potential policies that could improve the financial viability of Social Security.   Different policies have been designed to promote the financial viability of social security. Below is the loss of the policies for improving the financial viability of social security. Raise the full retirement age The full should be raised from 65 to 66 which would raise gradually for individuals born in 1960 and later. This will cut the benefit by 16 percent. 2.   Increase the Payroll Tax Cap The policy proposes to lift the cap to cover 90%of total earnings. This helps the top earners to pay more cash into social security. The top earners also receive more benefits.  The policy reflects the intention of congress proposal in 1997 which require 90% of earning to be charged.  The cover helps in closing the social security fund gap. 3.   Reduce Benefits for Higher Earners Payment of social security benefit is based on workers earnings subjected to Security to Social Security payroll taxes.  Though lower lifetime earners receive lower payment compared to higher lifetime earners, their benefits are higher as opposed…

Reply 1:  to Jordyn Bush I agree with Jordyn Bush that individuals should properly cut down their sodium intake and its significance. I also use Google to search for various nutrition facts, such as the recommended sodium intake as well as calories. This includes the appropriate amount of fat content, protein, sugar, fiber, carbohydrates, and sodium. Google provides excellent videos and food blogs that provide useful information about almost all diet and nutrition facts. Apart from Google, I also use the Rutgers library, which has several articles about sodium intake. It always provides the most recent, reliable, and useful nutrition facts. Also, the articles offer comprehensible information about any food and nutrition facts. Therefore, I agree with Jordin Bush that the Rutgers library gives incredible findings of any research topic. I agree that it is difficult to ascertain the origin of articles when evaluating the sources. This is because it is difficult for me too to differentiate between primary and secondary sources. Besides,  it is challenging to find the origin of some articles. I also find articles in the Rutgers…

Proposal writing It is a fact that writing an active proposal gives a step forward towards the success of the request spelled by the proposal itself. A proposal is something that speaks for itself, and therefore, it is true that strong writing techniques are required. For one to be perfect with proposal writing, they have to be in a position to understand and know how to write the various parts of the proposal. You must be eloquent, creative, and possess a strong mastery of language used in writing the proposal. Besides writing, formatting is vital, and this needs to be perfect to prove that you understand what you are doing (DeBakey, 2016). I support the argument about catchy first sentences, especially in the first paragraph or summary. Indeed, this is what will attract the attention of the donors or sponsors and convince them to give an affirmative reply to the proposal. On the other hand, a note should be taken that everything within the proposal should be correct. If someone does not know about this, then they should always remember…

Article Summary: Black Civility The dominance of whites over blacks has been a major issue since the beginning of Canadian history. Some historians, such as Colin Thomson, have attributed the mixture of problems that black people face to lack of unity among the blacks themselves and a cumulative pride that limits actions of defiance. Consistent with the argument is another perspective that the act of black Christians to pride themselves with the doctrine of their master “is the very figure of emasculated docility” (Vernon84). Thomson is convinced that the act of the blacks of adopting the ways of their white masters gave an opportunity for prairies to gain its identity, especially between 1905 and 1912, which rejected blackness (Vernon 85). The growth of the prairies saw many blacks adopting whiteness. As it is in the text, various people acted like “Uncle Tom,” “Black on the outside, white in the inside” (Vernon 86). As a consequence, Thomson is convinced that black people failed to raise their collective voices on racial injustices. Due to thesereasons, Thomson explained, blacks in Canada have remained…

Resilience Among Older Adolescents in Foster Care The article establishes the phenomenon of resilience that is exhibited among adults, especially in foster care homes. It further seeks to explore to analyze the data of a sample of 351 older adolescents to establish the findings associated with resilience in society (Shpiegel, 2015). Therefore, resilience is measured through consideration of certain factors, including; teen pregnancy avoidance, mental illness, criminal activities developing, lack of housing leading to homelessness, substance use, and education attainment. The study established that lower resilience levels were associated with sexual abuse histories, physical abuse, delinquency, and instability in the placement among children. However, individuals that belonged to the community of Non-whites had higher resilience levels as compared to whites. Moreover, the insights from the finding revealed that the move to control risk factors among non-whites had less impact on the higher resilience. The article presents demographic variables that are measured in terms of gender and race. On personal insights, it is worth ascertaining that the measures provide a limited means to determine resilience among adults. It broadly focuses on…

M2A1 Project 1 Summary – Critique of Article The article “The production of inequality: The gender division of labor across the transition to parenthood” is a journal of marriage and family that was written by Jill Yavorsky, Claire Kamo Dush, and Sarah Schoppe-Sull. The article was first published on April 28th, 2015. The authors intended to reveal the level of completeness or incompleteness of the revolution of gender matters in the United States. The authors rebuke the proposal given by other scholars, which says that the gender revolution has delayed because they feel that equitable divisions of labor are yet to be delivered. In order to prove that inequality in domestic labor still exists as parents transition to parenthood, Jill Yavorsky, Claire Kamo Dush, and Sarah Schoppe-Sull reviewed Exchange and bargaining perspectives theory. This theory was proposed by Matheson, Bittman, Folbre, England, and in the year 2003. The theory spotlights on power in terms of income. Under this theory, a partner who brings more income to the family can leverage to bargain out of domestic chores Sayer, and work of…

Journaling Despite lying being against everything that most people stand for, it is evident that almost everybody lies at some point in their lives, making lying and deception common behaviours in people’s daily lives. What defers is the kind of lies that people do. Some people tell white lies to protect someone’s feelings and make them feel better. For example, parents are fond of saying white lies to their children whenever they fail to fulfil the promises made to the children. On the other hand, people make much more severe lies, including lying on a resume or lying to cover up for a crime. In such cases, a need to ascertain whether they are lying rises. Lie detection is significant across all people, including law enforcement officers, LEO, judges, psychologists, students, and job interviewers. Therefore, it is of the essence to look into the ways that one can tell that someone is telling a lie using the steps explained below. Researchers depict that detecting lies is often hard for most people. This is because of the difficultness underlying the discrimination…

Market Structure Monopolistic Competitive structure com Notably, Google company has the characters of a perfect and a monopoly market structure. In relation to a perfect competition market structure, Google is different in the allocation and product efficiency. Here, a perfect market has many sellers with the same products that all produced under a standard method. In addition, the firms in a perfect competitive structure have information about the market as well as the price. On the other hand, monopolistic competition sells products that are different in quality and quantity. Because of fewer barriers in the market entry and exit is easy. Brand and quality are the primary basis of a monopolistic structure based on product differentiation. Google can increase prices of advertisements, a factor that is difficult in a perfectly competitive market structure. Oligopoly Market Structure Soft Drinks Companies (Coca-Cola and Pepsi) Firstly, oligopoly consists of more than one company as compared to monopoly, which is one company controlling product, prices and availability in the market. Coco-Cola being part of an oligopoly market structure, produces differentiated products. The competition between…

Plato’s Apology Introduction Socrates, in his belief in philosophy, illustrated that philosophy ought to be used as a tool to achieve practical results and social well-being. He attempted to create an ethically streamlined system based on human reasoning rather than the doctrines of theological nature. Summoned before the judges, Socrates stands unmoved in giving out his defense against his accusers and the judges. He indeed depicts a great depth of wisdom, and by that, he accepted to die for it if that is what it meant. ‘I am wisest because I know that I know nothing.’ This saying is accurate and valid, as proved by Plato’s apology on account of the great Greek philosopher, Socrates. The expression that highlights Socratic ignorance gives the stance to Socrates’s way of thinking. Socrates, in his interpretation, claims that he has no knowledge and doesn’t think that he knows something while the others have no knowledge but believe that they know something; therefore, he is the wisest of them all. Through this, comes an advocation of a situation in which to understand that there…

Policy Allocation: Addressing The Populace’s Needs Apart from the constitution, to address societal needs which arise from time to time, the state often resorts to public policies. Furthermore, on account of the dynamic economic environment, often, policies are required to ensure the economy is stable—thus, individuals can gain as well as the state. In addressing these needs, some are often prominent—receiving the most attention—while others receive slight attention. The Most Addressed Need In most states, without the slightest doubt, the issue of health receives the most attention. Without proper health, there cannot be prosperity; without proper health, there cannot be happiness. To ensure this need is adequately addressed, several states have passes public policy after public policy. Measures have been put in place to ensure the health of the nation is secured. Foremost in this processes are legislators—these, invested with power by the citizens, represent their needs in parliament. After long, careful considerations, they enact policies, and ensure they are implemented to the letter. As such, in these policy allocation processes, legislators are more involved. Occasionally, they counsel with corporations,…