Federal Government Essays (Examples)
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To Chief Diversity Office
… opportunity, and diversity (Harvard.edu, 2019). At Harvard employees get equal opportunity notwithstanding their race or gender. Labor organizations, employment agencies, educational institutions, local government, and private employers’ applicants and employees get protection against discrimination from federal laws.
The mission of the office of the Harvard University’s assistant president is to deliver sustained equality and diversity initiatives, policies, and programs … outreach, programmatic efforts, and talent management plans are characterized by the emerging and historic research and scholarship, and the local equal opportunity and federal categories and guidelines (Harvard University, 2019). The H-OAP believes in the affirmative action and compliance with AA/EEO laws, procedures and policies. The charter ……
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Harvard.edu (2019). Diversity and Inclusion. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://hr.harvard.edu/diversity-inclusion
Harvard University (2019). Mission Statement, Office of the Assistant to the President Institutional Diversity and Equity. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://diversity.harvard.edu/pages/about
Harvard University (2016). Pursuing Excellence on a Foundation of Inclusion, Harvard University Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://inclusionandbelongingtaskforce.harvard.edu/files/inclusion/files/harvard_inclusion belonging_task_force_final_report_full_web_180327.pdf
The Guardian (2019). Cambridge University\\\\'s poor diversity record highlighted by report. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jun/03/cambridge-colleges-poor-record-on- diversity-highlighted-by-report
University of Cambridge (2019). Equality, diversity and inclusion, Student wellbeing. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://www.studentwellbeing.admin.cam.ac.uk/equality-diversity- and-inclusion
University of Oxford (2018). University of Oxford Strategic Plan. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from http://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/field/field_document/Strategic%20Plan%202018- 23.pdf
Walpole, M. B. (2003). Socioeconomic Status and College: How SES Affects College Experiences and Outcomes. The Review of Higher Education, 27, 1, 45-73. https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2003.0044
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SEC Enforcement Of Goldman Sachs And AIG
… not be required to admit any wrongdoing. Tourre refused to settle and the case went to trial. He was found guilty by a federal jury and did not appeal. Tourre was ordered to pay $825,000 in penalties (Baer, 2014).
The impact of the charges on Goldman’s reputation ……
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Baer, J. (2014). Former Goldman Trader Tourre Won't Appeal Fraud Verdict. Retrieved from https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-goldman-trader-tourre-wont-seek-appeal-of-securities-fraud-verdict-1401221556
Huston, J. H., & Spencer, R. W. (2018). Quantitative easing and asset bubbles. Applied Economics Letters, 25(6), 369-374.
Lewis, M. (2010). The Big Short. NY: W. W. Norton.
McDonald, R., & Paulson, A. (2015). AIG in Hindsight. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 29(2), 81-106.
Murray, N., Manrai, A. K., & Manrai, L. A. (2018). The role of incentives/punishments, moral hazard, and conflicts of interests in the 2008 financial crisis. The bi-annual academic publication of Universidad ESAN, 22(43).
SEC. (2010). Litigation Release No. 21489 / April 16, 2010. Retrieved from https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2010/lr21489.htm
Weisenthal, J. (2009). Goldman Sachs made billions shorting AIG. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-made-billions-shorting-aig-2009-3
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Labor Market Wages And Income Inequality
… and discusses them in terms of inflation (caused by the injection of $4 trillion worth of liquidity into the financial markets by the federal Reserve after the global economic crisis threatened to derail capitalism). It describes what has been written in three news articles in recent years … seen in terms of how one interprets labor market data (unemployment vs. labor participation rate), wages vs. inflation, and income inequality. Since the federal Reserve along with the other central banks of the world engaged in unconventional monetary policy aka quantitative easing in response to the global … any raising of rates because they will not be able to service the debts they have taken on. They are like the U.S. government in that sense. Wages will remain stagnant unless minimum wage laws force hikes. However, forcing wage hikes will only lead to more layoffs ……
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BBC. (2019). US economy under Trump: Is it the greatest in history? Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-45827430
Bernstein, J. (2019). A tight job market is a potent force against inequality and wage stagnation. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/01/tight-job-market-is-potent-force-against-inequality-wage-stagnation/?utm_term=.0a531cf24efb
Cox, J. (2019). Private payroll growth tops estimates as job market shows signs of tightening. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/private-payrolls-up-156k-in-july-vs-150k-est-adpmoodys.html
Harwood, J. (2019). 5 reasons why income inequality has become a major political issue. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/05/5-reasons-income-inequality-has-become-a-major-political-issue.html
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Using Social Media For Meal Prepping Business
… major incentive for many who wish to support non-profits. The business will need to be self-sustainable, however, and cannot count on relying on federal dollars, as the government itself is already heavily in debt and future years are likely to see big cuts in federal spending. The business’s success will thus depend upon partnering with other local businesses to gain visibility, using crowdfunding (Zhou & Kuo, 2018) to ……
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Lunt, T., & Nicotra, E. (2018). Event Sponsorship and Fundraising: An Advanced Guide. Kogan Page Publishers.
Malhotra, C. K., & Malhotra, A. (2016). How CEOs can leverage twitter. MIT Sloan Management Review, 57(2), 73.
Stever, G. S., & Lawson, K. (2013). Twitter as a way for celebrities to communicate with fans: Implications for the study of parasocial interaction. North American journal of psychology, 15(2).
Yauney, R. H. (2018). Leadership Development: A Study of Elon Musk. Marriott Student Review, 2(2), 4.
Zhou, S., & Kuo, C. (2018). How Social Media are Changing Nonprofit Advocacy: Evidence from the Crowdfunding Platform in Taiwan. The China Nonprofit Review, 10(2), 349-370.
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Intellectual Property Ethics
… without his/her permission. It primarily entails robbing individuals or companies of their inventions, ideas, and creative expressions for personal gain without their permission (federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d.).
Laws on Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
As previously indicated,…[break]…Given the ultimate aim of intellectual property theft, it would be ……
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Burris, E. (n.d.). Legal and Ethical Issues with Intellectual Property. Retrieved from University of Missouri-Kansas City website: http://sce2.umkc.edu/BIT/burrise/it222/notes/ip.html
Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.). Intellectual Property Theft/Piracy. Retrieved from U.S. Department of Justice website: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime/piracy-ip-theft
Maya, J. (2015, April 15). Music’s “Blurred Lines” Verdict Broadens Copyright Protection. Retrieved Florida International University website: https://law.fiu.edu/blurred-lines-verdict/
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Victims Of Homelessness
… Washington, DC, New York and Hawaii. While some states have witnessed more than 35% increase in the…[break]…women and children and others. Currently, various federal, state and local agencies exist to provide social services and promote the welfare of these populations. Some of the existing agencies include state … services and promote the welfare of these populations. Some of the existing agencies include state and local police agencies, Office of Homeless Services, federal Department of the Homeless, and various homeless services programs. Moreover, homeless women and children can obtain support from the Family and Youth Services ……
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Bachega, H. (2018, October 8). Homeless in US: A Deepening Crisis on the Streets of America. BBC. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45442596
Bendix, A. (2019, November 18). The 9 States with the Worst Homelessness Crises Reveal How Bad the Housing Crunch Has Gotten in US Cities. Business Insider. Retrieved November 22, 2019, https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-homelessness-states-worst-crises-2018-11?IR=T
Ellsworth, J.T. (2018, December 3). Street Crime Victimization Among Homeless Adults: A Review of the Literature. Victims & Offenders: An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy and Practice, 14(1), 96-118.
Family & Youth Services Bureau. (2016, June 24). Domestic Violence and Homelessness: Statistics (2016). Retrieved from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/resource/dv-homelessness-stats-2016
Norris, S. (2019, September 9). Women Fleeing Abuse Are Being ‘re-traumatized’ by the Housing System. City Metric. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.citymetric.com/politics/women-fleeing-abuse-are-being-re-traumatised-housing-system-4769
Stanley, J.L., Jansson, A.V., Akinyemi, A.A. & Mitchell, C.S. (2016, November). Characteristics of Violent Deaths Among Homeless People in Maryland, 2003-2011. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(5), S260-S266.
Turner, M.M., Funge, S.P. & Gabbard, W.J. (2018). Victimization of the Homeless: Perceptions, Policies, and Implications for Social Work Practice. Journal of Social Work in the Global Community, 3(1), 1-12.
Tyler, K.A. & Beal, M.R. (2010). The High-risk Environment of Homeless Young Adults: Consequences for Physical and Sexual Victimization. Violence and Victims, 25(1), 101-115.
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Moral Reasoning Human Trafficking
… is an issue that De Shalit, Heynen and Van der Meulen (2014) say has been politicized as a phenomenon meant to show that government are addressing a moral evil that exists in the world—when in reality the government are merely deflecting attention from their own crimes and virtue signaling to the populace. For instance, De Shalit et al. (2014) argue that … instance, De Shalit et al. (2014) argue that the debate surrounding sex trafficking is corrupted by political influence and political paradigms adopted by non-government organizations (NGOs) that frame the problem within the perspective of emotional appeals to justice even though the reality of the sex worker industry … within the perspective of emotional appeals to justice even though the reality of the sex worker industry is different from the way many government and the NGOs that align with the government’ positions frame the issue.
It is important……
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Beatson, J., & Hanley, J. (2017). The intersection of exploitation and coercion in cases of Canadian labour trafficking. Journal of law and social policy, 26, 137.
Brock, D., & Teixeira, R. (2014). Beyond exploitation and trafficking: Canadian critical perspectives on sex work. Labour: Journal of Canadian Labour Studies/Le Travail: revue d’Études Ouvrières Canadiennes, 74.
De Shalit, A., Heynen, R., & van der Meulen, E. (2014). Human trafficking and media myths: Federal funding, communication strategies, and Canadian anti-trafficking programs. Canadian Journal of Communication, 39(3).
Holmes, A. (2007). Ethics: Approaching moral decisions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Lam, E., & Lepp, A. (2019). Butterfly: Resisting the harms of anti-trafficking policies and fostering peer-based organising in Canada. Anti-trafficking review, (12), 91-107.
UNODC. (2015). UNODC on human trafficking and migrant smuggling. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved from https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/
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What Business Entity Structure Should Be Used
… specific implications for each of these.
An S corporation elects to “pass corporate income, losses, deductions and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes” (IRS.gov, 2020). The company is eligible to be an S corporation, as it meets the criteria that the IRS has laid ……
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IRS.gov (2020) S corporations. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved April 12, 2020 from https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/s-corporations
Morah, C. (2020) Accrual accounting vs cash basis accounting: What’s the difference? Investopedia. Retrieved April 12, 2020 from https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/accrual-accounting.asp
SBA.gov (2020) Selling a small business and succession planning for small business. Small Business Association. Retrieved April 12, 2020 from https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/PARTICIPANT_GUIDE_SELLING_SUCCESSION_PLANNING.pdf
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US Customs And Border Protection And Defense Intelligence Agency
Private Security and Homeland Defense
Questions 2 and 3
Question 2:
The Intelligence Community is comprised of 17 agencies. These agencies work with federal, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial partners to protect the homeland. Four of these agencies are intelligence elements of the Department of Defense Services … with the private sector in diverse formats. A good example of this public-private partnership is the Reimbursable Services Program. According to the U.S. government Accountability Office – GAO (2020), CBP has since the year 2013 partnered with, amongst others, “private companies that conduct business through the ports, ……
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Customs and Border Protection – CBP (2020). About CBP. Retrieved from https://www.cbp.gov/about
Department of Homeland Security – DHD (2016). Section 559 Pilot Program Donations Acceptance. Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Customs%20and%20Border%20Protection%20-%20Section%20559%20Pilot%20Program%20Donations%20Acceptance%20-%20FY%202016.pdf
Defense Intelligence Agency – DIA (2020). Strategy. Retrieved from https://www.dia.mil/About/Strategy/
Keating, T.J. (2011). Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations. Washington, DC: DIANE Publishing.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (2020). Defense Intelligence Agency. Retrieved from https://www.intelligence.gov/index.php/how-the-ic-works/our-organizations/412-dia
U.S. Government Accountability Office – GAO (2020). U.S. Ports of Entry: Update on CBP Public-Private Partnership Programs. Retrieved from https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/704191.pdf
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Gun Control Act Of 1968
… there had been other gun-control laws passed. These included but they were not limited to the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the federal Firearms Act of 1938. These laws did not, however, sufficiently put in place a mechanism for the effective regulation of firearm owners and … possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. (Cole, Smith, and DeJong, 2016, p. 105).
In seeking to … need for robust checks and balances. There is the perspective that stricter gun control laws and regulations are likely to advance to the government too much power which in turn could occasion wanton human rights abuses and tyranny. Further, some are afraid that such a move would ……
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Ausman, J.I. & Faria, M.A. (2019). Is Gun Control Really About People Control? Surgical Neurology International, 10(6), 195-204.
Bouton, L., Conconi, P., Pino, F. & Zanardi, M. (2014). Guns and Votes. Retrieved from https://www.nber.org/papers/w20253
Cole, G.F., Smith, C.E. & DeJong, C. (2016). Criminal Justice in America (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Gramlich, J. & Schaeffer, K. (2019). 7 facts about guns in the U.S. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/10/22/facts-about-guns-in-united-states/
Hayes, V. (2016). Gun Control in the United States. Journal of Political Sciences & Public Affairs, 4(2), 33-39.
Johnson, N.J., Kopel, D.B. & Mocsary, G.A. (2017). Firearms Law and the Second Amendment: Regulation, Rights, and Policy. New York, NY: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
Joslyn, M., Haider-Markel, D., Baggs, M. & Bilbo, A. (2017). Emerging Political Identities? Gun Ownership and Voting in Presidential Elections. Social Science Quarterly, 98(2), 382-396.
Webster, D.W. & Wintemute, G.J. (2015). Effects of Policies Designed to Keep Firearms from High-Risk Individuals. Annual Review of Public Health, 36, 21-37.
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