Aids and Society
Aids and Society The number of newborns infected by vertical transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus is increasing as the prevalence of HIV-positive women increase within the United States. It is estimated that while seven thousand HIV-positive women become pregnant each year, between one t....

Book Review of City of Stone: The Hidden History of Jerusalem
City of Stone; the Hidden History of Jerusalem. By Meron Benvenisti. Berkley University of California Press, 1998. 283 pages. Tables. Index. $15.25 Paper. Meron Benvenisti has written an account of the history of the city of Jerusalem. Benvenistis book mostly focuses on the history of th....

Corrections and Alternative Forms of Justice
The issue of criminal punishment can be seen within the media with respect to the various debates that surround the controversy of sentencing policy changes. When examining the various disputes regarding criminal punishment policies it is important to critically analyze the context in which they app....

Different Theories for Different Perspectives (Drug use)
Different Theories for Different Perspectives In the last several years, researchers and physicians have offered three main theoretical perspectives on drug use. These perspectives are biological, sociological, and psychological. Each perspective offers and interesting and intriguing v....

Golda Meir
Golda Meir Golda Meir was born in May 3, 1898 in Kiev, Russia. Her name before she was married was Golda Mabovitch. Her family moved to the United States when she was eight and she was raised there. She moved to the United States in 1906 and lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She taught school there....

implementation of mandatory physical education
This paper explores the consequences that numerous secondary school students and the board of education will face with the decision to avoid the implementation of mandatory physical education after grade nine. Many studies have been conducted to prove the various advantages of physical education wit....

Infectious Diseases among Inmate Populations
Today, well over two million persons are imprisoned in American and, we as a country, have the highest percentage rate than any other country (Jacobi, 2005). One of the major issues, past and present, is managing infectious diseases among the inmate population. The health of inmates has not alway....

Killing Her Softly: Intimate Abuse and the Violence of State Intervention
In this paper I will be summarizing the article Killing Her Softly: Intimate Abuse and the Violence of State Intervention, by Professor Linda G. Mills. After that I will give my thoughts about the authors main points. In the article, Professor Mills argues that we need to reconsider the femini....

Legalize All Drugs, or Else...
Legalization of drugs is probably the only way with which we can preserve some of the sanity still left in this world. The war on drugs is costing us over 100 billion dollars to fight each year, and were only fighting a monster which we are making bigger with each punch. Its not drugs, but drug la....

Made to Learn
Made to Learn The first day of school is the best day of every little kids life. I can remember taking pictures before I went to school with my new backpack on and all my school supplies in it. The night before was the worst night sleep ever because I was so excited to go to school and learn some....

managing diversity
Organizational Diversity in the Workforce Historically, diversity in the workplace has been recognized as an employment equity issue. Now, however, diversity in the workplace is being recognized as a benefit that will contribute to an organizations bottom line. Increased employee and customer s....

Mandatory Minimums for Offenders
Mandatory Minimums In 1986 Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act which would sentence convicted drug offenders to a fixed amount of time. A mandatory minimum sentence is a minimum number of years, typically 5- or 10-years in prison that must be served when a person is convicted of a particular....

Mandatory Physical Education
Mandatory Physical Education Throughout the years, the fact that physical education is a required course for people in kindergarten through their senior year in a high school has been a controversy. It is commonly argued that it should not be a required course because it has no academic value, bu....

Missouris Juvenile Justice System and Female Gang Members
Table of Contents Abstract page 3 Mission Statement page 4 Profile and Risk Factors page 5 Corrections and Detention page 5 Secure Care Correctional Facilities page 5-6 Moderate Care Correctional Facilities page 6 Community Based Care Correctional Faciliti....

Opinionated Gun Control essay
Criminal Control, Without the Removal of Personal Firearms The second amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of all people to keep and bear arms. It further states that this right shall not be infringed. The definition to infringe as defined by Websters Dictionary, means ....

Payday Lending
In the last fifteen years, cities around America have seen a dramatic rise in the number of payday lending stores open for business. Today there are over 22,000 payday lenders operating in the 39 states where payday lending is legal. To put that number in perspective, there are 13,700 McDonald's ....

Ready for school
Toddlers are by far the most interesting and talkative creatures in today's world because they have so much to say but do not know how to. However many people get extremely annoyed with the fact that toddlers talk often, but do not make sense of what they are saying. Making sense of what a three ....

Residential Schooling
One of the most acrimonious issues in Canadian history is the disturbing period of the residential schooling system. In the beginning, both the federal government and the Treaty 8 leaders of First Nations wanted to provide schooling to educate aboriginal children, though for different reasons. Abo....

School Uniforms, Setting Solid Ground for Education
Monique LaNoue-Warden Dr. Wiltse English 1023 17 February 2005 School Uniforms, Setting Solid Ground for Education When it comes to school uniforms, opinions abound on what children should wear. It is not just the fashion conscious who have strong feelings about school uniforms. Teachers, Prin....

Sex Offenders
Sex offenders have been a serious problem for our legal system at all levels, not to mention those who have been their victims. There are 43,000 inmates in prison for sexual offenses while each year in this country over 510,000 children are sexually assaulted (Oakes 99). The latter statistic, ....

should seat belt laws be banned
Should the U.S. put a hold on seat belts? An enormous division currently exists between the people whom believe that automobile safety should be an option, and those that feel it must be a requirement. The federal government feels obligated to create the safest driving environment possible. The ar....

Spaying and Neutering: Should It Be A Law
Spaying and Neutering: Should It Be A Law The growing population of stray and homeless cats and dogs raises many concerns and questions as to why this is happening. Pet owners and animal lovers alike have argued the benefits and consequences of mandatory spaying and neutering to help decrease thes....

Starbucks Development and Training
To improve customer satisfaction, Starbuck's revamped their training program for baristas because of the complaints made by customers of the variation of the expresso coffee taste. Starbuck corporate officials noticed a reduction in revenues in the central Florida region. Management from the corpor....

The consequences of Gun Control
The consequences of Gun Control When a person hears the term civil disobedience two major people come to mind, Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thorequ. Although many people relate civil disobedience to Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thorequ they can not always tell you what civil ....

the truth about religion
The Truth About Religion From past to present, society has always tried finding some organized group, organization or any other means of "belonging" to call their own. Since the beginning of time, people have continued the "habit" or "tradition" to involve themselves in....

Workplace Drug Screening Opinion
Substance abuse affects employee health and workplace safety. Drug testing in the workplace sparks debate and controversy based on privacy issues, reliability and ethical or legal reasons. The methods and procedures used vary depending on what drug a tester is looking for. The procedures can ....

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