Freedom of information legislation

I chose to look at the document from the Seneca Falls Convention which included The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. This document details the time leading up to and the outcome of the Seneca Falls Convention. Part of this document was detailing how the Convention came to be, by whom, and how it went. The main points of the Convention and the Declaration was to demand rights for women, particularly rights to be seen equal, as God intended, the right to vote, and the right in religious…

occurrences, as if a program in one state were not related to the program of the same name in a state across the country. While the implementation of programs varied across states, they all played a role in the success of the federal initiative. The freedom granted to state level government allowed them to design programs unique to their communities and its needs. These distinctions meant each state was successful l in its own right, which equated to a major national accomplishment. What cannot…

need within that categorical program funding allocation, they would still spend money on the program since the funding could not be allocated to other areas of direct need. I believe this caused wasteful spending. LCFF allows districts greater freedom (and accountability) to direct funds to locally identified areas of need and priority. I am also encouraged to see LCFF promoting class size reduction. The economic downturn caused many districts, including my own, to abandon class size…

Introduction Every city across the globe has its own characteristics and features that make it distinct from any other city. The characteristic distinctions may be realized in terms of city demographics, city administration structures, geographical locales, infrastructure and public facility configuration, and economic systems, among other city aspects and factors. Employing data collection and high level thinking skills, research is carried out to compare and contrast two Asian megacities. In…

The police are a legitimate government body which is given legal authority to maintain law and order, enforce governmental laws and prevent criminal acts. The agency is there to ensure the government remains to be a respectable and stable entity in the society. Its job does not in any way exclude anybody from abiding by the law (Emsley57) Resources state that debates have argued Politics in reality, however, has not realized the theory of non-influence to the police force. Politics is the sense…

Human trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the world and is defined as the stripping away of rights from a person to turn them into property, whether it be for labor or sexual purpose. The victims of human trafficking are exploited through the threat of violence against themselves and potentially their loved ones as a way to force them to comply. These criminals are obsessed with keeping their victims as hostages because trafficking is a 99 billion dollar worldwide industry that destroys…

Who Should Have Access to Police Body Camera Footage? Technology is on the rise and so is police brutality, but with one we may be able to remedy the other. Police body cameras have been in use in certain police departments across America since 2012. Ever since the controversial death of Mr. Michael Brown the idea of body cameras has exploded into a legal race for control over videos that don 't yet exist. There are a spectrum of views regarding the public’s access to these videos which the LA…

The period that took place after the Civil War was considered the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877). During this period, African Americans were granted equality due to the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments which, outlawed slavery, defined citizenship and protected all Americans, and extended suffrage to all men. The Freedman’s Bureau/Civil Rights Act also helped blacks play a role in the governments, economies and society by allowing them to be elected to political…

FGM and Menstruation Taboos: The Consequences of Imposing Morality Across Cultures The concept of paternalism dictates that those in positions of authority restrict the freedoms and responsibilities of those beneath them. The authorities convince the subordinates that these policies are for the good of the subordinates. The enforcement of female circumcision and menstruation taboos exemplifies paternalism. The practice of female circumcision and development of menstruation taboos shows how…

leaders, we have to understand how a specific corporation works—what is their moral culture? How can I apply my moral training to that? For instance, we might know about a coworker who we have become really good friends with, that sold confidential information to a competing firm. What would be the right thing to do in this case? Telling management? Not telling management? Not wanting to destroy a friendship? Potentially getting our coworker fired? So many questions arise that lead to: so what…