Abstract This paper explains what Marx called practical-critical activity, or the act of continually striving to improve upon one's life, and then tries to use this approach to interpret several famous pieces of literature.
From the Paper "Economic determinism, the basic theory of Karl Marx and his associate, Friedrich Engels, should not in and of itself preclude a coherent reading of literary works. After all, literary criticism is a sort of polemic in its own right, and certainly Marx and Engels both knew the value of that. Where the problem might arise is in the fact of the called-for classless society, in which ?all means of production are commonly owned, a system to be reached as an inevitable result of the struggle between capitalists and workers.? If the polemics of Marx himself had then or ever could result in a classless society, then there would seemingly be scant need for the polemics automatically engendered in most literature, from Dickens (especially Dickens!) to F. Scott Fitzgerald to Stephen King. All of those writers have used the vagaries of human nature operating within a society that does have classes to explain their viewpoint. In other words, class conflict was central to their literary opus. (With King, the classes are often different species, as well. But the conflict between unequals remains the pole around which the characters dance.)"
An analysis of four of the fourteen mandates, by the Office of Minority Health and the three initial standards designated as culturally competent care standards.
Abstract This paper discusses the current trend in health care to establish systems that are open and receptive to cultural diversity. It mentions the list of fourteen standards, by the Office of Minority Health, that are either mandated or strongly suggested for designation as a culturally competent provider. The paper focuses on discussing four of these mandates and the three initial standards designated as culturally competent care standards.
From the Paper "The standards of cultural competency that are met by most hospitals are clearly those that are designated mandates by federal guidelines, (4, 5, 6, 7) which are all focused on linguistic access with reduced emphasis on the social, cultural and religious aspects of diversity of any given population. Hospitals seem to think of cultural competence as a designation of signage and interpretive service access. Though the question of cultural competence is much broader than simply language and on a socio cultural level providers and individuals within the hospital system must not be left guessing and or assuming the cultural issues that might need to be addressed, for any given individual, beyond the linguistics level. Most facilities would benefit form a cultural competency assessment, as noted by Georgetown University's National Center for Cultural Competence, to both determine the needs and identify hidden strengths in a system. (Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, n.d.)"
Abstract This paper reviews multiple articles that deal with paralegals. It addresses issues relating to paralegals and paralegal work, such as paralegal billing, outsourcing of paralegal work, expected behavior of paralegals within legal firms, paralegal certification and tips for success in an ever-changing career. The main points of each article are enumerated.
From the Paper "Certification has become well-established in hundreds of professions over many decades throughout the United States. The earliest of these designations were created during the 1930s and 1940s, and they represented traditional and readily identifiable
careers such as those in architecture and engineering. Since that time, professional associations have considered and developed numerous certification categories for
practitioners in their respective fields, and in recent years, the creation of designations has expanded dramatically, according to the National Certification Commission. For example, four new categories were introduced by the American Correctional Association for its Correctional Certification Program between 1999 and 2002: certified
corrections executive (CCE), certified corrections manager (CCM), certified corrections supervisor (CCS) and certified corrections officer (CCO)."
