...Censorship essay The essay “Freedom is Intended as a Challenge” by Naomi Wolf, is a piece that takes a deeper look into the current perception of the Declaration of Independence. Wolf believes us present day Americans do not have an accurate sense of what really happened during the late 1700’s, and as a nation we should appreciate what our founding fathers went through. Wolf explains how most Americans disregard the Declaration as just a piece of paper, where as it actually holds a greater amount of significance than we give credit to. The essay draws on the collective differences of America’s years as a colony-versus now-and how the ideals have morphed. In the late 18th century while The United States was still under British rule, the thought on everyone’s mind was freedom. It was a common goal all Americans had, regardless of race and social background. We wanted the Brits out of our country! As Americans, we had long paid our dues, and we wanted to be liberated. We felt constrained as a nation, and we were willing to shed blood to be free. Wolf talks about how nowadays we simply do not feel that strong towards being free, and as a result we can not relate to what it was like when the British were ruling. Though the it has been many generations since we gained our independence, as a nation we are facing a modern day form of oppression. Censorship. As a country, the first amendment says we have a right to freedom of speech. Though this fundamentally sounds...
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...THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING ABREAST OF NEW LAWS CREATED BY LEGISLATION ON THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVELS. The objective of law is to ensure fair dispensation of justice. Law is supposed to govern our day to day life. Life is very dynamic, always subject to inevitable change and so is law. With the advancement of technology, change in market trends and many other aspects of human life, law has got to be tuned to suite these changes. Ignorance of law is no excuse in court. Therefore to avoid being prosecuted for breaking newly passed laws, it’s important that both individuals and institutions stay abreast of new laws. An article referring to the case of FCC vs. Fox Television published December last year brings fore the relevance of both the radical changes on laws and importance of staying abreast. Fox Television aired at two instances, what FCC claimed to be obscene. In one instance, during the Music Billboard award in 2002, Cher, a singer, in his speech used the word ‘fuck’ in his speech. In 2003 Billboard Music Award Ms. Richie went ahead to use the word shit in her speech despite having been warned by Paris Hilton during their presentation of an award. Following these incidents, the Commission received a lot of complaints .This forced it to release a notice of apparent liability 2006 on March 15 with regards to the same. The commissions order explained that both incidences were indecency test. This was largely because the “F” word has a sexual connotation. The order also determined...
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...Me, I and myself I always ask myself: is it me, when I do something; could I do it better this time or did I do it for myself. I have time to think about these things while working. I work as a photographer and this job gives me a chance to express myself. It helps me even to understand some things better, because at first view I see things one’s way but after a while a see them completely different. The job gives me even the freedom to choose what to shoot and so the theme of my pictures often responds to my mood at that day. Or I can take pictures that will make me feel better than I do at that moment. Being a photographer is a job with so many various purposes – as many as the people are. Some photographers make only black and white pictures, other make colorful or extravagant or pictures that help in a science. The objective of the camera is like an eye of a man - everyone sees the world in a different way. But nobody can’t hide behind his work, even if he tries – it shows what we are. The most important thing for a picture to become a good one is to have its own feeling. When you a see a picture and it touches you, it rises in you some kind of feeling, that means that this capture was worth. Looking at some pictures make me think about many things and sometimes I can even change my point of view about something. While taking a picture I think about what’s my purpose for shooting exactly this or that. But after the picture is ready, it could...
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...DISCUSSION ONE: What are some examples of the physical and cognitive changes people go through when they enter late adult hood? a) Being that I am only 26 years old I have not experienced any of those life changing experience yet how ever what I can do is explain and describe that I have observed with my fellow co-wokers since I am the youngest person there. Like any person I do get curious what really qualifies you as a senior citizen, some of my fellow co-workers say when you hit 60 to 63 because that is when it all starts to go. When they stopped laughing I did notice a change of apperence in the sence of when they were telling me the things they use to do two, to three years ago and know they can not or even do it a bit slower, also in body weight. One of the things that I have noticed in my observation was that most men had complaints about hair loss and the further they get into there later adult hood the color there hair changes now some change to a whte color and some tuen to this violet white color it is what I have noticed. Unfortunatly my dad is one of those who lose there hair as they get older, at this point I fear for my hair and try to take care of it as best aas I can by not wearing hats and but shampoo that is pro hair growth.(Witt&Mossler,2010, health and Physical Development, page6. As observe other drivers I hear compolaints about things getting old meaning there internal organs are deteriorating and there not as they were when they were thirty...
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...Parents: I Turn to You - Christina Aguilera I am happy to say that I have a good relationship with both of my parents but in this paper, I want to write about my mom. My mom is one of the most important people in my life. Everything my mom says or does have an impact on my life. She is the only person who knows more about me than I do. No matter what happens in my life, no matter how good of a day or bad of a day I am having she is always there for me. She is the only person who will take time out of her busy schedule to talk to me about the littlest things. She is always there for me and that is why I chose I Turn to You by Christina Aguilera as the song that best describes our relationship. This song has the lyrics that best exemplifies my relationship with my mom. She is always there for me and she is the one person I can turn to for anything. Even when I have friends who let me down I know she will never do that. She cares about me so much and will be there for me through everything. She has never abandoned me in a time of need and I know she never will. As I get older I come to realize how much my mom means to me and what an important factor she is in my life. It would be very hard to pick out a part of the song that I like the best and that describes our relationship the best because the whole song does it. But if I did have to pick out my favourite lyrics of the song, it would be the bridge: For the arms to be my shelter through all the rain/For truth that will never...
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...The Wise and the Foolish Episode 2 Episode 2 Created by Sydney Boss Tembo Writing crew Lushomo Tabo Sipiwe Emmanuel EXTRAS Prof Secretary (Janet): Mwaka Profs Wife Claire Last time on the wise and the foolish Plot: Frank is on the phone approaching the house And he has just inserted the key into the door and he is about to open the door Elizabeth and John do not know what is happening Elizabeth and John then hear his voice Elizabeth: My husband is at the door John: Jesus why me Lord…Zona Elizabeth: Shi keep quiet John: Ok Elizabeth: if he comes in I will just tell him the truth John: Eh…..Are you serious Elizabeth: Of course John: Awe not now Elizabeth: Seriously do you think this is a game John? John: Sorry Kachi pusumuka fye… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Frank then receives a call from Angela Angela: Good evening sir is this a good time Frank: Good evening Angela, what seems to be the problem? Angela: It’s about the company sir I am still in the office going through the books and what I see isn’t pleasing, can we meet tomorrow? Frank: Ahhh…..ok let me pass by because it sounds urgent. Elizabeth then shouts: Honey is that you? Frank: Yes it is I wanted to be early today but something just came up Elizabeth: Really Frank: I am needed at the office, so I will be a bit late Elizabeth: Ok thanks for the effort honey. Introduction of Kimberly Scene: Office Late Meeting Angela: Sir the company...
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...MICHAEL JACKSON: THE LEGEND Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), unless you’ve been living under a rock, was a legendary singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor and music icon that practically dominated the 20th Century. He rose to fame as the lead singer of his all siblings group, The Jackson 5, before skyrocketing to mega-stardom as a solo artist. His ability to belt out chart topping hits after hits, dance moves and style permanently engraved him in history as the “King of Pop”. He has been credited as the catalyst for several advancements in the music industry and remains an inspiration to both new and old artists but sadly his personal life was not as glamorous or successful as his music career; with controversial...
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...necessity for the service provided. Payers will determine the coverage by medical necessity. Services that are considered to be of nonmedical necessity are not covered under an insurance policy. It is important that the billing specialist be aware that different payers will have their own set of medical necessity edits. The implications of incorrect medical coding can cause issues for both the medical provider and the patient. Coding incorrectly can cause denial of claims. Providers would lose their patients trust, causing them to seek health care elsewhere. Providers can be fined from $5000 to $ 10,000 per incident of incorrect coding. Providers could lose participation privileges for insurance providers. United States Attorney General Janet Reno stated, "We have made health care fraud a priority and we will pursue it as vigorously as we can." (Blankenship...et al, 1999, pg. 1083 paragraph 2). The provider could...
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...5. To what extent and in what ways does Romantic writing engage with gender politics? The study of Literature is inherently involved with a deconstruction of the complex and textured manner in which author’s attempt to express what it is to be human. To be human is a diverging experience between the sexes, both biological and socially, and consequently the extent of gender equitability within society has always been a prevalent and contended concern. An engagement with this contention will define gender politics for this essay. Jane Austen and Mary Shelley, writing at the beginning of the nineteenth-century, joined their female contemporaries in a growing generation of authoresses who forged careers in discipline of male authority. In this respect, they are inescapably engaging with gender politics. Margaret Kirkham comments that ‘this burgeoning of the female talent...was bound to have a profound effect upon any young woman beginning to write once it had occurred’, suggesting that, regardless of whether the female intended to represent female concerns within their work; a female, in becoming ‘an author, was, in itself, a feminist act’ (Kirkham 33). With the status of the authoress in mind whilst analysing Northanger Abbey and Frankenstein, this essay will focus how Austen and Shelley engage with gender politics through characterization and narrative form, and the female concerns they address, both implicitly and explicitly, throughout their texts. Austen predominately engages...
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...source ”: Argumentative Essay by Janna Frandrup ENG 101, Section 12153 Dr. James Sanders July 1, 2009 “Media as a reliable source”: Argumentative Essay The use of media as a reliable source has been tainted through scandal, such as Watergate and Janet Cooke. When stories sound unbelievable, they usually are. In 1981, a young aspiring journalist wrote a compelling story about an 8 year old boy. Jimmy was described as a third-generation heroin addict, a precocious little boy with sandy hair, velvety brown eyes, needle mark freckles, and the baby-smooth skin of his thin brown arms. Who could resist a story about this boy? The media could not. This story is one example of how the media we see, hear and read are unreliable sources of information. Once one reads Janet Cooke’s article “Jimmy’s World,” they feel empathy and sadness for this boy. The media allowed the public to see a lifestyle different than what we knew. It was said that the article was based on interviews with the boy, his mother and his mother's boyfriend. However, Cooke, the journalist wrote a hoax article about a young boy to get higher ratings and praise to receive the best prize a journalist can receive. Later, Janet Cooke, an African American journalist in 1981 was given a Pulitzer Prize for her article on Jimmy. The world believed this story. This story was published and printed on the front cover of the newspaper. The world was shocked and felt a sense of disbelief. In fact, the article...
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...Identifiable Stakeholders Federal Stakeholders: Attorney General Eric Holder Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Valerie Jarrett, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor Nancy Ann DeParle, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Melody Barnes, Assistant to the President & Director of Domestic Policy Council Gene Sperling, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy & Director of National Economic Council AustanGoolsbee, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Munoz, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Heidi Avery, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security State and Local Stakeholders: Leith Anderson, President, National Association of Evangelicals Hon. Michael Bloomberg, City of New York Bill Bratton, Former Police Chief, City of Los Angeles and City of New York Hon. Julian Castro, Mayor, City of San Antonio Secretary Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary Homeland Security Governor John Engler, President and CEO, Business Roundtable Hon. Eric Garcetti, City Council, President City of Los Angeles Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Former Secretary of Commerce Raymond Kelly, Commissioner, New York City Police Department Senator Mel Martinez, Former United States Senator/Chairman, Florida, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean JP Morgan Chase Greg Page, Chairman & CEO, Cargill Secretary Federico...
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...Michael Jackson would soon become the world most famous pop icon. The king of pop would soon be his name. The man who won the most grammys in one night, the man whose first album “sold over 5.6 million copies worldwide and 2 million copies in 6 weeks.” (biography.com, 1st paragraph) Michael was born in Gary, Indiana, and was born on August 29, 1958. He lived in a two bedroom house with ten siblings. Once some of the siblings were interested in music, Jackson's father Joe put together a band called the Jackson 5’s. Although the band was very successful Joe was driven by perfection and would beat the children if they were offbeat or missed a note. Soon after the band got famous around when Michael was 13,in 1964, he went solo....
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...Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer songwriter and dancer called the King of Pop popular entertainers in the world, and he was the best selling music artist. michaels contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life that made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades Jackson and his four older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon performed together at a talent show in thier town of Gary Indiana when Michael was 6 years old he walked off with his first prize. After signing with Motown Records in 1968, the Jackson 5 topped the U.S. pop charts with their first five singles, including “ABC” and “I’ll Be There.” Jackson released his first solo single “Got To Be There,” the title...
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...Unit 3 Assignment TO: Meegan Zickus FROM: Paralegal RE: Jane Doe, Asylum DATE: 4/5/14 Gonzalez v. Reno, 212 F. 3d 1338 (2000). FACTS: The parties to this case are Elian Gonzalez, a minor child, by and through Lazaro Gonzalez, as temporary legal guardian as Plaintiffs verses Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, Doris Meissner, Commissioner, Robert Wallis, District Director both for United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, all know as the Defendants. Lastly Juan Miguel Gonzalez, the minor’s father, Intervener. The parties to this case are seeking the remedy of asylum for Elian Gonzalez. Plaintiff is a minor child, Elian Gonzalez, from Cuba, a survivor of a capsized boat at sea. His mother did not survive. Once in the US, Plaintiff was placed in the care of his great uncle, Lozaro Gonzalez. Against the wishes of Elian’s father, the great uncle and Elian filed for asylum. This application for asylum was rejected and deemed legally void by the INS. The appeal was dismissed because Elian’s father did not apply for the asylum. According to denial the father is the only one who can speak for Elian. The Plaintiff asked the Attorney General to overrule the INS decision and the Attorney General decided not to overrule the decision. Plaintiffs appealed to the Federal District court. The Plaintiffs argued that the appeal to the District Court violated 8 USC § 1158 and the 5th amendment due process clause. The District Court...
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...Unit 3 Assignment: Minor Asylum Case Brief PA 401: Advanced Legal Writing Gonzalez v. Reno, 212 F. 3d 1338 (2000) Facts: This is an Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. (No. 00-002606-CV-KMM). K. Michael Moore, Judge. Gonzalez v. Reno, 86 F. Supp. 2d 1167, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3225 (S.D. Fla., 2000) Parties to this case include: Elian Gonzalez minor child, Lazaro Gonzalez plaintiff temporary legal custodian, and Attorney General Janet Reno. Six-year-old Cuban national Elian Gonzalez was rescued from the water several miles off Fort Lauderdale Florida. Elian was transferred to a United States Coast Guard vessel so he could be transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Elian's mother, Elisabeth Brotons, drowned during the voyage from Cuba. The INS temporarily paroled him into the care of Lazaro Gonzalez, his great uncle, in Miami. Plaintiff is the temporary legal custodian, who filed an asylum application on his behalf against the wishes of his father in Cuba. The reason the plaintiff did want to return was, because he claimed that Plaintiff had a well-founded fear of persecution because many members of Plaintiff's family had been persecuted by the Castro government in Cuba. In particular, according to the applications, Plaintiff's stepfather had been imprisoned for several months because of opposition to the Cuban government. Two of Plaintiff's great-uncles also had been imprisoned for their political acts. Plaintiff's...
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