Chapter 1 Introduction Public awareness and understanding of the term ‘work-life balance' has grown dramatically in recent years. The high level of interest among employers, consultants, and the media has generated a healthy business in conferences, websites and guides. It is a growth area in academia too, encompassing diverse disciplines including economics, social policy, feminism, sociology, industrial relations, human resource management, health and psychology. The...

Have you ever wished to have a sexy body like a supermodel? I am probably asking an odd question: who does not? However, the fact that nowadays people are getting fatter and fatter makes that dream seem to be unrealizable. How can a fatty person with plump cheeks and a big belly like a pregnant look standardly beautiful or handsome? Fortunately, there are still some ways to make you slimmer and more attractive. That is losing weight. All you have to do is following three steps below. The first...

Essay on Euthanasia in America In America today many arguments are centered on the right to choose: the right for women to have an abortion, the right for gays to be allowed to raise children or be legally married, and the right to physician-assisted suicide. These arguments all have something to do with the individual having the right to make this choice or if society should be able to decide for them, thus removing this choice. Euthanasia is a choice everyone should have, but like all...

The Decline of College Institutions in America In his article, ”The Decline of the Knowledge Factory: Why our colleges must change”, the author, John Tagg, is explaining how colleges in today’s society are neglecting the undergraduate education. Tagg claims that people are sending their children to college to learn and prepare for their future careers; however, the amount of learning is astonishingly low. Tagg feels that American colleges are failing because they have become...

The choice of eating meat or not has been a debated issue for a continued number of years. There have long since been two sides: the proponents and opponents of meat consumption. More and more debates of its value and effect on the world have risen. Many claim it is wrong, while others think of it as a needed pleasure. Today, a greater percentage of the population eats meat. Only a few individuals seek the alternative route. Yet, there has been a steady rise in the number of vegetarians. ...

ii. What biblical and church teachings might be used in a discussion about abortion? The bible is used as the center of the Christian faith because it is the primary source of information about the life of Jesus and the world we live in. For Christians the bible is an important text for teaching about their faith. Many Christians believe it is the word of God and should be treated with the up most respect. Christians follow the bible and use it to solve any problems in their everyday lives. ...

An integral component to the infrastructure of government is law enforcement. In over two hundred years of prosperity, the United States has relied heavily upon the integrity of its law enforcement in maintaining order and securing the civil liberties of the American. The conduct and code of the police force in the United States has been exemplary, and has set the standards by which many nations have modeled their police departments after that of the U.S.. Disregarding the chain of the...

What is democracy? In the dictionary definition, democracy "is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system." According to Lincoln, democracy is a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Freedom and democracy are often used interchangeably, but the two are not synonymous. Democracy is indeed a set of ideas and principles about freedom, but it also...

Relationships are the most important things in life. And marriage is one of the most important relationships. Having said that, it becomes even more important who arranges the marriage, whether its ourselves or someone else like our parents or friends. Th e issue has taken the place of an important social problem. Different people have different opinions coming from different age groups from the different parts of the world. Marriage as we can see is a commitment of spending the rest of our...

The Qualities of Successful Individuals in Today's Society Homework assigned for a weekend can be a high school students worst nightmare. A major assignment may take an entire weekend to accomplish. While the average high school student already spends thirty hours a week in the classroom, a major paper may make for over a forty hour work schedule. If an employee works over a forty hour week then he or she is entitled to an overtime wage. A high school student gets nothing but stress added...