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NYS Bar Association Annual Meeting Lecture Outline: The New Environmental Rights in NY’s Constitutional Bill of Rights
Get PDFIt is too easy this winter to miss the signature Human Rights event in New York, the overwhelming vote last November 4th to recognizing the Human Right to the Environment. Competition for our attention is fierce: the Pandemic, political rivalries playing out in Washington, D.C., and angst about extreme weather events and other climate change impacts. So, I welcome this opportunity to illuminate the hope and promise of Article 1, Section 19 in New York’s Bill of Rights: “Each Person shall have a right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment.” Most New York lawyers have yet to explore the scope of the Human Right to the Environment. The more precise legal meaning of New York’s Environmental Rights is the province of our judiciary and Court of Appeals. But their effectiveness is the shared responsibility of the Governor, and every other official in New York. Rule 1.1 of the NY Rules of Professional Conduct obliges all lawyers to know, observe and apply the Bill of Rights when advising clients. Human Rights are universal norms, guiding all government officials. Ultimately, all persons hold these Rights to the Environment. This Outline offers a threshold briefing about the NY Bill of Rights’ newly minted Article 1, Section 19. Others doubtless will proffer different professional judgements on the issues raised herein, but all can agree that when NY voters amended the Bill of Rights, they decided that our birthrights to breathe and for potable water and to enjoy a healthful environment deserve the most powerful legal protection our State can afford. Like due process of law, these environmental rights are framed in elegant and plain English. New York’s Environmental Rights are expressed more forcefully and gracefully than in any other constitution. We lawyers have a solemn responsibility duty to breathe life into this legal bulwark for ensuring each person’s fundamental birth rights. Our obligation is to serve our Constitution’s Bill of Rights as if life itself depends on our actions. As biodiversity plumets and climate disruption grows, it just might
Comparative Analysis Between Saudi Arabia and Norway in Moving Beyond Fossil Fuels Towards a Sustainable Economy: A Special Emphasis on the Renewable Energy Sector
Get PDFSaudi Arabia is the largest economy in the Middle East and the 18th largest in the world. The country has the world\u27s second-largest proven petroleum reserves and is the largest exporter of petroleum. In 2016, Saudi Arabia had the third highest estimated value of natural resources at $34.4 trillion (US). However, because of the 2014 oil crash, climate change, and the development of renewable energy technology, the government has decided to transition from its complete reliance on oil revenues and to start investing heavily in other non-oil sectors, such as the renewable energy sector. The Saudi government plans to generate 30% of its electricity from renewable energy sources and to establish a sustainable competitive market system. The country has planned to make this enormous shift with the help of the McKinsey Global Institute and the plan titled “Saudi Arabia Beyond Oil: The Investment and Productivity Transformation,” which is also known as “the vision of 2030.”
Saudi Arabia and Norway are similar countries as they are both oil producers. Norway is a leading country in terms of creating a sustainable economy that generates electricity mostly from renewable energy, while Saudi Arabia has recently decided to shift away from fossil fuels and to focus on non-oil sectors, such as the renewable energy sector. Thus, this thesis will provide a comparative study between Saudi Arabia and Norway. This analysis will benefit Saudi Arabia with the Norwegian success in shifting from its reliance on fossil fuels to other non-oil sectors, mainly the renewable energy sector. The thesis will address the challenges that Saudi Arabia may encounter in achieving its goals related to the 2030 vision of shifting toward a sustainable economy and will offer some recommendations to facilitate achieving these goals
Television Strategies in Digital Media: How The Tonight Show Has Transformed in the Age of Digital Distribution
Get PDFDigital Media has impacted the ways in which people consume and engage with media, and this change influences the strategies of television networks, from content style, production practices, and distribution methods. This study explores the implications of digital media in television strategies through the examination of NBC’s The Tonight Show, first through a comparative analysis of historical host, Johnny Carson, to the show\u27s most recent host, Jimmy Fallon. This analysis found that the two hosts have contrasting personalities which cater well to the audiences of their time. Additionally, it was discovered that the programming of the show has grown more segmented from historical episodes to modern-day, and there were more opportunities for audience engagement through social media. The results from this comparative analysis were then considered further through an analysis of The Tonight Show’s YouTube channel. Videos from the YouTube Channel were studied to better understand the strategies of NBC in distributing their content digitally through this platform. The results of this analysis suggest that the programming methods of The Tonight Show are formatted in a way that allows for an easy transition into a digital media space and high audience engagement across multiple platforms. Keywords
Covid-19 & Broadway: A Comparative Analysis of the Shifting Marketing Strategies of Playbill and The Broadway League
Get PDFOn March 12th, 2020, all Broadway productions closed their theaters due to the declaration of the Covid-19 global pandemic. This shutdown led to companies in the Broadway industry transitioning to nontraditional marketing strategies. This paper will outline how the Covid-19 pandemic led to changes in strategic marketing decisions and compare the motivations of these decisions for two Broadway companies: Playbill and The Broadway League. Previous literature denotes changes to marketing strategies as a result of other historic events in theindustry, and current news sources provide industry insight into the campaign discussions.Primary research will be conducted through one-on-one structured interviews with employees of these companies directly involved in marketing strategy and implementation. This thesis aims to compare the marketing responses to Covid-19 of Playbill and The Broadway League and determine whose efforts were more impactful to the industry. The goal of this thesis is also to understand future marketing trends as the Covid-19 pandemic becomes more manageable and a “new normal” emerges. Based on the research and interviews conducted, one can infer that the changes in marketing from the pandemic will evolve marketing into a hybrid strategy, combining the newly established digital realm, with the former traditional marketing. Nevertheless, the pandemic is currently still impacting the world and constantly evolving, so discoveries will occur throughout this thesis, and the research will be updated to reflect this as much as possible
Effect of Parental Expectations and Parental Pressure on Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement of Students
No full textThe current study explored the effect of perceived parental expectations and perceived parental pressure on the self-esteem and academic achievement of students, as well as the mediating influence of self-esteem. Participants were 151 students recruited from universities across the US. Most of the participants were female (72.8%) and in the age range 18-22 years (67.5%). Students completed an online survey which included demographics and measures related to students\u27 perceptions of their parents\u27 academic expectations, parental pressure, self-esteem, and self-reported high school and college GPA. The results suggest that both high perceived parental expectations and high perceived parental pressure lead to low self-esteem but were not related to academic achievement. Additionally, self-esteem did not significantly mediate the relation between either perceived parental expectations or perceived parental pressure and academic achievement. However, secondary analyses showed that perceived parental pressure was negatively associated with college GPA in the age range 23-26 years old only. Perceived parental expectations and pressure led to lower self-esteem primarily in females, white students, and those who were either freshmen or sophomores in college or in their master\u27s program. These results suggest that the relationship between parental expectations or pressure and self-esteem and academic achievement is nuanced and is also influenced by culture. It may also be dynamic and influenced by circumstances such as the pandemic
Cultural Implications in Parenting Practices and Values: Further Examination of Asian Parenting Style
No full textPrevious research has examined the critically important role that parents have as well as how the cultural and ethnic background of the parent has implications for the attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs that influence parenting style. Literature indicates that the parenting style of Asian and Asian-American parents is associated with the western ideology of authoritarian style, which is described to be harsh, demanding, and with low levels of emotional attunement. However, this notion has been challenged by researchers that argue that the customs and behaviors that may be valued in one culture may be differently regarded in another. Therefore, this study will further examine how culture and ethnicity impact parenting practices, utilizing Mowder’s (2005) Parent Development Theory as the theoretical basis to appreciate the parent role
