While living in her home country of tanzania, sophia kiwanuka signed an employment contract with anne margareth bakilana, a tanzanian living in washington, d. c. kiwanuka traveled to the united states to work as a babysitter and maid in bakilana’s house. when kiwanuka arrived, bakilana confiscated her passport, held her in isolation, and forced her to work long hours under threat of having her deported. kiwanuka worked seven days a week without breaks and was subjected to regular verbal and psychological abuse by bakilana. kiwanuka filed a complaint against bakilana for intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims. bakilana argued that kiwanuka’s complaint should be dismissed because the allegations were insufficient to show outrageous intentional conduct that resulted in severe emotional distress. if you were the judge, in whose favor would you rule? why?

If I were the judge, I would definitely rule in favour of Kiwanuka since this is a clear case of mental, emotional and even physical abuse from her contractor Bakilana. Kiwanuka abused of the disadvantaged condition of Kiwanuka who was in a foreign country as a product of an employment contract between them. The employer deprived Kiwanuka from her basic and fundamental rights and even from her freedom. Psychological abuse was evident but also physical abuse as Kiwanuka was kept in isolation and forced to work endless hours no matter how it would impact in her health. Similar cases ended up with employers being fined, jailed and/or banned from hiring foreign employees in the future.  

the last day of school because i didn’t have to go to school the next day

in the united states a public policy is an agreed upon way that our federal, state, or local government fulfills its responsibilities, such as protecting the rights of individuals and promoting the welfare of all the people. some public policies are written into laws by legislatures. other policies are contained in rules and regulations created by executive branches of government, the branches responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws.

the following are examples of public policies and the governmental agencies responsible for carrying them out.

school districts are responsible for making policies regarding student behavior and discipline. teachers and school administrators enforce these policies. state legislatures are responsible for making laws that place speed limits on drivers. police officers enforce these laws. city governments often adopt policies that prohibit people from operating liquor stores near public schools. city inspectors and zoning departments enforce these policies.

when people become aware of problems in their communities, they often want government to develop and carry out policies to deal with those problems. these may be problems for which there are

existing policies or laws that do not work well,

existing policies or laws that are not being enforced,

no policies or laws.

as a citizen of the united states you have a right to say what you think government should do about problems in your community. you also have a right to say what you think about problems in your state, the nation, and about international problems. you have the right to try to influence the decisions people in your government make about all of those problems.

to be able to participate effectively, however, citizens need to know which levels of government and which governmental agencies are responsible for changing, enforcing, or developing a specific public policy. for example, state legislatures may direct agencies to enact policies resulting from federal legislation. or, local governments may create policies in order to carry out responsibilities assigned to them through laws enacted at the state or federal level. additionally, as part of the process of developing and implementing policy, governmental agencies must determine if the new policy conflicts with existing legislation or policy.

this project is intended to you learn how to express your opinions, how to decide which level of government and which agency is most appropriate for dealing with the problem you identify, and how to influence policy decisions at that level of government. it calls for you to work cooperatively with others in your class and, with the of your teacher and adult volunteers, to accomplish the following tas