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    “Women can make $4,465 less than men who make the median wage” (Hardwick). Women are paid less than men are for the same amount of work. Some say that what contributes to the wage gap is that women tend to take more time off to raise children. However, when women return to work they are not paid proportionally less per hour. The gender wage gap still exists and motherhood has a strong influence on it. The gender wage gap is still present today and is increasing slightly, even outside of the

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    could see the emotions in her eyes and voice when she was dealing with a case. The third story was about a female from Jackson, Mississippi named June Hardwick. I honestly wasn’t too sure about her or no much about her. The film doesn’t really have

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    couples were punished for this act, but if a man and a woman were doing the same act in the privacy of their home then no one cared. This law infringed on an individual's rights in the privacy of their own home. So in the case of (Bowers v. Hardwick, 1986) when Hardwick was arrested for committing sodomy with another male it created a hostile and scary place for same-sex couples. Anti-sodomy laws were eventually overturned in 2003 in the case of (Lawrence v. Texas). This case was brought up because of

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    Whilst hate crime has been represented in the media and legislation for many years, particularly in the US, definitions of the term have been transient and changing. The Home Office issued a report in 2013 which demonstrated to both the public and law enforcement officials the most recent formal definition of ‘hate crime’ in the United Kingdom: “any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal

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    The film “The Englishman’s boy” is a screen adaptation of Guy Vanderhaeghe’s book of the same name. Vanderhaeghe also wrote the screenplay for the film. The book was based on the true story of the Cypress Hills massacre in 1873. I will provide a summary of the film’s most important plot points, characters and background information. The movie covers the horrors that were witnessed in Cypress Hills and shows the inhumane way Native Americans have been treated since colonization, in 1873 and through

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    History of Sexuality

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    | | | A Historical Critique of Homosexual Exclusions from the Armed Forces using the concepts of Michel Foucault From 1989 to 1999, the time period of the Clinton Administration, a homosexual force entered the American consciousness. Court cases and rhetoric of the 80s incited a discourse in which homosexuality was "re-articulated, re-negotiated, and unmistakably

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    One of the most integral parts of any organisation large or small is arguably the people within it. The nucleus to any successful brand or cooperation starts with technology or ideas developed by workers which is why obtaining and maintaining skilled workers is a top priority for any aspiring business. Small businesses to billion dollar companies all revolve around the people inside them, which is why when staff turnover occurs, problems are often seen to occur. Employee turnover defined by Stone

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    LAWRENCE V. TEXAS: A CASE STUDY IN JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY The role of the Judicial Branch of the United States has been the most dynamic throughout the Nation’s history. By adopting the power of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison in 1803, the Supreme Court established its position as being arguably the most powerful branch of Federal Government. However, this also made the Judiciary’s role the most controversial. Should the Court be required to interpret the constitution strictly through the language

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    Organizational performance is a result of business interaction with its internal and external environment (Houben, Lenie & Vanhoof, 1999). There are a variety of internal and external forces that either stimulate or compromise the organization's performance in achieving objectives or goals (Houben, et al., 1999). An analysis can identify and evaluate areas within or outside of the organizations to provide information for leadership. The analysis can be done by internal personnel or external experts

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    answers/terms): 1. Sodomy is any sex that is non-procreative. This means that it is both oral and anal. It applies to everyone, gays, lesbians, and heterosexuals. It is significant to the context of the course because there were sodomy laws and Bowers v. Hardwick was a case that changed the way we talk about things of this nature. 2. Social closure is when there are boundaries created in order to define who is allowed in a profession. This is important to our class discussion because it helps show why there

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