The Chinese were faced with stiff oppression in California because of the competitiveness of the jobs during the antebellum era and also due to the extremely different cultural traits that the two communities possessed. ... Even though that the Chinese were met by stiff oppression in the 19th century in California, they managed to craft a unique community become successful by taking up jobs that Americans did not wish to do while living in extremely substandard circumstances. ... Due to the drawbacks of mining in California, the Chinese rather had to take on jobs such as cooking, peddling an...

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We must remember that nurses are humans too and the amount of stress being placed on them increases fatigue, the chances of potential injury and job dissatisfaction.   ... Many factors including stress, job dissatisfaction, work overload, etc. contribute to this growing issue. ... Compensate employees not only through pay but by caring for their personal needs as well, which will decrease the amount of employees who resign, thus helping to decrease the shortage.    ... Job Dissatisfaction  Due to globalization, differences have occurred economically and socially, ultimately affecting ho...

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Such as the ones to vote, have access to better jobs, have more political influence and be recognized for their abilities. ... But most approaches have been stalled and many Americans believe that women and minorities still face obstacles in society like pay discrepancies, racism, and a disproportionate share of violence an poverty. ... Affirmative also insures that those who meet the requirements for certain jobs or promotions do not loose out on opportunities to improve their lives simply because of their race or gender. ...

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Tenure is a protection given to teachers that guarantees them job security, making them extremely difficult to terminate simply if should they meet several years of experience. ... Every job, including teaching contains a clause, which states something along the lines of; "Every employee is expected to follow the working hours of his or her job description as well as all of the elements of the code of conduct"" (Human Rights Commission 1). A teacher's job description entails teaching their students, and if a teacher is not able to meet this requirement a teacher should not be able to hold...

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Currently in the United States, same-sex couples in long-term, committed relationships pay higher taxes and are denied basic protections and rights granted to married couples. ... Gay employees who do receive health coverage for their partners must pay federal income taxes on the value of the insurance. ... Married workers are legally entitled to unpaid leave from their jobs to care for an ill spouse. ... Laws protect married seniors from being forced to sell their homes to pay high nursing home bills; gay and lesbian seniors have no such protection. ... After the death of a worker, most p...

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Veterans returning from war found it hard to find jobs as factories cut back or shut down. ... The majority of immigrants worked in industrial jobs. ... If an immigrant gains employment, he does so only by displacing an American who previously held that job. ... Before several Womens Rights movements women were not allowed to vote, had to submit to laws that they had no voice in forming, married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law, married women had no property rights, husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent that they could imprison or beat ...

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The purpose of the United States correctional system is to protect citizens from criminals, rehabilitate inmates, and remove their rights as free citizens to pay their debt to society. ... Prisoners are not paying their debt to society because they have nothing to offer society while imprisoned. ... This is a job for doctors and hospitals, not prisons, lawmakers, and judges. ... Legislators should do his or her job without giving in to the pressure of social, political, and environmental influences. ...

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Government organizations are next in line as far as likelihood of job opportunities in relation to number of facilities as they accounted for only 14% of the responding facilities. ... And while this job may sound like a wonderful opportunity to not only become involved in one's career of choice but to also become immersed in a new, exciting and different culture, federal law requires that Indian candidates be given first priority to jobs of this nature. ... While there may be numerous counseling positions located in both California and New York State, the ratio of job availability to t...

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Affirmative action is a major issue because it grants access to institutions and jobs based on innate characteristics such as skin color or gender, and not by just merit. ... Similarly, a study done in 1988 found that workplace discrimination was the "number one barrier" for women in achieving future promotions .Even in today's supposedly "more equal" workplace, men in higher-paying jobs are promoted at a rate almost 40% greater than their female counterparts. The types of jobs women have are also limited by their gender: only 3% of firefighters are women, 8% of police...

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Buying locally creates more jobs and helps support family farms. ... Many locavores are glad to pay a little more to support the local farmer's experiment with their crops each year. ... Locavorism is a common-sense way of helping consumers pay attention to where food comes from, take responsibility for their own health by eating nutritious fresh food, being aware of where their money goes and whether they want to finance certain countries, corporations and their agendas. ...

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The order indicated that federal contractors should take affirmative action to ensure job applicants and employees are treated "without regard to their race, creed, or national origin." ... The programs as they apply now are detrimental to the operation of the job market, to white males, and to the groups it is supposed to benefit. ... Nye states "that positive information regarding an employee's job qualifications should minimize assumptions of incompetence associated with affirmative action hiring programs. In other words, when co-workers have information that clearly describes an indiv...

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The order indicated that federal contractors should take affirmative action to ensure job applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, creed, or national origin. ... The programs as they apply now are detrimental to the operation of the job market, to white males, and to the groups it is supposed to benefit. ... Nye states that positive information regarding an employee's job qualifications should minimize assumptions of incompetence associated with affirmative action hiring programs. In other words, when co-workers have information that clearly describes an individu...

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Spending money on prisons cost a magnitude more than providing an education, but officials are not paying attention to statistics. ... If students receive basic job skills in school, they get hired in the working world, leading to less people seeking public assistance. ... In closing, education should be a priority over the prison system given that it provides us with knowledge, life long skills, and with an education we can create job ready employees to build more revenue. ...

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Education will help them adjust to civilization, reduce inmate recidivism rates, and provide job skills they can use in the work force after being released and contribute as a productive taxpayer. ... While they themselves had to pay for it and/ or it was unavailable. ... Which does not benefit the inmates, they themselves are lost and misguided, and by bringing in instructors that are not capable of maintaining a job anywhere else, will only make matters worse. ...

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However, there will always be those certain people that will never change; for instance, one morning my mom and I were in the checkout line of a local store on the other side of town, the person in front of us was of the Hispanic decent and spoke only the native language of Spanish, the clerk was very nice and professional in trying to do her job until the Spanish speaking man left. ... One of the benefits there however, is that if a person is fluent in the Spanish language, there is a pay increase. ... The Pueblo Chieftain, which is our local news paper, has several journalists that are of th...

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Multiply that 2.5 hours by the number of employees and the average hourly pay rate in the organization, and that will only be a ballpark estimate of the price of cyber slacking. ... Additionally, if an employee has more than one job an employer does have the right to set guidelines to guarantee the allegiance and dedication of that employee to their primary job. ...

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Affirmative action is the nation's most ruthless attempt to redress its long history of racial and sexual discrimination. However, nowadays it incites rather than ease the nations inner-governmental tension. An increasing aggressive oppositional movement argues that the battle to guarantee equal rights for all citizens has been fought and won- and seeking constant forgiveness for a certain group is just against the grain. The battle against affirmative action has gone so far as to halting affirmative action in places such as Missouri, and even drastically ending affirmative action in...

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With a lesser level of education, therefore, the children will not be able to quality for the better, high-paying jobs, that are available to the white population. ... Without an adequate education, a person will more likely fall under a poor social class, not being able to get high-paying jobs, forced to work for minimum wages and struggle through life. ...

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