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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in 1869 discovered Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (The ALS Association, 2015). ALS is more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease after Lou Gehrig, a great American baseball player whose career unfortunately ended abruptly due to this incurable degenerative disease. ALS is the deterioration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord that leads to muscle weakness. This significant decrease in muscle strength eventually…

structured set of values. King believes that in order to solve his current crisis against racism, the minority should take action. This action does not necessarily need to be in numbers, but in value, voice, and demanding respect. Thoreau agrees with King on this, but takes it further. He believes anyone who disagrees with society -- essentially a minority -- needs to take action against it. Hulme however thinks that the ideals of society are the most powerful and should not be challenged…

Salt of the Earth was a theatrical drama directed by Herbert J. Biberman. The film was based on the actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico. Its genre is a social realism and it was based on actual events. The movie has great ties to Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath, Underdogs, Misfits, and the art of battling giants. For instance just like Martin Luther King Jr. and his friends they had to overcome a giant in Sheriff Connor (Gladwell). The setting of the plot takes…

According to the online Oxford Dictionary, discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age or sex. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, part of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, protects against discrimination based upon several criteria. It was expanded to not only protect against discrimination in the workplace but in the educational system as well. Understanding the sociological…

Power and Oppression Power and oppression are two different phenomenons that positively correlate. Discrimination which is the foundational principal of oppression occurs when one group openly vilifies another group for their marked differences. Such difference can be arbitrary such as race, sexual orientation,religion or due to past experiences IE... war or political strife. Discrimination as vapid as it is, occurs within all societies. From an Anthropological standout discrimination stems…

In history, women have always struggled to gain equality, respect, and the same rights as men. Women had to endure years of sexism and struggle to get to where we are today. The struggle was even more difficult for women of color because not only were we dealing with issues of sexism, but also racism. Many movements have helped us black women during the past centuries to overcome sexism, racism, and adversities that were set against us. But although these movements helped the black woman it did…

My phone is sitting next to me on my desk when I hear it begin to ring. I pick it up in my hand and look at the screen to see who is calling me. When I recognize my mother’s caller ID, I tap a button to accept the call. I bring the phone to my ear and hear my mother’s voice through the speaker. We talk for a few minutes, and then eventually we say goodbye. I end the call and place the phone back onto my desk. The body system that enables me to successfully complete this phone call is the…

viewpoints in making better decisions and law. The argument focuses on the quality of judicial systems and decisions. The institution of crime management encounters classic problem of merit where Oxbridge judges (white and male) have higher chances of rising to top positions comparatively easily. On the contrary, it is prudent to consider the exceptional women and ethnic minorities in the public confidence on systems. Greater diversity attracts best skills and experience of judges…

knowing your rights is an important part of running a successful business. Listed below, are the pros and cons of a union-free environment, the pros and cons of a unionized environment. To wrap it all up information about what authorized actions for managers and actions that are prohibited by management during a union organizing campaign. Advantages of Unionization There are advantages…

Throughout the 19th century the American economy proceeded to go through an expansive change, from what was once a colonial country to an industrialized one. And during those years the number of immigrants that came in were staggering, with many push factors from around the world, such as the Potato Famine and pull factors like the fabled American Dream, people of all countries saw America as a gateway to success and a better living. However, the quality of work in the mills and factories were…