.... The City's affirmative action program does not establish numerical quotas for hiring decisions, nor does it result in the hiring of unqualified candidates on the basis of gender or race. What the City of Seattle's affirmative action program does is very simple: first, it gives City managers and personnel officers a snapshot of the labor market, so that they are aware of the availability rates for different groups for a given job classification. Through these availability rates, the City can determine whether or not women, people of color, or persons with disabilities are underrepresented in a given job classification within the work force; second, the City ....

.... to depression and suicide. One of the most important reasons of teenage drug usage is peer pressure. Peer pressure represents social influences that effect adolescents, it can have a positive or a negative effect, depending on person's social group and one can follow one path of the other. We are greatly influenced by the people around us. In today's schools drugs are very common, peer pressure usually is the reason for their usage. If the people in your social group use drugs there will be pressure a direct or indirect pressure from them. A person may be offered to try drugs, which is direct pressure. Indirect pressure is when someone sees everyone around him using drugs a ....

.... are committing and some of them are getting away with it. Today's law system has many loop holes in it. This is what is putting gangs, drug dealers, and bad people on the streets. Lawyers are key weapons for these types of people, the lawyer's help them get away with anything. A lot of people have been convicted of s and got away with it, do to their lawyers. The death penalty is a good punishment because people in this country deserve to feel safe. Some countries have had their rates lowered due to the abolishing of the death penalty, but we live in the U.S.A., country of lawyers, where money talks and you can't trust anyone. The death penalty is good because most peop ....

.... of VD. A soldier that is suffering from herpes, syphilis, or gonorrhea doesn’t fight too well. President Wilson was very concerned about the American soldiers getting sick and not able to fight. He also wanted to stop the spread of VD Wilson decided that during boot camp the soldiers would be taught about VD’s, and the effect of them. The recruits had to take a sexual education class. In the class the men were shown pictures and movies that showed what various vaginal diseases looked like, and what they would do to a mans sex organs. This was an effective in stopping the American soldiers from going to the French whorehouses. Another program the U.S. Government institute ....

.... pressure on the students. For example to get into a good high school or college you must pass a difficult exam. Many students who do not get into a good school often turn to suicide, Japan is second in the world behind the U.S. in teen suicide. I would not choose this because a good system of education is not worth teens killing themselves. The second area in which the nation is seeking advice is in the area of womens rights. They are seeking advice from Israel. In Israel women are given as equal rights as men are. Women are allowed to have the samejobs, education, and also serve in the military under the same conditions of men. The nation should choose this policy bec ....

.... continue to let violent criminals back on the streets where they are likely to commit murder again? is one of the oldest forms of punishment in the world. Most societies have considered it a fair punishment for severe crimes. It is even mentioned as an appropriate punishment in the Bible. American colonists used before the United States was a country, and most states use it today. Currently, however, there is a great deal of controversy surrounding the death penalty. Capital cases are long and expensive, and there is no proof as to whether deters crime. For these reasons total abolition may be the best way to resolve the controversy. If the laws concerning were modif ....

.... has had numerous experiences in the field. This applicant clearly surpasses all the other applicants. The commitee is very impressed by this young man. He heads home in delight, hoping to hear from the marketing firm again. Unfortunately, he never hears from them again. The main reason why he was not chosen, was because of the color of his skin. Since he is Asian, they could not hire him, because 50% of their employees are Asian. Under the affirmative action, they must employ someone who is underrepresented. This type of situation happens often. It is not the qualifications, but the color of the skin that employers look for today. Affirmative action is a step bac ....

.... countries have also declared that they too have nuclear capabilities. Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China are also now involved in the nuclear arms race. Three other "threshold" states, India, Pakistan, and Israel also either have or are close to having nuclear weapons. With the number of "nuclear states" rising, the question has arisen, what can the nations of the world do to stop the nuclear arms race? Enter . If the nations of the world do not sign and ratify this treaty the world could experience a much-feared nuclear holocaust, on the other hand the signing of the treaty could cause insecurity in various countries in the world. Since the 1950's nations of ....