Buren College Essays Samples For Students

This 1997 film was based on the true story of the slave ship Amistad that was captured off the cost of Cuba in 1839 after a rebellion by the Africans, who attempted to sail it back home. Instead, they were tricked by the surviving Spanish crew members and the ship ended up being captured off the coast of New York. After a lengthy legal battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the fifty-four slaves were freed and returned to Africa in 1842. Since the U.S. had banned the slave trade in 1808, even though it continued covertly, ...

Summary of employment-at-will doctrine from text

The employment at will doctrine is a legal doctrine that states that an employee who is hired for an indefinite period of time, may be terminated or end the employment at any time. Employment at will also means that the terms of the employment with regards to the employee can be altered at any time without notice and without consequences. For instance, an employer can reduce the employee’s wages, make changes in the employee’s benefits or change the terms of paid time off. In many states, employment at will doctrine has exceptions. One of the most common ...

The greatest discovery ever made on our planet is here. At Jade news, we have a young woman who is an anthropologist working at Jade University. She is here to give us some discoveries about the planet earth. There are quite a lot of interesting things that she has to say about the planet, but her main caution is that the earth is not a safe place for us to visit.
I am Melotica. Some few days ago when looking through my window, I saw a newspaper that supposedly came from earth. Its contents made me grow weary of the planet earth ...

Information is readily available today on every computer. Back in my day, we waited for the newspaper or nightly new to find out the latest information; yet it seems that many students use the computers for other purposes; sports, gossip, email, music, etc. I find that many students are not very aware of political situations in the world or here in the US. Why do you suspect this is, do you agree with me or not?
I do agree that students are not taking advantage of the instant access to the news around the world that is available today. ...

And the Media

Political campaigns, particularly at the federal level require a great deal of money to be executed effectively and this can be seen throughout the political history of the United States. Political financing of campaigns has been viewed as a somewhat necessary evil that is a critical factor in ensuring the success of a particular candidate and political donations are considered to be a means through which individuals and organizations can support their chosen candidate in accordance with the democratic system. However, the undue advantage that a candidate may derive from exorbitant contributions from individual entities has been recognized by various institutions throughout the history of ...

Employment and Society

Introduction

Employers and employees have different expectations of each other both in terms of work and in terms of particular jobs and people. These expectations differ depending on the business segments and communities. In terms of work, employees expect employers to give them challenging work that can make a difference in the way they do it. Employees prefer challenges rather than being pushed around like wheels to work (Neal & Sarah 2005). In addition, employees also expect personal growth as they develop their skills at the workplace. Employees can achieve this growth if the company invests in them and their development ...