There are several federal laws that provide important protections for veterans with disabilities who are looking for jobs or are already in the workplace. Those two laws are Title I part of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). These two Acts help to protect veterans from employment discrimination. Title I of the ADA, prohibits private, state and local government employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against individuals on the basis of disability. USERRA has requirements for reemploying veterans with and without servi...
To conclude, the nineteenth century represented a significant increase in slave resistance in Florida. It was a powerful movement through this time. As noted early the Indian Removal Act, racial collaborations between the Red Sticks and Africans, and the legacies of writing of the African American history all led up to the increase in the slave resistance. This time was a troublesome time to all that was involved. The events that took place during this time are significant events that would never be forgotten. Without these struggles people wouldn’t have the freedom that they do today. To know what has taken place back in history makes one appreciate life that much more. Without these significant events who knows how life would be in today’s time.
Some civilians treat veterans well while others treat veterans poorly. I know that there are many businesses, for instance Wal-Mart, that has a program for hiring veterans. I think that there are many pros and cons to hiring veterans. I know that many veterans obtain useful skills while serving in the armed forces. Many include being punctual. I always arrive anywhere I am at or try to be fifteen minutes early. I know that I have learned a great work ethic while I was serving, I never give up on anything and I always try to complete the task. I think I possess great leadership skills while serving so I believe that hiring veterans is a great decision but with all the pros there are always cons too. I believe that an education aspect may play a role as being a con. A soldier must go through many different types of training although may not have all the knowledge of the schooling that pertains to a specific job but may have enough training to work in a position. I also believe that a con may come into an aspect of the silent disability or commonly known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is common, and the veteran may be able to withstand or keep enough composure for and interview but may not have the ability to complete a specific job. For instance, I have much training in firearms, military tactics, and laws but I do not believe being a police office would be the best job for me due to other events that has happened to me in
Animals have always held a very special place in the hearts of the human race. They are our best friends, our stress relievers, members of our families, and our test subjects for experimentation. For hundreds of years, animals have been used in laboratory settings as a replacement for humans when studying the effects of medical treatments. On average, nearly one hundred million animals are used in clinical trials every year (Ferdowsian). These animals have contributed to hundreds of breakthroughs in the medical field including countless toxicity tests to determine drug toxicity to humans, and exposure to paralyzing anesthetics to create anesthesia used in surgical procedures today. These animals have been vital
Drugs that pass for animals will not necessarily be safe for humans. "The 1950s sleeping pill thalidomide, which caused 10,000 babies to be born with severe deformities, was tested on animals prior to its commercial release." This is a good example of why animals do not have the same reaction of humans, demonstrating that it may cause problems with the humans health. Statistics have shown...
Maxwell, Marius. "Chimpanzees Don 't Hold Cures for Diseases." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. 06 Jun. 2007: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 04 Aug. 2014.
Animal experiments used in biological research have helped make many advancements in human medicine. Through these experiments when has achieved, a decrease in infant mortality, longer lifespan, and an increase in the quality of life (American Medical Associaton 3). Through indirect of direct experimentation, almost all medical advances can be traced back to research through animals. The control and dismissal of diseases like: small pox, poliomyelitis, and measles has been achieved with animals. Blood transfusions, burn therapy, open brain and hearts surgery where all fulfilled the same way (American Medical Association 54). "Biomedical advances depend on research with animals, and not using them would deprive humans and criminals of the benefits of research" (American Media Association74). Through animal research we could find solutions to AIDS, cancer, heart diseases, aging, and congenital defects. Like Lord Adrian said, “The use of living animals in scientific research can be considered justified if it is likely to produce appreciable benefit to society, if there is no way to conduct the research in quest...
Animal experimentation can be very useful for testing new products and finding new medical treatment’s to save people’s lives. Many people’s lives depend on the research done on the animals. If scientist did not experiment with animals many more people would lose their life (Derbyshire). Animals are used to test new medical treatments to see if they will be effective on humans. Animal experimentation has been very helpful in the medical field; it has been used to discover antibiotics, vaccines, blood transfusions, insulin, and anesthetics. Animals are a very vital part of medical research; without them is would be very difficult to discover new treatments (Franklin). Animals are also used to test new cosmetic products before they are used on humans. The last way animals are used for is genetic experiments to help scientist figure out how different genes work (“Animal Research”). Humans benefit a lot by using animals for experimentation. Without the animals it would be very difficult to find new medical and to save a lot of people’s lives.
Throught the years there have been amazing players come and go for Fc Barcelona. For Example Ronald Koeman who was a fantastic defender and one of the best penalty takers. Or attacking midfielder Victor Borba Ferreira who had incredible dribbling skills. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira who is also known as Ronaldinho was especially an inspiring player who brought a lot of talent to the table. All these players contributed so much to Fc Barcelona but there is one player that drastically changed everything for Fc barcelona the day he joined.
According to the majority of the papers reviewed in this paper, veterans are worse off in terms of employment outcome after service compared to their nonveteran counterparts. The results also suggest that job outcomes are worse for female veterans than male veterans. Therefore, the hypothesis of this paper is as follows: female veterans from different eras of conflict or war are unemployed more so than their male counterparts. The formula will be similar to Unemployment Level = B0 + B1Women. The dependent variable is the unemployment level from 2008 to October of 2014 and the independent variable is gender (male = 0 and female = 1). These variables were chosen to measure whether gender negatively affects the veterans’ labor outcome. Having the unemployment levels of veterans of different eras will enable this paper to see whether being a woman decreases one’s chances to obtain a job after deployment. It will also show whether recent veterans are worse off than the older veterans of older wars.
First, the research pointed out that Venezuela is a very diverse country with its landforms, climate and more! With the Andes Mountains, Angel Falls (largest waterfall in the world), parts of the Amazon Rainforest, Lake Maracaibo (Largest lake in South America), and Guiana Highlands. With over 10,000 rivers covers about one-third of the country. This shows that Venezuela is so different. Although Venezuela is a tropical area its local climates vary with altitude from humid and hot lowlands to cool highlands. With average temperature being around 73.9 degrees and rainfall being about 76.3 mm a year. This country is a very amazing place.
To begin with, animal testing is vital to find out side effects of medicine that should be tested on animals rather than being tested on human begins. According to Archibald (2004), in 1937, in the USA, a drug was distributed in liquid to treat streptococcal infections. Unfortunately, the solvent was diethylene glycol (antifreeze), which was known to be horribly and fatally toxic but drug-safety testing was not required. 137 deaths followed. In addition, animals have saved human lives for decades. Without animal research, many of the diseases would still affect the world today and few cures would be found. According to Emory University, “major medical advances that have resulted from animal research include the treatment of rabies, smallpox, pellagra, and rickets and the discovery of sulfa drugs, penicillin, and other modern antibiotics.” Finally, animal research is continuing to enhance and improve the medical field overall. For example, a new neuroimplant system, the Tulggar, developed to solve the problems with present implants was tested on sheep to ensure the use on living tissue. Without the use of sheep to test this new implant system, the Tulgar would not have been developed and be established as a clinical tool in modern medicine (Kalkan et. Al, 2015). However, even though animal research has been the foundation for medicinal uses, animal rights activists will
In majority of the counties in South America the environment to conduct business is very hostile. According to Alexander Monge-Naranjo it is due to the economical position of the counties2. It takes longer to get permits and get access to electricity which makes it harder to do business in some countries in South America. In the chart above it stats how Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico are they only counties where it is reasonably easy to do business. Doing business successfully in a county with the political and economic state of the country. For instance, it is the hardest to introduce a new business in Venezuela due to its corrupt politics and terrible economical state. Venezuela was one of the largest oil producing country with approximately 300 billion barrels3. After 2012 Venezuela’s GDP dropped due to the declining oil prices. It is predicted that Venezuela’s GDP per capita will be around $12,210 by 2022 which will be an enormous setback for its economy4. The potential for international businesses going to Venezuela are very low due to the current economic and political state of the
Like normal Americans, we can go walk to the park and go out with our friends, but in Venezuela it is not possible to go out for a stroll with your friends because if you were to go out with your friends you are
Meaning that tactics would have to differ from one area to the other. In the jungle there would be more freedom of maneuver and less concern towards collateral damage compared to the urban centers that have a densely populated areas. Being a modernized country Venezuela has many structures that would have to be taken account for in any operation. It does have the typical high payoff targets such as communication towers (to include radio and internet), power plants, dams, and bridges. Also, all their petroleum mining and refining sites would need to be safeguarded. 70 percent of the country’s GDP is based on exporting oil (Aaron, 2018). Most of the capabilities of Venezuela are state run such as water, sewage, trash, lower education, military, and police (Venezuela, 2018). In the private sector there are some electric companies, universities, medical, and some telecommunications (Venezuela, 2018). In Venezuela there are organizations such as military, police, and other government agencies. The largest organization is the copious amount of street and cartel affiliated gangs. Venezuela has the highest murder rate of any country in Latin America (Aaron, 2018). On top of that there are pro-government para military groups that harass those that would oppose the government (Aaron, 2018). The people of Venezuela are a Spanish speaking with about two thirds of the population having mixed ancestry (Venezuela, 2018). About 96 percent of the population is Roman Catholic (Funk & Wagnalls, 2017). The gap between the middle and upper-class vs the lower class is a huge divide. This is due large economic expansion due to the discovery of rich oil reserves, followed by a steep and continual economic depression (Aaron, 2018). Those that have gotten rich off oil have been able to keep their riches while most of the population is left in poverty and usual resort to crime. Still there is a strong sense of