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    The American Red Cross

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    In this paper I will be discussion the Red Cross in world war 1 what they are and what they do and who started it The American Red Cross was found by Clara Barton was a pioneering nurse She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and patent clerk. Barton is noteworthy for doing humanitarian work at a time when relatively few women worked outside the home she founded it in Washington D.C on May 21,1881 she lead the red cross for 23 years prior to the war the Red Cross…

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    Table of Contents I. Executive Summary ............................................…………….………..................... 3 II. Theoretical Aspect (Literature Review) ..........………………................................. 6 3.1. Definition of Equal Employment Opportunities............................................... 6 3.2. Definition of Discrimination............................................................................. 6 3.3. Definition of other laws…

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    frowned upon since 1910 when the Mann Act was put into place which prohibited transporting prostitutes across state lines. Because it is up to the states to deem prostitution illegal, Nevada has allowed ten of its counties to permit prostitution while the rest of the country has made it a criminal act. Although it has been criminalized within the last 100 years, women selling their services has been around since the beginning of civilization beginning in 2400 BCE with the ancient Sumer’s. It is…

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    “The Kern-McGillicuddy Act of 1916 is established that federal employees would be compensated if hurt on the job. The United States Employees’ Compensation Act is a federal law, enacted on September 7, 1916. Sponsored by Senator John W. Kern, Democrat of Indiana and Representative Daniel J. McGillicuddy, Democrat of Maine, it established compensation to federal civil service employees for wages lost due to jot-related injuries. This act became the precedent for “Disability Insurance” across…

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    Background Checks (The Law) Mostly all discrimination laws today are amendment or revision to the original law Civil Rights Act of 1964. Before we discuss background checks let’s discuss some specifics of the original law and how it relates to background check. Just as its namesake states, in 1964 the United States passed a law that tried to help and even prevent civil injustices to anyone base on their color, race, national origin, religion, or sex; but the primary focus at this time in history…

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    Question 1 An education institution is an accredited facility where children receive a formal education to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to excel as an adult. As citizens of the United States we have the right to equal education no matter our race, ethnicity, religion or economic status. However, Clayton County Schools and many other predominately Black schools in Georgia do not receive the same education that is provided to their white counterparts. Multiple studies and…

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    Human Trafficking Issues

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    problem that also occurs widely on the state and federal level; according to the most recent statistics, there were 19,724 cases of human trafficking between from 2007 until last year (2014 Statistics). Although there are laws and policies in place to protect victims of this practice in every state, it is still a large issue in our society. This paper will serve as an analysis of the laws and policies that affect the United States both on the federal and state of Michigan level. Federal Law…

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    Solicitor General of the United States and as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 1900, President William McKinley appointed Taft, Governor-General of the Philippines. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Taft Secretary of War in an effort to groom Taft, then his close political ally, into his handpicked presidential successor. Taft assumed a prominent role in problem solving, assuming on some occasions the role of acting Secretary of State, while…

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    An Explanatory Synthesis on the Sources “How to Know When Migrant Gravy Train Arrives in Your Town” by Leo Hohmann and Attitudes toward Refugees Entering the United States of America by Sarah M. Bullard According to The United Nations High Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) there were more than forty-five million refugees seeking asylum in the world in 2012 (UNHCR 2012). With this large number, the question of whether the U.S. people want these refugees immigrating into their country is a large…

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    sector, a foremost social service sector has never really fared well, principally due to its chronic underfunding. The WHO (2000) ranked the Nigerian Health system performance at a paltry 187th position among the 191 United Nations member. It is rather not surprising that health indices data show that women and children from poor families die from avoidable health problems. According to the Global Burden of…

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