...Rob Williams Prof. Williamson Social Movements 17 December 2013 The DREAM Act When considering social movements, we think about a social or political development aimed at advancing a group of people or organization whose significance lies in their uniqueness. This advancement is not a literal, physical progression, but rather a symbolic movement with the intent to foster support and progress past some deeply imbedded issues. Today in the United States, we are at the center of attention for a social movement that is quite literally, a physical movement. Illegal immigration from Mexico and South American countries continues to be one of the most controversial and debated matters of public policy. The United States allows for an annual limit of roughly 675,0001 immigrants to legally enter our borders, which is extremely conservative relative to other countries. This very limited number forces the majority of immigrants from south of the border to either enter completely illegally, or overstay a temporary work visa issued by our government. While dealing with these illegal aliens serves to be a contentious problem by itself, an even more pressing issue rises to the surface when debating the rights of their children. Thomas Humphrey Marshall described the evolution of citizenship from civil, to political, and finally to social. This idea of social citizenship explained the governmental rights that citizens were guaranteed, “to live the life of a civilized being.”2 The two...
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...During the 1950's there was a social movement against the pornography industry in Canada. Religious and Feminist groups were concerned about the harmful effects regarding the danger and degradation of women. The opposition to this movement was that pornography was a freedom of expression and sexual orientation. This brought about many political debates and controversies about what is ethically right and what is a personal freedom. This created many problems for the Canadian government on how to legislate pornography and up hold the Common Rights of Canada. First Legislation on Obscenity and Criminal Law In 1959 the Canadian government passed the first law regarding obscenity after a social movement by feminist groups. The Canadian law stated "For the purpose of the Act, any publication of a dominant characteristic of which is the undue exploitation of sex, and any one or more of the following subjects, namely, crime, horror, cruelty and violence shall be deemed obscene." The addition of this law did not settle the conflict between Liberals and Conservatives over the value of pornography and sex itself. Everything was based around one question: Were representations of sex socially and morally dangerous or sexually liberating? Feminist Movement During the 1980's another Feminist movement began because they felt the current law didn't do anything to protect women and it didn't criminalize pornography in any way. Feminist groups argued that pornography oppressed women and...
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...2015 DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS: LET’S CALL PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE WHAT IT IS I have conducted a descriptive analysis from an article written by Karin Klein, Editorial Writer of the Los Angeles Times, published on February 17, 2015. Klein tackled the topic “Let’s call physician-assisted suicide what it is”. The newly written Senate Bill (SB) 128 would “allow physicians in California to write lethal prescriptions under tightly controlled circumstances” for the terminally ill but will not call it as “suicide” nor will it be reflected as such on death certificates. Klein’s editorial is focused on the these two major flaws of the bill written for the terminally ill who are looking for a dignified way to end their life by allowing them access to lethal prescription drugs if the bill is passed. The bill is mirrored after the State of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act law passed by its legislature in 1997. Klein’s purpose, at the time of her writing the editorial, was to reach out to the legislators and advocates of the bill, her audience, to modify the bill by naming it as it is, “a physician-assisted suicide” and reflecting it as such in death certificates. The tone and approach to her writing was straight to the point while at times satirical, stretching how the definition of “suicide” can have a different connotation in the eyes and perspectives of the advocates of the bill. Klein seeks to appeal to the writers and proponents of the right-to-die movement to make this change...
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...governments have made efforts in trying to take steps toward a universal health care system. Early reform poured the foundation for today’s government healthcare programs. The United States witnessed social movements that demanded access to the American dream. People who were viewed as second-class citizens banded together and demanded reform on their behalves. The largest of these movements was a demand for universal healthcare. American’s greatest issue was sickness and missing work. When working individuals missed work due to “sickness” they lost their wages. The loss of income made sickness the leading cause of poverty. Reformists saw a need for national healthcare and the campaign began. Health insurance that would protect the worker against wage loss and expenses incurred from medical treatment. In 1906, the American Association of Labor Legislation (AALL) became active in the push for national health care. They created a committee that concentrated on healthcare insurance, and in 1915 drafted a bill that gave limited coverage to the working class and to anyone that earned less than $1200 a year. This draft included sick pay, death, and maternity benefits. The proposal was meet by opposition. Although the American Medical Association offered its support of the bill in the beginning, it soon followed...
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...thing is common across any walk of life shelter is a necessity that cannot be avoided or neglected. Housing is not always affordable to every citizen, but that should not stop people from having a place to lay their head at night. In this assignment two state policies proposals will be discussed and they are Assistant Rental Housing and Housing for seniors and disabled workers. Within discussing what these organizations consist of there will also be discussion of the historical perspective of the policies and the reason they were enacted. Next, an analysis of the social, economic, and political environments of when the policies were passed. Also, the interest groups that are for and against the policies. Lastly, the change that the policies have affected within different communities around the country. Some people are able to afford extravagant housing but for people who can no longer work or cannot manage to pay for of their bills these policies help change their lives. Assistance for housing began under a new deal act, which was the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. Under this Act people who had lost their homes under different circumstances were able to receive housing. Also, under many acts that would follow the original act many different programs were put in place to help such as Housing and Community and Development Act, Section 8 Housing, and the Fair Housing Amendments Act. The premise of these acts were very simple. The Department of Housing and Urban Development describes...
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...Risk & Return Analysis: Analyzing an equally weighted portfolio of investments in Amazon, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., and Direct TV stock compared to the S&P 500 Introduction: Every day, millions of investors spend countless hours following the stock market in the hopes of striking it rich. Making the right moves at the right moments is crucial when one looks to make large returns in the market. While luck affords many investors the opportunity to make lucrative returns in the stock market, this reward does not come without risk. In order to balance their returns and the amount of risk that they are exposed to, many investors create an investment portfolio as a means to mitigate risks in the market at the expense of foregoing potentially higher returns on their investment. To illustrate the effects that a diversified portfolio can have on the amount of risk an investor takes on as well as the returns that the investment generates, a sampling of three random stocks and the S&P 500 index was created to examine the effects that diversification has on investment risk. Investments: For this analysis, monthly stock data from December 1, 2009 – December 1, 2014 was compiled on three stocks and the S&P 500. The three investments chosen for the portfolio were Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), and DirectTV. (DTV), and each represent 25% of the portfolio. In order to analyze the risks associated with each stock, a Risk-Free rate of interest must be established in order...
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...The Right to Keep and Bear Arms: A Right to Self-Defense Against Criminals and Despots by Robert Dowlut[*] If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. -- James Madison[1] INTRODUCTION A written constitution is a reminder that governments can be unreasonable and unjust. By guaranteeing that "[a] well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed," the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the citizens a means of protection against the unjust excesses of government.[2] The Framers placed this guarantee in the Bill of Rights because they considered the right to keep and bear arms peculiarly important and also uniquely vulnerable to infringement. The Amendment's command protects individuals against even popular conceptions of the public good. In addition to this protection within the United States Constitution,[3] the constitutions of forty-three states guarantee the right to keep and bear arms.[4] Despite the constitutional authority for this right, legislators and judges have consistently attempted to devalue it. Methods such as giving misleading labels to select firearms like "assault weapons"[5] or "Saturday Night Specials"[6] have been used to justify incremental disarmament.[7] American jurisprudence has deliberately devalued the right...
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...report.Please visit the Medical Advisory Secretariat Web site, http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/program/mas/mas_about.html, to review these titles within the Aging in the Community series.AGING IN THE COMMUNITY: Summary of Evidence-Based AnalysesPrevention of Falls and Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Seniors: An Evidence-Based AnalysisBehavioural Interventions for Urinary Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Seniors: An Evidence-Based AnalysisCaregiver- and Patient-Directed Interventions for Dementia: An Evidence-Based AnalysisSocial Isolation in Community-Dwelling Seniors: An Evidence-Based AnalysisThe Falls/Fractures Economic Model in Ontario Residents Aged 65 Years and Over (FEMOR) OBJECTIVE OF THE EVIDENCE-BASED ANALYSIS: The objective was to systematically review interventions aimed at preventing or reducing social isolation and loneliness in community-dwelling seniors, that is, persons ≥ 65 years of age who are not living in...
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...e Finance Notes: Week 1 (Chapter 1) The Financial System Chapter Aims • Outline the functions of the Australian financial system • Identify the elements of the Australian financial system Overview of Financial Systems • A financial system facilitates financial transactions through the creation and transfer of financial assets • The key elements of the Australian financial system are □ Financial instruments □ Financial markets □ Financial institutions Functions of a Financial System • Facilitates the efficient flow of funds between lenders and borrowers via financial instruments • Allows individuals to allocate funds according to current and future consumption • Facilitates the implementation of government monetary policy Financial Instruments • Attributes of financial instruments □ Return or yield □ Risk □ Liquidity □ Time pattern of cash-flows 1. Equity □ Shares represent an ownership position □ An entitlement to share in the profits of the organisation □ Equity types – Ordinary shares – Preference shares – Quasi-equity instruments 2. Debt □ Debt instruments represent a contractual claim on the borrower to make specific payments in the form of interest and principal amounts □ Debt may be issued with a fixed or floating interest rate, or at a discount, secured or unsecured, short or long-term 3. Derivates □ Derivate instruments...
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...caribbean studies notes MODULE ONE LOCATION AND DEFINITION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION Definition of the Caribbean Region Geographical This describes the area washed by the Caribbean Sea and is often described as the Caribbean Basin. It would therefore include most of the islands of the Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles as well as the mainland territories in Central America (Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Honduras) and Northern South America such as Columbia and Venezuela. The common link here is the Caribbean Sea. Geological There are deep seated structural features of Caribbean geology which also identifies commonalities. It is the area that is defined by the Caribbean Plate and which experiences similar tectonic, seismic and volcanic features and processes. Historical It describes the area that saw the impact of European colonization, slavery, indentureship and the plantation system. this refers to all the territories so that one way of defining the Caribbean is to identify those countries that experienced the rule of specific European countries. Thus the Caribbean may be defined as being broken up into the English, French, Dutch and Spanish speaking countries and territories. Political In the Caribbean at least three types of governmental systems are found. They include Independent States, Associated States and Colonial Dependencies. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIETY Society Society is a collection of people occupying a defined geographical...
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...APPENDIX TO CHAPTER FOUR Applying Supply and Demand Analysis to Health Care One out of every seven dollars spent in the United States is spent for health care services. This is a greater percentage than in any other industrialized country.1 The topic of health care arouses deep emotions and generates intense media coverage. How can we understand many of the important health care issues? One approach is to listen to the normative statements made by politicians and other concerned citizens. Another approach is to use supply and demand theory to analyze the issue. Here again the objective is to bring textbook theory to life and use it to provide you with a deeper understanding of health service markets. THE IMPACT OF HEALTH INSURANCE There is a downward-sloping demand curve for health care services just as there is for other goods and services. Following the same law of demand that applies to cars, clothing, entertainment, and other goods and services, movements along the demand curve for health care occur because consumers respond to changes in the price of health care. As shown in Exhibit A-1, we assume that health care, including doctor visits, medicine, hospital bills, and other medical services, can be measured in units of health care. Without health insurance, consumers buy Q1 units of health care services per year at a price of P1 per unit. Assuming supply curve S represents the quantity supplied, the market is in equilibrium at point A. At this point, the total...
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...Material Flow Improvement By Léo Belime Diploma work No. 35/2010 At Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Göteborg, Sweden Diploma work in the Master in Production Engineering Program Performed at: Société des Ateliers Louis Vuitton Supervisor(s): Florence Laprade Société des Ateliers Louis Vuitton 36100 Issoudun - France Peter Almström Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg Marie-Agnès Girard Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne 42023 Saint Etienne - France Examiner: Bertil Gustafsson Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg Material flow improvement Léo Belime © Léo Belime 2010 Diploma work no 35/2010 Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology Chalmers University of Technology SE-412 96 Gothenburg Sweden Telephone + 46 (0)31-772 1000 Chalmers Repro Service Gothenburg, Sweden 2010 Material flow improvement Léo Belime Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology Chalmers University of Technology Contents Abstract ............................................................................................................................. i Acknowledgements........................................................................................................... ii Foreword ..............................................................
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...including the Human Rights Act 1998. In the case of ‘common law’, the decisions of senior appellate court are included as law. European Union (EU) law takes priority and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects those identified rights for the relevant stakeholders. Betten, L. (1999) A key distinction is made in terms of civil law and criminal law. Civil law deals in areas such as family matters, employment and contracts; whereas, criminal law is applicable when it is believed that a crime requires an investigation. Speaight, A. (2012) EU laws have considerable influence in a number of areas related to business and human rights and many treaties and directives are applicable in the UK for employment, security and freedom of movements. European law is highly applicable especially in terms of rights at work and business related law. Betten, L. (1999) English Law and its Sources English law is made up of common law - legislation passed by Parliament influenced by Europe. There are four main sources of English law 1. Statute law 2. Common law 3. European Union law 4. European Convention on Human Rights SOAS Library, Sources of UK Law (online, August 2012) Internal Sources of English Law 1. Parliament (Proactive) Statute law Statute law is composed of the acts and resolutions passed by Parliament. Most English laws are created by Parliament or with the help of parliamentary authority. Legislation is created through passing bills in...
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...Summarize the sociological journal article The purpose of this article is the critical analysis of the criminalization of sexual commerce in Canada. The author does this by examining three main points of contention in the publics view. The first being contested terminology that are being misused or used in the wrong context. This terminology is mostly coming down to whether you consider sex workers to be prostituted or victimised (Davies, 2015). The second is the philosophical differences that are observed between the two major political parties of Canada. With the conservatives focusing on violence and victimization, and the liberal party focusing on the human rights aspect. Lastly regulating sexual commerce and exploitation with the examination...
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...Gun violence is not a new issue, nor is gun control a new argument. The “war on guns” dates all the way back to the infancy of the United States of America; the right to bear arms was guaranteed in the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, and has been seen, in the more than two centuries since, as a cornerstone of American liberty. However, in the last few years, repeated mass killings have placed the gun control debate at the eye of the American political storm. In an effort to balance beliefs from both ends of the political spectrum - that gun ownership needs to be protected, while restricted enough to keep guns out of the hands of those who may do deadly harm with them - has come a lack of serious, effective legislation on the matter. The Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act - seen at its enactment as a milestone in the gun control movement - has proven itself ineffective at preventing the type of mass shooting that is, unfortunately, all too common today. These killings, and the high rates of gun violence overall, challenge the core values of social work practice, and the short- and long-term economic impact of this violence is, at best, counter-productive. Based on the research outlined in this document, it is necessary as social workers to create a culture of safety, and as a country to enact sensible gun...
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