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I am writing in application to the part-time Research Assistant/Graduate Intern position at the Hoover Institution’s D.C. office. I am a first-year student in the Master of Public Policy and Management–Washington, D.C. Track at Carnegie Mellon University. My academic focus is on U.S. foreign policy and the technology policy side of U.S. national security, and I anticipate contributing to these and other aspects of U.S. public policy as part of the Hoover Institution this summer. Through this internship, I hope to contribute the following to the Hoover Institution’s work: Research and organizational skills: At Carnegie Mellon, my research skills have been augmented by coursework in economic and statistical analysis, data analysis, geospatial…

because he believes a disproportionate amount devotes time to getting reelected rather than serving the people. Sowell believes the weakness is in campaign contributions and seeking re election because money has the potential to corruption. Sowell believes the heart of much government corruption is on thing, re-election. It takes big bucks to run a political campaign and all that most politicians have to sell is the power of government that they control. Evaluation The article was published…

Society: Critical Students in Shakespearean Drama emphasizes a balance, a fusion of two views, personal spontaneity and social responsibility. This discussion comes down to what people consider when they make choices, the near term and their needs and wants or what is best for or required by society, respectively, the later is generally pro-institution. Although there are two sides of the discussion, Eagleton focuses on the views of the proponents for personal spontaneity. He analyses their…

the contrary, a society that works well is a society that works for the well-being of its individual members. A respectable society is built on a foundation of trust and equality, and enforced by a governing body. Trust is merely a relationship of reliance and an intrinsic part of human nature. It is established at the family level and expands outward as the child matures. Each being depends on their families to provide, as one depends on educators to teach. Furthermore, trust is necessary for…

social group is identified as a specific, identifiable person whereas a social institution is identified as a standardized way of doing something. If someone was talking about my family this would be singled out as mine so this is an example of social group however, if someone referred to family in general and apart of society as whole this would be an example of social institution. There are five functions of social institutions which consist of the family, religion, education, the economy, and…

Trust (2016) found that over the past decade, graduation rates for African American students improved by 4.4 percent compared to 5.6 percent for white students. However, because completion rates of African American students progressed at a slower and lower rate the graduation gap has grown. Of the 232 institutions studied 68.5 percent of the institutions had an African American student graduation rate increase, while 31.5 percent of institution’s African American student graduation rates…

on one another in order to restore influence (YouTube, 2017). The norms and values established within our society, are a fundamental part of this everyday socialization. Norms, based on the cultural attitudes of the society in which you live, shape a person's attitudes and behaviors of what is deemed 'normal'. Whereas Values, are liable for the balance of social regulation, and cater for the overall standards of social transactions (YouTube, 2017). Consensus theory is regarded by functionalists…

An institutional duty to rescue differs to that of an individual duty to rescue in two ways; that is held by an institution rather than individuals and secondly, it is specific to a population. The article details how institutions have set up plans in order to provide cost-effective rescues to lesser need patients, consequently, reducing the number of high cost rescues for the greater population. Limiting the demands of personal interests will additionally limit the force of rescue. As a result…

marriage is held “as a vital and valuable institution and practice that lies at the heart of the family and at the foundation of a broader society.” Marriage as an institution holds great weight within religions, upon which devotees can construct families in the image of their given deity/deities. How the institution does that, and what it means within the context of the social structure, varies considerably from one religion to another. Judaism first establishes ideas of marriage in the Torah,…

Just because! That’s the thought. Just because! That’s the reason. Just because! That’s the excuse for this privileged behavior. Those are the echoed statements of those who feel privilege enough to participate in this scheme to undermined, demoralize and constrain a group of people. When we take a step back and look at what we call "Systematic Institutional Racism" were speaking about people who cause or inflict judgment on a group of people just because of who they are. More specifically,…