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    vulnerable population trust during the time of need. The vulnerable population includes the mentally challenged, the unborn, those with few financial or social resources and those with cases as the incarcerated and the immigrants. The nurses also play an important role in promoting social justices. The nurses apply the ethical principles of justice to care for this venerable population with very limited funds. To provide nursing care to this population, nurses avoid to be judgmental and focus on caring

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    Personal Reflection

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    I took that anger and turned it into a passion for change. That passion has since sent me on a journey exploring social justice issues. During this time I realized that through the law I can help people from all walks of life and fight discriminatory practices that leave many groups underrepresented. During my freshman year of college, I continued my journey exploring social justice issues. I began learning more about other marginalized groups. I had always been passionate about serving my community

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    field should be concerned with social equity. There is a difference between equity and equality: in a mathematical sense, equality is about equal parts identical in size or number, whereas equity is a more flexible measure allowing for equivalency while not demanding sameness. Social equity and inclusivity go hand in hand. To recognize a marginalized group means that they are being included in their own way but at the same level a more common group is recognized. Social equity implies fair access to

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    Analysis of a Foundation PA571 Nonprofit Organizational Management Jared Stock 08/17/14 Linda Shoemaker and Steve Brett founded the Brett Family Foundation in 2000 to invest in the creation of a more compassionate and just society. The Brett Family Foundation originally had an annual grant making budget of $500,000 and an endowment of $10 million. The Great Recession took our endowment down to approximately $6.5 million, and we decreased our annual grant making budget to $350,000

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    Abstract Social injustice creates conditions that adversely affect the health of individuals and their communities (Levy, 2006). All individuals should have equal opportunity to meet their basic needs. Levy defines social injustice as the denial or violation of economic, sociocultural, political, civil, or human rights of specific populations or groups in society based on the perception of their inferiority by those with more power or influence. These groups are often negatively stereotyped and

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    importance in finding sustainable solutions for environmental problems. I do, however, think that it is highly important to stay critical of environmental movements in order to point out moral flaws in the system, but fortunately, it is unlikely that social scientists will avert their inquiring eye from this

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    According to C. Smith, Social Struggle, they’re a couple of strategies that can help bring people together, three of them, which include starting where people are at, social justice values and increase ties among organizations. I believe that these three strategies have the best chances of bringing a small group of people from my community together. Deep Issues that truly matter to me that revolve around diversity and justice include decreasing prejudice against minorities and to end division between

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    Located on the continent of Europe, Bulgaria sits at 43 degrees north and 25 degrees east. It borders the Black Sea and lies in-between Romania and Turkey. The other countries that border Bulgaria are Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia. The country's social justice issue originates from its location to begin with, but the issue which contributes to the first occurs from within the country. Syrian refugees migrate to Europe, Bulgaria included, but Bulgaria's conditions make the country last on the list of

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    vulnerable population trust during the time of need. The vulnerable population includes the mentally challenged, the unborn, those with few financial or social resources and those with cases as the incarcerated and the immigrants. The nurses also play an important role in promoting social justices. The nurses apply the ethical principles of justice to care for this venerable population with very limited funds. To provide nursing care to this population, nurses avoid to be judgmental

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    Dorothy Day grew up without a Catholic background, but had a strong will for social justice. She was a natural pacifist which she expressed even before converting to Catholicism. She worked for the Call which encouraged her picketing and strikes against social injustices. (57) Later, Dorothy also protested with women against suffragists in front of the White House and was arrested. During her time in prison, she got involved with a hunger strike which caused the demands to be met. (82) She had a

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