...Freedom of the Press Research Paper Kristine Najar Columbia Southern University Freedom of the press is the right to publish newspapers, magazines, and other printed matter without governmental restriction and subject only to the laws of libel, obscenity, sedition, etc. (Dictionary.com, 2013). Freedom of the press gives the right to circulate opinions in print or on broadcasted radio and television, without censorship by the government. Americans enjoy freedom of the press under the First Amendment to the Constitution. Though we have this right as Americans, we should not abuse it. This paper is an analysis of the problem that we face in our current society in America. I will discuss the history of Freedom of the Press, along with the abuse that we face today from politics to social media. In the United States we pride ourselves on the rights we have. We are the freest country in the world, but with that comes a huge responsibility. Many Americans abuse the free rights others worked so hard to accomplish. Freedom of the Press is just one of those hard-earned rights. Back in the early 18th century, there was a time when newspapers just printed material that was similar to books, pamphlets, and posters. Most of the information in the newspaper from the colonies was reprints of other publications, stories of local interest, literature, advertisements, and opinions (Illinois Press Association Guide to First Amendment and Illinois Access Laws, 1995) Then, the Stamp Act of 1756...
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... | | |U.S. Constitution | Copyright © 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1997, 1994 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is an introduction to the historical, political, philosophical, and economic roots of the U.S. Constitution. It first reviews the philosophical arguments of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, those that supported and opposed ratification of the Constitution. The course then examines milestone Supreme Court decisions and the Court’s evolving interpretations of the Constitution. This course focuses on the first ten amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, and the issues of slavery and civil rights as seen through major court decisions. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed...
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...History of the United States I AMH 1010 CRN 10800, December 1, 2014 Wood, Gordon. The Radicalism of the American Revolution. Vintage Books, a Division of Random House, Inc., New York, 1991 Gordon Wood describes the American Revolution as a journey from paternal colonialism to an egalitarian democracy. His contention is that the American Revolution does not seem to have the same kinds of causes that Revolutions usually display. There were no big social wrongs, no class conflict, no severe poverty, or gross inequitable distribution of wealth. Wood claims our revolution was not about independence as most history books claim but about the radical transformation of the American society. Monarchy In this section the author describes the structure of colonial America in the 1750s and 1760s. In colonial society, authority and liberty flowed from the structure of personal relationships. Society was held together by networks of personal loyalties, obligations and dependencies. In this hierarchical society, the elite or aristocrats ruled. The aristocrats (also called gentlemen) used their wealth and their hereditary advantages to keep the common people as dependents. The aristocrats lived a life of leisure which meant that they were not expected to labor. Their income was supposed to come from their landed estates. They used these landed estates to control the issuance of government offices and created laws that would keep their estates in the family. Most estates were passed on to...
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...Topics in Native Hawaiian Law – Fall 2013, Prof. Sproat Final Paper – December 20, 2013 Oliver Manglona Affording the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island’s Groundwater Constitutional Protection: A Contextual Review of Groundwater Use and Management I. Introduction Chamorro elders often speak about the abundance of freshwater when they were growing up. They established personal relationships with these waters and gave them Chamorro names. Uncle Ben from Songsong Village, Rota recalled one particular spring, which he called “Agaton.” According to Uncle Ben, “Agaton” came from Bobo Mames. Bobo in Chamorro means, “spring” and Mames means, “sweet.” Thus, Agaton refers to the “Sweet Spring.” Uncle Ben recalled that Agaton would flow directly behind his house, which fed the marshland in his parent’s backyard. He reminisced about how he and his younger brothers would often go to the marshland at night to pick Ayuyu (Coconut Crab). He then lamented, “Oh, how I miss those days.” Uncle Ben also shared that in the early 1940s almost everyone dug wells. He noted that his father and mother would walk several miles to Songsong Village to fetch pails of water from a dug-up well that had supplied the entire village before European contact, as well as during the Spanish, German, and Japanese occupations. He described it as “fresh,” “cold,” and “sweet.” He again lamented, “Oh, how I miss those days.” Uncle Ben’s recollections raise concerns regarding the future...
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...Research Critique, Part 2 INTRODUCTION Approximately 20 million low birth weight (LBW) infants (infants weighing < 2,500 gm) are born each year (Samra, Taweel, & Cadwell, 2013). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), LBW infants are "more likely to die early, and those who survive may suffer illness, stunted growth or even problems into adult life" (WHO, 2015). Nyqvist et al. (2010) states kangaroo mother care (KMC) started in Colombia in the 1970s (as cited in Samra, et al., 2013, p. 194). "The hallmark of KMC is the kangaroo position: the infant is cared for skin-to-skin (ventral surface of the mother to ventral surface of the baby) vertically between the mother's breasts and under her clothes, 24 hr per day, with the father/substitute(s) participating as relief KMC providers" (Samra et al., 2013, p. 194). Care of the LBW infants has an increased cost since most end up in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The effect of intermittent (KMC) on the weight gain of LBW infants was the main point of this study (Samra, et al, 2013). Because of the increased cost associated with taking care of the LBW infant, if studies can show that intermittent KMC could decrease the length of time the infant stays in the NICU, then this practice would be beneficial to both the family and the health care facility. Topics to be discussed in this paper include 1) protection of human participants, 2) data collection, 3) data management and analysis, and 4) findings/interpretation...
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...Manny Rodriquez HIST 4306 Research Paper Dr. Keith King Impact of the Great Depression and the Repeal of National Prohibition In 1933 Although both the coming and the arrival of the Great Depression did have some influence over the decision to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment, other factors played a part – most importantly the simple fact that prohibition didn’t work. In the early 1920s and throughout the 1930s America suffered through a period of economic decline, and because of this, the government in particular, was in need of funds to fuel its weakening economy. Taxation on alcohol would contribute towards the resources for relief, and prevent higher taxes in other areas of business which would only compound the situation. Each year the government was missing out on a sum of around $500 million which would be brought in by a tax on alcohol, and would significantly help America during the crisis. As well as this, an end to prohibition would eliminate the costs required to enforce it – an extra expenditure the government could not afford at this time. Economically, an end to prohibition would help strengthen the unstable situation in America: ending unproductive government spending as well as bringing new money into the system. Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment would also meet social demands brought about by the crisis. Those facing hard times wanted to drink, and wanted an end to the law to allow them to do so more easily; thus the Great Depression added...
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...University of Sargodha | Women Empowerment in Punjab, A Case Study | Supervisor: Dr. Mussarat jabeen | | Muhammad Waseem Abbas – 02 , Sumera Imam – 04 , Tufail Niazi- 28 | [Pick the date] | Department of International Relations and pol-Sciences | Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Understanding Power 3 1.2 Understanding Empowerment 5 1.3 Empowerment and its meanings 6 1.4 Women’s awareness about their rights 8 2-Punajb and women empowerment 9 2.1 women empowerment in Punjab Pakistan 9 2.2 Economic benefits of women empowerment 11 2.3 Punjab assembly work from 2008-13 11 2.4 women issues and provincial government 13 2.5 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUNJAB AND OTHER PROVINCES IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT 14 2.6 Punjab women empowerment package 16 3-Future of women in Punjab, Suggestions and conclusion 24 3.1 Future of women empowerment in Punjab 24 3.2 suggestions for women empowerment 25 3.3 Conclusion 25 References 27 Chapter-1 1. Introduction 1.1 Understanding Power At the core of the concept of empowerment is the idea of power. The possibility of empowerment depends on two things. First, empowerment requires that power can change. If power cannot change, if it is inherent in positions or people, then empowerment is not possible, nor is empowerment conceivable in any meaningful way. In other words, if power can change, then empowerment is possible. Second, the concept of empowerment depends upon the idea...
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...POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 Spring 2013 The Government of the United States Syllabus El Camino College Section 2620: M/W, 9:30am – 10:55am Room: Social Science 212 Instructor: Van P. Chaney, MPA E-mail: vchaney@elcamino.edu Phone: 310-660-3593 Website: http://profspace.com/vchaney Required Texts: AM Gov 2012, Losco/Baker ISBN: 978-0073526379 Taking Sides, 18th ed, Mckenna ISBN: 978-0078050329 Course Objectives: 1. Identify the theoretical foundations and the applications of the American political system. 2. Analyze major political institutions: the presidency, bureaucracy, Congress, Judiciary, elections, political parties, and interest groups. 3. Examine and assess the implementation of democracy, including the different perspectives of elitism, pluralism, and majoritarianism. 4. Evaluate the role of the mass media in the political process. 5. Identify and discuss political culture and the function of political socialization. 6. Compare and contrast the relationship of federal and state governmental systems and processes with emphasis on California. 7. Evaluate and analyze the interdependence of economics and politics. 8. Distinguish between civil rights and civil liberties and their evolution in American society. 9. Assess the federal and state judicial systems and their impact on public policy. 10. Examine and discuss the process of public policy making in relation to international and domestic...
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...insurance. 3. In other developed countries such as Canada, UK, New Zealand and Holland, homebirth is offered under public funding. Homebirth in Holland is 30 %, in the UK is 2 %, and in New Zealand is 14 times higher than that of WA. 4. In 1984, the issue of independent midwifery was on the formal policy agenda when the Medicare Benefits Review Committee recommended a pilot program so that Medicare benefits could be extended to homebirth midwifery. However, this pilot program has not been implemented. 5. In 1989, under the Alternative Birthing Program introduced by the Commonwealth Government, midwives have managed birthing services in hospital but not homebirths. 6. In 1992, a discussion paper released by the New South Wales Department of Health and the issue paper of the National Health Strategy 1992 acknowledged that nurse practitioners could deliver some services efficiently in some specified demographic areas. 7. In 1999, only after pilot...
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...Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Coral R Williams NUR/513 September 30, 2013 Willie Goodwin Historical Development of Nursing Timeline The purpose of this document is to explain the historic development of nursing science by 1) citing specific years, theories, theorists, and events in the history of nursing, 2) explaining the relationship between science and the profession, and 3) reviewing the influences on nursing science of other disciplines such as philosophy, religion, education, anthropology, social services, and psychology. History of Nursing In the 18th and 19th century modern nursing began to take shape. The Catholic’s recruited congregation females committed to the care of the sick within religious group. The Lutherans followed and trained women to facilitate care to the unhealthy, and in 1863 the Red Cross Society, founded in Geneva, Switzerland, devoted a program goal of educating nurses to care for the wounded during the war (s). This program was a success and therefore was the beginning of the formal education process for professional nursing. These first program trained nurses were known as civil nurses there responsibility was to provide care to soldiers (Potter, 2009). Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) began her career in nursing after completing an educational program in Kaiserwerth, Germany at the age of 31. During this time war and disease was devastating the British Army. She was called upon by the government and volunteered her services...
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...-1- WHAT IS HIDDEN, IN THE HIDDEN ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN? SIZE, CAUSES, ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS Ahmed Gulzar Novaira Junaid Adnan Haider Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan National Transport Research Centre (NTRC), Ministry of Communications Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore, Pakistan State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan Abstract There is a worldwide contemporary debate about the role of the hidden economy in achieving the goal of sustained and inclusive economic growth and development, especially in the context of its spillover effects on the formal economy. For this purpose, policy makers and academicians have made concerted efforts to estimate the size of the hidden economy and to analyze its causes, issues and implications on key macroeconomic variables. However, there is a consensus among the policy makers that a better macroeconomic policy formulation and its true implementation are subject to the proper management of the associated issues of the hidden economy with suitable policy measures. In Pakistan, it is generally assumed that the hidden economy contributes about 30% to 50% to the overall GDP. The purpose of this paper is to estimate more precisely the size of the hidden economy with the determination of its potential causes and implications. Five statistical and structural modeling approaches namely; simple monetary approach, modified monetary approach using dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS)...
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...Senior Research Project: Is the right to bear arms ethical? Lucas Van Duyn Senior Seminar: Business Ethics Dr. Jewe July 31, 2012 Introduction to the Project: In the United States, research into firearms and violent crime is fraught with difficulties, associated with limited data on gun ownership and use, firearms markets, and aggregation of crime data. Research studies into gun violence have primarily taken one of two approaches: case-control studies and social ecology. Gun ownership is usually determined through surveys, proxy variables, and sometimes with production and import figures. In statistical analysis of homicides and other types of crime, which are rare events, these data tend to have poison distributions, which also presents methodological challenges to researchers. (Just Facts, 2010) Americans own an estimated 270 million firearms, approximately 90 guns for every 100 people. In 2009, guns took the lives of 31,347 Americans in homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings. This is the equivalent of more than 85 deaths each day and more than three deaths each hour. 66,769 Americans were treated in hospital emergency departments for non-fatal gunshot wounds in 2009. Firearms were the third-leading cause of injury-related deaths nationwide in 2009, following poisoning and motor vehicle accidents. Between 1955 and 1975, the Vietnam War killed over 58,000 American soldiers – less than the number of civilians killed with guns in the U.S. in an average...
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...Choosing | Meeting purpose | To recommend to the General Manager a venue for the conference. | Participants Participant name | Reason for participation | Sybil | Chairperson | Mr Lee | Representing members from NSW, will calculate the costs of three possible venues | Ms Singh | | Mr Jones | Representing members from VIC, Will conduct research on the residency status of the senior managers | Ms Yi | | Meeting format Topical meeting, because this meeting is a gathering called to discuss one work issue – choosing venue for the upcoming conference. Invitation Send out e-mails to invite all the participants. Because in this way, it is fast and easy, just simply stating there will be a meeting, the purpose of the meeting and the administrative details. People can reply straight away simply by replying the email. Meeting Papers Meeting papers should include: • The author and the date of the meeting. • A general overview of the 3 destination to help making a decision. Distribution method: Email attachment. It is fast and relatively secured should ask members to delete the email as soon as the papers have been printed or are no longer needed. Delegation The approach to delegate activities and complete the tasks should follow these steps: 1 Define the task 2 Select the individual or team 3 Assess ability and training needs 4 Explain the reasons 5 State required results 6 Consider resources required 7 Agree deadlines 8 Follow up with the...
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...WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER In between the choosing of a topic and the final typing of the last revision lie a series of skills which, if learned thoroughly, might well be the most important and most permanent academic possession acquired in four years of college. Specifically, you need to learn how to: delve deeply into a topic; find and select raw data; reflect, speculate, and mediate upon implications and relationships; glimpse and follow insights; establish logical categories; organize an outline; think and write with clarity and precision; and revise. Make the writing of every paper an exercise to develop these skills. Steps In Writing The Research Paper 1. Choose your subject 2. Narrow your subject 3. Provide a focus for narrowing material 4. Find references and select bibliography 5. Gather notes 6. Categorize notes 7. Decide upon an approach and point of view to gain control over your material 8. Draw up a detailed outline 9. Write a detailed outline 10. Make a clear copy 11. Leave for a day 12. Edit your work-go over you paper four times a. First, reposition paragraphs and sentences b. Second, add and delete material to achieve balance and to advance the stated objective of your paper c. Third, look to insert transitional words and phrases d. Fourth, read the paper aloud 13. Make a copy 14. Know rules for using quotations 15. Know rules for using footnotes 16. Know how to make a bibliography Choosing Your Subject Choose a subject...
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...able to be tried as an adult for adult crimes. One side of this argument is that if a teenager commits an adult crime, they should be sentenced reflecting the crime and not the age. Whereas others believe that if a child does not have the same legal rights and responsibilities as adults, they should not be held to adult standards in this case either. In this paper I will explain the disadvantages and inhumanity of this injustice toward our future by using facts, statics, and blogs. In the 18th century, children as young as seven could be tried as adults, in criminal courts, in America. These children were jailed with adults because the first institution designed to accommodate children wasn’t established until the year 1825. The Society for prevention of Juvenile Delinquents founded the New York House of Refuge, which prompted other states to follow their examples by building group homes and half way houses for child offenders. The first juvenile court wasn’t established until the year 1899 in Cook County, Illinois. It took until the year 1925 for 48 out of the 50 states to found juvenile courts as well. An amendment in 1980, mandated that juveniles could not be placed in adult jail, with few exemptions. But these exemptions were later used as loop hole,” In the 1990: almost every state passed laws making it easier to try juveniles in adult criminal courts; 31 states passed laws expanding sentencing options; 47 states modified confidentiality provisions for juvenile courts;...
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