Social Welfare Institutions

The link below is to this article I found very interesting.  It actually deals with what we were discussing in class about how democracy might be a good system, but it isn’t implemented as should be.  Being a possible cause as to why democracy does not work.  Also this article highlights the issue of privatization…I would like to […]

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The idea of a Liberal Arts education is something that should be embraced in our society but unfortunately it is seen as something that one would be wasting their time on. It think that getting exposed to a Liberal Arts education makes a person more aware of their surroundings and also gives them an opportunity […]

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According to http://www.businessethics.ca/greenwashing/ - Greenwashing is defined as “a pejorative term derived from the term ‘whitewashing,’ was coined by environmental activists to describe efforts by corporations to portray themselves as environmentally responsible in order to mask environmental wrongdoings. The term ‘greenwashing’ was originally confined to describing misleading instances of environmental advertising, but as corporations’ efforts […]

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In Wal-Mart: A Template for Twenty-First Century Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein, I was surprised to find out how the company manages to make so much profit off products that are so cheap and affordable. They basically pay their workers minimum, hourly rate wages, they don’t give them any benefits, and they have, some-how managed to […]

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It does not really matter where you work or what your job is, you will still be exploited by your employer on less of course you are some big shot CEO, chances are your boss will make you work long hours for the same pay. You might say to yourself why don’t I just speak up […]

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Watching the movie ”The Water Front,” I got the feeling for some reason that the movie was not about high water costs or water privatization but that it had more to do with urban redevelopment. How else was the goverment supposed to drive off the tens of thousands of poor residents off their property than to make the living costs […]

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It pains me to say that we live in a world that is ruled by the all mighty dollar. Capitalism has forced us to look at the earth as an exploitable asset in a powerful corporation, whose sole purpose is to meet our […]

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I have to say that the book Gone Tomorrow, by Heather Rogers was a great eye opener for me.  I never really thought about what happens to our garbage once we throw it out, and definitely I never thought about how it effects our environment.
I believe that everyone should be aware of the damage that […]

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To tell you the truth, I didn’t even know that the electric car even existed…well no suprise there since neither did many other people. The car and the oil companies are in the same business and they are keeping each others interests so no wonder they would not do or produce anything that would upset the other.

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So we are going to use this blog starting next week - and I want to go over some of the ways I’m thinking about it - just to get things started.
I’ve posted a few things to the blog so far - they are each articles or links to articles that are relevant to our […]

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I’m Isabell.  I just wanted to wish everyone good luck in the class, and I’m looking forward to working with ya.

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Hello…Class, my name is Aida and I live in Forest Hills, Queens. I’m the youngest in my family and I’m glad that I took this class because so far it seems more interesting than my business classes.

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Hello all,
My name is Kelly and I’m 20 years old, but I look like I’m 16…. forever.  I’m a very reserved person when you first meet me, but once I get to know you I will open up.  I am a thrill seeker and love trying new things.  I love to play handball.  I’m in […]

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Whats up Everyone! First off let me say Lets go Giants!! Super Bowl was amazing. As you can see I am a football fan.  Which is a bit strange seeing as I am Dominican and baseball should be my thing…. I am 22 years old and very confused as to what I want to do […]

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When i’m not in school i like to play my guitar and keyboard. I play basketball, baseball, football, and soccer. I also enjoy video games and movies. I have a couple of pets two dogs and my cat, Katt. Lets Go Giants.

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