Cultural Competence: Is it necessary? What is Cultural Competence? Many different definitions of cultural competence are out there‚ but probably the most widely accepted is the following: “Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors‚ knowledge‚ attitudes‚ and policies that come together in a system‚ organization‚ or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. “Culture” refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language
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By Any Means Necessary Brittany Heil June 23‚ 2013 “We declare our right on this earth…to be a human being‚ to be respected as a human being‚ to be given the rights of a human being in this society‚ on this earth‚ in this day‚ which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.” Theses are the words of Malcolm X‚ a civil rights leader and political activist in the 1960s. Malcolm X was perhaps one of the most controversial elements in the civil rights movement. His life was full
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14th September 2013 Torture is a necessary evil. After reading this article and evaluating both sides of the argument‚ my opinion remains the same. I disagree that torture is necessary; it is a barbaric breach of human rights. After looking at statistics‚ only 8% of Guantanamo detainees were Al Qaeda fighters‚ this is a shockingly low percentage in proportion to the 517 Guantanamo that were detained. British laws have deemed torture illegal and yet at least 6 detainees alleged that British forces
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in all states. Since they are human products researchers are testing‚ fing human volunteers and test the products on them. Don’t bring animals into our problems. Some people see animal testing as cruel and evil‚ while others think it as okay and necessary. Always remember and think about when you brush your teeth at night or when you are cleaning your house about the sacrifice it took to make that simple product. The price is huge‚ but the results are so
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Government Surveillance is Legal and Necessary Since September 11‚ 2001‚ the National Security Agency started a program called National Security to help the government collect and monitor information and data from overseas.There are two-hundred million text messages and three million phone calls collected per day to detect terrorist attacks before it happens (King 1). Some attacks are stopped before it happens but there are some that aren’t. Let’s take 9/11 for example‚ nineteen hijackers attacked
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At first glance‚ moral relativism appears to be an appealing‚ well though out philosophical view. The truth of moral judgments is relative to the judging subject or community. The basic definition of moral relativism is that all moral points of view are equally valid; no single person’s morals are any more right or wrong than any other person’s. As you look closer at the points that moral relativists use to justify their claims‚ you can plainly see that there are‚ more often than not‚ viable objections
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500 words‚ prove that there is a moral lesson implied in the novel “The picture of Dorian Gray” Oscar Wilde is one of the greatest literary showmen of the English nineteenth century. Of all his works‚ his only novel “…” is considered his masterpiece. In this novel‚ a moral lesson can be implied: Corruption will lead to destruction‚ obsession and torture. A moral lesson is experience that one can learn from a story and this lesson follows the standards of behavior considered acceptable and right
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to encourage others to do the similar things. Moral compass should run through the whole process. An individual’s effort is meager but we should not neglect it. Just as the recycle‚ if I do well in recycling every time I want to throw my rubbish and tell others the importance of recycle‚ more and more people will be impacted if I carry on doing this. Key Take-away Moral compass is the principle and norm that leads us to proper and right behavior. Doing nothing that offenses others and public’s
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The government is always expanding in many ways‚ but what justifies them to do so? The Necessary and Proper Clause can both support such decisions‚ or reject them. These Clauses are explained in the Constitution. It says that‚ “The Congress shall have Power …To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers‚ and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States‚ or in any Department or Officer thereof.” The importance
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change‚ so they fought. Fighting these wars are‚ however‚ necessary no matter what people believe. This is because fighting them and winning will stop them from controlling others. Some wars that stopped countries from controlling others are the second world war‚ the war in Vietnam‚ and the Revolutionary war. However‚ there are claims that the Vietnam war could’ve been avoided‚ but there would’ve been consequences for going to war. War is necessary because it’s a way to try to stop countries from dominating
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