Essays on Minority

Women and the minority groups play an important role in the entrepreneurship and investment opportunities in the U.S. The women and minority groups engages in the business investment opportunities and economic development. The business opportunities and challenges influence the extent of involvement of the women and minority groups in the business activities and the general business environment. The cultural values and norms also influence the participation of the minority groups and women in the business environment in general. The accessibility of finances and capital influence the role of women and minority groups in starting new businesses, as well as ...

Introduction

There is a continued demand for better minority representation in various aspects of professional American life including the police force, local school boards, city governments, and teacher labor force among others. In schools particularly, racial representation is of interest to policymakers, education practitioners, and parents. Many people believe minority teachers play a vital role in countering the existing negative stereotypes. They serve as role models and people that can relate to the minority learners’ cultural backgrounds (Egalite & Kisida, 2015). It creates an environment in which the learners are less likely to have biased subjective views of their abilities in life. The ...

Literature Review

Literature review is the process of describing the relevant literature to a given topic or piece of work. It is beneficial because it gives the reader a glimpse of the existing, relevant theories and hypotheses including the methodologies useful in that field of work or topic. It makes use of secondary sources a representation that the research has no new information. In my literature review, I will discuss the different aspects of homelessness among blacks and ethnic minority groups in the UK. My method of searching for relevant sources include a wide search of various websites among them, governmental departments, shelter England, ...

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The Minority (American Immigrants) In World War II Participation, Efforts and Results 1.0 The Background 1.1 Introduction to the Second World War The Second World War involved a number of nations and it lasted from 1939-1945. The war involved all the great powers, and it led to the formation of two military alliances, the Axis and Allies. It is essential to note that the war was the most devastating and widespread in human history. The war led to the deaths of millions of people, both military and civilians. The war involved more than 100 million service men ...

The following paper discusses in detail the issue of under participation of the minority population in voting. Minorities in the US do not actively participate in voting and thus hamper the development of the nation. This paper aims in understanding the underlying reasons for such lack of participation and offers some solution to ensure that the minorities exercise their voting rights.

The Minority vote

Introduction Voting has many implications as it can make or break governments and can largely affect the smooth functioning of a government. Economic developments are significantly dependent on the voting turnout. Voting is an ideal weapon granted to ...

Introduction

Demographic composition of unions has been changing in the past decades. More women now form part of the workforce. Women can be found in most, if not all, lines of work. Minority ethnic groups have also increased in numbers. Ethnic composition of workers continues to shift. Migrant workers have become a distinct minority group. New types of workers, such as freelancers, home workers and service workers are also emerging as distinct labor groups. Unions operate through the concept of agency. Unions represent their member employees to the employer and regulatory bodies. Effective representation requires the consideration of different interests, ...

Community health assessment for the minority population in Marion County in Indiana, Indianapolis

1) The Cultural Assessment Tool According to the United States Census Bureau, (2012), the total population of Marion County in the year 2011 was 293477 people. The Age Composition of the different populations in Marion County in Indianapolis in the year 2011 was as shown in the following table below.

Age distribution table for the different populations in Indianapolis

Image: US census Bureau (2012) According to STATS (2012), Out of the total population of 293477 of the minority population in Marion County in the year 2011, the minority community populations were as follows, 1) Black population = 27 percent of the population 2) American Indians ...

I chose this particular topic for my research paper because the South Caucasus is a region that has had the misfortune of seeing inter-ethnic issues played out in different stages of conflict - both latent and violent, and therefore both conflict prevention and conflict resolution/transformation interventions have been required. Georgia's Armenian inhabited area – Samtskhe-Javakheti – is a case of the former. Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh and also the Georgian-Russian-Ossetian war represent the latter.

Basic Facts about the Armenian Minority Group in Georgia

General Information about Armenians Armenians constitute the main population of the Republic of Armenia, the country is homogenous. The total population of the country in accordance with the ...

Who are the minority groups and what are the challenges have they been facing currently? Why blacks do commits the highest homicide or crime rate, and even kill among themselves despite the abolishment of slavery and segregation systems? These are some of the questions that I am going to handle in this paper. It is a fact that the minority groups in the past have gone through hard times of their life, whereby they were discriminated by the majority and the elite whites. Some were even killed by whites. But at present, blacks continue to indicate the highest rates of ...

Education

Abstract Minority students that can be targeted for retention programs include students from the African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Filipino and Hawaiian ethnicities. The issues that need to be addressed in order to retain minority students in higher education nursing programs include more academic preparation, more support from faculty, and the availability of health the insurance. The wrong perceptions about nurses start as young as Kindergarten and last through elementary and high school. Long term solutions to the retention problem can start when nursing associations and university departments need to reach out to local school districts by offering help ...

There are a number of theories applied in sociology that help determine the social aspect of human beings in terms of their experiences. These theories include: conflict theory, feminist theory, sociological theory just to mention but a few. These theories define the interaction of social groups and helps evaluate their experiences in terms of race, gender, ethnicity and social class. These issues can be observed through various sociological perspectives such as functionalism, conflict theory and symbolic interactions (Leger, 2003). Therefore, the focus of the paper is assessing two ethnic communities in the United States in terms of race, gender and social ...

In terms of ethnicity, the shift from dominant minority to dominant majority is noticeable on an international level in recent times. A major principle of the pre-modern organization is domination by minority groups, usually an ethic minority, but in the modern era, the ethnicity of dominant majority is on the rise. The focus on popular sovereignty, democracy and the intermingling of politics and culture has made the principle of ethnic dominance more untenable. The latest example of this change is evident in Iraq; it is easy to spot the vulnerability of societies dominated by minority groups like Bahrain and ...

Q.1. Before providing assessment of the case, whether or not there is a ground for legal action, the main problem has to be determined first to be able to construct a sound judgement. The main issue is that Cotton Limited, which happens to hold 89.5% of Satin Co. Limited's shares is pushing the minority shareholders including Silk to sell their own shares to Cotton Limited. The decision to buy-back the minority shares was made by Satin's board members themselves. Therefore, the idea of making the company a wholly owned subsidiary constitutes validity because the agreement was made by the majority of the ...

INTRODUCTION

Historically, obesity has been a pertinent issue affecting a large percentage of the American population. Obesity can be described as a medical condition in which there is an accumulation of excess fat in the body. This condition, when not controlled well can result to further body complications such as heart diseases, high blood pressure and diabetes. Therefore, once detected early, the condition should be controlled to avoid such complications. Weight loss is one sure way of reducing the severe effects of obesity as obesity manifests itself through gaining weight. In the US, obese cases have been ranked as among the ...

Description of the issue

The number of colored students who secure chances for higher education in the United States has greatly been on the decline. The rates of admission and successful completion of higher education by students who are of African-American origins, Hispanic and the Native Americans origin have always trailed behind their White and Asian counterparts. Perhaps, this has been on the grounds of low income and discrimination based on race. Moreover, students with disabilities have also not been adequately represented in the higher education, in United States. Besides, the needs of the few African-Americans, the Hispanic and the Native American students ...

Introduction

Mentoring programs for women and minorities exist in nearly all institutions, in America. However, the manner in which it is conducted is what differs from one institution and facility to another. For example, in the health care industry, minority mentorship is provided to clinicians and scientists who are still young in their careers. Mentorship is very important for smooth academic experience and transition to the career world. Medical and research facilities usually select a team of senior and experienced personnel who then works with a group of young scholars in order to develop their attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary for career ...

The theme on social change as depicted by Pancake is painted in a form of negativity. The social change in this novel has affected the lives of a minority in the novel. Pancake has used art in writing to sensitize on the issue of disregard of the minority populations. The population in this novel is exposed to ignorance and disregard. The minority population in this novel is facing the threat of losing the main source of their livelihood and their habitats. The aim of the novel by Pancake was well put across and sensitized. The issue of mountain top mining has ...

Every working class is educated by unions. This is a significant and a necessity role that ensures that social workers are kept updated with their rights and freedom. The main intention of many labor unions is formally educates its esteemed members. In their educating, they enhance training language skills to workers who are migrants as well as presenting and preparing labor law seminars. However, there are hindrances in their work (Broeder, & Extra, 1999). Despite their tendencies, the union has unqualified members; therefore, it become difficult to lead radical social changes. We all know that the union duplicates the divisions that are ...

Minority Student Retention and Graduation Rates: Translating Quantitative Studies into Actionable Results

Minority students make up approximately one-third of total student enrollment in America’s post-secondary institutions. Recent studies have shown that approximately 40 percent of African-American students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities can expect to graduate, while slightly less than half of Hispanic students remain in school (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 2012). There are a number of key academic, financial and social factors that dictate low minority graduation rates in the United States, and each has been the subject of qualitative research aimed at understanding what should be done to bring about measurable improvement. There is a general ...

The Field Of Struggle for State Power to Understand Of Ethnic Group in the Southeast Turkey

The Kurdish community is a minority group living in Turkey. They are believed to be the largest ethnic group that are not recognized by any state. Because of this reason, they have been involved in a continuous struggle with the government of Turkey. They have been fighting for the right to be recognized and appreciated by the Turkish government (Kaya, 2011, p.15). This paper will give an insight look into the causes behind the struggle in relation to Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of the field.

Pierre Bourdieu was a sociologist, philosopher, and anthropologist from France. He was born on August 1930 and ...

Introduction

The US has the largest number of minorities compared to the other countries. The population of the minorities is rising each year, and it is estimated that it will match up to the majority in a few years to come. In the US, the minority are classified according to race and ethnicity. The minorities in the US include Hispanics, Asian Pacific, African Americans, Asian Indians, and Native Americans (Cintas, 2014). There are many issues that are afflicting the minorities in the US. These issues include poverty, poor education, and poor health. These issues have an impact on the entire society ...

Introduction

Cultures have several things in common. Various societies have come up with a number of cultural practices in order to enhance survival. Most of these practices trace back to ancient period (Miller, 2010). Chinese culture is among the largest and oldest cultural globally. This culture traces back to 5000 years ago, when China was referred as “Cerestral Empire”. This term was used (and is still used in the contemporary world) to define a region where mortal power and divinity once co-existed. In the contemporary world, several researchers have explored the Chinese cultural trend with an aim of gaining a comprehensive understanding of ...

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The effects of bilingualism in a minority language on third language acquisition

Abstract In the area of language acquisition, bilinguals differ from monolinguals in several ways. It is accepted that previous language knowledge is facilitative in developing proficiency in a new language and both the learner’s native and non-native languages can be sources of influence in acquiring a new language. Given the evidence that in some social situations knowledge of a second language is facilitative in learning a third, the paper investigates to what extent knowledge of a widely-spoken but non-official local language can be shown to be facilitative in this way. The students in this study are ...

The present generation of ours has progressed in education, science, technology, medicine, astronomy and all the other fields that can be named. We claim to be advanced and learned than our ancestors and, as a result, we have shunned many orthodox beliefs and practices that did not fit our present day society. We have left the gramophones behind and are using micro-sized music players. No one uses horse-carts, everyone flies. We are no longer interested in ceremonies and rituals that our forefathers followed. All in all, we have evolved with time and left certain obsolete practices and retained some useful ...

Abstract

This paper is critical review of journal living with difference: reflections on geographies of encounter from Gil Valentine. The first section of this paper will summarize the general issue of the paper and the findings which have resulted from the research. The following section of this paper will analyze and evaluate important parts of the topic of progress in human geography like the work discussed in the article, references used, terms and the intended audience. The paper will evaluate the capacity to live with difference in the 21st Century.

Introduction

The topic of capacity to live with difference is now ...

The Color of Family Ties: Race, Class, Gender and Extended Family Involvement by Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarkisian, attempts to correct the misconception in the family ties among minorities in the United States of America. The general tone is to the extent that racial differences are not necessarily the course of the family ties. Rather, the authors argue that differences in family ties are a direct consequence of class. Ideally, it needs to be noted that class has no bearing on the race. According to the America US Census data, all the races belong to the different classes with whites ...

The contemporary society comprises dynamic cultures as manifested in the urban schools. The increasing level of complication in the cultural aspects in the American urban school results from the increasing levels of immigration rates. Statistics has it that by the year 2020 two-thirds of the population of American schools will be Asian, Hispanics, African Americans, or natives (Grigorenko & Takanishi, 2010). However, several issues face the culturally diverse schools in terms of how to achieve classroom success. Experiences, needs, values, and attitudes related to the minority cultural groups are often ignored based on the socioeconomic status, and this affects the ...

Identification of population (Canada-Women population)

Health issues related to this population Policies/ laws positively/ negatively affecting population Historically, what has nursing organizations done to advocate for this population? Influence of Affordable Care Act on this population? As a nursing advocate for this population, explain what is your specific main concern that you feel our health policies should address with this population that is presently lacking? Identify a government politician with their address who you could write to advocate for this group. What office do they hold? Why is this politician a good choice for this population? Compose a letter to that government ...

Studies have verified racial and ethnic disparities in health among low-income children. From birth until they reach adulthood, African American and Hispanic children fare far worse than white children on many sociodemographic and health system measures. One of the most important factors that interacts with racial and ethnic discrimination to impact health status is social stratification.

The Effect of Race, Ethnicity and Social Status on Child Health

Clinical evidence reveals a significant disparity between the health of children of color and that of children in the general population. Table 1 summarizes a representative sample of health discrepancies across a wide spectrum of ...

Commitment to Helping Children and Families

Commitment to Helping Children and Families Born premature four and a half months early weighing one pound 11ounces, many consider it a small miracle that I survived in that tiny body. Since my organs had not developed fully, I required special medical care in the neonatal intensive care unit. But here I am today, a healthy adult who has survived many challenges since the preemie stage of my life. Challenges that have given me an enormous sense of gratitude and motivation to serve as a social worker helping improve the lives of others. Why? Because during early childhood, my life was greatly ...

Film Studies

The House I Live In is a compelling account of the manner in which America’s War on Drugs has devastates families and individuals especially those belonging to the minority community. It has targeted the poor and the jobless. The film portrays touching anecdotes of those directly impacted by drugs – be it the grieving mother to the drug dealer, the senator to the narcotics officer, the federal judge to the prison inmate. The film highlights this as a serious human rights issue and urges people to speak against the injustice taking place in this country. The film in fact portrays ...

Introduction

Issues of racism have shaped the American history for quite a long time. For a considerable period now, African-Americans and other minority groups have been the recipients of harsh and discriminatory treatment. Black Americans and colored people have experienced racial profiling in several instances or areas including enforcement of law. In fact, despite some legislations discriminating racial profiling or creating reasoned frameworks for a balanced community, racism still has a space in the current society. Racial profiling refers to the usage of a person’s race or culture by law enforcement workforces as a fundamental factor in determining whether to engross in application. Racial profiling ...

Affirmative Action and Minority Employment in California Higher Education

Affirmative Action and Minority Employment in California Higher Education

Chapter 4: Results and Discussion

Based from the data gathered from the use of individual data from the available Public Use Microdata Samples of the Census of Population or PUMS data for the years 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1940-1990, the unemployment rate between white men and black men are almost totally similar prior to the Great Depression. However, the 1940s and 1950s showed signs of growing disparity among unemployment rates of white men and black men at an approximate of 11 percent and 9 percent for black men and white men, respectively, in 1940 and ...

Distribution of political power can be categorized in three forms, where an individuals’ power takes the form of social order through their status. It can also be shown through the economic order of their class, while the political order entails the party. These aspects largely affect individual areas as well as other perspectives such as wealth, prestige and power. Power can be grouped into two dimensions; where one includes the possession aspect and the other is the exercising part (Staples, et al. 2004). The possession of power involves the ability to have authority within your jurisdiction that allows people ...

Introduction

Characteristics individuals exhibit depend on biological factors; their genetic makeup. This forms the basis for the exploration of race as a major issue in social existence. Racial grouping of individuals is dependent on physical factors such as; skin color and hair texture. It is also dependent on aspects such as ethnic, cultural, and geographical differences. The media is in charge of dissemination of information and acts as a source of entertainment to the masses. It can be defines as a means of communication which is broadcasted, written or spoken to reach the intended audience and serve the purpose. Its ability to ...

The philistines, the idealists and the realists

In society we have three clusters of people. The majority, the minority and the other wise classified. From this arrangement, the majority usually has the upper hand in the creation of policies, theories and lifestyles. The minority on the hand have no option that to abide by the specifications set aside by the majority. The other wise classified, do not have a problem in agreeing with the majority but if they are right. From the above setting, it is easy to understand that the numbers dictate the shape of the society. The majority is the backbone of the society. In ...

Arguments against abolishing or replacing US electoral college with a national direct popular vote election of the president

Reasons to support US Electoral College

1. The system offers cohesiveness through use of popular support before a candidate is voted in as the president. 2. The system caters to the distribution of popularity of the candidate in all areas of the country to avoid imbalances. 3. Closely related to the above point, the system improves the interests of the minority in a diversified country to avoid alienation. 4. The system is less open to pensioned tendencies which can result in popularist views. 5. The system is hailed because of the stability it maintains in many instances ...

1. Various theories of child development are utilized to examine physical and other aspects of child growth and psychological development. Some major child development theories include maturational theory, Piaget’s cognitive theory and ecological theory, three of several theories that are used to explore child development and learning.

Maturational, or maturationist theory, advanced primarily by Arnold Gesell, is sometimes classified under the broader umbrella of biological theories. Maturational theory, one of the earliest theories that arose from the study of children and their development, is based on the biological maturation of children, or their physical and psychological changes. ...

Literature Review

Sexuality and gender are social constructs, which may differ depending on the norms of society (Reis & Carothers, 2014). In a heterocentric society, certain attributes are reserved to describe either male or female individuals, with characteristics such as aggressive and strong being relegated to males and women being considered as more caring and emotional (Reis & Carothers, 2014). However, not all individuals fit neatly within the categories dictated by society and the challenges of individuals who are treated as “outliers” of society’s norm can be overwhelming, leading to emotional and physical distress, bullying, and social inequalities that have the ability to impact ...

Introduction

This report presents an analysis of Cyrenians, a charitable housing organization whose activities are based in West London. It documents the activities of the company in the community of Hounslow detailing the needs of the residents of Hounslow in West London with regard to the services provided by Cyrenians. Centrally, the aim of the report is to establish the role that Cyrenians play in ensuring equality and diversity in housing, in its areas of operation taking the example of Hounslow as a study case.

The Community of Hounslow

The London Borough of Hounslow is an outer London borough situated in West London. It extends somewhere ...

Kymlicka explains liberalism as a theory that describes the relationship between individuals, groups, and the society. Will gives the liberal views, the importance and value of the culture in the community. Disintegration of Yugoslavia led to violent ethnic conflicts in the world. Since that time, there has been the need to enhance stability and cohesion in the multiethnic states. “The main challenge to this has been meeting the demands of national minorities, and finding the means of accommodating mass immigration”. Kymlicka brings up an argument that favors the survival of the minority groups according to the liberal theories. However, Kymlicka’ ...

Reverse discrimination is defined as showing favour to the minority group in a particular setting. This is considered rather ironical as discrimination is usually shown to the minority group. Despite its negative implications, reverse discrimination has become common especially in the work place. There are various reasons for its wide use the main one being taking affirmative action on the minority group. Organisations usually introduce certain tactics to enhance performance as well as instilling discipline in the work place. Even though this strategy boosts the morale of the minority group, it demoralizes the majority who may in turn decide to ...

Introduction

Racism has been a major issue in the US since the days of slave trade and colonization. Minority groups such as Native Americans, Latin Americans, Asian Americans and African Americans have been discriminated against other Americans for long time. These minority groups have been less privileged in regards to matters of immigration, citizenship, literacy, land acquisition, criminal procedures and voting rights among other issues for a period of not less than three centuries from 17th century to late 20th century. Many social institutions were racially structured as way of separating minority groups from other Americans. Such institutions include residential schools, native ...

Ministry of justice

Access to Justice: evidence of the experiences of minority groups based on ethnicity, identity and sexuality

Abstract

This review is basically focused on the research paper done on justice and its unequal partiality in accessibility as it relates to minority groups based on ethnicity, identity and sexuality. The paper of interest is ‘Access to Justice: evidence of the experiences of minority groups based on ethnicity, identity and sexuality, done by Paul Mason and Nathan Hughes, with Rachel Hek, Basia Spalek and Nicola Ward, Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham and Allan Norman, Celtic Knot, Birmingham. The paper is ...

Hehman et al. (2012) investigated group attitudes about policies that affect minority groups. The researchers discussed the main two ways that immigrants are integrated into society, and the preferences that White and Black people have about them (Hehman et al., 2012). The first type of integration is called assimilation in which immigrants give up their previous culture and completely join the mainstream culture and attitudes of their new home. The other type is called pluralism in which immigrants take part in the culture of their new society while also keeping their previous cultural identity. According to Hehman et al. ( ...

Black Boys and underachievement: Myth or Reality?

Introduction Since the decade of the 1960s, the families of black Caribbean boys have been particularly concerned about the academic performance of their children. The reason for this is due to an apparent gap between these Afro-Caribbean children and other students, especially white ones (National Union of Teachers | NUT | The Teachers' Union, 2007). Today, their scholastic success at the attainment at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) remains well below the national average. In 2006, 44.9 percent of these children gained five good GCSEs or their equal compared to 57.3 percent of white students (DfES, 2007). The figures ...

Concept Paper

Graduate Faculty of the School of Education Requirements for the Degree of Belinda J. Haye Prescott Valley, Arizona

Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 1 Purpose of the Study 2 Research Questions 3 Hypotheses 4 Definition of Key Terms 5 Brief Review of the Literature 5 Summary 7 Research Method 7 Operational Definition of Variables 9 Measurement 10 Summary 11

References 12

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction One of the goals of educational institution is the development of “warm demanding,” an educational environment in which the educational, ...

Personal Interview of Persons from a Different Minority Group

Personal Interview of Persons from a Different Minority Group Minority groups abound in the United States and in other countries of the world. Since these groups of people from diverse cultural, ethnic, or racial orientation decide to co-exist with the dominant social group, some perceived inequalities in access to resources, human rights, and criminal justice treatments were reported to be observed. The current discourse aims to present the outcome of interviews on two persons, both males, from different minority group: one person was Asian American (Filipino) and the other was African American. For purposes of adhering to ethics in ...

Sandra Fisher Martins shows how overly complex language separates us from the information we need — and three steps to change that. For example, we will say something about Russian in USA. In Particularly rapid and intense process of loss of language occurs in children after several months in an English speaking environment, the children of Russian immigrants (and other immigrants too) start to "forget" their native language, and some even produced a negative attitude to everything Russian, including the language. to In order to counter this acculturation and transition from Russian to English, parents ( or more often grandparents ) ...

Most Asian American came to the America after the emancipation and release of the black slaves. This means that cheap and free labor was no longer available for the white population at that time. As a result, white Americans wanted to close this vacuum of cheap labor through shipping another type of race, Asians, into the United States (Kochiyama, 2004, p.26). The Asians who were shipped in America were treated with hostility and faced a lot of racism from the white people. This is because the white population was dominant in the US and thereby, became a minority. As a minority group, they ...

Political economy of communication

Question 1Consciousness Industry Approach According to Jhally’s perception and approach about the consciousness industry, the core objective of the media in the current world is to produce and maintain shared thoughts within the public in general. Generally, every society is characterized by an uneven distribution of wealth and income based on the global economic systems. The majority of the economic systems especially capitalism aids a small proportion of people in the society to gain control of the means of production. The consciousness industry approach can be termed as an institution based approach, which is concerned with the ...

The complete failure of the Arab nations to form a national narrative for the purpose of unification and the establishment of contemporary egalitarian polities happens to be the primary cause behind the ongoing socio-political explosion in the Arab world in recent times. Unity is no longer the major goal and the construction of a society that is capable of mobilizing its resources to combat backwardness and enhance the financial condition of the state has taken a backseat. The elite class has instead tried to enforce a brand of unity via Islam and Arab nationalism that has alienated portions of the population not present ...

The American government: Deliberate will of the people

Most countries give their citizens the ultimate right to decide what is good for their country; however, the American government practices a different type of rule where the majority views do not necessarily overrule the minority. Consensus takes most of the decisions made by the American government (Sandoz 109). In the consensus system of democracy, the people in leadership discuss on the decisions that face them and review the possible courses of action viable for the prevailing situations. A decision on what suits the situation best comes from the agreement among the leaders without consulting the elected members or conducting a ...

The affirmative action can be termed as positive implementation of polices to foster balanced diversity and compensate the minority groups in the education, employment, business and other government sectors while considering representation in terms of color, race, religion, gender and national origin. Once implemented in any country, affirmative action (positive discrimination) will result into both positive and negative impacts. The main purpose of positive discrimination according to (Rubenfeld, J, .1997) is to promote equal opportunity by ensuring that the minority groups within our society are included in our societal setup. Some societies or governments, like India, have employed ...

Question One

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5th in all parts of the United States and also in Mexico where the real events took place. Cinco de Mayo is Spanish name that represent May fifth but in English the name is translated as the day of Puebla battle (Beans & Rawls 34). Mexico was formerly known as Puebla and this day therefore represent the day Mexican became free after overcoming the French forces which took place on May fifth 1862 (Ajoke 194). However, unlike what many people believe, Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican independent day but an ...

Every large society has ethnic minorities who identify each other since they have a common heritage, cultural background, and share a common ideology. The minority status is detail in the number of people in the society. Leon (2010) says that a minority refers to a sociological grouping within a demographic. The social majority and the influential people in the society refer to this class since it has differences. Minority class can have differences in terms of race, gender, status, sexual orientation, health, or ethnicity. Leon (2010) finds that the minority class holds few positions of social power since it is not general in numbers ...

Introduction

Language endangerment refers to the level of risk involved in making a language become suppressed and eventually fall out of use. It may not be possible for regional language speakers to forecast the extinction of their languages. This persuasive essay aims to convince the low variety language speakers in China that they can overcome the dominance of popular languages like the Mandarin and English. Mandarin is widely used in the Chinese education system which makes it the official language. On the other hand, English is commonly used all over the world hence posing a threat to regional languages in China. ...

In

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s My Beloved World

In her recently published memoire, My Beloved World, 1 Justice Sonia Sotomayor narrates her personal story, from her childhood growing up in a Bronx housing project up to the time she first becomes a judge. Focusing on the events and persons that made her the person she is today, she recounts how she becomes a successful lawyer and judge, overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, such as chronic juvenile diabetes and limited English language skills. She weaves an engaging story where many of her relatives and friends such as her paternal grandmother (Abuelita) and her Yale mentor José Cabranes come to life as ...

Introduction

There exist several discrepancies in the U.S. healthcare system on the basis of race and colour. Hispanics and Blacks do not have adequate access to healthcare facilities and the whites receive better facilities and healthcare outcomes as compared with the Blacks and Hispanics. Emergency medical service or EMS is an essential part of healthcare. The United States is rapidly witnessing a change in the population which has individuals from diverse areas having diverse race, culture, value and ethnicity. The culture of an individual has a direct impact on the practices and values and beliefs pertaining to healthcare. The confidence of patients ...

Dropping Out or Pushed Out: The Impact of High School Dropout Rate Relative to High Stakes Testing Policy in Wayne County, State of Michigan

Dissertation Prospectus Dropping Out or Pushed Out: The Impact of High School Dropout Rate Relative to High Stakes Testing Policy in Wayne County, State of Michigan <Insert Chair Name>

Dissertation Prospectus

Introduction The high school dropout rates in the USA are high such that only 70% of students in public high schools graduate Green, & Foster, 2003). High dropout problem is what school administrators, parents and policy makers have had to deal with for ...