes in the currently oldest modern democracy. What led to the war was not something abrupt but smaller objects began to gather momentum for as early as 30 years before the war began (Marcus 1995). It is at this ...

Abstract

The paper shall introduce the issue of racialism in the world as well as defining racialism. In the paper, various challenges that stakeholders who are campaigning against racialism and especially in the United States among the blacks and the whites shall be discussed. Among the reasons discussed in the paper are failures of the blacks to do away with the history of slavery, the blacks believing on the notion of police brutality and profiling, the black referring to themselves as niggers as well dressing in a suspicious way. In addition, white failure to accept the culture and practises of the ...

Should we rape the rapist? Should we torture the criminals? Is Vengeance the right approach? Should criminals be reformed or executed? These questions crop up often especially when an inmate is executed. Death Penalty or capital punishment is a contested concept mainly on the basis of ethics and fundamental rights. There are arguments and equally strong counterarguments depicting the irrelevance of this practice. Those who are against the death penalty argue that human life is valuable and even the worst offenders shouldn't be deprived of their lives. In addition, everybody has the 'right to life' and death penalty deprives a person ...

U. S. History This paper seeks to introduce the topic by relying on the Secondary source of the American History. Additionally, the Submission will then highlight some of the essential and crucial facts to appreciate regarding the Declaration of Independence and the American constitution. After setting the background and the context of the topic, this submission will then move to compare and contrast the Declaration of independence with the American Constitution with the Secondary Source of information and lastly give a conclusion based on the contrasts as shall be highlighted in the course of looking at all of the ...

Before the break out of the civil war in 1861, US congress was predominantly divided into two. On one hand legislators from the northern states who were anti-slavery while on the other hand were legislators from the southern states who were pro-slavery. The southerners felt that abolishing slavery would have a negative on their economies while the northern felt that abolishing slavery would help their industries because former slaves would be attracted by paid jobs. To avoid a bloody conflict, several ceasefire meetings were held to quell the rising tensions. The Missouri Compromise of 1820, for instance, helped to create a balance ...

What factors have catalyzed developments in human civilization during the past millennium?

Introduction Throughout the past millennium, humankind has experienced vast developments that became instrumental to reaching its eventual current state. Although there is an understanding that humankind inevitably undergoes change as time goes by, various themes in world history have characterized the transformations that emerged during the past 1000 years. Such provides valuable insights on how humankind could possibly evolve as they continue to exist. The following themes have depicted developments in human civilization – the growth of empires, emancipation from oppression and permeation of foreign influence that has countered tradition. The constant desire of humankind to expand their utility ...

Death Penalty for Juveniles:

The application of death penalty for crimes committed by child offenders is strictly prohibited under the international human rights law. Still, there are several nations using this law and are executing juvenile offenders. As against the total number of executions conducted globally, executions of juvenile offenders are few. The infliction for the death penalties for juveniles, and the number of nations applying it, have been gradually reducing over the past decade. Further, the practice of the execution of minors at the time of their crime has been directly opposed and prohibited by the International Covenant on Civil and ...

Abstract

Christianity has been around for more than 2000 years. It has more than 2 billion followers around the world. This paper discusses the past and present state of Christianity, its moral values, ethics and principles; the possible challenges it faces in the 21st century and some remedies to overcome them; positive and negative impact of Christianity on the world from its inception; and recent trends of the megachurches. Christian ethics have given the world human rights, gender equality, quality education, reformation of primitive ideologies and family morals. Upon evaluation through different sources, it is reassured that Christianity is still ...

The Rand Formula relates to an automatic check-off system through which dues to a union are abstracted by the employer from all employees benefiting from the union activities, regardless of whether they are members or not (MacKillop and Miedema, 110). The rationale for this system is to enhance union funding and also to ensure that any person that benefits from the collective power of the union also contributes to the union’s financial well being (CCH canadienne limitee, 681). The formula was introduced in 1946 by Justice Ivan Rand, in order to bring to an end a ninety nine day ...

(CANADIAN LAW, STATE AND CONSTITUTION)

Introduction

It is common for a trend to emerge in the process through which a country’s judiciary takes a given field of law and for how the law based approach evolves in a gradual manner over a given time period. In most cases different judicial eras often emerges in a delineated way, reflecting some changes in the human rights, even in the nation’s highest level court. In promotion of human rights, the pattern emerging in Canada is popularly defined as fast moving and a highly accelerating roller like coaster ride. At some occasion, the Canadian judicial system led by the ...

Thesis statement: Whichever way we look at it, underage marriages are not right, and they should be abolished in every country once and for all. - Body Paragraph

Underage marriage is a violation of the rights of the young girl who gets married.

- The minor does not get involved in the marriage negotiations which contravenes the spirit of marriage. - Apart from being denied education, the girl suffers domestic violence. - Body Paragraph

Underage marriage means early motherhood and a large family as a consequence.

- Large families perpetuate a circle of poverty. - Limited resources for the family. - Counter Argument Underage marriages should be respected. Abolishing them could be interpreted to mean interfering with people’s culture. ...

The Electoral College plays an important role of electing the president and vice president of the united state. The Electoral College selects a suitable candidate from those voted by the public. The Electoral College was established to enhance fairness in America election. The role of the Electoral College has opened a debate on its credibility. Some Scholars and philosophers advocate the existence of the Electoral College while others advocate for its abolishment. Through his analysis, George Edward has come up with the premises that support the abolishment of the Electoral College. His premises are discussed below. He argues that the ...

Abstract

Democratic Kampuchea was one of the most violent regimes to ever rule. During the course of their rule, they were responsible for the death of more than two million individuals; as a proportion of the nation’s size, this is an incredibly large number. The deaths were the result of a nearly fundamentalist adherence to the philosophies espoused in The Communist Manifesto, and were incredibly damaging to the nation in both the long term and the short term. The years following the second world war were a tumultuous time for the world as a whole. The world knew that to have another ...

Introduction

Juvenile court system is a parallel criminal system provided for juvenile delinquents. Criminal justice system realized that juvenile offenders have special needs as compared to adult criminals in that they are young, and have great future to pursue; therefore, the main objective of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate them. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) asserts that, the objective of the juvenile justice system is to “encourage a process of behavioral change by helping the child or young person to feel accountable for his or her actions and understand their impact on others, and foster integration ...

The Communist Manifesto

Introduction First published as Das Kommuniste Che Manifest, the Communist Manifesto was commissioned by the communist league, a political organization formed by working class individuals in northern Europe. The manifesto was jointly authored by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel. Though much credit was initially given to Engel, he later told the world that the manifesto was purely based on the ideas of Karl Marx. The manifesto is best understood through an analysis of the challenges faced by the working class in Europe (Marx & Engels 2009). Essentially, the writing is based on class struggles. According to Karl Marx, class struggles ...

“Abolishing Performance Appraisals" Book Review

"Abolishing Performance Appraisals" by Tom Coens and Mary Jenkins is both a challenging and thought-provoking book focusing on one of the premises of Human Resources Management. The effectiveness of performance appraisals is brought into question with the authors terming it as a “tool of patriarchy” at the workplace. The book shows why performance appraisal, as a practice in management, should be done away with and provide the steps on what can be done instead. It also cites several detailed case studies of firms or corporations that have effectively abolished the employee performance appraisal in their operations. The book is tailored for all ...

I have given considerable thought to a political career, but not so much to running for office or serving in an appointed capacity as to being an activist working on various civic reforms and social justice issues. Being a politician or bureaucrat in the traditional sense has no appeal to me but I can see myself working for nonprofit groups to bring about social change. Our democracy is in trouble in this country, and even though I was generally pleased with the results I did not care for all the billions of dollars that were spent. I have heard that it ...

The thought that marriage should be abolished is preposterous. Marriage is the oldest institution and it was not instituted by government; government only serves to maintain the sanctity and integrity of marriage. Kinsley says that if marriage were abolished then gays would feel equal to heterosexuals. Gays and homosexuals are already equal the only difference between them is one has met the criteria of marriage and the other does not. The requirement for marriage is one person must be a woman and the other must be a man. Single people are not given the rights that married people are given ...

Abolishing the Concept of Voidable Marriage

Introduction The institution of marriage is protected not only as a societal norm but also as an institution of the law. Family law essentially captures the legal connotations that marriage implies on persons and institutions. The concept of voidable marriages sits comfortably under the purview of marriages and is guided by a body of statutes with the overriding objective usually being the provision of fairness to both parties. The law suffices for man and its ideal purpose is to provide justice and fairness to all without fear or favour. Statutes in relation to marriages inherently showcase the same spirit of ...

Significant developments have taken place in the recent past with regard to the application of the death penalty that point at a global trend in a bid to have it abolished. Death penalty is a form of capital punishment, and it refers to the legal process in which an individual is condemned to death by his or her state as a form of punishment for having committed a capital crime. It is perceived by many to be inhuman as it results in the loss of life thus ultimately denying one his or her human rights. This heinous act is allowed to happen in the ...

After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Northern Illinois University shooting in 2008 the question of allowing or banning weapons on college campuses has been widely discussed. From that time and on, bills have been put forward for prohibiting and allowing guns on the university territory. At the moment, numerous campaigns to keep guns off campuses are being held. People are collecting signatures and doing everything in their power to prevent the reoccurrence of the tragedies of 2007 and 2008. Banning weapons on university and college campuses will limit dangerous violence, create a safer atmosphere and will help ...

Practice and theory in social work

Anti-oppressive practice is a theory on social work. It deals with the oppressive activities that take place in the communities, cultures and economies. The main objective of the theory is to abolish oppressive activities. Anti oppressive practice is done by practitioners as well as learners in the social movement, which is managed by women and black people. The theory tries to remove inequalities that are found in the society. Additionally; beyond the discourses’ boundaries, practitioners discover questions that enable people to think about power as well as possibility. The essay below discusses the anti-oppressive theory, how it intersects with race, ...

When Dreams Do Not Come True

In the world of creative writing and literature, there are various ways in which authors can express their thoughts and send message to the audience. Some might explain their message in a comprehensible prose and immediately express the main aim of the whole literary work; others might create a piece full of strong visual images which bring the audience to the theme and author’s message (Kennedy and Dana 250). In the last case, the language of the poem tends to be full of creative language devices and symbolism. The meaning of symbolism and literary devices are particularly important for the comprehension ...

Camus was a philosopher who debated absurdity and the meaning of life. His basic premise is that human life is absurd. According to him, the choices we make as humans about the lives we lead are verging on the ridiculous. He theorises, however, that the combination of human beings and the universe are what make both absurd. While Camus has some valid points within this topic, the only solution appears to be abolishing the application of reason to the universe, which is impossible to do due to the intrinsic connection between human beings and reason and, therefore, absurdity seems impossible ...

Introduction

The importance of automobiles in a highly dynamic society is seminal in the existence and harmonious flourishing of a society. The world has been in a continuous process of evolution (Neumann, T., 2006). Mobility and communication have been revolutionalized with the advent of new channels of communication. Therefore, the argument of abolishing automobiles from the American society would be a controversial one. The society is highly dependent on vehicles and other machinery in propagating itself, hence any action that would sabotage the efficiency with which the ordinary man has been used to will lead to a crippled society, not mentioning the dire consequences on ...

The American Civil was a war between different states of the US after Abraham Lincoln was elected as president. After this election, 11 states from the south formed the Confederacy and declared their wish to secede from the US as a show of discontent with their new president. The remaining 25 states supported Abraham Lincoln and this led to a war that lasted for almost four years. It is important to note that though the election of Abraham Lincoln led to the direct confrontation which resulted in the civil war, there are several underlying factors that actually aggravated the situation.

One of ...

Progressive era happened in 1890s to the 1920s in the United States and was a time of political improvement and community activism. The main aim of the group was to purify the government by abolishing bribery through undercutting and revealing political machines and bosses. Achieving effectiveness in every region was the other aim of the progressive era in the United States. This was done by modernizing, application of scientific, remedial and engineering solutions in the older sectors. During this era Progressives worked hard to renew improvement in schools at the regional level. There was a dramatic increase in the number of ...

Capital punishment is also known as the death penalty. This process involves the infliction of death to individuals as a punishment for certain offences by the judicial processes. This form of punishment has been practiced in the past by almost all the societies. However, a majority of the countries in the world today have abolished it, with only a few countries still following the death penalty sentencing. The deliberations over the propriety of the death penalty can be almost as old as the death penalty itself. It is interesting to note that the philosophical and moral arguments put forward by various individuals ...