and law at Florida International University‚ in Miami‚ and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. wrote an article about Obama emphasizing the word “fair” instead of “equal” he wrote‚ “Fairness is a better mantra than equality‚ for it rests on a notion of formal equality — everyone should be treated alike — rather than a notion of substantive equality — everyone should have the same stuff. ” People now are looking to the Welfare system
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were “accommodations on high-stakes testing students with disabilities”. The database I used was the UNF Library‚ I performed a general search and narrowed the results by peer reviewed and full-test availability. I chose this study because I was familiar with the group of researchers and found their previous work interesting and very informative. The subject matter speaks to me and directly affects me since I am currently teaching special needs students. Fletcher‚ Jack M.; Francis‚ David J.; Boudosquie
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Progressive Income Tax Fairness The issue of federal income tax policy has been one of hot debate and controversy for many years. Discussions and arguments on the issue have been presented on the floors of Congress‚ in the United States Supreme Court‚ used by politicians as political platforms‚ broadcasted in televised debates‚ and discussed around the dinner table of American families of various socioeconomic backgrounds for years. The Federal Government of the United States of America‚ like any
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Intellectual disabilities (ID) in education require proper planning‚ collaboration‚ communication‚ accommodations‚ modified lessons‚ and detailed individualized instructions. Intellectual disabilities affect many aspect of a person daily life with a variety of emotional‚ mental‚ social‚ and physical characteristics (Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation‚ n.d.). Intellectual disabilities are also known as mental retardation (National Institute of Health‚ 2010). When educating students diagnosed with
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working with students with Intellectual Disabilities are the instructional organization and the delivery. Instructing these students cannot be done in an unorganized setting but rather in a detailed oriented manner‚ with goals in place so that the student gets the maximum out of the class that they should. Taking into account their disability when planning the learning instruction has to be paramount in the instructors mind from start. Because of the unique learning traits of students with ID‚ the
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In a series of articles written by Thomas Sowell the Fallacy of “Fairness”‚ Sowell’s primary point is equality of treatment does not lead to equality of results. An example he uses to illustrate is in a family with children of the same parents‚ under the same roof on average the first born will have a higher IQ than their siblings. He further explains the problems society has and the equality and balance within it. According to Thomas Sowell (2010)‚ it is certainly unfortunate to be born into families
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the results for adults with a learning disability who do not attend college are not bright. These individuals are usually not paid as well and are more likely to be unemployed. Since there is a direct link between job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction‚ it is important for individuals to be as highly-educated as possible‚ and in a field they enjoy. From the research and studies conducted within the United States‚ persons with learning disabilities need a college education to gain the employment
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Fairness and diversity in workplace. By the advance of technology and society are getting more knowledge about rights and legal law. Discrimination‚ prejudice and stereotype are main issue either in society or among the organization. Diversity can be define as difference in various way‚ while in workplace diversity refers to the differences of people in ethnicity‚ age‚ gender‚ social status‚ religion and add on with sexual identity‚ social economic status and even education level (M. Janssens
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Equal fairness applies to everyone. A potential suspect can have fairness too. In the criminal trial‚ the defendant can have an opportunity to get his or her innocence proven; but is limited on his or her rights. The defendant’s rights are described in the Sixth Amendment. There are special features of criminal trials that are present to provide the uttermost fairness such as the speedy trial‚ against self-incrimination‚ the mutual presumption‚ and strict proof. All of those can help to determine
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than not‚ individuals who suffer from disabilities are looked down upon and are frequently shunned. To be able and try to understand the strife that these individuals encounter on a daily basis‚ a closer look must be taken into their struggle to gain equality and pursue an appropriate education. Surrounding their world are facets of either acceptance or rejection that can either help or hinder their
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