A SUBSTANCE ABUSE FREE WORKPLACE 1. Describe the effect of illegal or prescription drug and alcohol use in the workplace. How does this affect productivity? Today in the United States‚ 73% of drug users are employed‚ costing American businesses billions of dollars annually in lost productivity and health care costs. Studies reveal that employees who abuse drugs have a tremendously harmful effect on the workplace—they are more likely to have extended absences from work‚ show up late
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The Right To A Free Trial One of the most important freedoms in the American judicial system is the right to a jury trial. This allows a minimum of six Americans‚ chosen from a list of registered voters‚ to determine a person’s guilt or innocence through deliberations. They have the power to express the conscious of society as well as interpret and judge the laws themselves. If they feel that a law is unconstitutional‚ evil‚ or even unfair they can void it for the circumstance by declaring
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Trigger Warnings: A Threat to Education in America Imagine a world where anything could be considered offensive. Now imagine that world full of college students who are apart of a generation coddled to a point of disgust. In this world‚ the slightest challenge of a college student’s ideas is considered offensive and disgraceful. This is the world that is being built right before my eyes. The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board wrote an essay titled “Warning: College Students‚ This Editorial May Upset
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[line] Political Until the May 2009 Presidential election‚ the fight for political power in Panama had been essentially limited to the Partido Revolucionario Democrática (PRD) and the Partido Panameñista (PP). Both of these parties are on the right of the political spectrum and made up of
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‘Justice is under threat in the risk society’‚ is Barbara Hudson right to argue this? In the UK the state advised what it expects of us and in response to this gives us laws that we are not legitimate to disobey. We currently live in a de facto and de jure state where no one else can take part in violence apart from the state when needed‚ and the laws are seen as just. From the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century there has been a change in society creating a modernist era which saw
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form of shelters. To them‚ life may just end tomorrow. The worst part of all this is that many of them are children. When they grow up‚ their body needs nutrition and their mind education. However‚ both are extremely exorbitant to them. As a concerned global citizen‚ you may feel sympathetic towards them and there are actually many things you can do to ameliorate their horrible conditions. 1. Donate money. As simple as it sounds‚ it is one of the most effective ways to help these homeless children
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and final location of Ehrenreich’s experiment is Minnesota. A state considered to be relatively liberal to the welfare poor‚ Ehrenreich desires to experience the compatibility of income and rent‚ a few moderate adventures‚ and a tranquil conclusion. Upon arriving in the Twin Cities area‚ she rents a vehicle and drives to a friend’s apartment that she will use for a few days free of monetary pay. Her only charge is to care for the friend’s cockatiel‚ which she agrees to do despite her phobia of birds
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Upon the case Miranda vs. Arizona the Supreme Court decided that citizens must be aware of their fifth and sixth Amendment rights upon questioning by the police. Fifth Amendment: “…No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself…” Sixth Amendment:
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kindness‚ the welfare and‚ Ehrenreich braveness to complete her project on the poor. Carolina‚ in my opinion‚ is a strong character in Ehrenreich’s book. Her kindness and determination captivate my attention. Carolina together with her husband make about $40.000 dollars a year and still she was kind to Ehrenreich. Carolina made homemade stew and gave to Ehrenreich. Her attitude shows kindness and solidarity. The welfare system in the United States is complex. Ehrenreich describes how the poor lives
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points of three different articles about the freedom of speech and expression called “What ‘Snowflakes’ Get Right About Free Speech” by Ulrich Baer‚ Guo Jian’s report “California‚ A University Student Sued the School Violated the Freedom of Speech”‚ and “Global Press Freedoms Weakening‚ Group Warns” written by Kevin Drew. Each of these sources make it obvious that freedom of speech is something being violated in everyday life‚ and we need to fight for the right to express our words‚ and not allow
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