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Minority Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship, 2002.
This paper uses the Ford Corporation as a specific example of how a company can effect a community and in turn, change the literal and figurative face of American industry.
823 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper examines how through the principal of entrepreneurship, ethnic minority communities can advance toward the common goal of economic empowerment and examines how in order to achieve a better America, America?s corporate sector must first invest in minority communities to encourage financial growth. It looks at how the Ford Motor Company has taken the lead in offering resources to communities such as the African-Americans and the Latinos. It evaluates the three-part system, which Ford embraces-- training, development and patronage and how Ford has so far helped its minority suppliers to create nearly 40,000 jobs in their communities.
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"The grass roots success of minority entrepreneurship has a second beneficiary - the American marketplace. The first of many advancements will be a more diverse workplace. When the playing field is even and all people are represented, everyone benefits from diversity. And many companies are taking a proactive approach to developing business in minority communities. Through internships, scholarships and training programs, Ford Motor Company is changing the make-up of the automotive industry. Through its support of women and minority dealers, Ford is opening up an entire new market for minority professionals. It is important that all automotive manufacturers encourage minority dealers and suppliers."
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What Defines a Minority?, 2002.
Uses examples such as the works of Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin to explore the true meaning and power of minority groups.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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To define "minority" is not as simple as just saying "African", "Latino", or "Asian" because, in the grand spectrum of the world, these peoples far outnumber what is traditionally thought of as the majority, the Caucasians. So, because the process of defining a people as a minority within the American context is rather subjective and limited only to the factors that govern our particular society, we must turn to a slightly more accurate description of a minority. Minorities in America, the true minorities that are not subjective, but objective, are those people and groups that represent something separate from society, either above or below, or parallel, but separate. There are economic minorities, racial minorities, ethnic, religious, gender, age, educational, and intellectual minorities. All of these have an identity within America. For the purposes of this paper, it is intended to examine the concept of "minority" as being truly defined by those who are able to use their minority status to establish a position of influence and of good. Perhaps, in the most important ways, being able to positively influence those around you is the greatest achievement that a person can realize. These people are, indeed, few; they are a minority. Autobiographies present a personal view of a life that often lacks the kind of unflinching insight that a biography brings, but the strength of the autobiography is that it presents a person's individual view of his or her life, presenting stories and details that most others could not know. Both Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin offer autobiographies that provide insight into the very heart and soul of the men. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the works of both men as autobiographies and as writers so as to demonstrate the power of the minority and the strength of the individual, the ultimate minority.
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Success of the Involuntary Minority Student, 2003.
A look at why involuntary minorities have experienced far less academic success than voluntary minorities.
9,625 words (approx. 38.5 pages), 46 sources, APA, $ 196.95
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In this paper the author provides a brief overview of the past and present explanations of involuntary minority academic success and failure and then argues that the presently accepted sociolinguistic and cultural-ecological theories do not adequately explain the variability in involuntary minority academic success. Subsequently, the author proposes an alternative explanation of involuntary minority academic success and failure based on the ability of the local school to institute measures which develop a sense of trust -- or at least an abeyance of distrust--in the school and school authority held by involuntary minority students, parents, and community. Using the posited explanation as a basis for discussion, the authorl then proceeds to describe how current educational practices at the local school site contribute to involuntary minority academic failure through the development of involuntary minority distrust of the school. Within this discussion, the author also proposes some strategies, which schools can employ to increase achievement of involuntary minority students by justifying the development of a sense of trust in the school within the involuntary minority community.
Outline
Explanations of Involuntary Minority Low Achievement
Trust as a Critical Variable in Involuntary Minority Academic Success
Parent Participation
Teacher Self-Efficacy and Expectations
Multicultural Curriculum and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Meaningful Curriculum
Conclusion
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"Since the early years of the twentieth century, significant concerns have existed about the academic and social problems encountered by minority students in the schooling process (Ogbu, 1991; Tyack, 1974). These concerns have, once again, become a prominent issue among educators and politicians as the result of a multitude of demographic studies indicating students of color will comprise a majority of our school-aged population in the foreseeable future. In studying the ubiquitous disparity in academic achievement between minority and non-minority students over the past decades, however, anthropologists and educators have identified a distinct variability in the academic success between two discrete subgroups within the minority school population: the first subpopulation consists of those minority groups which have voluntarily emigrated from their original society to a different society, while the second subpopulation consists of those minority groups which, because of slavery, conquest, or colonization, did not voluntarily choose to become members of a particular society (Ogbu, 1991). Within the United States, the first subpopulation, described as voluntary minorities, would consist of groups such as Europeans, Central and South Americans, and Asians. The second subpopulation, described as involuntary minorities, would include primarily African Americans, Native Americans, and many Hispanic Americans.1 A large and growing body of research has documented that voluntary minority students tend to academically outperform their involuntary minority counterparts in a number of different settings, including in the United States (Ogbu, 1991)."
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Minority Groups and the American Health Care System, 2002.
An assessment of minority access to the American Health
Care system, focusing on HIV-AIDS patients.
7,229 words (approx. 28.9 pages), 39 sources, APA, $ 160.95
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Approximately 12 percent of America's population is without any formal health care insurance coverage, although some estimates of this proportion are higher. The research problem investigated in this study concerns minority access to health care. The central issue in the study is the determination of the best approach to improve such access, especially in relation to HIV-AIDS patients. The paper begins with a review of health care delivery problems for minority population groups, which is followed by a consideration of the HIV-AIDS issue among minority population groups. The primary focus of this assessment is on health care outcomes.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Minorities and HIV-AIDS
Interaction with Health Care System
Racial and Ethnic Orientation
Structure and Method of Investigation
Minorities: Health Care Delivery Problems in the Community and Health Care System
Bioethical Issues
Failure to Address Racial Differences
Failure to Address Insurance Status Differences
Health Care Delivery and Accessibility
HMOs and Fee-for-Service Providers
Social Psychological Influences
Distrust of the Health Care System
Health Beliefs of Minorities
Social Identity Influences
Minority Status and HIV-AIDS
HIV-AIDS and Minority Population Groups
Origins
Ethical Issues
HIV-AIDS Health Care for Minorities
Initiatives to Improve Minority Access to Health Care
Proposed Initiative
Conclusions and Recommendations
Restatement of Problem
Summary of Findings
Conclusions
Potential Solutions
Assessment
Recommendations
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"In the 1990s, one initiative designed to broaden access to health care services needs for the nation?s indigent involved the development of nurse-managed clinics targeting low-income persons. A nurse practitioner is a specially educated and trained nurse who provides some level of health care directly to patients without supervision by a physician.
Nurse managed clinics for the indigent are prominent in the nation?s inner cities. Nurse managed clinics such as those associated with the Kellogg Homeless Project in Washington, the Pine Street Inn in Boston, and the Los Angeles School of Nursing Health Center are delivering health care services to indigent persons at cost savings (compared to more traditional delivery venues) and in areas that would not otherwise be served by health care professionals (Sharp, 1992; Lutz, 1991)."
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Minority Politics, 2007.
This paper explores how the interests of minority groups are represented in the government of a country.
3,513 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 98.95
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The paper discusses how the representation of minority groups is better insured in district elections, because there is a greater chance for the options of the minority groups to be materialized. The paper shows how despite the increased efforts to create an equal society and to offer minority groups similar treatment, it is still a matter of debate whether power holders can succeed in combining majority and minority interests. The paper explains how minority groups have always represented a sensitive issue for every social policy, regardless of the historical background. Yet, the paper contends that it is important for minority groups to take part and get involved in political life as it is the only way through which a democratic society will acknowledge the merits of any individual or group.
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"The government is, first and foremost considered to be the supreme executive authority in the state. However, at the same time it can be perceived as the source of all federal, state, local and district decisions. Therefore, the impact and role it plays in the life of a minority group or in an individual's political representation can be the outcome of both perspectives"
"The Government, through its influence over the state authorities is able to play a role in the life of a politician who represents the interests of a minority group. This can be perceived from the very beginning of the electoral participation."
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Minority Teachers, 2002.
A study of the effectiveness of the school-university partnership aimed at recruiting and training minority teachers.
7,302 words (approx. 29.2 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 162.95
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This paper presents a project that attempts to define the status of minority teachers in the American educational system and to evaluate the effectiveness of the school-university partnership which aims to increase the number of minority teachers available by providing recruitment and training. It examines how the supply of minority teachers is low and the benefits to the educational system of having them include using them as role models, as counselors to students of their own race/ethnicity, to break many white students out of cultural isolation and to provide input into educational reform.
Outline
Background and Definition of the Issue
Review of the Literature
Nature of School-University Minority Teacher Recruitment and Training Programs
Types Of School-University Minority Teacher Recruitment and Training Programs
Effects Of School-University Minority Teacher Recruitment and Training Programs
Summary
Methodology
Research Approach
Data Gathering Procedures
Data Analysis Procedures
Analysis of the Data
Findings
Interpretations
Implications
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
References
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"The numbers of non-white teachers and education majors in America are well below what might be expected on the basis of population norms (Osler, 1997). This despite the fact that there are several good reasons for expanding the numbers of minority teachers in public schools. First, minority teachers serve as positive role models for non-white students (Brooks, 1987); this is an important consideration in light of the fact that students of color comprise over 74 percent of urban public schools in America's ten most populous cities (Council of Great City Schools, 1998)."
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Empowerment of Employees, 2007.
This paper discusses the empowerment of employees and explores methods in which this may be carried out.
2,588 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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In this article, the writer notes that a critical aspect of business today is the need to empower employees, thereby creating a healthier business from within filled with capable and self-relying team members.
The writer points out that in order to stay competitive with today's changing business world, many companies have decided to transition from an authoritarianism structure to an empowerment structure. The writer then studies methods in which it is possible to empower employees and looks at why these methods are critical for company growth and employee development. The writer concludes that the traditional idea of centralized management is fading; thus, with innovation, a decentralized leadership scheme is more likely to be practiced in today's modern businesses.
Outline:
Introduction
Problem Statement
Methodology
What is Empowerment and Where Did this Theory Originate?
How Can Companies Empower Employees and What Methods are Currently Being Used?
What is the Manager's Role in the Structure of Empowerment and How Empowerment Contributes to the Success of a Business?
Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations:
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"This changing trend is where the concept of empowerment emerged."
"Empowerment is defined by the delegation of autonomy to employees and allowing them to have the responsibility and authority of completing the task at hand. This theory does not indicate an employee's total control over production, but it does provide them with the autonomy to make certain needed decisions. They are able to offer individual ideas and work more collectively in the planning process. Empowerment has moved beyond the principle of delegation, instead it redistributes power and decision making. This theory moves past the controls that once existed and instead allows responsibility and accountability."
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Minority Teachers, 2002.
A study into the need for and effectiveness of having minority teachers in schools in America.
7,490 words (approx. 30.0 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 164.95
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This paper is a review of a study undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the school-university partnership program aimed at recruiting and training minority teachers. The project begins with background information that discusses the status of minority teachers in the American educational system. The discussion points out that the supply of minority teachers is low; it also delineates several reasons why it is important that the educational system increase its rates of hiring and retaining minority teachers.
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"The numbers of non-white teachers and education majors in America are well below what might be expected on the basis of population norms (Osler, 1997). This despite the fact that there are several good reasons for expanding the numbers of minority teachers in public schools. First, minority teachers serve as positive role models for non-white students (Brooks, 1987); this is an important consideration in light of the fact that students of color comprise over 74 percent of urban public schools in America's ten most populous cities."
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Failing Methods of Disciplinary Action for Minority Students, 2005.
An in-depth case study of the how the American educational system has failed in disciplinary action amongst minority students.
18,301 words (approx. 73.2 pages), 45 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This is a case study concerning the effects of educational system policies and punishment practices on minority students at-risk for becoming delinquent. It has been shown that discipline too severely administered such as that of suspension and expulsion may lead to delinquency in some students. According to surveys, the No Child Left Behind Act reports that poor response to minority students comprise the experience by those minority students and once suspended they have no where to turn except to life in the streets. The consequences of the schools inability to effectively administer discipline to minority students either through intervention or disciplinary procedures are the focus of the case study. Due to time limitations the method of research is limited to research of available literature.
Abstract
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Methodology
Purpose of the Study
Theoretical Base
Operational Definitions of the Study
Literature Review
Case Study Research
Data Collection in Canadian Case Study
Evaluating Case Study Research
Economic Systems
Conclusion
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"According to surveys administered in relation to minority students and the effectiveness of discipline, there is much to be lacked in this area. Poor methods of administering discipline is resulting in minority students who are expelled being left in the streets and turning to the lifestyle of the streets in order to attempt survival. There is some specific element or bit of vital knowledge that is lacking and which is crucial in gaining knowledge of in relation to the methods that is being used by schools in the meting out of punishment and discipline to minority students. In the majority of studies recently performed in relation to poor academics and poor behavior the concentration has been on standardized test scores instead of the real issue of excessive punishment being administered. The fact that these students have difficulty comprehending and functioning in the classroom is clear enough evidence that something more than draconian discipline methods need to be considered. Delinquency is more prevalent among minorities. Bowman (2001) Casella (2003) found that the escalation of delinquency occurs when school experiences are of a negative nature particularly during the junior high school and high school years."
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Empowerment and Organizational Management, 2005.
A look at the importance of giving empowerment to employees.
2,358 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The objective of this paper is to show how employee empowerment affects organizations. Empowerment refers to the act of delegating authority along with the responsibility for accomplishing given tasks. It looks at how it is unreasonable to expect an employee to complete a task successfully unless that employee was given the authority to carry it out and how empowerment gives employees the feeling of belonging, allowing them to feel pride in their work and take ownership of tasks that may otherwise be mundane.
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Abstract
Personnel Responsibility
Special Cause Variation
Shewhart Control Charts
Control
Negative Impact of Empowerment
Breakthrough
Conclusion
Resources
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"The problems of achieving goals in business arise out of variation. The decrease in sales compared to the previous year, excessive costs when compared to the budget, and deviation of a product from the specified target are a few examples. The variation in a given outcome can come from hundreds if not thousands of causes. However, as "the grandfather of total quality management" Walter Shewhart stated, it will take several lifetimes to study all the causes that affect outcome. But if there is a way to separate the significant causes from the insignificant, it may be a reasonably good start. "
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Gifted Minority Students, 2002.
A discussion about the phenomenon of gifted and talented students among minority groups.
4,151 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of gifted and talented education for minority students. The writer explores the screening process for gifted and talented programs and the various problems that screening process causes when it comes to locating and educating minority students. The writer also explores the societal mindsets and the urban areas that play a part in the overlooking of minority gifted students. The bulk of the exploration is done with a literature review on previous studies, research and decisions regarding the screening and education of minority gifted students.
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"Each day across the nation millions of students sit in classrooms and are educated. The classrooms contain a large number of students and the lessons are designed and geared to reach the largest students in each setting. This means that for the most part the lessons are aimed at the average intellect and average abilities student. Within the context of these students there are a few students in each group who are above average in ability and in intellect. These students are often recognized because of their advanced thought process, their advanced abilities and their thinking outside of the box. Students who meet a pre-set criteria in certain areas are labeled as gifted or gifted and talented. Gifted and talented screening varies across the nation but in many cases it includes standardized testing to decide who meets the criteria and who does not. The students who are screened are sometimes chosen by teachers or administrators. Other times they are located because parents have requested a screening. In recent history there has been some focus on whether or not the screening techniques pass over qualified gifted minority students. Through the use of research and studies it appears that the screening process used for the gifted and talented education criteria in American schools negatively affects minority student populations."
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Minority Teachers in White Schools, 2002.
A study into minority teachers placed in predominantly white schools and how both the teacher and student is effected.
4,953 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 125.95
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This paper studies the issues related to having minority teachers in predominantly white schools. The paper explores how many new opportunities now exist for minority educators but the purposeful placing of minorities in majority white schools has also raised the issue of tokenism. The paper explores whether these minority teachers are being treated equally with their white counterparts and whether their assignment to mostly white schools is based upon real ability and genuine need, or whether such assignments are merely reflective of well-meaning social policy gone awry.
Contents:
Abstract
The Problem and its Setting
Literature Review
Research Methods and Procedures
Anticipated Findings
References
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"It was only yesterday that segregation reigned supreme across much of the United States. Throughout the South, Black students attended Black schools, and White Students attended White schools. In general, these ?separate but equal? institutions were nothing of the kind. Black schools were underfunded and understaffed. Standards and expectations were often significantly lower than those in place in White schools. Blacks taught Blacks and Whites taught Whites, an arrangement that suited a White-controlled society in which the color of a person?s skin was the determining factor in his choice of career, his social and economic status, and even his right to express himself politically."
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Disappearing Minority Teachers, 2006.
A discussion about disappearing minority teachers and the Latino classrooms of the future.
1,448 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The writer states that the disappearing minority teacher phenomenon can be traced directly to traditional teaching methods in American classrooms, in which the curriculum of public schools offers a one-sided and distorted view of life in the United States and throughout the world. The writer explains that as a result of this, fewer minorities seek careers in education. The paper highlights some of the issues surrounding the growing mismatch between teachers and students in public schools. The paper explains that because often the decision to teach is a result of positive experiences with former teachers, it offers ideas about effective ways in which to supply the current education system with a number of individuals who can help to improve the quality of education which grade-schoolers receive. In conclusion, the writer suggests that a revolution in thought is necessary among the many school districts and the teacher eduction programs that supply their teachers.
Table of Contents:
The Need for More Latino Teachers
Diversity within Minority Groups
Latino Teachers with Innovative Methods
Growing Numbers of Minority Teachers in Schools
Bibliography
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"The current drought of Latino teachers in Southern California can serve as a model for disappearing minority teachers. Demographics indicate that the number of minority students entering the public school system (grades K - 12) largely dwarfs the number of new teachers entering the profession. (An example is El Monte High school, where 92 percent--out of 2800--of the students are Latino while merely five out of 90 faculty members have Spanish surnames.) Moreover, new teacher positions are rarely filled by minority teachers, of whom very few are Mexican. The fact that California's Latino and predominately Mexican (or Mexican-American) population continues to grow at a rate which will soon reach one-third of the State's total population is a great cause for alarm in light of the fact that the quality of education at public schools--especially in districts where minority populations are highest--remains questionable."
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Nurse Empowerment: Why Bother?, 2004.
Looks at how the empowerment of nurses can improve their job satisfaction level and reduce the high turnover rate.
5,477 words (approx. 21.9 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 134.95
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This paper looks at why the empowerment of nurses will benefit not only the nurses, but the health care industry and what can be done to promote this empowerment. Specifically, the paper looks at the measures and changes that must be made in jobs, organizational styles, and workplace protocols to lead to empowerment.
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"Exceedingly rapid technological progress has resulted in a change in our human resources and human activities environment. There have of course been changes within the healthcare environment for both licensed and unlicensed providers of care. These changes have required most workers to do more with less and place a greater emphasis on teamwork with independent decision making for each worker involved, no matter what their scope (Barker, 1990). All healthcare delivery systems are seeing dramatic changes in their manning and their organizational ladders. In order for all these changes to be managed effectively without any change in provision of quality healthcare, leaders and managers must understand how these changes and stresses affect workers? attitudes. The issues of leadership style and work related empowerment have become catch words but actually represent very important ideas (Douglas, 1995). That is fundamentally positive, referring to solutions rather than to problems and is dynamic in nature, power is taken over and given away, power is shared. Power is usually associated with a negative connotation ? there is an association with hierarchy, authoritarianism, and generally with the restriction of a person?s freedom of action. Empowerment is an abstract concept. It is especially important as personnel resources are not being increased but rather decreased. This represents a change in the delivery of care and will require a significant transition in the nurse-manager?s leadership style to help subordinates accept the adjustment in work and their new levels of productivity."
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Minority Rights, 2002.
Asking if governments are responsible for securing minority rights.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page undergraduate research paper analyzes the government's role in securing minority rights. The author asserts that the government is responsible for securing these human rights. Honorable organizations like UNDP, NATO, and UNICEF only voice their concerns over minority issues. So do specific groups of indigenous people. But it is the government who may actually take action and secure minority rights.
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