..."Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation," said by Coretta Scott King, a civil rights activist. Freedom needs to be repeatedly won. Freedom has led to the end of slavery, having the right to vote, and having the right to have same sex marriage. Freedom is a major event of American history and life. First of all, freedom is not just a one and done kind of thing; it has to be won over and over again. Freedom is perplex! According to the History Channel, slavery started in the United States in 1619, when African slaves came to Jamestown Virginia. Freedom has put an end to slavery. Nearly four million slaves were in the United States between the 17th and 18th centuries. Slaves were only counted as three fifths of a person for taxation. Like what Coretta Scott King stated, freedom has to be earned, and won in every generation. "The thirteenth amendment, which formally abolished...
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...The Secret Soldier I was sick of being considered less than my male counterparts. As a woman in the Revolutionary Era, I had very few rights. “The law did not recognize wives' independence in economic, political, or civic matters in Anglo-American society of the eighteenth century”(Women). Essentially, I was just playing a supporting role in the life of men. At the time, I was young. I was strong willed, and simply wouldn’t take no for an answer. I just couldn’t sit back while such revolutionary changes were going on around me. Colonists were fighting for their independence from Britain. I needed to assume some sort of responsibility and wanted to fight for independence. In a way, for me, joining the army was so much more than just fighting against Britain for America's independence. For me, it was a symbol of fighting for my own independence, fighting for my fellow women and I to be equal. There was no reason for us to be oppressed the way we were. We were worth so much more; I had so much more potential. I was capable of anything that a man was capable of and so much more. I knew I needed to take action, be in control of my future. I began to get wind of these stories, women disguising themselves and fighting alongside men. These brave woman would impersonate men and enroll in the Army. They'd bind their breasts, cut their hair short, dress in masculine clothes and adopt a male name. Most of these women enrolled because they were young and poor.The Army was a good way...
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...A wise man once said “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.” This saying is used in present day in all sorts of circumstances, but one does not usually know where this saying originated. January 1776, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet as what is known as “Common Sense”. Paine’s intent on writing on “Common Sense” was to address that the British didn’t deserve the loyalty that it was receiving from the colonies, and he went on to explain in depth why he thought such. “Common Sense” is said to be a very important force in sparking the American Revolution. Prior to the American Revolution, the idea of revolution within the thirteen colonies was distributed. There were those who supported the revolution, those who were against it, and those who were indifferent. Paine thought out “Common Sense” and was thoroughly written and expressed. Paine was able to sway the colonists to agree...
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...government works, the different branches, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, how laws are enacted, and the ideas that surround the judicial branch. Throughout this course there were many things that came as a surprise such as, how the Constitution is perceived, how the bill of rights are amended and how the power is no longer shifting back to point of where it started. When looking at the power of the president, there has to be a point throughout time that the power of the government was there to help him but once that task was through the power shifted back to the cabinet. During a round table discussion there were some points made that the power shift from cabinet to President was apparent but, that power never seems to shift back to the cabinet. Has the power of the cabinet been absorbed by the President? There needs to be a strong cabinet to help the President and the advising staff, and if the power does not shift then it creates a president with far more control than if it shifted back. When looking at the power shift, the discussion could be adjusted to the judicial branch because the judicial branch is extremely powerful and dangerous. With the power of the judicial branch, they are able to go in and make adjustments to laws and how they are perceived. With that idea in mind the Supreme Justices are appointed by the president of the United States, which mean that the president is able to elect the person that they want in that position, hopefully they are picking the...
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...wants in the moment to satisfy himself or to do harm to others. Only a rational being could conceive of an ethical duty to act according to the consideration that all other human beings would act in the same way. No animal or irrational human being could conceive of such a concept, such a duty, such a way of life. The rationality required for moral duty leads the individual to recognize that "the moral worth of an action does not lie in the effect expected from it, nor in any principle of action which requires to borrow its motive from this expected effect" (Timmons 156). Only reason will act according to the worth of an action in and of itself, without consideration for the gain or loss of any effect. CHAPTER 2: THEORY The categorical imperative holds that "I am never to act otherwise than so that I could also will that my maxim should become a universal law" (Timmons 156). Kant allows no exceptions to this imperative. He apparently believes that once one brick is taken out of the wall--say, a justifiable lie or false promise is told because of the gains won or losses avoided--then the whole wall is in danger of immediately collapsing. This makes the moral duty "imperative" for him. It is not a matter of what is "prudent," for example, in the case of telling a lie to bring a positive result or avoid a negative result. It is only a matter of what is "right," based on the consideration that all human beings will act in the same way. If one person justifies a lie based on the...
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...American slavery in the 1850s to gay marriage in the 21st century, the debate for equal rights seems to never quite go away. People like Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., or even more recently, Malala, each have made an impact on equal rights. In this cartoon by Tom Stiglich, Bruce Jenner is the one making an impact on equal rights for the LGBT community. As Jenner was once an Olympic runner himself, he seems to be depicted as one in this illustration. Jenner is running towards the finish line alongside a woman, who remains unknown. Through carefully selected word choices and powerful facial expressions, these two runners communicate that some type of victory has been won. What is most significant in this cartoon is what lies...
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...roughly $ 50 billion each year. The evidence that demonstrates that this aid is being used to help the poor seem limited compared to the funding other countries such as the U.S and China has provided. The aid that is going to Africa has made more debt, more inflation and even more vulnerable to the currency markets and more unattractive to higher quality investment. It's increased the risk of civil conflict and unrest that caused an unmitigated political, economic and humanitarian disaster. The examples of some positive effects are the relief programs that continue to support the development and reconstructing of poverty stricten areas in Africa. Another look at the the development is recovering from war to addressing the causes of inequalities, discrimination, and structural insecurity which would reduce terriorists. There are few people that will deny that fact of a clear moral imperative for humanitarian and charity-based aid to step in when necessary, such as the storm of 2004 tsunami in Asia. Nevertheless, it's worth reminding ourselves what emergency and charity-based aid can and cannot do. Aid-supported scholarships have certainly helped send African girls to school even if they will not be able to find a job in their own country once they have graduated. This kind of aid can provide band-aid solutions to alleviate immediate...
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...many ways to hurt people through technology, how come there is no laws or punishments for cyberbullying. Only recently the United States have been instating laws to help reduce cyberbullying. Even at that it is not enough these laws need to be strictly enforced by the government, and the people being held accountable for their actions. People argue the cyberbullying laws are a violation of the 1st Amendment, more specifically the freedom of speech and the freedom of expression. In Michigan, Joshua Mahaffey was 15, he and a friend created this web site in 2001. The website was called “Satan’s Web page” and according to Joshua it was created it for laughs. On the website listed “people I wish would die,” which listed names of several students at their schools. Then a parent notified the police about the site, it’s a threat and posed an infraction against the cyberbullying laws. Joshua was interviewed and admitted to creating and contributing to the website. Then he was sent to a local psychiatric hospital. After three days, doctors released him as not a threat to himself and others. The school then suspended him for the first semester. Joshua’s parents then sued the school district for violating his freedom of expression. Joshua then won his case against the school district. However, after September 11th security against another terriost attack was on highest alert....
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...any communication between branch supervisors, home offices, and other branches. The supervisor employ their own employee without any communication with the main branch. The major problem is high employee turnover, actually there can be many reason for turnover, however in the text this is a result of when an employee would be hired, they would be resign another employee. In additionally, Ruth Johnson has been working in a home office for two months, howeever she does not know what the machine called she used and what it did. That means, there is not any HR to asist her about that machine. 2nd Question: Do you think setting up an HR unit in the main office would help? - Setting up an HR unit in the main office would help the managers. Through the HR unit the bank can employ the educated bankers and reduce turnover ratios. I mean, because of HR unit will work for supervisors’ and line managers’ needs, the employee which apply the job probably educated by HR unit about the which machine or computer software does he/ she have to. As a result of HR unit, turnovers decrase and efficiency increases in the bank. 3rd Question: What specific functions should an HR unit carry out? What HR functions would then be carried out by supervisors and other line managers? What role should the Internet play in the new HR organization? - A Line Function: The human resource manager directs the activities of the people in his or her own department and perhaps in related areas. -...
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...to situations in different times and conditions. The two have many common grounds and share themes that are portrayed in different scenes through different perspectives. The movies mostly revolve around the idea of standing up for oneself and not giving up, whoever the enemy might be. Patriotism is portrayed in Brave Heart when Mel Gibson's character William Wallas refers to the cavilary as "sons of Scotland." They agree to fight against an army almost double in size, armor and men. This battle is won. In Kings Speech the King, is coping with a stammer to deliver a speech which is his first wartime radio broadcast on Britain's declaration of war on Germany. The struggle required to overcome the fear of stammering and of rejection is calmed down by the support of his friends and family. In Brave Heart love is a key theme, the movie beautifully portrays that intense love can make you go lengths you never wanted to go, change decisions like William decides to fight and rebel once his love, wife is killed for abstaining the soldiers from raping her. He starts a revolt against the most powerful men and dies trying. Love, an emotion that can help you through any stage of life, as in Kings Speech, the character Queen Elizabeth is the reason that King George VI joins the therapist. She drives him to improve and believes in him that one day the speech delivered will have no stammer. She stands by him even when his brother is against him. Family is an important part of the individual...
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...nomination for re-election over Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt had previously been President from 1901-1909; his first term inherited due to the in-office death of William McKinley. Upon election into his second term (first full term), Roosevelt vowed to not run for office again. Fast forward to 1912, the end of the first term of Roosevelt’s hand picked successor William Howard taft, and Teddy was back in the race. After losing the Rebuplican nomination to Taft, who received more support from the conservative side of the party, Roosevelt had a convention of his own and started the Progressive Party. Naturally, Roosevelt got the nomination. With Woodrow Wilson receiving the Democrat’s nomination for election, and Eugene V. Debs running under the increasingly loud Socialist umbrella, the stage was set for the 1912 Presidential Election. “The four way contest between Taft, Roosevelt, Democrat Woodrow Wilson, and Socialist Eugene V. Debs became a national debate on the relationship between political and economic freedom in the age of big business. On one end of the political spectrum stood Taft, who stressed that economic individualism could remian the foundation of the solial order so long as government and private entreprenuers cooperated in addressing social ills. At the other end was Debs. Relatively few Americans supported the Socialist Party’s goal of aboloshing the “capitalistic system” altogether, but its immediage demands – including public ownership of the railroads and banking...
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...had been hoping for a much more “glamorous” lifestyle. Throughout the movie we see Diouana discriminated against because of the color of her skin. As she realizes the life she is living is not what she expected she begins to feel alienated and wants to return to Africa. Black Girl shows the effects of colonialism, racism, and post-colonial life in Africa and France. The movie exemplifies unequal colonial relations as it depicts the changing treatment that Diouana experiences once she moves with the French family from Dakar to France. Black Girl illustrates postcolonial life for a young African girl, who though she pursues ideals of freedom in France, ultimately finds that Africa still has economic dependency on France, there is racism, and do not have independence from France after post-colonialism. In the movie Black Girl, we see a time when African’s had little rights in France. In Senegal, African’s were fighting for their independence from France. Senegal was named after the Senegal River and covers around 76,000 square miles. In the 1850’s, the French expanded into Senegal, which was free from slavery. It wasn’t until after WWII that Africans began to have political authority. In 1945 French West Africa was allowed to participate in writing a New French Constitution. In 1958 another Constitution was written which changed the structure of the colonies from the French Union to the French Community. This basically made it so that African’s had more of a voice and they were able...
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...stated in his book “Church and State in America” that the amendment “prevented the federal government from establishing a national religion and allowed people to freely exercise their religious beliefs and practices. The issue in today’s society is not that the people believe that the government should establish a national religion but rather that any reference to any faith (in particular it seems Christian) should be abolished as it “offends” some citizens to see it. In many cases the “offensive” object is not on government property but is rather a private display or decision. If this were ten years ago I might have argued that the issue was keeping the Church out of the State. However, more recently, the focus seems to be the other way around. Now more than ever, it seems that the focus needs to be on keeping the state out of the church setting. Consider these recent cases. In Houston there were five Christian Pastors that were served subpoenas by the city to turn over any sermons that specifically addressed homosexuality. The Houston, TX Mayor, Annise Parker, was quoted stating that all sermons were “Fair game” and all Pastors involved were fined for not following the Houston Rights Ordinance. In Idaho the owners of a small Christian Chapel were informed that their refusal to perform same-sex weddings violated the city’s non-discrimination ordinance. It is my opinion that when...
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..."Pros And Cons Of Prison Privatization" Prisons are institutions that have specifically been designed to handle the members of the society who are under conviction of different crimes. The people who reside in the prisons are referred to as inmates or prisoners and the time they spend in the prisons depends on the imprisonment period. This period is dependent of the intensity of the crime committed. Once in the prisons, the inmates undergo rehabilitation, incapacitation, retribution and deterrence which are elements considered appropriate for the provision of justice to the society. In the past, it has been the responsibility of the government to manage these institutions on behalf of the society. The process of privatizing the prison industry has both negative and positive effects. Sloane, 1996). Privatization has been applied in prison departments in most countries across the globe, there are few countries who used it in the past. For example during the mid 18th century, the United States government entered into a treaty with a number of private investors to manage a number of its institutions and these investors went ahead to contract inmates to some of their private enterprises as a source of labor. Some of the institutions that were contracted included 'New York Auburn and Louisiana' penal colonies. However, this did not last for long based on the fact that there was rampant corruption that was carried out as well as vicious resistance from other...
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...to come back tomorrow. Motivation can have an effect on the output of the business quantity and quality. What are some of the most important Motivation Theories and how they still influence our day-to-day work. Having explored some of the theories of Herzberg (the Hygiene factors/motivators and his vertical loading), and then Maslow's Hierarchy (of needs and others) what I have tried here is to link some of these theories with my own work experience. cannot help but start with Maslow's Hierarchy of needs which listed five basic needs, the highest being self actualization. Maslow sees this as what humans can be, they must be or at least becoming everything that one is capable of becoming. Maslow also argued that these needs are not necessarily in a fixed order. However, he also suggests that - A satisfied need is not a motivator. - Lack of need satisfaction can affect mental health. Of course his theories have been criticized and is it really that much farfetched nowadays? I personally think that there are elements in his theory that are still valid today. If you ask teenagers today they would possibly agree that as long as their needs for basic things, like food, water, shelter and affiliation are not met they will not be interested to go to school/university. Suppose one could argue however,...
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