The origin of the word “nigger” driven from the word “Negroid” which is trade. It was used by slave owners and‚ later‚ segregationist. It is highly offensive for a white man to use the word “nigger” to describe or insult an African American. It also has become widely used within the black community in a diversity of ways‚ both endearing and insulting. Racism is an issue that has been a matter of fact among the human societies since the end of the 19th century. Black people were predetermined throughout
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Spread the Word to End the Word There are about 200 million people around the world that has “intellectual disabilities”? That’s three percent of the world’s population! The word ” retardate” once was used to describe a person with a mental disability. Today‚ however‚ it is used in the pejorative form ”retard” or “retarded.” Often unwittingly‚ the word is used to describe behavior that is “hapless‚” “clumsy” and even “hopeless.” It is Important to bring awareness to our society; everyone needs
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The word “retarded” can never‚ in any form‚ be used “correctly”. Everyone says it. My best friends‚ my family‚ superiors‚ even families with a special need children. However‚ that doesn’t make it right. Strongly against the use of the word - stands John McGinley‚ Special Olympics Ambassador. In his Huffington Post Blog‚ “What Really Happens When We Use The R-Word‚” the firm activist explains why this now commonly used word is always meant as a “euphemistic put-down”‚ and how it should never be used
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USE OF ICT in the field of BUSINESS and GOVERNANCE; The Kenyan scenario. Introduction to ICT ICT is an acronym that stands for Information Communications Technology. However‚ there is no a universally accepted definition of ICT. Why? Because the concepts‚ methods and applications involved in ICT are constantly evolving on an almost daily basis. Its difficult to keep up with the changes - they happen so fast. A good way to think about ICT is to consider all the uses of digital technology that already
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A lot of things have changed me; some for the better‚ others for the worse. My father was an alcoholic before I was born and still is. Because of that I ended up becoming the second adult and parent to my brother two months before my third birthday when he was born. My mom was working back then and I ended up raising myself as well seeing as my father would drink until he passed out and if my brother and I were hungry he would give us a piece of gum and ignore us. He also has a horrid temper that’s
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Abstract Goal setting is a key to achieving success in any endeavor. It is very complex to know where one is going if one does not know where to go. Everyone needs goals to be enthused‚ grow or increase performance especially with strong goals. Setting goals for example helps employees know where they need to go and how they should go about getting there. It also helps employees manage themselves. Employees should set goals that are SMART: Specific‚ Measurable‚ Achievable‚ Realistic‚ and Timely
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Competent use of assessment instruments is an important ethical concern regarding assessment. Why is competent use of assessment instruments so important? Identify barriers you’ve experienced to the competent use of assessment instruments. What are some ways to overcome these barriers? There are a myriad of reasons why the competent use of assessment instruments is important to consider. Firstly‚ it is unethical for someone to administer an assessment if they have not received proper training.
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the Small Business Administration‚ new businesses have a 34 percent chance of failing within two years and half are not operating in four years. 60 percent of businesses fail in six years (Scarborough and Zimmerer 12). I know people do not set out to fail this statistics show that it does happen. What is business failure? John Watson and Jim E. Everett authors of "Do Small Businesses Have High Failure Rates"‚ say that experts tend not to agree what is the clear definition of business failure. Most
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What is the effect of the repetition of the word ‘sir’? The way the boys continuously use the word ‘Sir’ when speaking to Irwin cold indicate many things. Firstly‚ in the part where the boys are trying to show off to Irwin by revealing just how articulate they are by releasing an outburst of knowledge in order to take him aback‚ the effort of them using the word ‘Sir’ after all their sentences could be a way of showing that the boys are aware of their intelligence‚ but aren’t aware of the seriousness
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in S.E Hinton’s book The Outsiders. The setting of the book is east/west side of town. There are two groups in town‚ the socs and the greasers. They were a greaser or soc depending on what side of town they lived in. For example the greases lived on the east side and the socs lived on the west side of town. They setting affects the characters by developing their personality based on where they lived. The main characters in the book is Ponyboy. The setting affects him because Ponyboy is not a real
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