Essays on Retaliation

1. State the purpose of the study and identify the problem. The paper “Tragedy into Policy: A Quantitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Patient Advocacy Activities” by Lisa M. Black, presents research that was done on the attitudes of healthcare workers in Nevada regarding patient safety. The need to provide protection to patients in such settings is important as they are often profoundly affected by the prevailing beliefs and values that their caretakers have towards them. These cultural norms present an underlying problem when considering the results of poor patient care in a medical environment. The author’s intent ...

The American constitution advocates for the equality of all people in the United States. The law in the US protects all the vulnerable and minority groups who live within the American territories. Specifically, religious minority groups and the disabled are among the protected individuals in the American law. The legislative and judiciary arms of government have been in a push to ensure that the rights of the aforementioned groups are protected legally. In this context, this paper will analyze the way the American law recommends employers’ treatment of individuals with disabilities and those from different religions. Significantly, this paper ...

Terrorism can be simply defined as the use of fear by whatever means to achieve a political objective and therefore includes not only the violence and bombings but also other areas such as cyber terrorism. Following this definition then terrorism can be traced throughout human history with numerous theories used to explore their formation and networking. Due the prevalence of Radical Islamic terrorism in the recent years, a closer examination is necessary to determine the growth and development of these networks. Therefore, in this paper, we shall explore the cold war terrorist networking theory with a comparison with the ...

The case Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP addresses the scope of the retaliation provision under Title VII that enables protection for the employees against the illegal actions of the employers. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 permits retaliation cases in order to decrease the exposure to the discriminatory activity in actions of the employees. Meanwhile, this article states that the retaliation should be understood as the situation when the employee of the firm was fired or reassigned as well as he was deprived of the certain range of the benefits if the employer considered them ...

Narcissistic personality is a controversial topic to discuss due to the debatable matter of pros and cons attached to its nature. Mostly, society viewed narcissism as a serious cultural and social threat particularly if it concerns a leader of a nation. Experts, on the other hand, pressed in the significance of the personality type as an attribute to a great leadership. In fact, presidents of the United States of America were detected to have been diagnosed with narcissism with varying levels, manifestations, and characteristics of the personality type. At the top of the list of the narcissistic presidents was ...

In the modern day setting, wrongdoing has become synonymous with the operations of various multinational corporations. With some individuals within and outside such organizations still conscious regarding ethics, whistle-blowing or dissent has increasingly become frequent. A context affected by this scenario is the United States’ collegiate sport. Whistle-blowing here has become common due to the feeling that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is very ineffective in its mandate. This paper argues that the feminist standpoint theory and the perspective that takes into account the input of external stakeholders are essential in characterizing dissent in this context.

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The issue before the court in this case was whether this standard of proof was the proper standard to be used in determining retaliation or was the appropriate standard the “motivating factor” standard. Or more specifically, whether a plaintiff claiming retaliation can win a claim based on discrimination being a “motivating factor” for retaliation or must the plaintiff show that the discrimination was the reason for the retaliation. In addressing this issue, the United States Supreme Court determined that the standard of proof used to allege a claim for retaliation under Title VII must be the but for test ...

On September 20, 2001, nine days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the President of America at the time, George W. Bush gave a speech to address the Congress and the nation. The speech recounted the events past briefly, identified the cause of the event and the perpetrators involved: it also consoled the American people and identified heroes who discharged their duties well. The speech was ended with a promise to the American people to ‘bring justice to the enemies of freedom’. The speech was well crafted to induce a specific action from the American people: ...

Introduction

Starbucks Corporation is a company founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971 and is a premier retailer, roaster and marketer of specialty coffees around the world. (Annual Report 2015) In 2015, Starbucks reported a staff of approximately 180,000 employees over 19,760 company licensed and operated retail stores in over 60 countries worldwide. Roasted and handcrafted high-quality and premium coffees, tea and fresh food items as well as other beverages make up their product mix.(Annual Report 2015) Starbucks also sells coffee products and tea, as well as licenses its trademarks through multiple other channels like grocery, licensed stores ...

Violence and Revenge

Violence and revenge only hurt people. Human beings are known for their innate desire for revenge, which makes vengeance part of our survival mechanics. However, those with mental illness pose more danger of harming others since they are driven by their subconscious mind to revenge against physical and verbal abuse and could use weird forms in the process. Revenge is often cruel, lustful and insatiable to the extent that a provoked mentally ill person would do anything to ensure they make others pay for physical or verbal abuse. Such acts of violence and revenge pose major problems in the ...

Executive Summary

The Georges Hotel is an upscale European-style boutique hotel located along the Oriental Bay in Wellington. Most of the staff is friends and relatives of Jeff and Chad, who are brothers. The hotel has many advantages that a family business has as well as the disadvantages. Some of the supervisors are not aware of the laws against discrimination. They are not aware of what sexual harassment means and what the appropriate and inappropriate behavior towards their subordinates is. This has resulted in situations where a couple of EEO complaints were raised against the hotel. However, as things stand, the ...

Introduction

Domestic terrorist acts in the United States have been committed by a combination of native ideological sects, individuals representing what are considered to be extremist ideologies, and internationally-based terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2011 Al-Qaeda sponsored terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was implemented (Furlow, 2005). The primary objective of the Department of Homeland Security can be seen as terrorism prevention. Although prevention of terrorism does not eradicate its ideological causes per se, the act of prevention can aid in the identification and ...

An instance of employee discrimination occurred in a department where Jane, a minority overheard repeated racial slurs being made by her supervisor, Adam. When Jane submitted an EEO complaint to the HR department regarding Adam's conduct, Adam sought retaliation by deliberately changing Jane's schedule, placing her shifts she was unable to work. Jane felt that Adam was trying to get her to quit by making the demands of the job impossible for her to complete. Jane did submit a second complained to HR regarding the perceived retaliation, but was unaccommodated in her request for a follow up investigation. After ...

Management

Summary of Employment-at-Will Doctrine The employment-at-will doctrine has its roots in the feudal doctrine of master and servant, wherein the master-servant relationship is viewed based on status rather than contract. H.G Wood’s treatise on the master-servant relationship held that ‘a general or indefinite hiring is prima facie a hiring at will’ (DeGiuseppe, 1981, p.6) This concept evolved in the United States as employment-at will. According to the doctrine, an employer can terminate the services of an employee at any time for any reason except an illegal one, and even for no reason at all, without risking legal ramifications. ...

At Will Employment Issues

According to information found at the National Conference of State Legislatures website. “Employment relationships are presumed to be “at-will” in all U.S. states except Montana.” This means that employers and employees can end the relationship at will or without cause or threat of retaliation from the termination of employment of either party. There are not any legal requirements that surround the termination such as a period or a specific reason involved. Every employee in the United States, except Montana, is considered to be an at-will employee unless he or she has signed a specific contract with the employer at ...

Political Science

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INTRODUCTION

Domestic violence in the United States is on the increase and cases of deaths are high due to that. The question on whether to have mandatory arrest of domestic violence suspects is a topic that requires a keen analysis due to the gravity of the issue at hand. Mandatory arrest referrers to a law that requires compulsory arrest by police officers while responding to domestic violence cases. Mandatory arrests are considered important in preventing future crimes by the persons involved. As a result, the law is seen as necessary for implementation for the cases of domestic violence. In most ...

The History of Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing is a significant accountability tool in today’s corporate world. The practice is traceable to as early as the eighth century. However, in essence, it truly came into light when the Lincoln administration adopted the first ever whistleblowing law in 1863. Dubbed the Federal False Claims Act, the law outlawed the use of false statements in the name of blowing the whistle against an organization. In 1989, the Bush administration adopted the Whistleblowers Protection Act (1989). This law acted as a form of protection to federal whistleblowers who expose the government’s wasteful and fraudulent practices (Barnett, 1992). ...

Hispanic community in the United States of America is notorious for crime underreporting, although the practice suggests that crime incidence among this segment of the population is one of the highest nationwide. The causes of particular crime predilection to crime among the United States inhabitants of Latino origin received profound scholarly attention of the American academic community, yet the causes of unwillingness to report crime to the authorities remain vague. Comparative analysis with other major cultural groups of the United States seems to be a sound strategy in this regard. Thus, among the most popular causes of latent crime ...

Abstract

The Columbine High School Massacre was the bloodiest school killing spree in the United States of America ever committed. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 of other students, one professor and injured 24, before committing a suicide (Aronson, 2000). The perpetrators had versatile arsenal of weapons and pipe bombs, which, according to the US Security Service estimates was sufficient to kill 200 people (Kass, 2009). Theorists extensively debated about the motives of their attack. Some argued that the reasons were psychological (Atheide, 2009), while others actively advocated the notion that their attack was a retaliation for bullying and ...

Issue: Did the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit err by granted North American Stainless’ motion for summary judgement based on their argument that Thompson’s claim was not allowed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Rule: An employer is prohibited from discriminating against any of its employees as retaliation for filing a charge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. An employee can file a charge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against an employer if they believe that the employer’s unlawful agreement practice was ...

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 ...

Abstract

Communication is a key element while passing across a message, depending on how you address others and the tone used communicates much more than just words. In day-to-day experience people exchange ideas and messages that are either intended to address an individual or a group of people. On the event of message delivery different communication methods and elements are implemented to put more emphasis on the message. These are communication privileges that draw more attention to what one is addressing though at times they are misused to serve other agendas. The most common ones to suffer such communication injustice ...

Introduction

Domestic violence has adverse impacts on the development of a child. In fact, the emotional turmoil created by growing up in such an environment heightens the chances of the infant engaging in rebellious activities such as drug abuse and other denial behaviors in their youth. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that Susie’s exposure to childhood molestation at an early age contributed to her drug problems and overall response to his abusive marriage. Since she witnessed her mother withstand the abuse she received from his father, she felt obliged to keep up with his ...

The accounting scandal Toshiba faces spanned over seven years, involved millions of dollars, and resulted in resignation of several top level management officers. The CEOs appeared to be directly related to scandal. While they did not implicitly instruct anyone in accounting to “cook the books” they placed pressure on the accounting unit and subordinate staff to produce the desired numbers (Carpenter, 2015). The corporate culture of obedience to high level management played a large factor in the subordinate staff to obey the directives regardless of the incorrect nature of the reporting. The scandal was a result of over-inflated profits ...

Introduction

Aggression is hostile behavior aimed at causing physical or psychological harm. Aggression can be indirect or direct, verbal or physical and active or passive. There are several social factors that cause aggression. These factors include media violence, Stereotype and social identity, threat Collective narcissism, Status, competition and mating motives personal characteristics, cultural factors direct provocation and frustration among others.

When an individual watches media, observational learning takes place. This brings the indication that excessive exposure to media violence increases probability of any individual to behave aggressively. (Barbara etal, 2010). Metaanalysis and reviews have indicated that this effect is ...