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- 321: Should Racist Speech Enjoy Pro
- ... to adopt zero-tolerance policies regarding racism, and perhaps even have the general policies outlined by the Federal Government. By passing a law which would establish general guidelines for racism, and by making acceptance and employment of these guidelines in the workplace criteria for qualifying for certain business tax breaks, the government would second-handedly affect the use of racist slurs and expression of views. Now you may ask: "But doesn ... limit setting speed limits above 55MPH, but instead greatly reduced the amount of Federal Highway Funds that a state received if it did not set its maximum limit at 55. Thus, the voluntary acceptance and employment of these regulations by private businesses around the country would help to reduce or eliminate racist behavior in the workplace, and would also help by carrying over into the home environment. "But doesn't private ...
- 322: Five Imporant Events Of The 19
- ... their character. As a result of his speech a political momentum was created, and soon following was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act prohibited segregation in public accommodations, and discrimination in education and employment. Kings speeches against discrimination and teachings of nonviolence protests, won him a Nobel Prize for peace in 1964. Later in 1965, king and the SCLC marched from Selma, Alabama to the capital of Alabama ... Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which banned the use of voter qualification tests that were used often to prevent blacks from registering to vote. King later focused on discrimination in housing and employment in the cities, and moved his headquarters to Chicago. Then in 1967 he started to protest for a redistribution of the nations wealth to help solve the problem of black poverty. On April 4 ...
- 323: Jobs Are Not For Me
- ... take the day off. Not with Bob around. To someone like him, groceries are life and they should be for everyone, especially me. Well little did he know that this little situation would end my employment with that wonderful shopping facility. I told him I wanted to see this show and he pulled out the big gun; he said Son, I dont want to be a jerk but if you ... come to town? I think it was well worth it. I am only a teenager once and I will work the rest of my life. Jobs and teens do not mix. The worst part of employment is the nasty little tasks one must perform while on duty. Every job I have had has had such tasks. The grossest one I can think of was when the same guy who would yell ...
- 324: Personal Essay: I Propose To Change the Status of Craighead County, AR From A Dry To A Wet County
- ... small business men and for the county. Tax money from liquor sales goes 20% to counties on basis of unincorporated population, and 80% to cities on basis of incorporated population. In turn that would increase employment by creating jobs. Certain restaurant chains refuse to expand into the area partially because they can not serve alcoholic beverages to those of legal age. Business creates jobs, that is a fact, but if business ... we take that desire away. In conclusion, there are a great many circumstances that should be examined before any decision is made. By making it a wet county, business will develop and other means of employment will occur. The biggest benefit is indisputably that which involves human life. If people do not have to drive to get the alcohol the chances of a related accident significantly go down. Human life is ...
- 325: Affirmative Action: Why It Should Go
- ... Action: Why It Should Go After the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, it became apparent that certain business traditions, such as seniority status and aptitude tests, prevented total equality in employment. Then President, Lyndon B. Johnson, decided something needed to be done to remedy these flaws. On September 24, 1965, he issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors ³to take affirmative action ... the Civil Rights Law passed, minorities, especially African Americans, believed that they should receive retribution for the earlier years of discrimination they endured. The government responded by passing laws to aid them in attaining better employment as reprieve for the previous two hundred years of suffering their race endured at the hands of the white race. To many people the passing of these laws was an effort in the right direction ...
- 326: Creative Story: Intellegence
- ... of money. A good man who only wanted to work and make a decent living, he had gone to the welfare office a few blocks north of Goldstein's shop. He was sent to the employment office downtown, and decided to take the subway. No doubt, the welfare officials and social workers sent him away with a sad shrug and a sigh. They knew he was a simple man. The two ... decision. All is not lost. You, see, I'm not pocketing your money. I'm going to invest it in a social service center on the Upper East side to help people train and find employment." "You'll still go to hell for casting me out on the street." said the Indian. "Not so fast," Goldstein said. "I have plans for you. You say you need a little money, and don ...
- 327: First And Second Reconstructio
- ... were unable to make other political allies, their economic position allowed them to be easily intimidated by White land owners, they had no way to lobby the government, no way to leave the South, few employment opportunities, and for many Blacks no education.25 The leaders of the Reconstruction failed to understand that without economic justice Blacks would be forced into a dependency on the White power structure to protect their ... political and civil rights. Inhabitants of Northern Ghettoes, were trapped not by Jim Crow, but by poverty and de facto segregation. Nonviolent protests, marches, pickets, and rallies did nothing to change poor housing, lack of employment, and inferior schools. However, the Civil Rights Movement's battles to end Jim Crow in the South and obtain passage of Civil Rights acts in the 1960's raised awareness of lower-class Blacks in ...
- 328: Creative Writing: Under The Spell - A travel tale by Danny O'brien
- ... have little meaning." "Why?" I inquired. "There are few jobs in Ireland now that I could apply an advanced education to, there are simply no jobs. You must leave for England or the States for employment. I want to stay in Ireland." I had read about large electronic firms that had located in Ireland. I asked if they had brought employment. "Yes at first, but as soon as we want decent wages they leave." I understood, and became very sad, very angry. It is the way now all over the world. Large multinationals move into countries ...
- 329: Gender Communication
- ... to form these networks. Men and women interact in different ways socially. Because of differing positions in the workplace, in marital roles, and in parenting, social opportunities are different. Work related factors such as paid employment, educational attainment and income increase the number of ties outside the family. Although it has been found that most of these differences are erased if variables such as employment, family, and age are similar for men and women, it remains true that women have a larger more diversified network of family ties. In the business world, women must face many obstacles to succeed. Women ...
- 330: Equity In Canada
- ... positive for TB discusses the problems a women and her children face by society after being tested positive for Tuberculosis. The equity related issue this article deals with involves discrimination due to personal health and employment inequality. The author describes how the infected woman has been barred from her job due to worried and ignorant customers and co-workers who are afraid of contracting the infection. The womans eldest child ... employee and the treatment she has induced. I also think that I would feel ignored or despised if I was treated similarly. An important issue not raised in this article involves government regulations based on employment equity on this and similar health related issues. Was the employer within his or her legal right when originally laying the employee off because of public fear and not lack of performance? I certainly hope ...
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