American Human Development Report

This 94 page report explores many aspects of the system of care for disabled children exposing the effects of lack of access to stimulation and attention, adequate nutrition, health and rehabilitation and the use of physical and chemical restraints to control behaviour which leads to physically and cognitively undeveloped children. The intentions of the Human Rights Watch is to expose these facts to the worldwide public to place pressure…

condition in which there is a possibility that persons or property could experience adverse consequences”. Many action research (AR) studies encounter minimal exposure to any harmful information or risks to the participants. According to The Belmont Report “even avoiding harm requires learning what is harmful; and in the process of obtaining this information, a person may be exposed to risk of harm.” (p. 9) Ethical practices should always be performed by monitoring data and maintaining…

The modernization of our world has greatly improved the lives of millions of human beings. This innovation wasn’t for free, it came at an enormous cost. One of the prices we have to pay for is our air quality. The air plays a vital role in the lives of every organism, for humans the air carries the oxygen that we need to survive. But human beings have rapidly deteriorated the quality of the air ever since the industrial revolution. It has reached a point that the air we breathe can cause us harm…

scientific evidence, The Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee created a report on the best evitable science. This committee was used to make sure the government sought out all outside advice to be made aware of new decisions. The first stage made up of “original systematic review, Review of existing systematic reviews, meta-analyses,…

Last January, 14 year old California girl Jahi McMath was pronounced brain dead due to complications from tonsil surgery. As The Guardian reports, it was only after a court order that the hospital released her body into the custody of her family who believes her to still be alive (theguardian.com). Around the same time, CNN reported a similar case involving a Texas woman called Marlise Munoz who was also pronounced brain dead after suddenly collapsing on the floor. Medical caregivers refused to…

There are about 2.5 million Native Americans in the U.S. today. Federally recognized tribes are considered “domestic dependent nations,” that have certain elements of tribal sovereignty preserved while still remaining subordinate to the U.S. and state governments. Out of the many that reside in the reservations, only fifty one percent of the Native American Class graduated in 2010. Due to the rising number of High school dropouts the native population continues to struggle financially and…

“Education is the key to success” Article 26 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “ everyone has the right to education” (UN). Is education the solution to Africa’s poverty? Several studies have linked lack of education as being one of the reasons for under -development in Africa. My essay is going to explore this notion and also other core issues that I felt were imperative for the development of Africa. The other matters I look into are Poor governance, Civil war and…

for individuals to access information, express their beliefs and opinions, and organize peaceful assembly. But should it be considered a human right? Human rights are defined as being undeniable, inherent rights for all individuals. Some define internet access as a human right, others would consider it a tool or a luxury, not necessarily inalienable to all human beings. Regardless of the differences in these stances, the internet has undoubtedly become a powerful form of communication and a tool…

“Foremost among threats to children’s healthy development is poverty, which potentially threatens positive development in all domains” (Hutchison, 2011, p. 203). In Jennifer Calfas, writer for USA Today article, “More children living in poverty now than during recession”, discusses the topics of poverty, children’s well-being, and how race impacts both. The article correlates with the Hutchinson text, Chapter Five Middle Childhood where it discusses poverty. Before all else, a quick summary of…

debate over whether governments should execute censorship has grown more contencious. Cultural development, entertainment and other aspects are actively or negatively influenced by large amounts of uncontrollable information. Whether governments set up censorship to Internet and other relative territories? Ideally, appropriate censorship is helpful, such as to social safety, teens’ education and art development. However, if governments unduly employ censorship, there also are some issues…