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groups who represent them, achieving justice in the courts and preventing prisoner abuse are monumental challenges. (Bierie, 2013) A federal law enacted in 1996 called the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) requires prisoners to clear substantial hurdles before being permitted to sue the Department of Corrections, prisons, or jails for assault or civil rights violations. (Johal, 2014) But like anything that is dealing with the government there are stipulations. Under the PLRA act is a prisoner…

Day by day heroin becomes more and more prominent in every community big or small. In 2012, 669,000 Americans claimed to use heroin(Heroin). Heroin is made from morphine and is one of the top active opium drugs. Therefore, the first step to an effective treatment plan is understanding that every person is unique and a variety of treatment plans ensure that a person will find the best fit for their situation. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, in order for a treatment plan to be…

My mother flew into a raging fury. She threw books and knocked items off the desk in my room while screaming til her face turned red; meat cleaver in her right hand, left hand in a fist. “Nǐ xiǎng sǐ ma?” Do you want to die? My brother was in his bedroom, located one floor down. My father was in his bedroom, located a few doors down. What was Hell for me was silence for others. For them this was the usual occurance that played over day by day. I remember this memory like it was yesterday,…

Guns-blazing, wall-running, and side-dashing, Advanced Warfare by Sledgehammer Games. Call of Duty games filled with violence, and realistic environment. That heat of the moment when someone is trying to get a kill – increases the hype of people. Call of Duty has always been at the top of the list when looking for a shooter game. Sledgehammer Games sold over 24 million copies of Advanced Warfare worldwide and a total of 252.7 million of the whole franchise itself (StatisticBrain.com). Shooter…

Most people have heard the proverbial saying, “It takes a village to raise a child” (unknown author). If this is the case, then how are today’s single working mothers managing to raise their children when statistics show that they are far from having the support of a village helping them out? Once largely limited to poor women and minorities, single motherhood is now becoming the new “norm”. This prevalence is due in part to the growing trend of children being born outside of marriage—a societal…

those gifts. Years later went by and I was basically at a standstill with life and with trying to figure out my purpose in life; as many of you know I never said much in church and I'm still like that now until a mic gets in my hand! Receiving Pastor Hurdle as our new leader was a big step for all of us but I knew he was different; I knew that he cared for everyone even though he was a firm believer in…

The world is becoming a much smaller place and we have to discover how we fit in. We no longer can be ostriches and bury our heads in the sand;, we must learn to communicate and deal with other cultures on a day-to-day basis. Like many other aspects of life, our approach and attitude about the situation can help or hinder the learning—if we are open to explore, the learning can be fun (like learning new recipes, eating interesting food) or if we are not open, it can be like fingernails on…

Why is the Morality of Abortion a Common Medical Ethics Issue? : an Annotated Bibliography "Abortion ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. Web. 12 Feb. 2016. ProCon.org is an independent organization that was created in July of 2004. The organization is not politically biased and is attended to reach a diverse audience. Its goal is to present controversial issues that promote critical thinking and inform the public audience. This website leads readers to a page titled, “Should Abortion Be Legal?”…

The premise of the study described in the article looks at the relationship between the number of female employees working in management positions in a firm and the management practices employed by these firms. The results concluded that “overall, the findings suggest that the concept of good workplace management practices converges on female leadership styles when the percentage of female managers increases.” Specifically, they found that in teams led by female managers, there was improved…

STRATEGY EVALUATION TOOL USED The strategic evaluation method used primarily by the resort is the SWOT analysis. SWOT analysis has been considered as the epitome and the simplest method of analyzing the strategies used. This not only describes the strengths and weaknesses of a strategy but also assists in understanding the opportunity and threats of the strategies and relevant decisions used. A SWOT analysis is a widely used method for evaluation of strategies and decisions made. It…