The text has several scenarios where politics interfered with public administration, though one that stood out to me was the case on the snow removal in the blizzard of 2010. In this case, in 2010 the East Coast had very heavy snow accumulation and many people were stuck in their homes. Some residents proceeded to get angry at snow plow drivers and threatened them. Some residents in Washington, D.C. were stuck in their homes and saw snow plows driving by without plowing their roads. In Arlington County, officials had a priority snow removal plan. The plowing started when snow got to two to four inches deep, and then they focused on main areas such as emergency routes, and roads leading to fire stations and hospitals. Crews worked twelve hour
All of us like miners in Centralia No. 5, rely throughout our lives on the immovable juggernaut of impersonal administrative systems” (Stillman 30). It seems that most people as a whole have absent mindedly become too dependent on something as abstract and complicated as public administration. It seems to be public administration and its official’s responsibility to handle any concern in the community as well as make everything flow smoothly.
Public administration always entails decision-making that serve the well-being of a collectivity. In “the Blast in Centralia No.5” case, the terrible explosion killed one hundred and eleven men. However, such tragedy was precisely predictable and preventable as the mine was perceived drastically dangerous for long time. Dwight H. Green was one administrator that managed the preceding fall and assigned mine inspector to supervise the mine operators. The moral obligations ambiguities he encountered was obviously the attempt to supervise and restrict mine industry versus political patronage upon the industry. Based on Waldo’s Sources of obligations, he was simultaneously obligated to mine law, nation, organizational norms, professionalism, himself
On this specific case the dichotomy will involved the request made by the seven members of the city council who are usually elected every two years and whose responsibility is to rectified my current position. The support that the city council is asking for seems to be purely political, and the council also expects my full support while presenting face on this 1 % income tax proposal in front of city residents. That is a dichotomy where a public server like me gets frequently involved. However, Frederickson (2015) also states that as a public administrator there is an inherent duty of policy legitimacy and an ethical obligation to protect the interests of the underrepresentated. It is also expected to administer city affairs according to the law, and bureaucratic standards of efficiency as well as fairness (Frederickson,pg.20).
The author wrote the book to teach important lessons about the strength and failures of the American government and to display the long term consequences that take place across the political landscape after major disasters and how it has a long term effect on every individuals lives. Overall the author accomplishes his main goal, to show the general audience that the political system is fragmented and political bureaucracy is very difficult to change. In a democracy, situations like hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks have short term policies that might have a positive impact at that particular moment, but a negative long term effect. This is due to the fact that congress representatives depend on those short term solutions and not the long term effects. In order to get reelected the official individual must remain in good grace with his or her constituency. Even if that means allowing policies that might have a negative effect in the future. It’s the democratic process, and this book does a great job exemplifying those weaknesses of the
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In Woodrow Wilson’s article “The Study of Administration”, Wilson arguments for a strong and effective public administration were based around two points. First, the fact that the governmental system had expanded greatly from when it first started and as a result had become more complex and had many more parts to it. Second, to split government between politics and administration, as there should not be politics in administration, instead let those who wish to be involved in politics concentrate on politics and those with expertise in the field administer the policies. The case study “The Blast in Centralia No.5: A Mine Disaster No One Stopped”, showed that a bureaucracy that is weak has the same affect on its constituents as no bureaucracy at all. As a result, after reading those two articles, I feel that there is a need for a strong and effective public administration system.
Mark Smith’s, The Road to Winter (2016), charts the narrative of Australian teenager, Finn, who has survived a virus that has wiped out the majority of his town. Finn is forced to survive, protecting himself from the violent gangs in the North on his own, following the death of his parents. With survival being the main theme of the novel, the characters in The Road to Winter exhibit their exceptional and awful capabilities when their survival is threatened. Despite characters living in seclusion, they will go to any means to protect their own survival. Furthermore, when Finn, Rose or Kas’ lives are threatened, alternate characters will rise to their assistance, completing formidable acts of bravery to save them. Finally, Ramage displays his awful capabilities, threatening others survival, if his own leadership is jeopardised.
You make a valid point in regards to local governments needing to be adaptable and the measures to possibly overcome them. I can think of an example of this that happened a few years back; engineering had scheduled a bridge re-construction that rendered the bridge that connected our Canada Day parade route to our parade disband area. The engineering department was incredible about keeping us updated and identifying that we were not able to cross the bridge, as there was no proper guardrails and this was a liability issue. We spent weeks trying to coordinate a solution between departments; each department had valid reasoning regarding their reasoning, controls and regulations surrounding their position for or against proposed
His willingness to listen and engage, coupled with action (doing what he said he would do) clearly set the stage for open dialog and support. He also realized that he needed to clearly communicate his goals and vision, which in-turn gained him buy-in from the department and external entities. He was also a student of “politics”, and demonstrated his prowess in the example given in the text when he was building a new precinct (Cordner, 2014). He realized there would be political and community pressure with this decision, so he made the argument by presenting facts as to why it needed to go where he wanted and left the decision in the hands of the community and city leaders. He did not “play politics”, but allowed the system work by following the principle of political
Political Science Introduction Political science has emerged as one of the most popular subjects for students to study. Political science is widely considered to be the definition of government and other politics, and the consequences of this involvement. This paper will explore the implications of political behavior and the role of government, and compare these issues in the context of one key political event: the day the Triangle Shirtwaist Company caught fire and burned to the ground. Problems
Immigration is not just a political stance a person can make. It is taking on the feeling and hardships of all immigrants today onto your back and expressing their voices who can not speak for themselves. So when politicians like trump have inconsiderately made ways just so that all immigrants needs to be sent out. You are the one that needs to stand up for action express for those who can't and take down that border which all it is doing is just taking tax money. Something as practical as immigration does not need to be made into something moral. Dreamers should be allowed to keep dreaming, with their lives in their own hands. If we can make that jump where we are united not only can we take away our sins, we can contribute to this nation
If you want to avoid a burst pipe and having call to your plumber this winter, make sure you implement the tips below to avoid frozen pipes during the winter months.
INTRODUCTION: According to Politics in States and Communities (Dye and MacManus, 2009), government in the constitutional form is primarily about conflict resolution. It exists to find solutions or at least to set parameters for implementing solutions within strict limitations. At the state and local levels (which operate together under state authority), governments have the freedom to address issues and conflicts very directly through the governance policies and restrictions they put in place. For the federal government, however, decisions are tied more directly to what the US Constitution says or what it has been interpreted to mean, and it is very difficult to change.
Genetic modification also referred to as genetic engineering is a technique in biotechnology whereby a genome of an organism is manipulated directly using biotechnology. The technique has the effect of changing an organism genetic make-up cells. The genes are transferable from one species to another using genetic modification. This is possible in human. The possibility of the manipulation in human fetus has raised a strong ethical debate (Mohrenweiser, Wilson & Jones, 2003).
In terms of characters and characterization (versus plot and theme), A Farewell to Arms is the story of Lieutenant Frederic Henry and the way he grows and changes, lives and learns, in order to catch up to the Nurse Catherine Barkley with respect to experience and the wisdom that it brings. Especially considering that Ernest Hemingway has been accused of misogyny, it is fascinating to note that Catherine is the more mature of the two characters when they meet; therefore, it is Henry who must struggle to match her level of maturity. Returning from his leave near the start of the novel, Henry knows he should have traveled to the priest's home region of Abruzzi, a "place where the roads were frozen and hard as iron, where it was clear and cold