At Virginia university in April 16 of this year 23 years old man Cho Seung-Hui killed 32 people and later committed a suicide. He was in his final year at college.
After one week mourning finished and students again started to go to university. Everybody are trying to forget that event and to act as if nothing have happened. I was amazed to hear and read that director of undergraduate admissions has received e-mails and notes from some students who say they want to be part of Virginia Tech now more than ever. I can not understand how people can be so stupid, even so lip-deep. Moreover, it was strange to hear that foreign students are not rejecting admission offers because of the shootings at university. If i were one of those students i would reject that admission offers. I would scare that this tragedy can happen again. I'm surprised that other students do not care about their lives enough. Also it was quite sad for me to hear that university officials did not react more quickly and did not warn about a gunman at university in time. Maybe this mistake which they did caused this tragedy.
In conclusion, I want to say that I do hope that this tragedy will never happen again.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Employment law
Summary
First step of protecting employees and self-employed was legislation which safeguard rights of working people. In the 20th century after governments payed more attention to the employment law it became more modern and regulated all employees and self-employed.
There are quite big variety of the employment rights, all rights are guaranteed by the Employment Protection Act. So in most of the richest countries it is guaranteed that all employees get a minimum wage, a compensation if they were dismissed unfairly, a week's notice if employer want to dismiss his worker. One of most important rights is that men and women are equal, it means they have the same possibility to get job. Naturally, there have to be equality for all employees to get a job despite their sex or race. Also employment law includes rights for women who decide to have a baby during their works. They have right to come back after birth to their previous job.
Most issues raise the right to strike and Sunday trading. The right to strike is legal just then majority of employees agree with it. For employers strikes are quite damaging cause because they lose money but for workers sometimes it is the best way how to get better working conditions. Sunday trading is allowed in most European countries just there is some restrictions on it.
Employment law in Japan is lower than in many Western countries. In Japan women do not have the same rights to get job as in Western countries. The Japanese work a lot of hours and usually they do not get overtime payment. On the other hand, the Japanese employees sometimes have better labour conditions than Western workers. They are more certain that they will not be dismissed. Also one of spouses have right to get compensation if his wife/husband died because of stress that was caused by overwork.
First step of protecting employees and self-employed was legislation which safeguard rights of working people. In the 20th century after governments payed more attention to the employment law it became more modern and regulated all employees and self-employed.
There are quite big variety of the employment rights, all rights are guaranteed by the Employment Protection Act. So in most of the richest countries it is guaranteed that all employees get a minimum wage, a compensation if they were dismissed unfairly, a week's notice if employer want to dismiss his worker. One of most important rights is that men and women are equal, it means they have the same possibility to get job. Naturally, there have to be equality for all employees to get a job despite their sex or race. Also employment law includes rights for women who decide to have a baby during their works. They have right to come back after birth to their previous job.
Most issues raise the right to strike and Sunday trading. The right to strike is legal just then majority of employees agree with it. For employers strikes are quite damaging cause because they lose money but for workers sometimes it is the best way how to get better working conditions. Sunday trading is allowed in most European countries just there is some restrictions on it.
Employment law in Japan is lower than in many Western countries. In Japan women do not have the same rights to get job as in Western countries. The Japanese work a lot of hours and usually they do not get overtime payment. On the other hand, the Japanese employees sometimes have better labour conditions than Western workers. They are more certain that they will not be dismissed. Also one of spouses have right to get compensation if his wife/husband died because of stress that was caused by overwork.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Computer fraud
Nowadays we are dealing with a quite big problem - computer fraud. The online criminals of today are skilled computer experts who know how to manipulate other's computer into giving them the information they need for committing some kind of crime. They steal information and most of people even do not know what happened.
Computer fraud can include: “hoaxes”, various scams, fake or misleading sites, e-mails offering riches, and offers for non-existent or poor quality products for sale. Online fraud comes in many different forms. Some of the most common ways are through spyware, viruses, Trojans and worms that get installed on computer in most cases without owner knowledge. The online criminals can even get other people credit card numbers and steal all their money. The most dangerous thing that can happen is that they can use the information of others and in this way to steal someone identity. So these criminals can live the lives of other people. Usually they do this for a few month.
Anyone who uses the Internet is a potential candidate for being a victim of computer crime. That is why all users have to find out the best defence against computer fraud. First of all, people have to be careful about giving out valuable personal data online. Especially then people get e-mail message from unknown people who ask for credit card numbers or Social Security numbers. Secondly, people have to remember that not everything what appears on the Internet is true, no matter how impressive or professional the Web site looks. Thirdly, people have to be careful buying goods or services on the Internet because sometimes people are screwed. It happens because they pay money before they receive the goods or services they have been promised. So people should find more information about the companies from who they buy something before submitting payments.
To sum up, computer fraud is getting more and more a topical problem. So people should start being more careful using the Internet otherwise there will be too difficult to control this problem.
Computer fraud can include: “hoaxes”, various scams, fake or misleading sites, e-mails offering riches, and offers for non-existent or poor quality products for sale. Online fraud comes in many different forms. Some of the most common ways are through spyware, viruses, Trojans and worms that get installed on computer in most cases without owner knowledge. The online criminals can even get other people credit card numbers and steal all their money. The most dangerous thing that can happen is that they can use the information of others and in this way to steal someone identity. So these criminals can live the lives of other people. Usually they do this for a few month.
Anyone who uses the Internet is a potential candidate for being a victim of computer crime. That is why all users have to find out the best defence against computer fraud. First of all, people have to be careful about giving out valuable personal data online. Especially then people get e-mail message from unknown people who ask for credit card numbers or Social Security numbers. Secondly, people have to remember that not everything what appears on the Internet is true, no matter how impressive or professional the Web site looks. Thirdly, people have to be careful buying goods or services on the Internet because sometimes people are screwed. It happens because they pay money before they receive the goods or services they have been promised. So people should find more information about the companies from who they buy something before submitting payments.
To sum up, computer fraud is getting more and more a topical problem. So people should start being more careful using the Internet otherwise there will be too difficult to control this problem.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Civil and Public Law
Summary
Civil law is a system of law which is concerned with the rights and duties of individuals towards each other. It includes: law of contract, tort, property, succession and family law. Public law is the law governing the relationship between individuals( citizens, companies) and the state. The sub-divisions of public law are Constitutional, administrative and criminal law.
The punishment is the practise of imposing something unpleasant on a subject as a response to immoral behaviour. There are two types of punishment: financial punishment and imprisonment punishment. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual suspect of breaking the law in a criminal trial. The civil action is then innocence has to be proven on the balance of probabilities. The criminal action is then innocence has to be proven "beyond reasonable doubt".
The looser of the action is a person who looses court and is usually ordered to pay his or her opponent's costs, to the winner of the court. If he or she disobey to court decision he or she may also be forced to pay a criminal penalty.
Civil law is a system of law which is concerned with the rights and duties of individuals towards each other. It includes: law of contract, tort, property, succession and family law. Public law is the law governing the relationship between individuals( citizens, companies) and the state. The sub-divisions of public law are Constitutional, administrative and criminal law.
The punishment is the practise of imposing something unpleasant on a subject as a response to immoral behaviour. There are two types of punishment: financial punishment and imprisonment punishment. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual suspect of breaking the law in a criminal trial. The civil action is then innocence has to be proven on the balance of probabilities. The criminal action is then innocence has to be proven "beyond reasonable doubt".
The looser of the action is a person who looses court and is usually ordered to pay his or her opponent's costs, to the winner of the court. If he or she disobey to court decision he or she may also be forced to pay a criminal penalty.
Friday, February 9, 2007
Social work is my future profession
To be honest social work wasn't my dream profession but when i had to choose what to study at university i decided that this profession can be quite suitable for me. First of all i thought i made a mistake but now I'm sure that this profession is really good for me cause during my studies I'll get a lot of knowledge, I'll become better person. Well at least i hope that I'll become better person cause now I'm little bit selfish. Also i have chosen this profession cause in future social work looks promising. When Lithuania became member of European Union governments pay more attention to social problems that before. I'm very happy about this fact cause this will lead our country to better life.
I'm studying this profession just about 5 months and I'm definitely change my mind to social work. I saw how in Lithuania this kind of profession is necessary. There so much what social workers can do. I noticed it when i was going with our group to special places where works social workers. The governments still don't lend enough money for solving social problems. I hope in future this will change. During these studies i have found out a lot of new about social work and especially about volunteer work. I even think it's quite interesting and good for me.
To sum up, I'm thinking about this profession quite optimistic and I'm quite happy study social work.
I'm studying this profession just about 5 months and I'm definitely change my mind to social work. I saw how in Lithuania this kind of profession is necessary. There so much what social workers can do. I noticed it when i was going with our group to special places where works social workers. The governments still don't lend enough money for solving social problems. I hope in future this will change. During these studies i have found out a lot of new about social work and especially about volunteer work. I even think it's quite interesting and good for me.
To sum up, I'm thinking about this profession quite optimistic and I'm quite happy study social work.
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