Pitfall

After the September 11th terrorist attacks shocked the nation, an itching, persistent question remained under the tip of Americans ' tongues: how does the government create protect our securities? In the same fashion, Edward Snowden 's revelations on the NSA 's arguably unconstitutional actions caused Americans to ask: how does the government protect our liberties? Fortunately, the founding fathers foresaw periods of turmoil and addressed the balance between liberty through the Bill of Rights…

In the readings this week the authors summarize the main challenges of welfare states on both a macro and micro level. The authors have identified and explained long-term and recent differences between in the challenges of the system. In Garfinkel, I., Rainwater, L., & Smeeding, T. (2010) (ch8) the authors addressed three main challenges that American welfare system must address in order to maintain its sustainability. Those three challenges are: (1) formulating senior insurance programs that…

Almost a century following the apparent freeing of slaves in the United States, institutionalized racism in our society has evolved into a whole different type of beast. It has become more concealed, blurring the lines that determined who is responsible for the hindrance of equality experienced by the black population. Instead of pointing towards the plantation owners and Jim Crow laws who had a direct, visible effect on black people’s lives, the oppressed are forced to attempt to point to…

Personal Ethics Statement: Ethical Foundations Allisa Bell Concordia University - Portland Personal Ethics Statement: Ethical Foundations The key characteristics of an ethical framework describe the code of conduct that an individual utilizes to best interact with others and their community. My own ethical characteristics incudes being honest, fair, compassionate, courageous, patient, and generous. This most aligns with the Virtue Theory developed by Plato and Aristotle that encompasses…

Euripides’s great tragedy Hippolytus tells the story of a young man and his family who fall victim to the displeasure of the gods.Because of its disproportionate on men and its disregard of female suffering, this play contains strong misogynistic undertones. The story begins with Aphrodite expressing anger over Hippolytus’s refusal to worship her properly. He instead devotes all of his time to hunting with Artemis, the patron goddess of virgins. Hippolytus claims that the reason for his distance…

Freedom of speech is a privilege all Americans share. A person can state whatever they please, so long as it doesn’t cause a clear and present danger, without government interference. The idea that someone can legally think, be, and say whatever they want is what lead millions of immigrants to form the U.S. back in 1776 and is the same reason people fight for their right to live here today. Thanks to information being so accessible in this digital age, individuals are told that they are allowed…

When I was notified of the inadvertent ethical violation, I was mortified. Not because of any consequence necessarily, but because of the mere idea that my integrity or moral beliefs would be questioned. I did not mean to imply that those ideas belonged to anyone besides who I cited, albeit incorrectly. I could not believe that I allowed myself to make such a simple but catastrophic mistake. How is it that I came to the decision that the reference should be cited it parenthesis when clearly it…

Qualitative values help to figure out and judge the psychological side of the stock market. As humans, there’s always an emotional side to our judgements, and although it may seem unreasonable to buy a stock without actual substantial facts, people often can’t resist the temptations of following the hype. There are several factors in looking at the qualitative side of a stock. The company behind the stock can significantly affect the consumer and buyer’s attitude towards their stock. The…

If you can get a handle of the positions to be advertised quickly, you may assert yourself by looking into the company’s internal recruitment mechanism or seek advice from the responsible parties and this may just land you the job. Avoiding the Pitfalls in your Search for jobs in Birmingham There are several factors beyond your job qualification experience and education that can affect your chances of getting a job. The factors include having a bad attitude, having a poorly written resume and…

However, in spite of Dickens’s revolutionary ideas and harsh critique of the capitalist system, he never calls to topple capitalism and does not see the struggle, like Karl Marx, as a struggle between the rich and the poor classes where a classless society will eventually emerge. Within this context, George Orwell asserts that there is no clear sign that Dickens “wants the existing order to be overthrown, or that he believes it would make very much difference if it WERE overthrown. For in…