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- 1011: Hiring Quotas In Employment
- Hiring Quotas In Employment Politics is assuming command of the American economy in the form of pervasive "equal opportunity" enforcement. In today's society, everyone is supposed to be equal and have equal rights, but in employment, there is more discrimination than ever. American citizens need to do away with affirmative action so that America's job opportunities can once again be based on merit, not skin color or ... than to even tell their friends and relatives. (Brimelow 76) Most people realize that quotas do hurt people, but what most people do not realize is that quotas are illegal. The 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Acts explicitly banned government imposed quotas, but nevertheless, they immediately spread though the economy. Even though quotas are becoming more and more popular, there is incredible denial. Some say that affirmative action, while a regulatory burden, is not massive in scale. Supporters of affirmative action insist that the 1991 Civil Rights Act did not impose quotas, although its key point was to override a Supreme Court decision and make work force racial imbalance prima facie evidence of employer discrimination. (Spencer and Brimelow n. pag.) California ...
- 1012: George Bush
- ... and running. As Elizabeth Dole attempts to gain the Republican nomination for the 2000 presidential race she hopes to continue the forty-nine year Dole family streak. Coming close to twenty-five years in politics Bill Clinton prepares to turn the scepter over to Hillary Clinton as she prepares for a possible seat in the United States Senate. Perhaps the most interesting dynasties are those carried on by father-son teams ... passed the largest tax cut in the states history. He has won praises from teachers by allowing for large teacher pay raises. Crime rate is down and although he did not back a hate-crimes bill the President Clinton urged him to sign his inclusive rhetoric and multicultural appointments have please the Hispanic and African American communities. His pulling together of political factions saying it is better to work together than ... needy, farming for food banks, making road signs, Braille books, government furniture, or laundry detergent. He also supports welfare reform, creating jobs and not dependency for those in need, yet his 1997 legislation passed a bill not allowing government to interfere with private charity help for these people. Now Governor Bush will be able to make his stand on a national level. On June 12, 1999 Governor Bush announced he ...
- 1013: Apartheid In South Africa
- ... the 1930 s, and added a hate of Jews to their hate of English-speakers, the natives and indians. They preferred a one-party system where the English-speaking population would have most of their rights removed, and where the natives would be stripped of their rights completely. When outright war broke out, the United Party won the arguement of whether South Africa would enter the war on Britain s side by a slim majority in the parliament. After the war, the ... safety . In reality, these reservations took up about 14% of the total land allotted, even though they outnumbered whites about 6:1. The people living on the land were not African citizens and had no rights or parliamentary representation. However, the government still had total control over them and the land - which was quite poor, and next to impossible to live on it. Most males worked in the mines and ...
- 1014: On Liberty
- J.S.Mill-On Liberty summary The main theme of on liberty was the individual.Everything else, society, education,government and so forth had their basis in the individuals rights to his own liberty. Noone, no member of society, government, even God, if he appeared before an individual, could inforce his will upon him. That is not to say that you couldnt change someones mind ... a man who learns from noone but himself has a fool for a teacher. There is however an exception to this rule. That is, if an individual in any way harms or comes onto anothers rights to liberty, or causes a social threat, hence he or she is subjected to forced inclinations by other members of society. For example, walking around nude on the streets of Cairo might be youre cup of tea, alas, in Cairo they prefer coffee. In other words, if you offend other individuals, you are in fact infringing on their rights as free citizens who poses a sovereign mind. However if you choose to remain nude while in the comfort of your hotel room in Cairo, then there is no reason why you shouldnt. According ...
- 1015: Welfare: Toil and Trouble
- ... creating a dependent people who have learned to abuse certain privileges that come with living in America, but history has proven that this is not true. Last August, when President Clinton signed the welfare reform bill, he said "Today, we are taking a historic chance to make welfare what it was meant to be: a second chance, not a way of life." Welfare was designed to give a boost to the ... figure that the welfare check will come in the mail, so where's the motivation for going out and getting a job? There isn't one. This is why President Clinton signed the welfare reform bill. He knows that the welfare laws need to be refined, and he has chosen himself as the apostle for this chore. Many people are abusing welfare in more ways than one. The most common form ... their only form of income, and do nothing else. The government is only encouraging and enabling their idleness by paying these people to sit around doing nothing. These people, if not for the welfare reform bill, would have spent their lives avoiding work for as long as the government would allow, which is usually a lifetime. An example of this idleness is Eulalia Rodriquez. This Jezebel, who calls herself Rodriguez, ...
- 1016: Work And Labour
- ... and labour have been around forever, although it did not always work to the standards that we are used to today. Over the years, many hard working and deprived people had to fight for the rights that are taken for granted today. Are safety and health involved with work? Is work dangerous for your health? I will try to answer these questions by summarising four short commentaries as well as adding ... and Ted Haines. They compare studies that have already been made with some they make on there own to see just how much the owners are playing by the rules. Do the workers know their rights, and if they do, they say anything when they feel they are being miss treated? They also studied to see just how many people think that their job is bad for their health. Their studies ... on him. Now someone else works under it." This company is crazy. It should be investigated by the labour board. So many workers still work in dangerous conditions. Some because they don't know their rights, but most because, even though there are organizations to protect them, they are still afraid of losing their job. In conclusion, I have summarised four articles and commented on two questions. Is there safety ...
- 1017: Negro Essay
- ... Griffin first experiences true racial cruelty from a resident of Mississippi. It was late dusk when the bus pulled into some little town outside of Hatteisburg for a stop. "We get about ten minutes here," Bill said "let's get off here and stretch our legs" The driver stood up and announced "Ten minute rest stop,". The whites rose and ambled off. Bill and I led the Negroes toward the door. As soon as he saw us, the driver blocked our way. Bill slipped under his arm and walked away. "Hey boy where are you going?" the driver shouted at Bill while he stretched his arms across the opening to prevent myself from stepping down. I stood ...
- 1018: Drugs And Their Effects On Business
- ... affects employees for one re ason or another in every position of a company, and this greatly reduces the efficiency of those employees, and this has prompted companies to initiate illegal searches, which question the rights of employees, and rehabilitation programs. Drug abuse causes many serious problems that could have been avoided if the user wasn't on drugs. The problem of drug abuse has its worse effects when the persons ... types is the most underreported social phenomenon in America today." Even with all of the testing procedures available they all have one common drawback, they are not 100% accurate. Drug testing has outraged emp loyees' rights groups and has triggered even more counter arguments from the employers. Drug testing has brought up several controversies over the right to privacy and an employer's right to have to workers who aren't ... reason why " labor is not supporting testing in the work place" is because something personal might be found in a search and the violation of privacy is one step to the elimination of their guaranteed rights. Most labor unions point out "you need a search warran t to search (an employee's) home, but (an employee's) body is a lot more sacred than (employee's) home."0T On the ...
- 1019: Andrew Jacksons Presidency And
- ... the higher rates enforced since then. In 1832 Jackson reduced these rates by a small margin, not nearly as much as his original promise. Regardless of South Carolina upset, in 1833 Jackson passed the Force Bill. This coerced them into paying the tariff no matter what.4 South Carolina retaliated against this insulting lack of concern for their voice in U.S. government. South Carolina then opted to act upon the ... Nullification Proclamation, on December 10,1832. He declared his vigorous intent to reinforce the law and was willing to seek an agreement that would eventually lower the unsatisfactory tariffs. In 1833 congress passed a comprise bill which would set a new tariff. When this new deal was accepted by all other southern states the fear of the succession of South Carolina was brought to a happy end for Jackson.4 This ... that southern states were a higher risk and they did not want to make that gamble with their money.9 When the issue for a re-charter arose in1836 Jackson s political enemies pushed a bill through Congress, against his will to grant a re-charter. To no surprise Jackson vetoed that bill as well. In Jackson s re-election campaign of 1832, the second bank accounted for a great ...
- 1020: Fuji Xerox
- ... looking for opportunities to diversify. RX was to be the arm to establish an international network. By the early 1960s, RX had established subsidiaries in Mexico, Italy, Germany, France, and Australia. Xerox maintained the marketing rights to the U.S. and Canada, and actually bought back the market rights in the Western Hemisphere from RX in 1964. In December 1969, Xerox bought an additional 1% share of RX from the Rank Organization, giving them 51% control of that joint venture. In addition, FPF transferred ... sell Xerox licensed xerographic products manufactured by Fuji Photo Film. The Japanese government, however, disapproved of the joint venture intended only as a sales company, so the agreement was altered to give Fuji Xerox manufacturing rights. Fuji Xerox then became the contracting partner with Rank Xerox, and obtained exclusive rights to xerographic patents in Japan. Fuji Xerox initially subcontracted Fuji Photo Film to manufacture the products. Based on the technology ...
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