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The concept of justice has been the focus of normative political theory over the past 50 years, and John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice (1971) is widely seen as the most important attempt during that period to articulate a set of institutions and distributional outcomes that rational individuals would see as legitimate. Rawls’ seminal work…

It can be said that the moment we are born we are trying to belong. That moment at birth where the yearn for that first connection with someone, or something that can create a sense or security and acceptance. This leads us to belive that a sense of belong can emerge from the connects made…

The effectiveness of a diverse workplace depends on the openness of the staff and leadership to accept change, as well as how they engage others from different backgrounds. Whilst today’s workforce is no longer made up of one single race or gender. It is made up of many different races with many different cultural beliefs….

Choking, shooaing, killing, discrimination. These are terms that can be used to describe police actions in the current media. Recently In the news there have been several occurrences of police brutality and retaliation in response to their unlawful actions. This is a very controversial topic that has been picked apart by the media and society…

Before I had begun my research over the prison systems and social justice, I had my own ideas and concepts that I had generated based on assumptions and stereotypes. Nonetheless, I had a much kinder idea of what prison systems were like. I had envisioned cruel and ruthless prisons that mocked the justice system for…

Canada is known for its variety of cultures, races and religions. For the most part, Canadian children are taught about Canada’s cultural mosaic, which means that the nation is considerate of different ethnicities, races and otherness, where self-identification and cultural variety are encouraged (Eriksen 119). This is the opposite to the United States of America…

Lyndon Johnson‘s statement can be summarized as the idea that equal opportunity is not enough Since the 1940’s great gains have been made in income, education, and occupation disparities in the African American community. However, past social and structural forces have affected the opportunities available to African Americans, and these disparities are still prevalent in…

The film 9500 Liberty, directed by Annabel Park and Eric Byler, highlighted the discrimination experienced by immigrants in Prince William County, Virginia. On October 16, 2007, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors unanimously provided emergency funding to enforce an immigration resolution. Consequently, this policy enabled police officers in Prince William County to interrogate individuals…

Think of a gender lens as putting on spectacles. Out of one lens of the spectacles, you see the participation, needs and realities of women. Out of the other lens, you see the participation, needs and realities of men. Your sight or vision is the combination of what each eye sees. Gender is about relationships…

Experiment 5: RC Circuits Abstract The purpose of this lab is to learn and understand RC Circuits. An RC circuit is composed of at least one resistor and at least one capacitor. A capacitor is composed of two plates with either air or an insulator also known as a dielectric between the plates. We do…