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Case Study: Two Recent Supreme Court Approaches to Affirmative Action
One of the most difficult issues modern American universities have had to grapple with is the issue of fairness in the wake of the historic discrimination against minorities in the United States. To do so, the University of Michigan's University Office of Undergraduate Admissions (OUA) put forth written guidelines that required the admissions department to consider a number of factors in making admissions decisions, "including high school grades, standardized test scores, high school quality, curriculum strength, geography, alumni relationships, leadership, and race." 1 The university defined African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans to be historically "underrepresented minorities." 2 These minorities, Michigan alleged, had been t
| 1454 | The Ethical Valuation of Euthanasia
Part I:
The ethical valuation of euthanasia has been hotly contested within both the judicial and ethical arena for the past two decades. Philosophers and politicians alike stand on either side of the debate without a clear view of the future ahead. Euthanasia itself is a term that needs further clarification; it is a term that encompasses two parts active euthanasia and passive euthanasia. Within active euthanasia there is an "intentional attempt at mercy killing" whereas within passive euthanasia a patient is "allowed to die". The difference, though subtle in nature has a strong ethical connotations. Within the medical profession, active euthanasia is argued to be strictly unethical precisely because it goes against the creed of
| 2152 | The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Although the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law was not the first such act passed by Congress requiring that runaway slaves be returned to their so-called owners, this law proved particularly politically inflammatory due to the nature of the year when it was passed, and its specific provisions. Firstly, during this period of time, the American union was continuing to expand, and admit more Western states into its fold. Former territories could be admitted as either free or slave states, and every time a new territory became a state, the Congress was torn by increased division and decisiveness between advocates of the federal union and of state's rights.
Also, this law transgressed the notion of what constituted the rights of the federal government
| 755 | Reality TV
The current popularity of reality TV all over the world has made reality TV as one of the potent movers of real life drama, challenge and social conflicts in contemporary television entertainment. Reality TV symbolizes the social life of contemporary viewers. It brings out into open the true to life experiences of the participants and allows its viewers to relate or associate these experiences to their own lives, and perhaps serve as one of their inspirations. Reality TV brought about the social dilemma of modern society in interacting with regular people, with life's daily obstacles, and with realization of dreams of making it big in the quest for victory. As indicated by Cynthia Frisby (2004), in her article Getting Real with Reality
| 717 | The Roughnecks and the Saints by William J. Chambliss
I think we all identify with either the Saints or the Roughnecks. We would all like to flaunt authority and play games with police, even if we are truly saints in real life. Even the perfect student may often wonder what it would be like to be a part of a group that deliberately goes somewhere with the intention of creating mischief for some unsuspecting person who happens along. The Saints were that kind of gang, and so were the Roughnecks. Maybe it is a teen-aged thing to want to do this.
The Roughnecks just happened to be poorer than the Saints. That probably had always been a problem, even when they were younger, in that they could not buy the expensive clothes other kids had or afford the toys that the other kids brought to school, a
| 721 | Polonium
Polonium (Po) is a silver-gray or black metallic element that was discovered in 1898 by Marie Sklodowska Curie. Polonium is a radioactive element that belongs to the oxygen family. The name Polonium was actually derived from the country name Poland.
Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie while she was investigating pitchblende and the causes of radioactivity in it. Curie realized then that the pitchblende must have contained another radioactive element as it was more radioactive than the uranium which was only extracte
| 424 | Laws After 9/11
Since 9/11 politicians have been forced to pass legislation that could very well be ruled unconstitutional. One of these, passed in the heat of the anti-terrorism fear within the U.S. is called "The Patriot Act." "The civil liberties of ordinary Americans have taken a tremendous blow with this law, especially our privacy to online communications and activities" (EFF 2001 2). The law itself is enormous- 342 pages in all. It permits far more extensive surveillanc
| 375 | Rich Media, Poor Democracy
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| 2 | Wal-Mart's Women
When six females filed a class action discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart in 2004, they were not just looking out for their own interests; they were in fact standing up for 1.6 million other women who worked for - and were allegedly treated unfairly by - Wal-Mart after December 26, 1998.
The suit alleges that Wal-Mart in effect has lived under a corporate management culture that discriminates against female employees in matters of pay, promotions, training for management positions, and job assignments. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court, and the judge ruled that the women could ask for back pay and compensation for those 1.6 million women.
This paper points to the facts of the case, many of which have been presented cogently a
| 3388 | What is John Brown's Proper Place in History?
When determining John Brown's proper place in history many aspects have to be considered. First, are his personal actions, as well as the actions he inspired in others during his lifetime. Brown crafted a plan that he believed would end slavery in America. He felt that although slavery had been outlawed other in places where it already was allowed, that this simply was not enough. He saw the practice as barbaric, violent, cruel, inhumane, and contrary to the founding beliefs the United States was based upon. He had considered the options present to him, including those already being unsuccessfully implemented by Abolitionists of the era, and determined that it would be by force that slavery would come to an end.
Brown and an army of
| 622 | The Bronx: Community Assessment
This paper will attempt to assess the Bronx, section #8 according to six criteria: physical environment, sociocultural environment, biophysical environment, psychological environment, behavioral environment, and health system considerations.
The Physical Environment
The Bronx is located in the state of New York and is one of the five borough of New York City. It is named for Jonas Bronck, a Swedish sea capitan and is one of the most populated areas of New York City, with a population of 1.35 million people. (US Census Bureau). It is generally an urban local.
Housing in the Bronx is not unusual of the typical urban American city. There are over 502,000 housing units located in the Bronx. 21% of the residents of the Bronx own their own home and 79% rent either an apartment or a house. Because of the large population, only 6.8% of the avail
| 993 | Examination of the United States Position on the Kyoto Treaty
Global warning is a serious problem which affects the world and all of the citizens of the world (Demuth, 2001; Gardiner, 2004). There have been many policies implemented in an effort to reduce the speed of global warning which is caused by a buildup of Green House Gases. The Kyoto Treaty is one such policy, although there was a substantial delay because of the United States (and other nations) refusal to participate in the effort to reduce global warning, the treaty is now effective (Bhagwati, 2004). The purpose of this discussion is to examine the United States position on the Kyoto Treaty. Let us begin the discussion by briefly explaining the Kyoto Treaty.
Kyoto Treaty
According to an article found in the journal, Harvard International Review, in 1997 one-hundred sixty nations from around the world met in Kyoto Japan to discuss globa
| 1533 | Adam and Eve, and the Fall - as interpreted by Freud
The story of the Oedipal Conflict, as narrated by Freud, is in many ways a psychological story or myth of origins. The Freudian tale attempts to explain the history of conflict in human sexual relations. Why has human nature, specifically human sexual nature, resulted in so much unhappiness rather than pleasure? Freud theorized that it was because, even from the cradle, sexual conflict is the result of trauma and anger, namely the young boy's traumatic realization that he cannot sexually enjoy his mother, like his father. A secondary plot, in the form of the Electra complex of penis envy relates a young girl's traumatic realization that she cannot possess her mother the way her father possesses her mother because she lacks a penis. Thu
| 1739 | Integrating a Drinking and Drug History into a Psychosocial Assessment
Health and Education Services (HES), Inc., is an agency located in Haverhill, MA. This specific agency provides a wide range of community based mental health and substance abuse assistance. As a student intern from Boston University, the therapist's primary intern responsibilities include the provision of individual and family therapy sessions. The intern has over 10 years of experience doing a wide range of social service work in the community. The client was assigned for psychosocial assessment and to provide ongoing individual therapy sessions. The initial interview was conducted in a small, private office with no windows at the community mental health center at HES. The client is a Hispanic male and the initial questionnaire regar
| 1701 | 19th Century Art & Photography
The nineteenth century marked an age of radical change during which the arts were affected by revolutions in both science and philosophy. Artists were dramatically affected by these revolutions, as each art style was rapidly superseded by yet a newer style that incorporated the new change. European governments extended their rule to every part of the globe, spreading the influence of European culture into colonies in Africa, the Americas, India, Asia, and Australia, and clearing the way for influences from those areas to flow back to Europe (De La Croix, 1991). As a result, the art of the nineteenth century reflected a wide variety of philosophies rationalizing change and the reactions to change. In addition to these revolutions, artist
| 1554 | Romanticism and Poetry
Until the early nineteenth century, art and poetry emphasized form and structure. Works of art in this classical style aspired to an idealized perfection, whether in form or subject. Classical paintings often depicted gods or war heroes in idealized poses, while examples classical poetry extolled the epitomes of virtue, whether in areas such as beauty or bravery in battle. The most important characteristic shared by art and literature until this period, however, was its orientation to rationalism, the noticeable absence of emotion.
The mid-nineteenth century, however, brought on a rebellion against the restraints and strictures of classicism. Instead of posed heroic portraits, paintings began to show nature in its raw state, without i
| 1429 | Admission Essay
To Whom it May Concern:
As the Vice-President of an organization with a long and proud history of service to the community, I feel confident in stating that, John Doe has proved to be one of its most committed and involved members. Often, soliciting aid for a non-profit organization can be difficult. However, Ja
| 254 | Job's Curse-A Close analysis of The Book of Job translated by Raymond P. Scheindlin (New York: W.W. Norton 1999)
"Blot out that day when I was born
and the night that said 'a male has been conceived!" (3:1, p.57)
The conventional, moralistic reading of the skeletal story of Job tends to take into consideration only the frame narrative of the tale. The framing Job prose fragment suggests a rather straightforward narrative of virtue rewarded, much like an Aesop's fable with a happy ending. The framing prose narrative tells the tale of a man named Job, a good and prosperous man who loves God. Over the course of the narrative, Job is tested by the loss of everything that is dear to him. Then, Job is eventually rewarded for his resistance to the temptation to curse God and to give up. However, a considerably more complex figure of Job emerges in a clo
| 1396 | Business Questions Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests
Question 1
Do parametric and non-parametric test share any of the same characteristics?
Yes, parametric and non-parametric tests require assumptions about the data used in the tests. Both types of statistics generally assume random sampling and also assume a specific level of measurement. In both cases the assumptions for the test must be met for the test results to be valid. Second, both types of tests are hypothesis tests and require the same statement of the null hypothesis and the research hypothesis. Third, both kinds of tests have specific formulas to calculat
| 464 | Symbolic Interactionism and its Function in Today's Media: the Case of Reality TV Shows
Today's mass media, specifically the television medium, is centered on reflecting or mirroring the "reality" of life, offering the public (as audience) programs and glimpses of life as lived by the characters/actors of reality TV shows. The reality TV phenomenon have become the staple genre for most TV programs in the country today, influencing not only American society but other cultures and societies exposed to the TV medium as well.
It is interesting to note that with the advent of reality TV shows, there is an attempt to portray the 'extraordinary' out of ordinary life. That is, in order to make reality TV "sell" to the audience, the depiction
| 529 | Gender Inequality: What Makes Men and Women Different From Each Other
Gender inequality has long been battled upon by scholars. There is the continuing controversy of what makes men and women different from each other. Is it in their biological make up or is it in how their culture and society brought them up? For some sociologists, they believe that culture sets the limitation on the roles each gender must assume. Because women are the ones who get pregnant, give birth and nurse their offspring their roles have been defined around the home and child care. And because of this, men are the ones who "hunt" or work to gather food. They are the ones who control instruments or weapons, accumulate possessions and gain the reputation, therefore making society dominated by their gender. It is society that defined and
| 610 | Crime at Wall Street in the 1980's
Introduction
During 1980's the Wall Street was expecting nascent financial structuring. The Wall Street market was expecting mergers and acquisitions deals, the speculations were responsible for creating panic among certain group of traders; and heavy transaction of shares and bonds took place. The consistent rise and periodic fall in shares prices of certain companies deviated much from their expected results, and relied much on the ongoing rumors. The market reacted much sharply. The activity inside the Stock market, and other related factors, fostered a merger boom and uprising, which was supported by several persuasive and mostly American's introduced financial dealings i.e. junk bonds, leveraged buyouts, and other highly leveraged tra
| 1200 | Is it Liberty or Death for a Man of the Cloth?
"Give me liberty, or give me death." Patrick Henry's words ring in my ears and yet I can not fully reconcile myself to the motivations they create. I am a man of the cloth; a man who set aside the battle-hardened skepticism of the military for a life spent preaching God's way. And his way is neither death, nor violence, and yet I stand ready to deal in both.
Is it liberty or death f
| 310 | The Zapatista Uprising
Rebellions, uprisings, revolutions - whatever the name we all know what they stand for, as they have been a constant in our history regardless of the moment or place, be it of political, racial, economic, religious or ideological origin.
Today, in the 21st century, after two world wars, in the age of globalization and intercultural communication, of technology, democracy and human rights, such events continue to appear and exist, as our world is not perfect yet.
One representative example is the Zapatista Uprising, a post-modern revolutionary movement from Mexico. The Zapatista National Liberation Army (known as EZLN- Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional) is actually a rebel group that started a military uprising against the Mexica
| 1363 | The World Needs Humanity in Education
Introduction
The world needs educated people to continue developing and nurturing the needs of humanity. Education is of utmost importance and plays a key element in the lives of the people of every nation. The success of an individual and the gage of a nation's development can be measured by the level of the individual and collective education, respectively. Education is an investment and it may be difficult to go through but the rewards are immense as time goes by. In the 21st century, everything changes and technology continues to revolutionize the modern times as a result of better educated people yet there are still disparities between the "first world countries" and the emerging nations. The rich countries are becoming more prosperou
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