Racial Homogeneity And Social Capital Racial Homogeneity and Social Capital This paper discusses the impact racial homogeneity has on the social capital of US cities. This effect is examined by comparing the social capital of the racially homogenous Seattle, Atlanta, and Detroit with the racially diverse Los Angeles, Houston, and Chicago. Social capital levels are measured using com

Iraq The words “War with Iraq” headline at least one article in every major newspaper everyday. Americans are being bombarded with breaking news on Saddam Hussein. This is not the first time Americans have witnessed their nation preparing for war with Iraq. However, today the situation is different. Support on our home soil is sparse; a good percentage of the United States does not s

Purpose Of The Chain Of Command The chain of command assists commanders at all levels to achieve their primary function of accomplishing the unit\'s assigned mission while caring for personnel and property in their charge. A simple and direct chain of command facilitates the transmittal of orders from the highest to the lowest levels in a minimum of time and with the least chance of misi

Political Film And Fiction Henry David Thoreau was a writer and philosopher in the 1800’s. Thoreau believed that people should be careful of setting their goals of excess too high. He believed that people should try and rise above the animalistic impulse they had and pursue a lifestyle that was pure and not materialistic. Thomas Hobbes, a writer in the mid 1600’s on the other hand tho

Demagogues & National Debt Demagogues A demagogue is a group that aims to deceive and manipulate the people for its own selfish ends. This group includes the schemers, rabble-rousers, and warmongers. Hitler was often viewed as a demagogue as he used hatred of the Jews as a means to grab power and mold society into what he wanted. He was also obviously a warmonger. Some other demag

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin The Russian government is one of constant ideological change, from the left of October Revolutionist Lenin to the extreme right wing values of Josef Stalin during World War II. The current president is a man by the name of Vladimir Putin, who recently in March won reelection. Up till recently not many things were known about the uptight looking fellow,

A Look At Nationalism The country that I have chose to focus on for this assignment is Rwanda. Rwanda is a country in Africa. I had heard a lot about Rwanda on the news in past years, but I never really had a clear idea of what was going on in their country. After the research I have done I now know that they have been really shaky for the past ten years. I will begin with a brief c

External and Internal Threats 1) There are many external and internal threats made to the states. Some examples of external threats are terrorists, and other nation’s armies. Some examples of internal threats are terrorists, and the United States own citizens. External threats made to United States are very serious. They include attacks on U.S. soil or on U.S. citizens. September

Communism Communism In the early 19th century, the idea of a communist society was a response of the poor and the dislocated to the beginnings of modern capitalism. At that time communism was the basis for a number of utopian settlements; most communistic experiments, however, eventually failed. Most of these small-scale private experiments involved voluntary cooperation, with everyon

Affirmative Action Advances Racial Equality This paper is going to support my position of affirmative action. I was not sure about my opinion of affirmative action until I researched the topic in depth. My evidence will support my idea that affirmative action is necessary because it follows the evolution of civil right s in the United States. I believe that affirmative action is nece

Bill Of Rights The first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States are called the Bill of Rights. These amendments were ratified on December 15, 1791. The first amendment deals with religion, speech, assembly, and politics. The second amendment talks about the militia and right to bear arms. The third amendment discuses the topic of quartering soldiers. The fourth amendmen

Economics Consumer Price Index Consumer Price Index Our economy today uses economic indicators to figure out how the economy is doing and one of these indicators is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI is an inflation indicator that is calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that they publish every month. The CPI is the most important inflation indicator in the US. The CPI is

Nation_Report_Japan Nation Background Report: Japan Japan is a very old and intricate nation. In this paper I will not even begin to scratch the surface when it comes to talking about the Japanese expansive history but I am hoping to give a little insight into their past. According to the U.S. Department of State the population of Japan in 2001 was 126.8 million and the population g

Putin Vladimir Putin The Russian government is one of constant ideological change, from the left of October Revolutionist Lenin to the extreme right wing values of Josef Stalin during World War II. The current president is a man by the name of Vladimir Putin, who recently in March won reelection. Up till recently not many things were known about the uptight looking fellow, however r

Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was one of the main leaders of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. He was a great organizer and had much experience in communist politics. While he worked agreeably for 20 years with Chairman Mao Zedong in common cause for the great Chinese proletarian revolution in the 1960s, Liu certainly had potential to become Mao’s successor. However, in Mao’s eye

Media Analysis Media Analysis and Report This report is about the current agreement Iran has made with the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The basic compromise was that Iran would suspend uranium enrichment and allow UN inspectors unrestricted access to its nuclear facilities. Iran is saying that their nuclear program is strictly a peaceful program designed to produce

Raymond Poe Vs. Don Craven The race for State Representative of the 99th district appealed to me because of the way both men chose to run their campaigns. Republican, Raymond Poe and Democrat, Don Craven both ran honest campaigns, and were the only two candidates who did not run any negative advertisements. “It’s a battle between two nice men. Don Craven is a very good friend of mine

Ronald Wilson Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was a man that was good to his country. Ronald Reagan had a very successful life. He was the 40th president of the United States (1981-1989). He was an actor for 30 years before he became involved with politics and starred in more than 50 movies. Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan went through a tough time when he

Laws Why People Obey the Law By Tom Tyler The main question addressed in Tom Tyler’s essay is, obviously, “Why do people obey laws'”. The essay tackles two main reasons. These include social relations and normative values. Social relations refers to the way social groups influence people. They do so through rewarding and punishing members of their group “either by withhol

Reduce Or Increase Federal Budget For Defense' Reduce or Increase the Federal Budget for Defense' After the Cold War there have been many concerns that the Federal Budget should be increased and many others believe it should be decreased. The thoughts that I come up with are neither. With the Cold War over and Russia going through the financial and military changes it is going th

Reification Hate crimes, anti-feminism, racism and even genocide can take place anywhere and possibly these things happen everyday. There is a conceptual way of explaining these occurrences. This is called reification. Reification can affect anyone and sometimes it may affect everyone. This theory or concept can help us understand why issues of racism, anti-feminism, hate crimes and

Civil Disobedience What are the Dynamics of Civil Disobedience and Descent in the United States' The use of nonviolence runs throughout history. There have been numerous instances of people courageously and nonviolently refusing cooperation with injustice. However, the fusion of organized mass struggle and nonviolence is relatively new. It originated largely with Mohandas Gandhi

Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” So much has been written on Thoreau’s landmark essay on "Civil Disobedience." Indeed, it has been used as a model for modern day leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma GandHi. Andrew Trask states, "It is important to remember that Dr. King viewed civil disobedience only as one part of a larger program of reform."

Cruel And Unusual Punishment better or for worse the constitution often uses vague wording to state a law. This may have very well been intentional. Perhaps the framers of the constitution wanted to establish a belief but allow it to adjust to the interpretations of the times. What exactly did the framers have in mind when they closed the eight amendment prohibiting punishments that are

Civil Disobedience Letter From Birmingham Jail What rhetorical strategies were applied by Martin Luther King Jr. in “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and which of those was likely most important in influencing the readers of that time' In Birmingham, Ala., in the spring of 1963, King's campaign to end segregation at lunch counters and in hiring practices drew nationwide attention when po

Civil Liberties Civil Liberties What has happened to the US is a confusion of terms. Liberty has been used to supplant freedom. The terrorists' acts were facilitated by the efforts of liberty groups. People don’t want to have all those checks to get on an airplane. If checks are removed it makes for terrorists being able to get on the planes. Our privacy is being invaded. So, the g

Cloning The biological term cloning is the production of a genetically identical duplicate of an organism. However, people can use the word cloning to intend other meanings. For instance, we generalize many older and new techniques as cloning. This is not a good practice because these techniques are different and impose unique concerns and issues. In the world of scientific technology, c

Civil Liberties Civil Liberties What has happened to the U.S. is a confusion of terms. Liberty has been used to supplant freedom. The terrorists' acts were facilitated by the efforts of liberty groups. People don’t want to have all those protective measures to get on an airplane. If checks are removed then it makes it easy for terrorists to be able to get on the planes. Our privac

Religious Laws Are Ideal “I believe the First Amendment, as it is presently written, permits the American people to do what they need to.” (Clinton, Bill) -President Clinton The battle for religious freedom in public schools has recently been a major topic. Some fight for religious rights to be furthered, arguing that too much of God has been taken from the public school system. Othe

Right To Confrontation- 6th Amendment Our constitution provides multiple rights and restrictions to those facing trial. The right to confrontation outlined in the 6th Amendment of our constitution, states the following: to be confronted with the witnesses against him. The right to confrontation means that defendants have the right to visibly see (face to face) and hear the witnesses/accu