Background Can you imagine getting a phone call from a family member in jail? This thought went through my head as I saw that one out ten of my classmates had or have a family member incarcerated. Being an African American female incarceration never really crossed my mind on how many people in my cultural are going to jail for crimes that they didn’t commit‚ minor crimes‚ and because of the way they look. For example‚ African American males are being imprisoned all over the United States for crack
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Title: Analyse the problems caused by the implementation of anti-smoking legislation in Hong Kong. Identify some solutions to these problems. Paragraph 1 In recent years many countries have enacted anti-smoking legislation. For example‚ on 1 January 2007 Hong Kong extended no smoking areas to cover the inside of restaurants‚ as well as offices and some public outdoor areas (Tobacco control‚ 2007). While these laws have been largely welcomed by both health advocates and the general population‚ they
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Practice with African Americans SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 2 Abstract The focus of this paper is to highlight one of many special population groups within the United States‚ the African American community. This paper will give a preliminary understanding of the African American community‚ as well as an understanding of the problems associated with this community. Research included will provide information on the causes and consequences of the problems associated with the African American community
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pieces of lawful legislation have been grouped together into more recent Acts which cover existing Acts known as regulations and identified as statutory fundaments of the more recent act implemented. Please see below laws and legislations which cover employment: Employment Rights Act 1996 - This act is the main act which covers majority of the areas in employent. These areas will be covered in the worklace as company policies and procedures‚ which will outline the laws and legislations in place. It
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worked (Working time directive (WTD)) Discrimination Health and safety Holiday entitlements Redundancy and dismissal Training Disciplinary procedures Union rights 1.2 Main features of current employment legislation Employment rights Equality and discrimination Health and safety 1.3 Outline why legislation relating to employment exists UK employment law exists to protect employees and workers against circumstances they may face in their working lives – these are known as ‘statutory rights’. Although
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Morality 5/21/13 African Americans fight for equality From the time our country was founded‚ many African Americans lived a life of hardship merely because the color of their skin. In many instances they were treated as animals‚ being sold and traded in shackles and chains. At the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence when the country was founded‚ most African Americans worked as slaves. Working conditions for slaves were inhumane‚ who were often forced to work long hours in
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and safety · Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. The health and safety policy is given to all new members of staff upon joining the school and forms part of the induction training given to staff. The policy is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions‚ equipment and systems of work for all staff and students. A copy of this is also displayed in the staff room at all times. This health and safety policy is
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History on Race Report 1/24/13 ETH/125 Professor Marlys Eggum Chapter 1 Native Americans: Brief History and Race. Native Americans are a very well known ethnic group in the United States. People in our society have learned and used different ways of the Native American lifestyle probably without knowledge for many years. I would like to take a deeper look into the history of the Native American people. Were there concerns or issues
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information: Describe the proposed amendment and what it would do. When was the amendment proposed? Why was the amendment proposed? Why did some individuals believe there was a need for such an amendment at that time? Why did the amendment fail? Could this amendment pass today?
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You have all heard about the American Revolution‚ but have you ever wondered why it was called “revolutionary?” In the 1760s‚ Parliament started taxing the colonies to pay off the huge debts they made during the Seven Years’ War. As more and more taxes and laws were passed to take the colonists’ money‚ they became more and more angry. Finally‚ the colonies revolted against their motherland. They created the Continental Congress to make their own laws. The Continental Army‚ led by George Washington
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