Four Freedoms Park‚ a shrine to former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lies at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island bordered by the choppy waters of the East River on both sides. The park itself is triangular shaped and compact‚ as it narrows and ultimately cumulates to a bronze figurehead of FDR himself which marks the entrance to an open aired room made entirely of white marble. The room which is enshrined with a portion of FDR’s Four Freedoms speech and creates an open space which leaves the
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Chapter 2 Name: Orlene Forrester Professor: Stephen Braccio Research Project: Workplace Inequalities and Gender MGT 510 CHAPTER 2 Introduction: Across the Unites States‚ it’s a basic human right to be free from inequality in the workplace‚ according to the United Nations‚ which states that workers have the right to be treated fairly and judged on their own merits and efforts in the work place. They are many forms of work place inequalities all with one common focal point‚ unjust
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THE SALK INSTITUTE‚ SAN DIEGO‚ USA Introduction: Dr. Jonas Salk‚ developer of the polio vaccine‚ established the Salk Institute for Biological Studies more than 40 years ago. His goal was to create an institute that would serve as a "crucible for creativity" to pursue questions about the basic principles of life. the Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators. It employs a scientific staff of more than 850‚ including visiting scientists‚ postdoctoral
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Police Department Roles and Functions Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 11‚ 2012 Miriam Moore Police Department Roles and Functions Police officers play many roles. In the United States the mission of law enforcement is to maintain social order and public safety by reducing crime. To accomplish this and preserve the peace‚ officers have five main responsibilities (CJi Interactive‚ 2011). The first of these responsibilities is to enforce the law. To be able to do this the law enforcement officer
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The year is 1957 and the USSR has just launched the first artificial earth satellite. In response America launches the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) within the Department of Defense (DOD) to create America’s lead in science and technology. The Internet had its humble beginnings here‚ within ARPA’s many projects. The Internet has become one of the key symbols of today’s pop culture: everything has a "dot com" address; people do not say "call me‚" but instead its "I’ll
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they used electronic surveillance to listen in on the suspect Charles Katz without a warrant. The Federal Bureau of Investigation suspected him of playing a role in an illegal gambling operation. They observed him using a public payphone and believed he was transmitting information to a known gambler in Massachusetts. They confirmed their suspicions by acquiring a record of the numbers he called while using the phone booth. Katz was arrested on eight counts‚ which included illegal transmission of
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Watching the Tough Guise video featuring Dr. Jackson Katz was very informative. At one point in the video he discusses how the dominant group of white heterosexual men is not identified as one of the traits of violent people. In the video‚ he states that “one gender‚ men‚ perpetrate approximately 90% of the violence” – something that the media does not feel the need to report‚ as it is overlooked as a basic fact. He compares this to how we in the United States think of race‚ how the word conjures
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bias this world is regarding men. This film made me realize that the role of being “masculine” involved so much ie.‚ performance‚ image‚ and the role that they play. I was not prepared for the disturbing tour that Katz took you through using powerful role models. In my observation‚ Katz did an excellent job examining the relationship between male culture and the construction of the masculine identity in the U.S. I was very shocked by the illistration of the widespread violence in American society
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uses a presidential system of federalism. The US Supreme Court is in charge of resolving conflicts between the federal government and its constituent units. Even the US federalist system has numerous benefits‚ it also has its share of shortcomings (Katz 11). Federalism allows the government sufficient political power‚ the government’s power is subject to restraints to prevent the abuse of that power‚ and protect the right of individual liberty. Power is broken down into‚ the portions of which are
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disorder that affects various people throughout the world‚ and is one the main categories that psychological disorders are split into. According to Hyman and DuFrene (2008)‚ “OCD [Obsessive-compulsive disorder] is a complex condition with a wide variety of symptoms…there are two elements common to all forms of OCD... these two elements are called obsessions and compulsions” (2008‚ pg. 3). This disorder impacts about an estimated 3%
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