The Cons Of Affiramtive Action Affirmative Action What it the purpose of keeping a program that is designed to help out America’s society when if fact it only cause discrimination problems' It is disguised as an equal opportunity program, Affiramtive Action discriminates against non-minorities. Many groups protest the abolishment of affirmative action for sake of higher minority stu

The Controversy Of Capital Punishment The Controversy of Capital Punishment There have been many controversies in the history of the United States. Ranging from women's rights to gun control, but capital punishment is one of the most widely contested issues in recent decades. There are three main points concerning capital punishment. Capital punishment save money. Capital punishm

The Extent To Which Political Culture Is Influenced By The Constitution Question: To what extent has political culture in the United States been influenced by the Constitution and Federalism' Response: The backbone of today’s American society is a direct result of the personal freedoms and liberations guaranteed by our nations Constitution. Although society as a whole faced many d

The Fall Of Communism In Russia The Fall of Communism in Russia The Reasons for the fall of Socialism/Communism and the Troubles of Starting the New Democratic System in the Russian Federation "Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky." Boris Yeltsin (b. 1931), Russian politician, president. Remark during a visit to the U.S. Quoted in: Inde

The Jim Prohibition vs. Regulation An Analysis of Drug Prohibition as (Irresponsible) Public Policy The "Social Contract," is accepted by most political scientists as the basis of Western democratic government. One of its fundamental considerations it that public policy should be enacted for the sole purpose of protecting or enhancing the welfare of the governed. In the event that

The Modern Presidency The Founding Fathers of our country wrote Article II of the Constitution to provide for a Presidency, or executive branch, of the United States. They included in this Article the methods of election, certain qualifications for the Presidency, his powers and duties, and, if need be, impeachment. Although the Presidency has taken many different roles in the two ce

The Race If politics is the application of influence and authority then an election is the application of that influence to win the vote of the citizens. Many things from finances to current civic topics and from political background to political denomination determine the outcome and/or circumstances of elections, but the most influential election tool is, and has been, the media. The u

The Reality Of The Prison Walls; Fair Or Unfair' “The Reality of the Prison Walls; Fair or Unfair'” The story “Past Present” by Jimmy Santiago Baca is a story of the prison system and the unfairness that he had seen during his time in there. The prison system to him is considered “unjustified”. They have caused him to become a person that he does not even recognize. Throughout his st

The Red Scare, Cultural Hegemony Since the inception of the United States, and the founding fathers signed documents that all “men” were created equal, the United States has been able to advertise of the “Land of Opportunity”. In this paper, I will show that since the early 1900s and elite few placed in key positions in the United States have been able to focus the attention of the majo

Regional Policy INTRODUCTION Regional Policy is one of the most controversial areas of European Union’s communal programs. The aim of “economic and social cohesion” – as in the Treaty of European Union it is referred to – has been to bring the lagging regions closer to the average level of EU’s economic performance. It is always difficult to appraise the achievements of any incentive s

The Tibet Question The “Tibet Question” Tibet, One In Itself What is the “Tibet Question”' This controversy is raising the eyebrows of many people in the world. The “Tibet Question” is simply Tibet’s right to be independent. Should China have the right to call Tibet part of China or is Tibet it’s own country' The Tibetan people deserve a right to self-determination and indepen

Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The founder of the Turkish Republic and its first President, stands as a towering figure of the 20th Century. Among the great leaders of history, few have achieved so much in so short period, transformed the life of a nation as decisively, and given such profound inspiratio

U.C.M.J. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (U.C.M.J.) governs the armed forces. If a solider breaks a law then he will be subject to the punishment of the U.C.M.J. President Truman enacted the U.C.M.J. on May 31, 1951, so that it would bring all armed services under a unified system of justice. The Code is of great importance to all members of the armed forces. It explains the leg

Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt was not the mirror image of the early frontier president, Andrew Jackson. The only way to thoroughly answer that question is to look back to the very beginning of life, or their childhood. One must also evaluate their actual problems and issues that went on during their presidencies; however most importantly, how they reacted to

US Special Forces U.S. Special Forces “A symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom”. These were the words used by President Kennedy when he described the Green Beret. The Green Beret is the US army’s Special Forces unit. The soldiers are carefully selected, specially trained and capable of extended operations in extremely remote and h

Totalitarian Rule Tacitus wrote in his biography of Agricola concerning the despotism of the Emperor Domitian was experienced as reality by the high school students of Hitler's Germany: "the conscience of the human race were perishing, while at the same time they banished the teachers of philosophy, and exiled every noble pursuit, that nothing good might anywhere confront them. Certainl

Venezuelan Government Venezuelan Government Venezuelan Government’s constitution was written in 1961 and it is based on republican, democratic and federalist principles. Just like the United States government it is divided into 3 branches, Judicial, executive, and legislative. They hold elections every five years for their president, and congress. The Senate is made up of two senator

US V Nixon United States vs. Nixon 418 U.S. 683 (1974) During the night of June 17, 1972, five burglars broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC. Investigation into the break-in exposed a trail of abuses that led to the highest levels of the Nixon administration and ultimately to the President himself. The grand ju

USA The President of the United States Of America and the First Consul of the French Republic in the name of the French People desiring to remove all Source of misunderstanding relative to objects of discussion mentioned in the Second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th Vende miaire an 9/30 September 1800 relative to the rights claimed by the United States in virtue of t

Vegan Often times when I meet someone they ask me why I'm a vegan (a vegan is someone who neither eats, wears, or uses animal products). Before I list the reasons why I've chosen to be a vegan let me say that I don't judge people who choose to eat meat. People make different choices for different reasons, and it is not my place to judge the choices that other people make. Just being aliv

Veganism Vegetarianism has been a way of life for many people for centuries, and today nearly 20 million Americans are vegetarians; many more have greatly reduced their meat consumption. Recently, as the link between meat consumption and life-threatening illnesses has become more apparent, and as more people have become aware of the cruelties of meat production, vegetarianism has rapidly

Vegetarianism “You know, it’s shocking how much violence goes on in our civilized world.” my mother says as she bites into a cheeseburger. Believe it or not, that cheeseburger is a direct product of uncivilized violence, a cause that hundreds of millions of Americans support every day. The meat industry kills nine billion animals every year and contributes to extensive deforestation an

Ways Of Abortion Ways of Abortion From Below Menstrual extraction A very early suction abortion, often done before the pregnancy test is positive. Suction The abortionist first paralyzes the cervix (womb opening). He then inserts a hollow plastic tube with a knife-like tip into the uterus. The tube is connected to a powerful pump with a suction force 29 times more powerful t

When The Healthcare Parachute Fails To Open I’ll never forget the look on my mother’s face that day at the pharmacy. Our insurance company’s server was down, which meant she’d have to pay full price for my prescription. As always, my being sick had worried her, but I think paying sixty dollars for a little box of just ten pills took years off her life. In the state of Texas alone ther

Yoga Yoga Consider This Therapy For The age-old set of exercises known in the West as "yoga" offers a significant variety of proven health benefits. It increases the efficiency of the heart and slows the respiratory rate, improves fitness, lowers blood pressure, promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and allays anxiety. It also serves to improve coordination, posture, flexibility, range

Yoga: Theraputic Medecine In 1990, Jenny Smith‘s mental illness became so severe that she could barely walk or speak. After days of feeling wonderful one moment and hallucinating that spiders and bugs were crawling on her skin the next, she landed in the hospital for the second time that year. Smith is a victim of bipolar disorder, a possibly hereditary illness characterized by oscilla

Youth Tobacco YOUTH TOBACCO It is estimated that more than 48 million adults in the United States smoke cigarettes. Tobacco use is responsible for more than 430,000 deaths each year, or 1 in every 5 deaths. The economic burden of tobacco use is more than $50 billion in medical expenditures alone. Scientific knowledge that smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease

“Taste Or Health: A Study Of Water Preferences Of Today’s Youth” When concerning the mineral content in non-carbonated, spring, bottled water, which priority influences the consumption of that water for today’s teenager: taste or health' In this age, bottled water is more popular than ever before. Soda giants Pepsi and Coca Cola both jumped the bandwagon in 1999 with the creati

Why Smoking Is Bad What is in a cigarette' There are over 4.000 chemicals in just one cigarette, many of which are poisonous, and forty-three that have been proven to cause cancer according to www.truth.com. Nicotine is a poison that causes the addiction to cigarettes but some experts say that it is not usually the nicotine that kills but these other chemicals. I got that from www.Mar

Anorexia “They have an intense fear. It’s so overwhelming that they’d rather be dead than fat.” (110 Brownwell) An abusive disease that kills ten percent of its victims is Anorexia Nervosa. This self-starvation disorder affects one percent of all females and is a silent killer (1 Powell). Although this disease has only been recognized for only 120 years, the pressures of perfection have