Citizen United v. Federal Election Commission Citizen United v. Federal Election Commission is a court case in which United States Supreme Court in the year 2010 decided on a 5-4 basis the legislation that prohibited the use of treasury funds by corporations and unions generally for the independence of the electoral process communication systems referred political advertising infringed the protection of freedom of speech by the First Amendment. In doing so, Section 203 was invalidated by the court in the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), also known as the McCain-Feingold Act for the authors Sen. John McCain and Sen. Russ Feingold, and Section 441(b) in the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) that was changed in 1971. The court continued to reverse Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1990) and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003) in the whole or the part of the previous Supreme Court rulings. Immediately viewed as a significant history, the resulting ruling becomes a controversy outside the case. Some hailed it as a way to resound the victory of free speech with others criticizing it…
Women in Leadership Bibliography OECD (2018), Women in Politics (Indicator). Doi 10.1787/edc3ff4f-en (Accessed on 16th November 2018). Women in leadership and governance bring along with them their skills and attributes that subsequently introduce a whole new perspective in governance. Women are offered less opportunities to participate in the political process and governance and even fewer times are they given the chance to increase in numbers in the governmental positions. However, the women who have managed to participate in governance are seen to have instilled systems that everyone considers stable, sustainable and legitimate and more importantly transparent. Women have managed to perform many roles at the same time for example, highlighting women’s needs, bridging political divisions as well as bring out policies and press for transparency and accountability. This research paper presents a debate on the importance of women in politics as well as women empowerment altogether. Steinem, G & Beard, M, “Women and Power.” A Manifesto. 2017 With more women engaging and participating in politics, there is advancement in gender equality which subsequently affects the variety of policy…
Technology And Its Impact On Society And Organizations. Introduction Change is inevitable and in any field one is and working into the impact of technology is undeniably large which has brought a different in every sphere of life both positive and negative from agriculture to education, manufacturing to production and every sector attached. Technology has contributed to the growth of our culture, economy and also the living standards of the people. Thus technology plays a significant role at the end of the day in all fields of human existence. However as a double edged sword it has some effects that are detrimental and other beneficial .Technology evolution has changed the life of people through thinking bringing a lot of advancement in day to day activities (Turkle, 2017). .The purpose of this essay is to discuss as to why the society should embrace technology in a beneficial way. Currently the technology has influenced agriculture sector in a big way for it has allowed a large number of people who in particular has embraced this technology produce vast quantities of various…
Organizational crisis response analysis Introduction Sports organizations face numerous crises just as faced by other corporate organizations. A crisis is an unusual disruption of standard operations threat pose a threat to the safety, reputation, and prosperity of an organization or individual. An organization should, therefore, seek to employ proper crisis management and image restoration techniques. This thesis will examine how three sports organizations have responded to crises in the past. Roger Goodell and the NFL In 2014, the NFL experienced a major PR failure which threatened to ruin its reputation and that of the Baltimore Ravens club (Macur, 2018). This was after a case of domestic violence by its player, Ray Rice. The controversy escalated when a video of Rice punching his fiancée, Janay Palmer, in a hotel elevator emerged. It was reported that the NFL officials had had access to the footage. Roger Goodell, after hesitating and remaining silent, sentenced Ray Rice to a two-match suspension (Macur, 2018). There were several public outcries and conflagration by people who believed that the suspension was lenient as compared to the lengthy…
Women in Leadership paper Bibliography OECD (2018), Women in Politics (Indicator). Doi 10.1787/edc3ff4f-en (Accessed on 16th November 2018). Women in leadership and governance bring along with them their skills and attributes that subsequently introduce a whole new perspective in governance. Women are offered less opportunities to participate in the political process and governance and even fewer times are they given the chance to increase in numbers in the governmental positions. However, the women who have managed to participate in governance are seen to have instilled systems that everyone considers stable, sustainable and legitimate and more importantly transparent. Women have managed to perform many roles at the same time for example, highlighting women’s needs, bridging political divisions as well as bring out policies and press for transparency and accountability. This research paper presents a debate on the importance of women in politics as well as women empowerment altogether. Steinem, G & Beard, M, “Women and Power.” A Manifesto. 2017 With more women engaging and participating in politics, there is advancement in gender equality which subsequently affects the variety of…
Nixon Checker’s speech Introduction Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States of America. In the Checkers speech, Nixon responded to the criticism regarding the alleged “secret fund”. He was running for vice president as a Republican candidate alongside presidential candidate, Dwight Eisenhower. He had been criticized for accepting supplementary salary $ 18000 which was contributed by a group of supporters. During his speech in response to the allegations, he used the rhetorical appeals to persuade his audience so as to accept his point of view. Examples of rhetorical appeals include ethos, pathos, logos. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how he used these appeals to persuade his audience. Ethos Ethos often refers to the appeal to a person’s ethics. Ethos is used as a means of convincing an audience through the use of the authority of the speaker. Ethos can often be demonstrated in a speech by sounding fair and demonstrating their expertise or pedigree. The introduction to his speech has ethos when he talks about his position and his problem and he…
Transformational leadership Introduction Good leadership is the main component in a nurse’s role because of its fast-changing healthcare environment. Leaders who exercise transformational style of leadership allow change recognition and guiding their subordinates and creating a sense of responsibility. Nursing is made up of emotional intelligence, competencies and technical skills (Ribelin, 2003). The transformational theory of leadership would be a great style of leadership because of its four components which are intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation idealized influence and individualized consideration (Cummings et al, 2010). Transformational style of leadership inspires subordinate by upholding high moral values where the leaders have a high set code of conduct this leads to subordinates acting for the greater good rather than their own selfish interest which is important in the healthcare sector. The aim of this research is to find out if the transformational style of leadership is the most effective style of leadership for retaining highly qualified nurses. Transformational leadership in Nursing Transformational leadership has a positive impact on the workplace environment. According to (Northouse, 2016). Leadership is a process created to influence people…
The criminal justice in USA Introduction The criminal justice in USA has been of great value and importance based on the fact that it was established on the basis of intentions which were noble from the beginning due to diverse growing society and moral suitability. I, like, Monroe College as it constantly exceed the expectations of the students by constantly working to explore more limits of nature and this enhances the requisite skills needed by any student for efficient functioning of the work outlined for criminal justice which am so passionate about . Every country shield and protect the properties of its people and people themselves and this phase will equip me for work in the future. The system of criminal justice is required to prove a balance between guilty being punished and protecting those who are innocent and found guilty and this will help me so much in emulating what the system of justice can be used properly to convict those found guilty as this process is not easy. Many miscarriages of justice has been experienced where innocent people…
Contributing factors of abortion Introduction The argument about the abortion has been running for decades and seem so controversial, many consider it murder or so immoral and by, defining abortion occurs when the pregnancy is ended so that it doesn’t result to a child or before the normal growth. Many argue that abortion shouldn’t be legalized yet many of the pro-life believers are totally against it and believe it should be illegal. Many of pro-life supporters fail to understand the fact that even if abortion was illegal it could still be practiced (Forsythe & PresseR,2005) The aim of this thesis is to discuss why abortion legalization in society should be encouraged and the contributing factors as to why women terminate the pregnancy. The society is against abortion and suggests that everyone has the right to live without considering the circumstances that translated to the pregnancy. On the other hand, In the case of rape, child abuse or incest the affected individual is both physically and emotionally frustrated. These people end up hating themselves and live always in fear and it’s…
Erik Erikson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development Autobiography Introduction Erik Erikson is a psychoanalyst of German origin who came up with an eight stage theory of psychosocial development through exploring three aspects of identity which are; socio-cultural identity, personal identity and ego identity. All these involve idiosyncrasies which bring out a clear cut distinction between one person and the other. (Erikson 1994). It is in Erikson’s belief that all human beings regardless of culture or anything else have to go through eight stages of development in their entire life cycle, each having a period of healthy development, unhealthy development and a period of just being somewhere in between. Erikson’s theory, (Erikson 1994), puts into consideration several aspects such as the genetics, environment, situations and circumstances as well as upbringing among other external factors on which human personality development is dependent upon. The eight stages of human development as brought out by Erikson (Erikson 1993), are as follows; Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame, Initiative vs. Guilt, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role Diffusion, Intimacy vs. Isolation, Generativity vs. Stagnation and…