...IN MY OWN PERSPECTIVE’’ DOCUMENTATION PRESENTED BY EZEJI GODWIN IKECHUKWU FROM DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS IN PEACE STUDIES AND DIPLOMACY AT SIAM UNIVERSITY ON 24TH SEP. 2011 = UN PEACE DAY. Fellow citizens of the world, lets make the world a better place for you and for me, for this is and should continue to be the cardinal reason for our coming together. Society is formed when people as social animals, live in group. The person that exercises the state power is known as government. The government issues rules and laws and regulations to govern the realm as well as relationship with other nations, bilaterally and multilaterally. economic, social and religious interest are factors that affects the making of these laws, rules and regulation and its interpretation and implementation locally and internationally which often results to conflict and war hence there comes need to proffer solution for peaceful coexistence in this world we have found ourselves. Peace can be said to be an ideal freedom and happiness within all people and nations. It is a state of non-violence either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. Peace therefore means cessation of all sorts of hostility by all persons and nations. In certain cases, world peace has been seen and argued as unattainable because human by nature is violent hence rationally men choose to be violent. It remains also a proven fact that human being can change even more positively but...
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...following paper is my plan of action. Effective Communication in Crisis It is absolutely essential, pre-crisis, to establish notification systems that will allow you to rapidly reach your intended audience using multiple modalities. The Virginia Tech campus shooting catastrophe, where email was the sole means of alerting students initially, proves that using any single modality can make a crisis worse. Some of us may be on email constantly, others not so. Some of us receive our cellphone calls or messages quickly, some not. If you use more than one modality to reach your stakeholders, the chances are much greater that the message will go through. (Bernstein, 2013) To have effective communication in time of crisis, our organization has implemented plans that allow us to effectively deal with the situation, the media and those that are effected. With the use of all forms of media, as well as documented known conditions we hold a strong belief that we can correct this current situation. It has come to the attention of the county and this office of the Emergency Management that an unidentified contaminate has leaked into the local water reserves. This contamination has been found in all city water tabs in the county. We are first reassuring the public that we are taking every precaution, starting at the lowest levels, to ensure our communities safety. With safety in mind first, it is important that we identify the unidentified contaminate, and...
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...Our Right to Choose Michael S. Mays Sr. ITT-Tech The topic of legalizing marijuana has become a very hot topic here in the Unites States of America. With sixteen states having medical marijuana laws already in place and seventeen states with pending legalization legislation (http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002481); many communities are split on the issue due to misinformation and stigmas. Even though marijuana is stigmatized as a gateway drug that leads children to harder drugs, marijuana should be legalized for medicinal use because it is incredibly expensive to keep marijuana illegal and adults deserve freedom to use marijuana as medicine without having to deal with the criminal element or fear of being unjustly prosecuted. The gateway effect states that marijuana acts as a stepping stone, or a gateway, that leads people to harder drugs. They support their argument with statistics that show that most people who use hard drugs have tried marijuana before (http://www.mjlegal.org/gateway.html). What though is the gateway theory? Is it based on facts brought to light by years of scientific study? No, in fact the gateway theory does not explain anything at all. It is simply an observation that has been vague at best and dispersed by media outlets and the governing body. It is true that many people that use hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine, or LSD did in fact use marijuana before they tried the harder drugs. The true reason for this is marijuana...
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...criminal justice process is very complex process and varies from state to state. Three models of the criminal justice process as discussed and reviewed in chapter 9 of out textbook are the funnel, wedding and net. (Meyer, Grant 2003) In this essay I will compare these three models of the criminal justice process and give my opinion on which model I think best describes the criminal justice system as it is today. I will also give you a rationale for the choice that I choose. The first model I will discuss is the funnel model. This model looks at how decisions are made at each level in the criminal justice process and sort out those people and cases that it feels should not go through the entire process from those whom it feels should. This process is used as a means of limiting the number cases to a small percentage of cases that have to be resolved by trial advocacy and incarceration. The process limits the amount of offenders in court and incarcerated at any given time. The benefit of this model is it prevents the criminal justice system from becoming backed up. The truth is the criminal Justice system is already backed up, and crimes are increasing on a daily basis. A common misconception of the funnel process is that it "lets criminals off,” however this is not true. Most cases are often dismissed or pleas are bargained due to lack of evidence. The truth is that there is not enough money, to prosecute every crime. It is up to the State (States attorney), or The Attorney general...
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...think critically of major headlines and what inspired specific stories on the news. Timothy Egan’s article, “We’re with Stupid”, sheds light on the reality of the public being uneducated, both historically and politically. Our jobs, in order to keep democracy alive and healthy, is to be aware of everything that occurs in the world, put our beliefs aside when interpreting information, and be critical of everything we read and/or listen to. We have failed in this by doing the complete opposite and then blaming our situation on President Trump's administration and the news, instead of ourselves....
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...“The Misinformation of our Education System” The education system in America lacks the communicational connection. In the essay “The Banking Concept of Education,” Paulo Freire relates his personal experiences of oppression in his native country. The Brazilian educator devoted his life of adult literacy. Loewen essay “Lies My Teacher Told Me,” argues the American history textbooks have the wrong facts. The sociologist feels the American students are lied to and misled in their history classes. Freire and Loewen essays both are informative account of a failed education system. Although scholars capitalized education, they failed to apply the importance in one education system. Freire argues there are two types of conceptual tools; Banking concept of education and problem posting method. In the tradition type of education, however, the teacher stores the information the student listens. The goal of banking education was to immobilize the student within the existing structure conditioning them into memorize the materials (Freire.web). I felt the ability to overcome the fear of memorize the lesson. In a sense, we all are a result of banking the education. In my early days, in high school, I had some experience of understanding the lesson. Robinson 2 I can remember my history teacher given me an assignment to complete in class; of just what she...
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...Is college worth anything? For many years, college has been seen as the vital goal for a child to reach for the satisfaction of his or her parents. Many parents want to see their child smiling with their degree in their hand and the mindset of knowing they have made it. Unfortunately with the economy dwindling down, many people are asking themselves this question "Is College still worth it?" With as many entertainers and celebrities that are rich and never finished college, it would seem that getting a higher education is pointless and a waste of time and money. In Anthony P. Carnevale's article title "College Is Still Worth It", he critiques and analyses how college, while is still a difficult thing to accomplish, will definitely allow others to reap many rewards in the future. He focuses mainly on the...
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...have a vast skill set to successfully work in all the different branches of Social Work. When assessing and working with clients a social worker must be sensitive and understanding of clients cultural and religious beliefs. Mental illness goes often untreated which is worsened if culturally you do not believe in it. The following case study is of a 21 year old male Abdul of Arab descent who is reportedly exhibiting erratic violent behavior towards his family. While working with Abdul and his family the social worker must always be ready to educate the clients on possible issues, which will not be an easy task when working with people from different cultures, whom will have different costumes. It is vital to understand that culture shapes our behavior, beliefs and who we are. In order to better help the client the social worker has to be culturally competent. In this essay I will further explore the case study of Abdul within both the Macro and micro level perspectives of social work. Brief Patient and Family History Abdul faces many challenges beginning with his parent’s lack of cultural understanding of mental health illness. Abdul is the oldest of three boys, he has two younger siblings whom he frequently argues with for meaningless reasons which drove Abdul to weld a knife and threatened to kill his younger siblings. Abdul often babysits his siblings while his parents are at work; moreover, his parents are afraid of Abdul erratic behavior and fear that he could hurt his younger...
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...Business Uses and Ethical Ramifications of Social Media Use by Physicians Traci L Buxton Salem International University Abstract Social media is a rapidly growing and evolving driver of patient engagement and social change on a local, national and global scale. The impact of patient education and engagement through social media interaction is felt throughout the health care system and health care institutions and providers are adapting rapidly to accommodate the needs of an informed, involved patient population. The shifting patient-physician dynamic involved in electronic communications poses ethical and moral questions about the ongoing transformation role of physicians in the online community. The purpose of discussion highlights the various types of communications used in healthcare social media exchange, their roles in the corporate healthcare setting and recommended guidelines for ethical physician electronic social media use and health care institution social media policy. Social media refers to a wide variety of Internet-based electronic communication platforms uniting users globally. These tools vary from encyclopedia-like wikis and written blogs to visual media platforms such as You Tube and Pinterest to familiar social-sharing programs such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. Using these platforms “Allows anyone to create and share information, ideas and experiences through the web in the form of a conversation.” (Loh, Bourque, Lee, Morrison, & Walker, 2012...
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...History 3348 J.Tillapaugh 16 December 2014 Educational Advances Education is the foundation for everything. Education is needed for the world to continue to move forward. As it stands, education in America has come a long way. There was a point in time where only the rich and white males were allowed to go to school. Now we see people in education striving to make sure that all children have the opportunity to learn and be successful in the real world or at the next level in education, college. The question becomes: how do educators and lawmakers achieve this? Are there many different answers and possibilities? The goal has not been achieved but one can see a tremendous improvement in giving individuals a better education. Thankfully, the contemporary world provides humans with access to, basically, any information and it’s at the touch of our fingers. The resources that can be used in education to teach and discover are endless. The Internet has improved in quality, accessibility, and speed within the last 20 years that is possible to access more information that has ever been accessed before and on one device. Many public schools (K-12) now provide students with some kind of technology that is meant to enhance learning. They are given tablets with reading apps, math games, and access to Internet. In many high schools, students are each given a laptop with access to the Internet and all of its available resources. The obstacle with this new technology is that teachers...
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...way in which high school curriculums are distorting reality. He focuses heavily on the Pilgrims and the first European settlers of America. He gives copious details about the factual history of Plymouth Rock and compares it to the innocuous fables of the history textbooks. The consolidated, America-can-do-no-wrong revisions of Social Study curriculums give students an incomplete and misinformed historical perspective. To say that the American history textbooks are misrepresentative would be a gross understatement. In an attempt to promote unquestioning nationalism, history books have robbed students of the most valuable aspect of learning about America’s past, the means to not repeat the folly of our progenitors. Loewen presents his thesis with effective elegance: “Whether one deems our present society wondrous or awful or both, history reveals how we arrived at this point. Understanding...
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...Barriers of Effective Communication Lynne Eubanks CJA 363 March 5, 2012 Clark Nissen Barriers of Effective Communication Communication is defined by Merriam Webster as “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.” A barrier is defined by Merriam Webster as “something material or immaterial that blocks or impedes.” Barriers are obstacles that can prevent communication from being effective. According to Written and Interpersonal Communication, communication is a process involving several steps among two or more persons, for the primary purpose of exchanging information. The process of communication has five basic steps: first a person needs to transmit an idea, next the idea must be sent, the idea must be received, the idea must be understood, and last the receiver should give feedback to the sender. These components make up the communication process. It is a vital system in the criminal justice field in order for the system to operate correctly. Hearing and listening are often confused as being the same thing. It is simply not true. Anyone who is not deaf can hear, we are programmed to perceive sound by our ears. Listening is something that a person consciously chooses to do. Listening is a vital part of the communication process, for it is by listening that one can receive the needed information. Channels of information refer to the methods or avenues that by which information...
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...Critically Evaluate Theoretical Accounts Of How Knowledge Is Represented At A Cognitive Level. At birth we are known as a ‘tabula rasa’ meaning a blank slate; in which nurture influences our mental content (J. Locke, 1895). The famous empiricist Locke also theorised simple ideas gained through our senses were developed into complex mechanisms. Thinking alone, cannot supply us with the ability to interact with the environment therefore we perceive and make predictions about the world through internal cognitive representations regardless of it being a scientific fact or a self believed fact. Consequently we built up knowledge from prior events, memories, perception, culture and socialisation. These cognitions convey knowledge to be represented as a mind state. Knowledge is the familiarity one has with worldly information. The theoretical accounts of knowledge processes must be carefully analysed and critiqued. The fundamental base of this arguement relies on cognitive understanding, in which the mind plays a key role in knowledge acquisition, contemplation and retention. The arguement will be to explore the most valid line of reasoning in how knowledge of the representing world is conceptualised into abstract cognitive ideas. References made to key research with in-depth analysis will create understanding into how the cognitive paradigm views knowledge representation. Analogical and propositional representations of knowledge have been derived...
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...Equality for queers inevitably means equal rights on straight terms, since they are the ones who determine the existing legal framework. We conform— albeit equally—with their screwedup system. That is not liberation. It is capitulation. —Peter Thatchell Recent developments in samesex marriage have raised emotions, awareness and many questions about equality and rights as well as inquires about the benefits of marriage for society in general. Is the goal to blend into an existing system of rights and privileges or to work toward a new framework of acceptance? To examine these questions, I invite you to take a journey through the past sixty years and visit moments of both the African American and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Civil Rights Movements. By examining the African American Civil Rights Movement, I attempt to survey and assess the advantages and disadvantages of both the assimilationist and liberationist perspectives of the GLBT Movement. Historical Context The racist institution of Jim Crow grew out of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which abolished slavery in the United States. Long after slavery was abolished, however, African Americans continued to suffer cruel injustices throughout the country. The discriminatory system of Jim Crow perpetually placed blacks as inferior to whites in all circumstances. If these laws, both social and legal, were not abided by, African Americans faced severe consequences of punishment ...
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