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Learning plan 10
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Learning plan 10
Among the things, I would learn that could make my personal life better are improving my communication skills and being confident. Communication is an essential element of living a better life. Good communication skills will help one relate well with others in society both at the place of work and in residential areas. The ability to speak one’s mind gives you peace and satisfaction having known that you are understood well by others. Communication also involves the ability to listen to others. One should be in a position to listen to others and what they have to say especially when one is seeking to be understood and vice versa. Not paying attention could lead to chaos that may arise due to misunderstandings and poor interpretation in both verbal and written communication.
The other thing I look forward to learning and improving it is self-confidence. Confidence is superior to even communication itself. It is the act of believing in oneself and believing that you will succeed. Confession is a possession, and thus confidence translates to success. Self-confidence is the ultimate backbone in leading a healthy life free from poor esteem or possession of some amounts of esteem issues. One can predict their life with a good level of self-confidence.
Furthermore, communication could affect one’s career and professional life. Good communication skills will have one in clear and good terms with his/her colleagues at workplace. I would work on my choice of words while addressing people at work, for instance, clients or fellow workmates. Good communication skills are essential in any career since it saves time that one could have used to repeat or emphasize on what they said earlier, for instance, in the presentation. Proper grammar in writing is especially punctuation can change the meaning of what you are trying to communicate. Similarly, verbal cues in the presentation may not be in sync with one’s words in a presentation which will send a different message altogether.
Learning will enable one to discover new concepts and practice them in mathematics. There could be some new concepts on how to evaluate certain problems and solving them easily, and through learning, I will be able to internalize them. In business, learning would enable me to learn skills such as collaborating instead of dictating during communication which will improve my business skills. Also through learning, I would learn how to use various communication skills to my benefit. Lastly, I would learn how to manage my finances through learning. Learning to make and stick to a budget will help me track all my money and account for every penny I spend.
When I retire, I want to have enough money to support myself, my entire family, and be able to donate some to charity. To achieve my goal, I would have to learn how to save. As much as I have to balance between spending and earning, I have to chip in the savings idea. For one to save effectively, one is advised to save then spend what is left after saving rather than spending and saving what is left. Savings calls for discipline especially when it comes to expenditure routine. Without discipline one may end up spending everything than end up retiring poor.
Career mentorship is an important component of achieving one’s career goals. Mentorship programs are available throughout school and even during working phases of life. Employers often create time for mentorship programs through business conferences and workshops whereby employees get insights from those ahead of them in time and success. So yes, there is some who can mentor me towards achieving my career goals.
Are workshops necessary? Do people learn from each other in workshops and conferences or do they learn from the speakers?
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http://www.careerspots.com/newplayer/default.aspx?key=dIFPmKc-nT4yTAY3fDu3BA2&
Lochner v. New York
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Lochner v. New York
Dissenting opinion
Introduction
I genuinely apologize for I am unable to agree with the ruling in this case, and that I believe, it my obligation to articulate my dissent. The universal right to create an agreement in relation to his company is part of the liberty secluded by the Fourteenth Amendment, and this comprises the right to purchase and sell labor, apart from when it is controlled by the State in the justifiable implementation by its police power (Larry and Jeff, 71).
The interests of both parties in relation to labor and liberty to contract are both taken care of. Thus, as much as an employee has the right to sell his labor so does the employer has the right to buy the same, in a mutually agreeable terms and conditions (Larry and Jeff, 71)
Deliberating through this case requires one to concentrate on some two fundamental questions which can help one to come up with a very important judgment. These questions are: one which of two powers or rights shall prevail? And two, is it the control of the State to legislate? Or is it the individual’s right to liberty and freedom of contract?
This case was ruled upon an economic theory which a large part of the country does not entertain. My divergent view is advanced by a range of decisions of this court that state constitution and state laws might control life in numerous ways which law makers might think as imprudent or oppressive as in this case, as well as interfere with the liberty to contract.
Section 110 of the labor law of the State of New York, provide that “…no employees shall be required or permitted to work in bakeries more than sixty hours in a week, or ten hours a day…” (Larry and Jeff, 71)
In my view this is an illegitimate exercise of the police power of the State. It is an irrational, redundant, subjective intrusion and interference with the right and freedom of a person to treaty, in relation to work. Therefore, it is in conflict with, the Federal Constitution besides, it is null and void.
There is no justifiable argument, on the score of health, for meddling with the autonomy of the individual or the right of open agreement, by influencing the hours of labor, in the profession of a baker. Neither can a law limiting such hours be acceptable as a health decree to protect the health, of the public or the health of the persons following that profession.
Those who concur with this ruling may want to suggest that if the baker works more hours then, the public health is in danger may have some sense but that does not overrule the fact that chances are still there for the baker to make the same mistake even in the very first hour of him reporting to work.
The task of explaining that this statute is despicable to the provisions of the Federal established law. Besides, the New York act under deliberation involves an implementation of the police power of the State; without a clear attempt to justify the applicability of police powers.
The New York act now before this court has no emergency clause in it, and, if it is legal, there are no situations and no urgent situations under which the least infringement of the provisions of the New York act would be innocent. Consequently, the court ruled using a New York act which in itself has serious flows.
I personally do not have problem with the various rulings that have been made pertaining this case, but my major concern is the New York act that we put in place and actually which was ostensibly used to make the ruling.
The act ought to have been more inclusive in terms of protecting the rights of each and every individual. Besides, laws should have checks and balances besides the due process of the act need to have been observed as well as the law of natural justice.
Considering the fact that the employee might have required to work more hours to earn extra coin, then this New York act could have infringed in his right to contracting as well as the right of the employer to contract.
I think the limits of police powers have been exceeded in this case. Supporting this argument by looking at each working environment there is at least certain risks, however small, that are involved. In other words, there is no environment, what so ever, that is risk free.
Nonetheless, logically reasoning, there are some working environments that warrant police powers. Looking at this case; the situation here does not necessitate the application of the police powers. This is because the health concerns in this case does not hold any ground. Thus, I do not agree that the statute in focus qualifies to be purported and qualify to be health law.
Philosophically, it may be true that the working conditions of a bakery may not be as healthy as other working condition. It can also be true that it can also possibly be healthier than others. The majority understanding holds that the working conditions of a baker have never been regarded as unhealthy. I believe that in this respect therefore, there are certain conditions that need to b enshrined in our legislation so that it become clearer what actually constitutes a health hazard and therefore requires enactment of certain statutes that protect public health.
There is need to be clear as to what factor overrides the other when faced with such cases where health issues and economics issues are matters of concern.
There should be concrete evidence of the potential existence of harmful risks other than some small amount of unhealthiness to call for legislative interference with individual’s liberty.
This is in an effort to make sure that not infringement of an individual right and liberty to contracting. Without these measures, then no profession or any occupation can be free from the jaw of authority and act of government.
Consequently the state, in pursuance of a robust and healthy nation, should put in place health legal frameworks that are valid and are passed by the police power. With this notion in mind therefore, one can say that in this case, the New York act is not, within any just connotation an expression of a health law, but is an unnecessary, illegitimate hindrance of the constitutional rights of individuals, both the employers and employees, to enter into labor agreement; which they feel or think is best for them.
Certainly, for every law there must be exceptions, but regarding this New York act, that was used to deliberate of the judgment, there is no such exception. Even further, the reasoning does not make sense because if the same act permits the baker to work ten hours meaning the baker should be exposed to the purported unhealthy condition for ten hours.
The same statute now wants to “protect” the baker from the unhealthy condition for, let’s say, an extra hour a day or six hours a week. There is no wisdom in this reasoning in this statute. Because the same law says okay, let the baker/public be exposed to unhealthy risks for sixty hours a week and be “protected” for six hour a week!
Simply mathematical or statistical analysis here will lead one to believe that the fact is the baker is exposed to the alleged unhealthy risk for longer hours than he is protected.
In conclusion, considering all these facts, a prevention to enter into any deal of labor in a bakery for more than a certain number of hours a week, is, in my ruling, so completely a matter which is not reasonable and unfair legislation. I thus, dissent.
Works Cited
Larry, May and Brown Jeff. Philosophy of law: classic and contemporary readings. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Male and Female Genital Alteration
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Male and Female Genital AlterationMale circumcision and female genital mutilation has many controversies starting from the procedures and the reasons why it should be practiced. There are different times for practicing male circumcision in the region some do it when children are barely months old while some practice it when children are full grown. A rose by name gives details on male and female genital alliteration which occurs under different surgical procedures. Circumcision is very common unlike FGM which is prohibited in several countries. WHO has given the standard procedures of circumcision and has characterised FGM as illegal. The only time female genitals should be cut is for medical reasons that require an emergency other than this, it is violation of a girl’s and women’s rights.
Just like everyone would, I am against female genital mutilation since it has adverse effects on both emotional and physical. FGM has reportedly lowered self-esteem on women. Even though the article sees less effect of FGM especially on the sexual ability and response in women, the act has effects on sexual urge. Effects of FGM include hhemorrhage; infection/tetanus; urine retention; intense pain; shock and damage to adjacent organs. The article gives the cons of FGM whereby it increases the female’s vulnerability to reproductive system infections. For the case of the male genital alteration, there is a valid reason behind it. Unlike in female where FGM increases chances of STIs such as HIV, in the males MGA reduces chances of HIV infections.
Just like the article says, there are people who support both FGA and MGA and some support only one. There are those who do not support genital alterations. Due this controversies, FGA is still practiced in some placed however with a different name. Just like not everyone agrees to either of the practices, parents should not allow their children’s genitals to be altered because of cultural practices and beliefs. However, if need be, parent should do so because of proven scientific and medical reasons. The alteration done should not affect the child’s health at any point. For the males, I suppose parents should only allow circumcision and not any other form of genital alterations. For the case of females, no procedures should be done unless it is for medical reasons. Just like the Article propose that all FGA and MGA procedures should be certified and standard procedures provided by the health organizations. The other procedures leave the child at a high risk of different medical conditions such as over bleeding and getting infections. Cultural assumptions are not proven at any point even though it is not easy to escape from them.
The most intriguing issue the article presents is the fact that FGA has no effect on sexual habits on a female. This is not what I thought. Everyone grows up knowing that the reason behind FGM is to reduce female’s vulnerability to masturbation and several sexual feelings. I find what the article give as a research done on Nigerian women as controversial. It came to my shock that MGA just like FGA is considered to have some disadvantages. The men experienced greater harm because it seems that the women suffered only nicks to their clitoris, whereas the men had their entire foreskin amputated. The greater harm is also accompanied by intense pain. The article did a good job in giving details on both FGA and MGA as practice in the current world. Much of what is said in the article is true and it is experience by young males and females. The processes of genital alteration are delicate and the doctor has recommended one to go through the processes, then it should be done by licenced and qualified personnel.
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Darby, Robert, and J. Steven Svoboda. “A rose by any other name? Rethinking the similarities and differences between male and female genital cutting.” Medical anthropology quarterly 21.3 (2007): 301-323.