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Arbitration Case: Discharge Of Peter Seichek
<view this essay>.... Mr. White to the
office. In the office, Mr. Holloday told Mr. Seichek that he had been caught
sleeping before, and that his absenteeism was excessive, and therefore was being
suspended.
Mr. Arbitrator, they found Mr. Seichek at his work station, wearing his
protective clothing, waiting for a co-worker to return with needed parts, in
order to continue the job. With the welding hood on, they could not positively
determine that he was asleep, and six or seven calls to get his attention in the
noisy, factory atmosphere is not extreme.
In reference to having been caught sleeping before, Mr. Holloday, testified
that on August 16,1982, that he found Mr. Seichek .....
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The Importance Of Theoretical Frameworks For Understanding Foundations Of Political Science
<view this essay>.... they create can be used to explain a theory
that can be applied to other sets of facts. The importance of these frameworks
helps people gather important information and compare and contrast their
different strengths and weaknesses.
The first traditional and most dominant framework to examine is Pluralism.
Pluralism can generally be defined as group politics in a free market society.
Pluralism takes its roots from the founding of the nation. James Madison saw
the United States as a stronger nation if there was conflict rather than a
consensus. Madison points out in Federalist #10 that citizens would be divided
into many factions that would compete for b .....
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Harris V. City Of Zion/Kuhn V. City Of Rolling Meadows
<view this essay>.... This is at the utmost unfortunate.
The court has rendered a decision, which as I see it, is a strict and narrow, interpretation of the religion clauses of the 1st amendment of the Constitution. The holding of this court has completely overlooked the historical facts and suppositions present here today. The court's decision enjoining the City of Zion and Rolling Meadows, IL, to remove the "religious" symbols from their town seals and emblems, has made the Lemon test into something that is no longer of the specific nature, used for the protection of America's own interests, but for something used to strike down and inhibit the free exercise of religion itse .....
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Is Sex Eroding Moral Values?
<view this essay>.... ones. In Freud's own era, the "moral fog that had enshrouded sexuality for most of the nineteenth century did not begin to lift until after the First World War" (Janus, 11). Where do we get our morals and values? Character education was what took place in school and society in the past. It was sometimes heavy-handed and always liable to abuse, but it seemed to serve our culture well over a long period of time. But what we have now, for the most part, is the "decision-making approach" (Kilpatrick, 16). In one form or another, sometimes as a course in itself, sometimes as a strategy in sex education classes, sometimes as a unit in civics or social scienc .....
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Analysis Of Women In The Milit
<view this essay>.... and future role in combat. There are still US
military women who strive to be allowed to serve their country in
other capacities during war time since the first deployment of women
on combat ships in 1995.
Most people have trust in their armed services to protect and
uphold the ideals in which their country was founded. Allowing women
to enter the armed forces represented the ideal that everyone should
have equal opportunities to pursue happiness. Within this silver
lining there is the contention by some that in letting women serve,
especially in a direct combat role, we are defeating the primary
purpose of the military .....
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Bipartisanship
<view this essay>.... to be the independent variables. Presently, the Internet consists of numerous, almost uncountable, sources on . Many magazines and newspapers are major contributors to this subject as well. The amount of scandal contributing to this particular issue creates a level of curiosity that intrigues all aspects of this society. When the public seems to want press on a particular issue, they seem to get it.
The most notable feature of the current state of journalism in the U.S. is the total dereliction of duty on the part of national political reporters. More than fifty congress critters, senators, and state governors have announced their retirements in .....
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Internet Addiction
<view this essay>.... over-use of the Internet. Identifying which category of addiction the Internet falls into is the problem. There are no real answers yet because research in this area is at the beginning stages. While lost in this so called ‘Cyber Community’ for long periods of time, people are neglecting other important activities like; time with the family, socializing, work and health concerns. One of the most extensive studies on to date was conducted by Dr. Kimberly S. Young of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. In her study, she revealed concrete evidence supporting the claim. However, help for web addicts is available. There are several web sites available for th .....
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Prison Alternative
<view this essay>.... 1997, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates the total cost for our judicial system for 1993. That year, the United States had 1,364,881 adult jail and prison inmates. Based on this information, the cost per inmate for corrections, judicial, legal, and police costs totaled $ 71,467 per inmate. That is about the same as the cost of sending a student to a four-year college. Due to overcrowding, more than ten billion dollars in construction is needed to create sufficient space for just the current prison population. "Building more prisons to address crime is like building more graveyards to address a fatal disease." (Robert Gangi, Executive Director, Corr .....
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