Throughout America‚ violence is becoming accepted‚ tolerated by more and more people‚ and in reality being practiced by too many Americans with something approaching religious fervor. Referring to religion as a particular system of faith and worship‚ the way Americans allow acts of violence to nurture and adapt into the culture is causing violence to become a religion. As a Christian‚ I accept the fact that God allowed his only son to come back and die for our sins. However‚ did humans allow God’s
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“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms‚ it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” -Abraham Lincoln- In the last few years‚ Abraham stopped slavery. That helped our country in so many different ways! Black people now have so many freedoms since Abraham Lincoln was a good man‚ and realized‚ that slavery was not very good‚ at all. We‚ people this time in our lives‚ black or white‚ now have a lot of freedoms. Some of these freedoms
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YOUNG MEN & GANG VIOLENCE ON A RISE IN THE US IS THE MEDIA TO BLAME? From Chicago to Rio‚ from Jamaica to Nigeria‚ gang violence is leaving an indelible mark on communities across the globe‚ leaving authorities at a loss for what to do about the epidemic of lawlessness among young men who see little hope in their futures. Certainly the global economic crisis has much to do with the rise in gang violence and influence‚ as young men of color in most of the affected countries see few options for
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English 110 15 November 2012 Youth Violence in America: Risk Factors and Stages of Prevention As long as governments exist‚ there will always be crime for them to combat. A portion of this crime is‚ and will continue to be‚ organized crime. The United States is constantly working to protect its citizens from transnational criminal alliances‚ but the streets of this nation are still being crippled by domestic organizations. The 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment declares‚ “Gangs are expanding
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In antebellum America‚ abolitionists used a variety of tactics to achieve their ends‚ from calling for violence to appealing to religious sentiments—often even combining the two approaches. Many abolitionists such as John Brown and David Walker foresaw that any dismantling of the South’s “peculiar institution” would foment bloodshed. In his Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World‚ David Walker writes that only after “my color [has rooted] some of them out of the very face of the earth…they shall
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enormous amount of street violence and drug trafficking here at home. Big cities like Chicago‚ Compton and Brooklyn are terrorized by gangs. The amount of narcotics that are being distributed freely on the streets is ridiculous. This country is losing many young men as a result of gang on gang shootings. Most of this violence occurs in areas of high poverty. These areas need to be tackled harder by the government in order help many young men escape the walls of violence they find themselves trapped
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I am grateful for my freedom because I know that God has granted it to us even though we aren’t perfect. God created us to be free‚ and not to be slaves. God gave us freedom for a purpose. Jesus died on the cross for our sins so we could be free and live forever. God gives everyone the choice to do evil‚ and he gives us the choice to be kind and loving. People everywhere aren’t getting the freedom they deserve. Many people in the world still suffer; they suffer from hunger‚ poverty‚ and abuse
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Before Colonial America fought for its revolution and became one of the first self-govern countries in a long while‚ almost all of Europe was ruled by Monarchs‚ who had divined and absolute power with the Roman Catholic Church using the wrath of god to spread fear all over and oppress any other religion to form. People standing up to any Monarch or the Catholic Church was futile as they could use their absolute power‚ giving directly from god to throw people in jail‚ cruel and unusual punishment
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During the 17th century in North America there existed several classes of people. Each class had their own varying of freedom. During this period North America rapidly evolved from an experiment of sorts to a powerful colony with a multicultural immigrant base. As the colony evolved so did the social structures of its people. Whether it was with women‚ Indians‚ indentured servants‚ slaves‚ puritans or property owners each class had their own distinct version of freedom. The backbone behind the growth
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and what makes this country what is is today. Freedom of speech is one of the most valued right‚ because you are allowed to say what is on your mind and not go to jail.Protesting is an example of people believing of freedom of speech. Protesters are saying what they want and trying to get what they want. If there is a president that the country doesn’t want to be elected as a president the people of the country can protest against him or her. Freedom of religion is another example of a right that
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