...social issues confronting the HIV population presents a series of critical civil rights problems, it is imperative that individuals living with HIV/AIDS are aware of their civil rights as well as know the resources to advocate for themselves when a provider threatens their rights. National legal organizations, like the ACLU AIDS Project is available to enforce their civil rights through litigation, public education, and legislative advocacy (America Civil Liberties Union, 2009). The main social iniquities attached to HIV are those of stigma and discrimination. Social stigmatism toward persons with HIV/AIDS is an infliction of suffering, which thwarts any attempts to fight the AIDS epidemic. Stigma, as a form of social control is a means to marginalize, set limitations, and exercise power over individuals who society considers different through certain characteristics. Social stigma rejects the social groups associated with HIV, (e.g. homosexuals, illegal drug users, sex workers (Bardj, 2012). Discrimination is a rapidly increasing social stigma that stirs up prejudice, hatred, and bigotry against those mostly infected with the disease as well as those affected by the disease because of their association with the HIV positive person, such as family members, partners, coworkers, a community where the HIV individual(s) resides, etc. Discrimination against people living...
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...(2006) – Review “An Inconvenient Truth”, a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim, attempts to raise the alarming issue of climate crisis due to Global Warming and it foretells the dreadful consequences that the future generations on the Planet Earth are likely to experience. The film features a strong political figure, Al Gore (former Vice President of United States), to unleash the astonishing facts and predictions related to Global Warming, which is undoubtedly one of the biggest societal concerns today. The main purpose of the film is to educate the citizens of the world about the highly severe environmental challenge of global warming by separating the truth from the fiction and the actual connections from the misunderstandings, and to reenergize the environmental movement. It tries to convince people that it is their moral imperative to hear the environmental warnings that are scientifically sound. The film documents a revolutionary slide show by Al Gore that he estimates to have given at least 1000 times across different locations around the world. The documentary contains stark visuals of the recent natural calamities, possible future disasters and the mind-boggling graphs that force the audience to take a deep interest in the issue. It uses small animated clips to explain the phenomenon of global warming, highlight its probable impact on polar ice caps and foresee the likelihood of extinction of the living organisms there. The slide show in the film is...
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...The diverse population of Americans from all different cultural backgrounds were then united against one common enemy: Muslims. Although only a small group of radical Muslims orchestrated the attacks, the fear and hatred of Muslims, or the rise of Islamophobia, quickly spread across America. According to the Council of American-Islamic Relations, the word “Islamophobia” describes the “close-minded prejudice against or hatred of Islam and Muslims” (“Same”). Political campaigns contributed in part to this increase in Islamophobia, as former President George W. Bush approved bills that suggested heightened security measures in the United States, such as those that created the Department of Homeland Security and the USA PATRIOT act, both of which made it easier to track down and investigate “suspicious persons,” often people of Middle Eastern descent. Uninformed, fearful Americans, fueled by political vitriol in the form of new bills passed by the United States government appearing to target Muslim or Middle Eastern citizens, began an attack of their own. In 2001, the number of violent hate crimes against Muslims increased from 28 in 2000, to more than 480 following the Twin Towers attack (Kuek Ser). Almost immediately, reckless Americans wished to retaliate against...
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...2025. And make her the second world power behind the United States. (Third if we consider the cumulative GDP of the European Union). However, China could even overtake all countries in terms of purchasing power parity. (PPP) (The PPP can measure how much a currency can buy goods and services in each area compare.) China will then become the largest trading power in the world. The East and south Asia will produce about 40% of world GDP in 2025. China will have a decisive influence on the future world order. She could be structured policy and global economics in cooperation or in competition with two or three other "actors" of power. The transformation of China over the next twenty years will have fundamental consequences on the reorganization of the global system. The scale of China raises two interrogations: -What will be the sustainability of the anticipated growth of the country? -What would be the priorities of China as a global player? These two issues are linked and...
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...The message of peace is a fundamental universal concern which is relevant throughout our world today. Peace is not merely the ‘absence of war’, but a state of mind in which a sense of tranquillity comes from actively working towards right relationships with individuals and God. To understand the way in which Muslims and Christians view peace it is imperative to understand the source of the teachings for each religion. The principles teachings of peace for Both Christianity and Islam are primarily found in the sacred texts of both religious traditions. Christianity looks to the bible and specifically the New Testament for teachings about peace, whereas Islam focuses’ on the Qur’an and Hadith to guide their beliefs of peace. These sacred texts guide the individual adherents of each religion to achieving inner peace which consequently develops their understanding to take responsibility to achieve peace with those around them, leading to ‘world peace’. An understanding of the Christian belief of peace is gained through a knowledge of the importance of the life of Jesus Christ in the beliefs of adherents. Peace is believed to be at the heart of Jesus' life and ministry and accordingly it is a foundational element of the Christian communities that seek to follow him. In order for Christians to experience the peace of God they must devote themselves to listening to the good news of God revealed through the Bible and commit themselves to following the example of Jesus in his life...
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...The rapid growth of technology and information has caused millions of people in the world to be dependent on the Internet for information. Free accessibility gives people an easy opportunity to build upon their knowledge and skills. Internet activist, Aaron Swartz, dedicated his life to web openness because he believed public information should be equally accessible by everyone. He believed that sharing information was a moral imperative and fought against copyright laws pushed by corporations blinded by greed that led to the privatization of knowledge. Public information should be free and easily available to increase public awareness and general knowledge. Really Simple Syndication, developed by Aaron Swartz, is a major contribution to the general public. RSS instantly organizes and distributes a wide variety of information on the World Wide Web. RSS provides active information and notifies consumers immediately of new information. One of the most important uses of RSS is to enable and improve student research. A variety of resources in one easy location encourage sharing among peers and enhance comprehension of materials (Glotzbach, Mohler & Radwan, 2009). According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to education. Education is directed to the full development of human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and freedoms ("Universal declaration of," 1998). When education is free and easily available, people...
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...building the future This call has been launched by trade unions from Europe, Africa, America and we have diverse affiliation or non-affiliation to the International Trade Union Confederation, the World Federation of Trade Unions. We also participate in various international trade union networks, etc. All our unions recognize the unionism of struggle, workers' democracy, self-organisation of workers and the need for social transformation. The crisis of the capitalist system has consequences in the world. Economic, financial, environmental and social crises interact and become self-reinforcing. The global crisis of capitalism shows a shared impasse based on increasingly unequal distribution of wealth produced, financial deregulation, free trade and the widespread disregard for ecological imperatives. To save the profits of the shareholders and owners, to ensure the future of banking and global institutions (the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, etc.), governments and employers place increasingly heavy burdens on workers' rights and workers. The current economic and political system organises the looting of many countries, forcing millions of people to leave their region of origin in order to survive ... and then they are denied all their rights because they are immigrants. The destruction of public services, the questioning of all social rights, attacks on trade union rights, trade union rights being violated, the development of precariousness and unemployment...
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...Islam and Human Rights Course Islam and Terrorism April 2016 Introduction: Terrorism has become one of the outstanding features that marked the twenty-first century, as its acts and threats have been in existence for millennia, and because it acts as a real danger facing the human existence. Terrorists have widened their activities and increased their practices in many regions of the world in recent times, such as Turkey, France and Belgium. Terrorist groups have used violence as a mean to achieve their goals and they did not adhere to any religious principles or moral, and they have showed us how they have used advanced weapons and equipment’s in their attacks. The core principle of terrorists is that the aims justify the means, which carries with it the destruction of human civilizations. Muslims are being exposed by campaigns of slander and distortion, waged by western countries, politicians and media, and these campaigns have seen an increase of ferocity after the emergence of the (ISIS) terrorist group in the Arab countries, and specially after the terrorist attacks on some Western countries. Some Arab and Islamic countries participated in awareness campaigns about the thought of the new emerged terrorist group (ISIS) extremist on the Islamic religion, but violence and extremism is no longer mentioned in Western countries, but they became attributed to Muslims, Arabs. Extremism and terrorism has become Islamist, and all this is linked to Islamist groups. I...
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...terrifying impacts of climate change. Most recently, portions of Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic and Caribbean United States of America were hit by Hurricane Sandy, which later developed into a super storm. Scientists had previously warned that climatic changes have increased the likelihood of occurrence of hurricanes of such magnitude. Other effects of climate change that continue to be experienced include increased frequency of droughts, decrease in crop productivity, water stress and the rising of sea levels. The problem is that these effects of climate change are predicted to worsen since the global average temperature continues to increase. Governments have set and embarked on a global goal, aimed at limiting the degree of warming to below 2oC above pre-industrial levels by 2100. From a scientific standpoint, it is unfortunate that there continues to be a significant gap between the actualities of global emissions, and the level of mitigation on climate change that is required to stay below 2oC by 2020 (Bowen and Ranger, 16). From a political and philosophical context, there are actions and commitments for both the short and long-terms, which had been agreed upon in previous conferences such as Copenhagen 2009, and agreements such as the Bali Road Map of 2007 that have been delayed. Also, there has been the withdrawal of key governments such as Canada and other rich industrialized countries from international agreements. According to UNCCD (9), after years of negotiation regarding...
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...Research Essay The articles “The Clash of Civilizations”, “Jihad vs. McWorld”, “The Coming of Anarchy”, “The Summoning”, “The End of Progressivism”, and “The Myth of Global Ethnic Conflict” all exercise ideas and hypothesis that relate to present day world problems. The authors of these articles have strong beliefs about issues that could potentially lead to an apocalyptic future plagued with war. Throughout this paper I will talk about the main ideas of each article, compare and contrast the articles, and discuss my opinion about the article. In the article “The Clash of Civilizations”, Samuel P. Huntington believes that the fundamental source of conflict in the future will be a conflict on culture. Huntington strongly believes that 8 basic civilizations will clash in the future. These civilizations are Western, Confucian, Japanese, Islamic, Hindu, Slavic Orthodox, Latin American, and possibly African. Huntington defines a civilization as the highest cultural grouping of people and the broadest level of cultural identity people have short of what distinguishes them from other species. Civilizations can be seen as a cultural entity with commonalities in language, history, religion, customs, institutions, and may contain several nation states. Huntington believes these conflicts will occur because the world is becoming a smaller place, there is a rapid growth of civilization-consciousness, cultural characteristics and differences are less mutable and less easily compromised...
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...challenges and demand the attention of health agencies on a global scale. Disease control is a complex issue which requires intervention on the environmental and behavioral level by health agencies and caregivers including public health nurses. Providing primary, secondary, and tertiary methods of prevention are necessary in the interruption of the chain of infection and protection of populations from communicable diseases. Tuberculosis is a deadly disease occurring in one third of the world’s population, infecting nine million people in 2013 and leading to over one million deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Community health nurses play an integral role in the fight against tuberculosis by providing immediate and follow up care to affected individuals, assisting in research and investigations to combat the disease, and educating communities about early detection, treatment, and prevention. Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal infection commonly caused by a strain of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Maurer & Smith, 2013). In the most familiar presentation, the lungs are affected, but the bacteria can also infect the kidneys, lymphatic system, brain, and spine (Maurer & Smith, 2013). The disease can manifest in latent form in which an individual is not infectious and cannot spread the illness to others. It is considered active if one’s immune system cannot fight the bacteria and a person exhibits symptoms such as blood...
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...National Security and the U.S. ` Our western security Policy is the established goal of the United State of America to employ a rules-based international order which backs global economic and national security while fostering prosperity. In addition, American Security Policy is crucial to instill new dignity within the U.S. populous, while we set the stage of unified human rights standards across the globe. As discussed by Snow, the geographic location of the United States relative to other states is a key aspect impacting America's perspective on security matters and the development of the US military strategy. National security has been on the priority list of the United States since before WWI, and even could be claimed responsible for sparking our declaration of independence amongst many other nations. within is assignment ill be touching on key threats...
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...well over 500 cities. I would like to discuss more of the details of the movement, the moral and economic implications, as well as the different ethics theories to see which theory best applies to the movement. The Arab Springs protest on February 11, 2011 was the most notable inspiration of the Occupy Wall Street movement. According to the website occupy together, the occupy movement is an international movement driven by individuals. They are organized in over 100 cities in the United States, and they aim to fight back against the system that has allowed the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer. “All of us have many different backgrounds and political beliefs but feel that, since we can no longer trust our elected officials to represent anyone other than their wealthiest donors, we need real people to create real change from the bottom up… We no longer want the wealthiest to hold all the power, to write the rules governing an unbalanced and inequitable global economy, and thus foreclosing on our future.” The movement works to achieve their goals by resist, In the spirit and tradition of civil disobedience #occupy takes to the streets to protest corporate greed, abuse of power, and growing economic disparity; Restructure, #occupy empowers individuals to lead others into action by gathering in the commons as engaged citizens to demonstrate a culture based on community and mutual aid. We will be the change we are seeking in the world; and finally, Remix work to make fundamental...
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...Terrorism and Homeland Security: The Impacts on Preventative Measures Abstract This paper explores four different topics on homeland security and anti-terrorism policies. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security or (HDS). What policies had to be implemented and what did the creation of a new agency affected or benefit. The impact that international terrorism has caused the United States of America and how this policies and changes help build a stronger defense against them. The implementation of local enforcement agencies and the community in the fight to deter terrorist attacks. The Federal Emergency Management Agency or (FEMA) and how organizational bureaucracy hindered cooperation and communication among local and federal agencies. This paper will address what measures have been and can be taken in the future to improve inter-agency cooperation and communication. Table of Content Terrorism and Homeland Security: The Impacts on Preventative Measures Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Terrorism and the creation of the DHS………................................................................................4 USA PATRIOT ACT……………………………………………………………………………...5 Appropriate roles of agencies and community………………………………………………….5-6 Preventative plans…………………………………………………………………………………6 Community Emergency Response………………………………………………………………...6 FEMA……………………………………………………………………………………………..7 National Response Plan…………………………………………………………………………...
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...Discuss workable solutions to the scourge of corruption and political tribalism in Jamaica. Corruption is by no means an observable fact that is confined to Jamaica alone, it is, nevertheless, considered by many to be the largest single impediment to our country’s ability to attain sustained economic growth and development. According to Rose-Ackerman 2001 corruption is defined as the dishonest behaviour that violates the trust placed in a public official. The behaviour of such unlawful actions occurs in instances when government officials and employees abuse their power for financial or non-financial gain to obtain personal benefits and or political interests for their families, or their social networks. Presently, corruption is a major global concern as there is an abundant of evidence that it has the capacity to undermine democracy, rule of law, as well as to drive fragile and developing countries, like Jamaica who is ranked eighty three (83) on the list of the world most corrupted countries. According to former Contractor General Greg Christie, “corruption has slowly deteriorated the quality of life of many in our society, as it has denied mainly the lower class citizens in Jamaica access to basic things to which they are entitled, such as water, electricity, roads, health care, housing and education.” This is as a result of many government officials not equally distributed the funding garnered to the betterment of its citizens but instead selfishly used it for their personal...
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