...Religion elicits a massive effect on society. Although religions was contrived of the ideal of unifying individuals through faith and worship practices, the variety of religious beliefs impels conflict. This transpires because there is no tangible elements or components that can be perceive from our five senses, so there is no evidence to substantiate their beliefs and validate their idealism. However, these organized religious institution attempt to use spiritual practices, rituals, symbols and beliefs in attempts to illustrate a vivid depiction of this greater realm of reality (Axia, 2012).Also hoping this will be influential factors that will increase clout of their religion. Religion is encompassed by numerous political and historical entities that are profound to these religions. The people develop an strong emotional connection between these individuals and their beliefs. Once a person is emotionally involved in an idealism it can result in a positive outcome and promote exceptional social behavior or elicit negative actions. Religion can acquire a negative impact on society, an examples of this is war and hate crimes (Ganly, 2007).The Klu Klux Klan is a example of beliefs eliciting negative behavior. This radical group classified themselves as Christian group and states that their doctrine derives from their interpretation of the bible (Anti-Defamation, 2011). Their theology is strongly influenced by Christian Reconstructionism...
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...15, 1791, the First Amendment Rights were set forth to protect the citizens of the United States and be governing by the Bills of Rights. As time passed and the U.S. changed the First Amendment, it became more of a pillar for free speech, free press and the right to peacefully assemble. The First Amendment, at its early stage, was only applied by laws by Congress but now it has been directed in the process of incorporating a clause through the Fourteenth Amendment – due process. The First Amendment protects as well as gives an understanding of what society can and cannot do as citizens of the United States. First Amendment/Defamation As a team, we are in agreement that the First Amendment protects defamation to an extent. For example, consider the media who report on current events all over the world. Journalists are the most accused of defamation due to the topics which are discussed. This in turn creates a stage that is known to the world as “correct reporting”. Freedom of speech, as characterized in the First Amendment, allows individuals the freedom to say what they want so long as it does not create falsehoods and defames the character of any one individual. First Amendment/Censorship Although the First Amendment gives people or companies the freedom of speech and press, they should use caution when conducting business. Companies should refrain from using language or product identifications that are misleading or fraudulent - “the law provides remedy to recover...
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...misconstrued by some to mean absolute elimination of racism and anti-Semitism. But the reality of the matter is that racism and anti-Semitism are still part of the American society, and evidence from research will be discussed to support this claim. The first evidence of the continuity of racism in America is the placement of a limit on the number of Asians who can be admitted to Ivy League colleges in the United States (Lubin, 2012). Racism is also shown to be part of the American society as shown by anti-black sentiments as well as anti-Hispanic sentiments in the United States as of 2012, more than four decades since the civil rights movement staged protests (Associated Press, 2012). Additionally, the Anti-Defamation League reports that hate crimes that are related to religion were predominantly directed to Jews who suffered 77% of these crimes (ADL, 2012), a scenario that serves as evidence of the continued presence of anti-Semitism in the United States. Racism is manifested by the decision by some colleges and universities to limit the...
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...| USA Toy Company | Memo To: Company CEO From: Plant Manager CC: Company Attorney Date: 5/18/2013 Re: Companies Response to an Ex-Employee’s Claim of Constructive Discharge and the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Law How is Constructive Discharge Relevant to this Situation? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their race, color, religion, national origin, or sex (Shaker, n.d.). This law provides legal recourse for employees to seek Constructive Discharge for discrimination of their legal rights if they believe a change to a policy or procedure has violated their rights (Shaker, n.d.). The law specific to religious beliefs applies to this situation that has occurred within the company. On November 1, 2011, the Human Resource (HR) Department provided training to the each of the division managers regarding a change to the employee work shift schedule to begin on January 1, 2012. This change was a direct result of the company’s increase in growth and production demand. Following the meeting, each division manager scheduled a date and time that week for their employees to receive comparable training from the HR Department. The HR personnel also relayed to the employees that the change in work shift schedule was a necessary response to the company’s increase in growth and production demand. Employees were given the same opportunity as the division managers to ask questions, receive feedback,...
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...ESSAY 2 The issues to be identified in this case are whether or not the use of the photo of John Travolta described in the magazine is considered a parody, whether or not this photo in question violates the libel defamation and/or copyright laws for use of Travolta’s image, and finally, whether or not Rolling Stones Magazine is protected under their First Amendment rights. The rules of law the court will use to decide this case are listed below. Parody: is defined as a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or ridiculed a feeble or ridiculous imitation. In other words, a parody is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment as a "distorted imitation" of an original work for the purpose of commenting on it. The subject matter is usually a political or entertainment figure or situation and it is often used in a comedic way to bring up a point or exaggerate the situation. Some forms of parody and satire are difficult to distinguish from truthful publications. Moreover, many forms of parody and satire can be particularly offensive to the subject of the parody. As a result, publication of various types of parody often involves litigation over libel, slander, and other types of Defamation. Fair Use Doctrine Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research....
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...1&2: Is the company violating the law? / Is a strict dress code a defense for the company? Yes, Employers are required to accommodate religion under Title VII unless it imposes undue hardship on the organization. This means: • “Employers may not treat employees more or less favorably because of their religion. • Employees cannot be required to participate “or to refrain from participating “in a religious activity as a condition of employment. • Employers must reasonably accommodate employees' sincerely held religious practices unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer. • Employers must take steps to prevent religious harassment of their employees. • Employers may not retaliate against employees for asserting rights under Title VII” (ADF - Anti Defamation League). The employer did not take Elise’s hijab into consideration they kept referring to the strict dress code policy. But, when Elise mentioned another employee who wears a cross around her neck they said the dress code was not strict on jewelry. “When it comes to religious apparel, typically only safety concerns constitute undue hardship” (ADF - Anti Defamation League). Customer preference is not a justification. An employer cannot prevent you from wearing religious clothing unless they can prove undue hardship on the business and customer preference rarely if ever meets the standard. Therefore the strict dress code is not a defense for the company. (Workplace Fairness,...
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...Ethical Organization Profile University Of Phoenix Angel L. Medina MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility October 15, 2010 Dr. Steven Englehart Large companies have formal performance management systems with a matrix process on every employee that is held every 6 months or once a year. The matrix is a sort of a syllabus for measurements of job performances. The written appraisals will have an influence on any salary adjustment, promotion, upgrades, transfers and positions. In the mean time it is a manager’s responsibility to oversee all the tenures performances, ethical behavior, and moral standards throughout the year. When managers give continues feedback performance against those objectives are measured employees are not surprised by the annual performance. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that seeks to determine how human actions may be judged right or wrong. When the study of ethics is applied to management it is necessary to discuss all basic ethical position, but the nature of the profession and conditions under the management operation. Ethics is not the same as moral, since ethics uses common experiences as its point of managing from right and wrong. There are two types of rights moral rights, in which the claim is based on moral principles, and legal rights in which the claims based on law. Any such claim your obligation as a manager is to manage and hold them accountable for the company’s matrix as tenures. Rights are accepted when they...
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...Racism and Anti-Semitism are dead? Racism and Anti-Semitism are a very serious issue in many parts of the world. The hatred directed toward others simply for being of a different race and religion has been the focus of many wars and minor military conflicts. The United State is not exempt from this type of conflict. With organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan, Skinheads, American Nazis, Black Panther Party, and The Nation of Islam are just a few of the racist and anti-Semitic groups that can be found all throughout the United States. So when the question is asked, “Is racism and anti-Semitism still a problem in the United States?” The answer is clearly yes. There are many that would choose to disagree with that assertion, but we shall address my reasons for this argument. First and foremost, any and all racism and anti-Semitic acts are unacceptable in today’s society. This argument is considered to be a hasty generalization. It is groups and organization that take a race or religion of people and mark them ass as the same. Our text states, “We are probably familiar both with having generalized a bit too quickly ourselves and having heard others do so. The fallacy of hasty generalization is committed when the conclusion is based on insufficient information: a generalization is made too quickly.”(Mosser, K., 2011) This can be proven by the simple fact that if you commit an act of racism or anti- Semitic act against someone or a group of people you will be prosecuted by the law...
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...Religion in school is a huge topic that has come up from time to time in public schools all over the country. Many people feel as if students have no rights when it comes to religion in school but in reality their rights to practice religion in school are limited. According to Anti-Defamation League (2013), "Students have the right to engage in voluntary individual prayer that is not coercive and does not substantially disrupt the school's educational mission and activities” (para. 2). One particular case that went to the Supreme Court regarding religion in school settings was the case of Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe (2000). In the case of Sante Fe Independent School District, a student whom was also a chaplain was allowed to start each home football game with a prayer by the Sante Fe school district until the district was later sued by some students and parents stating that their First Amendment rights were being violated. The issue with this case is that public schools are not allowed to be a sponsor of any religion or its activity and the district did not follow this by allowing the student to broadcast a prayer for everyone at the public school football game to participate in the prayer (Jacobs, 2008). Students have a right to practice whichever religion they choose they are simply not allowed to be sponsored by their school which means students can pray at anytime of the day during school or even host different religious groups and none of the other...
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...FINAL (1) Is an employer liable for racial discrimination because she terminates a black male who refuses to abide by the "no-beard" rule? Why or why not? The employer can be liable to racial discrimination because she terminates a male who refuses to abide the rules. The discrimination in which is indeed a couple of industries where beard would have adverse the effect of safety. The representational policies for certain duties apply regardless rate in racial discrimination in which an employer can still fired for wrong reasons. If the rule is applied for all employers then someone can exclude certain rules because the race has nothing to do with it. (2) Is it a violation of wage and hour laws for an employer to hire his 13-year-old daughter to pick strawberries during the summer? Why or why not? The federal labor laws restrict the types of jobs in which a 13 year old can perform a certain action like picking strawberries during summer. It also states that an employer hire his own daughter to pick strawberries which shows the violation of wage and hour laws. There are certain exemptions in child labor laws which reduce the moral crime where child employment is a major issue. The state health and safety codes must still follow in family employment policies and family (3) Is an employer liable when a supervisor sexually harasses an employee, but the employer knew nothing of it? Why or why not? It appears to be very bad in a ridiculous situation in which the...
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...Same Sex Marriage Paul Steven Tighe Essentials of College Writing/COMM/215 October 18, 2013 Same Sex Marriage There is a major battle over basic civil rights, which is being fought by both the conservative and liberal communities and is being fought over something as simple as allowing same sex couples the right to marry. Gay Americans must be afforded the right to marry because the majority of Americans believe they should. Moreover, allowing same sex marriage would enable them to adopt children in need of a family and receive the same benefits as other married couples. One reason to allow same sex marriage is that most Americans believe gay Americans should be allowed to do so and the approval rates keeps rising. According to a 2012 Gallup poll, 50% of participants believed that same sex marriage should be legally recognized at the same level as a traditional marriage (as cited in Madrid, 2013). This is up from 46% in 2010, according to a General Social Survey (as cited in Madrid, 2013). As times change, often so do the beliefs of society as a whole. This is clearly the truth with the acceptance of a group of people who have long been labeled as outcasts or sinners. Unlike 20 years ago, more than half of Americans embrace same sex marriage, with support among young voters running 4 to 1 (as cited in Von Drehle, 2013). In addition, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, 1 in 7 American adults say their initial oppositions to same sex marriage has...
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...before the law, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, freedom of religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights such as habeas corpus. In addition, the Fundamental Rights for Indians are aimed at overturning the inequities of past social practices. They have also been used to in successfully abolishing the "untouchability"; prohibit discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth; and forbid trafficking in human beings and also the forced labor. They go beyond conventional civil liberties in protecting cultural and educational rights of minorities by ensuring that minorities may preserve their distinctive languages and establish and administer their own education institutions. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Originally, the right to property was also included in the Fundamental Rights; however, the Forty-fourth Amendment, passed in 1978, revised the status of property rights by stating that "No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law." Freedom of speech and expression, generally interpreted to include freedom of the press, can be limited "in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence.” The following are the six fundamental rights as...
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...CHAPTER 1 “LEGAL FOUNDATIONS” Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Clean hands doctrine a rule of law that a person coming to court with a lawsuit or petition for a court order must be free from unfair conduct (have "clean hands" or not have done anything wrong) in regard to the subject matter of his/her claim. Common law is based on precedent (legal principles developed in earlier case law) instead of statutory laws. It is the traditional law of an area or region created by judges when deciding individual disputes or cases. Constitutional law – a body of law dealing with the distribution and exercise of government power. Criminal Law versus Civil Law – Civil * between you and another citizen (no government involved); * disagreements between citizens were no crime has been committed (only e.g. injury); * designed to compensate parties (including businesses) for losses as a result of another conduct ; * e.g. speeding and parking violations; * don’t result in loss of freedom, though they can result in loss of privileges or fines. Criminal * between you and the government/law; * are a protection of society; * Congress and House of Representatives are involved; * When the individuals break the laws/are against the government; * actions that have been declared illegal; * they are prosecuted by the state (city, state or country); * normally punished with...
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...Every year, thousands of Americans come under attack because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, religion, or a disability. These attacks can range from name-calling, offensive jokes, and social exclusion to life-threatening acts of violence. When these attacks cross the line into criminal activity, they are considered to be hate crimes. Hate crimes can take many forms; A black teenager is beaten up by white teenagers while walking through a suburb. Swastikas are painted on a synagogue. A gay man is killed and another is injured when they are attacked by a group of men outside a gay bar. A transgender male or female. A bomb threat is called in to a local Islamic center, and racial epithets are shouted at children wearing traditional Arab clothing. Not only do hate crimes affect individual victims, but can also harm every other member of the group that individual represents, creating a sense of fear, vulnerability, insecurity, distrust, and outrage. They can also launch cycles of retaliation and counter-retaliation among groups. Almost two-thirds of reported attacks are committed by individuals under the age of 24. Although people of all racial and ethnic groups commit hate crimes, young white males commit majority of them. Most victims of violent hate crimes are also young: more than half of the victims of reported hate violence are age 24 or under, and nearly a third are under 18. African Americans, Jews, Arab Americans and Muslims, new immigrants...
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...Significant Legal Decisions Involving Hate Speech in America What exactly is Hate Speech? There are many different variations to this answer. According to dictionary.com, it is “speech that attacks a person or group on the basis of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation” (“hate speech”). Anthony Lewis’ description of hate speech focuses more on the people it aims at: “Hate speech, it is called: virulent attack on Jews, blacks, Muslims, homosexuals, or members of any other group. It is pure hatred, not based on any wrong done by an individual” (157) Throughout history, many cases involving hate speech have been brought to court; each of them differ in their own ways and each brought a significant change to our Constitution. Our country prides itself in having freedom for all, and that includes freedom of speech. But when does freedom of speech cross the line? Many court decisions tried to come up with a solid answer, but there may not ever be a successful way to categorize hate speech. All of the cases covered here played a large part in transforming what the First Amendment covers. America started to recognize the significance of hate speech beginning in 1940, and policies began to form to protect offensive speech. At this point in history, hate speech was better known as “racial and religious propaganda” (Walker 62). The Holocaust was a major turning point for America, because we realized the destruction that it caused, and the government wanted to make sure nothing...
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