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The refugee crisis we are facing today and have been facing for the past, almost, four years has no precedent. Since 2015 when the whole madness started, when over one million refugees, displaced persons and other migrants came to Europe to find shelter and escape from the conflicts and wars in their countries, our continent became the host for other 65 million people, the number rising with the time passing by. All these people that have arrived here after land...
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Over the last 40 years, UK government and policy makers have been focused on gender equality, as a rather recent phenomenon as we migrate into modern society. With the UK behind many European countries in achieving equality, as issues of monopsony override policies that are attempted to be implemented. Nancy fraser (1994) proposes models of gender equality which are suggest ways in which policy makers should use to adapt and ensure a gender equal society taking various different factors into...
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From the 1800s to the 2000s, many powerful countries in the European continent were in search of economic stability for their citizens. To fulfill these needs, their leaders understood they must engage in wars and trades to control the military capabilities as well as the administration and the resources of “weak” but rich countries in the African and Asian continents. They forged the imperialist policy. The imperialism policy provided the powerful European powerful countries with resource expansion and socio-political and...
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In this essay, I will be discussing the significance of the nation in shaping language policies. I will be arguing the point of view of civic nationalism versus liberal culturalism. I will be defending the viewpoint of liberal culturalism, which defends the obligation of the state to privilege and endorse certain national cultures and languages within its borders. Provided these have been historically associated with a given territory. Although, limiting to only offering the promotion to regional languages can compromise...
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There are many different ways in which one can describe the meaning of language. Different scholars, from Aristotle to Vygotsky, have different definitions and theories surrounding the role that language plays. However, Edward Sapir (former American anthropologist-linguist) described it best by categorizing language as purely human and non-instinctive. “Every language enables its speakers to express whatever they want to express, only the technical means are different.” In South Africa alone, we have 11 official languages that are spoken by over...
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Amazon is considered to be the biggest e-commerce platform that specializes in online retail, cloud computing, digital content and competes in thirty other industries. Amazon was established by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994, and began its venture as an online book shop, however later it extended to selling video/music content, computer games, hardware, clothing, furniture jewelry, toys, and AI services. Recently in 2017, Amazon has acquired Whole Foods Market chain for around 14 billion US dollars. It’s believed that...
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Global inequality describes the economic and social disparities between countries or individuals in the world. This includes income and wealth differences as well as access to education, sanitation and the freedom to make economic and social choices. Although it can be conceived that progress has been made towards closing the observable inequalities between nations and individuals, there have been notable divergences in the developing world between the extent to which inequalities have fallen (or risen) over the past decades due...
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One of many wrangling decisions nowadays is weather to provide birth control or let nature take its course. Studies show that “ 18 precent of teenage girls (age 13-18), or almost 1 in 5, are on birth control”(Kramer). There are many methods to prevent pregnancy. For example, abstinence is number one along with being the healthiest. The first form of birth control became available in the 1960s. Since the contraceptive pill became present, methods have advanced and increased into more...
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Birth Control is Beneficial Around the world, many women experience unplanned pregnancies. The lack of knowledge of an unplanned pregnancy can result into women get abortions, give up for adoption, mistreat treat the child, or even leave the children with grandparents for them to care. In other cases, mothers give all the love they can to their child. When there is an unwanted pregnancy everything changes for all women positive or negative. when that’s the case there should be birth...
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Through Education and Communication, we can Mitigate Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment is a problem throughout the Army that needs to be addressed with additional resources to improve unit cohesion, capabilities and training. Knowing the elements of SHARP will ultimately reduce sexual harassment and sexual assault to improve the command climate. “The Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Program reinforces the Army's commitment to eliminate incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault through awareness and prevention, training, victim advocacy, reporting, and...
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In the landmark case of Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O’ Connor wrote in her majority opinion that the “Court expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.” Originally, affirmative action policies were meant to support historically disadvantaged groups, like the discriminated Blacks and Hispanics, in employment. Not long after that, several universities would start implementing affirmative action policies by using race as a factor...
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Birth control is so widely, available and accepted, that the thought of it becoming legal and widely, available only starting in the 1960s for the United States is shocking. Much of the birth control movement was lead and pushed by Margaret Sanger. Sanger was originally a nurse in New York City, where she encountered the lives of poor and immigrant women. With limited knowledge and access to reliable contraceptives due to the Comstock Act, these women were forced to resort...
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One of the most awkward situations a teen has to go through is the “sex talk” with their parents. One of the biggest fears from parents and teens is the high risk of becoming pregnant after intercourse. There are several methods to prevent unexpected pregnancy such as an implant, sponge, and condoms. One of the most convenient however is the pill. Birth control should be easily accessible to everyone despite the cost or parent approval. When talking about why birth...
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Anti-conception medication pills are the second most generally used strategy for contraception in the United States. The Pill is as of now accessible by prescription only, and a debate has developed about whether birth control pills should be accessible over the counter. Requiring a prescription for the pill is a boundary for many women, including those without access to a medicinal services supplier, transportation, child care, or insurance. Birth control pills have many benefits and should be made available over...
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A significant problem in European integration is about dialects/languages and specifically how the EU establishments adapt to language variety. In this research paper, I tried to build up an investigation for evaluating the nature of language routines not in outright terms, yet rather regarding their compatibility with the objectives of actors, in terms of 'scenarios'. The article concentrates around the European Parliament due to the facing of 'enlargement' and the complexities that come with it. Looking at the financial and...
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When is equity achieved? According to the Portland Plan Progress Report, it is “when identity such as race, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation has no detrimental effect on the distribution of resources, opportunities, and outcomes for group.” (Sustainability, 2017). Regions with greater inclusion and smaller racial income gaps attain more economic growth, yet most communities of color in the Portland metropolitan region experience the worst economic and social disparities (Metro, 2016b). Portland’s racial equity journey started with the Portland...
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Introduction Education as defined according g to the conclusion of the council of European Union (2017,p3) should be “available and accessible to all learners of all ages including those facing challenges, such as those with special needs or who have a disability, those originating from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, migrant backgrounds of geographically depressed areas or war-torn zones, regardless of sex, race or ethnic origin, religion of bullet disability or sexual orientation.”(MEDE, 2019) Inclusive education means recognizing and valuing diversity in...
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Birth control is to prevent birth, right? If teens were placed on birth control without their parents’ consent that will give them the mindset to feel like they are grown. When they feel like they are grown then they will chose to do anything as they please. They would become very secretive to their parents. They could be engaging in sexual activities and their parents would not be informed until they turn eighteen. Teens should have their parents’ consent in...
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Birth control, also known as contraception, is ‘is any method, medicine, or device used to prevent pregnancy.’ (WomensHealth. 2015) As there are conflicting views regarding our moral obligation to allow birth control it is related to ethics. As ethics falls under one of the six main branches of philosophy, the questioning of the ethical justifiability of the use of birth control can be labelled a philosophical issue. In order to draw a conclusion as to whether or not the use...
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One of the most discussed viewpoints today is whether to control birth or let nature follow all the way through. Prior to the twentieth century, sex was a delicate issue, and it was held for individuals in marriage. This was the point at which the individuals from the general public respected good practices and restraint was one of the fundamental beliefs. Contraception was profoundly censured as the ethics of the general public would avoid negative issues, for example, fetus removal...
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Since 19th century, the economists tried to identify and explain the major causes that lead to inequality but always obtaining a scarce consensus. The first was Marx in his book 'The Capital) that pointed exploitation as the main cause, where people in upper classes get what they get by taking away from the bottom classes. The Duke William of Nassau, an Oxford economist, complained the rich classes to don't appropriately consume. For Duke William was not the Marxist exploitation of...
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Are you on birth control? Is your husband taking viagra? Are you aware of the advantages and disadvantages that come with taking these products? Are you aware birth control is not free but Viagra is? In today’s society many people are unaware of the background in taking these pills and fail to educate themselves about these pills before taking them. Birth control is a pill used worldwide for various health reason and viagra is used by men for assistance in...
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In Gammeltoft-Hansen and Tan's (2017) article, 'The End of the Deterrence Paradigm? Future Directions for Global Refugee Policy', three principles are put forward which are proposed as being essential in adopting an effective and durable system of refugee protection. These principles are discussed and outlined as, 'respect for international refugee law', 'meaningful burden-sharing', and a broader notion of refugee protection (Gammeltoft-Hansen and Tan, 2017: 30), each of these are important considerations if we are to move forward and effectively address...
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What if you are traveling overnight by train during the time we are switching our clocks back an hour? You will probably be stuck in a train station an hour longer than you expected. Amtrak trains have a scheduled time to run by, so in October when we change the clocks back by one hour, all trains stop at 2:00 am and wait for the hour before they resume their scheduled trips. Come March’s time change, they will probably be...
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Environmental law is a relatively recent idea that encompasses a wide range of topics such as climate change, energy sources, pollution, and corporate social responsibility. Sinha stated that environmental conservation cannot be realized without sufficient laws. Environmental education and raising environmental awareness are two vital ways to ensure that the environment is conserved for future generations. At the level of international conventional law, environmental measures have been provided for, expressed, and acknowledged as a framework for legislation. The European Union...
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Small Island, Big Challenge: Irregular Immigration in Malta since 2000 Immigration and more specifically irregular immigration have been current and troubling topics that bear unexpected tasks and challenges for many European countries. Especially if the question of solidarity and burden sharing is raised by other EU members, that demand help and support. After joining the EU in 2004 Malta has experienced irregular immigration in vast amounts, which brings grave challenges to the small island. Therefore, this essay argues, that the...
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In this essay, a brief description of educational policy is discussed, showing how interested parties collaborate to form a new public policy within education. The various actors within the network are discussed, along with competing interests surrounding these policies. Next, an explanation is given of how policy networks influence democratic governance. This information will be used to draw a conclusion regarding the relationship between democratic governance and policy networks. Educational policy is continually changing. In 2001, a federal law called...
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In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed drug abuse ‘public enemy number one’ in the United States. Ever since that time the policy of ‘War on Drugs’ has directed the political mindset of the United States. The basis for Nixon’s argument was that the best way to prevent further drug use would be the eradication of available drugs through strict policing and creating harsh consequences for people who do use or sell drugs. Today we know why the aggressive prosecution and...
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This day in age, many women are choosing to not have children, or are influenced by factors that should have any weight towards their decision to start a family. With the price of living increasing by year, women cannot afford to take time off work for maternity leave, being that many employers do not support this benefit. After conceiving a child, the health outcomes are dependent on a healthy mother. In order for a new mother to be in optimal...
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Today I am taking on the pros and cons of Birth Control. I chose to talk about this because as we all know that babies are a gift embraced by God and women; however, no body wants to have a baby by chance. It’s important to have an option avoiding that birth control method can secure pregnancy till the right time. Appreciation to Margaret Sanger and others who invented the birth control pills, everyone has an option of waiting until...
2 Pages 704 Words
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