constitutional protection under the First Amendment when the speech in question addresses matters of public concern and does not adversely affect the employer’s operations and functions …………………8 A. A government employee’s speech must contain matters of public concern in order to be protected under the First Amendment ……………………………9 B. If an employee’s speech addresses matters of public concern, the employee must show that the speech did not cause a disruption to the functionality
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any defect other than lack of subject matter jurisdiction must be made within 30 days after the filing of the notice of removal under section 1446 (a). If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded. ….” Defendant (Federal Jurisdiction) VS. Plaintiff (lack of federal court’s subject matter jurisdiction) ‐> DOES FEDERAL COURT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THIS CASE? Issue: Does federal jurisdiction apply in this
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the way she talked, and she took it to heart. Just because people speak a language different ways, does not mean they are any less a part of that culture. This whole article is about recognizing the Chicano culture as being legitimate. That it is something to be proud of. A big argument in our American culture is whether American is English or English is American. There is no fact of this matter there is only many different opinions. My personal opinion is that English is American. When America
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IT Doesn’t Matter “IT Doesn’t Matter” is an article written by Nicolas G. Carr and published in the May 2003 edition of the Harvard Business Review. In this article Carr discusses why IT is no longer a strategic resource for companies and in light of this, how companies should now manage their IT. Carr’s argument that IT is no longer a strategic resource stems for his claim that IT has become ubiquitous and is no longer scarce. He does not deny that in its early stages of development, when
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object; we actually refer to something perceived from the usual perspective of observer. However, there is no reason to assume that the normal view should be considered real and other perspectives, under other conditions, be considered less real. Russell does not think that the most usual brown should be considered the colour of the table, which then gets rid of other shades of brown As with colour, the existence of just one texture of the table is correct, because "to the naked eye, the table appears
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One does not need a God to be a good person ITT Technical Institute EN 1420 Jennifer Cordelier July 30, 2013 One does not need a god to be a good person Throughout time the question of “does God exist?” has always been around. In the dark ages one would be cast out for doubting the all great and powerful. The religious community maintains that, “God and organized religion serve as a moral compass for society”(Buckley 2008). On the other hand atheists (someone who does not believe there
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individual or a group to decide on the best possible outcome to resolve that situation. The solution is the most important part of the problem and as long as the necessary outcome happens that is all that matters. This is true in the quote above; cats do their job by catching mice, it doesn’t matter what type or what color the cat is. I agree to this to some extent. In certain scenarios it’s not black and white and coming up with one simple solution. Some problems have depth behind them where it’s
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more. I want to teach the students what they learn in the classroom does rollover into the real world. Regardless how the students may not think it does not make the same mistake that I made. Letting the students know that Knowing your history, getting involved, and your opinion does matter in the classroom. Most students’ feel that history is not necessary in the real world and that also included myself in the equation, but it does. Going out in the real world and applying for jobs. It is a brilliant
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Education or Experience? It Depends. Shai Walker Webster University Author Note This paper was prepared for Staffing and Selection HRMG 5800, Section 54, taught by Professor Karns. Abstract Can experience make up for the lack of a degree, or does a degree provide something that experience cannot? Is one more valuable than the other? Talk about a discussion that will have you chasing your tail! It's truly a trap debate because the right answer is "it depends". Whether it's a completely strategic
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This perception is that an employee will think about how much effort they should put into a project or work and if that effort is going to result in them gaining that performance. An example of this is thinking is if I put more effort into my work does that mean I will out-perform my coworkers? Instrumentality (Performance-Reward) The second part of the theory is Instrumentality, where this focuses on the performance-reward relationship. Now what this relationship and thinking is what is the likelihood
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