...better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation, they become an integral part of our amazing nation." Firoozeh Dumas' memoir, Funny in Farsi, Pat Mora's poem "Legal Alien,” Anand Giridharadas Ted Talk “A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided” and Richard Crowson’s political cartoon, “Great American Melting Pot,” all explain the hardships that lie within becoming a full-fledged American citizen. Gaining your legal documented citizenship...
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...(Moore, 2016) (Moore, 2016) is about a man named Jose Ferreira who called into WISN 12 News reporting details about the death of Carrie Ann Jopek who went missing in 1982. “Jopek went missing after she was sent home from school for roaming the halls” (Moore, 2016). “The case went quiet until someone repairing an old deck came across the girl's body 17 months after her disappearance” (Moore, 2016). “Jose Ferreira was charged with second-degree murder and “Remains in custody in Milwaukee County Jail” (Moore, 2016). Inner control is defined as something that “Comes from the inside which is developed through socialization and the feeling of guilt” (Dumas, September 23). Inner control is done through socialization. The reason for conforming is that “It will make the offender feel good and the feeling of guilt; a feeling inside will pass” (Dumas, September 23). The article is connected to inner control because of what Ferreira had to overcome to call the news station and report the crime that he had committed. The feeling of guilt is something that haunts you and is a negative feeling inside of you that you can never escape no matter how hard you try. As stated in the article “Ferreira was a teenager when Jopek died. He is now 50 years old”...
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...extent responsible for his own downfall, the main factor being his decision to take over as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces during World War One. Russia was economically and socially ill-prepared for war and the effects and the outcome of the war had a devastating impact upon the Russian people. There had been a continual build-up of discontent towards the Tsar as a result of Russia’s failure in the Russo-Japanese War, the ‘Bloody Sunday’ massacre and the failure of the Duma. However, it was World War One that was the ultimate factor in which the people acted upon their discontent toward the Tsar. Nicholas Romanov was appointed the Tsar of Russia in 1894 after the premature death of his father, Alexander III. Nicholas was thrust into being the Tsar of Russia at an extremely fast pace and was faced with the task of modernising the biggest country in the world to keep pace with the other super powers in the world such as Germany, Britain and the United States. Nicholas did not have the best of relationships with the people of Russia. Russia’s defeats in the Russo-Japanese war damaged the Tsar’s relationship with the people of Russia. ‘Bloody Sunday’ and the 1905 Revolution which followed, the failure of the Dumas, and the relationship that Rasputin had with the Tsar and Tsarina all led to a deteriorating relationship between the Tsar and the Russian people. Coupled with this, revolutionary groups were seriously challenging the Tsar’s position in Russia. The climax in his rule...
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...unpopular attitudes towards the social and economic conditions which left the majority of the population in severe poverty. Others may disagree with this inevitability due to such events that could not directly blame the Tsar such as 'Bloody Sunday' in 1905, the state that Russia had been left in by, Alexander III and most notably the role of Prime Minister, Pyotr Stolypin. The focus of analysis will be to explore key leaders/figures and events, and to create a judgement to which degree the Russian regime was strong or stable (or both) on the eve of World War One. The strength and stability of a regime simply refers to whether an existing system is powerful,effective and difficult to remove and is truly secure/consolidated within that society with little/no disruption of that regime. It is essential to take in to account and consider the events prior to the First World...
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...AS Level History Russia 1855 – 1917 Alternative F Revision Guide Contents 1. Alexander II 2. Alexander III 3. Nicholas II 4. Stability of the Tsarist Regime 1905 - 14 5. Political Opposition 6. February / March Revolution 1917 7. October Revolution 1917 Tsar Alexander II To what extent does Tsar Alexander II deserve to be viewed as the Tsar Liberator? Think BALANCE!! Alexander II 1855-81 ▪ Came to the throne during the Crimean War (1855) ▪ Initiated a wide range of reforms (social, economic, administrative and legal) ▪ Earned the title ‘Liberator’ for giving freedom to the peasants BUT did not wish to share political power ▪ Assassinated by the People’s Will in 1881 Answering the key question |Introduction |Use this chart to answer any question on Alex II | | |All questions (whether relating to ‘Liberator’ or not) will require BALANCE | | |Precision of knowledge – “Detail is King!” | | |Yes |No | |Emancipation |Emancipation Committees set up |Redemption Payments...
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...However a workers’ revolt, by itself, is very unlikely to result in the abdication of the Tsar, and a critical phase of the revolution was the mutiny of the Petrograd garrison, and the loss of control over Petrograd that the Tsar experienced. Marxist historians have grossly exaggerated the extent of political involvement in the revolution, and it would be fair to say that only at a very late stage of the revolution did socialist political parties become involved. The Tsarist system fell for many reasons: the war against Germany meant that troops could not be deployed in force against the revolutionaries; the Tsar underestimated the extent of the revolts in Petrograd until it was too late; and the Tsar was convinced by his generals that only the Duma could deal with the situation. All of these events were necessary to bring down an autocratic system centuries old, and deeply connected with the mentality of the Russian people. The revolution began as a peaceful bread protest on International Womens’ Day. There was a bread shortage not because the harvest was low, (even though there had been a significant decline in the peasant population, this had been counter-balanced by exports rapidly decreasing due to the German naval blockade) but because the “railway system...
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...sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The disease took most of her jaw and after many chemotherapy treatments and reconstructive operations she was left with a disfigured appearance. Lucy’s identity was molded by the way she was treated in society. From the time she began grade school she was teased and tormented for being different. Her story is a prime example of how “normal” people alienate anything that doesn’t fit into their materialistic expectations causing a sense of shameful separation and negative emotions to be ascribed toward ones identity. What does it mean to be “normal” in today’s society? Does it mean giving up your ideals or birth rights to stake a claim or hold a position that you deem fitting? Does it mean having to live up to all of the physical and mental qualities that we as Americans value? Society can be a cruel and tempestuous force sometimes, causing us to do things we wouldn’t normally consider just to fit in. This was certainly the case for Firoozeh Dumas when she wrote “After three months of rejections, I added “Julie” to my resume. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started coming in” (Latterell 86). Having to change her name to be considered for a job is just another example of the conformities brought down by society. For Lucy Grealy being “normal” was something that she could never achieve. “Normal” Covington 2 would mean looking like everyone else around her, being able to enjoy her childhood the same as everyone around...
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...the majority healthcare needs of the Medicaid and Medicare population. These changes are in benefit flexibility, cost sharing, enrollment expansions and caps, privatization, and program financing. Enrollment Expansion and Caps With the economic struggles faced in the banking and automotive industries, millions of Americans found themselves unemployed. With unemployment come a lack of financial resources and an inability to afford some of life’s necessities, including private sector health insurance. Medicaid With slow job growth and lack of reserve finances, many Americans applied for and began receiving Medicaid, a federally and state funded insurance geared to help pay health care expenses for people and families with low income (Dumas, Hall, & Garrett, 2008). They could receive them, due to; many of these recent changes were brought about not through legislation but through waivers of federal requirements. Medicaid waivers allow the federal government, as a long-standing statutory authority, to permit states to alter...
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...How far was it the Tsar’s personal inadequacies that caused the revolution in February 1917? Tsar Nicolas II of Russia had many personal inadequacies and made many mistakes in the run up to the revolution in February 1917. These have been blamed as the cause to the revolution, as as leader of the country it was his job to prevent revolution by making sure the people were happy and that the country was being ran well, but he blatantly failed in this role as the revolution went ahead. However there were also many other factors that contributed to the revolution. Another big factor that is thought to have caused the revolution is the First World War, which was in full force when the revolution took place. The war badly affected morale, and also caused shortages of necessities and this all made the people upset, causes demonstrations that helped to spark the revolution. There were also still great amounts of Russification, for example towards the Turks, which made all kinds of Nationalities unhappy and turn against the Tsar. The peasant hunger and land question also had had not been solved, and millions of peasants had been sent to war. Adding to the general unrest and possibly sparking the revolution was also the political opposition the Tsar now faced. There are also arguments that the revolution was completely spontaneous, simply sparked by the Woman’s Day Parade, which was joined by unhappy workers, who went to demonstrate due to their unfair working conditions. All these...
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...Information Technology Public Policy and Technology Name SCHOOL DATE Information Technology: Public Policy and Technology The new U.S. president is counting on technology to help realize his key agenda items. Government policymakers and business leaders also need to consider foundational technology and public policy issues, such as privacy, identity, architecture and the impact of Web 2.0. E-Governments is the future of any nation and as soon as Government moves towards Internet, the internal operations will be faster. More and More Governments are moving towards cloud computing and Web 2.0 service to implement public policy today. The biggest challenge in this is data security and maintaining the integrity of the data. This is one of the most difficult and important task to do. This is the biggest challenge for the governments all over the world. The last time that research houses published a special report on how technology would affect public policy and vice versa in the U.S. was during the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. That report led to other special reports on the relationship of technology and public policy in other parts of the world. In those reports, we were optimistic about the prospects of technology's enablement of the public policy, including streamlining government in much the same way that IT has helped to improve efficiency in the private sector, and the prospects for the public's involvement in rule making and legislation. Our predictions...
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...Assess the role of Tsar Nicholas II in the decline and fall of the Romanov Dynasty Tsar Nicholas had a primary role in the decline and downfall of the Romanov Dynasty. Although he was involved, and may even be said to be fundamentally responsible, there are also factors that were out of his control that contributed towards the decline and fall of the Romanov Dynasty. Tsar Nicholas II contributed through the Russo-Japanese war, World War I and through his own personal skills, qualities and beliefs. However, the development of society as well as the Geography of Russia and Alexis Haemophilia also went towards to the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty. The decline and fall of the Romanov Dynasty occurred due to numerous factors, of which Tsar Nicholas...
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...significance of the Russo Japanese water: 1906 revolutions; Stolypin and the duma; the impact of the first world war (1914-18) on Russia * 1917 Revolutions: February/ March revolutions; provisional government and Dual power (soviets): October/November Bolshevik Revolution; Lenin and Trotsky * Lenin’s Russia (1917-24): consolidation of new soviet state; civil war; War communism; NEP; terror and coercion; Foreign relations * * Gorbachev and His aims/Policies (glasnost And perestroika) and (1931-1991) consequences of the soviet state * consequences of Gorbachev’s policies for Eastern European; reform movements: Poland- the role of solidarity; Czechoslovakia- the velvet revolution; fall of the Berlin wall * china: Mao (1935-1976) Conditions that produced authoritarian and single party states * emergence of leaders: aims, ideology, support * methods of force and legal used to establish authoritarian * form of government ideology establishment * nature, extent and treatment of opposition establishment * domestic policies and impact (structure and organisation of government and administration * political, economic , social and religious policies within domestic policies and there impact * role of education, the arts, the media, propaganda...
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...The reasons behind the 1905 Russian Revolution were multifaceted, varying in proximity. Long-term causes included the difficulties in ruling Russia, where vast size, climate and economy combined with a system of autocracy proved factors to the discontent of society. Personal limitations of Tsar Nicholas II destined his leadership to fail, no determination or desire inside his intentions, as growing hatred of the Tsar heightened for a lack of political representation plagued civilian’s lives. Short-term effects include the impact of the Russo-Japanese War and the impact of Bloody Sunday, eroding Nicholas’s reputation to that of a power hungry sadist. The Mutiny of the Black Sea Fleet presented disquiet within the military, concern for an inability of security forces to cope with pressure surging the need for revolution. The spectre of revolt was ever present. An extensive contribution to the 1905 Revolution can be uncovered through the difficulties in ruling Russia. A home to 125 million people, the Russian Empire consisted of nearly 23 million square kilometres, with only 5% of this area useable for agricultural purposes. This affected Russia’s industry and farming immensely, featuring shortages of food, living space and quality of living for victims of such conditions. A lack of nationalism lingered, as more than half the population consisted of Poles and Ukraine’s, creating barriers in language and traditions. This resulted in a vast difference of religion, and therefor stripped...
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...The peculiarities of elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation (VI convocation) coverage by “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” Introduction The necessity for Russia's democratic development, constructing of the civil society and law-based state is now generally accepted. At the same time, the authorities often seek only to declare the general principles, but demonstrate little desire to implement them in practice. In such situation the population is justified to mistrust the government and be skeptical about its actions. It is widely known that the key features of democracy (which underlies the basis of civil society), except guarantee of the rights and freedoms are also such as: the acceptance of political rights and freedoms of citizens in the volume, which allows not only government parties and organizations to act legally, but the opposition too; the presence of representative bodies of power, which are formed on the basis of universal, free and fair elections; the “separation of powers” principle, which means that the parliament is the sole legislative body; political pluralism and publicity of power. The civil society will not be able to exist without ensuring equality of rights and freedoms for all people; freedom of citizens in establishing of political parties and civil movements; freedom of establishing the mass media and ensuring their activities. In the modern Russian society the media, as declared, should ensure dialogue...
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...Connecting to Work: How ICTs Are Expanding Job Opportunities Worldwide September 10, 2013 * * ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form * * * Information and communication technologies are creating new job opportunities for workers and employers around the world. STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the world of work, creating new job opportunities and making labor markets more innovative, inclusive, and global. * Three trends are driving this shift: greater connectivity, the ability to telecommute and outsource work, and globalization of skills. * A new paper looks at ways policymakers can maximize the positive impact of ICTs on employment. RELATED WORLD BANK * Policy Note: Connecting to Work: How Information and Communication Technologies Could Help Expand Employment Opportunities * Website: World Bank ICT * Website: Jobs Knowledge Platform MULTIMEDIA Video Connecting to Work: ICTs & Jobs When Gopal Maharjan, a young engineering graduate in Nepal, started looking for a job in Kathmandu he did not get a great response. Then he heard about online jobs with CloudFactory, a “microwork” platform. He and some friends formed a group and applied online. They were accepted and given part-time jobs doing work such as digitizing old, hand-written data, tracking supermarket receipts, or even medical transcription. The group meets regularly with CloudFactory staff...
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