Democracy Case Studies Samples For Students

The decision taken by the Court of Special Appeals was to reverse the judgment that had been previously made in the case of Hovnanian Land Investment Group vs. Annapolis Towne Centre. The intermediate court had made the decision by determining that that the existence of a “non-waiver” clause was not dispositive for the waiver inquiry, the determination is a factual one which requires resolution of inferences and disputes. Taking the judgment positively the court was able to and the legal principles in which the court made its decision was the existence of waiver clauses. This judgment was also beneficial in ...

Introduction

It was one evening at around five, when we were going for a dinner with my friend, Vicky;that is, a friend we are with in the same college, when this study began. Itproceeded informally like a normal talk accompanied by several youthful jokes. Being bathed by the cool breeze of the ocean; as we were enjoying our traditional meals, which were deliciously cooked, we got ourselves indulged in several discussions. Surprisingly enough, it was this day that I realized that my brother is single and not engaged. As usual with the age and country mates, we were able to study more ...

The Economy and Work

According to the conservative ministers, the government does not believe that Election Canada has any significant role for boosting and encouraging voting. Further, they have argued that the decreasing turnover in the recent years is representation of the fact that Elections Canada was not having a good deal of success.
In my opinion, there are ulterior motives for passing this law that the Conservative government is not disclosing. They want to win the majority by using illegal robocalls to the voters, which are identified as the non-supporters in the complied list of the confidential part and directed them to ...

Facts of the case: The petitioner in this case, Mr Albert Florence, was arrested on charges of obstruction of justice and use of a deadly weapon. He was eventually sentenced to pay a fine in installments of a certain amount. After he defaulted on these payments, the authorities issued a bench warrant for his arrest. Due to a mistake in the system, however, this warrant was not removed from a statewide computer database. As a result, two years later he was arrested by an officer and brought to the Burlington County Detention Center. After spending six days in detention there, he was brought to the Essex ...

This is a case of Juli and Steve and their positions on the issue whether the release or publication of certain works of art, which in their case was the Laramie Project should be regulated in an event that not doing so creates the possibility of igniting public unrest or compromising the community of individuals who are not involved in the dispute. In the case, Steve argues that the public release of the Laramie Project should be cancelled and be ultimately banned from the campus. Juli, on the other hand argues that there is nothing wrong with publicly releasing or ...

Federalism as a system of government in the United States of America is one democratic governance. It ensures that power is vested in the people, as opposed to a central government and the political structure that come with it. Federalism has played a great role in the economic development of the Union. It is believed that it is in America that one would find the most stable democracy in the whole world. So below is a case study of three states with distinctive types of federal governments within them.

California State Government

California is among the few states that practice direct democracy in the United States ...

Introduction

In the history of the United States of America, there have been many cases when the Constitution of the country has been violated. One of the most significant cases, regarding the issue of violating the Constitution of the United States of America, is the case Schenck vs. United States. The case was heard on the third March, 1919. This essay is devoted to the analysis of the case. The essay will be divided into several parts. The first part will be devoted to the issue of the case. In this part, I will outline the main peculiarities of the ...

Management covers the coordination of all the skills and abilities as well as efforts of all the skilled and unskilled personnel in order to accomplish the objectives and goals using the available resources both effectively and efficiently. Leadership on the other hand can be described as the process through which can acquire the support of others in performing a common task for their benefit. For effective and admirable performance of an organization, then the management should be at its perfect shape to lead their subordinates and colleagues to success. The leaders are to develop effective skills that include honesty, optimism, ...

Answer 1

The conflict in Sri Lanka started about three decades ago when minority Tamils took weapons against the government of Sri Lanka. But the spark of this fire had started in armed conflict back in 1983, with the Black July riots that had claimed the lives of thousands. In the mid 80’s, the LTTE (Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam) took control of the Northern part of Island and crushed their rivals.
The main cause of this problem was ethnicity. The Tamils of Sri Lanka were culturally different from their other country parts. They were different in terms of ...

The first amendment gives the citizens the freedom of expressions, assembly, religions, and the right to petition the government at any level. It also prevents the congress from promotion of any religion over the others and restricting any person from religious practices. It also holds that the congress ought to promote media rights and as such shall not restrict the press or an individual from speaking freely. It is imperative that the first amendment gives the citizens blanket protection from many issues that affect the people direct.
Interpretation of the first amendment has proved to be controversial. As ...

COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE.

COLT V. FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS
109 CAL.APP.4TH 1551 (CAL. APP. 2003)
Facts: According to the case, the mentioned facts were the ones roaming around the illegal deal that has taken place on the internet using the website named as Fast-Trades.com. Colt has used free subscription by using this website in 1999 and the period was 2 months long to manipulate the price of 4 stocks. Also, the Colt has raised up the stock prices up to 700% that was short term prices. Further, stats show that Colt has gained a profitable amount of up to $345000 for himself only. ...

In chapter three of A People's History of the United States, author Howard Zinn makes it clear that the socioeconomic conditions of colonial America were anything but democratic. Zinn paints a picture of Indian uprisings, negro revolts, and white servant rebellions that betray our conventional understanding of the earliest events of American history.
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War in the 1770s, the colonies were highly-divided. Aristocratic, white landholders owned most of the wealth while poor whites, negro slaves, and Indians comprised the majority of the American populace. While the white elites usually had the backing of England ...

Notably both Shambayati (2008) and Arjomand (2013) recognize the instability of Muslim countries that have embraced a different type of leadership throughout the years. While most Asian countries whose citizens mostly that practice Muslim religion choose to stick with the sharia law, others have embraced the western type of democratic leaderships. Some of these countries include Indonesia, turkey, Iran, Egypt, and Tunisia among others. While these countries have worked to achieve an amiable balance between the western democracy and the traditional sharia law, they all face numerous challenges causing instability in the smooth running of these governments. These two articles ...

Post War History

In the excerpt, Fukuyama highlights the position of the West and its domination on global matters. It was during the war times when the dominion and liberal ideas and concepts of the West clouded the cultures and the operational module of the global stage. In principle, the ideas of the West triumphed over other cultures in the world. For example, the evolution of political processes of the societies of the world all followed the liberal blueprints as set by the West and in the long term there was the emergence and likelihood of the formation of a liberal democracy characterised ...

Second Treatise of Government

1. According to Locke, civil society and property have a close relationship because in as much as people exercise their rights they are supposed to protect their property, which entails the preservation of one’s estate, liberty, and even their life. Consequently, the civil society is responsible for punishing those who destroy property in line with the penalties imposed by law.
2. The power to come up with laws arises when a group of natural people comes together as one body to either form parliament or the senate. This body of persons forms a government, which is automatically vested with the ...

India on the Move

India is a diverse land which is although enriches with resources but still faces the issues of slow economic growth and unemployment. The country got freedom in the year 1947 and since then financial controllers of this developing country have been making every possible effort to increase the pace of growth and prosperity. In the meantime, India has suffered a financial collapse, abandoned import substitution, and also moved very slowly to adopt the Washington Consensus. The turning point came in the year 2003 and after that it seems that there is now not any stoppage to the fiscal pace. But the ...

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Leadership Style

The former Vice President Evelyn Gustafson had adopted a democratic style of leadership. She believed in a participating style of management and during her service tenure made several efforts to facilitate her subordinates. Her inclination was more towards female staff of the office because she herself has made progress from a lower position and reached at the apex of the organization. The democratic style of leadership has several advantages and in the modern business environment organisations tend to focus on participative style of management because it ensures goal congruence and enhances employee productivity. The consultative style of leadership provide ...

Miranda v Arizona

The brief facts of the case were that the defendant Ernesto Miranda was arrested on the 13th of March 1963 by the police based on circumstantial evidence that tended to link him to the rape of an 18year old girl. Following an interrogation by police that lasted two hours, Miranda signed a confession statement to the rape charge on forms that alleged that he had made the confession without any coercion and out of his own free will. The form also stated that the defendant was well aware of his legal rights as well as the fact that any statements ...

Introduction

Equality and diversity are distinct terms though they are used interchangeably. Equality refers to equal opportunity for all so that fairer society can be created. Equality aims to eliminate prejudice and discrimination so that in the context of health care, services can be rendered without discrimination in a diverse society. In a healthcare setting, it means to make the service provider more accountable to service takers (patients) and avoid discrimination at workplace. Diversity which means difference, refers to respecting the differences in individuals and groups of individuals. It is very relevant when dealing with workforce. Equality and diversity are important in ...

Miranda v Arizona

The brief facts of the case were that the defendant Ernesto Miranda was arrested on the 13th of March 1963 by the police based on circumstantial evidence that linked him to the rape of an 18year old girl. Following an interrogation by police that lasted two hours, Miranda signed a confession statement to the rape charge on forms that alleged that he had made the confession without any coercion and out of his own free will. The form also stated that the defendant was well aware of his legal rights as well as the fact that any statements or confessions ...

Question 1:

According to FASB ASC Topic 810-10-25-10, protective non-controlling rights are rights that have been formulated to give the non-controlling shareholder power to obstruct corporate dealings that would be classified as protective rights by the investor holding a majority of shares in an organization. This help to ensure that the interests of the non-controlling shareholder are protected in order to ensure that decisions that may affect his or her wellbeing are implemented-

Question 2:

Substantive participating non-controlling rights are rights that allow the non-controlling shareholder to take part in some corporate actions that overcomes the presumption that states that the investor possessing a majority ...

Introduction

- What is students freedom of expression

Discuss its extent and limitations in modern societies of students’ freedom of expression

Explain some diverse interpretations of students’ freedom of expression
How students’ freedom of expression is unique in relation to student publications
Conclusion
- Personal views regarding students freedom of expression emerging from chapter 10

Abstract

This essay encompasses discussions pertaining to students’ freedom of expression as it pertains to schools in United States of America. A case study contained in chapter 10 of teacher and the law will reviewed in an attempt to reflect on what is students freedom of expression; its extent and limitations in modern societies; explain some ...

Why the U.S. Has the Highest Incarceration Rate in the Western World

ABSTRACT

Since over 70% of the U.S. prison population is black or Hispanic, even though these groups are only 25% of the population, racial disparities in arrests, convictions and sentencing are really the main reason that this country has a higher incarceration rate than any other advanced Western democracy. Indeed, it has more people incarcerated than all other Western nations combined, and for much longer sentences. Overwhelmingly, these offenders have been convicted on drug charges, and even though minorities use narcotics at the same rate as whites, they are ...

Great depression was a global economic crisis that faced many nations before the eruption of World War 2. It is regarded one of worst, widespread, and severe economic crisis in the American history, and during the 20th century. It originated in United States in 1929 when the stock price in Wall Street stock market crashed before it spread to the rest of the world (Stone 110). It had severe effects on the economy because many businesses had to close down, dismiss off, and retrench their employees so that to lower their operation costs. This period was characterized with high unemployment ...

Historians affirm that Thomas Garrett is one of the prominent personalities who took an active role in the development of Underground Railroad. He was born on 21 August 1790 at Upper Darby Pennsylvania and died on 25 January 1817. Throughout his lifetime and career as a stationmaster, Thomas worked as an abolitionist and helped more than three thousand slaves escape; an idea that compelled others credit him as Delaware greatest savior (Heinrichs, 56).
The venture of helping slaves originated from his up bring as White Quaker son, where he learnt to help and assist runway slaves. His family owned a ...

Introduction

The null hypothesis is wrong since the two group means are not equal. The monthly mean returns for the Democratic Party group is greater than that for the Republican Party. Therefore, Democratic Party is best for the investors. Since 1926, American stock market has essentially experienced gains of 300 percent. However, the net gain under the Republican administrations has been zero percent during a similar period. This implies that a person who started to invest in the stock market in 1926 with 10,000 US dollars during the administrations of both political parties would have earned 11,733 U.S dollars under ...

Summary

A study has been conducted to gauge the pulse of the mass in relation to mass media and their participation. It is clear as crystal that the internet has come to dominate the media while television lags behind by 28 percent in being the choice of the source of information about current events. Other sources like word of mouth, news apps, newspaper and radio have lost popularity drastically.
Interestingly, 77 percent of the total number of people who were surveyed believed that the news that reaches them is biased. This finding is startling and stirring as it puts ...

Parties involved (Public institution and individuals)

Kenneth E. Hardy, Plaintiff - Appellee, Jefferson Community College and Kentucky Community and Technical College System,
Defendants: Mary Pamela Besser and Richard Green, Defendants-Appellants
Summary
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution affords protection to freedoms and rights of citizen that include but not limited to, freedom of speech. Such rights and freedoms are anchored in the Constitution and cannot be abrogated by any particular individual. Nonetheless, it is never always clear cut on what constitutes speech on issues of public concern so as to fall into the category of speech that is protected by ...

I Have A Dream
Watching the video March on Washington made the fight for equality in 1963 seem more awe-inspiring. Martin Luther King’s speech, when I read it seemed a little too political and really focused more on the history of discrimination on the black people. Seeing the people march and sing almost in perfect unison sends a message that the American people really wanted change, and they did something about it. Take note that in the video, it was clear that not only the Negros were fighting for their cause but there were also white people who fought ...

The question on whether affirmative action is still necessary in American context remains a controversial issue in a modern society. This issue raises a heated debate among scholars and members of the public who articulate contradictory views on this matter. A greater position of the population holds the view that affirmative action remains relevant in the American context. The proponents affirm that the government has the sole responsibility of establishing institutions that will foster for effective implementation of affirmative action. However, this predisposition is highly criticized by the opponents who articulate that affirmative action holds no meaningful position in the American context. ...

Introduction

Prezi application is a cloud based presentation tool that has opened a new world between slides and whiteboards. It connects linear and nonlinear data with its user interface that can be zoomed. PowerPoint presentation is a computer-based program that is developed by Microsoft for business presentations. The main points of Prezi and PowerPoint application is that Prezi is best used for Non-linear data presentation while PowerPoint is best used for linear data presentation.

What each author says about Prezi and PowerPoint

David Wicks, the director of the Instructional Technology in Seattle Pacific University highlights the capabilities and features of both Prezi and PowerPoint. He states that Prezi provides a more modern ...

The narrator reflects back to the period of the civil war in 1865. In this case, things unfolded in a rather slow pace as compared to the current century. Comparing the sounds made by the branches to those of the old age harps clearly indicates a comparison of time and innovation during this period.
As the narrator focuses the main character’s thoughts, the character seems uneasy on how things are moving in a slow pace. He seems furious with everything around him as they appear to slow down the situation,” a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes ...

Question 6: Tylenol case: Identify two lessons derived from the way in which Johnson and Johnson handled public relation aspects of these tragedies?
The first lesson learnt from this aspect of public relations is that any business organization ought to offer thorough explanations whenever an unexpected operational activity occurs. In this case, Johnson and Johnson sought out to communicate to the public about the poisoning incidents noted with their products. An addition lesson learnt from this case is that apology serves as the best tool in realizing the confidence of the public whenever a mistake has been realized. Johnson ...

Affirmative Action in Schools and the Business World Affirmative action are defined as a semi-regulated policy that advocates for the provision of equal opportunity in school admissions and the business world for minority groups and those that are discriminated against race/color, sexual orientation, religion/beliefs and/or national origin. it is generally perceived that without affirmative action in the society, those who are discriminated against or the minority group will not have an equal share with the rest (Barrett Para. 1).
According to the American culture the issue of affirmative action is addressed with the perception that the minority groups are ...

A. People v. Watson
B. 30 Cal. 3d 290, 637 P.2d 279, 179 Cal. Rptr. 43 (1981).
C. Decision &Year Decided
In the year 1981, the California Supreme Court rendered a verdict convicting the defendant of secondary murder on the conduct of causing a fatal accident as a result of reckless driving. The court found rationality in concluding that the defendant’s behavior was deliberate and unprovoked, and he consciously disregarded human life. However, it can be argued that the court failed to define exactly when the conduct of an intoxicated driver can be regarded as an implied malevolence. ...

- How would Xerox define diversity? How has its definition changed over the years?
Xerox is one organization which values and respects diversity. It treats diversity as a means to include all strata of people in its organization rather than going by numbers or just concentrating on gender and race. Xerox believes that a diverse workforce facilitates innovation and has incorporate diversity in its workforce policy.
Post the race riots of 1960, the first Chairman of Xerox, Mr. Joseph C. Wilson incorporate a policy which employed a diverse workforce including individuals from minority groups and women. Gradually the diversity policy of ...

The issue of censorship ion North Korea is a concern not only in the world but also in other parts of the world. Other nations have taken a stand in the issue and seek to have measures that can help in making the freedom of information to be exercised in the country. As Notepad (2012) observes, the freedom of the internet should be for everyone. As such, there is no way that some people should be denied from getting the information which they should rightfully have.
However, when the nations such as North Korea put such strict measures, other nations ...

Q.1. The main issue is that Cotton Limited., which owns the majority of Satin Co. Limited's shares is trying to buy-back the minority shares held by Silk and the rest of other investors. However, the minority shareholders are against the idea particularly Silk. Since Cotton Limited could not get Silk to agree with the buy-back option. The majority shareholders resorted into passing a resolution to change Satin's constitution, giving power to the majority shareholders to compulsorily acquire the minority shares. The problem is that Silk is not convinced to sell her shares and seeking legal action to stop the proposed ...

Tearoom Trade: Ethical Analysis

Donald P. Warwick’s 1973 paper, Tearoom Trade: Means & Ends in Social Research, provides a thorough exploration and commentary on the ethics of Laud Humphrey’s social science study, Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Places. Although this paper was published about 40 years ago, the issues discussed by Warwick are as pertinent today in a discussion of ethics as they were at the time of publication. Warwick’s paper analyzes ethically Humphrey’s research methods, the idea of human freedom, the benefits and costs of social research to individual participants, the effects of social research on society, and the role ...

Introduction

Discrimination takes many forms in the society today. It involves a group’s interaction or reaction, restricting an individual or group from opportunities that are accessible to them, resulting in the exclusion of the entities or individual based on irrational or logical or decision making as for the individual persons profile is discriminated based on a logical or a bias reason. There have been many efforts around the world by organizations and governments to eliminate all forms of discrimination.

This essay focuses on sex discrimination at the work place, its challenges and possible solutions. Time has significantly changed towards gender equality in ...

A case study on FridgeCom

Question 1:
Using specific examples drawn from the case study, critically discuss different styles of leadership and potential behavioural responses.

In today’s global economy, leadership and organizational behaviour are important factors that can determine the success of organizations. However, the methods used by leaders to influence employees for achieving goals are a matter of contention among researchers (Skansi, 2000). In answering this question, various leadership styles that motivate employees to increase productivity levels have been discussed. This answer attempts to focus on the various modes of leadership and potential behavioural responses to them in terms of motivation, communication, ...

A case study on FridgeCom

Using specific examples drawn from the case study, critically discuss different styles of leadership and potential behavioural responses.

In today’s global economy, leadership and organizational behaviour are important factors that can determine the success of organizations. However, the methods used by leaders to influence employees for achieving goals are a matter of contention among researchers (Skansi, 2000). In answering this question, various leadership styles that motivate employees to increase productivity levels have been discussed. This answer attempts to focus on the various modes of leadership and potential behavioural responses to them in terms of motivation, communication, perception, and teamwork.

Understanding Leadership

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Various Issues Relating to the Corporations Act and their Effects on Directors and their Duties

The directors are required by the Corporations Act 2001 not to do anything that requires disclosure to investors. If they fail to do so they are held liable by Sec 45 of the Corporations Act that stipulates the governance of a small proprietary company. According to Peter the constitution of Kandy K restricts the directors to facilitating a loan of not more than one million dollars unless the members pass the resolution in a general meeting as was the case in Howard v Patent Ivory Manufacturing Co (1888) where the decision by the directors to borrow over the stipulated limit was nullified. ...

Abstract

The issue of free will (freedom) versus determination has been around for a long time. It has continued to be a puzzle for philosophers ever since. Philosophers face such trouble with the issue of freedom versus determination because without freedom morality would be unheard of among the humankind; and such there would be no good, no wrong, or evil. All of humankind’s behavior would be priory determined, and; therefore, man would be left with no choice or creativity (Fischer 1994).

Introduction

Ted Trainer conducted a study in 2010 at the UNSW on the consumption of non renewable resources by first- world countries. ...

Executive Summary

The present report delves into implications that individual freedom and organizational control will have to the future organization. The first part of the report explains the changes that are taking place in the world of business and how the use of traditional organizational control strategies by some contemporary organizations limit individual freedom. The succeeding part explains what individual freedom at work entails. The third section describes the topic of organizational control and the control strategies that are used in organizations including concertive control, bureaucratic control, cultural control, technical control, and simple control. The concertive control and cultural control promote ...

The Table

Cover page.
Abstract
History
Contradictions
Opinion
Policy Recommendation
References
Abstract
Corruption is a social, political, and economic vice that causes economic problems due to mismanagement of public resources (Girling, 2002, p.81). Corruption in Venezuela rates among the highest standards in the world due to its prevalence in the society. The country ranks among the top 20 most corrupt nations in the world; it is position eight in the ranking. Seventy-five percent of the Venezuelans believe that corruption is widespread in the government hence difficult to eliminate. Protests witnessed in 2014 cited corruption as the main reason for their discontentment ...

Executive Summary

South Korea is one of the vibrant democracies and leading economies in Asia. The country is heavily populated, and the majority of the citizens show active involvement in both the new and traditional media. It is essential to mention that the South Korean constitution protects and promotes the freedom of the media, and this explains why the country is one of the media-rich countries in the world. The South Korean press and mass media enjoy the freedom of expression. In essence, the South Korean communication system is vast. There are multiple national television networks and radio stations, telephone facilities, ...

Introduction

Corruption is a social, political, and economic vice that causes economic problems due to mismanagement of public resources (Girling, 2002, p.81). Corruption in Venezuela rates among the highest standards in the world due to its prevalence in the society. The country ranks among the top 20 most corrupt nations in the world; it is ranked position eight. Seventy-five percent of the Venezuelans believe that corruption is widespread in the government hence difficult to eliminate. Protests witnessed in 2014 cited corruption as the main reason for their discontentment with the government. The right question to ask in this case is: ...

Abstract

The God squad group, mainly made of boys in junior and senior years, uses the 9/11 attacks as a rallying point for combination of white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, ant-Islamic, anti-immigrant, ant-gay, nee-fascist dogma mixed with a good dose of anti-abortion and fundamentalist Christian diatribe. The group catches the attention of the administration when they show up at school all wearing their uniforms and distributes the first edition of their weekly "newsletter". The” newsletter” contains highly offensive diatribes on how it is the "the duty of all true Americans to fight against the forces trying to destroy our country". The ...

Abstract
Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the adoption of GIS in affordable housing initiatives. In order to achieve this objective, the current state of Sheffield’s housing is exhaustively considered. Using the boundary data from EDINA ...

John Locke’s Social Contract Theory:

Introduction:
The Social Contract Theory argues that people’s morals and obligations depend on an agreement among them in order to form the society in which they reside. John Locke's argues that the state of nature of man is perfect, and no one is to interfere each other’s’ lives. He states that even though the state of nature is one without punishment from the authority, it is not pre-moral (Friend, 2004). In Hobbes's argument, he points out that without identification and recognition of a universal authority, chaos is the order of man. In contrast to this, Locke and ...

Introduction

Hiring professional and skilled employees is the key objective of the Human Resource Management (HRM) department. For the purposes of the realization of this strategic objective, the HR manager is obliged to pursue equality in provision of working opportunities for all employees regardless race, sex, nationality or any other supplementary factor giving ground for unequal attitude. In this particular situation, the managers of the company request the Human Resource Department to resolve issue pertaining to division of quotas between ground crew and other employees. With that, the attention of the managers is focused on the age of the employees ...

The US government created a Committee on Public Information (CPI) that was to focus on managing the nation's propaganda efforts, staging pageants, turning out advertisements, press releases, billboards and creating films. The committee was responsible for providing an American ideology of World War I as it intended to educate the American public and gain support for the war (Creel, 1920).
The United States recognized the strength that public opinion carries and therefore the government wanted to use this force. One of the ways that the US government tried to influence public opinion from the excerpt was through creating an ...

Analysis of the Documentary Food, Inc. through the Lens of Ethical Theories and Ideas

Some may wonder whether the food choice is an ethical issue. After all, we make these choices at least three times a day and our individual decisions influence the global industry of food growth, production and processing. As Jones, Cardinal and Hayward remind us, we exist in society and are connected to other people. This is why our choices, in our case, the food choices, affect other people, and their decisions influence us as well (2006, p. 3). Various theories of ethics propose different ways of viewing the problems of food production and consumption and seek solutions in distinct ...

Abstract

The essay looks at the social problem of racism in society. Racial and ethnic minorities are seen a poorer quality of health care as compared to the White non-minorities. Although the sources of these disparities are complex, they are rooted in historic inequities. Racism in health care industry involves many participants and at different levels, such as the healthcare systems, healthcare professionals, and the patients. Stereotyping, biases and uncertainty contribute to disparities in the treatments provided. Minorities experience a range of barriers when accessing health care. The purpose of the essay is to study the social problem and what ...

While diversity and equality represent the goal in today’s multicultural society, racialized groups continue to be disadvantaged in the business environment. African-American employees need to work harder in order to keep their jobs and to advance in their careers, and they are more likely to be fired for unsubstantial reasons. African-American women are less likely to be promoted in the corporate world than any other group in the country, including White women. As Galabuzi (94) shows, as of 2000, racialized groups in Canada earned less than Whites, despite having similar studies and experience. Furthermore, racialized groups were more ...

Saudi Arabia and Australia:

A Linguistic Approach

Male and Female Workplace Interactions in Saudi Arabia and Australia: A Linguistic Approach

When a person talks about language, it is generally referred to as a mode of communication between people. However, different cultures and countries have languages that are vastly different from each other. If these societies spoke only their own local languages, communication would have become very difficult as people, even from different states from within a country in some cases, simply would not understand each other. This is where having a common language becomes a convenient mode of understanding, conserving individual social identity while promoting stronger social bonds ...

The African American Civil rights movement was a series of social and political protests whose aim was to bring to an end discrimination and racial segregation. Also, the social movement sought to secure the legal recognition and the protection of the African Americans by the federal government. The leadership of the Civil rights movement comprised of the African-Americans and selected Politicians. The labor union and religious groups were instrumental in financing and the organization of various activities of the social movement (Jamie 2).
According to the African-American movement was a grassroots outfit since most of the activities were organized ...

This paper will present an analysis of Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream speech.” The analysis will focus on the five key elements of the five elements of dramatistic pentad. These are act, agency, agent, scene, and purpose.

Act:

The “I have a dream” speech was a speech that sought to fight for civil rights liberties and freedoms for oppressed Americans. Black Americans had suffered discrimination for centuries in the country. The speech began with a history of the suffering of the black people in America. It also gave an excellent portrayal of the struggles the black people ...

Historical Context

The terrorist attacks in the United States marked the beginning of a new era of terrorism. The main trend in suicide terrorism has become reorientation of hatred for political regimes and their leaders and to combat them on ethno-national and religious terrorism. Another feature of terrorism is the use of a new era in its attacks scientific and technological advances that lead to fundamentally different scale of destruction and the number of casualties. Previously, in most high-profile terrorist acts to hundreds of people killed, the United States September 11, 2001 killed about five thousand people. The terrorist attacks of modern times ...