Researching Federal Administrative Agencies

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There are many federal administrative agencies and sub-agencies that have the power and authority to make regulations, enforce the regulations, and try violators in their own mini-court systems with administrative law judges. Play this informational video (all parts) on how to research federal administrative agencies and the regulations they pass:

Now that you have learned the basics about administrative law researching (via the video you just played!) Go to this link: a nd select an administrative agency from the list that starts with the same letter as your LAST name (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Now answer the following questions:

1. Find this federal administrative agency’s website and learn about it. What is the power and authority of the agency granted to it by Congress or the President? Who is in charge of your administrative agency (name the person or persons)? How did they get their job? Give a brief history of its existence and give the link to its official internet page in your answer below (explain in 5 sentences or less).

2. Find a proposed rule or regulation that this agency is thinking about passing which is published to the public for comment and input. Proposed rules or regulations are published in the “Federal Register” and this can be searched by going to: Briefly describe the rule or regulation being proposed that requires businesses or individuals to do or not do something or sets some standard. Copy/paste your link to this notice in your answer for the instructor to quickly review it when grading your answer. [If you can’t find a proposed rule or regulation or action, then you should pick a different agency and start back to #1 above]

3. Find a rule or regulation already passed by this agency and has the effect of a law. Passed agency rules and regulations are published to the public in the “Code of Federal Regulations” which can be searched by going to: . Briefly describe the rule or regulation that is in effect that requires businesses or individuals to do or not do something or sets some standard. Copy/paste your link to this notice in your answer for the instructor to quickly review it when grading your answer. [If you can’t find a passed rule or regulation or action, then you should pick a different agency and start back to #1 & redo #1 & #2 above]

 

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

Now that you have learned the basics about administrative law researching, let’s go to this link: [invalid URL removed] and select an administrative agency from the list that starts with the same letter as your LAST name (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

1. Find this federal administrative agency’s website and learn about it. What is the power and authority of the agency granted to it by Congress or the President? Who is in charge of your administrative agency (name the person or persons)? How did they get their job? Give a brief history of its existence and give the link to its official internet page in your answer below (explain in 5 sentences or less).

Now that you have learned the basics about administrative law researching, let’s go to this link: [invalid URL removed] and select an administrative agency from the list that starts with the same letter as your LAST name (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

1. Find this federal administrative agency’s website and learn about it. What is the power and authority of the agency granted to it by Congress or the President? Who is in charge of your administrative agency (name the person or persons)? How did they get their job? Give a brief history of its existence and give the link to its official internet page in your answer below (explain in 5 sentences or less).

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an independent agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing data on employment, prices, productivity, and other aspects of the U.S. economy. The BLS is authorized to conduct surveys, collect data from businesses and households, and publish its findings in a variety of reports and publications. The BLS is led by the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who is appointed by the President of the United States. The BLS was established in 1884 and has a long history of providing reliable and accurate economic data.

2. Find a proposed rule or regulation that this agency is thinking about passing which is published to the public for comment and input. Proposed rules or regulations are published in the “Federal Register” and this can be searched by going to: [invalid URL removed]. Briefly describe the rule or regulation being proposed that requires businesses or individuals to do or not do something or sets some standard. Copy/paste your link to this notice in your answer for the instructor to quickly review it when grading your answer. [If you can’t find a proposed rule or regulation or action, then you should pick a different agency and start back to #1 above]

The BLS has recently published a proposed rule for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that would update the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The proposed rule would require businesses to provide more information to workers about hazardous chemicals, including the potential health effects of exposure. The proposed rule also updates the labeling requirements for hazardous chemicals. The proposed rule is available for public comment until March 15, 2025. You can find the proposed rule here: [invalid URL removed]

3. Find a rule or regulation already passed by this agency and has the effect of a law. Passed agency rules and regulations are published to the public in the “Code of Federal Regulations” which can be searched by going to: [invalid URL removed]. Briefly describe the rule or regulation that is in effect that requires businesses or individuals to do or not do something or sets some standard. Copy/paste your link to this notice in your answer for the instructor to quickly review it when grading your answer. [If you can’t find a passed rule or regulation or action, then you should pick a different agency and start back to #1 & redo #1 & #2 above]

The BLS has passed a rule that requires employers to report workplace injuries and illnesses to the agency. The rule, which is known as the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Recordkeeping Rule, requires employers to maintain records of all workplace injuries and illnesses. The rule also requires employers to report certain workplace injuries and illnesses to the BLS. The OSHA Recordkeeping Rule is available here: [invalid URL removed]

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