Jobless Claims in U.S. Drop to Three-Year Low Introduction The United States entered into recession in December 2007 when job losses began. The financial crisis is linked to reckless lending practices by financial institutions and the growing trend of securitization of real estate mortgages in the United States. The US mortgage-backed securities‚ which had risks that were hard to assess‚ were marketed around the world. A more broad based credit boom fed a global speculative bubble in real estate and
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three sections – describing three options – on how to‚ as the title says‚ “Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources”. Section one describes assessing the source of the claim‚ pointing out how trust evolves throughout our cognitive development‚ as well as going in depth with the term “authority” and “expertise”. Section two illustrates assessing what seems to be the context and tone of the claim‚ such as whether there are any ulterior motives behind it‚ whether it is self-contradictory‚ and whether
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Claims require evidence‚ or else they are disregarded‚ but to what extent? Evidence is a fact or a piece of information that portrays the validity of a belief or proposition. For example‚ in science‚ you cannot claim a theory if it is not backed up with supportive evidence. However in matters like the reason of existence or religious beliefs‚ to what extent should evidence be provided? In Hitchens quote‚ he claims that if one makes a statement without providing evidences to back it up‚ the claim
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Joyce Fletcher May 14‚ 2013 GE217 - Establishing Claims: Thinking Like a Skeptic Questions for Analysis and Discussion 1. Putnam’s claim: As stated in paragraph 5‚ in today’s society‚ it’s not always necessary to stay married for the sake of the child. I agree with this statement in a sense‚ meaning that every situation is different. For example: two people may need to separate for the safety of the child or other spouse. People sometimes discuss divorce in an almost pious reverence because
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University October 13‚ 2013 TO: Bob Smith‚ Chief Executive Officer FROM: Division Manager DATE: October 13‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Claim of Constructive Discharge under the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 A constructive discharge arises when a wage earner maintains the organization forced him/her to step down because working environments were made unbearable. The claim of constructive discharge under the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 by Mr. X‚ is unjustified. The employee notifying the company
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wars together‚ such as the French and Indian war of 1754 which ended up in total victory. But as time passes‚ things began to change in this relationship of theirs. These changes led to a need of the American Revolution. Even though there are many causes‚ three that I will be discussing about that caused the American Revolution is the Stamp Act‚ Boston Tea Party‚ and the Intolerable Act. The enforcement of Stamp Act was a huge movement towards the American Revolution. After the French and Indian
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1. Which of the following is a valid defense to an age-discrimination claim? A) It is legal to hire younger applicants when all else is equal because they will stay with the company longer than persons near normal retirement age. B) Younger persons can be preferred over persons near normal retirement age because health declines rapidly for older persons. C) The younger person whom the plaintiff claims was illegally treated better than she is also over age 40. D) Some individuals over a particular
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It was my understanding that a claim of abuse was filed in October of this year originally in the state of Louisiana and then here in Hancock County‚ Mississippi by an anonymous source. Thus‚ you and a professional accompanies went to East Hancock Elementary to interview my son‚ Bryce Fisher. After the interview‚ you then had to interview myself for determination of closure to be made. In respect to my portion of the case interview‚ it was confirmed that the claim was false. Though you were not
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QUESTION: Critical thinking is about being sceptical or questioning about statements‚ propositions‚ information or norms. Discuss what the difference is between a claim and argument? Outline three main ways in which you might support your arguments in academic essays. ------------------------------------------------- How can critical thinking solve your problems? This question has recently been improvingly raised as critical thinking has gained its significance in many aspects of life
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Kukathas’s makes the claim that cultural rights are not necessary in order to protect the interest of a cultural groups because individual rights are sufficient in protecting a culture’s broader interest. Kukathas believes that it is unnecessary to change or abandon the established liberal language of individual rights (Kukathas 107)‚ as long as an individual has the autonomy to associate or disassociate with a group (120). A weakness in Kukathas’s argument is that in many cultural groups an individual
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