The Hypocrisy of the United States Government Chen Weihua’s December 14‚ 2010 article‚ “WikiLeaks’ ordeal tests Internet Freedom”‚ which deals with the globally controversial website‚ WikiLeaks‚ provided many excellent arguments against the widespread dislike of the web site’s founder‚ Julian Assange. The majority of the points in this article challenge government officials and journalists who believe that WikiLeaks is a threat to the United States of America and other countries. He explains some
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Crime in the United States is a fascinating phenomenon. It has changed throughout time and history. It evolved and progressed. There are visible waves in crime rates in the American history; this is often caused by changes in the economy‚ political situation as well as unemployment rate. Crime rates can also depend on the demographics of the area being studied. These are the several variables which can alter the outcome of crime rate measurement. The crime statistics in the United States‚ as well as
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The United States legal system ladder‚ begins with the federal courts and numerous levels of courts. The hierarchy of courts is known to be the most complex system in the entire world. Many individuals use these systems of the courts to resolve disputes. It’s a system that functions successfully in a country as big and varied as the United States. The Supreme court is the highest court in the land it has the ultimate authority to appeal over all federal and state cases. Matters that involve
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The ‘Space Race’ was an unofficial competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the focus of which was space exploration. It began after World War II‚ in the mid-1950s‚ when Russia launched a satellite into space. After this‚ the race was on between America and Russia to gain as much ground in space as possible. The Space Race began in 1955‚ when both the United States and the Soviet Union announced they would be launching artificial satellites into space. Russia took the announcement
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in the United States Sociology in a Global Perspective Multiculturalism in the United States Introduction Multiculturalism refers to the conservancy of diverse values or ethnic identities in an amalgamated society as a nation. It is a view that different cultures in the society deserve equal treatment and intellectual concern. Multiculturalism became a dominant force in the US between 1970 & 1980 when different cultures explored their self-identities. Is the United States of America
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Abstract The court system in the United States serves as a tool to ensure that the society keep certain order and respect the law created by the Legislative and Executive power. The court system will ensure that crimes receive the deserve sanction applying the law (severe or not that severe‚ depending on the type of the crime) (Siegel L.J.‚ Schmalleger F.‚ Worrall J.L. 2011) How fair is the court system? How the court system that is used in today ’s America was created or developed? How it works
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The ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States emerged from their clashing political and economic systems. The United States was team capitalism and the Soviet Union was team communism. Tensions rose between the two superpowers during the dual occupation of Germany after WWII. The Cold War was a competition for global influence and the promotion of their respective beliefs. In President Harry Truman’s speech‚ known as the “Truman Doctrine‚” Truman stated‚ “The Soviet Union
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United States Labor Movement The Labor Movement in the United States of America started in the formative years of our nation. Its purpose being to organize workers to strive for better working conditions‚ reasonable pay and better treatment in the workplace. From it’s beginnings in the early to mid nineteenth century during the Industrial Revolution to the modern era of today‚ the labor movement has fought hard forming labor parties and labor
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derived from any man-made laws. Viewed as decree of god that applies to all people and cannot be taken away without being morally wrong. On the other hand there are “legal” rights which are rights based on a societies customs and actions by legislators. In other words‚ legal rights are rights decided by and given by a
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Immigration Concern in the United States By Kelli A. Smith D02956508 More than any other country the United States is a nation of immigrants. However‚ immigrants have not always been welcome and their arrivals have often been met with resentment and hostility. In this paper‚ I want to take a look at the history‚ immigration policy‚ the pro and con immigration laws and how immigration affects the economy. Americans are increasingly concerned about immigration. A growing number
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