America: Myth of Equality To many‚ the Unites States serves as the ideal model of democracy for the modern world. Yet‚ how truly worthy is America of this status? Although it has been said that‚ "Equality is as American as baseball‚ hot dogs‚ and apple pie‚" one must be extremely critical when analyzing such a statement. By taking a historical perspective to the question of how "equal" American equality actually is‚ it is simple to recognize how problematic the "Land of the Free" mentality can
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Immigrant Struggle The American Expectation and Immigrant Response Immigrants often had a difficult and complicated experience when adjusting to life in America. Immigrant families had to find ways to adapt to American society. In some cases immigrants found it necessary to challenge American society. Immigrant ideals were challenged by American values that were pushed on them. Due to these as well as other hardships‚ immigrants from all walks of life living in America had a genuinely arduous task
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Competence in Counseling Latinos Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos A counselor must understand how one’s own cultural differences and worldviews impact the counseling relationship. This paper will examine how I am culturally different from my client and how I would demonstrate cultural competence. Furthermore‚ I will describe how I can improve my cultural competence with the client. Clients Background Information My client‚ Alberto‚ is a 47-year-old Mexican American who has been married
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Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area
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Filibusters are a good way to show that that the United States adequately balances majority rule with minority rights. If the United Sates did not adequately balance minority rights and majority rule then it would run as smoothly as it has for this many years. What is a filibuster? “A filibuster is a tactic by which opponents of a bill use their right to unlimited debate as a way to prevent the senate from ever voting on the bill” (Edwards 366) Once a senator has the floor he or she can hold
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The Struggle over the Saloon In 1881‚ the people of Worcester‚ MA debated whether to vote to “…sanction the sale of liquor under a licensing system” or to “…close all liquor dealers and saloons.” How one stood on this issue was often determined by their social class. For example‚ “…the temperance crusade was‚ in part‚ an effort made by the city’s middle and upper classes to reform‚ reshape‚ and restrict working-class recreational practices.” But nevertheless‚ this struggle never followed straight
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to succeed and push past the stereotypes that restrict them. Athletics is kind of a double-standard for women..we’re supposed to be athletic yet feminine. Sources: “Atta Girl! A Celebration of Women in Sports” Alexandra Powe Allred. “A to A of American Women i Sports” Paula Edelson. “The Girl Who Threw Butterflies” Mick Cochrane. “U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Wins Team Gold Medal At London Olympics” Chris Greenberg‚ The Huffington Post. Discussion: People should care about this topic because social
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INTRODUCTION Diversity and equality in workplace‚ according to the Webster College Dictionary‚ means as fact‚ quality‚ state‚ of instance being diverse. The conventional means of diversity concentrated on racial and gender differences. However‚ diversity also includes disabilities‚ age‚ and sexual preferences. The differences in workplace also related to social background life and personal skills; education‚ management skills‚ loyalty to company‚ personality‚ job function‚ and cooperate background
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tropical rain forest. Almost 25 percent of all the animal species in the Philippines live only on Palawan. Among these rare animals are the Cobra king and many butterflies‚ some of them as big as your hand. The History of Palawan is‚ The Americans bought the Philippines from the Spaniards for 20 million dollars‚ they made changes in Paragua. They consolidated the islands and called it Palawan. They promoted education‚ medical assistance‚ agriculture and tribal minorities’ rights. Today‚ Palawan
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Group therapy aligns with Latino cultural values in 3 ways.(site) One way it aligns is through what is called allocentrism in Latino culture. Allocentrism is putting others at the center of attention‚ not yourself. Second‚ there is the concept of familismo. Familismo is a strong commitment to your family. Finally‚ there is a value in the Latino culture called personalismo. This aspect of Latino culture goes with group work‚ because it values a personal relationship
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