Essays on Civitas

Question 1

I am in agreement with the criteria used for constitutional democracy fundamentally because it considers the issue of whether or not the elements contained in the American Constitution, as practiced and amended in the current times, are more inferior or superior to the systems set by the constitution in terms of sequentially stable democracies. The criteria for evaluation focuses on political stability (especially remaining democratic), effective democratic rights protection, democratic fairness, fostering consensus building and promoting effective problem solving. The criterion also supposes the fact that there are various conditions that make it even easier for the entire system ...

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In April 1999 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) was built as a Special Health Authority to advocate and further the clinical quality and effectiveness of the resources in the NHS. NICE is an independent organization in charge for stipulating national guidance on the advocacy for good health, prevention and medication of illnesses (Chidgey, Leng, & Lacey, 2010). NICE has given a set of guides for the users of National Health Services to follow. The responsibility of NICE is to improve outcomes for people utilizing NHS and other public health services (NICE, 2013). The coverage of the organizations functions ...

How important was Petrarch to the Emergence of Renaissance humanism?

How important was Petrarch to the Emergence of Renaissance humanism? During the Renaissance period, Francesco Petrarch was a famous Italian writer and poet. He took the forefront among many of his contemporaries in the inauguration of the ‘revival of antiquity’, also known as the humanist movement. Humanists were the scholars and writers in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries who aimed to emulate and recover the ancient literature. Their enthusiasm in the classical world and culture shaped the artistic and literary production in Europe. Petrarch had a passion for antiquity, and his works had the immense impact in the ...

How Religion Was Affected with Slaves before the Civil War

Introduction At the beginning of American slavery, before the Civil War, either Christianity was forced upon the African slaves or it was denied completely. The white man's religion gave purpose to American domestic religious missionaries in their intent to Christianize the earliest of slaves predominantly in the southern states. Numbers of the white slave masters believed allowing slaves any type of religion gave them, unwanted ideas about autonomy and thus, made them troublesome, lazy, and therefore, the slave masters would beat any slave professing their Christian beliefs. Holding secret gatherings to practice their religion – Christian or the ...

Reason/Rationale: Determination of differences and implemented benchmarks between UAE and UK law enforcement system.

Abstract 3 1) Introduction 4 2) Background 4 3) Key Points 5 4) Issues and Problems 6 5) Discussion 6 6) UAE Law Enforcement 7 11) Conclusion for UAE 10 12) UK Law Enforcement 11 17) Conclusion for UK Law Enforcement 14 18) Way forward 15 19) Conclusion 15

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Appendices 18 Abstract Law enforcement systems were created to put forward the initiatives of the criminal justice system particularly in ensuring that the full force of the law is in full swing. However, given the size of ...

Universal healthcare is a contentious topic in the United States. On one side, people argue the benefits of a single-payer system where individuals are covered by the government as the ultimate insurer. On the other side of the debate are those that argue that the government mustn’t intervene in the healthcare marketplace at any cost. Healthcare consumes approximately 16% of the American GDP. This is due to a number of factors including: the high costs associated with long term advanced treatments such as dialysis and chemotherapy, as well as the fact that physicians earn more in the United States than in ...

The primary purpose of the single market in Europe is to ensure business growth and expansion even within its area. As a single market, it is important that traders and customers are able to have their needs and demands met completely. However, despite having begun a long time ago, the European single market is yet to be a complete one by serving its own area. Instead of having a complete single market, the same does not support free business practices and the trading of goods, which is fundamental. Hence, people in Europe have the opportunity at hand but cannot make use of it ...

Without being graphic, Kate Chopin can still titillate today’s readers in her short story, The Storm. Sex is a need that needs to be gratified. Even illicit sex can bring about happiness. Moreover, Chopin seems to be endorsing that adultery, that it can be casual and it is fine. Not only is she endorsing it, she is suggesting that it can be a source of fulfillment in marital life for the legal spouses. The Storm is a story revolving on two married couples: Calixta and Bobinot, and Alcee and Clarisse. The title refers to the weather condition at the setting ...

Environmental sustainability

Environmental sustainability refers to making decisions and taking decisions with the aim of protecting the natural world. The main interests for this factor include the preservation of the environment to maintain the aptitude of the environment to sustain human living (Atkinson, Terizakis & Zimmermann, 2011). Environment sustainability supports business and economic growth in any country. The European Union lays massive weight on the emphasis for the sustainability of the environment. In 2009, the European Commission took a step towards the development of the environment sustainability within the region. It reviewed the European Union Sustainable Development Strategy. This was an improvement ...

In her first sentence of her very powerful story, Linda Brent writes: "I was born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away." What did she mean by this statement, and explain how this could possibly be true for anyone born into the world of slavery?

Slavery was a most despicable institution in the United States and as everyone seemed to accept it until it boiled down to a Civil War, the Deep South lorded it over millions of black Africans who suffered greatly and terribly due to their exposure to slavery. In this ...

Abstract

Sociology is one of the most interesting fields for because it focuses on the crucial aspects that affect the welfare of the society and the world at large. Sociology tends to create a link between the emergence of different cultures and the reason behind their existence. Cultural diversity is a fact that affects the entire world and this is as a result of the emergence of new norms and values in the societal setting. Cultural diversity in the United States of America is one of the current issues which is being focused on. The emergence of new cultural values in the country ...