Essays on Defending

Many of us form biased opinions based on the behavior we see in people. We might judge the person wrongly assuming that his behavior is because of the circumstances that the individual faces (Gilbert, & Malone, 1995). People also believe that an individual’s unique attributes affect his behavior. Philosophers try to find the reason for a person’s behavior. In order for the researcher to have a strong argument as to why an individual acts the way he does, the researcher must form an appropriate theory which has enough evidence to support it (Fiske, 2004). The theory may explain ...

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe is a documentary that follows the life of a radical-leftist attorney. However, the captivating and incendiary film is also based on the tragic form of liberal guilt. The movie revolves around the numerous cases that Kunstler was involved with until his demise. The film depicts William Kunstler as the passionate defender of the American people’s civil rights, earning him the reputation through defending a majority of the controversial defendants during the 20th Century. In Kunstler’s profession, he defended the American Indian Movement, Chicago 8, the Attica Prison rioters, the Freedom Riders, and ...

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The Lawyer-Client Relationship The lawyer-client relationship should be based on trust and confidentiality. Under no circumstances should a client lie to his or her lawyer as well as under no circumstances should a lawyer incriminate his or her client for telling them the truth. A problem in trust and confidentiality will result to poor lawyer-client relationship, which could significantly impact the outcome of a case. Trust and confidentiality problems arise when the client withholds some information from his lawyer for fear that his lawyer will back out. There are clients, for instance, who are guilty of doing ...

ABSTRACT

Gun Control is a very serious and regularly debated issue in this modern area. Some feel very strongly that the resolution to gun violence is to restrict guns from the public and therefore lessening gun related crime and accidental injury. However, that is not how all Americans feel. They see gun control measures as a direct infringement on the Constitutional rights, it would leave Americans defenseless and would, in fact, increase crime rates not lessen them. The bulk of research tends to lean toward the reality that gun control will not have the desired effect that gun control supporters ...

Judith Butler wrote the article “The Values of Difficulty” as a response to the article “Language Crimes: A Lesson in How Not to Write, Courtesy of the Professoriate” written by Denis Dutton. Butler defends her position in her essay and states that academic writers need to use complex terminology in order to express themselves and to shape the meaning in the right way. She believes that there is a connection between the language and the meaning and that a term could be misunderstood if simple language would be used. I agree with Judith Butler because she proves her point ...

Paul Fryes discusses how the American politicians ignore the problems of the Black people as one of the largest disadvantaged groups in the world and how the Black people cannot create a response to the ignorant politicians by developing a political strategy as a group of all Black voters. As known, political parties give attention to the groups providing a financial contribution to their campaigns, the size of voters in the group, and loyalty of voters in the group. The main aim is to collect the highest possible financial support and collect most of the votes for politicians. The ...

Business

2016-07-23

Introduction

This paper is devoted to the issue of the companies of Elon Musk and Tesla and their compliance with the Moral Compass (Elon Musk’s Empire, 2016). The chosen news is related to the personal and corporate integrity. It should be noted that personal interests as well as professional interests can impact on the company. In this case, expression and defending each of own interests by the business entity can lead to a phenomenon that is called a conflict of interests. Entering into transactions with each other, every company seeks to realize selfish interests, which may not coincide ...

War and Peace

A state of armed conflict between societies is what is known as war. Wars are fought especially if there are disagreements between sovereigns of states on various issues like land, water and so on. Besides, wars may also be the outcome of greed to grab the land, and resources of other states or it may due to the overwhelming desire to exercise more power over a wider population. The absence war is what can be called as peace. Wars may be fought due to various reasons and some of those reasons would be just while most others may be ...

Introduction

Born in India, on the territory of present-day Nepal, Buddha not only influenced Indian culture and spiritually, but has also become one of the world’s most appreciated systems of belief. Buddhism emerged at a very specific moment in the history of India, when the changes in the political and philosophical realm coincided with the different problems in the society (Begum 2013). Buddhism, which emerged as a new and surprising religion, contradicted many of the Brahmanical beliefs which people in India shared in the 6th century B.C. The Buddha’s concerns and the vision on the society, which is ...

Identity has become an unavoidable part of people’s lives. Our identities have become our vectors and are defined by what we do and the reasons behind the acts. As much as people may want to believe that their identity is irrelevant, in reality, they often affect the way other people perceive them. There are many aspects of one’s identity. Therefore, every action that a person takes can have different meanings and implications to different people and thus people have become concerned about shaping their identities. Shaping and defending our identities has become more real to us than ...

Black Kettle was a man who was a warrior, a hero, a peacemaker and a leader of the Native American Indian Tribe, Cheyenne. He was someone who always thought of his people first and did everything he could, to protect them. He guided them to choose the path of peace and live with resistance for their survival with the whites. Nonetheless, his efforts for finding peace did not turn in his favor. Black Kettle was born in 1803 in the Southern Cheyenne tribe in Black Hills. He proved himself over time and became Chief of his council of forty-four ...

Introduction

It is thought that the European Union, besides other markets, has liberalized the employment market by lowering the level of regulations in this sphere and enabling people from each Member State of the Union to become employed in any Member State. This has taken more than fifty years of deliberations and negotiations between the sides. Among the main instruments, which have been used during this procedure, we need to list social partnership and social dialogue as the procedures aimed at reaching consensus between the social partners. Additionally, the European Union as a result of implementation of the previously discussed ...

Development and Challenges of Football after 1990 World Cup

1.0 Introduction Football has over the years faced challenges despite its growth in popularity. Szymanski (2002) argues that football has significantly improved the economic standards of the countries who host the world cup and also those with the major leagues. Lee & Taylor (2005) argue that tourism has been on the rise due to football, and this has come to be with the 2202 World Cup hosted by South Korea and Japan. However, the report has dwelt much on the recent history of football that took center stage after the 1990 world cup finals. Some of the main topics that ...

Event 1: Delaware Burger Battle.

Event details: The Kenny Family Foundation is hosting the Delaware Burger Battle. 20 restaurants are participating. Event will be held at Twin Lakes Brewery in Greenville. The restaurants will have to serve burgers to critics and the eating public.

Awards: Critic’s Choice Winner, People’s Choice Winner and Best Alternative Burger

Significant participants: Defending champion Redfire Grill + Steakhouse (Hockessin). James Beard nominee Jay Caputo of Rose & Crown (Lewes). Bryan Sikora of La Fia in Wilmington.

Local significance: an informal tradition over the years, marking the last weekend of summer before the new school year.

Main sponsor: The Kenny Family Foundation is sponsoring the event for the second year running. Proceeds go to Ministry of Caring’s Emmanuel Dining Room.

Cost of ticket : $45 for booking ahead, $55 on day of event. Teenagers $15, other children $5

Plan of action for day prior to event Visit the site ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...

List of Figures

Figure 1: Components of Risk Management 7 Figure 2: Number of organizations attacked by unauthorized users 17

Management Summary

As part of this report, the current trends of security threats to SMEs were examined. The system components were then categorised, threats identified and prioritized, and vulnerabilities assessed. The assets were prioritized using weighted factor analysis method. A risk register was prepared with the suggested mitigation activities. The risk control strategies were discussed and risk controls measures that were suggested in the risk register discussed again.

Introduction

Current trends of security threats to SMEs The Small and Medium Enterprises face the same cyber ...

The increased pace of job globalization, in developing and developed countries, has focused attention on outsourcing as an object of both praise and criticism. The loss of job opportunities (locally), lower quality products and/or services and, not least, further imbalances in income pay are all outcomes critics of outsourcing cite. On upside, job outsourcing, particularly at a global level, is apt to enhance productivity, lower costs and, for one, enhances core efficiencies for outsourcing companies, according to supporters of outsourcing. If anything, cost assumes center stage in a decades-long debate now on outsourcing. There are, however, more in outsourcing ...

Introduction

The Trayvon Martin shooting of 2012, in which George Zimmerman shot a 17-year-old black youth whom he believed was acting in a threatening manner. The controversy surrounding the murder and its subsequent trial brought up intriguing and complicated discussions surrounding Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws, which stated Zimmerman had the right to defend himself with deadly force if he felt threatened. Stand Your Ground laws have encountered a great deal of discussion in recent years due to this case and many others, in which the issue of being able to defend yourself with lethal force is taken into ...

Delivery date

The movie, Precious, is all cast on an African-American setting. It is based on a novel known as “Push” which was written by Sapphire. It was released in 2009, and it is more of a drama film filmed in a New York ghetto. The director of the movie is Lee Daniels, and he is also the co-producer. The movie is about a girl, Precious, who comes from a very abusive background. School for her is a nightmare as well as children mock her due to her being overweight and almost illiterate. Her school mates are also very cruel to ...

The dictum “unexamined life is not worth living”, is a famous dictum uttered by ancient Greek Philosopher, Socrates, during his trial for corrupting the youth and impiety, for which he became subsequently sentenced to death. The quote was reported by Plato in his Apology, which is a recollection of Socrates’s speech with the jury during Socrates trial. It is regarded as a resolution of Socrates to choose death rather than escape to exile in Thessaly or commit to silence, to live. The Socratic attitude in the dictum can be traced back to the statement of the oracle Phythia ...

ABSTRACT

The process of instructing/teaching debating the affirmative proves a technical and philosophically based endevor as presented in this scholastic document. The instruction of debating the affirmative incorporates specific concepts related to vocabulary terms connected to this field. As a function of a representative democratic society debate on policies, affecting the quality of life of humans as equal entities makes the affirmative position for policy change an important technique for change in society. Therefore, the instructional intent of teaching debating the affirmative provides in the following document aspects about what an affirmative position needs apply in structuring an argument creating a policy change case. ...

I would like to work as an in the industry of governmental accounting as a researcher.

Section 1 – Self Assessment

1. What skills, knowledge, attitudes, and/or aptitudes do I have which will contribute to success in this career?

I will have to acquire formal knowledge from my university education including an accounting degree that will ensure I will be able to relate the practical aspects of accountancy to theories and the latest research. I also aim to acquire this knowledge from extracurricular activities at the university. Furthermore it may be beneficial and realistic to acquire knowledge in other fields of accounting before getting ...

I have always considered that the person who invented society was probably the greatest genius ever living on earth. Social norms, human relationships, communication, collaboration, progress, society, they are all part of a political system. Excepting the abstract concepts such as love, happiness or virtue, everything in the world, locally or globally, at micro level, or at macro level, is political. The dynamics and particularities of the international political scene fascinate me. It is with great interest that I follow the socio-political concepts integrated in the speeches or strategies of politicians or in the pleads and defenses of the lawyers. ...

The Iliad

In history, The Iliad is included in epic poetry’s oldest collection. The Iliad is an ancient poem in which similar with the Odyssey, was argued saying that it was created by a person named Homer. Even though no one provided reliable evidence in relation to the creator of this Greek poem, it was generally accepted that the alleged creator, Homer is a visually challenged poet. This poet was written sometime between eight hundred and seven hundred Before Christ. The Iliad was translated to many languages, which was then used in silver screen and stage presentations and even motivated many untold ...

The court that I visited was the Boston Municipal Court which was located at the Government Center T stop on the Green Line. The name of the judge was Honorable Charles R. Johnson. The hearing that I attended was a criminal case involving theft. The defendant was present. He was about 30 years of age and was charged of stealing the money from a grocery store. There was a witness who testified before the court and was the cashier during the time the defendant stole the money. The cashier was a 25 year old girl who was on duty when the crime took ...

How pollution is presented is just as important as why it is discussed. A weak presentation can wipe out the facts, and a strong one can make us do better. In the videos I’ve seen, the work in showing us the knowledge is can change how we view it. With this in mind, the merit can only be measured by a cleaner tomorrow.

First to be acknowledged: I acknowledge that pollution exists. I know its nearby and far away, and all throughout the world. I know it’s in the air, in my living room, in my water. When I see ...

STARBUCKS REPUTATION

In the pursuit of their objectives organizations become so uncompromising that they only realize the importance of goodwill once it is lost. The same is the case with Starbucks. First, it took advantage of the loopholes in the accounting standards and taxation laws to minimize corporate tax liability and when caught doing so they actually admitted it by announcing that they would pay more corporation tax in 2013-2014, regardless of whether the company is profitable or not. (Armistead, 2012)

The company has not been successful in managing its reputation after the tax avoidance scandal. In fact, it is among ...

PART I.

Solving ethical dilemmas comes with a decision making challenge that uphold the values an organization views as most significant. It involves a consideration of actions relative o the consequences. It involves making decisions that put the values of an organization at stake. Coming up with such decisions involves a consideration of staff loyalty, fidelity and honesty. Such a decision should uphold the critical values whilst minimizing the consequences in the behavioral conduct of the workers. Besides having clear vision and mission statements, most organizations lack an ‘ethos’ element in ethical maintenance. They lack communication of beliefs, existing cultures and expected behavior. This ...

The number of Electoral College votes must be equal to the total number of Senators and Congresspeople, plus 3 for the District of Columbia, right now there are 538, so there are also 538 electoral votes (Electoral College). Each states is given electoral votes equal to its number of Senators and Congresspeople. For example, Tennessee, which went for Romney in 2012, has is allocated 9 Congresspeople and 2 Senators, a total of 11, so Tennessee has 11 electoral votes (2012 Presidential Election Results)(Distribution of Electoral Votes). Much of the Constitution was created through compromise and the Electoral College ...

Research review will be aimed at analyzing the course book as well as the relevant readings provided by the instructor so as to demonstrate the level of understanding of business ethics through course material. Firstly, a thorough study of the book and the related readings will be done. The main themes from each of the reading will be identified, then listed in the form of arguments. Then the articles related to business ethics will be identified. The major proposition of the articles will be checked as to whether they are supporting the theme given in the book or not. After ...

Introduction

War is an unavoidable part of human life. Warfare is portrayed as an important component of the human lives. War plays an important role in the lives of human beings making it inevitable in the world. War is an important aspect in human life because it brings honor and integrity to the individuals who participate in the struggles and battles while failure to participate in the war is presented as an act of cowardice and laziness and a sign of misaligned priorities in life. The degree of participation in the war is presented as a brave and courageous people in ...

Introduction

In the United States, there are more gun related suicides than there are gun related homicides. Although, by the mention of a gun most people think of death, and a deadly weapon gun would be extremely significant if it was used for the right purpose. The only problem with availability of guns in the society is when it is used to take away innocent lives. There should be critical evaluation of the relationship between the number of guns allowed in the country and number of criminals. If regulation of possession of guns reduces crime incidences, proper measures should be undertaken. As a ...

According to Linda J. Lumsden, how did suffrage activities draw women into the fight for suffrage?

This author elaborates various ways in which in which suffrage activities drew women to fight for suffrage. The suffrage activities ensured that it appeals to the interest of women in order to drive them to fight for suffrage in America. The aspects of interest that were given attention involve defending for freedom of speech, right to dissent and freedom of assembly especially at the times of war. Women suffrage movement also involved defending the rights of women to vote in the public elections. Various strategies were, therefore, put in place in order to draw the attention of women ...

The Just War Theory is a doctrine developed by Christians to determine whether the war is just. A number of criteria are used to determine whether the war is morally justifiable. The war is considered just if it satisfies a series of criteria. The Just War Theory has two parts which include: Jus ad bellum (conditions where war is justifiable) and Jus in Bello (conducting war in an ethical way). Jus ad bellum concerns whether it is moral to go to war while Jus in Bello concerns moral conduct expected in war (Jean, 2004). There is need to add a third part: ...

The Central Intelligence Agency was established courtesy of the National Security Act in 1947. The agency has by large retained its structure and form until the recent changes introduced in 2004 courtesy of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. However, by and large, the agency has often remained with one primary mandate. This entails the collection of intelligence for the consumption of policymakers in the United States of America. This role calls for a higher threshold of ethics and moral conduct given the sensitivity of the function in question. It is imperative to appreciate the fact that intelligence forms ...

Introduction to Security: Defending Against Attacks

Introduction to Security: Defending Against Attacks

Introduction:

Information security refers to all tasks that deal with guarding digital information with the aim of ensuring proper implementation of security measures. However, even when all security measures have been taken, it is hard to completely guarantee immunity from attacks or consider a system to be completely secure (Ciampa, 2010). Information security can be considered as protection since its main goal is to create defenses that ward off security attacks and prevent collapse of the system in case an attack is successful. These defenses are intended to protect information that is of value ...

Introduction

In the last couple of years, the role of the United States and another democratic government has expanded dramatically. Currently, the government used new and vast roles that lacked in the previous years in an effort to produce a productive men and women of the society. In the past, leaders used totally different methods of leadership compared to the modern leadership styles. New and improved methods of leadership are introduced as the world enters the diverse situation. The society requires a lot from the government, which they must fulfill in order to gain trust from the society. People living in the ...

Over the last few decades the question about gay rights and gay marriage has been widely discussed not only in the USA, but in most Western European countries. It has affected many people, who opted either for or against the question, if gays should have rights. It was not only discussed about the rights as a single person, but also about the rights of being a same sex-couple. People that are in these types of relationships started all forms of protests and initiatives to gain their rights to be married. There is a strict line of division between the groups of people ...

ABSTRACT:

It is essential to acknowledge the fundamental reality that face engineers when subjected to conflicting interests within their performance and in offering technical expertise. It is the duty of an engineer to uphold the well-being of the public health, safety, and the welfare during the course of execution of the professional duties. As outlined below, an engineer who commits to the decision of defending his recommendations will often be faced by the risk of losing their jobs and positions. However, we must acknowledge the fact that we would be refuting our professional obligations and responsibilities, as specified by the ...

In The Iliad, the author sets warfare as the most important aspects of the society. It is necessary to note that the current war in the poem is not at the action and plot in the text, but war is one of the detectable social forces in the poem. Men in the poem who fail to respect the warrior character of the society or fail to take part in the ongoing wars are ostracized and criticized. Declining to engage in battles or war or being labeled a coward are the worst ways that a man can be defined, since the man ...

Global Conflict and Security: Nuclear Proliferation

Introduction Nuclear weapons are considered to bring harm and destruction to nations, bringing endless deaths and trauma to citizens. However, Kenneth Waltz and Scott D. Sagan argued that, the existence of nuclear weapons provides safe reliance to the nation rather than having no nuclear weapons. Kenneth advocated existence of nuclear weapons for this brought prestige to nations and enemies would not dare to attack. He states that wars would be avoided by much consideration of powers a nation would hold; if the opponent country were weak, they would attack and win. Nuclear weapons are sources of peace, Kenneth states. ...

Background of the Companies

According to the National Basketball Association commonly referred to as NBA history, Los Angeles Clippers (Clippers) and Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers) have had a long time rivalry. The two teams regularly meet in the L.A basketball circuit, and this forms part of the cause in their rivalry. Other causes of their rivalry include the location where they play their home tournament games. For the two teams, Staples Center located in Los Angeles is the place where the home games are played. These home games at times lead the matches’ common to both teams known as “Hallway Series”. Historically, the native ...

Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis, The last days of Judas Iscariot is a play about the trial of Judas Iscariot betrayal to Jesus Christ. The play starts with Henrietta Iscariot (the mother of Judas) who says, “The world tells me that God is in heaven, and my son is in hell. If my son is in hell then, there is no heaven. ” With the statement, Henrietta was defending Judas by insinuating that if Jesus died for human sin then her son might as well as be forgiven. The scene then changes to the courtroom where Judas is motionlessly sitting in a ...

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

Introduction

First of all, in the scope of this paper it is essential to put an emphasis on the fact that the concern of female’s rights from the Eastern and Southern is mainly referred to the Mediterranean, who inhabit the territory of Egypt, rather than in Morocco or Algeria. Those females, who have left the above listed countries for emigrating to Europe, currently represent the paradigmatic expression of the human rights, which is related to the conflicts between local and global in terms of female’s rights protection. For instance, after the events ...

In Ancient Greece, human existence was strongly tied of the legends of heroes and gods. With legendary figures guiding their lives, Ancient Greeks worshiped heroism, which was always linked with the code of honor. Honor represented a human value and in the same time a condition for living up to the ideal of living among the gods. The code of honor in Ancient Greek tradition represented a supreme ideal and a challenge that determined humans who exerted it to overpass their condition. Reflecting the Ancient Greek society of Homer’s time, “The Iliad” depicts the meaning of the code of honor by surprising ...

Socrates is popular for his shifting thoughts on Greek philosophical ideas about the nature of the universe. Philosophers before Socrates’ time also examined of the problems associated with human life. Nonetheless, Socrates was the first philosopher to analyze ethics as a science. In addition, Socrates looked at the principles of human life from a methodical and consistent perspective. Many critics note that Socrates influenced the expansion of Western philosophy and culture in many ways. In fact, a number of critics believe that Socrates was instrumental in his teachings and such thoughts impacted on the development of Christianity. Arguably, Socrates wrote nothing and ...

Introduction

The Unites States of America has one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The nation is home to people from all races. In recent decades, the nation has become very democratic and racially tolerant. However, this has not always been the case. The United States has historically had a tendency of suppressing racially unique groups through racially motivated policies. The first example of this was the loss of liberty and land of the Native Americans to white settlers. The other action that comes to mind is the Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation between blacks and whites. There ...

Contemporary Policing

Abstract The immune system denotes the human body’s emplacements against any contagious entities that might be in a position to attack and weaken the body. Any disarrays to the human immune system would results to various ailments that would eventually result to death. The system is encompassed of various cells, tissues, and organs that work collectively in defending the body. It is imperative to note that the components mentioned ought to be functional for the objective to be attained. Evidently, there are various aspects that hinder the effective functionality of the human immune system with stress and depression ...

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Defending the Guilty In 1840, Lord William Russell, an English nobleman was murdered. There was strong evidence that his butler, Courvoisier may have perpetrated the crime. Despite the strong circumstantial evidence, the butler maintained his innocence and was duly represented by his lawyer, Charles Phillips. During the court proceedings, Phillips vigorously defended his client as expected. At this point, Phillips would have already known the guilt of his client. In fact, it would be reasonable to believe that Courvoisier might have already admitted his guilt to his lawyer before the later accepted the case. During the course of ...

The Stop Question and Frisk program has been the subject of major scrutiny over the past few years in New York City. The program, although quite vague, is a policy that allows New York City police officers to stop, question and frisk any pedestrian they deem questionable. However, this program has fueled anger in minority groups over racial profiling, as the bulk of pedestrians who have been stopped were of the African American or Latin communities. The newly elected Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio has decided to reform the policy in response to many reports of civil rights ...

Immigration Laws: Arizona’s immigration wall-constitutionality

Immigration: Countering the threat or breaking the law? The issue of illegal and undocumented aliens in the United has run the gambit of being perceived as a threat to the economic well being of the United States to undermining the national security of the country. The former deals with the threat of a steady stream of undocumented aliens flooding into the United States to seek a better life for themselves and their families, looking for employment to lift themselves from abject poverty; many in the United States see them as “robbers” taking what should be given to native born Americans. The ...

Introduction

Among the highly controversial themes that Orhan Pamuk explores in his novel “Snow”, such as political Islamism versus secularism, the installment of martial law, political exile, suicide, the writer also treats a current issue, very debated nowadays, which is the Islamist feminism, reflected through the resistance to the head scarf banning in public spaces. A cultural trend defending the values of the Islamic society arose in Turkey, as presented in Pamuk’s writing, which end-up in a girls’ suicidal wave, when confronted with the brutal opposition of secularism, which attempt to modernize Turkey by banning the head scarf wear in public ...

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Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground

In self defense, the basic philosophy is that the amount of force to ward off the threat must be proportionate to the force that was being threatened to be used. In essence, lethal force is only permitted to be used in cases in stopping the infliction of grievous bodily harm that can result in possible death, the death of the person or loved ones, or rape or “sexual assault” in Michigan. The person using deadly force legally must possess a reasonable belief that by using such force, one if not all three of these scenarios will be prevented, and ...

Academic freedom refers to a very old debate which has evolved over the centuries to having become an integral part of constitutions around the globe such as in the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure in the United States, the 1996 Constitution of South Africa, the German Constitution and the 1987 Philippine Constitution, all referred to the right to academic freedom in their own specific manners. In actuality, it means the right to research and convey new ideas through teaching without any inconvenience regardless of the ideas being controversial (Encyclopedia of Ethics 10). There is though, in ...

In James Morrow’s novella Shambling Towards Hiroshima, a man is hired by the US government to put on a rubber monster suit and put on a demonstration in which he destroys a small city, in order to completely end World War II. As his main character says of his intentions for the beast, “I hope to make this magnificent lizard as famous a symbol for the abolition of nuclear weapons as Smokey the Bear has become for the prevention of forest fires” (Morrow 162). This scenario is an obvious homage to the Godzilla films from Japan’s Toho Company in the 1950s – a distinct ...

ESSAY # 1

In the film Imitations of life, we meet four women who try so much to make their lives more than mere imitations of life. Together they struggle to make it in New York City. It is the story of two mothers and their daughters, both of whom take different paths in regard to the roles they play in the lives of their children. The daughters too, have a different way of seeing or appreciating their mothers. This movie is a clear representation of a genre called the women’s film because all it does is talk about the struggles that women have ...

During the ancient times, Kings ruled without question and used their absolute power to define the societal morals and understanding of right and wrong. These rulers at times altered their rules to justify their actions. In various states, the Bill of Rights, which spells out the fact that people should have the freedom to pursue life, happiness and liberty, had little support in the original constitution as proposed in Philadelphia in 1787. It is argued that the framers of the original constitution were concerned with the establishment of the machinery for an effective federal government. The Bill of Rights, ...

[Institution Affiliation]

PART 1

- At least one problem or guiding question related to your personal or professional setting that could be used in a program evaluation. (Note: Anything related to education, elementary schools, etc). Each year, federals, government and foundations fund educational projects and initiatives with the main goal of transforming lives of students, adults and families. Such a program needs to be evaluated in order to determine whether its goals and objectives are being met. - A statement defending the choice of problem or guiding question for program evaluation with support from the Spaulding text, Program Evaluation in Practice. ...

Introduction

Governments are tasked with a challenging responsibility of adopting informed and justifiable decisions when budgeting for the country’s resources. Investing in unproductive or unhelpful projects is not acceptable because this characterize misuse of public resources. Amtrak is one of the major projects in United States that has realized attention of policy makers. A group of policy makers has lobbied for the continued funding of this project while other argues that the company should lose its subsidiaries. Deciding whether the government should withdraw its support from Amtrak or continue funding the project is challenging because either of the options carry ...

In the report from the conference “Error in Medicine: The Role of Morbidity & Mortality Conference,” Vincent Liu report that increasing cases of errors involving doctors and patients had led to a national concern on the very issue. Lui report that while it could be assumed that medical errors only affect patients, it was found that physicians were equally affected. The conference was dubbed M& M which was acronym for Morbidity and Mortality. In the conference, doctors discussed modalities that would be applicable in an attempt to reduce such occurrences (Lui, p.1). Lui writes that a report released on patient safety ...