...It is my choice It is my choice to agree to disagree It is my choice to voice my concerns It is my choice to share my opinion It is my choice to vote It is my choice to support a Manifesto I believe is practical and realistic It is my choice to defend Health Care in Guyana It is my choice to oppose those who say the Guyanese people are Oppressed It is my choice to laugh at those who condemn our history for the are dared to repeat it It is my choice to support the Donald Ramoutar’s Government And it will remain my choice to stay true to myself and stand up for what I believe in No we do not have the perfect system. No we do not have the perfect Nurses. No we do not have the perfect Doctors. No we do not have the perfect Facilities. But ask yourself ….. Are the nurses/doctors/ other health care workers the ones who urine and defecate on the floors? Are the nurses/doctors/ other health care workers the ones who break the cistern every single day? Are the nurses/doctors/ other health care workers the ones who shove plastic bottles, sanitary napkins and cloth down the toilet bowls? Are the nurses/doctors/ other health care workers the ones who throw garbage all over the compound even though there are bins everywhere? NO, they are the ones who have to clean it every single day, they are ones who are faced with criticisms and insults every single day, and they are the ones who never get a smile or a thank you not even a single day. They are the ones who work...
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...of choices made by consumers, business managers and government officials who attain manage their resources for success. An outline for economic success measures will be discussed through this writing, addressing principles of decision making, comparative cost analysis versus benefits, and incentives for decisions made. Additionally addressed will be the attributes of the economic systems (market, centrally planned and mixed) with affects of economic interactions of the present system. Exploring the world of economics, three principles are considered. First, people are rational, an assumption developed by economists. The decision of rational people is to weigh the benefits and cost of actions for profit. Second, people respond to economic incentives driven by a variety of motives such as envy, beliefs and compassion. Third, optimal decisions are made at the margin, involving activities up to the point where the benefit equals the cost. As a seasoned veteran of local government employment, continuing my educational pursuit in consideration of my age became a major component in determining my success. A marginal benefit of my decision to continue my education would be to enhance my skills while securing an additional future benefit for retirement. As I weighed the marginal cost of financing my educational goal, it was decided that seeking additional financial assistance inclusive of grants and scholarships to cover my expenses were necessary for me in order for my eminent...
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...He states the common opinion is that rational choice and action is determined by the final reward that can be gained, such as money or approval. If this is non-existent, interaction with a person will end and the self-centred individuals will seek other more ‘profitable’ exchanges. Scott points out however, that this excludes society’s associative behaviour which rational theorists have attempted to explain as an individual’s cunning ‘rational strategy’ and that potentially ‘moral force overrides self-interest’ through guilt. This is alike Haigh’s argument that institutions limit the contingent nature of making a choice (Haigh: 2012). I believe Scott’s text will be beneficial to my research more so than Haigh’s as his article references the rational choice theorists (Blau, Coleman, Elster) who have embraced and tried to decipher the contradiction in rational choice theory rather than simply conclude it is a limitation. In saying this, Scott’s discussion is centred around individual rational choice and not on a bureaucratic level which is holds greater significance for the discussion of nuclear energy policy in Japan. van den Bergh, J., Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A. and Munda, G. (2000) ‘Alternative models of individual behaviour and implications for environmental policy’,...
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...presenting positions clearly and honestly and a good a critical thinker teaches other what they know. Critical Thinking Application Paper Critical Thinking Critical thinking means to me is the thought process about any subject, content, issues or concerns in which my thinking improves the quality of my thinking by proficiently taking charge of any situation at hand. In today’s working environment there are so many examples of critical thinking. One example is to deciding how to meet budget requirements in today’s economy. With an every decreasing government budget and the impending government shut down will most serenely lead to furlough. In a business such as the federal government with more dependents than it has money can be a struggle. In this scenario critical thinking comes into play with ways for the federal government to pay the expenses and pay the dependents can be changeling. Carefully choosing and making the right choices takes a great deal of research and time and usually leads to two or three choices in the end. Once we have carefully thought out and sorted through your research the critical thinker will come to the decision of their best choice. By having servile several choices to choose from gives the critical thinker the ability to process and choose the right one for the given situation. A critical thinker picks the issue apart and comes up with the best option to the issue because of their...
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...When examining my own ideology, I consider myself to be a moderate centrist. In general, my opinions on the economic policy, as it pertains to conservatives. However, I share my views with the liberals when it comes to their social policy. After looking at the political platform of both liberalism and conservatism and comparing my views on the issues, which are: lower taxes, welfare reform, free market, abortion, same-sex marriage and euthanasia; I found out that I am a centrist. I share my views with Jean Jacques Rousseau on the idea that “man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains”. Humans are living in a state of innocence with nature before being corrupt by society. He philosophizes that a human begins feeling self-confident and is a mentally healthy being, but once subjected to the expectations, condemnations, and influences of society the person is no longer healthy and begins to experience a loss of confidence. Society causes a person to become prideful and forge ahead for unrealistic goals. Thereby, losing one's own self and as a result loses freedom. The person has been chained by social corruption. In addition, Rousseau states that man became more and more corrupt and degenerate as he became a “social animal”. However, as Aristotle said “Man is by nature a social animal”. Therefore, as nature is corrupted by society, our government is also corrupt. In today’s society, cheating, lying, and scandal is all part of everyday life, so it is no surprise that these...
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...Weinerman All adults must make choices to attain their specific goals. We have many wants but the resources have limits. Individual decision-making involves making choices on how to use their limited income on various goods and/or services available to them. People also make decisions about how they will spend their free time. Many outside entities can persuade an individual to use their resources including advertisements, coupons or incentives such as ‘buy one, get one free” or saving a certain percentage if you shop on a certain day and time. People must make decisions everyday nearly on everything. As stated in our textbook there are three key economic ideas: 1. People are rational, 2. People respond to economic incentives and the final idea being that optimal decisions are made at the margin. One of the major decisions where I compared the marginal benefits and the marginal costs was the time I decided to move in with a family member. I wanted to save some money to have a down payment to purchase a home. There were more than one marginal benefit and costs but the one I will focus most on is the cost of living further from work, but the benefit being not having to pay rent. In this circumstance I added an hour each way to my drive time everyday to work and a lot of additional money would be spent on gas. The best part was I was cutting my rental expenses by almost 70% but the not good part was I was adding 100% to my time away from my family stuck with the hundreds of other...
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...blend together to make Memphis the unique and captivating city that it is. In just my neighborhood alone, ethnic differences, religious, and lifestyle differences makes for a very complex, yet interesting and informative community in which to raise children. This melting pot that I experience is not seen in all neighborhoods, cities, or even states. This paper will discuss cultural issues that exist between two diverse groups in my community, teenage mothers of multiple children who are unemployed, and the gay and lesbian lifestyle as well as the implications that these cultural differences have on the delivery of healthcare and community wellness. The Gay and Lesbian community has endured much heartache and controversy over the years both nationally and locally. Issues over the rights to marry legally and discrimination issues are in the media almost on a daily basis. Although Memphis is not as liberal as a lot of cities on this issue, there are a lot of resources being made available to the gay and lesbian community. There are clubs and community centers all over the city that are exclusively available for the education and uplifting of the gay and lesbian lifestyle. Nightclubs and festivals all are geared towards public acknowledgement, acceptance, and celebration of this group (about.com Memphis). In my church alone, the gay and lesbian population is accepted and acknowledged. My pastor teaches about homosexuality, the dangers of same sex experimentation and the...
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...United States and Germany. I will be looking at cost to consumers, coverage of health care and personal choices about your own health care. The average cost of insurance for an American family is approximately $17,000 per year with health care insurance companies raising rates almost every year. Insurance offered through employers is usually at least partially paid by the employer. Health insurance is mandatory for all families and people face large tax fees if they are uninsured. Germany also has mandatory health insurance for all of it’s citizens. German...
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...abortion as my subject, I honestly didn’t know what I wanted to talk about for this assignment. Politics isn’t one of my favorite subjects because I am disinterested as soon as I research any political issue; on the other hand because of personal experiences, abortion is what struck out to me the most. At 17 I had an abortion and not only me, but three of my other friends as well. All throughout my senior year in high school, there were more classmates either having babies or abortions. It became an epidemic in my neighborhood. For my final essay in my Advanced Composition class, I analyzed abortion’s pros and cons, comparing the pro-life and pro-choice aspects, and the circumstances using inductive and deductive reasoning. I dissected the basics of the research but I didn’t realize the bigger picture I was a part of. In 2006, 126 black teens out of 1000 were pregnant and 44 out of 1000 had abortions. The main reasons why most teens have abortions are concerns about how the baby would change their lives, not being able to afford a baby, and feeling insufficiently mature to raise a child (Guttmacher Institute, 2010). Indeed, that was how I felt. I didn’t want the embarrassment of walking down the hallways of school being the talk of the year, chained to the welfare office, trained from both sides of my divorced parents, having to worry about studying for finals while changing diapers, or having to put my long distance baby’s daddy on child support. My father insisted...
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...Dennis 1 Synopsis Decisions are made every day. The choices people make are often swayed one way or another by outside forces or by those that frame decisions and their choices. Nudge focuses on decisions and how they are made. Half of Nudge covers decisions and how their choices are framed and how we as people can better understand why choices are set up the way they are, how to make an optimal decision, and how to nudge others toward making optimal decisions. The second half of Nudge illustrates how the same concepts and principles can be used, are being used, should be used, and how to better utilize them to nudge public policy. Thaler and Sunstein (2009, p. 6) detail two terms that must be explained in order to understand the points made throughout the book. The first, ‘nudge’ is “any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behavior in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives.” They go on to say “To count as a mere nudge, the intervention must be easy and cheap to avoid. Nudges are not mandates.” The second term used throughout Nudge is ‘choice architect’ (Thaler & Sunstein, 2009, p. 3), defined by the authors as someone that “has the responsibility for organizing the context in which people make decisions.” Choice architects arrange choices for other people and nudge others toward making decisions that will be at the optimum benefit. A choice architect will favor one option over another and take...
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... because we are highly influenced by institutions around us. These social institutions play a big role in determining how we make choices, and how we behave in daily life. It all starts directly after your birth, because the first social institution you meet is your family. Your parents, brothers and sisters will have their own specific way of living, so they as an institution will affect the creation of your personality. In my opinion, these first three or four years are very important because during these years a baby have to learn a lot. The second institution of a child will be the primary school. In my opinion, this is the most important institutions which will affect your personality and behavior. Teachers will cover a big part of this, but I think the students of the school will cover even more. For example, in my home town Muiden there are two different schools. A school with children from wealthier parents, and a school with less wealthy parents. If you look at the students who finish the schools, there exist a big difference in behavior, decisions and goals in life. In my opinion this proved that the primary school as a social institution affects personality and choices in life. After school, students are joining institutions such as the soccer club or the hockey club. These institutions indeed are affecting the behavior and choices we make. Furthermore, religion as an institution is an important aspect too. If we look at different religions, you can clearly see...
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...According to the FAO (Food and agricultural organization) we have the right to food and what we put into our bodies should be our choice. As of right now the government is trying to decide what we eat because out of every ten people three are obese. Therefore the government is proposing laws to ban certain junk foods, in places such as New York. When it comes down to it the central question is: Should the government be allowed to do so? We have freedom of speech, why not freedom of foods? The government’s attempt to regulate our diets does not get the responsiveness it should. While it may be a very ‘hot topic’, how many citizens actually know of what is going on? Americans as a whole should not be confined to what the government wants us...
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...Reducing the Number of Abortions in Society Reducing the Number of Abortions in Society Michelle Donaldson Breckinridge School of Nursing-Student Should we reduce abortions in the world and literally control the rights of women to decide for themselves? This is the question I will discuss in this paper, one that I feel is very important to the betterment of society in regards to human kind as a whole. Is it a choice that should be the right of the pregnant woman, or is it a choice that should be made by our society, thus taking away a basic human right to control a woman’s self and body. We shall see. Abortion is, as simply put on the website Medicinenet.com, “In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and placenta) from the uterus. It is the loss of a pregnancy and does not refer to why that pregnancy was lost” (Medicinenet.com, 2013). Now, as one can tell, this is a rather generic definition for abortion. It encompasses abortions of all types, whether it be natural or human induced. That being said, abortion by the medical industry absolutely carries with it many ethical and moral conundrums. Is it right for the individual to decide whether or not a child should be born, and is it ethical for the medical institutions to be a participant in the abortion process? These questions have sparked a very adamant debate in recent years and in fact have spread into a very volatile situation for both sides. We must...
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...Firstly, I will define the four political ideologies. Secondly, I will apply my definitions to a single example. Third, I will analyze the Harlem Project from a liberal and radical ideology’s perspective. Next, my analysis will be of the federal and local government, of the causes of the problem, of the strategies taken to solve the problem, and the core values that underpin the solution. Finally, I will incorporate systems terminology and apply systems concepts. II.- DEFINITIONS All four ideologies listed in this paper present a different view; however, several of them share overlapping similarities. People identifying with the conservative ideology believe in maintaining things, as they currently exist, personal responsibility, hard work, preserving tradition, moral values, and social stratification. Conservative officials focus on preserving conservative platforms and eliminating reforms established during periods of other ideological power. This group deduces that each individual should be responsible for gaining their own wealth through hard work and perseverance. The conservative philosophy supports the traditional tax breaks for the prosperous. In addition, they feel that wealthy people are entitled to live a lavish lifestyle opposed to the poor. Conservatives do not support the forced redistribution of wealth through taxes and welfare. This ideology does not believe that the government has the authority to take away a citizen’s rights to bear arms. A...
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...government's fault for one's poorness rather than one self for not taking advantages of opportunities they had or just making bad choices in general. The book talks about how different people end up in difficult situations due to their unacceptable behavior and then complain about it. “ Each person's life is the mixed product of bad choices and bad fortune, of roads not taken and roads cut off by the accident of birth or circumstance. It is difficult to find someone whose poverty is not somehow related to his or her uniwise behavior..” (Shipler, 6). Taking a closer look to the author text it visible enough to see how the people who are poor have...
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