...Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of education case took place in 1954. It is one of the most important cases in the American history of racial prejudice. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized separate schools for blacks and whites unconstitutional. This decision became an important event of struggle against racial segregation in the United States. The Brown case proved that there is no way a separation on the base of race to be in a democratic society. Brown v. Board of education is not a case just about education and children, it is a case of everybody being equal. Brown v. Board of Education was a beginning for American people to understand that separate but equal is not the same. The Brown case revealed this. It was the reason why blacks and whites do not have separate accomodations any more. Separate and equal does not exist any more, Brown v. Board of eduacation made everyone equal. The first case in which African American challenged the doctrine of separate but equal in the United States public education system was in Boston Massachusetts in 1849. Prior to Brown v. Board (1954), from 1881 to 1949 there were eleven cases initiated to try an integrate schools in Kansas. The schools that the African American children attended were not equal to their white counterparts. Most of the time the African American students had to travel farther than white students to get to their schools. The schools for African Americans were run down with-of-date...
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...Brown v. Board of Education The case of brown v. board of education was one of the biggest turning points for African Americans to becoming accepted into white society at the time. Brown vs. Board of education to this day remains one of, if not the most important cases that African Americans have brought to the surface for the better of the United States. Brown v. Board of Education was not simply about children and education (Silent Covenants pg 11); it was about being equal in a society that claims African Americans were treated equal, when in fact they were definitely not. This case was the starting point for many Americans to realize that separate but equal did not work. The separate but equal label did not make sense either, the circumstances were clearly not separate but equal. Brown v. Board of Education brought this out, this case was the reason that blacks and whites no longer have separate restrooms and water fountains, this was the case that truly destroyed the saying separate but equal, Brown vs. Board of education truly made everyone equal. The case started in Topeka, Kansas, a black third-grader named Linda Brown had to walk one mile through a railroad switchyard to get to her black elementary school, even though a white elementary school was only seven blocks away. Linda's father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll her in the white elementary school seven blocks from her house, but the principal of the school refused simply because the child was black. Brown went...
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...African Americans. The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Topeka Board of Education in 1954 was one of the most revolutionary court ordered decision that pushed forward the process of desegregation. Segregation can be defined as; “to cause or force the separation of or to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass.” ( Merriam-Webster) This very unfortunate series of events happened across the United States mainly because of a court ruling in 1896 of Plessy v. Ferguson. Desegregation of school across the United States was certainly a task, that was not in its complete phase until the 1970s. The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson involved Homer Plessy, who was 1/8 African American and 7/8 Caucasian which meant in the state of Louisiana he was considered Black. Plessy bought a first class ticket to ride on the railway in Louisiana, and took a seat in the all white rail road cart. He was then asked to leave his seat and sit in the “colored” cart because he was consider African American. Plessy refused and was immediately arrested. His case ended up in the US Supreme Court which ultimately proclaimed that Plessy's rights were not discredited because, the separate location provided to blacks were just as equal to those provided to the whites. This event adopted the “separate but equal” doctrine in the constitutional law. It was determined that all public service’s provided to everyone including, hospitals, prisons and school remain separate but equal to one another...
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...At the Supreme Court, the atmosphere was tense. This decision was going to change America forever. Not to mention. The Cold War put great pressure on President Truman during this time. It was awkward for Americans to be treating their own people of color poorly, then turn around and try to court a third world country. Even African diplomats could not be treated respectively outside of Washington D.C.. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, noted about this discrimination saying it “remains a source of constant embarrassment to this Government in the day-to-day conduct of its foreign relations” (Cushman). These were the reasons change was needed in the American government. It was no longer acceptable if this nation truly wanted to be a powerhouse....
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...most interesting to me were the Judicial and Legislative branches of the government, along with the U.S. Constitution, mainly the Bill of Rights. Though they are separate, all three has its own unique way of intertwining back with one another in its own way, a sort of checks and balances. Though the legislative branch of government has the power to write and pass laws, it is up to the judicial branch to make sure the laws are in agreement with the Constitution, and to do this one must understand the Bill of Rights and what they stand for. In this paper, I will discuss the bearing of each of these governing entities, and describe what I believe to be a reasonable solution for all when it comes...
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...occur in families, friendships, schools, and your extracurricular afterschool programs. When an issue has come to the attention of any group, there are many ways of communicating; face-to-face interaction, telephone call, written letters by mail, text messaging, and email. Email has become the primary source for communication for most businesses and many groups world-wide (Roebuck, p.2). The true term, electronic mail, is a “system for transmitting messages electronically.” (Merriam-Webster, 2012) One e-mail can reach many recipients, and many organizations have to adapt to this new way of communicating. The need to understand a new “netiquette, proper manners on the net” (Roebuck, p.5), is essential for every professional organization. In the e-mails I choose to analyze, I wanted the e-mails to vary in manners. In my organization, Whitney Jr. Wildcats, there are hundreds of e-mails sent weekly between coaches, parents, coordinators, and board members. The first e-mail I chose, was sent to me, although it was not directed to me, shows great netiquette. The main purpose of the e-mail was to let a nearby middle school principal understand that our organization will not sit quietly about his new rule. The new rule he developed was a ban on students wearing clothing that support the Whitney Jr. Wildcat organization. There about 30 students who participate in the WJW organization as players or cheerleaders, and attend this middle school. The president of the WJW organization...
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...focuses on charismatic CEOs and how they chose their successor. This article argues that the approach most charismatic CEOs take is flawed, hence, their successors tend to struggle. Most charismatic CEOs often do not make succession planning a priority until it is too late. In cases where a company puts a process in place, charismatic CEOs tend to be domineering in their choice of a successor. In other cases, charismatic CEOs die on the job, thereby making the transition shaky. Although this article delves into the open literature for insights, it also uses a case study to drive home the point that charismatic CEOs’ approach to succession planning is flawed. The challenges of succession planning are truer today than ever. Indeed, the abrupt departures of two important charismatic CEOs – Charles Prince of Citygroup and Stanley O’Neal of Merrill Lynch – in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, which fetched these firms colossal losses have made scholars to beam their searchlight on this neglected aspect of corporate governance. The nonchalance with the way some CEOs handle the process of succession planning not only puts their companies in jeopardy, but also signposts a major criterion on which outgoing CEOs and their executive board members will be evaluated. Before we proceed, we will issue a caveat: the practice of succession planning runs ahead of the theoretical understanding of the process. In fact, in the course of this research, we did not come across a single work...
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...Rancho Solano Preparatory School: Proposed Change for a Better Future Traditionally it is believed that you can get a better education from private school rather than public school. Private schools are smaller therefore have a better flow of communication within their network of faculty, parents, and students. Back in 2014, the Rancho Solano Preparatory School (RSPS) went about some drastic changes that affected the school board, students, teachers, and parents. Providing students private education for over sixty years, RSPS has been well established within the community. Parents and students used to look forward to attending RSPS because of how prestigious it was and the school’s well known history. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. There is no law against people who make poor decisions and the past cannot be changed, however mistakes can be learned from to make way for a better future. A change within the school board subsystem of RSPS would make room for better information flow, a better workforce structure, and for other subsystems already in place to run more efficiently. The major organizational subsystem that needs to be changes at RSPS is the school board members. On January 6, 2014, Dr. Audrey Mernard (head of RSPS) announced to her staff that they would be closing campuses in Peoria and Gilbert (Illinois) due to a “strategic direction” that is best for RSPS (Moore, 2014). This was the only explanation given to the faculty and there was no debate...
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...to send their children to public school or private school. Which public school is determined by what district or zip code you live in. Private schools are stricter were parents have to pay tuition and sometimes the child has to go through an interview to attend the school. The schools focus on the child’s health record and determine if the child has been given the proper vaccines. The parental rights are then questioned if the child is not up to date with their vaccinations. The schools then let the parents know that their child will not be allowed to attend school until their child has the proper vaccinations determining what is right for your child. Neither the government nor a school system should be making decisions on if your child should be allowed to attend school based on vaccinations, because vaccinations are not 100% effective. Parents should be allowed to send their children to public schools unvaccinated because they pose no threat to the children that are vaccinated. Vaccinations to enroll in school seem to be ill-advised and have no true basis. One cannot help but wonder how an unvaccinated child can actually affect a vaccinated child, if the vaccination is serving its true purpose. However, since the 1980s, as stated by Stay “the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state legislatures to require every child to provide proof of immunization in order to enroll and stay in public or private school, and began to see reductions in...
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...A Case Study Analysis: A Question of Loyalty Introduction This case study analysis describes Sam Adams dilemma, whether or not to give a favorable recommendation to the board of directors for his friend and former colleague Bud Wizer. Sam was told by corporate that Bud listed him as a personal and professional reference on his job application. This triggered emotional turmoil in Sam because his friend was allegedly fired for sexual harassment from his last position. Sam’s values and moral standards will be tested during this analysis. Will Sam be loyal to his friend and say yes, or will he be loyal to his company and tell what he thinks he knows? I will use Professor Badaracco framework, questions and test to analyze Sam’s dilemma and provide recommendations for what he may say to the board of directors. I will start by using question number one from Badaracco’s framework, which way of proceeding will get me the best net-net consequences? In this first step we are asked to explore the pros and cons of Sam’s ethical dilemma to determine who will win, who will lose and at what cost. As I create my list I see that the risks are significant. If Sam decides to tell corporate about the alleged Sexual Harassment information about Bud and the information is not true or proven, corporate may view Sam in a negative light. If he does not tell corporate and they find out later that he knew his reputation could be tarnished and the level of trust that corporate has for him now will...
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...freedom. Consequently, the Supreme court was able to push the civil rights movement to make even more progress for integration. The Civil Rights Movement was able to make significant gains when it did because world war II and the cold war tensions pressured the United States to make reforms to its race policies. The United States claimed democracy was superior to communism, but racial segregation in the South made this assertion appear untrue. Moreover, the decisions made by the Supreme Court reflected these Cold War values, as the court decisions during the Civil Rights Era linked democracy and racial integration. Many would argue that the cold war did not do much to actually help the civil rights movement. The leaders do not seem to be actually fighting for their rights, it was more like the people that actually were trying to make more progress in the Civil Right Movement. As Malcolm X said, “The Negroes were out the streets. They were talking about how they were going to...
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...court justice Earl Warren addressed the ruling in the civil rights case Brown v. Board of education decision of 1954, Topeka Kansas. Segregation laws of public schools was in violation of the fourteenth Amendment section one, which states “ all persons born or naturalized in the Untied States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immuntites of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws”. This alone proves that not only was the fourteenth amendment disreguarded but was unconstitutional under this amendment. This decision was the beginning of the civil rights movement. It ended the notion of the law of the land “separate but equal” which was a court case set decades before. Earl Warren stated “ We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. . ." During the court case Earl Warren referred to a phrase “ with all deliberate speed” of the way of the court case of Brown v. Bored. The Brown v. Board case was important and a pathway for the civil right movement but , it did not have a huge impact right away because it just asked for change with no date for them...
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...issue was whether or not the Vernonia school district was violating the 4th amendment. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." The Acton’s filed a lawsuit against the school district board, and stating that it violated the 4th...
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...Engagement, balance, and timing. PLoS Biology. 13(8), 1-8. The article discusses parental concerns about the safety of vaccines because of the measles epidemic and misinformation from the internet, books, and other nonmedical sources. Also, it discusses how these parents refuse to vaccinate their children or delay childhood or delay childhood vaccines and therefore put community at risk for serious vaccine-preventable diseases. Parents want to control their decisions to vaccinate their children and what affects their children’s health. The article describes a framework that parents can use to make evidence-based decisions about vaccinating their children. Heller, R. F. & Heller, T. (2002). A failure of public trust. The Practioner. p.511....
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...Do you believe the Board of Education violated her right to privacy? Were they justified in firing her? I truly believe that the State Board of Education violated Mrs. Petit’s right to privacy. Had the undercover officer not been granted access to “The Swingers Club”, Mrs. Petit would still be a dedicated special needs teacher in the state of California. I think that it’s none of the Board of Education’s business what a teacher does outside of the classroom. Her decision to “swing and wife swap” has nothing to do with her teaching ability and ultimately does not influence her students in any way. I would have a change of heart however, if Mrs. Petit perhaps had sexual relations with one of students or if she discussed or imposed her sexual preferences and lifestyle with her scholars. Mrs. Petit should not have been fired in my opinion because her actions, more so her personal life, was not brought into the classroom. Her case clearly stated that throughout her thirteen year career, her competence was never questioned, and the evaluations of her school principal were always positive (Shaw, 2014). Growing up in a family with multiple teachers, I understand that the teaching profession follows certain codes of conduct as do most noble professions. Codes such as: Teachers should act in a manner which maintains the honor and dignity of a profession and teachers should not engage in activities which adversely affect the quality of the teacher’s professional service. I think she was...
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