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- 1001: What Are You Watching
- ... You Watching On February 8, 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which dramatically altered the telecommunications industry over the next several years. One of the most controversial sections of the bill was Section 551, titled "Parental Choice in Television Programming," which calls for manufacturers to include a "V-chip" in every new TV set 13 inches or larger. The V-chip is a device that will ... to block out content with a common rating. Proponents of the system say that it will enable parents to protect their children from viewing violent and explicit material. Opponents say it violates the First Amendment rights of the broadcasters, and enforces government censorship on the television industry. Even though the President has already signed the V-chip legislation into law, it remains at the heart of a heated political battle. The strongest objection raised to the V-chip by its opponents is that it violates the First Amendment Rights of the broadcasters. They claim that the government is imposing a system of censorship that will lead to "blander" and "less dramatic" television (V-Chip: A Matter of Law 21). Representative Ed Markey (D- ...
- 1002: Capital Punishment
- ... century. A lot of these criminals were shipped to the U.S. (28). In the early days of our Constitution, the only segments that showed that the death penalty existed were two amendments in the Bill of Rights (Landau 11). These amendments deal with protection and rights of the accused. The fifth amendment prohibits the state from depriving an individual of life without due process of law. The eight amendment prohibits "cruel and unusual" punishment. The Supreme Court has still not ...
- 1003: Hospice
- ... I came across many standards that directly apply to hospice care. You can see on your handout a sampling of a standard from different sections in the manual. For the first section I am covering, Rights , Responsibilities, and Ethics (RI) under the treatment section is RI.1.2 which reads: [The organization has a functioning process in place to address and respect patient rights: the process is supported by a framework that includes the following mechanisms:] Mechanisms for the individual and, when appropriate, the family to receive sufficient information on the individual's responsibilities in the care process This ... entering a patient's home. Cost Containment Issues: Within hospice, there is not a too big of a worry on cost of care. Because of Medicare's Hospice Plan paying 100% of the patient's bill, the patient has less to worry about. As in most other areas of the hospital, however, risk management and the potential for loss of dollars is the major concern. As I mentioned, special care ...
- 1004: Recent Changes To Welfare
- When President Bill Clinton reluctantly signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, he had an idea of what the critical responses would be. The hope was to induce a program that would bring significant ... what would happen to poor children when states were no longer required to provide the modest assurances and protections we insisted on in waiver demonstrations led her to resign after President Clinton signed the welfare bill (Bane). The reform takes away national level responsibilities and puts the money and responsibility into the individual states. A good amount of flexibility is provided, which may or may not result in a positive manner ... No longer will cash assistance to dependent children be guaranteed by the federal government. Instead it will be provided, or not, by states using block grants." (Bane) This is the basic premise of the new bill. Specifically, there are nine titles addressing separate issues involved. The bulk of the 54 billion dollar savings appears in Numbers XV and XIII. They offer the most serious impact, according to Mrs. Smith and ...
- 1005: School Prayer Should Be Allowed
- ... and environment of discipline and respect for the teachers. The involvement of my parents and the faculty in the use of prayer was in full agreement. However, my view was not even considered important. My rights had been violated. The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States gives every individual the same rights. One right is the constitutional protection for the free exercise of religion. The second right is prohibition of the establishment of religion by the state. The founders of the constitution recognized the freedom of religion ... in a public school should be allowed only on the following conditions: 1. The individuals or groups pray away from others who don't wish to pray. 2. That the individual or group respect the rights of others by not enforcing them to pray. The same goes for the people who don't wish to pray. They may not enforce their views upon the others. 3. The government shall not ...
- 1006: Revolutions
- ... truths for all Protistants. Between 1521 and 1525, Luther's religious movement became a revolution. In 1555, after many religious wars, the division of Christianity was formally acknowledged when Lutheranism was granted the same legal rights as Catholicism. Revolution came in many forms. The Scientific Revolution brought many different changes. The idea that the sun not the earth was the center of the cosmos was a dramatic change in the way ... blood in the body. The French Revolution was trying to create a new kind of state and a new kind of society. One of the ways they did this was with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. This declaration stated taht men are born and remain free and wqual in rights, that government must protect there natural rights and that political power is derived from the people. Many new philosophies or ideologies such as liberalism and nationalism were starting to come into their own because ...
- 1007: Transcendentalism 3
- ... writings of the era, the other aspect of this theory is that it existed as a form of religion and spirituality. Social reform later grew from these beliefs, such as anti-slavery and women s rights movements. So, what set off these changes in our society? Many trace the roots of these events back to the chief writers of the period. Transcendentalists like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau preached ... the law, since the law abiding citizens are daily made the agents of injustice (Civil 637). Therefore, one should not be afraid to bend the law, if that means that somebody maintains his/her personal rights. Emerson conveyed the concept of the Over-Soul through his writings. The Over-Soul is the ideal spirit that lives in every person. This one mind common to all individual men (History 3) is the ... which no man can ignore. Transcendentalism was a major factor in the development of America. The writings of Emerson and Thoreau on self-reliance, non-conformity, and the Over-Soul led to breakthroughs in civil rights and humanity. For example, the writings of Thoreau led to improved rights for black citizens and women. Emerson s Self-Reliance gave citizens a new sense of self-worth, showing how far one can ...
- 1008: Pollution and Its Consequences
- ... the grave health effects of tons of toxic vapors released every time a tanker unloads. It's illegal. The pollution trading scheme of Rule 1610 violates the federal Clean Air Act. It creates unnecessary civil rights violations. Under the L.A. scheme, the Latino residents of South Bay have no choice but to absorb thousands of pounds of toxic vapors every month. It exacerbates environmental justice concerns. The EPA's National ... the Clean Air Act. The group is calling for these companies to take immediate steps toward installing the proper vapor control equipment at their marine terminals in South Bay. Simultaneously, CBE filed a federal civil rights complaint against the South Coast Air District for creating the loophole that allows the oil companies to dodge compliance with the Clean Air Act. CBE's civil rights complaint will charge that SCAQMD's pollution trading scheme violates federal civil rights law by concentrating its pollution in San Pedro and Wilmington-both communities with majority Latino and African American populations. The NAACP ...
- 1009: Problem Solving
- ... 34 45 56 67 78 89 13 24 35 46 57 68 79 14 25 36 47 58 69 15 26 37 48 59 16 27 38 49 17 28 39 18 29 19 3. Bill is older than Becky. Becky's younger than Bob. Bob is older than Barbara. . Barbara is older than bill. Who is the second oldest. Answer: Bill To solve this problem I drew a picture. Becky, Barbara, Bob, Bill
- 1010: Racism
- ... juvenile delinquent. Without ever talking or meeting me. Without meeting a person you can not judge any person. Race Separation: South Africa is unique from other multiracial countries around the world. Instead of seeking equal rights for all their citizens they pursue a policy which brings about the separation of the racial groups. The government separates the white and black races, giving them each their own set of rights. *Even though only twenty percent of the country is white, eighty seven percent of the whole territory of the Republic, including all main urban and industrial areas is owned and ran by whites. Whereas the ... growing amongst blacks. In November 1993, Khallid Abdul Muhammad, made a speech at Kean College in Union, New Jersey. He accused Jews of e ffb xploiting black tenants. He shamed Jewish participation in the civil rights movement. *He accused the Jews of "sucking the blood from the black community". Regarding the Holocaust, Muhammad suggested that the Jews had it coming.* The Nation of Islam publishes The Secret Relationship Between Blacks ...
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