Essays on Burdensome

In line with the fight against the controversial mandate for the inclusion of birth control in insurance plans, the Wheaton College administrators halted the provision of health insurance for its students. In the same way, Hobby Lobby which is an art and craft organization dropped its health care coverage for its employees. Its owners argued that the mandate violates the company’s right to exercise the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) as well as the First Amendment to the US Constitution (Blackman, 93). As a result, the court favored Hobby Lobby based on the precept that “a family-owned corporation ...

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In June 2016, the Pentagon reviewed and revised the Department of defense’s accession disqualifications with the effect of lifting the ban on transgender populations from serving in the military, but the debate on the suitability of the new policy has grown even more heated. This paper argues that barring transgender individuals from serving their nation in the most selfless way possible is at odds with both the constitution and the values that the military fights to defend. Given the large number of transgender personnel already serving or having served in the military, there is no reason to believe ...

Most of the poems of Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet address the themes of religion, slavery, gender and race. In my work, I will pay close attention to the themes of gender and race. The theme of gender and race brings out the inequality and unfairness of the society. From the poems of both writers, men consider themselves superior beings and say that women must show respect and remain submissive always. The place of women in the society is undermined, and their roles not clearly defined. On issues of race, the white Englishmen claim to be the masters of ...

Regulated vs unregulated vs partially regulated use of insecticides

Regulations are part of modern life and control each and every aspect of activity in the United States. Both individuals and corporations are subject regulations and vigorously advocate their opinions. The opinions, sometimes and in some cases, tend to be extreme in some thinking that there is too little federal regulation while some others feel that there is too much regulation. This polarization of views on regulation can be attributed in large part to a lack of good understanding of the research supporting regulation and burdensome problems in practice or implementation of regulations. The use of insecticides in the ...

The Pitfalls in Borrowing Money

A. The dangers or risks of borrowing money B. Background of borrowing/ responsibilities of borrower C. Thesis Statement: Borrowing money creates a profile of financially-at-risk individuals that shall be dependent on the characteristic of the borrower, who may the tendency to mismanage and misuse their credit cards. II. Counter-Arguments - There are advantages and disadvantages in borrowing money through loans and credit cards. - The financial problems of the borrower are easily resolved by seeking financial assistance from loans and credit cards for payment of mortgage, car loans, student loans and other emergency needs. ...

President Obama and the Republicans are really engaging in a bitter war against both sides when it comes to the topic of health insurance for Americans. This research paper will discuss the major issues that exist between the Republicans and President Obama with the Affordable Care Act. I will compare the pros and the cons of the new law. I will explore who will benefit from this law in which has been nicknamed as “Obamacare”. Why are the Republicans fighting so hard to stop this law? How much will it cost the government?

Republicans’ stand

There were claims that the Patient Protection ...

Analysis of the Cotton Pickers

Thomas Hart Benton, a famous Regionalist artist who was known as one of the members of the “Regionalist Triumvirate”, created an oil painting called Cotton Pickers, in 1945. This is a typical work to show an African American labor’s life and the sharecropping system of agriculture during the first decades of the 20th century. According the notes of his trip in Georgia in the late 1920s, Benton depicted a scene of cotton pickers working with dry soil under summer heat through curve line, and realistic shapes. Following the regionalist tradition Benton avoids subjects like the city life and technological advances and ...

Learning - Methodology and Patterns

- INTRODUCTION The process of acquiring a second/foreign language has evolved and it is permanently changing, developing in order to facilitate as much as possible learners in their aim of learning a new language, but also teachers, in their task to teach a second/foreign language in an efficient manner. It is becoming increasingly significant for teachers to be up to date with any developments in the process of efficiently preparing the methodology of a second/foreign language course and they need to permanently maintain an open mind and a pro – active approach to the new teaching methods, testing them in the classroom setting. ...

In the present times, educational excellence is of ultimate significance towards guaranteeing a productive future for the nation. Education plays an integral role in the opening of opportunities that would have never been realized if an individual had missed education and the subsequent preparation that education provides. The present state of the economy is uncertain, implying that adequate and quality education and training is the solution towards this downturns. However, there are diverse problems that affect education, which imposes negative consequences on the quality of education administered to the students. Therefore, educators have a responsibility of solving the problems if possible ...