Welfare Reform Welfare. Whether you collect it, or you pay for it (and for EVERY working American does one of the two), most citizens of our country are familiar with it. Yet as every second of every day passes, more and more taxpayer's money is being allotted to this growing epidemic called welfare. The Personal Responsibility Act, signed by the President, was a monumental change

Vladmir Putin Returns To Authoritarianism Vladimir Putin Returns to Authoritarianism Authoritarianism is one of the three hallmarks of the Russian empire and is one of three characteristics of the government of the former Soviet Union. Party conflict in Russia is not between democratic alternatives; rather it is between democracy and authoritarianism. Russians are said to be predispo

Voting Andrea Sage Political scientists have isolated a number of attributes associated with voter turnout including age, income and education. Scientists have proven that income plays a huge part in voter turnout. People who make more money seem to have the higher amount of voters, then does someone who only makes $10000 or less a year. Education and income levels are connected.

Voting Rights Voter Rights and Redistricting The Thernstroms discuss the legitimacy of the Voting Rights Act and the provisions that followed its implementation. Having suffered through three revisions, the authors argue that the Voting Rights Act became less of an effort of enfranchisement, and more of an effort towards ensuring black leadership in the government. They claim that t

Waves Of Immigration To The State Of Israel Waves of immigration to the state of Israel For at least two thousand years Jews were dispersed all over the world. Some of them unacceptably joined with other nations. Yet many kept their identity as a nation by staying loyal to their religious faith and by their desire to survive as one people preserving common racial features and culture.

Welfare Last year, the Maryland NAACP released a report concluding that "the ready access to a lifetime of welfare and free social service programs is a major contributory factor to the crime problems we face today."(1) Their conclusion appears to be confirmed by academic research. For example, research by Dr. June O'Neill's and Anne Hill for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi

Westward Expansion ¡§Examine the reasons of the territorial expansion in the first half of the 19th Century¡¨ ¡§ Almost all people have, at one stage or another in their history felt and expressed the need to extend their territory and also to explain and justify their need both to the world and to themselves.¡¨ When North America was first being colonised in the early 17th

What Factors Were Responsible For The Division Of Post-war Europe Into Two Hostile Camps: East And West' In this essay I shall analyse the historical events or factors which were responsible for the division of post-war Europe into two hostile camps or in other words, the factors responsible for the causes of the cold war. There are various factors before, during and after the second wor

What Is Comparative Politics What Is Comparative Politics' Across all space and time, man has questioned things. Which system of government works best' Will our country prosper if we try and change our ideals as a nation' Many generalizations have since been made in reference to the various political systems that exist. Because of the fact, that man has a questioning nature- he compares

What Is Freedom What is Freedom Freedom is to be independent. Freedom means you have no one looking over your shoulder and telling you what to do as long as it legal. But does freedom really exist' Sure our country gives us the right to own a gun and have free speech, but are these freedoms getting taken away' Our country’s policy is that you can live free as long as it does not i

Animal Testing Animal Testing/Experimentation: Why not' People who would end experimentation on laboratory animals don’t understand the importance it. They don’t realize that we have came a long way in animal research that has benefited humans tremendously. From bettering human bodies, curing diseases, and saving lives is all due to animal testing. (Hoagland 23) It is very easy t

What Limits, If Any, Should There Be On The Purchase Of Firearms' The problem in this country today is really not just guns, but violence itself. I agree that guns are apart of the violence problem, but when guns fall into the wrong hands that causes the violence in this country today and around the world. Some pro-gunners draw what seems to be obvious limitations, for instance, the owni

What Role Should The Government Play In Gun Control' THE SECOND AMENDMENT: What Role Should The Government Play in Gun Control' A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Gun control is a real issue with Americans today. Many people have different opinions about how to h

When Your Thoughts Do Not Matter When Your Thoughts Do Not Matter During war time, soldiers bear the burden of not being able to make their own decisions. They must demonstrate their loyalty to their country by following every order given to them at any time. These orders may go against their better judgment at times, but soldiers must do what they are ordered. Taking another hu

Subsidies Subsidies are payments, economic concessions, or privileges given by the government to favor businesses or consumers. In the 1930s, subsidies were designed to favor agriculture. John Steinbeck expressed his dislike of the farm subsidy system of the United States in his book, The Grapes of Wrath. In that book, the government gave money to farms so that they would grow

What Services Above Self Means To Me “What Services above Self Means To Me” When I was a little girl my mother told me that “it takes an entire village to raise a single child.” Of course she told me this in response to my cries about being scolded by the lady who lived above us for playing in the street. But, what she said left a lasting impression on me. Today, altho

WTO Throughout the years, there has been a constant controversy over whether the World Trade Organization should enforce global free trade. The primary idea is to establish in which all are happy. Although there are many advocates for trade liberalization, as well as many who oppose. I believe free trade may be advantageous for both large and small-industrialized countries, but it does

Water Problem In Comstock And Northcomstock FORWARD In recent years the resident population in the villages of Comstock and North Comstock have fallen, but hotels, motels and guesthouses have brought the seasonal rise up to 300 percent. So now, it is making a water issue problem for both communities. There have been a couple of suggestions proposed to the governing body for both vil

Wiermar Republic Free Thought in the Weimar Republic From Artists to Industrialists, many Germanys were being mistreated because they were “degenerates.” First, to define a degenerate in the time period, one would find that a person was a degenerate if they did not fit into the social norm. The growing Nationalist parties had set this norm to increase pride in the German Country, t

Why The North Won The Civil War Why the North Won the Civil War "In all history, no nation of mere agriculturists ever made successful war against a nation of mechanics. . . .You are bound to fail" -Union officer William Tecumseh Sherman to a Southern friend. The American antebellum South, though steeped in pride and raised in military tradition, was to be no match for th

Why The US Left Isolationism The United States, until just before the end of the World War II, excluded itself to a form of isolationism. By doing this, the United States relied on and looked after itself when dealing with foreign policy. But soon after World War II things changed, isolationism could not work for the betterment of the United States any longer. The United States needed

Why They Hate Us Americans have known for decades that the United States is loathed by much of the Arab world; nonetheless, most Americans rarely questioned the reason for this hate. However, since the September 11th tragedy, Americans are beginning to analyze the hatred of the Eastern world, and what the USA can do about it. In order to understand and isolate the hatred for A

World Politics World Politics: Why is it useful to distinguish between varying levels of analysis when studying international affairs' One of the main things to consider when studying international affairs are the many parts that make up the whole. The parts being the individual level of analysis, state level of analysis, and global level of analysis. While each part carries its

Computer Technology A Strong Background in Computer Technology Will Benefit Future Engineers Computer technology has advanced dramatically over the past ten years. Technology has advanced from computers the size of a room that can only perform one particular task, to personal computers (PC’s) that will fit on a desk and perform multiple tasks. Understanding computers and their programs a

Brown V. Board Of Education: A Major Civil Rights Decision In May 1954, in the case of Brown v. Board of Education [of Topeka, Kansas], the United States Supreme Court decided unanimously that public education systems segregated by race were inherently unequal and therefore deprived certain students of both an adequate education and their rights under the 14th amendment to the Constituti

Does The International Monetary Fund Do More Harm Then Good' The International Monetary Fund (IMF) started 1947 with just 44 member countries, now, in 2002, all countries hold membership in the IMF. The basic platform of the IMF is that they act as a loan bank for mainly third world countries. They receive their funds from hard currency reserves that larger, more well off countries have

The Politics Of Rich And Poor: Wealth And The American Electorate In The Reagan Aftermath This was a mind opening, mind blowing book that exposed me to truths that I did not know before reading this book. The author of this book, Kevin Phillips, did a good job that put a lot of effort into this novel, The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Afterma

1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis In the early fall of 1958 one of the most mysterious crises of the Cold War erupted in the Taiwan Straits. The Chinese began shelling the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu, but they did not try to invade or deliberately provoke a war with the Americans. This incident provides a great study on how perceptions of international and domestic events shape the a

9-11 On September 11, 2001, the comfort blanket that we live under in the United States of America was shattered by acts of terrorism. September 11, 2001, a crisp, clear and otherwise very normal day, but a day that I will never forget for it is the day that America came under attack. Now a year later, Americans as well as people from all over the world reflect on this cowardly act of

A Day to Remember A Day to Remember The events that took place on September 11, 2001 shocked many people. No American would ever believe that on that day terrorists would take our planes and fly them into our buildings. The terrorists succeeded in crashing three of our planes into our own buildings, but thanks to the passengers on flight 93 they would not crash another plane into our bui