Essays on An End

The Rothschild banking family went down in history as the owners of the largest private wealth not only in the world but even in history with affiliate properties in London, Naples, Paris, Frankfurt, and Vienna. Currently, the family wealth has been diversified into more economically productive ventures such as financial services, production of wines and soft drinks, energy generation, real estate investments and even mining of minerals (Byford 78). The massive wealth as possessed by the Rothschild family has been a subject of suspicions, speculation and unending doubts about the exact identity of the Rothschild. For instance, while existing ...

Many people associate slavery with the transatlantic slave trade of the past and believe that it is an institution that has been left in the past. This paper will look at how modern slavery differs from the transatlantic slave trade. The paper provides different arguments and examples from history of slavery and compares it to its current form. Moreover, the paper will include types of slavery that exist today. The role of United Nation to control the slavery in different countries will also be discussed. The paper will not only present the history of slavery but it will also ...

Since the dawn of our human civilization, people have been trying to find the most effective way of building their behavior. Historically, the patterns of people’s activity have been directly connected to the society itself. Therefore, the social and political utility of the human operations is one of the determining factors. As a result, the behavior of the community, formed by the patterns of personalities, has become an extremely complex system of reasons and consequence. Hannah Arendt addresses the topic of the human being’s behavior in the context of the political history. The Human Condition is her ...

In Tom Regan's article “The Case for Animal Rights,” he makes the case for the rights of animals on the basis of equal treatment of all living things that possess inherent value. He argues that morality should be centered on the equal treatment of all living entities, rather than the reduction of suffering and the amplification of pleasure. Consequently, Regan's involvement in the animal rights movement is based on three issues: the elimination of all commercial forms of animal testing, animal agriculture and animal hunting. Ultimately, Regan's argument stands as a sound defense for animal rights on the grounds ...

The fundamental reason people join trade unions is to get the opportunity to fight against the greed of Capitalism. Left to entrepreneurs and members of the elite, everything will be turned into a tool for their personal enrichment to the detriment of the greater good in society – like welfare, workers and other stakeholders. In line with this, trade unions play a significant role in limiting Capitalist greed. In spite of this, trade unionism is declining and fewer young people are willing to join these unions in all major countries around the globe. The purpose of this letter is to ...

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Introduction The crisis management plan has been structured to deal with possible unionization or collective bargaining agreements leading to strike of the workforce in Blossoms Up. Meanwhile, the following paper investigates the crisis scenario to develop most suitable crisis management plan according to the order. Admittedly, the Crisis Management Plan can be evident to control such unintentional disruption.

The crisis management team

In order to respond to the strike situation, the role of Human Resource, top management, and legal assistance will be evident. Therefore, each of the said department must be included in the crisis management team to deal with the unwanted scenario. ...

What are the determinants of the Deadweight Loss?

Introduction The deadweight problem happens when the government through an attempt to increase their earnings from the goods in a country increases the taxation on them. It happens when they impose a certain amount of tax on certain commodities in the market and the end consumer as well as the producer in charge of the production process forced to lose the whole or part of their surplus. The loss they both suffer is the deadweight loss. The government has the right to earn some form of income from the trade activities within their borders. However, they also need to ...

INTRODUCTION

The formation of the foreign aid kitties to assist countries in turmoil is due to the continuous aspects or war and peace especially in the late twentieth century. Most countries in Africa were and are still experiencing these effects. Such a country is Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is a country on the West side of the African continent. The Sierra Leone civil war can be traced back to the late twentieth century and most specifically 1991 and came to an end in 2002. The cause of the war was an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. The Revolutionary ...

THE IMPACT OF THE CHANGE OF TAX YEAR ON THE CORPORATION’S APPLICATION FOR A CASH GRANT ON THE INVESTMENT MADE IN QUALIFYING THERAPEUTIC DISCOVERY

In the Silver Medical, Inc. V. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (2016), the respondent, the commissioner of internal revenue, determined a deficiency in the Silver Medical, Inc.’s Federal income tax amounting to 41,032 US dollars for the fiscal year ending on 30th November, 2011 along with an accuracy related fine amounting to 8,206 US dollars (Leagle, Inc., 2016). The case was filed on 19th December 2016. The United States Tax Court held ...

During the first 2 centuries C.E., there was a period of peace and prosperity, called Pax Romana , which remained in history as one of the happiest and prosperous periods in the entire human history. However, the achievements of the 3 emperors of the Flavian dynasty, Vespasian, and his sons, Titus and Domitian, laid the foundations for Pax Romana because it represented a period of able administration and important political, social, military and educational changes which brought prosperity in the empire. The succession of the first of these emperors, Nerva, put an end to the Flavian dynasty and in particular, ...

Positive discrimination is a phenomenon which is aimed at targeting and acting in favor of those groups of people which have been actively discriminated against in the past. Hence it can be named as the policy which allows providing such individuals with benefits and advantages because they had been deprived of them in the past. The premise for positive discrimination is not favoritism or nepotism rather it is an action which is allowed only to those who have suffered from the act’s deprivation in the past, due to their gender, race or disposition at that particular time. Therefore, ...

Ethical Issues

Human trafficking is a worldwide problem. For all practical purposes, this activity is nothing but a form of modern slavery. Every year, about 21 million people are caught up in human trafficking from about 130 countries around the world. Without a doubt, this is a serious issue given that it violates human rights that the United Nations takes very seriously - and should. While this pertains mostly to women who are sold into prostitution while also involving children and young boys as well who are coerced into forced labour as well. Given the atrocities around the world, the purpose ...

Protests have been occurring in Iran for decades, but recent developments have brought them to the center of global attention. In this essay, I will explain why the Iran riots started, their origins, development, and essential points, as well as why understanding them may be crucial for the American public.

Reasons Behind the Protests in Iran

Protests in Iran are happening for a variety of causes. Economic difficulties make up one of the key factors. For years, the Iranian economy has struggled due to foreign sanctions and mismanagement. Inflation is on the rise, while unemployment is widespread, particularly among the young. Many Iranians are struggling to ...

Explain the main changes that occurred after WWII

World War II produced major changes in the way the main economic and military powers related. The United States had seized the opportunity to build its network of international allies, and President Truman made efforts to increase the spread of capitalism and defeat to communism and another socialist movement. The post-war era brought a lot of success to American corporate companies, a factor that increased government resources in the ensuing boom of the 1950’s. Same way, military expenditure increased by double digits between 1947 to 1960, and part of the money was used to offer military support to ...

The topic of discussion concerns the first African American president of the United States who was Barack Obama. As a senator from Illinois, Barack Obama was elected the American president over the Arizona's Senator John McCain. Several people attended his swearing in and the event was broadcast live in the entire world. Upon the announcement of his candidacy on the tenth of February 2007, a victory in the primaries held at Lowa made Barack Obama a viable challenger of Hillary Clinton was a former first lady and was the then a New York senator. Several aspects contributed towards the ...

Emily sat and explored just purchased ancient manuscript with unknown runes. She tried not to miss any symbol and understand its true meaning. For a long time she sat in front of her laptop monitor at her desk, surfing the Internet. After all, she could not hold everything in her head and her memory was not perfect. And it can filter out some information. For Emily it was very important, what she did, after all, she dedicated her life to this. Well, but when she was a child, she could not even imagine it. It was already too late ...

Terrorism: One of the Biggest Threats to American Politics

Safeguarding the American citizens and the nation as a whole from Terrorists is possibly both one of the biggest threat and also the top priority for the American government today. According to a recent survey conducted by Pew Research Center, two important concerns of the ongoing Presidential campaign are safety and security of the nation and its economy from terrorism. According to the survey report published by Pew, approximately 75% of Americans strongly opine that both strengthening the American economy and safeguarding the nation from the threat of terrorism are two important concerns and also the prime focus of ...

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 ...

Introduction and Thesis

Harry S. Truman is known as the 33rd President of the United States. He assumed the Presidency of the nation in April of 1945 when President Franklin Roosevelt died due to a stroke. He may not have desired to campaign and assume the Presidency of the United States, but his term in office ushered in a new age in the field of international relations, a new outlook on race relations in the country, and for the United States to assume a greater role in world politics as well.

Overview of the Presidency

Harry S. Truman had been in office as the Vice-President of ...

Realism defines the international system in terms of anarchy, which is the absence of a central authority. An overview of the belief of realists is that all states are sovereign and autonomous, making them bound only by their own consent. They believe that the power of the State is key and central to this system and is the only variable of interest. Thus, States must use their power to defend themselves an survive. They think of power in terms of military, economy, and diplomacy, but emphasize the determinant of international politics to be the distribution of coercive material capacity. ...

[Institution’s Name] The United States has a high number of uninsured people. When these people become gravely ill, it puts a burden on the health care system because they must take care of them, but have no way to pay for it. So Obama and the Democrats, with little to no input from Republicans, pushed through Congress the Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as Obamacare. Obamacare mandated that everyone be insured or pay a fine that was to be imposed through the IRS. The initiatives of the ACA were to make healthcare more accessible to the public ...

Marriage is a tradition that is practiced and honored all over the world. It signifies the birth of a relationship that grants couples the privilege to build families and an enduring kinship ties. Studies show that people who are happily married have more desirable benefits and experiences than those who are unmarried, cohabiting, widowed, or separated (Shariff 557). Specifically, married individuals have better parenting styles, stronger support systems, greater economic security, greater financial resources, healthier psychological status, more desirable emotional wellbeing, greater physical health, and longer life. Marriage practices in Western countries are different from those of other societies. ...

My life has been both exciting and immensely challenging. I have had to make difficult decisions, even simple ones that turned out to be hurtful to other people. Most importantly, I have seen how other people’s unethical conduct has been hurtful. The memories of investors that lost their life savings in the Enron and Bernie Madoff scandals will live with me for years to come, and so will my utter disgust at the conduct of the men and women that were responsible for them. I am not entirely proud of all decisions that I have made in my ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined as the art and science of moving people from one point to another. This means that leadership refers to a situation where a person prepares the minds of his or her followers in order to work to attain a certain set of goals as a team or group. Leading brings people together for the attainment of results and the conduct of active work. Leadership might be construed as a process “by which one individual consistently exerts more impact than others on the nature and direction of group activity”. Leading in the context of businesses and companies ...

A matter of ongoing ethical concern for nurses, doctors and other medical professionals is the need for clear guidelines when it comes to the decision to suggest that a patient or family consider filling out a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order. These kinds of advanced healthcare directives are becoming ever more common as our population ages. While it has been widely accepted that medical professionals should respect legally implemented end-of-life treatment preferences for those patients whose lives are drawing to a close for those who suffer a sudden and nonrecoverable illness, the technical and practical aspects of how these ...

The Queen's 90th birthday

Currently at the age of 90, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch of the British Kingdom. Not only is she the longest ruling Queen but also among the most powerful and most influential world leaders alive today. To her 90th birthday to date, the Queen has had major accomplishment for the British people and to the world as a whole. Some of the most important dates of the queen's reign are highlighted below, from the time she was coming to age in wartime to her current position as the Queen of England. During World War II, Queen ...

Introduction

The world of trade and commerce has changed a lot in relation to labour and employee interaction with firms since the 1700s when the concept of work became more advanced. The purpose of this essay is to analyse the concept of employee relations and how it has evolved over the years. In order to attain this end, the following objectives will be explored: A critical evaluation of the concept and theory of employee relations in various forms of organisations – large, indigenous, multinational, private and public entities; An assessment of the concept of employee relations as it evolved in the ...

Question 1. What is the World System theory and how does it explain the structure of the international system and actions of states? World-systems theory is a macrohistorical paradigm of research of international relations that examines the social evolution of the economies, historical systems and civilizations as a structural relationship within the broad historical and geographic community, the so-called "world-system". World-systems analysis is considered as an alternative to traditional interdisciplinary social sciences, since it criticizes stadial concepts of history, is focused on supranational perspective and rejects the dichotomous opposition between East and West (Halsall, 1997). The key concept of ...

Drones have obtained massive publicity in the news raising controversies all over the globe. Michael Boyle in the article The Costs and Consequences of Drone Warfare develops his take on the war artillery that is prominently utilized in the United States. The drones have received a lot of support for assisting in the annihilation of terrorists such as Baitullah Mehsud, a Taliban leader in Pakistan. Presidents in the United States have all spoken in favor of using drones to bring an end to the battle against terrorism. However, people are still doubtful concerning whether the war artillery will introduce ...

Research Paper

Abstract Armed conflicts, both domestic and international, have used children in combat, either directly-- as soldiers-- or indirectly. Children are preferred by numerous commanders because they are more obedient, more easily persuaded, and more loyal than adults. However, this phenomenon has become a national and global issue because of the physical, emotional, and psychological damages it bring to the children who are involved in combat. The international community has actively addressed the issue through legal actions. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols came into being as part of the efforts of the international community to protect ...

Question 2

Forms of slave trade resistance Resistance to the slavery act was put in a number of ways, all of which led to the abolition of the slavery as an institution in the American system during the second half of the 19th century. The slavery resistance was confronted on two main arms of resistance. The first arm is the slaves themselves. The second arm consisted of the abolitionists, who persistently called for the slave trade to come to an end in a more louder and forceful way within the last two decades of the 18th century. The Africans showed resistance ...

Research is essential for the advancement of any field of study. Nevertheless, this becomes complicated when the object of the investigation is a human, as there is an accepted guideline that one should not do harm onto a person. In order to assure proper treatment of humans, ethical committees have arisen in many parts of the world, limiting the research that may be done. However, this comes into tension when one also takes into account the notion of liberty, as the two could contradict each other. In this sense, some would argue that ethics committees should not interfere in ...

Question 1: Primary Source

"Progress In Brazil-The Economiste Francais." Times [London, England] January 22, 1889. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed May 22, 2016. http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu:2164/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=pull21986&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&docId=CS85512246&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0

Question 2: Annotated Bibliography

Andrews, George Reid. Blacks & Whites in São Paulo, Brazil, 1888-1988. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1991. Finkelman, Paul. “How the Civil War Changed the Constitution.” The New York Times, June 2, 2015. Accessed May 12, 2016. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/how-the-civil-war-changed-the-constitution/ Before the emancipation of Brazilian slaves in 1888, the United States of America had already abolished slavery in 1865. Subsequently, the American societies witnessed the government’s attempt at assimilating persons of African descent as free citizens, equal to the whites. ...

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 ...

1.To what degree did abolitionists accomplish their goals? The abolitionists goals were to end slavery and to put an end to racial discrimination and segregation. They wanted to do this by making the issue a moral and ethical one rather than a political one. The abolitionists were able to achieve their goal of freeing the slaves due to the Civil War. the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments gave slaves their freedom, the right to vote (men) and citizenship. However, they were not able to put an end to segregation which continued on until the 1960’s, nor were they ...

Introduction

The Don't Ask Don't Tell is a policy that was introduced by Clinton following his election to office in 1993. It is a policy that restricts the United States military men and women from discriminating and harassing homosexuals who are in service, and also those seeking to join. It works by preventing individuals from openly sharing their sexual orientation and also preventing others from seeking to know the same. Clinton’s administration instituted this policy in February 1994, and this lasted until September 2011. Throughout its course, the policy has been challenged by various problems. First, it did not ...

Part 1.

Since the end of the WWII, the United States has taken a leading role in the provision of the world leadership as the ultimate policeman of the world. The US has developed a series of foreign policies and treaties that are meant to guarantee the safety of the world.

Part 2.

A. (i).Financial and technical support to AMISON (ii) Killing of Osama Bin Laden by the US seal Navy army

B (i) Policy of containment

(ii) Provision of citizenship for anti-communist individuals who are being persecuted in Afghanistan. (iii).Culture of consumerism to promote US industries (iv) .Influence of US on Anti-narcotics policies in the ...

Where was Atlantis located? When did it exist, and how did it come to an end, according to Donnelly? What is the main historical source for Atlantis? Atlantis was a large island that was located in the Atlantic Ocean opposite the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlantis existed 9,000 years before Plato’s time and it came to an end during a terrible flooding of the island caused by shifts in ocean water and eventually the whole Island with all its inhabitants submerged into the Atlantic Ocean outside the Pillars of Hercules. Only a few of the ...

The two American presidents, George W. Bush and his immediate predecessor Barrack Obama displayed various clear points of similarities and differences during their tenures. This paper seeks to analyze the various similarities and differences between the two presidents in regard to their ideologies on foreign policy. Obama and Bush displayed a similar approach in the fight against terrorism across the whole world. George Bush in 2002 declared anti- terrorism war on Al-Qaeda following the terrorist attack on the US. In the pursuit of his “preemptive action” against the nations that would threaten its security, Bush launched a US military ...

Introduction

Leadership is a process whereby one person directs members of a group towards the attainment of a common goal. Like all phenomenon, leadership is susceptible to changes over time as variables in society changes. The evolution of leadership has changed from autocratic models to democratic systems whereby the concern for people is a very important aspect of attaining group goals and objectives. Health Science Education is now complicated and designed to cover a wide array of issues and matters in the 21st Century. This includes amongst other things, cross-specialization, interaction of people from different professional backgrounds, a high rate ...

Francisco De Goya, the great Spanish artist, was born on 30th March 1746 in a place called Fuendetodos, which is located in the province of Saragozza. He moved to Saragozza later with his father who was guilder by profession and studied at a school called “Escuelas Pias de San Anton.” Goya started learning art when he was 13 years old and became an apprentice to a local painter in Saragozza (Felisati and Sperati 264).Initially, Goya copied the work of different artists such as Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez and Rembrandt Van Rijn. He developed a friendship with a ...

There are many significant points throughout history that many regard as pivotal, the Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution are some. For Americans it is often the founding of the first colonies in the east and the fight for independence in the 1700s, however, the most significant event for many Americans today is the American Civil War, beginning in 1861 and ending in 1865. For the two sides of the War, the Union North and the Confederate South, the goals were rather different. For the Union army it was about quelling rebellion and preventing the succession ...

Domestic Violence

Introduction Domestic violence or domestic abuse is a situation whereby an intimate partner exerts control or dominance to his or her partner through physical, sexual or psychological harm which eventually results in physical or emotional pain to the victim. Some other forms of domestic violence include violence during dating and stalking. Domestic abuse exists within all ethnicities, income levels, education levels, sexual orientations and age groups. Domestic violence occurs between married and unmarried couples, dating couples, former lovers and even same-sex couples. The victims of domestic violence can either be men or women; although, evidence shows that a majority ...

Introduction

As we look at the significance of the Mhabodhi Temple as a sacred site in India, we must consider the impact of the Buddhist faith on this land. To begin, let me give a definition of each of the four noble truths, as given to us by Buddha, and provide a short explanation of each. The First Noble Truth is Dukkha (Suffering). Simply put, life on earth is ripe with suffering. It is all around us and cannot be avoided. Throughout life, there will sickness, poverty, disease, issues with growing old, and eventually death. Buddha also teaches that we ...

The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco), which now also includes all states in the Caribbean just turned 40 years since signature in 1967. Its importance as a model for other non-nuclear areas, is constant to peace and international securities contribution, which stood and continue placing today in the center of the political and legal interest. Its parallelism with the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) but without Latin American treaty has affected the principle of legal equality of States and has not been an expression of "unequal rights and ...

Although there are various measures of the economic growth rates of countries, the GDP stands out to be most efficient, and widely used one. It incorporates four aspects i.e. the consumption level, government policy, investments, and net exports. In this respect, it is quite useful in approximating the economic growth rate of any nation. This paper focuses on the GDP of the USA, Japan, Ethiopia, and China for the last 20 years. Using data from the Bureau of Statistics, the GDP of the USA grew on average by 2.33% since 1996. However, the fluctuation on the GDP was significant ...

The American Civil War, often referred to as the ‘Great American Tragedy’ because of a death toll that equaled almost six hundred and eighteen thousand according to estimates, continued from1860 to 1865. There are a number of theories as to why this in-fighting between the Northern and Southern states started; popular opinion, thanks to movies and literature based on this unfortunate event in the history of the Union (as the U.S was known after the proclamation of independence on July 4), prevails that the highly controversial issue of slavery was the root cause . Despite the fact that the Emancipation ...

The speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Junior in 1967 at a meeting of the clergy, who had concerns about the Vietnam War. The speech by King was terse and with love. King and other members of the clergy had watched the Vietnam War for decades and had grown tired of it. As men of God, the members of the clergy felt it was their moral obligation to speak up. Admittedly, they felt that their silence towards was a form of betrayal to the human race and God Himself. To shun such a feeling, they decided to channel ...

Buddhism is a way of life that has always fascinated me. The principles of Buddhism and the philosophical elements have always attracted me to know more about the religion. This paper is an effort to elaborate why Buddhism is of interest to me as a student in religious studies. Buddha Shakyamuni is believed to be the founder of Buddhism. He lived and preached in the Indian subcontinent some two thousand five hundred years back. From that time onwards, a huge number of people from around the world have adopted the unpolluted spiritual route of Buddhism and the preaching based ...

History of national healthcare reform

The quest for the universal healthcare in the United States has dominated political debates for the last 100 years (Shi & Singh, 2014). The proponents of a universal healthcare system have made frantic efforts to reform the system. However, each time they have attempted, they have often been met by challenges, which lead to defeat. Unlike other developed countries which have comprehensive health insurance for their citizens, the United States still struggles attain a universal healthcare system. In the initial days, the government made little efforts to subsidize access to healthcare. The federal government left the responsibility of healthcare to ...

The master craftsman, William Shakespeare, in his Othello and The Winter’s Tale portrays some curious facets of femininity, maybe deliberately or not. Desdemona in Othello is a Venetian beauty with astute and resolute individuality, while Hermione in The Winter’s Tale is mysterious and majestic. When we take the reality aspect, the former is more realistic and true to life, which has implications even in this modern present. The latter is to an extent unreal, and somewhat fantasy. Character is everything in Shakespeare’s plays; the works have no existence apart from the characters. In Shakespeare’s plays, ...

Conflicts in the African continent are notorious with their complexity. There are host of reasons for that. These include the complicated history of Africa, especially of the last several centuries when existing divergences were accentuated by the presence of colonists who imposed new circumstances and conditions. These also include many natural reasons stemming from climate conditions and geopolitical situation of Africa. These include as well the ethnical and tribal divergences that turned out to be the major fueling factor in the conflict that set it ablaze for almost fifteen years. There is one thing I am going to make ...

Abstract

Social media is changing the world marketing in various ways. Companies are using the social network to reach a broad range of customers. This paper defines social media and social marketing terminologies. Social media is any online platform where people can connect with friends, share pictures, photos, and messages either openly or through private messages. Social media marketing involves creating web traffic or attention on the social media platforms. In this regard, the traditional approach to marketing has since become less efficient. More people trust information shared on the social media just as they would to a word of ...

Introduction

In his writing of Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses the issue of pleasure and pain. Scholars have not come into agreement the reason why Aristotle used the word Nicomachean Ethics; however, most of them believe that Aristotle’s son and his father were both called Nicomachean. Aristotle’s son must have edited the book after the death of his father hence renaming the book to show that this was his edition. According to Aristotle, happiness is the greatest good, and it is the only reason why we undertake various activities. For example, when a person decides to go for grocery ...

Overview

The UN Trafficking Protocol defines human trafficking as the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving and receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation” (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2004).

Several statistics on slavery reveal that:

There is an estimated 29.8 million living in slavery today; The income from slavery annually is about $ 32 ...

Introduction

The 18th century is one of the most significant years in the history of man especially with regard to slave trade and slavery. This is because in its last stages, the world experienced two of the most renowned and successful anti-colonial revolutions against slave trade both in Latin America as well as in the Caribbean. The first, which was the revolution against Latin American slavery culminated in 1783. Nine years later, the world witnessed a second Haitian revolution which commenced with massive insurrection of slaves in the region in 1791, culminating with the first of slavery abolitions in French ...

Jonathan Simon writes this article with an aim of ending mass incarceration that was rampant during his time. Simon believes that mass incarceration leads to both torture and degradation of human dignity. However, modern correctionalism and the likes of rehabilitation curbs the problem associated with mass imprisonment, providing a more decent place for prisoners. Some institutions may fail to embrace human dignity, but the emergence of Red Cross in 1860 showed concern for humanity that everyone wanted. Prisoners from California are tortured, but only a few people know it, but the majority believes that prisoners suffer less than the ...

The drug war in Mexico has left more than 100,000 people dead in Mexico in just the past couple of years. “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, the leader of the largest drug trafficking organization in Mexico and his capture grabs much attention in the media. Still, there are speculations if the drug war can really end just by capturing the leader. Drug gangs are active and have no fear of the law. The slaying of Gisela Mota, the mayor of Texmico, just one day after she took office is an example of dangers faced by the society and ...

When one thinks of an elephant or a rhinoceros, one immediately thinks of an exceptionally large and powerful animal that are above the greatest strengths of mankind. But the truth is that despite their strengths and their skills at surviving in the animal kingdom, animals including elephants and rhinos. These animals are vulnerable to the greed and cruelty of mankind. Mankind continues to drive these creatures towards extinction because of their relentless poaching. For over years, different organizations have come out in support of putting an end to animal poaching. But, there are still those persons who continue to ...

Introduction

There has been a cold war between the United States and Cuba since the island was under the rule of Spaniards. Cuba lies only ninety miles of the coast of Florida, and this proximity has lent a viewpoint of many American decision-makers. This proximity to the United States also meant that their harbors were of strategic importance. Cuba's harbors could be used by enemies to threaten the US, and conversely, the US could use the harbors as its first line of the defense against its enemies. This island was factored into the United States economic system, and its economy ...