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    It is the policy of the law to favor, wherever possible, a hearing on the merits, and appellate courts are much more disposed to affirm an order where the result is to compel a trial upon the merits than they are when the judgment by default is allowed to stand and it appears that a substantial defense could be made; the law looks with disfavor upon a party who, regardless of the merits of the case, attempts to take advantage of the mistake, surprise, inadvertence, or neglect of his adversary. (A

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    kinds of sources of international law. It shows us that law can be found in more than one place and that there can be more rules who are on the same issue but differs from source e.g. rules of customary law and treaty law as stated in the case. So in order to make clear judgments we need to look at all sources of law very carefully. -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Rebecca M.M. Wallace and Ola Martin-Ortega, International Law, sweet & Maxwell(2009), p.7 [ 2 ]. Rebecca M.M. Wallace

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    discrimination in places of education and or work. Over the years, generations become more and more color blind. They join allegiance with the fight against discrimination. Affirmative action is no longer necessary because people should be served on merit, it leads to reverse discrimination and it encourages people to seek easy access rather than work hard. ` Throughout American History people of color have been decayed due to the color of their skin, as generations slowly become morally colorblind

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    Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord. Individual merit is most notably shown in section one of chapter eight. This section is about how the rescue team in Tehran would rescue Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord. The team worked hard together in order to come up with plans, backup plans, and who would get the job done. They prepared for every possibility and came to the conclusion that an Iranian man named Rashid in the EDS could help. Rashid is the main example of individual merit because the author talks about his

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    In order to implement a merit pay system with fidelity, the teachers will have to be effectively evaluated using test scores as well as classroom instructional practices. Research states effective teachers are critical in making a difference in student achievement (Wellington, et al, 2016). Unfortunately, the funding deficits makes it extremely difficult to attract teachers to the district. Due to this crisis, my district put into place a voluntary switch to the universal pay guide. The universal

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    advancement, including upgrading, and promotion. Knowledge, skills, and abilities are very important. Annual merit increases may be earned by employees based on their performance. This is justified by an annual employee performance evaluation. Although The Board of Trustees is responsible for approving the total amount of salary increases, they are not responsible for approving merit increases. Merit increases are the responsibility of the President or CEO. Critique your employer 's method(s) for setting

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    with the focus being on the distinction between inequality of merit and the inequality of need. I will then move on to illustrating why Williams believes that medical care should be distributed on the basis of ill health. Finally, I will explain why I believe that Williams is

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    self interests, the family will deal with conflict and struggle. Similarly, processing order in a family relates to having order in a government. According to Xunzi, humans need proper order, and that only humans can create their own order. Confucian practice considers proper order as the basis of human fruition. Yet, if not handled correctly, proper order may collapse. The reason for the belief in proper order is to succeed in moral and human fruition, and for government elites to live up to their

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    Describe the nature and causes of the compensation problem described in this incident In relations to Dr. Carl Jones and Dean Smith’s merit processes, the university has a policy to provide pay increases based on merit. To meet that objective, Dr. Jones has created a robust systems of metrics to evaluate his staff based on specific criteria. Dr. Jones process includes a weighted point system with 40 percent based on teaching, 40 percent based on research and 20 percent based on service. As chair

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    Education Association) and the AFT (American Federation of Teachers) have historically lobbied against many reform programs, including voucher programs, charter schools, and merit pay programs, there is also evidence where teachers’ unions have supported new reforms. They have introduced new charter schools and have based salaries on merit pay programs. Former NEA president Bob Chase delivered a speech in 1997 claiming that the NEA was on the forefront of education reform. He stated that the NEA invested

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