...Essay 1 Our nation pursues the ideal that what we look like or where we come from should not determine the benefits or burdens that we bear in our society. Unfortunately, for African Americans, one of the largest minority groups within the United States, this is not a reality. In fact, life has been altered from the moment their lives began as an individual of color. Today, many people tend to remember the victories of African Americans that include abolition of slavery, desegregation, the civil rights movement, and the right to vote before women. People tend to forget the centuries of ugly racism, oppression and violence. The times of slavery, Jim Crow laws, lynching and segregation along with the hardship of having no political voice. Many disregard that for every social policy throughout history with what appeared to be an open door, just became another obstacle for Blacks and step up for Whites. Social policies and government programs have neglected and shortchanged African Americans for decades. Today, African Americans continue to face economic, social and health disparities within society when compared to its white counterparts. African Americans are struggling with unemployment and poverty. According to Fletcher (2013) in 2012, the black unemployment rate was 14.0 percent, 2.1 times the white unemployment rate (6.6 percent). This rate is higher than the average national unemployment rate of 13.1 percent. For those African Americans who are employed, many are unable...
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...based on prejudice, therefore sex, disability, and age should be included in the suspect classifications of discrimination (“Discrimination”). Sex discrimination is the differential treatment based on sex (“Answer”). Traditionally in American culture higher value has been given to males, this is why sex discrimination is commonly found in the work place among women. Focus in a workplace where sex discrimination is prevalent; the choices are not made based on the ability of the person, but their gender. The reason why sex is a big issue for women in the workplace is because women are looked at as part of the household committee instead of in the economical world. Women are not seen as capable entities, but solely as “baby-makers”. This method of conducting business has deterred many women that are far more capable than the men who were given the job. Sex discrimination in the employment world is not a new issue, but one that stems from the past. The Fair Labor Standard Act of 1938 established a minimum wage for both men and women providing equality (“Answer”). Even though this act was passed, many women are still paid less than men for the same job. In 1963, the Equal Pay Act acknowledged women as workers and not just homemakers (“Answer”). Now in 2007, sex discrimination is still being done in some occupations, but they are making progress. Few women are now receiving higher paid jobs such as doctors, lawyers, and dentist, but many are receiving the secondary jobs to the head...
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...Special Education For Children With Disabilities Millions of children in our nation are identified as being "children with disabilities". Prior to the 1960s, millions of children with disabilities received inadequate or inappropriate special education services from the public schools and another 1 million children were excluded from school altogether. Disabilities such as autism, poverty, and racism are just a few of the “disabilities” that have blocked the pathways of over a million people thought out the US. My goal for this paper is to thoroughly examine the three main factors that I personally believe have the most traumatic and continuous effect on society that will ultimately repeat itself and create a pattern of issues that society will be forced to resolve in the future. It is my desire and personal goal to acknowledge each issue that many children face, label and prove it to be a awful disability, an find a realistic resolution to each issue addressed as a disability. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, in the United States, 21 percent of children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line. Although many of these families have working parents, low wages and unstable employment make it difficult to provide the necessary resources for proper childhood development. Not only does research indicate that poverty is a threat to a child's well-being, but it also affects his ability to learn. Regular attendance at school is important...
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...Reducing Workers Compensation Claims According to an essay published online by CCH Incorporated, the first step in reducing workers’ compensation costs involves ensuring that your company has effective safety and accident prevention programs in place to reduce the amount and severity of workplace illnesses and injuries. In addition to those programs, there are policies and procedures that should be implemented to help supervisors and Human Resources professionals in handling workers’ compensation claims in the most expedient manner possible. Having an active safety program has a number of benefits. Some are obvious. Others are not. A safety program gives employees a sense that their employer cares about them. Issuing personal protective equipment should be part of the safety program as should periodic inspection and replacement of worn or damaged safety equipment. Rotating work schedules or job duties can reduce repetitive-stress injury problems. An additional benefit is that doing so keeps workers more interested in their work and more focused on the job they are doing which also tends to reduce injuries. A mandatory safety training program also lets your employees know that any work related injury is bad for them and bad for the company. All employees should participate in safety activities including those workers in administrative positions or performing office work. Ideally, the message employers want to deliver is that everyone has a vested interest in minimizing these...
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...Asmar Ali Shah Microeconomics Essay Assignment. 10/23/15 Social Security What is social security? What is the importance of social security in a citizen’s life? Different type of questions occurs when we discuss about the social security. This is one of the problems that United States has faced is their economy, but then again every country faces these kind of problems. Social security future solidity is one of the major issues in United States. What are the requirements for receiving social security benefits? How long do they prolong? Technically social security is a government program that helps workers and retired people and gives them benefit to spend the rest of life. Social security has different types of branches or different types of benefits we can call them. It is not only for retired people, it also helps people with disability, and people with no jobs. The benefits that come with disability and unemployment are limited. For example, its common sense if you find a job back you won’t be getting unemployment benefits, and if people that are disable start to show improvement in their health, their benefits will be terminated. Is the working population big enough to support the social security program for the future? However, there are costs and benefits for keeping this program. Is it possible that something else can be added to the social security program to help people more? Issues A lot of people these days’ worry about how to fix the social security issue....
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...child’s primary needs were lacked from adults, especially parents or caregivers of the child. Physical child abuse is an adult’s action which causes visible or potential harmfulness to the child. Sexual abuse in children is any sexual activity from adult within a child. Emotional maltreatment is known as a behavior of children abuse that affects to psychology life or social skills of a child (Jaffe-Gill et al 2007). We can classify the reasons of child abuse into 3 different ways: parental causes, ecological causes and child problems (Childline Gauteng 2006). Besides, child abuse also has strongly influenced to all sides of the child’s life, such as: physical effects, behavior effects and emotional effects (Jaffe-Gill et al 2007). This essay will discuss the causes and negative effects of child abuse as well as provide suggestions to assist the victims. It is completely surprising to know that one of the causes is due to the child’s parents. Actually, either the child’s father or mother falls into an addicted situation such drugs or alcohols, these children will not be able to receive suitable...
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...Essay 1--Medicare Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States federal government to guarantee access to health insurance to citizens age 65 and older, those with end-stage renal disease and former workers who have been receiving Social Security Disability Insurance for at least two years. Signed into law on July 30, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson as Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendment of 1965, Medicare was designed to close major gaps in the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program (OASDI). Prior to the enacting of Medicare, less than half of the elderly in the US were covered by health insurance. The most significant impact of this law was the establishment of two related health insurance programs to provide protection against the high costs of hospital expenses (Part A), and a voluntary supplemental plan that covers payment for physician services and other medical expenses (Part B). The original budget for Medicare was approximately $10 billion and covered 19 million Americans during the first year. Early legislation to provide a national health plan for seniors was first introduced by President Harry Truman in 1945 when he called for the creation of a national health insurance fund. Every Congress from 1952 to the passage of this bill received proposals, primarily from Democrats, for providing hospital insurance and health benefits as part of the social security system. Medicare Part A, financed by a portion...
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...“All students were required to complete an exam that consisted of 35 multiple-choice questions, five out of six short-answer questions, one out of two essay questions, two visual charts, and one out of two applied case studies.” The results of this experiment concluded that “the experimental group’s performance was better on the exam in general (by 5.51%), as well as on every portion of the exam, most notably the multiple-choice portion (by 5.51%) and the visual charts (by 5.28%).” We can also conclude that “the difference between individuals in the experimental group who chose two suited exam formats for their learning style and the control group was 7.5%. If this result is typical, it means that students could score almost an entire letter grade higher on exams, if only they were given the option of being tested in a format that suits them.” Also, from survey information from the study above...
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...Chapter 5 Gross Income and Exclusions SOLUTIONS MANUAL Problems 46. [LO 1] Clyde is a cash method taxpayer who reports on a calendar-year basis. This year Paylate Corporation has decided to pay Clyde a year-end bonus of $1,000. Determine the amount Clyde should include in his gross income this year under the following circumstances: a. Paylate Corporation wrote the check and put it in his office mail slot on December 30 of this year, but Clyde did not bother to stop by the office to pick it up until after year-end. b. Paylate Corporation mistakenly wrote the check for $100. Clyde received the remaining $900 after year-end. c. Paylate Corporation mailed the check to Clyde before the end of the year, (and it was delivered before year end). Although Clyde expected the bonus payment, he decided not to collect his mail until after year-end. d. Clyde picked up the check in December, but the check could not be cashed immediately because it was postdated January 10. a. Clyde is taxed on the $1,000 under the constructive receipt doctrine. b. Clyde is taxed on the $100 – the remaining $900 is taxed in the next year. c. Clyde is taxed on $1,000 unless the mail was not delivered until after year-end. Clyde would need to check his mail on December 31 or he would have the burden of proving he didn’t receive the check before year-end if the IRS alleges that the check was delivered before year-end. d. Clyde is not...
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...learning disabilities it seems the attention and the drive to do it is not there. Parental Involvement is still limited whether it is because of not understanding the disability of the child or severity, or becoming overwhelmed or just no time because of lack of time management. This paper gives a study of facts and details of things that can possible aide in getting the parent involved in the child’s educational process. Every child should be educated no matter what the circumstances. The reason why most children do not succeed is due to the lack of parental involvement in their education process. The government has placed many policies in place to help parents get involved. The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are a law that ensures disabilities throughout the nation (U.S. Department of Education, 2011). In this essay I will give supporting details about the No Child left being Act, potential involvement, limitations and ways the parent can participate. The No Child Left Behind act has been the law for nearly 10 years. In the year 2011 President Bush requested Congress to reauthorize ESEA/NCLB in 2007. The Obama administration introduced his version for ESEA which stands for Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Congress still did not respond. This is where the parental involvement and the people are able to get involved to make sure that children are receiving the proper help to succeed in their educational venture. Children with disabilities need a...
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...Spring 2012 Syllabus Global Information Systems (MIS 7650) Tuesday & Thursday – Spring 2012 FCBE Room # 369 Instructor: Office: Office Hours: Phone: Email: Sandra M. Richardson FCBE #313 Tues/Thurs – 3:30 to 5:00 or by appointment 901-678-4614 Sandra.Richardson@memphis.edu (or srchrdsn@memphis.edu) I. Course Description Global Information Systems (MIS7650) is a graduate level class aimed at the working professional. Globalization, and the increasing importance of inter-organizational alliances and partnerships, have resulted in the emergence of global information systems as a necessary core component for contemporary organizations. This course covers concepts related to the role of and impact of information systems in global enterprises, including; conceptual foundations, business applications, impacts on organizational behavior, ethics of global systems, the influence of varied cultures, and how IT may be used to implement global strategies to gain a competitive advantages. II. Goals and Learning Outcomes The main objective of the course is for students to study how variations in the information culture and systems may vary across different countries, and how these variations may impact the adoption of information technologies. In addition, an objective of this course is for students to learn the managerial issues related to the development of global information systems that support the strategic efforts of an organization operating in increasingly complex...
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...This essay will firstly describe what is meant by the patients’ voice and diminishing it. Secondly it will go on to discuss three important barriers which were witnessed in clinical placement and how these diminished the voice of the patient. The essay will then go on to describe how each of these three barriers could have been overcome. This is an important topic due to the fact that it could take away a patient’s right to choice and how they are treated within health care. It effectively takes away every aspect of patient centeredness which health care professionals strive to achieve. As health care professionals strive to make sure the health care that everyone receives is the best that it can be, it is important that the voice of the patient is heard loud and clear. A crucial element in changing health care is giving the patient the voice to make choices about their own health care and in the decision making of the healthcare facility. The voice of the patient is so important because the patient knows there body and their mind better than anyone else, they have had that body since birth. The voice of the patient is also important because they know what it is like to be a patient whereas health care professionals may only have the perspective from the other side of the bed so to speak. To diminish this voice would mean to take it away from an individual, which effectively suggests that they will have no say in what treatment they receive or how they would like to be treated...
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...unethical to use animals to do research, but in some cases this might looked past. Depending upon the benefits of the research some might be slightly ok with using the animals. Often there is controversy over whether or not humans and animals should be held to an equal level, and even more whether or not animals can feel pain just as humans. Some just like Peter Singer who Francis Fukuyama discussed in his essay, seem to believe that animals should be held to a higher power and be considered more valuable than that of humans. Fukuyama quotes from Peter Singer in his article “Human Dignity”, “the need for animal rights, since animals can experience pain and suffering as well as humans, and the downgrading of the rights of infants and elderly people who lack certain key traits, like self-awareness, that would allow them to anticipate pain. The rights of certain animals in his view, deserve greater respect than those of certain human beings” (Fukuyama 190). Overall, Singer is saying that depending upon the mental ability of the human and depending upon the animal it may be in demand of much more reverence than the human. Of course, there are several opinions in which other would throw this out just as Fukuyama would. He believes in the exact opposite and focuses on the importance of “human dignity.” Fukuyama is a strong believer in everyone being held equal no matter “race, gender, disability, or virtually any...
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...Trident University | MHM502, MOD 6, Essay | Health Care Finance | | Horal, Thomas J | 1/27/2014 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | MHM502 Health Care Finance has broadened my horizons not just on the financial aspect of the Healthcare system, but the Health Care system as a whole. This health care finance course has laid out clear and specific objectives, and insured that the student, has not just a broad overview, but a specific and detailed orientated understanding of all the topics covered. I now have a very clear understanding of not just how health care is financed, but also its distribution across all demographics. Not only is health care financed by both public and private funding, funding can even be broken down further by each state. I have also learned that there are some very key difference when one compares different states to one another. Health insurance coverage in the United States is drastically different among socioecomimic class, race, nativity, and age. I have also learned the differences in fully and self-insured plans and the risks associated with both. Through the modules I have a much greater understanding of the PPACA act and the changes that it imposes, though it seems like in order for this act to have solid effect on the people it...
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...ACCT 8530, ADVANCED ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS Fall 2015 Section 003, 12:30-2:00 PM, Tuesday and Thursday, Greenville ONE Room 603 Suzanne Pearse, CPA. Office: 836 Greenville ONE Office Hours: 9:30-11:00 AM, Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment Office Phone: 864 656-0131 Email: spearse@clemson.edu Required Materials: Text: Hoyle, J. B., Schaefer, T. F, and Doupnik, T. S. Advanced Accounting, 12th ed. (custom print with ConnectPlus access), McGraw-Hill Create, ISBN: 9781308536347. Software: McGraw-Hill Connect Plus Course Description Study of specialized aspects of financial reporting, including business combinations and emerging practices and developments in financial accounting. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the MPAcc program. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes Students completing this course will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the financial reporting framework used by business enterprises as it relates to partnerships, variable interest entities, and parent and subsidiary companies. Specifically, you will learn the accounting procedures and reporting requirements for: partnership formation, operation, cessation and liquidation; the treatment of variable interest entities, and combining corporate entities; and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for domestic parents with domestic and foreign subsidiaries...
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