At the point when a nation with under five percent of the total populace has nearly half of the world’s exclusive weapons and makes up almost 33% of the world’s mass shootings, the time has come to quit saying firearms make us more secure (DaShanne Stokes). The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states […]
While each President of the United States has their own personal legacy, a select few of the men who occupied office can be considered as one of the most influential to the United States, and its development. One president in particular laid the groundwork that helped shape our nation in to what it is today, […]
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Order nowAccording to Wiese (2004), the 20th century history of the United States hinges on the post-world war era. Following the World War II, the U.S faced diverse changes which had both adverse and positive impacts on the American society.it was after this war that several policies and programs were formulated to transform the American society. […]
Graham Allison and Dimitri Simes provide a clearly defined plan, addressed directly to Donald Trump, on how to repair the United States’ diplomatic relationship with Russia. They claim that the U.S. and Russia’s relationship is at its worst since the height of the Cold War and despite each post-Cold War administration seeking to improve this […]
Few presidents have had to face such a monumental and formative event during their term such as Woodrow Wilson had to with World War I. In the decades before Wilson’s election, the United States faced unprecedented internal growth, largely due to advancements in technology and infrastructure: “the U.S population tripled. The value of manufacturing became […]
Democracy and American Ideas in theory should go together like mom’s apple pie and baseball, but not everyone likes apple pie and baseball. American ideas and democracy are rapidly being lost to misconceptions, representation, and the lack of initiative by citizens. People are not naturally driven to contemplate about, or exercise democracy. It is a […]
Change in society is something that is inevitable. In America, change is something that has affected different groups of people, through changes in rights and they have gained. In the Bob Dylan song “Blowin’ in the Wind,” Dylan writes, “Yes, and how many years can some people exist/Before they’re allowed to be free?”. This lyric […]
Introduction One of the major reasons for the founding of the U.S. was to enable people to live freely in order they can pursue happiness and their purposes in life. As a civilized country, however, there was a necessity to enact laws and regulations to shield every American citizen. For more than two centuries, the […]
Slavery is rightfully considered by many to be America’s original sin. This paper examines the deleterious effect of systemic racism on its victims and on race relations. My reflection will be anchored primarily by W.E. Du Bois’ acclaimed publication The Souls of Black Folk, with additional support from other historical and contemporary sources. All men […]
“In recent years, thousands of Americans have died at the hands of law enforcement, a reality made even more shameful when we consider how many of these victims were young, poor, mentally ill, Black or unarmed” (Hill 1). Minorities have struggled for years to be accepted into a society that excludes them. In “Nobody” by […]
Moral conflictions and economic debates were the cause in which brave men died and brother fought against brother in the bloody massacre that is entitled the American Civil War. The South was seen as an assemblage of barbaric individuals who slaughtered, abused, and animalized a race and the North was viewed as a rich society […]
About the Author The author of the book A People’s History of the United States is Howard Zinn. He is known as a civil rights leader, an anti-war activist, and an award-winning playwright. He is notably recognized because of this bestselling nonfiction book. This was considered a very controversial tome because of its presentation of […]
Minimum wage and it’s issue in America has sparked a profusion and has affected millions of individuals for years. The set minimum wage for those of whom are in the United States is $7.25 a hour for workers (Doyle, 2018). The problem with minimum wage in America is that it causes a lot of poverty, […]
Politics during the Harlem Renaissance was a very controversial time in the United States of America. The Harlem Renaissance was a time of change and a time where people wanted to bring about change, not just in culture, and literature, but politics as well. The Harlem Renaissance brought about an explosion of African American art, […]
Racism is a common theme seen throughout history. Throughout history several groups of people have been affected by racism. Throughout history it hasn’t been just one group but many groups if not all have experienced it. In Contemporary Literature we explored topics of racism along with sexual assault. We learned that Racism is prejudice, discrimination, […]
Gun Control is something that has been discussed for many years throughout the United States. After numerous mass shootings, leaving multiple wounded and dead, there has many controversial debates and protests. The complexity of gun control and the long history of gun control is what made this topic such an issue. The Second Amendment protects […]
Illegal immigration has been occurring for many centuries and continues to take place today. When people cross the border without being authorized, this can lead to grave danger. There have been many incidents with illegal immigrants who were involved in identity theft and identity loans. Most importantly, it violates the IRCA (1986 Immigration Reform and […]
George Washington was the first United States president and a great military leader. He served two terms as U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797. Washington was the son of a wealthy planter, and was raised in colonial Virginia. When Washington was young, he worked as a surveyor and then later fought in the French and […]
The civil war is perhaps the most studied time period in American history. Though the war was only four years, it would alter the course of history and change American culture forever. Among the changes caused by the war, the most prominent were the social and economic changes and the largest being slavery. The country […]
The Civil Rights Movement continues to impact society today, this has inspired and impacted the lives of many. Humanities is by definition, “the study of how people process and document the human experience”. From the beginning of time, the human race has used philosophy, literature art, music, and history to make record of the world […]
Immigration reforms have been very controversial in United States of America. Way back in 1965, the United States made a law on issues of immigration which was aimed at allowing immigrants into United States. It was, however, stated that immigrants with possible skills to bring United States economy more benefits would be highly considered. With […]
The Jazz music has formed a sagacity of combination amid the African American and the White in the music industry. It has unified the people in the United States and carried them globally together. After the Civil War, the Black Americans started playing woodwind and brass instruments leaving the military bands of both the Unions […]
The sociology of immigration involves the analysis of immigration, social structure, and assimilation. The road to gaining citizenship in the United States is a hard task itself, but there’s also the more challenging task of assimilating to this society once you accomplish receiving a green card. Imagine packing up everything you know and love from […]
Radical is a word that means change. If something is radical it means a change has occurred. The American Revolution was a war that broke that began in 1775. There was conflict between the colonies and Great Britain. War broke out when the 13 colonies revolted against the Britain rulers. There were many events that […]
Robert F. Kennedy is deemed as an unusual rebel of the sorts. Kennedy came from a wealthy, politically oriented family and was strongly influenced by the administrative occupations held by his father Joe and brother Jack. Kennedy worked as the attorney general and senator for New York. He had a vast empathy for minorities. While […]
At the beginning of the 1900s, many problems were arising overseas that would eventually lead to the First World War. The expansion of the war happened quickly. Overall, thirty-two nations were involved. Twenty-eight of which were a part of the Associated powers (the Allies). The Allies included the British Empire, France, Serbia, the United States […]
Arizona State is home to senators John McCain and Jeff Flake. It is widely seen as being a Republican Party stronghold. However, the political map has been changing considerably over the years. By July 2017, 34.63% of all registered voters were Republican whereas 30.27% were affiliated to the Democratic Party (Iyengar and Westwood 693). Whichever […]
The concept that all human beings are born with fundamental rights was not prevalent in the 1700s. If you were born at the bottom of society, you lived a life in poverty and with hard work and labor. Other people could be owned just like goods and money. In today’s time African Americans have always […]
Discrimination is the treatment or making preference against or in favor of a person, on the grounds of category, color, group or race. People discriminated against are usually denied their full rights to either access or participate in activities. Discrimination can also be based on policies laid down to certain people from different activities or […]
Andrew Jackson should be viewed as a good person in history because he was always truthful and when he said something he meant it. Jackson joined the local militia as a courier. He was caught by the British and scarred by the British officers. His father died before his birth, his mother passed from cholera […]
