citizenship by exploiting the legal systems. The Supreme Court judges denied his request stating that no individual with African blood could become a citizen of the United States (Epperson‚ 32). The same decision overruled the Missouri Compromise of the year 1820 which has constrained slavery in specific territories of the United States. Scott’s owners moved him from Illinois and then to Wisconsin‚ both of these areas were part of the Northwest region that had banned slavery. Therefore‚ when Scott
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these officials haven’t been based on the interests of Americans‚ but on the interests of big corporations and billionaires around the world. The U.S. government has been corrupted through bribery and manipulation for many years now. Although the United States Government may not be the most corrupt country or be as open with its corruption as other countries around the world‚ many people believe that the U.S. and its affiliates have been corrupted
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Unemployment in United States Unemployment has been a problem throughout the United States since the beginning of 2009. In the most obvious sense‚ unemployment means “being without a job.” The term unemployment is one description of the economic condition of a society at any given time. Low unemployment means the majority of the labor force is involved in‚ or looking for steady work. On the other hand‚ high unemployment is an indication of an economy in recession or even worse. This implies that
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POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES Poverty in the United States today has many faces. There’s the pleading face of a middle-aged man on a city street holding up a sign that says “Hungry‚ Need Help.” There’s the anxious face of a young child in a schoolroom somewhere‚ whose only real meal today will be a free school lunch. There’s the sad face of a single mother who doesn’t have enough money to buy clothes for her children. And there’s the frustrated face of a young man working at a minimum-wage job
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Sam Talbot Contemporary Labor Issues Professor Ed Ott December 17‚ 2010 Introduction Over the past several years‚ an ugly secret has been brought to light in the United States: employers steal from their employees. Not just a few unscrupulous employers‚ or small businesses‚ or in marginal‚ declining or unprofitable industries. To the contrary‚ recent studies have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that wage theft is both wide-spread and virulent‚ and that current enforcement of wage law is utterly
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Recessions are generally believed to be caused by a widespread drop in spending. Beginning in the United States in December 2007 the industrialized world has been undergoing a recession‚ a pronounced deceleration of economic activity. The financial crisis has been linked to reckless and unsustainable lending practices resulting from the deregulation and securitization of real estate mortgages in the United States. Whatever the cause‚ there is one question that has been getting the least amount of attention;
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Polygamy There are ongoing studies about polygamy in the United States‚ but should it be illegal? The facts stated in this paper will openly show that polygamy is not legally or morally right. In this research paper the topics and facts should convince the reader that it Polygamy should always stay illegal. In order to understand what Polygamy is and why America should not legalize it‚ one must know‚ the history of Polygamy‚ the limit of freedom for the young girls‚ and the treatment of the wives
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substances released into the environment that can cause death or harm to people and their surroundings. These wastes are very hard to dispose of and usually contaminate the environment quickly. Air pollution is a severe problem‚ especially for the United States. Air pollution is the contamination and harm to the atmosphere by substances like smoke and fuel exhaust. According to the World Health Organization‚ one-fifth of the population is exposed to hazardous levels of pollutants. Air pollution occurs
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In our society that we live in today‚ multiculturalism has become a large topic that most people do not understand the importance of having it. Many individuals within the United States do not even know a clear definition of the word “multiculturalism‚” and this has become a great issue throughout our world. Having multiculturalism within our world comes packaged with many pros and cons to our society‚ but it has become important behind the topics of race and ethnic relations‚ social class‚ and also
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at mostly Northern states where slavery never really took root. Northern states‚ which are in colder climates and in more mountainous regions‚ were never suited for the plantation-style slavery that took root in the South. And‚ after the Revolutionary War‚ many of these states abolished slavery during this period. But‚ again‚ these freed slaves were only a small minority of slaves held in the United States as the primary slave-holding area was the South and not the Northern states that abolished slavery
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