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    In this essay, the author will explain the key factors that drive government policy and its’ decision making as well as the implication of this for the service user. It will also discuss how individual rights are promoted within the care setting and finally describe the details of the services by statutory and voluntary agencies. A welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of the citizens.…

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    “cultures.” Human rights are intended to afford protections to the human population as a whole, but because various cultures have additional vulnerabilities, it is often the case that they require additional protections granted to them. Contrarily, at times, beliefs integral to a culture threaten the vulnerabilities of another culture. Culture beliefs and practices can lead to the establishment of rights for a particular group, but in the same right, can aid to suppress another group’s rights.…

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    to convincing others that a certain opinion is right? Protest is an expression or declaration of objection or disapproval (“The Definition”). When people protest, they are looking for change. Protesting has been around since we can remember, and, like most things in life, sometimes protests are a success, and sometimes they are a failure. There are also protests that will never end, like, for example, women’s rights. The revolution for women’s rights in the United States started in the early…

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    • Human Rights Act 1998 • Data Protection Act 1998 • Mental Capacity Act 2005 • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 • Mental Health Act 1983 • Single Equality Act 2010 • Putting People First • National Dementia Strategy Enduring Power of Attorney Act 1985 The Enduring Power of Attorney Act 1985 is a piece of legislation that has been passed by the government giving another adult the authority to make decisions on behalf of an individual…

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    society. In newly found America, there were slaves who were not considered people, but items. When it came to politics only the white men had the right to vote, than years later slave men had the right to vote, with some difficult obstacles of course. It was not until 1920, not even 100 years ago, that women finally got the right to vote. The women’s rights movement was a major shift in history to help women move up the social and economic status. The movement improved a lot of things for women.…

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    Rebellion is usually seen as a negative connotation, yet there are instances that one must rebel against society to receive human rights. Not everyone in the world has equality or basic human rights. People, specifically black people, that have been mistreated and dehumanized for countless centuries. They must rebel in order to have human rights that everyone must have. It is not okay when you are put down and mistreated because of things like your race, your sexuality, your identity. There has…

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    Filipinos before wanted our independence back to us. It was about fighting for our country’s independence with right goals and right objectives. It was about sacrificing your own life for independence. From the Spanish colonial rule up to the Philippine-American war, General Antonio Luna wanted our independence back. He was a general with great skills and was a military strategist and the most brilliant general in our country during the Philippine-American war. When Katipunan Revolution existed,…

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    s book The Case for Animal Rights, philosopher Tom Regan argues that animals have rights due to their inherent value, which means that by existing and experiencing life, animals should be given rights equivalent to those of humans. Philosopher Carl Cohen counters that since nonhuman animals lack the capacity for moral judgments, they cannot have rights, yet we still have obligations to them. Philosopher Mary Warren, too, disagrees with Regan's stance, criticizing his use of obscure terms and…

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    an upstanding member of the international community, in order to make a difference with one’s essential voice. To complete, one must remember the lesson Jackson taught the world 70 years ago with the Nuremberg trials- everyone must be granted the rights of equality, justice, and fairness. Jackson passed on his life’s work of exposing injustice to the ordinary citizen of the world, stating, “it is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function…

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    self-sufficient. We all need to have a means of sustaining ourselves without infringing on the rights and lives of…

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