Amethyst Initiative

“…over 11 million people cycle through local jails each year,” (Prison Policy Initiative 2015). Because of this constant transfer of people from the jailhouse to the real world, correctional counselors are definitely needed. The purpose of having correctional counselors is to help inmates process the transition from jail or prison back to the real world. This counseling gives inmates the opportunity to express their fears and obstacles they think they will have to face before actually being…

WEB ACCESSIBILITY ADA WCAG AAA TESTING, AUDITING & COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION The online web has been established as a “place of public accommodation”, to which fair access must be provided to all who visit. Website Accessibility for those with disabilities is a civil right that the Department of Justice is now aggressively defending, in addition to Accessibility Advocates and a growing number of plaintiff law firms. Following the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is the de…

Republican Ronald Wilson Reagan stepped into office as the 40th president of the United States of America on January 20, 1981. At age 69 he began his two-term journey as one of the most charismatic presidents in history. His past as an actor, his great communication skills, and his inspirational and comforting whimsy led the public to form nicknames for President Reagan, such as The Great Communicator and The Gipper, that mimicked his inspirational nature. He was strong in his Conservative…

Strategic Defense Initiative The mission of the Missile Defense Agency is “to develop, test, and field an integrated, layered, ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends against all ranges of enemy ballistic missiles in all phases of flight” (History). Today, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is the United States’ ballistic missile research and development organization that resulted from the proposed Strategic Defense Initiative…

2015 Strategic Defense Initiative Long time ago in a galaxy not to far away, President Ronald Reagan initiated the Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars, as coined by critics. The initiative was formed on the 23rd of March in the year of 1983. The initiative was proposed at the time as a U.S. strategic defense system against Soviet Union Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, or ICBMs, by intercepting the missiles or warheads at various phases of their launch. The initiative would have…

Nations are not the only entities capable of providing aid, and much of the individual work done in foreign countries comes from the private sector of society. Military aid will almost always require a government presence, but smaller expeditions, such as volunteers sent to teach, or distribute medicine, or provide service, act independently from the government. These organizations often provide a large amount of disaster relief as well, collecting and distributing donations of food, clean water…

Through research and my own knowledge, I am well aware that India is pushing towards more Open Data initiatives. There have been several conferences and platforms that have been developed to support these objectives. Despite this, however, government agencies are not all on board and lack the understanding as to why they need to open up data about their activities…

the escalation of college drinking. The most vocal (and, perhaps respected) of these nay-sayers are the now 136- strong college and university presidents who formed the Amethyst Initiative, in 2008, to have a public conversation about lowering the minimum drinking age. Their motto, “Twenty-one is not working” (Amethyst Initiative, 2008) reflects their disgruntled…

possibility to lowering the legal drinking age. In this paper we will look at the Amethyst Initiative, the people who are for this initiative and why, also the people who are against this initiative and…

Cash Baker Mrs. Marinelli Composition 2 21 February 2018 Rhetorical Analysis The essay “Amethyst Initiatives Debate on Drinking, A Welcome Alternative To Fanaticism,” proves to have a few effective arguments while others are ineffective. The author, Radley Balko wrote the essay to address the argument on whether the drinking age should be lowered or not. He writes to the opposing side to share new found evidence on why the drinking age could and should get lowered. He even admits that no one…