For Sandy Hook’s sake: learning from the tragedy of Newtown We must turn from this trauma to tackle America’s complex failures over gun control‚ inner-city crime and mental healthcare A woman waits to hear about her sister‚ a teacher‚ following the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school Photograph: Melanie Stengel/AP Friday’s news that 20 children and six adults were gunned down in Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ a small community known locally for its Great Pootatuck rubber duck race every spring to
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The historical federal spending of the government has already done significant damage to America; spending habits have increased the federal budget deficit at alarming rates adding $2.7 trillion to the national debt in two years‚ $1.4 trillion in the 2009 fiscal year and $1.3 trillion in 2010. (Montgomery) These deficits are largely caused by increases in spending rates. The current Obama Administration has used the recession in their favor to expand both the government and spending. America
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Gun control is not one issue‚ but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue‚ an education issue‚ a racial issue‚ and a political issue‚ among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less‚ on both sides of this issue‚ opinions range from moderate to extreme. Like most topics relating to government and its ruling ability‚ the topic of gun control is based heavily
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Bureaucracy and Bureaucrats Americans depend on government bureaucracies to accomplish most of what we expect from government‚ and we are oftentimes critical of a bureaucracy’s handling of its responsibilities. Bureaucracy is essential for carrying out the tasks of government. As government bureaucracies grew in the twentieth century‚ new management techniques sought to promote greater efficiency. The reorganization of the government to create the Department of Homeland Security and the Bush administration’s
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THESIS: “Having not just two cultures‚ but two time zones”. Weir‚ the director of the film Witness‚ cleverly used juxtaposition to divide the two overlapping worlds. The dichotomy in the contemporary American society and the idealised representation of Amish people‚ and their dissimilar values and morals are powerfully shown visually. Linking Sentence from the intro Weir speculates the attitudinal divide of the values and morals of the two worlds. He focuses in the conflict of cultures and social
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This election season‚ we are seeing a truly great power struggle between the two political parties in their efforts to further their own agendas. The biggest seat in the house‚ President of the United States‚ is up for grabs in the coming election. However‚ there is much more at stake‚ for both parties‚ than just the title of President. The winner of the election will set the tone of American politics for at least the next four years‚ and alongside that brand of politics will match an administration
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Introduction to University Studies Course Reflection Jonatan Damon McCreary-Harris US/101 - INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES January 27th‚ 2013 Deanna Miller Introduction to University Studies Course Reflection I really enjoy commuting via Amtrak train whenever I go to visit my sister in Killeen‚ Texas. It’s a wonderfully exciting journey that lasts about a three and half days when departing from my home in Baltimore‚ Maryland. There are stops aplenty along this journey; it goes through: West
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Introduction New Orleans‚ also known as the Crescent City which lies along the course of the Lower Mississippi River is one of the main tourist attraction spot in America. Lying at the southern part of America‚ New Orleans had a deep and long history in being involved in wars where it has been conquered by the French‚ Spanish and lastly the American which had left diversity in culture and also heritage buildings. Map of New Orleans: Famous tourism spots in New Orleans (USA Maps‚ 2012) The different
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“Remember‚ remember always‚ that all of us‚ you and I especially‚ are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt (“Immigration Quotes from Great Americans”). In today’s day and age‚ immigration has become an even more relevant topic ever since the 45th president was elected. When people immigrate to other countries for a better life‚ the process is also another row of hurdles they have to jump over. Not only is the crowd booing in their ears‚ but the referee has strapped
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HRTM 280 – Foundations of Tourism Exam #1 - Study Guide Fall 2013 1. What is the expected growth of tourism in the future? (# of jobs and GDP) a. Expected in 2020 to e 9.6% of GDP (or $11.2 trillion) b. Expected in 2020 to be 9.2% of total employment (or 296.3 million people) 2. In the book the USTA forecasted the size of tourism and amount spent in the United State‚ what are those numbers? a. 3. In the book‚ the WTTC forecasted the growth of tourism‚ revenue created‚ and job growth
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