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Twenty Five Years Male And Female
1,778 wordsTwenty-five years have passed, but the celebration is no victory party. For all the progress women have made, they are still far behind the men on the playing field. A vast number of colleges and universities are still not in compliance with Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination at any educational institution that receives Federal funds. Title IX applies to all educational programs, although it has become the standard-bearer for women's athletics. The following words lie at the heart of w...
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Flat Tax Steve Forbes
5,491 wordsOur current tax system is complex, costly, and unfair. Surely, America can do better for our children than redistribution and regulation. Our nation is over four trillion dollars in debt. It is time to act instead of letting lawyers and politicians play with our money. A flat tax plan is a simple solution to remedy the stagnant apathy our nation has been so accustomed to for the last seventy years. A flat tax would make calculating and collecting tax simple. According to 1996 studies, Americans ...
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Safety And Health Secretary Of Labor
1,105 words... secretary of labor. When congress enacted the OSHA law, It provided for the rapid effect of such safety and health standards: 1. Those already on the books, such as the older Walsh-Healey Act 2. The immediate inclusion of consensus standards generally recognized by the industry 3. Emergency standards under section 6 4. The rule making process under 6 (b) requiring the publishing of proposed new standards When congress enacted the OSHA act it realized that the new Occupational Safety and Heal...
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Gender Equality In Sports
1,083 words... in the field of sports. Women received $ 142, 622, 803 less scholarship support than their male counterparts during the 1995 - 1996 scholastic year (Wine 2). Women are merely 30 % of scholarship money; that leaves 70 % of the scholarship money for the men to spend. The 70 % of leftover scholarship money certainly does not go to the womens equipment and supplies. Determining the compliance for the provision of equipment and supplies involves evaluating six separate things. Quality, suitabilit...
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Afl Cio Homeland Security
5,097 wordsIn order to steward and ensure a more perfect union for the people of the United States, and in its representation to its neighbors, I hereby pledge the following commitments while in Office as the President of this great country and as the management of the Executive Branch of its Government. The Health, Safety, and Welfare of the People of the United States The health, safety and welfare of the people represents the state in the soundness of this nation. It is in the combination of these facto...
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Ben Amp Jerry Super Premium Ice Cream
1,573 words... stores, and restaurants nationwide and globally. Since retailers purchase ice cream products in large quantities, this gives buyers substantial leverage over price. In addition, there are many ice cream products to choose from, so the buyers cost of switching to competing brands is relatively low. In order to defend against this competitive force, a companys strategy must include strong product differentiation so that buyers are less able to switch over without incurring large costs. Supplie...
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Corporate Social Responsibility Internal Audit
1,261 words... and the Board as Chairman and Chief Executive. The Board recognises that this is to address current business needs and has balanced the power by: Appointing Roger Holmes to the Board as Managing Director of UK Retail; Appointing two new non-executive directors, Tony Ball and Kevin Lomax; Having a majority of non-executive directors on the Board, with a wide range of experience and expertise, who bring an independent judgement on issues of strategy, performance and resources; Retaining 100 % ...
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People With Disabilities Individuals With Disabilities
1,334 words... nt school sectors, higher education sectors and people with disabilities. From 1997, the council worked on developing the draft combining both principle and performance based standards. The standards have since been re-drafted and address five key areas: 1. enrolment; 2. participation; 3. curriculum development, accreditation and delivery; 4. student support services; and 5. elimination of harassment and victimization The draft Disability Standards for Education were negotiated by the member...
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Medication Compliance In Elderly
1,324 wordsResearch Utilization Paper An Intervention Study to Enhance Medication Compliance in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals Chris Elmer HSCI 401 Fall 2001 My research study was to determine whether daily video telephone or regular telephone reminders would increase the quantity of prescribed cardiac medication taken in a sample of elderly individuals who have congestive heart failure (CHF) (Peteva, 2001). Within this research I would disseminate the new scientific knowledge with the help of the ...
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Earthquake Loads Resistant Design Of Buildings
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Health Care Insurance Cigarette Smoking
2,656 wordsRelationships and Complexities Among Different Concepts QUESTION 1) Define and do persuasion. 1) Based on our readings and discussions, create a working definition of persuasion. 2) Write persuasively about a current social / political /economic issue that is important in your life. First, identify the issue. Then, employing strategies of persuasion, write an opinion editorial (Op-Ed), either intended for a local or national newspaper to persuade the reader to endorse your position Your Op-Ed is...
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Hours Per Week American Medical Association
3,045 wordsAfter years of discussion, the system of training resident physicians in the United States has finally undergone substantial changes. As of July 1, 2003, more but not all residents were limited to 80 hours of work per week, averaged over a four-week period. The new requirements are part of a general effort to improve the safety of patients and the working conditions and education of residents. They are also designed to forestall federal regulation that could take away some of the authority of th...
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Ethical Leadership In Public Sector
2,059 wordsEthical Leadership in Public Sector Why do some organizations compliance and market conduct efforts succeed, while others fail? Why is it that compliance is part of the culture of some organizations and not others? Why is it that some organizations are succeeding in solving their compliance problems, while others are fighting a losing battle? A careful analysis will show that the missing ingredient for success is ethical leadership. The starting point to understanding ethical leadership is value...
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Y 2 K Year 2000 Problem
4,910 wordsLess than two years until the year 2000. Two seemingly small digits may turn January 1, 2000 from a worldwide celebration into a universal nightmare. With computers mistaking the year 2000 for 1900, virtually all businesses that use dates will be affected. Not only will the companies be affected, but they are paying millions upon millions of dollars in order for computers to recognize the difference between the years 2000 and 1900. The year 2000 computer bug is a huge problem that our world must...
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Women In Sports Gender Equality
2,237 wordsHow is it fair that a men? s college basketball team is able to be transported on planes and dine on steak, while a women? s team from the same college, travels in a van and eats fast food? It? s not, but this occurs often nowadays even with laws passed preventing this type of discrimination. In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, which prohibits discrimination against girls and women in federally funded education, including athletic programs (Kiernan 3). Many schools and colleges have not been able...
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Title Ix Athletic Departments
6,267 wordsSex. That one little word has led to a mini-revolution in all aspects of a girls education, from Kindergarten to Graduate School, all across the nation. In 1972, Title IX was adopted as the landmark legislation for prohibition of gender discrimination in schools, and was signed into law, by President Richard Nixon, on June 23. This legislation encompasses both academics and athletics. Title IX reads: No person in the U. S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, or denied t...
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