Homelessness Causes People that are homeless face obstacles out on the street everyday, but two of the worst obstacles for them to over come is the search for food and shelter. These two things are essential to survival. These are also things that people take for granted everyday. Have you ever watched someone sleeping on a bench or digging through a trash can for food and said, “I would

Probation The federal probation system dates to 1925 when President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Probation Act. Probation had its roots in the practice of judicial reprieve which was used in English courts to serve as a temporary suspension of sentence to allow a defendant to appeal to the Crown for a pardon. The first recognized probation officer in the United States was John Aug

Health Coverage For Working Moms Health Coverage Instability for Mothers in Working Families This article uncovers the precariousness of the health insurance coverage for women in working families. A study was done over a three year period on the stability of 1,667 women. The findings revealed that close to one half of the low-income women experienced a flux in their health insurance

Disaster Recovery Before September 11th disaster recovery seemed to be something that was never strongly thought about. On that day the World Trade Center’s recovery plan was put to the test. The damage done to the towers was tremendous, and the people involved risked their own lives trying to save others. The city was put to the test on February 26 1993 when the towers were bombed the

Human Nature And Government Human Nature and Political Systems Human nature, in general, tends to choose what comes natural to a person, most likely the things that were taught by parents. Parents instill virtues that one carries with him or her for their lives and most likely pass on to their offspring. These virtues provide individuals with the opinions each person has about the

Teen Court Programs For Juveniles Teen Court Programs for Juveniles Teen courts are becoming more and more popular today throughout the country. It has become evident that teen courts are fulfilling a recognized need. Teen courts help reduce recidivism rates, decrease costs, and increase public awareness of the legal system. Through organized and closely monitored teen court program

Divine Right to Rule: Origin of Government Divine Right to Rule--The Origin of Government The divine right to rule is one of the most important doctrines in history yet most people don’t understand this concept. The first step in understanding the concept of the divine right to rule is to know its history. Once you understand the history of the concept you are ready to learn what the a

Gun Control The issue of gun control has been around since man has been in the new world. With the fighting of the Civil War and the fight for our independence it was customary for the people to have firearms to protect themselves and for hunting, etc. Today organizations are trying to take away that freedom by outlawing the possession of firearms. Instead of outlawing the possession

Discuss the Relative Importance of Military, Religious and Political Factors in the Rapid Spanish Conquest of Mexico Discuss the Relative Importance of Military, Religious and Political Factors in the Rapid Spanish Conquest of Mexico On 13 August 1521 the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, had fallen to the Spanish conquistadors. Cortes and his followers had only landed in Mexico in April

Electoral Reform America for a large part of its history has been controlled by two major political parties, the Republicans and the Democrats. Our country is split between the two with an electoral system that encourages the development of a two-party system, giving an unfair balance of power to them in the political world. As each party moves closer to the political center it is import

Guinea Guinea is one of the most diverse and, and potentially one of the most successful, countries located within Africa. It is located on the western edge of the continent, bordered principally by Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Mali. Its history is fairly turbulent by western standards, but when compared with its neighbors, it has been a relatively peaceful nation. In its earliest days, it

Medicare Medicare and Medicaid have been detrimental to our countries health care system since the start of the Hill Burton Act that was started in 1946. The Hill Burton Act was formally known as the Hospital Survey and Construction Act of 1946. The Legislation from this act provided the public with funding for the start of Hospital construction. Throughout the next few years the Hill Bu

NRA Gun control has been a big issue since 1981. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan was the target of an attempted assassination, which instead hit the press secretary, James Brady. After this tragedy happened, more legislation on gun control came into congress than had ever been seen before. Out of the most publicized was the Brady Bill, "Known by its full name of The Brady Handgun Violen

Our Nation Grows, So Should The Constitution Our Nation Grows Over the recent years there has been much controversy in the account of rewriting the United States Constitution. There are the people who believe that the document should not be changed or revised. They believe that the Constitution is some kind of sacred historical document that should not be altered, even if it is for

A Case Analysis Of A Public Tobacco Campaign R.J. Reynolds (RJR) is one of many cigarette companies that is working toward the continued deregulation of tobacco by the government. One affective strategy employed by RJR was to place public informational advertisements in major national newspaper and magazines. It is important to study the public texts produced by RJR as they reveal a co

New Jersey Government 1. How does the New Jersey Supreme Court interact with the Legislature, Governor, and municipal governments' Give examples of Court decisions which have had an impact on local property taxes. The New Jersey Supreme Court is an integral part of the law making progress that helps govern our state. Within the system of checks and balances it is the duty of the Court

School Uniforms Are you in favor or against school uniforms in high schools' In America we are given the freedom of choice. We are raised to be individuals in a melting pot of cultures which derive from the many cultures around the world. One of those liberties is to be who we are. People need to keep the culture that was given to us by our parents while gaining an American sense o

Shengen Schengen Report The introduction of the Schengen agreement has drastically changed the way European countries interact. The factors contributing to this relatively new policy can be overwhelming and hard to grasp for people outside of Europe. The goal of this report is to provide the necessary information to facilitate a better understanding for those not familiar with Schenge

The US Patriot Act The Patriot Act In the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001, the United States Congress passed the Patriot Act. This bill changed the way that law enforcement works. The bill legalized many different search devices and tactics that were previously not allowed. This change in law caused much conflict in the country in that the new reg

Death Penalty You can only say its cruel punishment if it excesses the crime. When someone is executed it is done in a painless manner. You can’t say this for their victims, many of them suffered some kind of pain or fear before their death. I believe that when they commit such a crime they are giving up all their human rights. Just as they had taken all the rights from their victims

Human Rights And Liberties Throughout the course of history, we have continually sought out to define our human rights and liberties. These rights include freedom of life liberty and property. In addition, the freedoms of expression, speech and press are included. Human rights pertain to everyone, yet not all societies have successfully acknowledged them. At points in history at time

Urban Transportation Urban transportation The development of urban transportation has not changed with the cities; cities have changed with transportation. In the early years of transportation it was the mass transit of horse and buggies or electric rail cars that shaped cities. Then as the automobile became affordable to the public, personal transportation redefined the city as it wa

Vietnam By the late 1960s, the conflict in Vietnam had escalated to a limited war involving approximately half a million military personnel and billions of dollars a year. The American presence in Indochina had steadily increased from the Truman administration to Kennedy's decision to initiate greater American involvement in 1961. The peak of 543,000 American forces was achieved in 1969

Security Vs. Individual Liberties To understand the American experience (1865 – present) one must understand the struggle over security verses individual liberties. To understand this statement completely, we must first look back to the 1600’s at two different views on the subjects of power and security. The first theory, defined in Leviathan (1651) excerpts, comes from Thomas Hobbe

Why Patriots Supported The Revolution When looking at the Revolutionary history of the United States in the 1700’s, it is clear that the patriots supported the war as a means of establishing authority and obtaining social balance. In order to better understand this point, one must examine the social history of the patriots, societal tensions at the time, as well as specific catalysts tha

The Treaty Of Versailles One June 28th a membr of the revolutionry group, the Black Hand, assassinated the archduke of Austria, Francis Ferdinand, a month later Austria declared war on Serbia. Kaiser William II of Germany Gave his strong support to Austria and Russia supported Serbia. Europe then plunged into the war to end all wars, the battles raged all over Europe from 1914 to 191

The Patroit Act The Patriot Act had an overwhelming vote by Congress. This act helped law enforcement with new guidelines to detect and prevent terrorism in the United States. The United States of America Patriot Act was passed almost unanimously by the Senate, 98-1 and 357-66 in the House of Representatives. Congress also had the support of members from the political spectrum. Congre

Voter Participation I was a poll watcher in a minority area of town. This paper will look at a series of questions: What did I expect to encounter while poll watching' What have I learned about voter participation' Were there any problems' When addressing the problems that arose during the poll watching we look at Munro vs. Socialist Workers Party heard by the United States Supreme Cou

War And World Peace We never need to worry about world peace. World peace is something that will never happen. War is something that the world is going to have to deal with because there has been very few years over the history of the world that have been war free. Too many countries have too much pride in their selves. War also occurs, because of greed. Lastly, religion has been use

United Kingdom History History of United Kingdom from 1945 to Present After World War II the United Kingdom found itself in a very interesting situation. The financing of the war striped Great Britain of many of its foreign financial resources. The economy was in very bad shape and had no direction. There was nothing to export with the railroads in disarray. Great Britain was ba